Vann-Roach Cattle Co., Fort Worth, bought in North Texas for February delivery 2000 No. 1-1½ Okie and crossbred steers to weigh 650 pounds at $61.50

Ty Jones Cattle Co., Canyon, bought in the Texas Panhandle 250 No. 1 Okie steers weighing 650-675 pounds at $65.

JB Cattle Co., Abilene, sold on a delivered basis to Oklahoma wheat one load of No. 1 and better Okie steers with a few bulls, weighing 492 pounds at $66.40; to Kansas wheat a load of No. 1-1½ Okie and crossbred steers and bulls weighing 524 at $64.40. The firm also sold to Texas Panhandle wheat one load of No. 1 country heifers weighing 492 at $58 f.o.b. Santa Fe, N.M., and to a West Texas feedyard a load of No. 1 Okie heifers weighing 697 at $52.40 f.o.b. Abilene.

USDA reports 7375 head of feeder cattle selling direct off Oklahoma range, including: for February through May delivery medium and large No. 1 steers to weigh 725-800 pounds at $63-66.25; for December and January similar steers to weigh 750-800 at $65-65.75; for current delivery steers weighing 575-600 at $64-67, a small package weighing 620 at $61.25, and 720-775 pound yearlings at $64-66; also similar heifers weighing 540 pounds at $55-56, some 650 pound yearlings at $60, and 750-775 pound heifers at $58-59.

Direct feeder cattle trade in the Northwest as confirmed by USDA totaled 2650 head. Medium and large No. 1 steers weighing 600-650 pounds brought $59-60 f.o.b. Washington and Idaho, 700-800 pounds $59-60 f.o.b. Washington, Oregon and Idaho, 800-850 pounds $59.50-61 f.o.b. Washington and Oregon; similar heifers weighing 550-600 pounds were $54-55 f.o.b. Washington and Idaho, 600 pounds $55 f.o.b. Washington, and 800-850 pounds $57 f.o.b. Oregon; black heifers bred to calve February through April and weighing 900-950 pounds made $550 per head f.o.b. Washington, and three to nine year-old cows weighing 900-1100 pounds with 350-500 pound calves at side were $550 per pair f.o.b. Washington.