Public Auction Yards
Billings, MT
Market information provided by USDA
06 AUG '25
Compared to last sale (6/25/25): The last sale held at Public auction yards was over a month ago as they yards closed down for summer maintenance for the month of July. As a result no full market trend can be established, however market conditions have improved drastically since last sale and all offerings sold with higher to sharply higher undertones. Demand for feeders was good to very good for light offerings. Quality this week was mostly average with a few consignments of attractive quality noticed. Demand for cutting bulls remains very good as several buyers continue to purchase bulls to cut and make steers. Market activity was active with buyers all bidding rapidly. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. Again with the last sale over a month ago no comparisons can be made, however higher undertones were noticed on both feeding and slaughter cows. Cow quality this week was mostly average and quality was not as attractive as it was for the June sale. Weigh up conditions were mixed. While cows offered plenty of muscle and have developed nicely on green summer pastures, many were pushing at least moderate amounts of fill today. Slaughter bulls with higher to sharply higher undertones as demand for both feeding and slaughter bulls was both good to very good. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop any trend. Stronger demand was seen for young feeding cows as fed cattle prices have increased sharply from last month. Quality this week was mostly average.
CATTLE
BULLS / LARGE / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 2 |
1353.00-1353.00 |
1353.00 |
2.15-2.15 |
2.15 |
| 2 |
1260.00-1260.00 |
1260.00 |
2.10-2.10 |
2.10 |
BULLS / LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 2 |
1258.00-1258.00 |
1258.00 |
1.90-1.90 |
1.90 |
BULLS / N/A / N/A
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 1 |
1915.00-1915.00 |
1915.00 |
1.98-1.98 |
1.98 |
| 1 |
1750.00-1750.00 |
1750.00 |
1.93-1.93 |
1.93 |
| 11 |
1555.00-1895.00 |
1759.00 |
1.78-1.89 |
1.85 |
| 7 |
1295.00-1650.00 |
1569.00 |
1.74-1.86 |
1.81 |
| 37 |
1740.00-2210.00 |
1921.00 |
1.88-2.02 |
1.94 |
| 22 |
1775.00-2158.00 |
1958.00 |
2.01-2.15 |
2.08 |
| 1 |
2720.00-2720.00 |
2720.00 |
2.00-2.00 |
2.00 |
| 10 |
1480.00-2055.00 |
1648.00 |
1.82-1.94 |
1.88 |
COWS / N/A / N/A
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 4 |
1198.00-1455.00 |
1323.00 |
1.41-1.45 |
1.42 |
| 40 |
1335.00-1645.00 |
1497.00 |
1.65-1.75 |
1.68 |
| 4 |
1055.00-1120.00 |
1100.00 |
1.14-1.42 |
1.28 |
| 7 |
1310.00-1485.00 |
1376.00 |
1.30-1.46 |
1.40 |
| 1 |
1495.00-1495.00 |
1495.00 |
1.62-1.62 |
1.62 |
| 16 |
1168.00-1239.00 |
1209.00 |
1.47-1.59 |
1.54 |
| 17 |
1090.00-1200.00 |
1143.00 |
1.36-1.46 |
1.40 |
| 11 |
1517.00-1723.00 |
1554.00 |
1.68-1.68 |
1.68 |
| 12 |
1215.00-1573.00 |
1480.00 |
1.48-1.58 |
1.55 |
| 3 |
1575.00-1680.00 |
1633.00 |
1.64-1.71 |
1.66 |
| 1 |
2010.00-2010.00 |
2010.00 |
1.64-1.64 |
1.64 |
| 6 |
1600.00-1755.00 |
1676.00 |
1.48-1.59 |
1.55 |
| 59 |
1220.00-1529.00 |
1416.00 |
1.54-1.63 |
1.58 |
| 1 |
1215.00-1215.00 |
1215.00 |
1.15-1.15 |
1.15 |
| 3 |
1250.00-1250.00 |
1250.00 |
1.64-1.64 |
1.64 |
| 2 |
1555.00-1615.00 |
1585.00 |
1.71-1.75 |
1.72 |
HEIFERS / LARGE / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 8 |
1054.00-1054.00 |
1054.00 |
2.72-2.72 |
2.72 |
HEIFERS / MEDIUM / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 2 |
810.00-810.00 |
810.00 |
3.04-3.04 |
3.04 |
HEIFERS / MEDIUM / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 9 |
594.00-597.00 |
596.00 |
3.30-3.45 |
3.37 |
HEIFERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 9 |
865.00-866.00 |
866.00 |
3.11-3.12 |
3.11 |
| 42 |
903.00-939.00 |
933.00 |
3.03-3.07 |
3.04 |
HEIFERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 32 |
905.00-945.00 |
923.00 |
2.93-2.99 |
2.97 |
| 6 |
600.00-605.00 |
602.00 |
3.25-3.35 |
3.32 |
| 5 |
950.00-968.00 |
961.00 |
2.93-2.95 |
2.93 |
| 2 |
910.00-910.00 |
910.00 |
2.80-2.80 |
2.80 |
STEERS / MEDIUM / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 5 |
667.00-667.00 |
667.00 |
3.78-3.78 |
3.78 |
STEERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 5 |
957.00-957.00 |
957.00 |
3.18-3.18 |
3.18 |
| 13 |
716.00-716.00 |
716.00 |
3.80-3.80 |
3.80 |
| 1 |
1015.00-1015.00 |
1015.00 |
3.00-3.00 |
3.00 |
| 11 |
935.00-935.00 |
935.00 |
3.21-3.21 |
3.21 |
STEERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 3 |
960.00-975.00 |
965.00 |
3.03-3.11 |
3.08 |
STEERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 5 |
711.00-711.00 |
711.00 |
3.28-3.28 |
3.28 |
STOCK COWS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 19 |
967.00-1510.00 |
1035.00 |
1.62-2.10 |
2.03 |
| 11 |
880.00-1480.00 |
1150.00 |
2.07-2.85 |
2.25 |
STOCK COWS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 2 |
950.00-1060.00 |
1005.00 |
1.88-1.95 |
1.91 |
| 4 |
870.00-1135.00 |
1009.00 |
1.90-2.38 |
2.18 |
