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Jordan Cattle Auction Mason - San Saba August 30, 2012
Thursday, September 6, 2012 • Posted September 6, 2012

Receipts totaled 5361 head for the week with the market higher on all classes of cattle. Stocker steers and heifers were $5.00 higher with the 300-400 pound steers $20.00 higher and the same weight heifers $15.00 higher. The bigger feeder steers were $2.00 higher and heifers were $3.00 higher. Packer cows were $3.00 higher and packer bulls were $2.00 higher. Replacement females all sold stronger and were in good demand. Steers: choice lightweight calves 175.00-232.00; choice medium weight calves 140.00-211.00; choice heavyweight calves 130.00-144.00Heifers: choice lightweight calves 150.00-195.00; choice medium weight calves 125.00-174.00; choice heavyweight calves 120.00-141.00Yearlings: choice lightweight steer yearlings 120.00-134.00; choice heavyweight steer yearlings 117.00-127.00; choice lightweight heifer yearlings 115.00-127.00; choice heavyweight heifer yearlings 110.00-116.00; #2 steer calves and yearlings 117.00-150.00; #2 heifer calves and yearlings 110.00-135.00; shorties and plainer calves and yearlings 110.00-125.00Bred Cows: choice bred cows 1200.00-1900.00; medium to good bred cows 1080.00-1190.00; plainer and older bred cows 875.00-1070.00Slaughter Cows: high yield 80.00-87.00; medium yield 74.00-79.00; low yield 68.00-73.00; heiferetts and young stockers 85.00-115.00Bulls: high yield 95.00-98.00; medium yield 90.00-94.00; low yield 85.00-89.00; feeder 85.00-93.00Pairs: Choice 1400.00-2025.00; medium to good 1300.00-1390.00; plainer and older 1225.00-1290.00Representative sales:Burnham Cattle Company, Goldthwaite, 2 steers, 383 lbs 232.50Jeff Wetzel, Blanket, 3 steers, 333 lbs 227.50Stegemoller & Stegemoller, Priddy, 6 steers, 337 lbs 226.003B Cattle Company, San Saba, 8 steers, 423 lbs 200.00Kerry Joy, Eldorado, 1 steer, 490 lbs 186.00Burnham Cattle Company, Marble Falls, 4 steers, 513 lbs 158.00R B C Cattle Company, Marfa, 33 steers, 537 lbs 155.00Larry Burrow, Fredericksburg, 6 steers, 588 lbs 145.00Danny Covert, Austin, 4 steers, 604 lbs 144.00Smith Brothers, San Saba, 9 steers, 714 lbs 130.00Ryon Dunlap, Salado, 8 steers, 794 lbs 125.003B Cattle Company, San Saba, 14 heifers, 384 lbs 175.00Shelton Durst, Fredericks-burg, 3 heifers, 460 lbs 147.00Anthony Tyson, Comanche, 2 heifers, 548 lbs 145.00Chad Anderson, Brownwood, 3 heifers, 535 lbs 144.00Danny Covert, Austin, 4 heifers, 605 lbs 137.00JC Ranch, San Saba, 2 heifers, 758 lbs 127.00Roddy Maddox, Cherokee, 1 bull, 2200 lbs 98.00Mike Kunz, Fredericksburg, 7 steers, 409 lbs 176.00Schulze Farm and Ranch, Llano, 2 steers, 620 lbs 136.00Rocky Jones, Sonora, 3 steers, 690 lbs 133.00Douglas McWilliams, Voca, 3 steers, 777 lbs 125.00Rocky Jones, Sonora, 3 steers, 733 lbs 125.00Schulze Farm and Ranch, Llano, 1 steer, 865 lbs 120.00Gary Bauman, Valley Spring, 3 heifers, 560 lbs 138.00BBKC Cattle Company, Menard, 6 heifers, 582 lbs 131.00Ricky Frantzen, Fredericks-burg, 4 heifers, 850 lbs 116.50

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