USDA Billings, MT Public Actn Wtd Avg 03/11 16:45
03/11/2026 | 4:45 pm CDT USDA Billings, MT Public Actn Wtd Avg 03/11 16:45
AMS_1774 MARS
Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Wed)
Public Auction Yards-Billings,MT
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 03/11/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE 495 520 322
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 323 1984 161
FEEDER CATTLE 174 0 506
Compared to last week (3-04-26): Feeder cattle were not well tested this week
and not tested at all last week, thus no trend is available. Quality this week
was mostly plain and offered in small packages or as singles. Demand was light
to moderate as quality and light receipts made it difficult for buyers to piece
together loads. Market activity was slow with a small crowd on hand for todays
sale. 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 fully steady. Quality this week was average to attractive,
however not as attractive as last weeks offering. Many sets of cows which had
be started on feed sold this week. Demand from packers was mostly light for
fleshy slaughter cows. Most of fed cows on offer were purchased to return to
feed as most needed another 30-60 days to grade premium white. Canadian buyers
were back in the market this week and they showed very good demand for feeding
cows to ship north and feed. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below
average today and significantly lower than last weeks sale. Several sets of fed
cows were pushing heavy amounts of fill. Cows with blemishes were also heavily
purchased to feed this week as buyers pushed cow prices well over packer buyers
orders for slaughter cows. Very few cows were purchased for immediate harvest
as feeding cow demand held cow prices above slaughter cow orders. Slaughter
cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however
steady undertones were noticed. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to
develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were
noticed. Feeding bull buyers were very aggressive in buying bulls to feed. This
helped keep slaughter bull prices near steady as feeding and slaughter buyers
bid over the same offerings. Demand for young cows remains very good. Young age
offerings sold mostly steady. Quality this week was average to attractive, but
not as attractive as last weeks, large, very attractive offering.
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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 1450-1550 1500 199-200 199.52 Average Return to Feed
9 1170-1775 1505 165-194 185.45 Low Return to Feed
1 1850-1850 1850 196-196 196 Low
19 1595-2325 1973 198-213 210.72 Average
4 1890-2110 2003 215-217 215.53 High
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
3 1300-1300 1300 132.5-132.5 132.5 Low
12 1210-1515 1366 184-196 186.72 High Return to Feed
83 1110-1585 1381 170-184 179.71 Average Return to Feed
7 1343-1535 1411 148-166 157.29 Low Return to Feed
58 1330-1440 1438 162-186 183.68 High
4 1345-1770 1555 148-162 156.98 Average
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
5 1426-1615 1464 182-184 183.56 High Return to Feed
74 1465-1710 1610 172-181 176.63 Average Return to Feed
13 1425-1815 1615 162-172 167.08 Low Return to Feed
4 1600-1785 1701 166-169.5 167.37 Average
8 1615-1835 1775 159-165 162.81 Low
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
3 1030-1140 1093 140-155 145.21 Average
3 1025-1235 1102 120-137.5 127.4 Low
17 1055-1230 1159 145-165 159.41 Low Return to Feed
4 1170-1255 1203 181-185 183.26 High Return to Feed
64 1090-1256 1226 168-180 174.43 Average Return to Feed
1 970-970 970 130-130 130 Low Light Weight
DAIRY COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
2 1388-1388 1388 139-139 139 Average
DAIRY COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
2 1335-1335 1335 138-138 138 Average
4 1501-1501 1501 125-125 125 Low
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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
8 1193-1193 1193 3500-3500 3500
2 1345-1345 1345 3100-3100 3100
1 1460-1460 1460 3400-3400 3400
2 1518-1518 1518 2700-2700 2700 Broken Mouth
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 1286-1286 1286 4000-4000 4000 T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 1182-1182 1182 2900-2900 2900 Thin Fleshed
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 1143-1143 1143 2100-2100 2100 Thin Fleshed
T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 1445-1533 1515 2850-2900 2892.05 Broken Mouth
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1313-1313 1313 4100-4100 4100 T2-3
STOCK COWS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1013-1013 1013 308-308 308 O
STOCK COWS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 780-895 857 195-265 216.25 O
2 898-898 898 260-260 260 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
194 906-1415 1049 200-319 275.07 O
32 1080-1450 1212 183-237.5 187.32 O
5 1276-1276 1276 210-210 210 Fleshy O
6 828-1005 900 295-321 306.05 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1090-1090 1090 187.5-187.5 187.5 O
15 935-1375 1111 177.5-255 222.08 O
11 815-1125 986 230-297.5 268.58 O
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 653-697 678 352.5-355 354.29
2 873-873 873 301-301 301
12 973-973 973 290-290 290
BULLS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 685-685 685 310-310 310
2 818-818 818 290-290 290
HEIFERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 625-625 625 387.5-387.5 387.5
3 715-715 715 342.5-342.5 342.5
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 566-566 566 422.5-422.5 422.5
14 741-741 741 340-340 340 Fleshy
1 770-770 770 330-330 330
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 432-432 432 485-485 485
2 450-460 455 470-480 475.05
5 512-540 523 420-420 420
5 630-637 634 395-396 395.6
7 644-644 644 332-332 332 Fleshy
2 743-743 743 320-320 320 Fleshy
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 243-243 243 450-450 450
2 320-320 320 465-465 465
4 370-370 370 470-470 470
2 445-445 445 430-430 430
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 298-298 298 590-590 590
3 488-488 488 520-520 520
1 595-595 595 420-420 420
6 605-610 607 410-420 416.65
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 250-250 250 510-510 510
2 388-388 388 495-495 495
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