Bowling Green, Kentucky · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Mon, Oct 12, 2026. 45 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Monday.
Receipts
76 head
Last reported: 228 (Oct 5, 2026) Year ago: 215
500-599 lb steers
none sold
M&L 1-2, this sale
700-799 lb steers
$337.50/cwt
1 head, M&L 1-2 ▲ +$13.21 vs last week ▲ +$12.50 vs Oct 13, 2025
Reports
45 in 12 mo
Since Oct 20, 2025 Usual day: Monday
Prices, Oct 12, 2026 sale
Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.
Feeder steers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
485485
405.00405.00
$1,964
2
683683
350.00350.00
$2,390
1
735735
337.50337.50
$2,481
Feeder steers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
3
672660-695
329.91325.00-332.50
$2,217
Feeder heifers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
365365
400.00400.00
$1,460
4
436425-440
361.22360.00-365.00
$1,575
6
513513
352.50352.50
$1,808
9
560558-561
326.68320.00-330.00
$1,829
6
644620-649
326.70322.50-327.50
$2,104
Feeder heifers, M&L 2-3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
445445
340.00340.00
$1,513
1
605605
300.00300.00
$1,815
Feeder heifers, Small and Medium 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
563563
302.50302.50
$1,703
Feeder bulls, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
270270
485.00485.00
$1,310
2
385385
495.00495.00
$1,906
1
430430
415.00415.00
$1,784
3
468468
400.00400.00
$1,872
1
510510
377.50377.50
$1,925
2
568568
360.00360.00
$2,045
1
650650
335.00335.00
$2,178
2
708708
325.00325.00
$2,301
1
875875
270.00270.00
$2,362
Feeder bulls, M&L 2-3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
320320
450.00450.00
$1,440
2
428420-435
398.73397.50-400.00
$1,707
2
510505-515
354.95350.00-360.00
$1,810
Slaughter bulls, 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
1,9201920
168.00168.00
$3,226
Low dressing
Slaughter cows, Breaker 75-80%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
1,3581250-1465
127.30125.00-130.00
$1,729
Low dressing
3
1,3771185-1520
134.31133.00-135.00
$1,849
Average dressing
Slaughter cows, Boner 80-85%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
5
1,2241095-1365
126.12120.00-130.00
$1,544
Low dressing
52-week trend
Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1-2 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 43 weeks with data.
500-599 lb700-799 lb
Show the weekly numbers
Week of
500-599 lb
700-799 lb
Oct 12, 2026
-
$337.50
Oct 5, 2026
$373.40
$324.29
Sep 28, 2026
$394.09
$331.00
Sep 21, 2026
$350.00
$320.00
Sep 14, 2026
$403.00
-
Aug 31, 2026
$350.00
-
Aug 24, 2026
$374.33
$305.33
Aug 17, 2026
$412.50
-
Aug 10, 2026
$435.50
$375.75
Aug 3, 2026
$425.01
$340.00
Jul 27, 2026
$400.00
-
Jul 20, 2026
$425.30
-
Jul 13, 2026
$435.00
-
Jul 6, 2026
$437.06
$370.00
Jun 22, 2026
$480.50
$362.50
Jun 15, 2026
$468.00
-
Jun 8, 2026
$430.00
$370.00
Jun 1, 2026
$434.38
-
May 18, 2026
$450.00
-
May 11, 2026
$438.64
$386.00
May 4, 2026
$474.89
-
Apr 27, 2026
$476.75
-
Apr 20, 2026
$463.00
-
Apr 13, 2026
$508.32
$370.00
Apr 6, 2026
$482.50
-
Mar 30, 2026
$477.56
$360.00
Mar 23, 2026
$445.68
-
Mar 16, 2026
$448.99
-
Mar 9, 2026
$459.05
-
Mar 2, 2026
$440.22
-
Feb 23, 2026
$439.42
$332.49
Feb 16, 2026
$440.00
$361.00
Feb 9, 2026
$448.28
$353.65
Jan 19, 2026
$412.50
-
Jan 12, 2026
$414.87
$344.50
Jan 5, 2026
$413.00
$358.29
Dec 15, 2025
-
$335.00
Dec 8, 2025
$410.31
$329.04
Nov 17, 2025
$362.90
$315.00
Nov 10, 2025
$351.67
$310.00
Nov 3, 2025
$392.50
$369.50
Oct 27, 2025
$362.72
$340.00
Oct 20, 2025
$384.80
$337.50
Price slide, Oct 12, 2026
Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1-2 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.
SteersHeifers
Weight
Steers
Heifers
300-399 lb
-
$400.00
400-499 lb
$405.00
$361.22-38.78
500-599 lb
-
$337.01-24.21
600-699 lb
$350.00
$326.70-10.31
700-799 lb
$337.50-12.50
-
Nearby barns
Straight-line miles between town centers. Price is 500-599 lb steers at each barn's latest USDA report, in that barn's benchmark grade.