USDA Billings, MT Cattle Auction 04/02 21:00
04/02/2026 | 9:00 pm CDT USDA Billings, MT Cattle Auction 04/02 21:00
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Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)
Billings Livestock Commission-Billings,MT
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 04/02/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 4989 52 4086
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 35 122 75
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 35 265 86
Compared to last sale (3-19-26): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested last
sale to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were
noticed on all offerings. Demand was mostly good to very good for heavy
offerings. CME positions have moved sharply higher over the last few weeks
giving strong support to feeder cattle prices. Buyers came willing and ready to
buy, as this sale featured one of the largest offerings seen in weeks. Demand
for grass cattle was very good. Buyers were willing to take steers up to 750
lbs and heifer up to 700 lbs to grass. Buyers were very attentive to flesh
conditions this sale as discounts for cattle carrying moderate flesh and up
were heavy. The stands were filled with buyers this week with both ranchers and
order buyers actively bidding on offerings. Internet bidding was also active
with several buyers actively buying cattle throughout the day. Demand for
heifers was very strong as both replacement buyers and feeding buyers both
showed strong demand. Quality this week was attractive to very attractive with
many long strings off reputation ranches. Quality ran deep into the sale with
constant demand seen all day long. Market activity was mostly active with rapid
bidding seen all sale long. Weigh up cows and bulls sold on good to very good
demand for light offerings. Both feeding and slaughter cows were too lightly
tested to develop any market trend. Demand for feeding cows was good to very
good for limited offerings. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop
any market trend. Very good demand was seen for limited offerings. Young age
offerings suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop an
accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on a lower
quality offering. Quality this week was mostly plain to average.
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1025-1025 1025 290-290 290
11 477-477 477 540-540 540
31 487-487 487 537.5-537.5 537.5 Thin Fleshed
31 592-592 592 450-450 450 Thin Fleshed
5 623-623 623 410-410 410
2 640-640 640 390-390 390 Unweaned
3 652-652 652 395-395 395
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 389-389 389 565-565 565
9 663-678 666 350-377.5 371.28
3 702-702 702 372.5-372.5 372.5
HEIFERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 624-624 624 409-409 409
3 685-685 685 399-399 399
16 778-778 778 371-371 371
HEIFERS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 300-300 300 495-495 495
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 376-376 376 540-540 540 Unweaned
12 388-399 397 525-535 533.37
31 432-448 441 522.5-532.5 526.91
20 400-448 443 515-540 517.26 Unweaned
61 452-491 469 490-528 509.59
248 500-538 514 475-496 489.34
8 531-531 531 417.5-417.5 417.5 Fleshy
283 566-580 574 434.5-459 440.22
12 576-576 576 426-426 426 Fleshy
53 602-604 603 447-449 448.24 Thin Fleshed
511 605-649 629 410-435 421.5
8 636-636 636 384-384 384 Fleshy
19 655-670 664 424-425 424.36 Thin Fleshed
462 650-698 669 394-422 411.44
128 680-695 684 386-386 386 Fleshy
49 701-744 718 351-368 362.9 Fleshy
6 723-723 723 2750-2750 2750
175 701-748 731 375-390 382.93
254 750-798 760 350-380 371.63
466 750-798 772 2875-3160 3043.44 Replacement
2 818-818 818 354-354 354
116 801-845 827 2950-3125 3054.85 Replacement
69 855-870 868 339-344 343.21
10 932-932 932 320-320 320 Fleshy
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 370-398 387 490-520 508.52
14 487-493 489 472.5-482.5 474.66
25 523-547 530 422.5-447.5 430.73
7 545-545 545 397.5-397.5 397.5 Unweaned
18 563-590 568 400-430 419.94
29 605-646 630 385-412 401.65
14 681-688 686 355-375.5 360.81
10 710-748 724 345-356 353.31
2 873-873 873 330-330 330
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 296-296 296 470-470 470
4 393-393 393 470-470 470
18 485-496 489 422.5-432.5 429.12
STEERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 662-680 667 419-424 422.72
3 862-862 862 322.5-322.5 322.5
STEERS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 465-465 465 525-525 525
10 524-543 530 475-515 502.7
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 368-368 368 625-625 625 Unweaned
5 392-392 392 630-630 630
3 420-420 420 580-580 580 Unweaned
25 400-440 432 595-600 595.93
69 454-498 468 550-580 570.24
11 493-493 493 545-545 545 Unweaned
181 504-530 518 520-555 536.6
117 553-590 583 481-517.5 498.88
18 622-622 622 430-430 430 Fleshy
174 604-639 631 460-484 475.37
172 654-695 666 423-450 437.8
56 704-737 721 413-423 417.56
47 757-757 757 422-422 422 Thin Fleshed
141 750-798 792 386-411 388.6
9 850-873 863 350-372.5 359.85
2 913-913 913 340-340 340
2 965-965 965 328-328 328 Fleshy
6 965-976 974 327-327.5 327.08 Full
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
17 355-382 380 550-615 557.69
5 415-425 422 555-575 567.96
13 497-497 497 535-535 535
7 544-544 544 475-475 475 Fleshy
34 565-598 595 455-477.5 466.55
22 610-610 610 468-468 468 Thin Fleshed
5 623-637 631 435-449 440.53
8 670-693 684 405.5-410 407.15
84 702-702 702 423-423 423 Thin Fleshed
19 733-749 745 381-404 396.56
3 822-822 822 363-363 363
4 901-901 901 325-325 325
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 323-323 323 540-540 540
12 365-369 366 520-525 521.68
4 455-455 455 470-470 470
2 795-795 795 335-335 335
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1150-1150 1150 3300-3300 3300
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 955-1110 1049 260-312.5 284.65 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1005-1005 1005 247.5-247.5 247.5 O
26 845-1185 996 210-310 278.24 O
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE
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BULLS - 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1325-1325 1325 214-214 214 Average Return to Feed
1 1675-1675 1675 217-217 217 Average
1 1910-1910 1910 182-182 182 Low
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
5 1320-1435 1383 140-170 160.08 Low Return to Feed
7 1430-1495 1486 180-182 180.28 Average Return to Feed
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1620-1620 1620 166-166 166 Low
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
7 965-1195 1056 152.5-168 161.61 Low Return to Feed
2 1155-1155 1155 140-140 140 Low
1 810-810 810 112.5-112.5 112.5 Low Light Weight
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