Public Auction Yards
Billings, MT
Market information provided by USDA
10 SEP '25
Compared to last sale(8/20/25): Feeder cattle were too lightly tested last sale to develop a full market trend, however lower undertones were noticed on all offerings under 850 lbs. Heifer offerings under 850 lbs sold with steady undertones. Demand for yearlings was moderate to good for light to moderate offerings. Demand for calves was mostly good to very good. Too few calves sold last week to develop any market trend. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Several packages of feed lot backgrounded yearlings sold today. These offerings were met with mostly moderate demand and lighter demand than cattle coming off grass. Heifers were mostly in light flesh and of mostly attractive quality as many were tested open heifers off replacements. CME positions sold off sharply yesterday before ending mixed today. This has given pause to some buyers as they bid more cautiously on feeders. Market activity was moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light offerings. Quality this week was mostly average. Slaughter cows were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Very few offerings were purchased for slaughter this week as feeding cow buyers kept cow prices above slaughter cow orders. Feeding cows sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. The spread between slaughter cows and feeding cows remains unusually large as cheap feed continues to entice buyers to put cows on feed. Weigh up conditions were mixed. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Many bulls continue to go on feed as packers and private buyers hope to add yield to bulls run down from breeding season. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop any trend. Stronger demand was seen for replacement young cow offerings this week. Quality this week was mostly average.
CATTLE
BRED COWS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 9 |
1175.00-1295.00 |
1202.00 |
3100.00-3150.00 |
3138.03 |
| 1 |
1220.00-1220.00 |
1220.00 |
2100.00-2100.00 |
2100.00 |
| 5 |
1347.00-1347.00 |
1347.00 |
2700.00-2700.00 |
2700.00 |
| 4 |
1644.00-1644.00 |
1644.00 |
2900.00-2900.00 |
2900.00 |
BULLS / LARGE / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 4 |
1300.00-1300.00 |
1300.00 |
2.12-2.12 |
2.12 |
| 3 |
1107.00-1107.00 |
1107.00 |
2.65-2.65 |
2.65 |
BULLS / LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 1 |
1220.00-1220.00 |
1220.00 |
2.10-2.10 |
2.10 |
BULLS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 6 |
843.00-843.00 |
843.00 |
3.30-3.30 |
3.30 |
| 6 |
866.00-866.00 |
866.00 |
3.14-3.14 |
3.14 |
| 3 |
563.00-563.00 |
563.00 |
3.65-3.65 |
3.65 |
BULLS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 5 |
409.00-409.00 |
409.00 |
4.50-4.50 |
4.50 |
| 7 |
334.00-334.00 |
334.00 |
5.10-5.10 |
5.10 |
| 1 |
385.00-385.00 |
