USDA Billings, MT Public Actn Wtd Avg 05/14 19:00
05/14/2025 | 7:00 pm CDT USDA Billings, MT Public Actn Wtd Avg 05/14 19:00
AMS_1774 MARS
Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Wed)
Public Auction Yards-Billings,MT
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 05/14/2025 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
------------------------------------------------------------
Total Receipts:
------------------------------------------------------------
FEEDER CATTLE 1778 58 1673
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 30 761 58
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 110 321 222
Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were scarcely tested last week as that
sale featured bred cows, pairs and weigh up cattle thus no trend can be made.
Demand was mostly good to very good for light to moderate offerings. Quality
today was mixed from plain to very attractive. Demand was very good for all
cattle suitable to go to grass. Demand for heifers was good to very good as
order buyers buying for packers and order buyers buying for private feeders
both bid aggressively over high quality offerings. No heifers were purchased
for replacements this week as demand for heifers to feed was too strong. Many
sets of cattle were out of backgrounding lots, however flesh conditions were
mostly light to moderate as most cattle were developed specifically for grass.
Many cutback cattle were seen today as producers clean out lots. Many sets of
unreportable cattle were seen as they had some sort of blemish. Even slightly
blemished cattle sold on moderate to good demand as buyers showed good demand
for cattle to fill feedlots. Market activity was mostly active today with a
good crowd on hand of order buyers, ranchers, and internet bidders actively
bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand for light
offerings. Packers showed moderate demand for slaughter cows this week.
Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend,
however firm undertones were noticed, with a larger pool of slaughter buyers
noticed this week. Demand for feeding cows remains good. Feeding cows sold
steady to firm as packers and private feeders both showed good demand for cows
to feed. Cow quality was mostly average today with a limited offering of
attractive cows noticed. Weigh up conditions were mostly average today.
Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady in a narrow comparison. Bull quality this
week was average to attractive. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were
too lightly tested today to develop any market trend. Good demand was seen for
limited offerings. Quality this week was mostly average.
---------------------------------------------------------------
FEEDER CATTLE
---------------------------------------------------------------
BULLS - Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1290-1290 1290 180-180 180
BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 600-600 600 357.5-357.5 357.5
BULLS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 608-608 608 312.5-312.5 312.5
HEIFERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 655-655 655 291-291 291
17 806-806 806 266-266 266
2 893-893 893 242-242 242
HEIFERS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 640-640 640 285-285 285 Spayed
HEIFERS - Medium 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 512-512 512 280-280 280
4 587-587 587 280-280 280
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 483-483 483 370-370 370
12 515-515 515 360-370 369.17
13 576-589 580 330-334 332.75
7 611-611 611 324-324 324
181 652-698 690 305-322.5 311.22
42 700-734 721 290-309 299.44
24 775-775 775 272.5-272.5 272.5 Fleshy
30 752-791 783 299-304 299.96 Fancy
4 804-804 804 261-261 261 Full
39 802-836 809 280-284 283.15
19 860-878 877 260-266 265.16
23 900-906 903 258-259 258.43
21 956-956 956 255-255 255
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
16 470-495 488 325-332.5 331.87
11 518-519 519 330-337.5 336.14
6 555-586 576 320-320 320
34 613-641 639 302.5-323.5 322.32
3 660-695 683 297.5-305 299.91
5 733-735 734 275-287 279.81
14 778-778 778 272-272 272
4 815-815 815 252.5-269 260.75
4 815-815 815 252.5-269 260.75
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 447-447 447 340-340 340
13 523-543 526 295-302 300.89
4 581-581 581 305-305 305
6 641-641 641 271-271 271
12 685-685 685 275-275 275 Spayed
2 738-738 738 271-271 271
4 774-774 774 243-243 243 Fleshy
STEERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 620-620 620 346-346 346
26 701-705 704 298-323 301.83
2 783-783 783 291-291 291
14 850-850 850 287-287 287
STEERS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 377-377 377 425-425 425
STEERS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 426-426 426 355-355 355
STEERS - Medium 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
17 636-636 636 257-257 257
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 1021-1021 1021 261-261 261 Fleshy
6 538-538 538 428-428 428
40 552-578 559 392-406 395.62
72 600-648 638 360-383 365.44
166 665-694 684 334-357.5 336.85
16 705-729 724 324-332 326.07
156 752-799 783 312.5-329 318.86
47 805-832 830 307-310 307.25
5 861-861 861 275-275 275 Fleshy
47 905-924 918 280-292 286.36
2 953-953 953 273-273 273
17 991-991 991 261-261 261 Fleshy
10 992-992 992 264-264 264 Full
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
16 1068-1068 1068 244-244 244 Fleshy
3 358-358 358 445-445 445
6 470-480 477 407.5-412.5 409.14
12 540-540 540 391-391 391
42 648-648 648 355-355 355
23 668-699 684 323-329 326.41
46 700-745 721 302-320 314.31
5 793-793 793 295-295 295
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 273-273 273 445-445 445
1 495-495 495 390-390 390
16 550-586 571 300-335 317.31
23 735-747 740 270-277.5 272.96
STEERS - Small 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 325-325 325 200-200 200
4 364-364 364 190-190 190
---------------------------------------------------------------
REPLACEMENT CATTLE
---------------------------------------------------------------
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1390-1390 1390 2650-2650 2650 Broken Mouth
1 1650-1650 1650 2800-2800 2800
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 950-1050 1007 226-261 242.58 O
7 1033-1300 1170 165-216 183.38 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1085-1085 1085 175-175 175 O
2 850-1055 953 210-245 225.62 O
---------------------------------------------------------------
SLAUGHTER CATTLE
---------------------------------------------------------------
BULLS - 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
2 1320-1515 1418 162.5-166 164.13 Low Return to Feed
2 1580-1925 1753 170-187 179.34 Average Return to Feed
4 1575-1985 1816 152-177 165.77 Low
9 1675-2165 1892 171-179 175.64 Average
3 1930-2275 2045 187-207.5 194.6 High
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
24 1277-1383 1329 150-159 155.74 Average Return to Feed
1 1355-1355 1355 148-148 148 Average
7 1285-1670 1409 160-167 162.89 High Return to Feed
3 1390-1460 1413 143-149 146.93 Low Return to Feed
1 1470-1470 1470 161-161 161 High
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1585-1585 1585 142-142 142 Low Return to Feed
1 1645-1645 1645 139.5-139.5 139.5 Low
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
9 1010-1275 1143 115-128 121.8 Low
8 1100-1255 1150 147-158.5 150.93 Average Return to Feed
9 1030-1395 1171 120-144 132.44 Low Return to Feed
3 1170-1258 1229 159-164 160.59 High Return to Feed
4 788-980 837 112-120 116.23 Low Light Weight
1 845-845 845 142.5-142.5 142.5 Average Light Weight
DAIRY COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1410-1410 1410 129-129 129 Average
[06001349]