USDA Billings, MT Weekly Wtd Avg 12/01 10:55
12/01/2025 | 10:55 am CST USDA Billings, MT Weekly Wtd Avg 12/01 10:55
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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary
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Livestock Weighted Average Report for 11/24/2025 - Final
Summary This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 1157 7333 2183
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 1695 4621 2020
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 1536 2414 1220
Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested last
sale to develop any market trend. A few remnant yearlings continue to be
marketed. Demand for yearlings was mostly light for light offerings. Steer and
heifer calves were too lightly tested in any particular weight to develop an
accurate market trend, however sharply lower undertones were noticed with most
sales 25.00-40.00 lower on steers and 20.00-30.00 lower on heifers than last
week. A combination of factors weighed on the market this week. Limit lower CME
feeder contracts were seen yesterday following the announcement of a plant
closing in Nebraska and limited buyer participation due to the holiday week.
Many buyers stated their customers were off the market this week as a result.
Demand was light to moderate for mostly light offerings. Slaughter cows sold
5.00-8.00 lower on breaking cows, boning and lean cows were too lightly tested
to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to firm undertones were
noticed. Demand for feeding cows was significantly lighter this week as fewer
buyers were in the stands to absorb offerings. Demand for high quality cows
suitable to feed to premium white was light to moderate this week and
significantly lower than last week. High quality feeding cows sold mostly
6.00-12.00 lower. Thin feeding cows sold mostly 12.00-15.00 lower as packers
showed significantly lighter demand for thin cows this week. Cow quality was
mostly average this week. All slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop
an accurate market trend, however lower undertones noted. Very few slaughter
cows were seen this week as most cows continue to be purchased to feed. Packers
continue to buy slightly blemished cows to feed and hold for the upcoming
holidays. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Young
age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on moderate to good demand. These
offerings sold mostly 5.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Demand was mostly
good for all bred cows on offer. Large crowds were on hand for bred cow
specials and demand remained very consistent throughout the sale. Market
activity was mostly active for all bred cows on offer.
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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
7 1110-1110 1110 251-251 251
BULLS - Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1160-1160 1160 230-230 230
BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 1030-1039 1037 282.5-287.5 286.51
2 428-428 428 440-440 440 Unweaned
2 478-478 478 350-350 350 Unweaned
2 555-575 565 330-372.5 350.87 Unweaned
3 692-692 692 272.5-272.5 272.5 Unweaned
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1000-1000 1000 270-270 270
5 479-479 479 382.5-382.5 382.5
3 690-690 690 250-250 250 Unweaned
2 725-725 725 260-260 260
1 955-955 955 262.5-262.5 262.5
HEIFERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 511-511 511 334-334 334
6 613-613 613 311-311 311
14 683-683 683 292.5-292.5 292.5
HEIFERS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 510-510 510 345-345 345 Unweaned
8 687-687 687 280-280 280
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 230-230 230 510-510 510 Unweaned
1 315-315 315 485-485 485
5 318-338 327 472.5-492.5 478.41 Unweaned
23 360-389 373 442.5-477.5 449.28 Unweaned
1 400-400 400 447.5-447.5 447.5
42 411-449 444 385-452.5 393.71 Unweaned
32 473-493 489 360-392 379.06 Unweaned
13 511-533 519 339-345 342.63 Unweaned
21 500-526 524 337.5-400 343.18
10 553-576 562 320-338 330.62 Unweaned
97 551-598 588 329.5-365 331.05
19 607-607 607 315.5-315.5 315.5
10 613-613 613 325-325 325 Unweaned
8 709-709 709 291-291 291
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 1038-1038 1038 254-254 254
6 348-348 348 457.5-457.5 457.5 Unweaned
13 410-443 432 355-410 371.46 Unweaned
3 443-443 443 357.5-357.5 357.5
11 474-474 474 350-350 350
5 460-498 480 345-360 351.86 Unweaned
6 570-578 573 313-315 314.33 Unweaned
5 628-630 628 291-300 292.8 Unweaned
7 656-656 656 297.5-297.5 297.5
3 727-727 727 271-271 271
18 772-772 772 275-275 275
4 831-831 831 270-270 270
25 858-899 871 265-281 275.82
38 909-948 924 265-268 266.71
9 952-982 972 261-265 262.31
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 480-480 480 300-300 300 Unweaned
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 265-288 280 612.5-640 621.17 Unweaned
7 305-330 309 565-585 581.94 Unweaned
19 355-382 376 482.5-545 490.02 Unweaned
27 403-428 411 480-495 480.55 Unweaned
5 440-440 440 460-460 460
30 457-492 487 425-457.5 429.51 Unweaned
9 512-515 513 415-419 417.22 Unweaned
66 550-596 571 365-400 381.19 Unweaned
8 581-581 581 362.5-362.5 362.5
13 600-622 614 350-366 356.02
19 600-630 626 347.5-372.5 363.42 Unweaned
45 651-659 654 347-352.5 348.67 Unweaned
57 671-685 680 334-349 338.93