385.00 |
4.55-4.55 |
4.55 |
| 1 |
1050.00-1050.00 |
1050.00 |
2.30-2.30 |
2.30 |
| 3 |
1037.00-1037.00 |
1037.00 |
2.56-2.56 |
2.56 |
BULLS / N/A / N/A
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 2 |
1408.00-1408.00 |
1408.00 |
1.89-1.89 |
1.89 |
| 21 |
1610.00-2290.00 |
1918.00 |
1.85-1.99 |
1.91 |
| 13 |
1525.00-1975.00 |
1755.00 |
1.72-1.84 |
1.82 |
| 5 |
1735.00-2250.00 |
1954.00 |
1.99-2.04 |
2.01 |
| 4 |
1389.00-1389.00 |
1389.00 |
1.63-1.63 |
1.63 |
| 8 |
1388.00-1715.00 |
1535.00 |
1.72-1.84 |
1.78 |
COW-CALF PAIRS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 15 |
1527.00-1527.00 |
1527.00 |
4100.00-4100.00 |
4100.00 |
| 5 |
1668.00-1668.00 |
1668.00 |
3200.00-3200.00 |
3200.00 |
COWS / N/A / N/A
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 1 |
1400.00-1400.00 |
1400.00 |
1.58-1.58 |
1.58 |
| 2 |
1668.00-1668.00 |
1668.00 |
1.70-1.70 |
1.70 |
| 9 |
1260.00-1305.00 |
1279.00 |
1.65-1.69 |
1.66 |
| 6 |
1229.00-1280.00 |
1238.00 |
1.61-1.64 |
1.63 |
| 1 |
1620.00-1620.00 |
1620.00 |
1.55-1.55 |
1.55 |
| 2 |
1710.00-1765.00 |
1738.00 |
1.65-1.66 |
1.66 |
| 8 |
1469.00-1575.00 |
1516.00 |
1.51-1.55 |
1.53 |
| 3 |
1440.00-1485.00 |
1470.00 |
1.47-1.52 |
1.49 |
| 5 |
1599.00-1890.00 |
1657.00 |
1.60-1.63 |
1.61 |
| 2 |
1490.00-1490.00 |
1490.00 |
1.88-1.88 |
1.88 |
| 4 |
1060.00-1195.00 |
1114.00 |
1.21-1.39 |
1.28 |
| 7 |
1305.00-1495.00 |
1343.00 |
1.39-1.45 |
1.41 |
| 33 |
1335.00-1740.00 |
1440.00 |
1.59-1.69 |
1.67 |
| 32 |
1235.00-1490.00 |
1410.00 |
1.70-1.72 |
1.70 |
| 1 |
1125.00-1125.00 |
1125.00 |
1.37-1.37 |
1.37 |
| 4 |
1640.00-1810.00 |
1733.00 |
1.52-1.58 |
1.54 |
DAIRY COWS / N/A / N/A
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 6 |
1630.00-1630.00 |
1630.00 |
1.39-1.39 |
1.39 |
| 2 |
1295.00-1380.00 |
1338.00 |
1.27-1.36 |
1.31 |
HEIFERS / LARGE / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 1 |
835.00-835.00 |
835.00 |
3.30-3.30 |
3.30 |
| 20 |
1075.00-1095.00 |
1089.00 |
2.87-2.93 |
2.92 |
| 4 |
1081.00-1081.00 |
1081.00 |
3.10-3.10 |
3.10 |
| 22 |
1100.00-1130.00 |
1105.00 |
2.85-2.93 |
2.90 |
| 6 |
921.00-921.00 |
921.00 |
2.92-2.92 |
2.92 |
| 7 |
793.00-793.00 |
793.00 |
3.30-3.30 |
3.30 |
| 2 |
1200.00-1200.00 |
1200.00 |
2.68-2.68 |
2.68 |
HEIFERS / MEDIUM / 2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 6 |
621.00-621.00 |
621.00 |
2.70-2.70 |
2.70 |
HEIFERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 82 |
753.00-753.00 |
753.00 |
3.67-3.67 |
3.67 |
| 5 |
1004.00-1004.00 |
1004.00 |
3.16-3.16 |
3.16 |
| 18 |
1013.00-1030.00 |
1028.00 |
3.05-3.06 |
3.06 |
| 132 |
930.00-930.00 |
930.00 |
3.04-3.04 |
3.04 |
| 39 |
653.00-653.00 |
653.00 |
3.73-3.73 |
3.73 |
| 22 |
950.00-975.00 |
971.00 |
3.06-3.19 |
3.11 |
| 63 |
855.00-870.00 |
861.00 |
3.24-3.35 |
3.30 |
| 3 |
565.00-565.00 |
565.00 |
3.98-3.98 |
3.98 |
| 2 |
730.00-730.00 |
730.00 |
3.60-3.60 |
