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.
Cattle 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.