USDA Billings, MT Cattle Auction 06/04 17:35
06/04/2026 | 5:35 pm CDT USDA Billings, MT Cattle Auction 06/04 17:35
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Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)
Billings Livestock Commission-Billings,MT
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 06/04/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 255 722 244
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 212 921 189
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 412 356 469
Compared to last sale (5-28-26): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested last
week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were
noticed on steers and steady undertones were noticed on heifers on a lower
quality offering. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive, but
overall was not as attractive as last week. CME Feeder cattle futures hit the
10.75 limit today after USDA confirmed the first U.S. case of New World
screwworm. Recent rainfall across dry northern Plains areas also helped boost
demand as buyers purchased some cattle to turn out on summer pastures. Demand
was mostly good to very good for light offerings. Most offerings were offered
in small groups this week. A small to moderate size crowd was on hand for
todays sale. Market activity was mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on moderate
demand and offerings. Demand for feeding cows was mostly moderate to good.
Canadian buyers were back in the market this week. American packers tried to
buy cows lower but with Canadian and private feeders both in the market,
feeding cows sold fully steady on all classes. Cow quality this week was mostly
average. Demand for slaughter cows was mostly light. Too few slaughter cows
were seen to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were
noticed. Demand for blemished or slightly lame feeding cows was good and most
offerings sold over slaughter cow orders this week. Slaughter bulls sold mostly
3.00-5.00 lower on lighter demand from all packer buyers. Demand for feeding
bull was good to very good. Some feeding bulls sold higher than slaughter bulls
on a dressed basis as feeding bull buyers continue to purchase thin and lower
yielding bulls to put on feed to improve yield. Bull quality this week was
mostly average to attractive. Feeding bulls sold mostly steady to weak due to
lighter demand from packers. Young age offerings suitable to feed or rebreed
were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however
higher undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mostly average. Demand
for young rebreed cows improved this week as rains helped improve pasture and
range conditions across the plains.
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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
5 1142-1142 1142 275-275 275
1 1155-1155 1155 263-263 263
3 1255-1260 1257 232-232.5 232.17
3 1383-1383 1383 232-232 232
BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 609-609 609 407.5-407.5 407.5
2 760-760 760 367.5-367.5 367.5
1 920-920 920 321-321 321
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 300-300 300 555-555 555 Unweaned
4 460-485 466 470-480 472.6
1 590-590 590 400-400 400
3 600-605 603 385-385 385
4 650-683 675 371-380 373.17
2 798-798 798 328-328 328
3 833-840 835 312.5-327.5 322.47
2 888-888 888 318-318 318
HEIFERS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 543-543 543 407.5-407.5 407.5
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 550-586 582 432.5-441 440
17 628-643 641 388-407 390.19
3 717-717 717 379-379 379
31 762-790 778 347-367 362.63
3 812-812 812 348-348 348
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 550-550 550 410-410 410
9 700-745 736 325-361 354.85
5 773-773 773 340-340 340
4 808-848 828 316-334 325.22
7 867-867 867 335-335 335
STEERS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 375-375 375 470-470 470
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
23 509-509 509 546-546 546
14 569-570 569 482.5-501 493.06
26 662-662 662 445-445 445
6 700-702 701 415-427 423.5
4 805-805 805 386-386 386
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1010-1010 1010 308-308 308
2 648-648 648 430-430 430
1 680-680 680 405-405 405
1 730-730 730 385-385 385
1 835-835 835 357-357 357
1 915-915 915 310-310 310
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 655-655 655 355-355 355
1 875-875 875 315-315 315
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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 1675-1675 1675 3350-3350 3350
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1340-1340 1340 3475-3475 3475
1 1345-1345 1345 2600-2600 2600 Broken Mouth
4 1514-1514 1514 2700-2700 2700
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1215-1215 1215 2700-2700 2700 Broken Mouth
T2-3
2 1185-1295 1240 3650-3700 3673.89 T2-3
4 1428-1428 1428 3050-3050 3050 T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 1180-1420 1321 3600-3700 3646.26
1 1415-1415 1415 3500-3500 3500
5 1195-1520 1433 3200-3500 3334.77 Broken Mouth
2 1555-1665 1610 3450-3450 3450
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1455-1455 1455 3400-3400 3400 T2-3
1 1455-1455 1455 3400-3400 3400 T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1225-1225 1225 3650-3650 3650
BRED HEIFERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1405-1405 1405 3600-3600 3600
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1170-1170 1170 3800-3800 3800
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1295-1375 1335 3350-3500 3422.75
BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1313-1313 1313 4200-4200 4200
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1695-1695 1695 4325-4325 4325 O
1 1710-1710 1710 4100-4100 4100 Broken Mouth O
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1370-1370 1370 4300-4300 4300 O
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1505-1505 1505 4000-4000 4000 O
3 1653-1655 1654 3900-3900 3900 Broken Mouth O
STOCK COWS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 775-860 818 310-325 317.11 O
STOCK COWS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 760-875 818 265-282.5 273.13 O
2 785-965 875 205-230 216.21 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
58 820-1380 1056 201-337.5 286.23 O
32 1003-1380 1132 192-310 245.54 O
10 1200-1313 1252 189-202 193.7 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
14 920-1305 1108 190-270 210.92 O
5 803-1385 919 203-305 274.27 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
2 1365-1485 1425 180-200 189.58 Low Light Weight
21 1330-1993 1618 212.5-221 216.33 Average Return to Feed
3 1670-1770 1703 201-210 206.88 Low Return to Feed
1 1705-1705 1705 185-185 185 Low
15 1540-2260 1972 215-219 216.55 Average
12 1825-2470 2162 221-239 225.35 High
BULLS - 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 2330-2330 2330 214-214 214 High
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
55 1260-1578 1377 186.5-193 188.13 High Return to Feed
18 1300-1675 1415 158-174 168.4 Low Return to Feed
58 1280-1616 1417 179-186.5 183.61 Average Return to Feed
1 1615-1615 1615 166-166 166 High
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
10 1448-1555 1501 185-196 188.57 High Return to Feed
20 1447-1845 1613 176-184 179.85 Average Return to Feed
7 1485-1705 1647 174-176 175.02 Average
10 1630-1935 1741 166-174.5 170.05 Low Return to Feed
1 1785-1785 1785 168-168 168 Low
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
3 1015-1185 1090 117.5-122 120.24 Very Low
7 1080-1200 1138 126-130 128.37 Low
23 1110-1178 1153 156-176.5 171.89 Low Return to Feed
5 1020-1290 1161 147-161 150.6 Average
33 1065-1275 1199 179-186.5 183.48 Average Return to Feed
2 1225-1235 1230 188-189 188.5 High Return to Feed
2 1255-1510 1383 172.5-184 178.78 High
3 760-843 815 85-105 98.79 Very Low Light Weight
7 825-965 908 124-137.5 131.72 Low Light Weight
4 948-995 960 157-164 162.19 High Light Weight
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