USDA Billings, MT Public Actn Wtd Avg 04/22 19:00
04/22/2026 | 7:00 pm CDT USDA Billings, MT Public Actn Wtd Avg 04/22 19:00
AMS_1774 MARS
Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Wed)
Public Auction Yards-Billings,MT
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 04/22/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 663 2988 829
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 212 33 292
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 376 125 431
Compared to last week (4-15-26): Feeder cattle too lightly tested to develop an
accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed. Todays
feeder special was smaller than last weeks and cattle were mostly offered in
small packages, with no load lots seen. Several packages of backgrounded
offerings sold on very good demand. Many of these offerings were in light flesh
and developed to be sold as cattle to turn out on grass. Demand was mostly good
for light offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain to average and not as
attractive as last weeks offering. A mix of order buyers and ranchers were in
the stands this week bidding on offerings. Ranchers showed good demand for
cattle suitable to turn out on summer pastures. Market activity was mostly
active with rapid bidding seen on all offerings. Weigh up cows sold on good to
very good demand again this week. Almost every cow purchased today was once
again purchased to feed in some capacity. Feeding cows sold steady to 4.00
higher on breaking and boning fleshed cows. Lean feeding cows sold mostly
4.00-6.00 higher. Young and high yielding offerings sold with the best demand
this week and sold with the largest price increase compared to last week.
Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Weigh up conditions were
mostly average to above average this week with many offerings emptied out from
being on green grass. Cows with blemishes were also heavily purchased to feed
this week as buyers pushed cow prices well over packer buyers orders for
slaughter cows. The volume of cows purchased for immediate harvest was very
low. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend.
Slaughter bulls sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Feeding bull
buyers continue to show very good demand for light weight and lower dressing
bulls that would improve on feed. Feeding bulls sold mostly steady in a narrow
comparison. Bull quality this week was mostly attractive. Demand for young cows
remains very good. Young age offerings sold mostly steady. Quality this week
was average to attractive.
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BEEF/DAIRY HEIFERS - Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 752-752 752 337.5-337.5 337.5
21 839-839 839 328-328 328
BEEF/DAIRY HEIFERS - Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 778-778 778 310-310 310
3 808-808 808 315-315 315
BEEF/DAIRY STEERS - Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 772-772 772 337.5-337.5 337.5
37 895-895 895 334.5-334.5 334.5
BULLS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1055-1055 1055 285-285 285
BULLS - Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1135-1135 1135 270-270 270
2 1280-1280 1280 230-230 230
BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 411-411 411 580-580 580
6 626-626 626 427.5-427.5 427.5
6 657-665 658 410-412.5 412.08
3 83-83 83 1000-1000 1000
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 318-325 322 625-630 627.53
5 445-445 445 555-555 555
2 485-485 485 535-535 535
6 675-679 678 387.5-390 387.91
1 865-865 865 322.5-322.5 322.5
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
16 506-529 515 470-480 476.18
26 554-566 564 445-445 445
7 615-644 636 400-400 400
17 809-809 809 348-348 348
2 85-85 85 1000-1000 1000
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 362-362 362 550-550 550
9 437-440 439 515-525 521.67
62 450-488 483 494-502.5 494.67
24 504-548 523 440-470 460.35
13 560-590 583 392.5-430 400.72
22 669-688 677 365-382.5 374.01
3 787-787 787 332.5-332.5 332.5 Full
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 395-395 395 460-460 460
5 436-445 438 470-490 474.07
3 555-555 555 390-390 390
3 640-640 640 370-370 370
6 758-787 773 335-337.5 336.23
STEERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 698-698 698 412.5-412.5 412.5
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1025-1025 1025 312.5-312.5 312.5 Full
2 408-408 408 600-600 600
5 600-648 638 451-460 452.69
7 660-688 684 430-430 430
21 700-733 714 401-418 409.83
2 750-750 750 394-394 394
16 793-793 793 359-359 359 Fleshy
17 805-849 838 360-372 366.72
5 901-910 903 338-339 338.8
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 463-483 476 545-555 548.24
12 512-545 526 480-505 497.07
3 642-642 642 435-435 435
2 660-660 660 420-427.5 423.75
4 748-748 748 382.5-382.5 382.5 Full
5 790-790 790 372-372 372
3 847-847 847 359-359 359
3 852-852 852 339-339 339 Full
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
27 493-499 494 490-512 507.89
18 605-633 610 400-410 401.73
1 760-760 760 340-340 340
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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BRED COWS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1320-1320 1320 3850-3850 3850
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1148-1365 1220 3500-3850 3630.5 T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 1217-1476 1390 4050-4300 4227.02
2 1740-1740 1740 3400-3400 3400 Fleshy
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1298-1325 1307 3900-3950 3916.9
STOCK COWS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1140-1140 1140 210-210 210 O
STOCK COWS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 715-895 843 310-315 312.61 O
2 880-880 880 320-320 320 O
STOCK COWS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 888-910 892 255-265 262.96 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
52 837-1300 1017 230-345 302.49 O
60 914-1510 1158 180-320 245.5 O
8 1175-1560 1334 185-245 196.25 O
2 1335-1425 1380 211-235 222.61 Fleshy O
1 1585-1585 1585 176-176 176 Fleshy O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1015-1015 1015 190-190 190 Thin Fleshed O
7 865-1160 1024 225-310 259.15 O
26 945-1162 1089 200-302 234.6 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
10 1250-1810 1478 184-209 204.98 Low Return to Feed
22 1328-1905 1660 211-217 212.74 Average Return to Feed
1 1745-1745 1745 185-185 185 Low
1 1835-1835 1835 233-233 233 High Return to Feed
10 1720-2310 1922 215-222 219.11 Average
5 1805-2205 2024 225-237 233.21 High
1 2570-2570 2570 226-226 226 High Heavy Weight
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
45 1200-1495 1365 186-192 188.85 High Return to Feed
1 1375-1375 1375 117.5-117.5 117.5 Very Low
33 1290-1600 1422 152-174 166.65 Low Return to Feed
66 1230-1650 1426 176-185 180.19 Average Return to Feed
2 1480-1535 1508 153-163 157.91 Average
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
9 1515-1620 1553 186-191 188.15 High Return to Feed
1 1605-1605 1605 180-180 180 High
13 1500-1712 1633 175-184 178.55 Average Return to Feed
9 1617-1740 1642 176-178 176.41 Average
5 1550-2010 1686 155-168 164.34 Low Return to Feed
8 1570-1815 1729 159-173 167.95 Low
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1045-1045 1045 112.5-112.5 112.5 Very Low
31 870-1282 1118 150-170 163.06 Low Return to Feed
14 1002-1255 1155 174-183 179.27 Average Return to Feed
1 1175-1175 1175 162.5-162.5 162.5 Average
4 1155-1285 1198 122.5-135 131.21 Low
22 1120-1286 1222 185-195 188.72 High Return to Feed
3 808-980 865 130-135 133.11 Low Light Weight
1 890-890 890 145-145 145 Average Light Weight
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