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Weekly recaps › Week of Aug 24

All Cownty barns: cattle market recap, week of Aug 24, 2026

24 of 210 barns reported a sale to USDA Aug 24–Aug 30, 40,094 head reported.

Steers ▼ down

12 classes up, 68 down, 2 flat, across 82 barn weight classes compared.

Median change −$11.89/cwt. Each is one barn's head-weighted average at its latest sale this week vs its sale before.

Heifers ▼ down

11 classes up, 34 down, 1 flat, across 46 barn weight classes compared.

Median change −$11.10/cwt. Each is one barn's head-weighted average at its latest sale this week vs its sale before.

Biggest movers

Rises

  1. +$34.55 Belen, Steers 400–499 lb $432.37 on Aug 28 vs Aug 21 · 62 head
  2. +$28.01 Belen, Heifers 400–499 lb $392.12 on Aug 28 vs Aug 21 · 38 head
  3. +$27.02 Belen, Steers 500–599 lb $374.67 on Aug 28 vs Aug 21 · 28 head
  4. +$24.99 Pratt, Heifers 600–699 lb $340.32 on Aug 27 vs Aug 20 · 68 head
  5. +$17.37 Apache, Heifers 500–599 lb $353.14 on Aug 27 vs Aug 20 · 103 head

Falls

  1. −$80.95 Dodge City, Steers 500–599 lb $410.64 on Aug 26 vs Aug 19 · 122 head
  2. −$60.05 Dalhart, Steers 600–699 lb $297.89 on Aug 27 vs Aug 20 · 36 head
  3. −$58.28 Dodge City, Steers 600–699 lb $361.18 on Aug 26 vs Aug 19 · 18 head
  4. −$42.42 Giddings, Heifers 600–699 lb $318.49 on Aug 24 vs Aug 17 · 30 head
  5. −$40.45 Beaver, Steers 500–599 lb $376.21 on Aug 25 vs Aug 18 · 125 head

$/cwt change in one barn's head-weighted average for a weight class, latest sale this week vs that barn's sale before (no more than 13 days earlier). Only classes with at least 10 head at the latest sale are ranked.

Barns that sold

BarnSaleHeadvs sale before
Giddings Giddings, TXAug 241,315 ▼ down 0 up, 6 down
Joplin Carthage, MOAug 244,327 ▼ down 2 up, 4 down
OKC Oklahoma City, OKAug 243,324 ▼ down 0 up, 6 down
Roswell Roswell, NMAug 241,048 ▼ down 0 up, 6 down
Tulsa Tulsa, OKAug 241,181 ▲ up 4 up, 2 down
Beaver Beaver, OKAug 254,402 ▼ down 0 up, 6 down
El Reno El Reno, OKAug 254,657 ▼ down 0 up, 6 down
Exeter Exeter, MOAug 25799 – prior sale too old
McAlester McAlester, OKAug 25800 ▼ down 0 up, 6 down
Wildorado Wildorado, TXAug 251,004 ▼ down 0 up, 4 down
Ada Ada, OKAug 261,319 ▼ down 0 up, 6 down
Clovis Clovis, NMAug 262,492 ▼ down 0 up, 6 down
Dodge City Dodge City, KSAug 261,549 ▼ down 0 up, 5 down
Ratcliff Ratcliff, ARAug 2689 ▲ up 1 up, 0 down
Apache Apache, OKAug 272,157 ◆ mixed 3 up, 3 down
Dalhart Dalhart, TXAug 271,624 ▼ down 0 up, 5 down
Hope Hope, ARAug 27523 ▼ down 1 up, 5 down
Pratt Pratt, KSAug 271,146 ▼ down 2 up, 3 down
Salina Salina, KSAug 272,745 ▼ down 0 up, 5 down, 1 flat
San Angelo San Angelo, TXAug 27568 ▼ down 2 up, 4 down
Siloam Springs Siloam Springs, ARAug 27516 ▼ down 2 up, 3 down, 1 flat
Tulia Tulia, TXAug 27499 ▼ down 1 up, 5 down
Woodward Woodward, OKAug 271,282 ▼ down 0 up, 5 down, 1 flat
Belen Belen, NMAug 28728 ▲ up 5 up, 1 down

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Region: every USDA-reported barn on Cownty. Flat means a change under $1/cwt. USDA AMS Market News reports, averaged by Cownty (Medium and Large 1 and 1-2 lots, weighted by head; under 3 head is not averaged). Past sales, not a quote.

Cownty is not affiliated with USDA or with these sale barns.