Billings, Montana

Public Auction Yards

Market report for Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Data sourced from USDA AMS

Receipts

Total Receipts

This Week

1,978

Last Sale

955

Last Year

1,342

Feeder Cattle

This Week

603

Last Sale

468

Last Year

479

Slaughter Cattle

This Week

1,010

Last Sale

365

Last Year

595

Replacement Cattle

This Week

365

Last Sale

122

Last Year

268

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Feeder Steers

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Medium and Large 1($/cwt)

Head: 1Wt Range: 235

Unweaned

Avg Wt

235

$ Range

$700.00

Avg $

$700.00

Head: 7Wt Range: 278

Unweaned

Avg Wt

278

$ Range

$615.00

Avg $

$615.00

Head: 4Wt Range: 373-375

Unweaned

Avg Wt

374

$ Range

$550.00–$555.00

Avg $

$552.51

Head: 2Wt Range: 400

Unweaned

Avg Wt

400

$ Range

$527.50

Avg $

$527.50

Head: 25Wt Range: 485-496

Unweaned

Avg Wt

489

$ Range

$462.50–$465.00

Avg $

$464.19

Head: 8Wt Range: 550

Unweaned

Avg Wt

550

$ Range

$417.00

Avg $

$417.00

Head: 5Wt Range: 609

Full

Avg Wt

609

$ Range

$377.00

Avg $

$377.00

Head: 24Wt Range: 725

Unweaned

Avg Wt

725

$ Range

$366.00

Avg $

$366.00

Medium and Large 1-2($/cwt)

Head: 5Wt Range: 250-285

Unweaned

Avg Wt

275

$ Range

$545.00–$605.00

Avg $

$594.09

Head: 6Wt Range: 395

Unweaned

Avg Wt

395

$ Range

$520.00

Avg $

$520.00

Head: 7Wt Range: 408-416

Unweaned

Avg Wt

413

$ Range

$472.00–$492.50

Avg $

$483.81

Head: 8Wt Range: 483-488

Unweaned

Avg Wt

486

$ Range

$447.50–$450.00

Avg $

$449.07

Head: 17Wt Range: 502-549

Unweaned

Avg Wt

513

$ Range

$421.00–$435.00

Avg $

$431.48

Head: 14Wt Range: 560-587

Unweaned

Avg Wt

570

$ Range

$350.00–$387.50

Avg $

$379.78

Head: 9Wt Range: 660-662

Unweaned

Avg Wt

662

$ Range

$351.00–$360.00

Avg $

$358.00

Head: 10Wt Range: 705

Unweaned

Avg Wt

705

$ Range

$350.00

Avg $

$350.00

Medium and Large 2($/cwt)

Head: 7Wt Range: 338-348

Unweaned

Avg Wt

342

$ Range

$450.00–$507.50

Avg $

$482.45

Head: 8Wt Range: 386

Unweaned

Avg Wt

386

$ Range

$440.00

Avg $

$440.00

Head: 3Wt Range: 408

Unweaned

Avg Wt

408

$ Range

$412.50

Avg $

$412.50

Head: 8Wt Range: 461-495

Unweaned

Avg Wt

477

$ Range

$345.00–$427.50

Avg $

$382.76

Head: 7Wt Range: 601

Unweaned

Avg Wt

601

$ Range

$341.00

Avg $

$341.00

Head: 9Wt Range: 712-721

Avg Wt

718

$ Range

$332.00–$335.00

Avg $

$334.01

Head: 2Wt Range: 763

Avg Wt

763

$ Range

$334.00

Avg $

$334.00

Medium 1($/cwt)

Head: 2Wt Range: 403

Unweaned

Avg Wt

403

$ Range

$515.00

Avg $

$515.00

Head: 3Wt Range: 642

Avg Wt

642

$ Range

$355.00

Avg $

$355.00

Feeder Heifers

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Large 1($/cwt)

Head: 7Wt Range: 1201

Fleshy

Avg Wt

1,201

$ Range

$245.00

Avg $

$245.00

Head: 1Wt Range: 1250

Fleshy

Avg Wt

1,250

$ Range

$235.00

Avg $

$235.00

Medium and Large 1($/cwt)

