Bowling Green, Missouri · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Fri, Oct 9, 2026. 47 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Friday.
Receipts
759 head
Last reported: 308 (Oct 2, 2026) Year ago: 905
500-599 lb steers
$440.20/cwt
28 head, M&L 1 ▲ +$2.70 vs last week ▼ -$0.82 vs Oct 10, 2025
700-799 lb steers
$344.84/cwt
92 head, M&L 1 n/a vs last week ▼ -$42.66 vs Oct 10, 2025
Reports
47 in 12 mo
Since Oct 17, 2025 Usual day: Friday
Prices, Oct 9, 2026 sale
Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.
Feeder steers, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
28
533505-542
440.20433.00-465.00
$2,346
9
606606
395.00395.00
$2,394
4
686686
354.00354.00
$2,428
32
720702-730
352.04346.00-362.50
$2,535
60
796796
341.00341.00
$2,714
58
817808-821
338.15338.00-338.50
$2,763
7
881881
325.00325.00
$2,863
Feeder steers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
3
382382
505.00505.00
$1,929
17
476450-492
453.46440.00-460.00
$2,158
7
521521
427.50427.50
$2,227
7
588577-596
393.73391.00-397.50
$2,315
27
623602-638
379.25368.00-390.00
$2,363
11
625625
360.00360.00
$2,250
Fleshy
3
650650
340.00340.00
$2,210
Fleshy
18
724715-728
341.63339.00-347.00
$2,473
9
768765-770
321.66320.00-325.00
$2,470
6
959959
286.00286.00
$2,743
Feeder heifers, M&L 1
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
6
414414
452.50452.50
$1,873
9
463453-482
421.73420.00-425.00
$1,953
9
514509-518
409.10402.50-417.50
$2,103
8
551551
380.00380.00
$2,094
27
620607-645
358.90353.00-365.00
$2,225
11
695695
329.00329.00
$2,287
Feeder heifers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
492492
370.00370.00
$1,820
3
500500
385.00385.00
$1,925
13
586572-598
351.37350.00-352.50
$2,059
3
642642
336.00336.00
$2,157
16
720720
316.00310.00-318.00
$2,275
7
771771
310.00310.00
$2,390
6
836836
292.00292.00
$2,441
Feeder heifers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
3
552552
310.00310.00
$1,711
3
632632
320.00320.00
$2,022
Feeder bulls, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
445445
455.00455.00
$2,025
5
576576
387.50387.50
$2,232
Feeder bulls, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
3
498498
390.00390.00
$1,942
Slaughter steers, Choice 2-3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
10
1,3951386-1475
219.45219.00-219.50
$3,061
Average dressing
Slaughter steers, Select and Choice 1-3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
1,3951275-1435
215.00215.00
$2,999
Average dressing
Slaughter heifers, Choice 2-3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
1,1001100
219.00219.00
$2,409
Average dressing
Slaughter bulls, 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
1,3501350
185.00185.00
$2,498
Average dressing
2
1,6901590-1790
176.59175.00-178.00
$2,984
Low dressing
Slaughter cows, Premium White 65-75%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
1,6901690
125.00125.00
$2,112
Average dressing
Slaughter cows, Breaker 75-80%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
1,4981385-1610
115.69113.00-118.00
$1,733
Very Low dressing
4
1,5001430-1580
123.91122.00-126.00
$1,859
Low dressing
4
1,5291445-1650
130.46128.00-132.50
$1,995
Average dressing
1
1,6501650
145.00145.00
$2,392
High dressing
Slaughter cows, Boner 80-85%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
5
1,2441150-1345
136.25135.00-139.00
$1,695
Average dressing
4
1,2491135-1315
143.43141.00-145.00
$1,791
High dressing
4
1,2841250-1325
116.74115.00-118.00
$1,499
Very Low dressing
2
1,3381325-1350
127.01126.00-128.00
$1,699
Low dressing
Slaughter cows, Lean 85-90%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
7
998835-1200
119.03117.00-122.00
$1,188
Low dressing
18
1,006800-1200
107.4395.00-115.00
$1,081
Very Low dressing
3
1,030930-1120
128.72128.00-130.00
$1,326
Average dressing
1
1,0551055
139.00139.00
$1,466
High dressing
52-week trend
Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 33 weeks with data.
500-599 lb700-799 lb
Show the weekly numbers
Week of
500-599 lb
700-799 lb
Oct 5, 2026
$440.20
$344.84
Sep 28, 2026
$437.50
-
Sep 21, 2026
$428.35
$344.22
Sep 7, 2026
$436.18
$351.37
Aug 24, 2026
$442.50
$345.46
Aug 10, 2026
$437.31
$344.32
Jul 20, 2026
$461.66
$361.82
Jul 6, 2026
$498.93
$380.16
Jun 22, 2026
$508.41
$391.33
Jun 15, 2026
$519.52
-
Jun 8, 2026
$494.79
$397.33
May 18, 2026
$493.12
-
May 11, 2026
$454.42
-
May 4, 2026
$501.06
-
Apr 27, 2026
$466.50
-
Apr 20, 2026
$479.68
$397.85
Apr 13, 2026
$504.77
-
Apr 6, 2026
$493.59
$397.30
Mar 23, 2026
$489.29
$379.66
Mar 9, 2026
$463.71
$374.05
Feb 23, 2026
$492.36
$375.52
Feb 16, 2026
$462.50
-
Feb 9, 2026
$462.77
$379.33
Feb 2, 2026
$477.42
$390.00
Jan 19, 2026
$445.47
$366.53
Jan 12, 2026
$437.00
-
Jan 5, 2026
$474.03
$378.80
Dec 15, 2025
$434.00
-
Dec 8, 2025
$430.65
$387.02
Dec 1, 2025
$420.76
$337.47
Nov 10, 2025
$403.00
$347.40
Nov 3, 2025
$403.58
-
Oct 20, 2025
$437.63
$369.00
Price slide, Oct 9, 2026
Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.
SteersHeifers
Weight
Steers
Heifers
400-499 lb
-
$434.04
500-599 lb
$440.20
$395.41-38.63
600-699 lb
$382.38-57.82
$350.24-45.17
700-799 lb
$344.84-37.54
-
800-899 lb
$336.73-8.11
-
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.