USDA Billings, MT Public Actn Wtd Avg 11/19 19:00
11/19/2025 | 7:00 pm CST USDA Billings, MT Public Actn Wtd Avg 11/19 19:00
AMS_1774 MARS
Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Wed)
Public Auction Yards-Billings,MT
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 11/19/2025 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE 1042 1261 1007
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 519 544 685
FEEDER CATTLE 158 478 579
Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop any
market trend. Feeder cattle offerings were very light this week. Quality was
mostly plain and offered in small packages. Market activity was moderate. Weigh
up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Demand
for feeding cows was mostly moderate with good demand seen at times. Demand did
diminish as buyers filled loads and exited the market. High quality feeding
cows suitable to feed to premium white sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Thin
feeding cows mostly 1.00-2.00 higher. Packer buyers buying cows to hold for the
upcoming holidays showed moderate demand for these type offerings and stronger
demand than was seen last week. Many of these cows had a slight blemish, but
would feed for 1-4 weeks. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower on breaking cows,
boning and lean cows sold unevenly with higher prices seen on low yielding cows
and lower prices seen on average yielding cows. Regional packers were not in
the market this week and very few average to high yielding cows were purchased
to slaughter. Average to high yielding cows were mostly purchased to feed this
week. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive with lots of
variation in quality noticed. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average
this sale with many very full offerings noticed. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00
higher, driven higher by stronger feeding bull demand and competition between
packer buyers and private feeders. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed
sold mostly 15.00-20.00 higher on a larger, higher quality offering. Demand for
young offerings was mostly good, with very good demand seen for high quality
offerings off reputation ranches. Most of these offerings were purchased to go
south for fall calving programs.
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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 1370-1370 1370 139-139 139 Low Light Weight
15 1445-1785 1626 157-172 166.87 Low Return to Feed
22 1412-2005 1706 142.5-173 164.3 Low
14 1572-1930 1714 176-181 179.52 Average Return to Feed
20 1813-2330 2041 174-184 178.97 Average
1 2530-2530 2530 175-175 175 Average Heavy Weight
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
15 1296-1296 1296 178-178 178 High Return to Feed
210 1190-1540 1350 160-170.5 163.57 Average Return to Feed
9 1301-1498 1378 100-117.5 109.36 Low
77 1233-1620 1392 122-163 151.11 Low Return to Feed
4 1428-1560 1467 120-123 120.74 Average
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
26 1455-1685 1509 165-174 169.28 Average Return to Feed
1 1545-1545 1545 177-177 177 High Return to Feed
35 1470-1728 1587 141-166 159.14 Low Return to Feed
11 1443-1955 1662 143-165 152.04 Low
9 1590-1813 1701 167-170 168.59 Average
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
10 1005-1216 1122 87.5-95 93.76 Very Low
47 1059-1280 1147 97.5-118 107.05 Low
110 848-1403 1177 127.5-160.5 151.4 Low Return to Feed
154 923-1293 1185 160-166 163.29 Average Return to Feed
1 1210-1210 1210 172.5-172.5 172.5 High Return to Feed
5 1227-1227 1227 127.5-127.5 127.5 Average
1 810-810 810 75-75 75 Very Low Light Weight
4 938-990 955 92.5-112.5 102.97 Low Light Weight
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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
14 1055-1250 1097 2750-2900 2769.09 T1
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 1145-1179 1176 3400-3400 3400
3 1250-1250 1250 2500-2500 2500 Broken Mouth
6 1283-1283 1283 2575-2575 2575
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
16 1000-1198 1159 3050-3675 3589.5
7 1314-1314 1314 2750-2750 2750
1 1405-1405 1405 2700-2700 2700
27 1450-1510 1499 2350-2800 2688.12 Broken Mouth
3 935-935 935 2900-2900 2900 Thin Fleshed
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 1314-1314 1314 151-151 151 Broken Mouth T1
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
14 1151-1226 1178 1950-2150 2024.35 Broken Mouth
1 920-920 920 2100-2100 2100 Thin Fleshed
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 1214-1214 1214 3000-3000 3000
7 1178-1255 1221 2000-2100 2027.57 Thin Fleshed
1 1250-1250 1250 2450-2450 2450
3 1402-1402 1402 2100-2100 2100 Broken Mouth
1 1450-1450 1450 2300-2300 2300
BRED HEIFERS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 830-830 830 2100-2100 2100
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1130-1130 1130 3100-3100 3100
STOCK COWS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 660-793 758 255-285 275.13 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
95 805-1320 1061 171-315 239.22 O
6 1165-1275 1206 167.5-178 174.29 O
178 745-1250 938 210-335 310.38 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
23 780-1015 918 205-315 272.4 O
15 740-1125 997 184-270 228.24 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 745-745 745 155-155 155 Thin Fleshed O
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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
2 1155-1155 1155 240-240 240
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 498-498 498 367.5-367.5 367.5 Unweaned
2 878-878 878 295-295 295
HEIFERS - Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1165-1165 1165 265.5-265.5 265.5
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 305-305 305 465-465 465 Unweaned
6 924-924 924 294-294 294
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 234-234 234 580-580 580 Unweaned
6 273-273 273 560-560 560 Unweaned
4 570-570 570 320-320 320
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