Weekly recaps › Week of Oct 12 › Texas Panhandle
Texas Panhandle: cattle market recap, week of Oct 12, 2026
3 of 3 barns reported a sale to USDA Oct 12–Oct 18, 4,579 head reported.
Steers ◆ mixed
5 classes up, 5 down, 1 flat, across 11 barn weight classes compared.
Median change +$0.07/cwt. Each is one barn's head-weighted average at its latest sale this week vs its sale before.
Heifers ▲ up
4 classes up, 2 down, 0 flat, across 6 barn weight classes compared.
Median change +$4.63/cwt. Each is one barn's head-weighted average at its latest sale this week vs its sale before.
Biggest movers
Rises
- +$34.26 Tulia, Heifers 600–699 lb $338.09 on Oct 15 vs Oct 8 · 84 head
- +$33.66 Dalhart, Heifers 600–699 lb $347.91 on Oct 15 vs Oct 8 · 74 head
- +$33.10 Dalhart, Steers 600–699 lb $362.07 on Oct 15 vs Oct 8 · 89 head
- +$31.32 Dalhart, Steers 500–599 lb $430.24 on Oct 15 vs Oct 8 · 64 head
- +$13.84 Dalhart, Steers 700–799 lb $353.07 on Oct 15 vs Oct 8 · 148 head
Falls
- −$54.74 Tulia, Steers 600–699 lb $317.06 on Oct 15 vs Oct 8 · 106 head
- −$33.10 Wildorado, Steers 500–599 lb $380.12 on Oct 13 vs Oct 6 · 52 head
- −$28.60 Tulia, Steers 400–499 lb $417.34 on Oct 15 vs Oct 8 · 35 head
- −$19.64 Tulia, Heifers 500–599 lb $321.71 on Oct 15 vs Oct 8 · 41 head
- −$7.70 Tulia, Steers 500–599 lb $410.77 on Oct 15 vs Oct 8 · 71 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.