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Jordan Cattle Auction Mason - San Saba November 8, 2012
Thursday, November 15, 2012 • Posted November 15, 2012

Receipts totaled 1824 head for the week. Demand was good and the market was active with the stocker steers and heifers selling steady and the feeder steers selling steady to $2.00 lower and heifers selling steady. Packer cows and bulls also sold steady. Demand was good on the big group of bred cows offered selling from $1230-$1430. In the bull offering, the bulls sold good with most of the Herefords selling from $2500-$4000, the Angus from $2800-$3100, and Charolais from $2700-$3100. Steers: choice lightweight calves 190.00-257.50; choice medium weight calves 153.00-195.00; choice heavyweight calves 135.00-147.00Heifers: choice lightweight calves 170.00-255.00; choice medium weight calves 130.00-180.00; choice heavyweight calves 125.00-133.00Yearlings: choice lightweight steer yearlings 125.00-134.00; choice heavyweight steer yearlings 118.00-126.00; choice lightweight heifer yearlings 115.00-127.00; choice heavyweight heifer yearlings 110.00-121.00; #2 steer calves and yearlings 125.00-160.00; #2 heifer calves and yearlings 110.00-140.00; shorties and plainer calves and yearlings 120.00-130.00Bred Cows: choice bred cows 1250.00-1375.00; medium to good bred cows 1000.00-1240.00; plainer and older bred cows 850.00-990.00Slaughter Cows: high yield 76.00-82.00; medium yield 71.00-75.00; low yield 65.00-70.00; heiferetts and young stockers 85.00-115.00Bulls: high yield 94.00-98.50; medium yield 88.00-93.00; low yield 85.00-87.00; feeder 85.00-92.00Pairs: Choice – 1350.00-1540.00; medium to good – 1200.00-1340.00; plainer and older – 1010.00-1190.00Representative sales:Diamond D Ranch, Austin, 1 steer, 305 lbs 225.00Roy Neidig, Elgin, 2 steers, 325 lbs, 204.00Diamond D Ranch, Austin, 3 steers, 425 lbs, 188.00Roy Neidig, Elgin, 1 steer, 505 lbs, 170.00Richard Hayes Jr., Comanche, 3 steers, 552 lbs, 149.00Billy Clyde Smith, Brownwood, 6 steers, 586 lbs, 143.50Grant Appleton, Brownwood, 10 steers, 785 lbs, 127.004K Ranch & Farm Operation, Brady, 1 heifer 390 lbs, 180.00Bob Carthel, Buchanan Dam, 1 heifer, 485 lbs, 155.00Billy Clyde Smith, Brownwood, 23 heifers, 629 lbs, 133.00Cottonwood Cattle, Dalhart, 14 Angus cows, 3-5 mos, 1430.00Cottonwood Cattle, Dalhart, 13 Angus cows, 3-5 mos, 1370.00Cottonwood Cattle, Dalhart, 56 Angus Plus cows, MB, 1250.00Cottonwood Cattle, Dalhart, 47 BWF cows, MB, 1270.00Hanging H Ranch, Pecos, 2 steers, 328 lbs 207.50AMM Cattle, Menard, 8 steers, 370 lbs 197.00Charles Kothmann, Dime Box, 1 steer, 455 lbs 186.00Curtis Eckhardt, Fredericks-burg, 4 steers, 516 lbs 165.00Roland Bode, Llano, 8 steers, 580 lbs 151.50Sue Stafford, Fredonia, 1 steer, 655 lbs 147.00Roy C Lehmberg, Mason, 1 steer, 700 lbs 133.00Hanging H Ranch, Pecos, 4 steers, 839 lbs 126.00James K Williams, Fredonia, 7 steers, 961 lbs 119.00AMM Cattle, Menard, 1 heifer, 170 lbs 255.00AMM Cattle, Menard, 15 heifers, 346 lbs 183.00Jack Ledford, Sr, Fredericks-burg, 2 heifers, 480 lbs 145.00Jack Ledford, Sr, Fredericks-burg, 7 heifers, 567 lbs 134.00Curtis Eckhardt, Fredericks-burg, 2 heifers, 620 lbs 127.00Charlie McLeod, Pontotoc, 5 heifers, 666 lbs 124.

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