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BEEVILLE

Oct. 9

Cattle on hand: 564

Horses: 6

Sheep/goats: 17

Trends: Steers and heifers, steady/steady

Steers - (200-300) $87-$122; (300-400) $88-$117; (400-500) $80-$103; (500-600) $79-$98; (600-700) $82-$96; and (700-800) $65-$78.

Heifers - (200-300) $70-$112; (300-400) $79-$110; (400-500) $76-$97; (500-600) $77-$90; (600-700) $74-$90; and (700-800) $60-$77.

Slaughter cows: $30-$42.5; slaughter bulls, $40-$52.5; stocker cows, $50-$82.5; bred cows, $400-$650; pairs, $480-$880; horses, $180-$1,225.

CUERO

Oct. 16

Receipts: 698

Had 89 cows and bulls. The bulls and cows were about steady. Most of the calves were $2 to $5 higher.

Packer bulls: Heavy weights, $50-$55, one canner, $40; Packer cows: cutters, $35-$44; low yielding cutters, $30-$35; fat cows, $42-$43; canners, $25-$30; weak canners, $20.

Dry cows: $33-$41.50; young: $41.50-$57; palpated cows: $40-$52.

Steer calves: (250-300) $111-130; (300-350) $108-$129; (350-400) $104-$127; (400-450) $96-$122; (450-500) $96-$120; (500-600) $87-$108.

Bull calves: (500-600) $81-$102; No. 2 (350-500), $83-$103.

Heifer calves (200-250) $91-$94; (300-350), $90-$108; (350-400) $83-$103; (400-450) $81-$102; (450-500), $81-$96; (500-600) good, $78-$94, individual, $100, lower grades, $70-$80; No. 2 (350-500) $70-$80; feeders, (600-700) steers, $80-$91; bulls $73-$94; heifers, $75-$83. Feeders over 700, steers, 78-87, bulls, $50-$81; heifers, $69-$82, one heavy weight, $49.

EDNA

Oct. 12

Receipts: 439

Steers - (200-300) $76-$124; (300-400) $99-$123; (400-500) $91-$117; (500-600) $84-$108; (600-700) $74-$88; and (700 and up) $67-$79.

Heifers - (200-300) $79-$116; (300-400) $80-$110; (400-500) $87-$113; (500-600) $82-$98; (600-700) $71-$85; (700 & up) $56-$69.

Packer cows (600-800) $33-$39; and (800 and up) $40-$48. Packer bulls (800 and up) $40-$61.

EL CAMPO

Oct. 13

Cattle on hand: 569

Trend: Feeder steers and heifers were steady to two dollars higher. Cows and bulls were steady .

Steers - (under 200) $100-$127.5; (200-300) $102-$122; (300-400) $100-$123; (400-500) $95-$114; (500-600) $87-$101; and (over 600) $82-$90.

Heifers - (under 200) $92-$110; (200-300) $90-$104; (300-400) $88-$117; (400-500) $86-$109; (500-600) $82-$102; (over 600) $75-$90.

Slaughter cows - smooth fat, $40-$42; excessive fat, $38-$41; cutter, $42-$46; and canner, $20-$30.

Slaughter bulls - high dressing, $50-$54; and low dressing, $44-$51.

GONZALES

Oct. 10

Receipts: 543

Compared to our last sale: Calves and yearlings sold steady. Packer cows sold steady.

Stocker-feeder steers: Medium and large frame No. 1 (150-300) $122-$128; (300-400) $98-$121; (400-500) $94-$112; (500-600) $88-$92; (600-700) $83-$87;(700-800) $80-$84. Bull yearlings, (700-900) $71-$82.

Stocker-feeder heifers: Medium and large No. 1 (150-300) $105-$116; (300-400) $88-$94; (400-500) $84-$88; (500-600) $79-$84; and (600-700) $79-$81.

Packer cows - Good lean utility & commercial, $36-$41; cutters, $39-$47; canners, $26-$35; and low yielding fat cows, $38-$44.

Packer bulls - Yield grade 1 & 2, good heavy bulls, $55-$60.5; light weights and medium quality bulls, $52-$54. Stocker cows, $450-$750. Pairs, $550-$1075.

