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Jordan Cattle Auction Mason - San Saba October 11, 2012
Thursday, October 18, 2012 • Posted October 18, 2012

Receipts totaled 1770 head for the week. The demand was strong and the market active on a choice offering with most of the stocker steers selling steady with one set of 6 steers weighing 333 at $222.00 and a set of 23 steers weighing 573 at $165.00. Heifers were also steady with one set of 6 weighing 478 at $167.00. Feeder steers were steady to $2.00 higher with a set of 5 weighing 604 at $160.00. Feeder heifers were steady to $1.00 higher. Packer cows and bulls were firm to steady. Bred cows were in strong demand with the top set at $1475.00. Pairs sold steady. Demand was strong on the 130 bulls that were offered with the top bull, a Hereford bull off the L Bar Ranch that brought $4000.00.Steers: choice lightweight calves 180.00-222.00; choice medium weight calves 150.00-202.00; choice heavyweight calves 135.00-160.00Heifers: choice lightweight calves 165.00-212.50; choice medium weight calves 135.00-181.50; choice heavyweight calves 125.00-140.00Yearlings: choice lightweight steer yearlings 125.00-139.00; choice heavyweight steer yearlings 118.00-132.00; choice lightweight heifer yearlings 118.00-122.00; choice heavyweight heifer yearlings 115.00-120.00; #2 steer calves and yearlings 118.00-150.00; #2 heifer calves and yearlings 115.00-135.00; shorties and plainer calves and yearlings 110.00-125.00Bred Cows: choice bred cows 1200.00-1475.00; medium to good bred cows 1050.00-1190.00; plainer and older bred cows 850.00-1040.00Slaughter Cows: high yield 73.50-77.50; medium yield 70.00-73.00; low yield 65.00-69.00; heiferetts and young stockers 85.00-110.00Bulls: high yield 93.00-99.00; medium yield 88.00-92.00; low yield 81.00-87.00; feeder 81.00-90.00Pairs: Choice: 1340.00-1485.00; medium to good 1250.00-1340.00; plainer and older 1150.00-1240.00Representative sales:Eddie Holland, Bluffton, 6 steers, 333 lbs 222.00Eddie Holland, Bluffton, 4 steers, 423 lbs 199.00SRK Ranch, Richland Springs, 5 steers, 401 lbs 190.00SRK Ranch, Richland Springs, 5 steers, 604 lbs 160.00Hemphill Ranch Co, Coleman, 19 steers, 583 lbs 157.00Stewardson Ranch, San Saba, 4 steers, 675 lbs 150.50Ellen Lethco Estate, Cherokee, 7 steers, 666 lbs 146.50SRK Ranch, Richland Springs, 2 steers, 730 lbs 139.00Hemphill Ranch Co, Coleman, 6 steers, 738 lbs 131.00Pat Pool, San Saba, 3 steers, 863 lbs 120.00C Bar H, Hamilton, 2 heifers, 333 lbs 197.50Eddie Holland, Bluffton, 5 heifers, 404 lbs 176.00Whitehead Ranches, Menard, 8 heifers, 478 lbs 167.00Whitehead Ranch, Menard, 11 heifers, 548 lbs 153.00Ellen Lethco Estate, Cherokee, 2 heifers, 703 lbs 132.00Billy Barnes, De Leon, 11 heifers, 677 lbs 131.50Lynn Molesworth, Junction, 3 steers, 322 lbs 216.00Rocky Jones, Sonora, 1 steer, 415 lbs 210.00Stanley P Sauer, Fredericks-burg, 3 steers, 470 lbs 178.00Stanley P Sauer, Fredericks-burg, 2 steers, 570 lbs 162.00Bauman and Sellers, Valley Spring, 3 steers, 620 lbs 146.00Susan Dunnell, Llano, 1 steer, 710 lbs 137.00Bill Martin, Jr, Mason, 2 steers, 830 lbs 122.50Robert Mosley, Castell, 1 heifer, 290 lbs 200.00Ruben Sagebiel, Jr, Fredericks-burg, 5 heifers, 429 lbs 165.00Tommy Reeh, Doss, 1 heifer, 575 lbs 157.00Bauman and Sellers, Valley Spring, 4 heifers, 621 lbs 138.00Bill Martin, Jr, Mason, 8 heifers, 693 lbs 130.00Graham Agriculture, LLC, Austin, 3 heifers, 800 lbs 120.00

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