3.60 |
| 8 |
803.00-841.00 |
832.00 |
3.35-3.48 |
3.38 |
| 68 |
452.00-491.00 |
478.00 |
4.40-4.70 |
4.63 |
| 18 |
546.00-546.00 |
546.00 |
4.20-4.20 |
4.20 |
| 10 |
416.00-416.00 |
416.00 |
4.75-4.75 |
4.75 |
| 8 |
394.00-394.00 |
394.00 |
4.78-4.78 |
4.78 |
HEIFERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 3 |
505.00-505.00 |
505.00 |
3.70-3.70 |
3.70 |
| 9 |
818.00-843.00 |
830.00 |
3.20-3.34 |
3.29 |
| 8 |
381.00-390.00 |
382.00 |
4.00-4.35 |
4.31 |
| 13 |
485.00-499.00 |
497.00 |
3.85-4.10 |
4.06 |
| 1 |
270.00-270.00 |
270.00 |
5.10-5.10 |
5.10 |
| 3 |
443.00-445.00 |
444.00 |
4.20-4.45 |
4.37 |
| 1 |
575.00-575.00 |
575.00 |
3.58-3.58 |
3.58 |
| 7 |
775.00-782.00 |
780.00 |
3.25-3.43 |
3.34 |
| 6 |
622.00-622.00 |
622.00 |
3.33-3.33 |
3.33 |
| 11 |
859.00-893.00 |
871.00 |
3.14-3.18 |
3.15 |
| 12 |
748.00-748.00 |
748.00 |
3.55-3.55 |
3.55 |
STEERS / MEDIUM / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 6 |
695.00-695.00 |
695.00 |
3.70-3.70 |
3.70 |
STEERS / MEDIUM / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 4 |
630.00-630.00 |
630.00 |
3.30-3.30 |
3.30 |
STEERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 18 |
890.00-890.00 |
890.00 |
3.35-3.35 |
3.35 |
| 55 |
798.00-798.00 |
798.00 |
3.62-3.62 |
3.62 |
| 14 |
1034.00-1034.00 |
1034.00 |
3.14-3.14 |
3.14 |
| 3 |
1095.00-1095.00 |
1095.00 |
3.09-3.09 |
3.09 |
| 78 |
1019.00-1019.00 |
1019.00 |
3.00-3.00 |
3.00 |
| 8 |
850.00-850.00 |
850.00 |
3.43-3.43 |
3.43 |
| 27 |
690.00-694.00 |
693.00 |
3.92-3.96 |
3.95 |
| 2 |
750.00-750.00 |
750.00 |
3.88-3.88 |
3.88 |
| 5 |
942.00-942.00 |
942.00 |
3.25-3.25 |
3.25 |
| 17 |
420.00-430.00 |
429.00 |
5.23-5.43 |
5.37 |
| 10 |
800.00-800.00 |
800.00 |
3.71-3.71 |
3.71 |
| 3 |
317.00-317.00 |
317.00 |
5.80-5.80 |
5.80 |
| 3 |
615.00-615.00 |
615.00 |
4.16-4.16 |
4.16 |
| 17 |
723.00-740.00 |
725.00 |
3.88-3.89 |
3.89 |
| 45 |
469.00-483.00 |
471.00 |
5.08-5.11 |
5.11 |
| 95 |
552.00-599.00 |
570.00 |
3.93-4.40 |
4.29 |
STEERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 1 |
880.00-880.00 |
880.00 |
3.33-3.33 |
3.33 |
| 11 |
457.00-493.00 |
477.00 |
4.70-4.75 |
4.73 |
| 4 |
575.00-587.00 |
584.00 |
3.35-3.85 |
3.47 |
| 1 |
370.00-370.00 |
370.00 |
5.10-5.10 |
5.10 |
| 2 |
803.00-803.00 |
803.00 |
3.38-3.38 |
3.38 |
| 3 |
903.00-903.00 |
903.00 |
3.05-3.05 |
3.05 |
| 20 |
538.00-538.00 |
538.00 |
4.40-4.55 |
4.44 |
STEERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 3 |
908.00-908.00 |
908.00 |
2.75-2.75 |
2.75 |
| 2 |
788.00-788.00 |
788.00 |
3.23-3.23 |
3.23 |
STOCK COWS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 15 |
838.00-1265.00 |
1033.00 |
2.40-2.80 |
2.51 |
| 5 |
1090.00-1305.00 |
1173.00 |
1.74-1.90 |
1.84 |
| 14 |
1013.00-1245.00 |
1046.00 |
2.13-2.53 |
2.44 |
STOCK COWS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 2 |
960.00-1075.00 |
1018.00 |
2.03-2.58 |
2.28 |