Head: 9Wt Range: 326

Unweaned

Avg Wt

326

$ Range

$517.50

Avg $

$517.50

Head: 30Wt Range: 461-462

Unweaned

Avg Wt

461

$ Range

$421.00–$425.00

Avg $

$423.93

Head: 10Wt Range: 500-545

Unweaned

Avg Wt

520

$ Range

$380.00–$415.00

Avg $

$401.43

Head: 7Wt Range: 550

Unweaned

Avg Wt

550

$ Range

$390.00

Avg $

$390.00

Head: 9Wt Range: 610-638

Unweaned

Avg Wt

634

$ Range

$360.00–$377.50

Avg $

$364.16

Head: 15Wt Range: 691

Unweaned

Avg Wt

691

$ Range

$340.00

Avg $

$340.00

Head: 11Wt Range: 841-846

Avg Wt

844

$ Range

$317.00–$320.00

Avg $

$318.09

Head: 18Wt Range: 856-872

Avg Wt

859

$ Range

$320.00–$321.00

Avg $

$320.17

Head: 14Wt Range: 934

Avg Wt

934

$ Range

$307.00

Avg $

$307.00

Head: 10Wt Range: 984

Avg Wt

984

$ Range

$298.50

Avg $

$298.50

Medium and Large 1-2($/cwt)

Head: 5Wt Range: 346

Unweaned

Avg Wt

346

$ Range

$470.00

Avg $

$470.00

Head: 3Wt Range: 407

Unweaned

Avg Wt

407

$ Range

$455.00

Avg $

$455.00

Head: 7Wt Range: 453-493

Unweaned

Avg Wt

478

$ Range

$380.00–$410.00

Avg $

$402.88

Head: 4Wt Range: 594

Unweaned

Avg Wt

594

$ Range

$365.00

Avg $

$365.00

Head: 6Wt Range: 619

Unweaned

Avg Wt

619

$ Range

$347.50

Avg $

$347.50

Head: 2Wt Range: 873

Avg Wt

873

$ Range

$301.00

Avg $

$301.00

Medium and Large 2($/cwt)

Head: 6Wt Range: 325

Unweaned

Avg Wt

325

$ Range

$415.00

Avg $

$415.00

Head: 2Wt Range: 365

Unweaned

Avg Wt

365

$ Range

$395.00

Avg $

$395.00

Head: 3Wt Range: 417

Unweaned

Avg Wt

417

$ Range

$340.00

Avg $

$340.00

Head: 2Wt Range: 480

Unweaned

Avg Wt

480

$ Range

$355.00

Avg $

$355.00

Head: 4Wt Range: 853

Avg Wt

853

$ Range

$282.50

Avg $

$282.50

Medium 1-2($/cwt)

Head: 6Wt Range: 584

Avg Wt

584

$ Range

$350.00

Avg $

$350.00

Feeder Bulls

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Large 1($/cwt)

Head: 4Wt Range: 1090

Avg Wt

1,090

$ Range

$281.00

Avg $

$281.00

Head: 5Wt Range: 1216

Avg Wt

1,216

$ Range

$221.00

Avg $

$221.00

Head: 11Wt Range: 1273-1290

Avg Wt

1,276

$ Range

$217.50–$226.00

Avg $

$224.44

Medium and Large 1($/cwt)

Head: 5Wt Range: 539

Unweaned

Avg Wt

539

$ Range

$415.00

Avg $

$415.00

Head: 3Wt Range: 1028

Avg Wt

1,028

$ Range

$280.00

Avg $

$280.00

Medium and Large 1-2($/cwt)

Head: 3Wt Range: 695

Unweaned

Avg Wt

695

$ Range

$325.00

Avg $

$325.00

Medium and Large 2($/cwt)

Head: 4Wt Range: 878

Avg Wt

878

$ Range

$280.00

Avg $

$280.00

Large 1-2($/cwt)

