Bowling Green, Kentucky · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Tue, Oct 13, 2026. 46 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Tuesday.
Receipts
128 head
Last reported: 76 (Oct 6, 2026) Year ago: 121
500-599 lb steers
$362.00/cwt
11 head, M&L 1-2 ▲ +$37.00 vs last week n/a vs Oct 14, 2025
700-799 lb steers
none sold
M&L 1-2, this sale
Reports
46 in 12 mo
Since Oct 14, 2025 Usual day: Tuesday
Prices, Oct 13, 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
1
380380
415.00415.00
$1,577
5
537537
380.00380.00
$2,041
6
598598
347.00347.00
$2,075
Feeder steers, M&L 2-3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
445445
367.50367.50
$1,635
1
720720
310.00310.00
$2,232
Feeder heifers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
375375
365.00365.00
$1,369
11
531531
345.00345.00
$1,832
19
593593
323.00323.00
$1,915
7
654654
310.00310.00
$2,027
4
720720
290.00290.00
$2,088
Feeder heifers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
440440
345.00345.00
$1,518
4
458458
335.00335.00
$1,534
2
650650
297.50297.50
$1,934
Feeder heifers, M&L 2-3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
505505
330.00330.00
$1,666
1
605605
290.00290.00
$1,754
1
830830
267.50267.50
$2,220
Feeder heifers, Medium 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
475475
255.00255.00
$1,211
5
526526
245.00245.00
$1,289
Feeder bulls, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
235235
515.00515.00
$1,210
7
443443
400.00400.00
$1,772
2
500500
387.50387.50
$1,938
5
587587
340.00340.00
$1,996
6
666666
322.50322.50
$2,148
3
728728
295.00295.00
$2,148
Feeder bulls, M&L 2-3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
510510
335.00335.00
$1,708
5
568550-580
309.91290.00-322.50
$1,760
6
630613-639
290.00290.00
$1,827
1
650650
305.00305.00
$1,982
Feeder bulls, Medium 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
405405
320.00320.00
$1,296
Slaughter bulls, 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
1,7501750
168.00168.00
$2,940
Low dressing
Slaughter cows, Breaker 75-80%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
2
1,4531410-1495
140.00140.00
$2,034
High dressing
Slaughter cows, Boner 80-85%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
1,4301430
130.00130.00
$1,859
Average 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. 32 weeks with data.
500-599 lb700-799 lb
Show the weekly numbers
Week of
500-599 lb
700-799 lb
Oct 12, 2026
$362.00
-
Oct 5, 2026
$325.00
-
Sep 28, 2026
$367.50
-
Sep 21, 2026
$365.00
$320.00
Sep 7, 2026
$347.50
-
Aug 31, 2026
$345.00
-
Aug 10, 2026
-
$336.00
Aug 3, 2026
-
$335.67
Jul 13, 2026
$421.67
$350.00
Jul 6, 2026
$406.00
$359.00
Jun 22, 2026
$407.50
-
Jun 15, 2026
$451.25
$350.00
Jun 8, 2026
-
$342.50
May 25, 2026
$462.28
$350.00
May 18, 2026
$455.83
-
May 11, 2026
$405.00
-
May 4, 2026
$445.00
-
Apr 27, 2026
$476.00
-
Apr 13, 2026
$463.39
$370.00
Mar 23, 2026
$473.99
$377.50
Mar 16, 2026
$450.00
-
Mar 9, 2026
$452.50
$350.00
Feb 23, 2026
$443.77
$370.00
Feb 16, 2026
$474.09
$362.50
Feb 9, 2026
$400.00
$362.50
Jan 12, 2026
$395.00
$366.29
Jan 5, 2026
$366.91
$295.00
Dec 8, 2025
$360.00
-
Dec 1, 2025
$352.44
$315.00
Nov 17, 2025
$356.73
$323.00
Nov 10, 2025
$372.70
$318.76
Nov 3, 2025
$372.50
-
Price slide, Oct 13, 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
$415.00
$365.00
500-599 lb
$362.00
$331.07
600-699 lb
-
$310.00-21.07
700-799 lb
-
$290.00-20.00
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.