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Jordan Cattle Auction Mason - San Saba October 4, 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012 • Posted October 11, 2012

Receipts totaled 1035 head for the week. Good rains of 2 to 5 inches and some areas up to 12 inches fell in the area giving a much needed boost to the wheat grazing. Because of this, stocker steers were 3.00 to 5.00 higher and in some instances 8.00 higher and heifers selling a full 3.00 higher. Feeder steers were 2.00 higher with one group of 4 steers weighing 683 at 150.00 ($1024.50) and feeder heifers were firm to 1.00 higher. Packer cows, bulls, pairs and bred cows were steady.Steers: choice lightweight calves 190.00-225.00; choice medium weight calves 160.00-205.00; choice heavyweight calves 140.00-163.00Heifers: choice lightweight calves 165.00-200.00; choice medium weight calves 135.00-177.00; choice heavyweight calves 130.00-150.00Yearlings: choice lightweight steer yearlings 128.00-143.00; choice heavyweight steer yearlings 120.00-135.00; choice lightweight heifer yearlings 122.00-137.00; choice heavyweight heifer yearlings – no test; #2 steer calves and yearlings 120.00-160.00; #2 heifer calves and yearlings 118.00-140.00; shorties and plainer calves and yearlings 120.00-135.00Bred Cows: choice bred cows 1200.00-1325.00; medium to good bred cows 1050.00-1190.00; plainer and older bred cows 850.00-1040.00Slaughter Cows: high yield 76.00-80.00; medium yield 70.00-75.00; low yield 63.00-69.00; heiferetts and young stockers 85.00-115.00Bulls: high yield 93.00-98.50; medium yield 88.00-92.00; low yield 86.00-87.00; feeder 86.00-91.00Pairs: Choice – no test; medium to good 1200.00-1270.00; plainer and older 1100.00-1190.00Representative sales:Paul Schuessler, Llano, 2 steers, 293 lbs 225.00Burnes Ranch, Eden, 6 steers, 368 lbs 202.00William H Hicks Estate, Llano, 4 steers, 410 lbs 191.00Jimmy Sommerfeld, Hamilton, 5 steers, 425 lbs 188.00Ernest and Larry Ligon, Llano, 3 steers, 522 lbs 167.00Stewardson Livestock, San Saba, 4 steers, 565 lbs 163.00JGE Holdings, Ltd, Lampasas, 9 steers, 601 lbs 157.00Marty Gray, Cherokee, 4 steers, 619 lbs 154.00Sloan-Zinser Ranch, San Saba, 4 steers, 683 lbs 150.00Dick Giesecke, Valley Spring, 16 steers, 766 lbs 136.00Osburn Ranch, Eden, 4 heifers, 399 lbs 192.50Osburn Ranch, Eden, 1 heifer, 515 lbs 187.50William H Hicks Estate, Llano, 4 heifers, 439 lbs 168.00Norris Ranch, Rochelle, 9 heifers, 494 lbs 164.00Osburn Ranch, Eden, 6 heifers, 624 lbs 150.00 Osburn Ranch, Eden, 3 heifers, 753 lbs 128.00Josh Hughes, Horseshoe Bay, 1 steer, 405 lbs 205.00Spiller & King, Kerrville, 11 steers, 536 lbs 169.00Gary Bierschwale, Fredericks-burg, 1 steer, 600 lbs 163.00Spiller & King, Kerrville, 1 steer, 685 lbs 134.00Jimmy Cahill, Sonora, 1 steer, 760 lbs 129.00Kay V Norris, Junction, 1 steer, 825 lbs 125.00Brent Deeds, Rochelle, 1 heifer, 340 lbs 183.00James E Smith, Jr, Junction, 4 heifers, 404 lbs 171.00Michael and Crystal Sembritz-ky, Fredericksburg, 1 heifer, 485 lbs 157.00James E Smith, Jr, Junction, 2 heifers, 508 lbs 146.00Spiller & King, Kerrville, 2 heifers, 565 lbs 134.00SKT, Art, 1 heifer, 715 lbs 123.00

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