Weekly recaps › Week of Oct 5 › Texas Panhandle
Texas Panhandle: cattle market recap, week of Oct 5, 2026
3 of 3 barns reported a sale to USDA Oct 5–Oct 11, 4,297 head reported.
Steers ▲ up
5 classes up, 4 down, 0 flat, across 9 barn weight classes compared.
Median change +$5.63/cwt. Each is one barn's head-weighted average at its latest sale this week vs its sale before.
Heifers ▼ down
0 classes up, 4 down, 1 flat, across 5 barn weight classes compared.
Median change −$18.49/cwt. Each is one barn's head-weighted average at its latest sale this week vs its sale before.
Biggest movers
Rises
- +$36.42 Dalhart, Steers 500–599 lb $398.92 on Oct 8 vs Oct 1 · 77 head
- +$18.93 Wildorado, Steers 500–599 lb $413.22 on Oct 6 vs Sep 29 · 146 head
- +$9.00 Tulia, Steers 800–899 lb $319.00 on Oct 8 vs Oct 1 · 25 head
- +$8.45 Tulia, Steers 600–699 lb $371.80 on Oct 8 vs Oct 1 · 75 head
- +$5.63 Wildorado, Steers 600–699 lb $339.64 on Oct 6 vs Sep 29 · 33 head
Falls
- −$31.97 Tulia, Heifers 500–599 lb $341.35 on Oct 8 vs Oct 1 · 87 head
- −$30.25 Dalhart, Heifers 600–699 lb $314.25 on Oct 8 vs Oct 1 · 19 head
- −$18.49 Tulia, Heifers 600–699 lb $303.83 on Oct 8 vs Oct 1 · 22 head
- −$15.94 Dalhart, Steers 800–899 lb $327.56 on Oct 8 vs Oct 1 · 173 head
- −$15.63 Tulia, Steers 400–499 lb $445.94 on Oct 8 vs Oct 1 · 16 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.