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Weekly recaps › Week of Oct 12

All Cownty barns: cattle market recap, week of Oct 12, 2026

28 of 210 barns reported a sale to USDA Oct 12–Oct 18, 62,195 head reported.

Steers ▲ up

49 classes up, 38 down, 9 flat, across 96 barn weight classes compared.

Median change +$1.16/cwt. Each is one barn's head-weighted average at its latest sale this week vs its sale before.

Heifers ▲ up

31 classes up, 19 down, 0 flat, across 50 barn weight classes compared.

Median change +$3.94/cwt. Each is one barn's head-weighted average at its latest sale this week vs its sale before.

Biggest movers

Rises

  1. +$43.86 Sterling, Steers 500–599 lb $444.07 on Oct 14 vs Oct 7 · 201 head
  2. +$34.26 Tulia, Heifers 600–699 lb $338.09 on Oct 15 vs Oct 8 · 84 head
  3. +$33.66 Dalhart, Heifers 600–699 lb $347.91 on Oct 15 vs Oct 8 · 74 head
  4. +$33.10 Dalhart, Steers 600–699 lb $362.07 on Oct 15 vs Oct 8 · 89 head
  5. +$31.32 Dalhart, Steers 500–599 lb $430.24 on Oct 15 vs Oct 8 · 64 head

Falls

  1. −$54.74 Tulia, Steers 600–699 lb $317.06 on Oct 15 vs Oct 8 · 106 head
  2. −$42.33 McAlester, Steers 400–499 lb $387.36 on Oct 13 vs Oct 6 · 52 head
  3. −$33.10 Wildorado, Steers 500–599 lb $380.12 on Oct 13 vs Oct 6 · 52 head
  4. −$29.14 McAlester, Heifers 500–599 lb $330.11 on Oct 13 vs Oct 6 · 50 head
  5. −$28.60 Tulia, Steers 400–499 lb $417.34 on Oct 15 vs Oct 8 · 35 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
Fitzgerald GA Fitzgerald, GAOct 1298 – first stored sale
Giddings Giddings, TXOct 121,491 ▼ down 1 up, 3 down, 1 flat
Joplin Carthage, MOOct 128,287 ▲ up 3 up, 1 down, 2 flat
OKC Oklahoma City, OKOct 125,496 ▲ up 6 up, 0 down
Roswell Roswell, NMOct 121,454 ◆ mixed 3 up, 3 down
Tulsa Tulsa, OKOct 122,352 ▼ down 2 up, 3 down, 1 flat
Beaver Beaver, OKOct 136,543 ◆ mixed 3 up, 3 down
El Reno El Reno, OKOct 135,066 ▲ up 5 up, 1 down
Exeter Exeter, MOOct 131,112 ◆ mixed 3 up, 3 down
La Junta Winter La Junta, COOct 133,484 ▲ up 5 up, 0 down
McAlester McAlester, OKOct 131,025 ▼ down 1 up, 5 down
Wildorado Wildorado, TXOct 131,274 ▼ down 2 up, 3 down, 1 flat
Ada Ada, OKOct 142,403 ▼ down 0 up, 6 down
Clovis Clovis, NMOct 143,711 ▼ down 2 up, 3 down, 1 flat
Dodge City Dodge City, KSOct 142,998 ▲ up 3 up, 2 down, 1 flat
La Junta LJLC La Junta, COOct 141,760 ▲ up 4 up, 2 down
Ratcliff Ratcliff, AROct 14110 ▼ down 1 up, 3 down, 1 flat
Sterling Sterling, COOct 141,267 ▲ up 4 up, 2 down
Apache Apache, OKOct 151,193 ▲ up 4 up, 2 down
Dalhart Dalhart, TXOct 152,586 ▲ up 6 up, 0 down
Pratt Pratt, KSOct 151,995 ◆ mixed 3 up, 3 down
Salina Salina, KSOct 151,375 ▲ up 5 up, 0 down, 1 flat
San Angelo San Angelo, TXOct 15564 ▼ down 2 up, 4 down
Siloam Springs Siloam Springs, AROct 15784 – prior sale too old
Tulia Tulia, TXOct 15719 ▼ down 1 up, 4 down
Woodward Woodward, OKOct 151,453 ▲ up 5 up, 1 down
Belen Belen, NMOct 16928 ▲ up 6 up, 0 down
Sweetwater TN Sweetwater, TNOct 16667 – first stored sale

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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.