Mason & San Saba
October 16, 2025
Receipts totaled 2,871 head. The market continued strong with very good demand this week. The stocker steers sold steady to $8 higher on the heavier stocker steers with 3 steers 537 lbs at $440.00 ($2362.80). The stocker heifers were steady with 17 heifers 585 lbs at $352.00 ($2059.20). The feeder steers were $8-$10 higher with 39 steers 725 lbs at $346.00 ($2508.50) and 3 steers 790 lbs at $338.00 ($2670.20). The feeder heifers were $5-$10 higher with 3 head at 678 lbs $338.00 ($2291.64). The packer cows and bulls were steady. Pairs and bred cows were steady on a limited test. The 12th Annual Hill Country Youth Commercial Heifer Sale on Wednesday was very active with 604 heifers offered with 140 participants. The bigger longer age medium to long bred heifers brought from $3800 up to $5650. The short bred heifers, bred heifers carrying a little less flesh and lighter weight heifers brought from $2800 up to $3775. The open heifers ranged mostly from $2400 up to $3700 except for a set of 4 open Brangus heifers that sold for $4400.
Choice Steer Calves:
100-300 lbs. – $442.00-$660.00 300-400 lbs. – $378.00-$520.00 400-500 lbs. – $404.00-$515.00 500-600 lbs. – $365.00-$445.00 600-700 lbs. – $337.00-$420.00 700-800 lbs. – $325.00-$355.00
Choice Heifer Calves:
100-300 lbs. – $415.00-$495.00 300-400 lbs. – $352.00-$470.00 400-500 lbs. – $362.00-$460.00 500-600 lbs. – $336.00-$400.00 600-700 lbs. – $318.00-$367.00 700-800 lbs. – $304.00-$342.00
Choice Yearlings:
Steers 700-800 lbs. – $335.00$355.00 Steers 800+ lbs. – $310.00$345.00 Heifers 700- 800 lbs. – $310.00-$330.00 Heifers 800+ lbs. – No Test
#2 Calves & Yearlings:
Steers – $170.00-$265.00 Heifers – $150.00-$245.00 Shorties and Plainer– $50.00$260.00
Bred Cows:
Choice – $2800.00-$3800.00 Medium to Good – $1800.00$2775.00 Plainer to Older – $600.00$1775.00
Slaughter Cows:
High Yield – $145.00-$170.00 Medium Yield – $120.00$144.00 Low Yield – $60.00-$119.00 Heiferettes and Young Stockers – $216.00-$267.50
Bulls:
High Yield – $180.00-$197.00 Medium Yield – $150.00$179.00 Low Yield – $132.00-$142.00 Feeder – No Test
Pairs:
Choice – No Test Medium to Good – No Test Plainer and Older – No Test
Representative Sales:
Pigfoot Ranch, Goldthwaite, 3 steers 405 lbs 515.00
Sloan Livestock, San Saba, 3 steers 433 lbs 485.00
Sloan Zinzer Ranch, San Saba, 3 steers 537 lbs 440.00
Reggie Osbourn, Llano, 1 steer 610 lbs 420.00
Joel Goolsby, Lubbock, 2 steers 533 lbs 402.50
Pat Pool, San Saba, 15 steers 575 lbs 397.50
John Little, Llano, 9 steers 584 lbs 392.50
Franky Soto, Richland Springs, 4 steers 611 lbs 380.00
Sloan Livestock, San Saba, 4 steers 630 lbs 375.00
Eddie Yates, Comanche, 10 steers 669 lbs 359.00
Cullen Stephens, Gustine, 3 steers 705 lbs 355.00
Sloan Livestock, San Saba, 39 steers 725 lbs 346.00
JCC Ranch, San Saba, 3 steers 790 lbs 338.00
Pat Pool, San Saba, 3 steers 810 lbs 327.00
Wayne Eaton, Briggs, 1 heifer 465 lbs 460.00
Brody Smith, Comanche, 6 heifers 300 lbs 455.00
Sloan Livestock, San Saba, 5 heifers 438 lbs 408.00
Wayne Eaton, Briggs, 1 heifer 570 lbs 400.00
Ida Nell Schuessler, Llano, 2 heifers 513 lbs 390.00
Pat Pool, San Saba, 17 heifers 585 lbs 352.00
Gray TV Ranch, Brady, 4 heifers 619 lbs 345.00
Tommy Sultemeier, Johnson City, 3 heifers 678 lbs 338.00
Shipley Ranches, Burnet, 3 heifers 870 lbs 280.00
Susan Crowder, Roosevelt, 4 steers 313 lbs 510.00
D&E Cattle, Fredericksburg, 5 steers 485 lbs 435.00
Tallent & Austin, Mason, 4 steers 570 lbs 400.00
Currie Jones, Christoval, 9 steers 668 lbs 375.00
Dean Jenschke, Fredericksburg, 5 steers 722 lbs 341.00
Currie Jones, Christoval, 22 steers 791 lbs 337.00
Marsha Roberts, Burnet, 2 heifers 543 lbs 380.00
D&E Cattle, Fredericksburg, 5 heifers 597 lbs 372.00
Dell Schneider, New Braunfels, 1 heifer 605 lbs 367.50
TK Cattle, Christoval, 4 heifers 708 lbs 335.00
This market report is reflective of the majority of classes and grades of livestock offered for sale on this date. There may be instances where some sales do not fit within these reporting guidelines and therefore will not be included in the report.