The once-full seats are now empty, as Lampasas Cattle Auction ends its run of 65 years in business. joycesarah mccabe | dispatch record
Editor's note: A version of this story ran in our May 3 edition with a misspelled quote from Gary Green. The spelling has been corrected. The Dispatch Record regrets the error.
The gates are closed. The seats are empty, and the sound of cattle is now silent. Stillness replaces the cadence of the auctioneer and the visiting voices that once filled the ring space at Lampasas Cattle Auction.