USDA Billings, MT Cattle Auction 12/04 21:00
12/04/2025 | 9:00 pm CST USDA Billings, MT Cattle Auction 12/04 21:00
AMS_1777 MARS
Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)
Billings Livestock Commission-Billings,MT
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 12/04/2025 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 1801 3694 6162
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 6 0 91
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 32 0 204
Compared to two weeks ago: Yearling steers sold 7.00 to 15.00 higher and
yearling heifers sold sharply higher. Yearling quality was mostly good. Steer
calves and heifer calves under 500 lbs sold sharply higher with good demand.
Feeder calf quality this week was mostly attractive. Slaughter cattle and
Replacement cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend.
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 360-360 360 612.5-612.5 612.5
BULLS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 320-345 333 570-590 579.62
2 378-378 378 550-550 550
4 468-495 482 402.5-405 403.79
3 550-558 555 400-405 401.65
2 705-705 705 322.5-322.5 322.5
2 855-855 855 302-302 302
1 935-935 935 220-220 220
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 305-347 337 475-500 494.34
22 354-385 374 475-500 489.71
9 403-411 407 470-480 475.6
14 437-437 437 560-560 560 Fancy
37 455-479 470 436-450 446.08
24 500-543 522 387.5-420 407.38
11 550-568 561 386-390 389.01
37 610-635 619 356-370 367.78
8 622-622 622 409.5-409.5 409.5 Fancy
8 656-663 659 342-355 350.09
30 716-739 718 326-337 336.24
6 804-804 804 320-320 320
10 892-892 892 316-316 316
27 964-964 964 300-300 300
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 370-388 384 465-467.5 466.9
26 423-448 440 450-460 456.54
38 470-499 494 425-433.5 432.39
19 510-549 541 386-387 386.9
8 558-560 559 371-379 375.99
10 605-639 625 349-350 349.39
2 650-650 650 336-336 336
4 715-715 715 320-320 320
25 778-778 778 323-323 323 Spayed
24 975-975 975 288-288 288 Spayed
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 1010-1048 1020 235-235 235
3 293-293 293 460-460 460
7 310-323 314 410-455 428.88
4 375-393 384 405-440 422.91
13 420-445 435 425-445 433.85
19 480-494 491 385-410 405.05
12 510-535 524 350-376 368.94
8 550-595 567 342.5-361 350.12
6 629-640 633 337-344 339.36
2 685-695 690 321-330 325.53
4 705-743 733 311-317.5 314.78
2 778-778 778 320-320 320 Spayed
1 845-845 845 263-263 263
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 325-325 325 385-385 385
7 367-367 367 335-335 335
5 524-535 526 330-341 332.24
3 612-612 612 311-311 311
1 675-675 675 305-305 305
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
13 358-370 365 625-640 638.84
34 400-431 416 565-585 574.79
22 454-472 462 512-532.5 523.59
84 500-523 514 465-480 471.78
55 550-579 569 433-465 442.3
20 607-618 614 405-414 410.08
76 658-696 694 379-387 386.6
54 703-716 713 364.5-374 370.07
4 780-780 780 353-353 353
47 807-829 828 345-350 345.31
16 920-930 929 308-317 309.11
7 958-958 958 319-319 319
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 225-225 225 660-660 660
3 297-297 297 620-620 620
6 310-310 310 595-595 595
6 378-378 378 597.49-597.49 597.49
9 400-448 435 525-545 533.88
27 460-499 487 480-500 492.55
160 502-549 528 440-462 450.86
57 556-587 579 419-439 424.96
9 624-624 624 399.5-399.5 399.5
28 679-682 680 369-372 370.39
10 739-739 739 355-355 355
14 769-794 776 343-344 343.71
3 807-807 807 323-323 323
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 230-230 230 640-640 640
1 290-290 290 590-590 590
29 314-348 326 570-580 571.81
14 364-397 378 560-565 562.25
7 427-427 427 475-475 475
21 455-498 492 435-475 455.61
13 515-545 534 415-441 430.52
23 550-597 585 408-419 412.05
15 600-638 635 391-394 393.68
6 660-695 676 340-365 356.73
6 705-723 717 342-353 346.49
13 770-770 770 331-337 331.46
2 848-848 848 309-309 309
STEERS - Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 635-635 635 357.5-357.5 357.5
2 673-673 673 346-346 346
STEERS - Medium and Large 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 295-295 295 555-555 555
4 325-325 325 510-510 510
1 365-365 365 500-500 500
4 425-442 438 415-420 416.21
7 455-487 475 412.5-420 413.53
4 545-545 545 345-345 345
2 650-650 650 322.5-330 326.25
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 925-972 960 262.5-270 268.19 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
1 1095-1095 1095 160-160 160 Average Return to Feed
5 1467-1903 1641 180-182 181.07 High
3 1660-1660 1660 137.5-137.5 137.5 Low Return to Feed
5 1605-1870 1817 162-162.5 162.09 Low
2 1702-2405 2054 170-171 170.59 Average
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1190-1190 1190 163-163 163 Average Return to Feed
2 1040-1365 1203 126-135 129.89 Low Return to Feed
2 1210-1405 1308 140-149 144.16 Average
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1435-1435 1435 161-161 161 High
1 1540-1540 1540 167-167 167 Average Return to Feed
2 1758-1758 1758 147-147 147 Average
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
3 1142-1155 1146 97.5-120 105.06 Average
2 1190-1190 1190 114-114 114 Average Return to Feed
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