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.
Cattle 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.