CATTLE AUCTION

The March 17 Lampasas Cattle Auction report follows.

Cattle and calves: Total cattle 495, compared to 489 last sale and 335 at this time last year.

Compared to last sale, feeder steers and heifers were steady to $5 higher. Slaughter cows were $1-$3 higher, and slaughter bulls were steady.

Feeder cattle accounted for 74 percent. Slaughter cows and bulls accounted for 26 percent.

Average price and top p…