USDA Billings, MT Cattle Auction 07/16 17:25
07/16/2026 | 5:25 pm CDT USDA Billings, MT Cattle Auction 07/16 17:25
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Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)
Billings Livestock Commission-Billings,MT
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 07/16/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE 390 437 461
FEEDER CATTLE 302 96 85
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 187 159 105
Compared to last reported sale (6-18-26): The last reported sale was one month
ago. Feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality
was mixed with lots of variation noticed. Demand was moderate for light
offerings. Group sizes were small with many singles noticed. Demand suffered as
buyers were forced to piece together loads. Market activity was mostly moderate
to active with a small size buyer pool noticed. Weigh up cows sold on moderate
to good demand for light offerings. Demand for feeding cows was mostly moderate
to good. Canadian buyers continue to buy cows to ship north and feed. American
packers and Canadian buyers both pushed to own cows this week and showed good
to very good demand for high quality cows to feed. With the last sale one month
ago price comparisons are not available. Breaking fleshed cows sold on slightly
stronger demand this sale as feeding buyers saw these cows had value compared
to boning and lean fleshed cow prices. Cow quality this week was mixed from
plain to attractive. Demand for slaughter cows was slightly stronger this week
compared to one month ago. Very few cows were purchased for slaughter this week
as feeding demand continues to keep cow prices above slaughter cow orders.
Weigh up conditions were mixed this week. Better weigh up conditions were seen
early in the sale, however weigh conditions deteriorated as temperatures warmed
well into the 90s. Slaughter bulls sold on good demand for light to moderate
offerings. Young age offerings suitable to feed or rebreed were very lightly
tested this week. Quality was mostly plain to average.
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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
2 1070-1275 1173 185-195 189.56 Low Non-Traditional
12 1325-1680 1397 213-219 217.64 Average Return to Feed
15 1300-1903 1462 190-209 202.54 Low Return to Feed
16 1390-1850 1629 187-209 199.62 Low
34 1343-2328 1926 210-223.5 216.52 Average
27 1600-2078 1944 224-238 225.62 High
1 2505-2505 2505 226-226 226 High Heavy Weight
BULLS - 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
3 2090-2198 2162 214-215 214.32 Average
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
2 1278-1278 1278 146-146 146 Low
7 1225-1620 1344 153-166 157.46 Average
33 1290-1628 1428 180-186 183.56 Average Return to Feed
5 1305-1555 1434 167-172 168.56 High
133 1239-1610 1451 186-191 188.57 High Return to Feed
10 1305-1690 1499 157-173 167.42 Low Return to Feed
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
20 1350-1631 1566 171.5-180 175.33 Average Return to Feed
4 1608-1633 1621 183-183 183 High Return to Feed
5 1626-1626 1626 169-169 169 Low Return to Feed
2 1550-1755 1653 168-168.5 168.27 Average
4 1633-1975 1754 170.5-173 171.83 High
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
3 1098-1180 1125 117.5-135 128.88 Low
1 1145-1145 1145 170-170 170 High
6 1035-1290 1147 145-147.5 145.79 Average
20 1015-1224 1205 152.5-172 165.43 Low Return to Feed
10 1105-1410 1249 170-181 173.49 Average Return to Feed
1 965-965 965 140-140 140 Low Light Weight
1 990-990 990 154-154 154 Average Light Weight
DAIRY COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1570-1570 1570 157-157 157 Average
DAIRY COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1500-1500 1500 146-146 146 Average
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS - Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1130-1130 1130 220-220 220
2 1188-1188 1188 230-230 230
BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1160-1160 1160 240-240 240
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 410-410 410 517.5-517.5 517.5 Unweaned
4 488-488 488 445-445 445 Unweaned
1 895-895 895 315-315 315
BULLS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 608-608 608 300-300 300
DAIRY STEERS - Medium 4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 656-656 656 147-147 147
HEIFERS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 505-505 505 340-340 340
HEIFERS - Medium 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
20 560-580 563 332.5-337.5 336.73
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 331-331 331 462.5-462.5 462.5 Unweaned
8 423-423 423 450-450 450 Unweaned
32 610-631 630 392.5-410 408.94
5 713-713 713 360-360 360
4 770-770 770 358-358 358
6 922-922 922 314.5-314.5 314.5
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 656-656 656 367.5-367.5 367.5
2 715-715 715 350-350 350
5 774-774 774 345-345 345
STEERS - Medium 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 553-553 553 225-225 225
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 313-313 313 650-650 650 Unweaned
2 413-413 413 515-515 515 Unweaned
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 633-633 633 425-425 425
5 746-746 746 382-382 382
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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
6 1215-1355 1321 196-207 202.58
3 1437-1437 1437 175-175 175 Broken Mouth
17 1342-1537 1472 171-186 178.98
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1575-1575 1575 4000-4000 4000 Broken Mouth O
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1548-1548 1548 3450-3450 3450 Broken Mouth O
STOCK COWS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 1317-1317 1317 202-202 202 O
STOCK COWS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 820-820 820 245-245 245 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1050-1160 1105 204-267 233.93 O
8 1055-1330 1209 192.5-245 209.12 O
12 1125-1385 1319 191-195 194.65 O
4 1438-1438 1438 193-193 193 Fleshy O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1065-1365 1215 181-192.5 186.04 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 1075-1075 1075 197-197 197 O
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