Weekly recaps › Week of Aug 31 › Texas Panhandle
Texas Panhandle: cattle market recap, week of Aug 31, 2026
3 of 3 barns reported a sale to USDA Aug 31–Sep 6, 2,890 head reported.
Steers ◆ mixed
5 classes up, 5 down, 1 flat, across 11 barn weight classes compared.
Median change +$0.89/cwt. Each is one barn's head-weighted average at its latest sale this week vs its sale before.
Heifers ▲ up
3 classes up, 2 down, 0 flat, across 5 barn weight classes compared.
Median change +$2.17/cwt. Each is one barn's head-weighted average at its latest sale this week vs its sale before.
Biggest movers
Rises
- +$40.94 Dalhart, Steers 600–699 lb $338.83 on Sep 3 vs Aug 27 · 97 head
- +$28.79 Dalhart, Steers 500–599 lb $400.74 on Sep 3 vs Aug 27 · 20 head
- +$22.11 Dalhart, Steers 700–799 lb $339.18 on Sep 3 vs Aug 27 · 176 head
- +$18.45 Tulia, Steers 500–599 lb $372.79 on Sep 3 vs Aug 27 · 39 head
- +$12.97 Dalhart, Heifers 600–699 lb $340.12 on Sep 3 vs Aug 27 · 85 head
Falls
- −$29.25 Tulia, Steers 600–699 lb $324.82 on Sep 3 vs Aug 27 · 59 head
- −$22.90 Tulia, Heifers 600–699 lb $290.10 on Sep 3 vs Aug 27 · 49 head
- −$19.55 Wildorado, Steers 700–799 lb $302.00 on Sep 1 vs Aug 25 · 12 head
- −$11.49 Tulia, Heifers 500–599 lb $315.54 on Sep 3 vs Aug 27 · 28 head
- −$6.84 Dalhart, Steers 800–899 lb $322.82 on Sep 3 vs Aug 27 · 50 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.
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Region: Texas barns at or north of 34.31°N (the south line of the 26 Panhandle counties). 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.