USDA Billings, MT Cattle Auction 02/05 21:00
02/05/2026 | 9:00 pm CST USDA Billings, MT Cattle Auction 02/05 21:00
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Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)
Billings Livestock Commission-Billings,MT
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 02/05/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 2562 409 1109
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 205 196 205
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 179 249 485
Compared to last sale (1-29-26): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested last
sale to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were
noticed on both steers and heifers. Last weeks sale featured mostly weigh up
cows and bulls, while this weeks sale featured mostly feeder cattle. Demand for
all feeder cattle was good to very good on moderate offerings. Quality this
week was mostly average to very attractive with many home raised offerings
seen. Most feeder cattle were offered in moderate sized groups this sale with a
few load lots on offer as well. Demand for cattle too big to go to grass sold
was mostly very good. Private feeders and order buyers buying for packers both
showed very good demand for this weight of cattle. Heifer demand was very good
as well with replacement and feeding buyers both pushing to fill loads. Market
activity was very active with rapid bidding seen from a large buyer pool.
Internet bidding was active again this week. Weigh up cows sold on good demand
for light to moderate offerings. Feeding cow demand was good to very good with
a larger buyer pool actively buying cows to feed. Feeding cows sold mostly
steady to 3.00 higher. Some buyers were active in buying replacement cows as
they tried to purchase weigh cows to re-pregnancy check. Very few slaughter
cows were purchased this week as feeding demand and replacement demand pushed
cow prices over where slaughter buyers wanted to buy cows. Breaking slaughter
cows sold generally steady, boning cows and lean cows sold steady to weak.
Weigh up conditions were mostly below average with many full to very full
offerings noticed. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher in a
narrow comparison. Several buyers purchased feeding bulls this week and these
offerings sold mostly 5.00 higher. Young age offerings suitable to feed or
rebreed sold generally steady. Quality this week was mostly average.
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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 1315-1315 1315 207-207 207
BULLS - Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1035-1035 1035 270-270 270
BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 335-342 340 632.5-640 634.35
2 393-393 393 627.5-627.5 627.5
11 422-425 423 520-575 564.94
10 542-542 542 455-455 455
2 620-620 620 380-380 380
4 728-730 729 362.5-362.5 362.5
1 845-845 845 340-340 340
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 330-330 330 630-630 630
HEIFERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 418-418 418 450-450 450
4 686-686 686 365-365 365
2 735-735 735 353-353 353
2 750-750 750 369-369 369
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 343-343 343 590-590 590
44 360-380 372 574-592.5 582.07
40 415-440 428 505-532.5 524.53
38 453-494 484 480-502.5 491.11
76 500-539 522 455-480 474.05
27 552-584 577 432.5-435 433.71
105 603-635 621 390-423 409.05
70 653-677 665 369-392 380.03
18 692-699 697 360-363 360.99 Fleshy
130 700-748 718 354-372.5 362.7
4 723-723 723 361-361 361 Replacement
70 766-794 783 347-359 355.46
8 911-911 911 325-325 325
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 307-307 307 530-530 530
7 380-385 384 520-540 537.17
36 415-436 427 465-520 507.85
5 488-490 489 457.5-475 464.48
31 515-515 515 457-457 457 Replacement
24 525-548 539 400-430 414.3
76 571-571 571 446-446 446 Replacement
6 597-597 597 404-404 404
10 614-623 616 375-375 375
3 660-660 660 364-364 364
7 725-740 729 339-355 350.36
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 343-343 343 490-490 490
STEERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 423-423 423 557.5-557.5 557.5
2 678-678 678 404-404 404
STEERS - Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
82 601-601 601 431-431 431
STEERS - Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 546-546 546 390-390 390
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 330-330 330 680-680 680
17 350-397 370 605-650 627.26
9 419-443 430 592.5-607.5 600.63
84 463-496 483 540-592.5 559.49
7 520-542 536 507-542.5 513.73
102 552-595 572 465-506.5 491.45
71 608-646 625 430-467.5 448.55
74 662-695 675 409-435 421.18
105 707-748 736 389.5-409 393.92
179 750-757 752 380-392.5 385.96
72 800-843 815 358-377 367.68
107 851-873 865 350-361.5 360.51
63 911-924 923 358-358 358
14 966-966 966 346-346 346
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 325-325 325 625-625 625
20 426-432 428 552.5-587.5 559.54
9 454-473 462 550-565 558.18
6 535-535 535 495-495 495
81 560-599 588 425-474.5 457.67
28 615-639 634 417.5-430 425.23
11 685-687 687 399-400 399.18
2 708-708 708 385-385 385
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 403-414 410 500-520 506.55
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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
9 1437-1437 1437 3000-3000 3000 Broken Mouth
14 1250-1499 1456 3000-3250 3111.55
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1345-1345 1345 2850-2850 2850 T2-3
14 1464-1464 1464 3750-3750 3750 T2-3
19 1561-1561 1561 3250-3250 3250 Broken Mouth
T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 1243-1243 1243 2650-2650 2650
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 1075-1205 1163 3350-3625 3585.23 T2-3
3 1303-1303 1303 2650-2650 2650 Broken Mouth
T2-3
2 1308-1308 1308 3200-3200 3200 T2-3
BRED COWS - Small and Medium 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
13 763-763 763 165-165 165 T2-3
STOCK COWS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 780-780 780 295-295 295 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
37 845-1160 1005 240-310 284.25 O
33 900-1265 1058 130-315 246.98 O
5 1140-1410 1194 212.5-225 222.05 Fleshy O
13 1125-1545 1382 155-175 169.33 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1035-1035 1035 165-165 165 O
2 820-985 903 260-275 268.19 O
9 855-1105 996 175-250 215.18 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
4 1645-2065 1754 161-178 167.97 Low Return to Feed
14 1405-1995 1774 184.5-188 185.59 Average Return to Feed
13 1947-2235 1971 190-194 190.73 Average
5 1835-2148 2021 161-171 167.19 Low
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
3 1270-1465 1358 176-177 176.52 High Return to Feed
2 1370-1405 1388 122.5-127.5 124.97 Low
12 1268-1530 1404 144-149 145.88 Low Return to Feed
10 1320-1520 1414 129-145 136.1 Average
40 1280-1520 1428 164-172 169.53 Average Return to Feed
2 945-945 945 140-140 140 Average Light Weight
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
3 1458-1458 1458 163-163 163 Average Return to Feed
1 1460-1460 1460 177-177 177 High Return to Feed
12 1493-1709 1601 160-162 160.94 Low
3 1675-1740 1698 163-167 165 Average
3 1625-1790 1723 141-144 142.28 Very Low
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1060-1060 1060 133-133 133 Average
6 968-1170 1066 127-154 140.06 Low Return to Feed
9 1025-1200 1121 105-124 117.65 Low
7 1090-1195 1160 164-167.5 165.04 Average Return to Feed
3 1050-1275 1200 95-97.5 95.73 Very Low
8 1153-1283 1251 174-177 174.69 High Return to Feed
8 794-880 806 117.5-125 119.76 Low Light Weight
1 965-965 965 125-125 125 Average Light Weight
DAIRY COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 975-975 975 100-100 100 Low
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