HALLETTSVILLE

Oct. 13

Receipts: 1,267

Compared to last week, better quality classes of calves in all weight brackets. Plainer quality classes remain slow.

Parker cows and bulls sold steady to $1-$2 higher on approximately 440 head total.

Packer cows -Higher dressing utility & cutter cows, $41-$49; lower dressing utility & cutter cows, $32-$41; light weight canner cows, $23-$32.

Packer bulls - Heavyweight bulls, $54-$58; utility & cutter bulls, $50-$54; light weight canner bulls, $45-$50.

Stocker and feeder calves and yearlings - No. 1 steer & bull calves, (150-200) $100-$130; (200-300) $98-$125; (300-400) $98-$126; (400-500) $96-$120; (500-600) $86-$106; (600-700) $82-$92. No. 1 Heifer calves, (150-200) $92-$120; (200-300) $88-$118; (300-400) $86-$100; (400-500) $85-$94; (500-600) $80-$92; (600-700) $74-$82. No. 2 & 3 - Steer and bull calves, (200-300) $75-$98; (300-400) $74-$98; (400-500) $73-$95; (500-600) $72-$85; (600-700) $67-$82. No. 2 & 3 - Heifer calves, (200-300) $73-$88; (300-400) $72-$85; (400-500) $72-$84; (500-600) $70-$80; (600-700) $65-$74; and plain classes $30-$65.

Medium stocker cows and heifers $475-$650.

KARNES CITY

Oct. 10

Receipts: 173

Cattle: 52

Hogs: 41

Sheep and Goats: 78

Other 2

Steer: (200-300) $100-$100; (300-400), $96-$109; (400-500), $89-$99; (500-600), $75-$75; (600-700), $69-$75.

Heifers No. 1: (200-300), $89-$105; (300-400), $90-$99; (400-500), $77-$88; (500-600), $75-$80; (600-700), $65-$65.

No. 1 Slaughter cows, $41-$45; No. 2. Slaughter cows, $25-$25; and Slaughter bulls, $43-$43.

KARNES COUNTY

Oct. 15

Receipts: 209

Market steady compared to last week.

Stocker and feeder calves and yearlings: No. 1 steer and bull calves - (200-300) $110-$113; (300-400) $101-$120; (400-500) $99-$118; (500-600) $88-$97; (600-700) $99-$83; No. 1 heifer calves - (200-300) $105-$124; (300-400) $95-$112; (400-500) $90-$115; (500-600) $85-$100; (600-700) $78-$80.

Stocker cows: Good cows and heifers, $60-$70; medium cows and heifers, $48-$53.

Good cow/calf pairs, $700-$850; medium cow/calf pairs $600-$675; and common cow/calf pairs, $500-$575.

Packer cows: higher dressing utility & cutter cows, $40-$44; lower dressing utility & cutter cows, $36-$39; light weight canner cows, $32-$35.

Packer bulls: heavyweight bulls, $50-$52.

NIXON

Oct. 12

Receipts: 564; horses: 0; sheep & goats: 0.

Steers - (200-300) $104-$138; (300-400) $97-$121; (400-500) $87-$118; (500-600) $79-$96; (600-700) $74-$90; (700-800) $75-$84.

Heifers - (200-300) $82-$108; (300-400) $82-$118; (400-500) $79-$106; (500-600) $73-$98; (600-700) $70-$83.

Slaughter cows, $31-$48; slaughter bulls, $50-$56; stocker cows, $42-$56; and pairs, $560-$880.

WHARTON

Oct. 14

Receipts:

Steers - (200-300) $107-$139; (300-400) $106-$132; (400-500) $98-$118; (500-600) $90-$108; (600-700) $84-$97; and (700 and up) $82-$93.

Heifers - (200-300) $89-$121; (300-400) $97-$119; (400-500) $93-$115; (500-600) $88-$100; (600-700) $82-$101; (700 and up) $72-$82.

Stocker cows, $325-$720; stocker pairs, $390-$775.

Packer cows, (600-800) $30-$38; (800 and up) $39-$50; and packer bulls, (800 and up) $40-$61.