Public Auction Yards
Billings, MT

Market information provided by USDA

04 MAR '26

Compared to last week (2-25-26): Feeder cattle were not tested this week as this sale featured bred cows and weigh ups. Demand for weigh up cows was very good. Almost every cow purchased today was purchased to feed in some capacity. Feeding cows sold mostly 4.00-8.00 higher on all classes. Quality this week was average to very attractive with many long strings of reputation cows on offer. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to above average today as most offerings were worked through the chute before the sale and offered buyers very good weigh conditions. Demand for feeding cows was very good with a large number of local ranchers and order buyers in the stands. Canadian buyers were back in the market this week and showed very good demand for cows to ship north and feed. Cows with blemishes were also heavily purchased to feed this week as buyers pushed cow prices well over packer buyers orders for slaughter cows. Over 500 open cows and bulls were on offer today and less than 50 head were purchased for immediate harvest! Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to firm undertones were noticed. Several sets of very attractive, reputation young cows sold this sale. Demand for young cows suitable to rebreed was very good. Young age offerings sold mostly 10.00-15.00 higher on a very attractive offering. A large offering of bred cows was on hand for todays sale. Demand was good to very good with a very large crowd of buyers in the stands. Ranchers were very active in buying bred cows this week and pushed bred cow offerings higher than the last bred cow special last month. Most young to middle age bred cows sold $200-350/head higher than the last bred cow special January 14th. Aged, broken mouth cows saw the largest price increase with many sets advancing $400-800/head or more on a few very attractive offerings.