Head: 1Wt Range: 1115

Avg Wt

1,115

$ Range

$250.00

Avg $

$250.00

Head: 4Wt Range: 1176

Avg Wt

1,176

$ Range

$242.50

Avg $

$242.50

Head: 3Wt Range: 1230

Avg Wt

1,230

$ Range

$205.00

Avg $

$205.00

Slaughter Cows

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Boner 80-85%($/cwt)

Head: 2Wt Range: 988

Light Weight

Average Dressing

Avg Wt

988

$ Range

$117.50

Avg $

$117.50

Head: 1Wt Range: 1270

High Dressing

Avg Wt

1,270

$ Range

$131.00

Avg $

$131.00

Head: 60Wt Range: 1260-1522

Low Dressing

Avg Wt

1,368

$ Range

$104.00–$117.00

Avg $

$112.98

Head: 43Wt Range: 1270-1580

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Low Dressing

Avg Wt

1,375

$ Range

$119.00–$143.00

Avg $

$131.89

Head: 31Wt Range: 1255-1530

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High Dressing

Avg Wt

1,389

$ Range

$151.00–$157.00

Avg $

$152.16

Head: 241Wt Range: 1230-1545

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Average Dressing

Avg Wt

1,389

$ Range

$141.00–$151.50

Avg $

$147.31

Head: 16Wt Range: 1265-1720

Average Dressing

Avg Wt

1,434

$ Range

$117.00–$126.00

Avg $

$120.58

Breaker 75-80%($/cwt)

Head: 6Wt Range: 1430-1585

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High Dressing

Avg Wt

1,516

$ Range

$149.00–$151.00

Avg $

$150.35

Head: 12Wt Range: 1471-1720

Average Dressing

Avg Wt

1,571

$ Range

$128.00–$137.00

Avg $

$130.90

Head: 68Wt Range: 1458-1675

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Average Dressing

Avg Wt

1,584

$ Range

$133.00–$146.00

Avg $

$141.17

Head: 12Wt Range: 1205-1705

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Low Dressing

Avg Wt

1,595

$ Range

$123.00–$132.00

Avg $

$127.38

Head: 23Wt Range: 1475-1880

Low Dressing

Avg Wt

1,607

$ Range

$110.00–$126.00

Avg $

$119.10

Lean 85-90%($/cwt)

Head: 4Wt Range: 727-995

Light Weight

Low Dressing

Avg Wt

794

$ Range

$100.00–$107.50

Avg $

$105.15

Head: 1Wt Range: 950

Light Weight

Very Low Dressing

Avg Wt

950

$ Range

$80.00

Avg $

$80.00

Head: 1Wt Range: 955

Light Weight

Average Dressing

Avg Wt

955

$ Range

$117.00

Avg $

$117.00

Head: 3Wt Range: 1005-1090

Very Low Dressing

Avg Wt

1,038

$ Range

$87.50–$97.50

Avg $

$91.81

Head: 7Wt Range: 960-1263

Average Dressing

Avg Wt

1,166

$ Range

$118.00–$125.00

Avg $

$120.03

Head: 60Wt Range: 1028-1305

Low Dressing

Avg Wt

1,170

$ Range

$100.00–$117.00

Avg $

$109.04

Head: 14Wt Range: 965-1255

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High Dressing

Avg Wt

1,176

$ Range

$147.50–$157.50

Avg $

$151.64

Head: 136Wt Range: 1060-1294

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Low Dressing

Avg Wt

1,179

$ Range

$114.00–$135.00

Avg $

$127.36

Head: 85Wt Range: 1115-1350

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Average Dressing

Avg Wt

1,212

$ Range

$136.00–$147.00

Avg $

$142.49

Slaughter Bulls

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Yield Grade 1-2($/cwt)

