USDA Billings, MT Weekly Wtd Avg 03/02 10:10
03/02/2026 | 10:10 am CST USDA Billings, MT Weekly Wtd Avg 03/02 10:10
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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary
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Livestock Weighted Average Report for 02/23/2026 - Final
Summary This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 4727 1247 4758
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 179 476 647
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 362 380 1239
Compared to last week: Steers under 750 lbs sold generally steady to firm.
Steers over 750 lbs were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate
market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Heifers under 450 lbs were
too lightly tested to develop any market trend, 450-549 lbs heifers sold
generally steady. 550-649 lbs heifers offered the best test this week selling
mostly 10.00-20.00 higher. All other weights of heifers were too lightly tested
to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed.
Most cattle were offered in moderate size packages up to load lots this week.
Quality was mostly average to very attractive this week with lots of variation
noticed. Demand overall was good to very good. Demand for high quality cattle,
suitable to run on grass, remains very good. Replacement and feeding heifer
buyers both showed very good demand for heifers which could fit both buyers
needs. This class of offerings these offerings showed the largest week over
week gains. CME positions sold off late in the week as lower fed cattle prices
weighed on the market. The March closed at 355.425, 12.60 lower than last
Friday. The April closed at 351.20, 13.85 lower than last Friday. The May
contract closed Friday at 347.20, 13.80 lower than last Friday. Market activity
was mostly active despite lower CME positions for the week as buyers continue
to bid aggressively over limited offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good
to very good demand for light offerings. Feeding cow demand remains the driving
force in the market. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to weak as packer buyers
were less aggressive when bidding on feeding cows. A large crowd of feeding cow
buyers were present at all sales this week which helped hold feeding cow prices
near steady. Buyers showed willingness to take even blemished cows to feed as
supplies are currently very tight as very few older cows are being marketed.
One sale this week only had 28 cows on offer! Slaughter cow demand remains
strong as packers continue to show good demand for limited slaughter offerings.
Packers were forced to purchase some feeding cows for slaughter this week as
packers needed cows to cover immediate harvest needs. Slaughter cows were too
lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however sharply higher
undertones were noticed. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Demand for young
age cows suitable to feed or rebreed was mostly moderate to good this week. A
few cows and heifers which lost calves are starting to be marketed. Demand for
high quality offerings is very good. Coming 2 year old cows sold mostly steady
to firm on an average to attractive quality offering.
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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
1 510-510 510 540-540 540
1 570-570 570 430-430 430
7 620-639 636 402.5-410 403.54
3 695-695 695 385-385 385
2 705-715 710 375-375 375
7 806-837 819 322.5-350 334.54
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 357-357 357 507.5-507.5 507.5
5 480-490 484 477.5-490 484.94
1 500-500 500 490-490 490
2 798-798 798 345-345 345
1 895-895 895 315-315 315
HEIFERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 460-465 461 505-505 505
7 616-616 616 405-405 405
20 668-679 677 364-386 382.75
28 702-702 702 371-371 371
HEIFERS - Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 630-630 630 375-375 375
HEIFERS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 435-435 435 505-505 505
84 543-545 544 447.5-450 448.96
5 567-567 567 415-415 415
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 391-391 391 550-562.5 556.82
18 425-428 427 532.5-542 539.37
198 461-499 474 488-531 512.38
188 502-548 524 456-487 473.76
216 553-597 573 430-467 451.88
411 600-649 634 399-452.5 432.34
229 617-645 636 410-446 435.9 Replacement
388 650-695 672 365-398 386.03
136 675-696 681 392-407 400.27 Replacement
16 700-717 705 398-418 404.35 Replacement
62 700-725 717 356-380 375.08
62 739-739 739 2900-2900 2900 Replacement
34 726-746 743 341-351 349.56 Fleshy
179 751-752 752 3050-3075 3072.07 Replacement
19 767-774 769 359-362 359.79
11 785-785 785 343-343 343 Fleshy
116 808-845 831 340-347.5 342.78
