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Weekly recaps › Week of Aug 31

All Cownty barns: cattle market recap, week of Aug 31, 2026

25 of 210 barns reported a sale to USDA Aug 31–Sep 6, 36,858 head reported.

Steers ▼ down

39 classes up, 49 down, 2 flat, across 90 barn weight classes compared.

Median change −$3.00/cwt. Each is one barn's head-weighted average at its latest sale this week vs its sale before.

Heifers ▼ down

13 classes up, 33 down, 1 flat, across 47 barn weight classes compared.

Median change −$5.96/cwt. Each is one barn's head-weighted average at its latest sale this week vs its sale before.

Biggest movers

Rises

  1. +$40.94 Dalhart, Steers 600–699 lb $338.83 on Sep 3 vs Aug 27 · 97 head
  2. +$29.57 Hope, Steers 500–599 lb $355.56 on Sep 3 vs Aug 27 · 10 head
  3. +$28.79 Dalhart, Steers 500–599 lb $400.74 on Sep 3 vs Aug 27 · 20 head
  4. +$26.94 Ada, Steers 700–799 lb $344.29 on Sep 2 vs Aug 26 · 14 head
  5. +$25.50 Ratcliff, Steers 500–599 lb $395.50 on Sep 2 vs Aug 26 · 12 head

Falls

  1. −$56.92 Belen, Steers 300–399 lb $431.97 on Sep 4 vs Aug 28 · 31 head
  2. −$38.70 Belen, Steers 500–599 lb $335.97 on Sep 4 vs Aug 28 · 25 head
  3. −$35.29 Belen, Steers 400–499 lb $397.08 on Sep 4 vs Aug 28 · 39 head
  4. −$29.25 Tulia, Steers 600–699 lb $324.82 on Sep 3 vs Aug 27 · 59 head
  5. −$28.93 Woodward, Steers 500–599 lb $364.84 on Sep 3 vs Aug 27 · 90 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 311,183 ▼ down 2 up, 4 down
Joplin Carthage, MOAug 313,763 ▼ down 1 up, 5 down
OKC Oklahoma City, OKAug 313,589 ▼ down 0 up, 6 down
Roswell Roswell, NMAug 31999 ◆ mixed 3 up, 3 down
Tulsa Tulsa, OKAug 311,534 ▲ up 4 up, 2 down
Beaver Beaver, OKSep 13,699 ▲ up 4 up, 2 down
El Reno El Reno, OKSep 13,866 ▼ down 2 up, 4 down
Exeter Exeter, MOSep 1354 ▼ down 0 up, 6 down
McAlester McAlester, OKSep 1900 ▼ down 2 up, 3 down
Wildorado Wildorado, TXSep 1619 ▼ down 2 up, 3 down, 1 flat
Ada Ada, OKSep 21,555 ▲ up 5 up, 1 down
Clovis Clovis, NMSep 22,179 ▼ down 1 up, 5 down
Dodge City Dodge City, KSSep 22,013 ▼ down 0 up, 6 down
Ratcliff Ratcliff, ARSep 2179 ▲ up 3 up, 2 down
Apache Apache, OKSep 32,028 ▼ down 2 up, 4 down
Dalhart Dalhart, TXSep 31,653 ▲ up 5 up, 1 down
Hope Hope, ARSep 3467 ▲ up 4 up, 1 down
Pratt Pratt, KSSep 3907 ▼ down 2 up, 4 down
Salina Salina, KSSep 31,286 ▼ down 1 up, 4 down, 1 flat
San Angelo San Angelo, TXSep 3709 ▼ down 2 up, 4 down
Siloam Springs Siloam Springs, ARSep 3662 ▲ up 3 up, 0 down, 1 flat
Tulia Tulia, TXSep 3618 ▼ down 1 up, 3 down
Woodward Woodward, OKSep 31,092 ◆ mixed 3 up, 3 down
Belen Belen, NMSep 4553 ▼ down 0 up, 6 down
Santa Teresa Santa Teresa, NMSep 4451 – prior sale too old

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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.