5 737-737 737 327-327 327
6 788-788 788 281-281 281 Full
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 248-248 248 552.5-552.5 552.5 Unweaned
1 275-275 275 542.5-542.5 542.5 Unweaned
1 300-300 300 555-555 555 Unweaned
12 388-388 388 462.5-462.5 462.5 Unweaned
3 435-435 435 457.5-457.5 457.5 Unweaned
2 440-440 440 420-420 420
6 469-475 471 420-430 423.36 Unweaned
3 503-525 510 400-412.5 404.29
7 535-548 539 350-392 379.79 Unweaned
7 555-558 558 380-392 390.29
5 568-573 570 320-351 338.53 Unweaned
10 609-630 617 327.5-349 332.16 Unweaned
5 940-940 940 267.5-267.5 267.5
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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
5 1149-1340 1187 2700-2900 2854.85
14 1322-1322 1322 2050-2050 2050 Broken Mouth
BRED COWS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 900-900 900 1800-1800 1800 T1
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
12 1038-1288 1143 2850-3100 2954.17 T1
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
88 986-1328 1079 3100-3800 3570.66
16 1210-1305 1266 2650-3550 3092.46
16 1240-1299 1270 2500-2550 2524.42
60 1269-1482 1337 2000-2625 2459.89 Broken Mouth
25 971-971 971 2700-2700 2700 Thin Fleshed
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 1190-1190 1190 2400-2400 2400 Thin Fleshed
88 1045-1494 1253 3700-4600 4029.01
263 1225-1497 1348 2175-3000 2711.07 Broken Mouth
101 1209-1486 1387 2700-3600 3001.49
45 1200-1815 1491 3200-3925 3702
2 1553-1553 1553 2700-2700 2700 Fleshy
5 858-858 858 3500-3500 3500 Thin Fleshed
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
16 1398-1526 1454 3700-3700 3700 T2-3
11 1533-1533 1533 3800-3800 3800 T2-3
1 1595-1595 1595 2700-2700 2700 Broken Mouth
T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1070-1075 1073 2750-2800 2774.94 T1
1 1080-1080 1080 2200-2200 2200 T1
4 1313-1313 1313 1925-2150 2037.5 T1
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1127-1127 1127 1850-1850 1850 Thin Fleshed
8 1161-1303 1232 2800-2900 2852.88
4 1168-1410 1289 2200-3100 2607.76
20 1228-1371 1297 1800-2300 2046.02 Broken Mouth
4 1270-1478 1374 2300-2450 2369.32
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 1083-1100 1087 1900-2000 1974.71 Thin Fleshed
12 1000-1385 1259 2300-3100 2814.24
32 1048-1578 1266 2800-3200 3060.58
22 1197-1360 1297 2000-2300 2145.62 Broken Mouth
36 1219-1436 1340 1900-2550 2336.56
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 1151-1151 1151 2900-2900 2900 T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1245-1245 1245 1850-1850 1850 Thin Fleshed
BRED HEIFERS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 823-823 823 2750-2750 2750
BRED HEIFERS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 871-877 873 2750-3200 3049.31
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 966-966 966 3400-3400 3400
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1120-1120 1120 3600-3600 3600
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 950-950 950 2800-2800 2800
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 1359-1359 1359 4025-4025 4025 T1
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
14 1225-1225 1225 3800-3800 3800 O
STOCK COWS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 745-795 765 245-290 271.37 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
161 850-1285 1074 160-315 236.12 O
8 1000-1240 1106 210-236.5 218.09 Fleshy O
6 1067-1255 1145 162-171 167.29 O
1 1655-1655 1655 180-180 180 Fleshy O
157 795-1260 976 231-315 281.55 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
56 804-1200 905 205-305 260.28 O
19 810-1233 991 170-250 209.61 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 1208-1208 1208 160-160 160 Average Light Weight
12 1115-1960 1685 142-171.5 161.77 Low Return to Feed
26 1285-2205 1774 130-172 157.78 Low
19 1275-2090 1793 171-180.5 178.6 Average Return to Feed
23 1625-2205 1874 170-180 173.82 Average
1 2070-2070 2070 186-186 186 High
BULLS - 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
3 1660-1680 1673 173-175 173.66 Average
1 1805-1805 1805 183-183 183 High
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
17 1262-1395 1325 102.5-125 116.99 Low
333 1080-1665 1338 150-168 157.87 Average Return to Feed
143 1200-1623 1367 107-154 141.53 Low Return to Feed
143 1200-1623 1367 107-154 141.53 Low Return to Feed
1 1415-1415 1415 148-148 148 High
8 1290-1575 1428 124-143 136.14 Average
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
77 1400-1730 1522 153-168 161.46 Average Return to Feed
31 1495-1738 1584 137-159 151.48 Low Return to Feed
7 1602-1602 1602 167-167 167 High Return to Feed
10 1513-1853 1674 156-162 158.15 Average
39 1480-1905 1696 143-159 152.45 Low
1 1740-1740 1740 136-136 136 Very Low Return to Feed
1 2140-2140 2140 139-139 139 Very Low Heavy Weight
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
5 1010-1225 1101 125-138 131.96 Average
16 945-1250 1116 65-104 89.14 Very Low
20 1035-1295 1131 100-123 108.61 Low
203 910-1328 1145 107.5-154.5 136.46 Low Return to Feed
13 1035-1190 1161 166-172.5 170.62 High Return to Feed
157 900-1294 1188 141-165 153.99 Average Return to Feed
4 770-960 859 100-115 107.27 Low Light Weight
3 820-973 922 60-75 70.55 Very Low Light Weight
DAIRY COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 935-935 935 105-105 105 Low Light Weight
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