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.
Cattle 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.