Public Auction Yards
Billings, MT
Market information provided by USDA
03 DEC '25
Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Feeder cattle offerings were light this week. Quality was mostly good and offered in small packages with many singles in the offering. Market activity was moderate to good. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Demand for feeding cows was mostly moderate with good demand seen at times. Slaughter cows sold steady on breaking cows, boning cows sold 11.00 to 15.00 higher and lean cows sold 8.00 to 15.00 lower. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive with lots of variation in quality noticed. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 10.00-12.00 higher. Bred cows sold steady to 250.00 lower with plain to attractive quality.
CATTLE
BRED COWS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 27 |
1315.00-1430.00 |
1370.00 |
2000.00-2450.00 |
2333.83 |
| 14 |
1117.00-1216.00 |
1164.00 |
2600.00-3700.00 |
3370.60 |
| 10 |
1060.00-1141.00 |
1123.00 |
2100.00-2800.00 |
2607.45 |
| 5 |
1240.00-1535.00 |
1380.00 |
1850.00-2050.00 |
1948.77 |
| 16 |
1060.00-1465.00 |
1224.00 |
2350.00-2700.00 |
2533.27 |
BRED HEIFERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 11 |
889.00-889.00 |
889.00 |
2550.00-2550.00 |
2550.00 |
| 2 |
995.00-1050.00 |
1023.00 |
2350.00-2450.00 |
2398.66 |
BULLS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 1 |
935.00-935.00 |
935.00 |
2.80-2.80 |
2.80 |
BULLS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 2 |
758.00-758.00 |
758.00 |
2.70-2.70 |
2.70 |
BULLS / N/A / N/A
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 7 |
1625.00-2126.00 |
2005.00 |
1.79-1.81 |
1.79 |
| 5 |
1298.00-1298.00 |
1298.00 |
1.38-1.38 |
1.38 |
| 6 |
1395.00-1755.00 |
1679.00 |
1.60-1.62 |
1.61 |
| 5 |
1255.00-1788.00 |
1679.00 |
1.43-1.62 |
1.53 |
| 12 |
1213.00-2180.00 |
1628.00 |
1.65-1.75 |
1.71 |
COW-CALF PAIRS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 1 |
1627.00-1627.00 |
1627.00 |
2650.00-2650.00 |
2650.00 |
| 1 |
1255.00-1255.00 |
1255.00 |
3300.00-3300.00 |
3300.00 |
COWS / N/A / N/A
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 4 |
1243.00-1430.00 |
1337.00 |
1.29-1.33 |
1.31 |
| 29 |
850.00-1260.00 |
1122.00 |
1.03-1.23 |
1.17 |
| 30 |
905.00-1300.00 |
1148.00 |
1.26-1.66 |
1.40 |
| 12 |
1170.00-1575.00 |
1392.00 |
1.25-1.42 |
1.34 |
| 26 |
1050.00-1379.00 |
1311.00 |
1.58-1.66 |
1.60 |
| 45 |
1340.00-1775.00 |
1556.00 |
1.50-1.60 |
1.57 |
| 13 |
1345.00-1985.00 |
1589.00 |
1.22-1.42 |
1.34 |
| 63 |
1045.00-1500.00 |
1240.00 |
1.44-1.58 |
1.51 |
| 100 |
1135.00-1547.00 |
1412.00 |
1.53-1.75 |
1.63 |
| 3 |
1515.00-1630.00 |
1557.00 |
1.61-1.65 |
1.62 |
| 18 |
1000.00-1263.00 |
1164.00 |
0.80-0.95 |
0.88 |
| 106 |
1035.00-1470.00 |
1249.00 |
1.43-1.81 |
1.62 |
| 2 |
885.00-1215.00 |
1050.00 |
1.00-1.08 |
1.03 |
| 12 |
1123.00-1445.00 |
1187.00 |
1.28-1.62 |
1.47 |
| 13 |
1186.00-1350.00 |
1203.00 |
1.80-2.33 |
1.93 |
| 22 |
1052.00-1328.00 |
1236.00 |
1.56-1.93 |
1.71 |
| 11 |
1095.00-1330.00 |
1211.00 |
1.41-1.69 |
1.51 |
HEIFERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 16 |
511.00-513.00 |
512.00 |
3.50-3.70 |
3.61 |
| 13 |
680.00-685.00 |
681.00 |
3.22-3.38 |
3.26 |
| 9 |
605.00-613.00 |
608.00 |
3.47-3.51 |
3.50 |
| 6 |
610.00-610.00 |
610.00 |
3.60-3.60 |
3.60 |
| 2 |
1030.00-1030.00 |
1030.00 |
2.60-2.60 |
2.60 |
| 8 |
551.00-551.00 |
551.00 |
3.45-3.45 |
3.45 |
| 1 |
725.00-725.00 |
725.00 |
3.13-3.13 |
3.13 |
HEIFERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 1 |
450.00-450.00 |
450.00 |
3.20-3.20 |
3.20 |
| 2 |
575.00-590.00 |
583.00 |
3.00-3.20 |
3.10 |
| 2 |
520.00-525.00 |
523.00 |
3.30-3.35 |
3.33 |
| 3 |
650.00-690.00 |
677.00 |
3.10-3.15 |
3.12 |
| 2 |
375.00-390.00 |
383.00 |
3.60-3.80 |
3.70 |
| 1 |
715.00-715.00 |
715.00 |
2.80-2.80 |
2.80 |
| 3 |
605.00-605.00 |
605.00 |
3.00-3.00 |
3.00 |
STEERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 1 |
1060.00-1060.00 |
1060.00 |
2.78-2.78 |
2.78 |
| 2 |
518.00-518.00 |
518.00 |
4.30-4.30 |
4.30 |
| 11 |
600.00-600.00 |
600.00 |
3.81-3.81 |
3.81 |
| 4 |
749.00-749.00 |
749.00 |
3.45-3.45 |
3.45 |
| 1 |
890.00-890.00 |
890.00 |
2.85-2.85 |
2.85 |
| 5 |
575.00-575.00 |
575.00 |
3.78-3.78 |
3.78 |
| 12 |
656.00-656.00 |
656.00 |
3.63-3.63 |
3.63 |
| 5 |
452.00-452.00 |
452.00 |
4.65-4.65 |
4.65 |
| 1 |
340.00-340.00 |
340.00 |
4.90-4.90 |
4.90 |
| 1 |
515.00-515.00 |
515.00 |
4.18-4.18 |
4.18 |
STEERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 4 |
595.00-595.00 |
595.00 |
3.53-3.53 |
3.53 |
| 11 |
697.00-697.00 |
697.00 |
3.43-3.43 |
3.43 |
STEERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 1 |
520.00-520.00 |
520.00 |
3.60-3.60 |
3.60 |
| 2 |
560.00-590.00 |
575.00 |
3.43-3.43 |
3.43 |
| 1 |
760.00-760.00 |
760.00 |
2.80-2.80 |
2.80 |
| 2 |
405.00-405.00 |
405.00 |
4.50-4.50 |
4.50 |
| 4 |
316.00-316.00 |
316.00 |
4.20-4.20 |
4.20 |
| 2 |
948.00-948.00 |
948.00 |
2.68-2.68 |
2.68 |
| 2 |
458.00-458.00 |
458.00 |
3.65-3.65 |
3.65 |
STOCK COWS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 94 |
755.00-1049.00 |
961.00 |
1.80-3.10 |
2.82 |
| 61 |
770.00-1263.00 |
1092.00 |
1.70-2.68 |
2.31 |
