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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
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Published: 2025-11-05

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Nov 5

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,857 head

▲ 567 vs last sale 1,290▲ 712 vs year ago 1,145 · +62.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2,385 head

▲ 1,871 vs last sale 514▲ 1,322 vs year ago 1,063 · +124.4%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were not tested this week as this weeks sale featured bred cows and weigh ups. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand for heavy offerings. Demand for feeding cows continues to be good to very good as a large pool of feeding cow buyers continue to buy cows to put on feed, run on stubble or stalk fields this winter. High quality feeding cows suitable to feed to premium white sold steady to 3.00 lower. Quality this week was mixed from plain to very attractive with lots of variation in quality noticed. Packers showed a desire to buy cows lower but struggled to do so as demand for feeding cows and the volume of feeding cow buyers kept prices close to last week, despite this being one of the largest weigh up special in years. Demand for thin fleshed feeding cows remains very good with many private buyers showing very good demand for these offerings. Quality this week for lean cows was not as attractive as last week with many blemished offerings seen. Thin fleshed feeding cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Demand for slaughter cows was mostly moderate. Only extremely blemished cows were purchased for slaughter this week as feeding demand kept prices mostly above where packers were willing to buy slaughter cows. Small regional packers were absent this week causing breaking and boning cow prices to fall. Breaking and boning cows sold steady to 5.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Lean cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher as packers pushed to buy cows away from feeding buyers. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. A very large offering of bred cows was seen this week. Quality was mixed from plain to attractive. A large portion of the bred offering was comprised of blemished cows as ranchers attempted to clean up cow offerings and take advantage of high cow prices. Large consignments of cows sold on very good demand, while packages sold on mostly moderate demand. Small packages of cows sold $300-500 back from load lots. A large crowd was on hand for todays sale which stretched late into the night.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,678	172.23	2,890	38
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,551	177.00	2,745	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,551	172.83	2,681	98
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,347	168.71	2,272	470
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,173	149.77	1,757	409

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,164	$3,657	103
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$3,606	185
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,029	$3,500	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,407	$3,499	53
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,393	$3,357	269
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,316	$2,785	564
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,381	$2,748	59
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,251	$2,709	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,344	$2,589	119
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	851	$1,150	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,011	$3,488	54
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	924	$3,055	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,314	$3,500	7

Every lot

66 lots · USDA AMS · Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Wed)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,597	159.35/cwt	152.00–174.00	2,545	17
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,634	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,680	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,723	189.50/cwt	183.00–193.50	3,265	10
Bulls	—	—	1,835	183.54/cwt	181.00–186.00	3,368	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows20 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	895	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	694	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	923	96.07/cwt	92.50–102.50	887	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	88.41/cwt	65.00–97.50	954	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	114.51/cwt	100.00–123.00	1,336	63
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,174	156.03/cwt	132.50–164.00	1,832	170
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	127.51/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,511	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,188	165.95/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,971	147
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,325	169.91/cwt	164.00–176.00	2,251	336
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	128.29/cwt	122.50–131.00	1,754	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,383	179.61/cwt	177.00–182.00	2,484	51
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,388	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,498	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,413	158.64/cwt	141.00–164.50	2,242	75
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,458	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	2,603	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	149.47/cwt	142.00–161.00	2,300	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,543	174.12/cwt	169.00–176.50	2,687	60
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,551	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,745	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,564	164.17/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,568	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,667	170.58/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,844	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,710	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,497	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,063	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	3,693	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows27 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	828	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	851	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,003	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,029	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,118	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,148	2,097.35/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,097	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,154	3,689.38/head	3,400.00–4,000.00	3,689	97
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	3,274.62/head	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,275	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,202	3,701.33/head	3,400.00–4,150.00	3,701	146
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	2,462.91/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,463	5
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,221	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,230	2,193.45/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,193	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	2,318.06/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,318	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,262	2,263.48/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,263	73
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,324	3,137.23/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,137	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,325	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,334	2,915.06/head	2,500.00–3,175.00	2,915	457
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,346	2,618.28/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,618	108
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,347	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,378	3,755.74/head	3,700.00–3,775.00	3,756	106
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,404	3,538.19/head	3,000.00–3,850.00	3,538	51
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,416	3,164.87/head	2,600.00–3,350.00	3,165	149
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,426	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,449	2,952.91/head	2,450.00–3,400.00	2,953	40
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,480	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,510	3,135.20/head	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,135	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	768	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,131	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	828	316.30/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,619	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	955	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,767	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	219.39/cwt	175.00–262.50	2,122	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	280.38/cwt	232.50–340.00	2,874	77
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,057	240.92/cwt	180.00–310.00	2,547	103
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	230.38/cwt	210.00–235.00	2,437	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,127	182.30/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,055	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,486	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,883	13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,314	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	879	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,003	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,004	3,550.79/head	3,350.00–3,750.00	3,551	42
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Bred Heifers	—	Large 1	1,042	3,257.65/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,258	9

This sale against other markets

Montana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Montana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Montana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Wed)

Wed Nov 5, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Billings, MT (LS-BL)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,857Last week 1,290Year ago 1,145

Replacement CattleReceipts 2,385Last week 514Year ago 1,063

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	108	—	1,346	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,618.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	457	—	1,334	2,500.00–3,175.00	2,915.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	149	—	1,416	2,600.00–3,350.00	3,164.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	97	—	1,154	3,400.00–4,000.00	3,689.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	146	—	1,202	3,400.00–4,150.00	3,701.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	51	—	1,404	3,000.00–3,850.00	3,538.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,330	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	40	—	1,449	2,450.00–3,400.00	2,952.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,029	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	106	—	1,378	3,700.00–3,775.00	3,755.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,480	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,157	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,274.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,324	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,137.23
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,213	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,462.91
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	1,238	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,318.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,003	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,230	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,193.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,148	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,097.35
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,118	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	73	—	1,262	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,263.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,325	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	851	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,347	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	828	2,550.00	2,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,426	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,510	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,135.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,221	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	185.00	185.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,058	210.00–235.00	230.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	967	175.00–262.50	219.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	828	312.50–320.00	316.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	103	—	1,057	180.00–310.00	240.92
(<2 yrs)	Open	77	—	1,025	232.50–340.00	280.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,127	176.00–185.00	182.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,486	194.00	194.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	768	277.50	277.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,314	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,018	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	—	1,004	3,350.00–3,750.00	3,550.79
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,003	3,150.00	3,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	879	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,042	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,257.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	92.50–102.50	96.07
1	—	895	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,079	65.00–97.50	88.41
63	—	1,167	100.00–123.00	114.51
14	—	1,185	125.00–136.00	127.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,543	169.00–176.50	174.12
16	—	1,458	178.50	178.50
8	—	1,564	160.00–167.00	164.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,539	142.00–161.00	149.47
8	—	1,667	168.00–176.00	170.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,551	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	1,188	165.00–171.00	165.95
170	—	1,174	132.50–164.00	156.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
336	—	1,325	164.00–176.00	169.91
75	—	1,413	141.00–164.50	158.64
51	—	1,383	177.00–182.00	179.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,063	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	146.00	146.00
5	—	1,367	122.50–131.00	128.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,597	152.00–174.00	159.35
7	—	1,835	181.00–186.00	183.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,634	164.00	164.00
10	—	1,723	183.00–193.50	189.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.