Weekly recaps › Week of Oct 26

All Cownty barns: cattle market recap, week of Oct 26, 2026

48 of 210 barns reported a sale to USDA Oct 26–Nov 1, 93,384 head reported.

Steers ▼ down

42 classes up, 51 down, 6 flat, across 99 barn weight classes compared.

Median change −$2.01/cwt. Each is one barn's head-weighted average at its latest sale this week vs its sale before.

Heifers ▼ down

21 classes up, 26 down, 6 flat, across 53 barn weight classes compared.

Median change −$0.75/cwt. Each is one barn's head-weighted average at its latest sale this week vs its sale before.

Biggest movers

Rises

+$65.27 Giddings, Heifers 500–599 lb $411.14 on Oct 26 vs Oct 19 · 46 head
+$54.11 La Junta LJLC, Steers 700–799 lb $351.92 on Oct 28 vs Oct 21 · 52 head
+$44.96 El Reno, Steers 400–499 lb $489.67 on Oct 27 vs Oct 20 · 251 head
+$42.49 La Junta LJLC, Steers 800–899 lb $335.82 on Oct 28 vs Oct 21 · 40 head
+$34.82 Wildorado, Steers 500–599 lb $409.43 on Oct 27 vs Oct 20 · 43 head

Falls

−$41.75 Tulia, Heifers 600–699 lb $276.56 on Oct 29 vs Oct 22 · 39 head
−$37.19 Dodge City, Steers 600–699 lb $359.22 on Oct 28 vs Oct 21 · 218 head
−$34.52 Dodge City, Steers 500–599 lb $390.91 on Oct 28 vs Oct 21 · 84 head
−$29.69 McAlester, Steers 400–499 lb $397.38 on Oct 27 vs Oct 20 · 29 head
−$29.06 Siloam Springs, Heifers 600–699 lb $325.87 on Oct 29 vs Oct 22 · 21 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

Barn	Sale	Head	vs sale before
Giddings Giddings, TX	Oct 26	1,233	▼ down 2 up, 3 down, 1 flat
Joplin Carthage, MO	Oct 26 Prelim	8,000	▲ up 5 up, 0 down, 1 flat
OKC Oklahoma City, OK	Oct 26 Prelim	6,000	▲ up 5 up, 1 down
Roswell Roswell, NM	Oct 26	1,998	◆ mixed 2 up, 2 down, 2 flat
Tulsa Tulsa, OK	Oct 26	2,581	▲ up 6 up, 0 down
Beaver Beaver, OK	Oct 27	5,286	▼ down 1 up, 3 down, 2 flat
El Reno El Reno, OK	Oct 27 Prelim	3,404	▲ up 5 up, 1 down
Exeter Exeter, MO	Oct 27	1,196	– too few head to compare
Gordon Gordon, NE	Oct 27	892	– first stored sale
La Junta Winter La Junta, CO	Oct 27	1,131	▼ down 1 up, 4 down
McAlester McAlester, OK	Oct 27	730	▲ up 4 up, 2 down
Opp AL Opp, AL	Oct 27	228	– first stored sale
Unionville MO Unionville, MO	Oct 27	1,047	– first stored sale
Wildorado Wildorado, TX	Oct 27	955	▲ up 3 up, 2 down, 1 flat
Ada Ada, OK	Oct 28	2,527	▼ down 1 up, 5 down
Bassett Bassett, NE	Oct 28	1,915	– first stored sale
Brundidge AL Brundidge, AL	Oct 28	630	– first stored sale
Buckhannon WV Buckhannon, WV	Oct 28	152	– first stored sale
Clovis Clovis, NM	Oct 28 Prelim	2,047	▼ down 2 up, 3 down, 1 flat
Dodge City Dodge City, KS	Oct 28	2,378	▼ down 0 up, 6 down
Kearney Kearney, NE	Oct 28	2,267	– first stored sale
La Junta LJLC La Junta, CO	Oct 28	2,363	▲ up 5 up, 1 down
McMinnville TN McMinnville, TN	Oct 28	1,003	– first stored sale
Ratcliff Ratcliff, AR	Oct 28	167	▲ up 2 up, 1 down, 2 flat
Sterling Sterling, CO	Oct 28	1,704	▲ up 4 up, 2 down
Apache Apache, OK	Oct 29	2,460	▼ down 1 up, 5 down
Dalhart Dalhart, TX	Oct 29	1,874	▼ down 0 up, 5 down, 1 flat
Denison IA Denison, IA	Oct 29	1,673	– first stored sale
Hope Hope, AR	Oct 29	957	▲ up 3 up, 2 down, 1 flat
New Cambria MO New Cambria, MO	Oct 29	1,141	– first stored sale
Ogallala Ogallala, NE	Oct 29	7,057	– first stored sale
Pratt Pratt, KS	Oct 29	2,610	▼ down 1 up, 5 down
Salina Salina, KS	Oct 29	2,129	◆ mixed 3 up, 3 down
San Angelo San Angelo, TX	Oct 29	973	◆ mixed 3 up, 3 down
Siloam Springs Siloam Springs, AR	Oct 29	1,045	▼ down 2 up, 3 down
Tulia Tulia, TX	Oct 29	999	▼ down 1 up, 5 down
Valentine Valentine, NE	Oct 29	4,005	– first stored sale
Woodward Woodward, OK	Oct 29	1,603	▼ down 0 up, 6 down
Belen Belen, NM	Oct 30	1,078	▼ down 1 up, 4 down
Brush Brush, CO	Oct 30	1,145	– first stored sale
Burwell Burwell, NE	Oct 30	1,300	– first stored sale
Crawford Crawford, NE	Oct 30	2,950	– first stored sale
Lexington Lexington, NE	Oct 30	2,404	– first stored sale
Santa Teresa Santa Teresa, NM	Oct 30	263	– prior sale too old
Terra Alta WV Terra Alta, WV	Oct 30	105	– first stored sale
Ericson Ericson, NE	Oct 31	2,790	– first stored sale
Moorefield WV Moorefield, WV	Oct 31	575	– first stored sale
Weston WV Weston, WV	Oct 31	414	– 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.

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