United Producers Inc. market report — October 20, 2026

Bowling Green, KY · Tuesday sale · USDA report published 10/20/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

186

Last week 128 (+58)
Last year 175

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$367.00† /cwt

$2,092 per head · 3 hd
vs last week +5.00

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

— /cwt

None sold in this weight at the latest sale

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls due to low comparable receipts.
USDA Market News reporter, October 20, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 20

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 13. Last year = sale of Oct 21. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year
500–599 lb	3	570 lb	$367.00†	$2,092	+5.00	—
600–699 lb	1	665 lb	$335.00†	$2,228	—	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 20

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 13. Last year = sale of Oct 21. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	3	348 lb	$396.67†	$1,382	+31.67	−9.37	$370.00 (2 hd)†
400–499 lb	14	467 lb	$373.00	$1,742	—	−26.81	$350.60 (4 hd)†
500–599 lb	22	543 lb	$321.93	$1,747	−9.13	−26.70	—
700–799 lb	2	728 lb	$282.50†	$2,055	−7.50	+7.50	—

Slaughter cows — Oct 20

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	Average	4	1,260 lb	$129.52	$128.00–$134.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	3	1,060 lb	$116.80	$110.00–$121.00
Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1	1,020 lb	$65.00	$65.00–$65.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $367.00/cwt
4-week average: $355.38
13-week average: $349.29
4-week vs 13-week: +1.7%

52-wk low $325.00high $476.00

Sales in 7 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Falling

Latest (week of September 21, 2026): $320.00/cwt
4-week average: $320.00
13-week average: $340.13
4-week vs 13-week: −5.9%

52-wk low $295.00high $377.50

Sales in 5 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $321.93/cwt
4-week average: $330.96
13-week average: $331.82
4-week vs 13-week: −0.3%

52-wk low $306.67high $410.89

Sales in 10 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Jun and Apr and lowest in Dec and Oct.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−1.7%	50%	6
Feb	+4.1%	83%	6
Mar	+5.0%	86%	7
Apr	+5.4%	86%	7
May	+4.6%	86%	7
Jun	+5.5%	100%	7
Jul	+4.3%	100%	7
Aug	−0.9%	71%	7
Sep	−0.7%	43%	7
Oct	−6.3%	0%	6
Nov	−6.2%	0%	7
Dec	−6.9%	0%	7

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Aug and Sep and lowest in Jan and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−3.4%	33%	6
Feb	+1.2%	71%	7
Mar	+0.2%	29%	7
Apr	−1.2%	71%	7
May	−0.2%	29%	7
Jun	+2.0%	86%	7
Jul	+3.8%	71%	7
Aug	+8.9%	100%	5
Sep	+4.5%	71%	7
Oct	−3.3%	17%	6
Nov	−3.3%	14%	7
Dec	−1.3%	33%	6

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Tue Oct 20	186	$367.00†	—	$321.93
Tue Oct 13	128	$362.00	—	$331.07
Tue Oct 6	76	$325.00	—	$324.97
Tue Sep 29	56	$367.50†	—	$345.88†
Tue Sep 22	285	$331.00	$320.00†	$320.71
Tue Sep 8	49	$347.50	—	—
Tue Sep 1	21	$345.00†	—	$306.67†
Tue Aug 25	71	—	—	$317.25
Tue Aug 18	49	—	—	$328.33
Tue Aug 11	63	—	$336.00†	$362.50†
Tue Aug 4	44	—	$335.67†	$358.93
Tue Jul 28	40	—	—	—
Tue Jul 21	77	—	—	$345.00†

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Kentucky sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Cattleman's Livestock, Rockfield	8 mi	Oct 19	$400.29	—
Farmers Regional Livestock Market, Glasgow	29 mi	Oct 22	$395.88	$334.85
Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market, Upton	44 mi	Oct 20	$370.00	—
KY-TN Livestock Market, Guthrie	47 mi	Oct 22	$403.51	$331.14
United Producers Inc., Harned	53 mi	Oct 19	$388.72	$344.78
Christian Co. Livestock, Hopkinsville	59 mi	Oct 21	$382.50†	—

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Tuesday	October 20, 2026	186	45	AMS_2188

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY” (AMS_2188). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.