USDA Billings, MT Cattle Auction 05/14 19:00
05/14/2026 | 7:00 pm CDT USDA Billings, MT Cattle Auction 05/14 19:00
AMS_1777 MARS
Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)
Billings Livestock Commission-Billings,MT
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 05/14/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE 315 569 414
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 590 517 847
FEEDER CATTLE 220 588 195
Compared to last sale (5-07-26): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested to
develop any market trend. Quality this week was mostly plain. A few limited
offerings of attractive heifers were seen. Demand was mostly moderate to good
for light offerings. Most offerings were offered in small groups or as singles.
Quality limited demand this sale. A small crowd was on hand for todays sale.
Market activity was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good
demand. Demand for feeding cows was very good as a large crowd of buyers were
present looking for cows to feed. Canadian buyers continue to buy cows to ship
north and feed. They were very competitive as they bid against both American
packers and private feeders. Feeding cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher on breaking
flesh cows, while boning and lean fleshed cows sold fully steady. Demand for
slaughter cows was stronger this week as packers showed need for cows for
immediate harvest. All slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an
accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on all offerings.
Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand for feeding bulls was very
good this sale. Feeding bulls sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Young age
offerings suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 10.00-12.00 lower. Quality
limited demand this week as many open heifers and feeding type young cows were
noticed. Very few wet bagged attractive quality offerings were seen. Quality
this week was mostly plain to average and overall significantly lower than last
weeks offering.
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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 1395-1395 1395 3500-3500 3500 T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
15 1055-1500 1257 3700-4100 3887.95
6 1220-1635 1382 3400-3900 3552.4
5 1438-1438 1438 3600-3600 3600
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1263-1263 1263 2800-2800 2800 T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 1288-1288 1288 2600-2600 2600 Thin Fleshed
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1075-1075 1075 3900-3900 3900
BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 1147-1185 1157 300-340 329.75
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
19 1442-1497 1480 3700-3850 3803.84 Broken Mouth O
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 1368-1375 1372 3200-3300 3250.13 Broken Mouth O
STOCK COWS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1075-1075 1075 232.5-232.5 232.5 O
STOCK COWS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 850-865 863 297.5-300 297.91 O
2 940-940 940 281-281 281 O
STOCK COWS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 775-873 840 270-290 283.85 O
2 830-885 858 250-265 257.74 O
STOCK COWS - Medium 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 815-815 815 160-160 160 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
77 723-1323 1085 221-333 271.11 O
53 980-1385 1176 188-310 230.45 O
4 1185-1285 1221 226-229 227.15 Fleshy O
4 1200-1460 1336 187-195.5 191.92 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
15 877-1210 1017 202.5-312.5 266.18 O
16 930-1158 1093 180-282.5 220.3 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 915-915 915 252.5-252.5 252.5 O
2 980-980 980 235-235 235 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 1065-1065 1065 181-181 181 Low Light Weight
8 1225-2085 1533 200-216 209.44 Low Return to Feed
18 1375-2020 1616 217-227 219.47 Average Return to Feed
5 1513-1790 1651 180-206 188.96 Low
16 1525-2390 1944 216-225 221.98 Average
22 1760-2410 2073 227-240 232.45 High
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
90 1227-1560 1393 177-188 185.3 Average Return to Feed
60 1200-1595 1395 188-194 189.93 High Return to Feed
19 1230-1558 1402 167.5-175 170.16 Low Return to Feed
5 1330-1730 1470 158-164 161.86 Average
7 1353-1715 1565 170-174 171.7 High
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
19 1495-1630 1585 187.5-191 188.51 High Return to Feed
43 1308-1695 1592 178-187 182.87 Average Return to Feed
6 1613-1735 1670 168-188 174.71 Low Return to Feed
6 1620-1845 1693 171-180 175.85 Average
1 1760-1760 1760 159-159 159 Low
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
18 835-1255 1099 152.5-172.5 164.76 Low Return to Feed
22 950-1250 1161 170-185 179.79 Average Return to Feed
3 1120-1280 1173 158-166 160.91 Average
6 1080-1270 1191 132.5-152.5 139.39 Low
35 1050-1270 1202 187-197 191.87 High Return to Feed
6 720-975 824 127.5-147.5 136.05 Low Light Weight
2 910-945 928 145-152.5 148.82 Average Light Weight
5 933-1045 982 117.5-122.5 120.07 Very Low
DAIRY COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1945-1945 1945 170-170 170 Average
DAIRY COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1145-1145 1145 117-117 117 Very Low
1 1230-1230 1230 147.5-147.5 147.5 Low
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1085-1085 1085 282.5-282.5 282.5
9 1233-1240 1238 236-236 236
BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1005-1025 1017 297.5-302.5 299.15
2 670-670 670 400-400 400
3 950-958 955 310-320 313.31
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 783-783 783 342.5-342.5 342.5
2 858-858 858 335-335 335
4 951-951 951 312.5-312.5 312.5
HEIFERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 758-758 758 347.5-347.5 347.5
HEIFERS - Medium 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 438-438 438 305-305 305
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 534-545 535 449-450 449.89
19 550-577 574 440-448 440.81
9 627-627 627 410-410 410
8 667-682 676 383-385 383.74
24 735-735 735 370-370 370
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
12 492-492 492 450-450 450
6 523-523 523 442.5-442.5 442.5
2 553-553 553 410-410 410
3 607-607 607 395-395 395
3 723-730 725 359-360 359.34
6 755-795 770 332-349 345.74
2 802-802 802 337-337 337
2 878-878 878 320-320 320
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 505-505 505 400-400 400
2 660-660 660 333-333 333
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 607-607 607 440-440 440
17 654-654 654 426-426 426
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 468-468 468 485-485 485
3 533-533 533 475-475 475
2 585-585 585 465-465 465
2 745-745 745 385-385 385
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 537-537 537 400-400 400
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