Head: 3Wt Range: 1425-1483

Light Weight

Low Dressing

Avg Wt

1,464

$ Range

$157.50–$169.00

Avg $

$165.27

Head: 10Wt Range: 1505-1780

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Low Dressing

Avg Wt

1,576

$ Range

$158.00–$171.00

Avg $

$167.03

Head: 17Wt Range: 1330-2015

Low Dressing

Avg Wt

1,651

$ Range

$157.00–$172.00

Avg $

$166.50

Head: 17Wt Range: 1475-1919

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Average Dressing

Avg Wt

1,839

$ Range

$174.00–$182.00

Avg $

$178.57

Head: 1Wt Range: 1850

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High Dressing

Avg Wt

1,850

$ Range

$185.50

Avg $

$185.50

Head: 27Wt Range: 1715-2170

Average Dressing

Avg Wt

1,922

$ Range

$174.00–$184.00

Avg $

$178.15

Head: 7Wt Range: 1805-2230

High Dressing

Avg Wt

2,028

$ Range

$185.00–$195.00

Avg $

$187.35

Yield Grade 2-3($/cwt)

Head: 1Wt Range: 2240

Average Dressing

Avg Wt

2,240

$ Range

$172.00

Avg $

$172.00

Slaughter Dairy Cows

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Other($/cwt)

Head: 1Wt Range: 1380

Low Dressing

Avg Wt

1,380

$ Range

$105.00

Avg $

$105.00

Replacement Cattle

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Stock Cows - Medium and Large

Head: 15Stage: Open

Age

Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)

$ Range

$151.00–$168.50

Avg $

$160.17

Head: 71Stage: Open

Age

Young (2-4 yrs)

$ Range

$170.00–$282.50

Avg $

$227.80

Head: 20Stage: Open

Age

(<2 yrs)

$ Range

$187.50–$275.00

Avg $

$236.35

Head: 18Stage: Open

Age

Young (2-4 yrs)

$ Range

$151.00–$250.00

Avg $

$204.81

Head: 3Stage: Open

Age

Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)

$ Range

$155.00–$195.00

Avg $

$164.45

Head: 118Stage: Open

Age

(<2 yrs)

$ Range

$242.50–$330.50

Avg $

$300.05

Bred Cows - Medium and Large

Head: 5Stage: 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)

Age

Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)

$ Range

$2,050.00–$2,400.00

Avg $

$2,260.18

Head: 4Stage: 1st Stage (1-3 mo)

Broken Mouth

Age

Aged (>8 yrs)

$ Range

$1,850.00

Avg $

$1,850.00

Head: 1Stage: 3rd Stage (7-9 mo)

Broken Mouth

Age

Aged (>8 yrs)

$ Range

$145.00

Avg $

$145.00

Head: 1Stage: 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)

Age

Young (2-4 yrs)

$ Range

$2,650.00

Avg $

$2,650.00

Head: 1Stage: 1st Stage (1-3 mo)

Age

Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)

$ Range

$2,000.00

Avg $

$2,000.00

Head: 4Stage: 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)

Age

Young (2-4 yrs)

$ Range

$2,450.00–$2,750.00

Avg $

$2,601.62

Head: 4Stage: 1st Stage (1-3 mo)

Age

Young (2-4 yrs)

$ Range

$2,350.00

Avg $

$2,350.00

Head: 4Stage: 1st Stage (1-3 mo)

Age

Young (2-4 yrs)

$ Range

$3,000.00

Avg $

$3,000.00

Stock Cows - Medium

Head: 2Stage: Open

Age

(<2 yrs)

$ Range

$297.50

Avg $

$297.50

Head: 1Stage: Open

Age

Young (2-4 yrs)

$ Range

$275.00

Avg $

$275.00

Head: 2Stage: Open

Age

(<2 yrs)

$ Range

$240.00

Avg $

$240.00

Stock Cows - Large

Head: 3Stage: Open

Age

Young (2-4 yrs)

$ Range

$209.00

Avg $

$209.00

Open Heifers - Medium and Large

Head: 4

Age

Young (2-4 yrs)

$ Range

$182.50–$255.00

Avg $

$223.73

Head: 7

Fleshy

Age

Young (2-4 yrs)

$ Range

$180.00–$209.00

Avg $

$204.28

Head: 47

Age

Young (2-4 yrs)

$ Range

$220.00–$322.00

Avg $

$264.40

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