5 852-852 852 2950-2950 2950 Replacement
39 939-939 939 2975-2975 2975
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
14 403-445 422 510-540 533.44
10 470-495 483 490-500 496.48
14 536-548 541 448-455 451.96
233 567-593 574 412.5-438 432.86
25 620-649 636 365-405 389.57
31 656-688 672 350-377.5 373.52
7 705-743 738 353-356 355.59
18 769-769 769 339-339 339
9 828-840 829 310-330 327.75
6 863-863 863 331-331 331
9 955-955 955 312-312 312
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 336-336 336 505-505 505
2 393-393 393 482.5-482.5 482.5
9 420-429 428 495-505 503.91
STEERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 455-495 475 527.5-557.5 541.87
2 510-510 510 547.5-547.5 547.5
4 626-626 626 435-435 435
24 708-708 708 395-395 395
3 775-775 775 375-375 375
24 914-937 926 333-338 335.26
STEERS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
17 590-598 595 442.5-473 453.17
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
16 400-424 415 600-620 618.8
66 453-484 474 559-615 574
230 509-548 540 511-550 517.32
160 550-584 573 485-517 493.75
136 600-649 613 445-487.5 465.08
207 660-690 671 413.5-435 425.91
35 700-730 725 395-415 402.49
62 760-778 778 377.5-391 377.79
54 808-849 828 359.5-369 363.41
31 815-847 829 340.5-345 342.92 Fleshy
11 886-886 886 348-348 348 Full
21 967-967 967 328-328 328 Fleshy
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 303-334 317 620-640 629.37
5 373-377 375 575-595 587.05
39 406-442 415 560-596 584.33
4 465-495 480 530-552.5 541.6
52 528-549 545 495-505 499.9
29 570-598 585 452-477.5 468.8
15 621-648 641 422.5-438 426.51
10 663-663 663 382.5-382.5 382.5 Fleshy
8 666-666 666 430-430 430 Thin Fleshed
37 657-675 672 402.5-422 416.82
5 710-710 710 375-375 375 Fleshy
31 710-745 734 370.5-390 374.5
64 795-795 795 360.5-360.5 360.5
10 886-886 886 336-336 336 Fleshy
2 898-898 898 344-344 344
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 380-380 380 565-565 565
2 400-400 400 525-525 525
5 494-494 494 507.5-507.5 507.5
1 585-585 585 415-415 415
3 673-673 673 367.5-367.5 367.5
2 745-745 745 362.5-362.5 362.5
1 805-805 805 340-340 340
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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
1 1315-1315 1315 3400-3400 3400
2 1610-1610 1610 3250-3250 3250
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1363-1363 1363 3800-3800 3800
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 1363-1455 1394 2700-2700 2700
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1545-1545 1545 3050-3050 3050 T2-3
STOCK COWS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 820-820 820 275-275 275 O
STOCK COWS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 840-985 911 205-240 223.44 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
69 840-1400 1020 200-320 279.83 O
6 1200-1260 1223 174-187 183.29 O
34 713-1155 914 235-340 307.97 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
18 860-1345 1091 167.5-277.5 212.7 O
6 820-980 928 255-290 279.82 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
6 1290-1685 1566 188-197.5 192.48 Average Return to Feed
9 1245-1965 1581 170-186.5 174.79 Low Return to Feed
4 1740-2015 1940 173-186 179.98 Low
16 1680-2305 1987 184-205 194.89 Average
5 1870-2350 2098 209-218 211.4 High
1 2540-2540 2540 202-202 202 Average Heavy Weight
1 2620-2620 2620 206-206 206 High Heavy Weight
BULLS - 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
4 1825-2315 1948 198-206 200.38 Average
1 2490-2490 2490 186-186 186 Low
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
16 1220-1545 1359 142-173 151.58 Average
50 1255-1675 1369 180-182 180.24 High Return to Feed
5 1315-1565 1380 120-150 133.88 Low
85 1225-1545 1397 164.5-180 173.27 Average Return to Feed
20 1280-1600 1431 145-164 157.17 Low Return to Feed
7 1320-1715 1446 171-175 173.86 High
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
10 1382-1382 1382 180.5-180.5 180.5 High Return to Feed
1 1575-1575 1575 163-163 163 Low
5 1545-1660 1615 170-176.5 173.6 Average Return to Feed
1 1670-1670 1670 156-156 156 Low Return to Feed
21 1505-2020 1671 165-178.5 171.61 Average
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
24 1010-1245 1129 135-163 148.35 Low Return to Feed
8 1000-1255 1141 139-169 149.51 Average
14 1060-1255 1157 122-136 130.94 Low
2 1155-1160 1158 110-112.5 111.25 Very Low
20 1115-1243 1202 161-177 171.85 Average Return to Feed
9 1214-1220 1215 179-179.5 179.44 High Return to Feed
2 805-855 830 110-125 117.27 Low Light Weight
1 900-900 900 130-130 130 Average Light Weight
1 935-935 935 85-85 85 Very Low Light Weight
1 990-990 990 182.5-182.5 182.5 High Light Weight
DAIRY COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 725-725 725 115-115 115 Low Light Weight
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