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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Mar 11

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

174 head

▲ 174 vs last sale 0▼ 332 vs year ago 506 · −65.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

495 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 520▲ 173 vs year ago 322 · +53.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

323 head

▼ 1,661 vs last sale 1,984▲ 162 vs year ago 161 · +100.6%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week (3-04-26): Feeder cattle were not well tested this week and not tested at all last week, thus no trend is available. Quality this week was mostly plain and offered in small packages or as singles. Demand was light to moderate as quality and light receipts made it difficult for buyers to piece together loads. Market activity was slow with a small crowd on hand for todays sale. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand again this week. Almost every cow purchased today was once again purchased to feed in some capacity. Feeding cows sold fully steady. Quality this week was average to attractive, however not as attractive as last weeks offering. Many sets of cows which had be started on feed sold this week. Demand from packers was mostly light for fleshy slaughter cows. Most of fed cows on offer were purchased to return to feed as most needed another 30-60 days to grade premium white. Canadian buyers were back in the market this week and they showed very good demand for feeding cows to ship north and feed. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average today and significantly lower than last weeks sale. Several sets of fed cows were pushing heavy amounts of fill. Cows with blemishes were also heavily purchased to feed this week as buyers pushed cow prices well over packer buyers orders for slaughter cows. Very few cows were purchased for immediate harvest as feeding cow demand held cow prices above slaughter cow orders. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed. Feeding bull buyers were very aggressive in buying bulls to feed. This helped keep slaughter bull prices near steady as feeding and slaughter buyers bid over the same offerings. Demand for young cows remains very good. Young age offerings sold mostly steady. Quality this week was average to attractive, but not as attractive as last weeks, large, very attractive offering.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $421.54/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 14 of 19 comparable sales and sits +26.08 against this barn's trailing median of $395.45.

Average price

$421.54

13 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$2.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.66

vs MT average

+7.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	422.50	2,391	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	523	420.00	2,197	5thin

One grade step is worth $2.50/cwt here — about $195 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

421.54

—

MT average3 barns · 470 hd

445.20

−23.66

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

+7.76

This barn, trailing median19 sales

395.45

+26.08

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

19 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $464.07, low $347.53, median $395.45 across 19 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,826	203.71	3,719	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,404	179.26	2,516	167
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	174.35	2,824	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,201	169.07	2,031	92
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,388	139.00	1,929	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,446	129.33	1,870	6thin

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,286	$4,000	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,193	$3,500	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,460	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$3,100	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,364	$2,896	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,518	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$2,100	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,313	$4,100	3thin

Every lot

70 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
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,275	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	298	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,758	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,921	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,538	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,499	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	416.65/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,529	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	243	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,094	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,488	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,095	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,914	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	475.05/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,161	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,197	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,391	8
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	625	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,422	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	395.60/cwt	395.00–396.00	2,508	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	644	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,138	7
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	715	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,449	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	741	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,519	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	743	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,378	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,541	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	354.29/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,402	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,124	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	818	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,372	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,628	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	973	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,822	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,500	199.52/cwt	199.00–200.00	2,993	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,505	185.45/cwt	165.00–194.00	2,791	9
Bulls	—	—	1,850	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,626	1
Bulls	—	—	1,973	210.72/cwt	198.00–213.00	4,158	19
Bulls	—	—	2,003	215.53/cwt	215.00–217.00	4,317	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	970	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,261	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	145.21/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,587	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	127.40/cwt	120.00–137.50	1,404	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,159	159.41/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,848	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,203	183.26/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,205	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,226	174.43/cwt	168.00–180.00	2,139	64
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,723	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,366	186.72/cwt	184.00–196.00	2,551	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,381	179.71/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,482	83
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,411	157.29/cwt	148.00–166.00	2,219	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,438	183.68/cwt	162.00–186.00	2,641	58
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,464	183.56/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,687	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,555	156.98/cwt	148.00–162.00	2,441	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,610	176.63/cwt	172.00–181.00	2,844	74
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,615	167.08/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,698	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,701	167.37/cwt	166.00–169.50	2,847	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,775	162.81/cwt	159.00–165.00	2,890	8
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,335	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,842	2
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,929	2
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,501	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,876	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows10 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	857	216.25/cwt	195.00–265.00	1,853	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	898	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,335	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	900	306.05/cwt	295.00–321.00	2,754	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	986	268.58/cwt	230.00–297.50	2,648	11
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,013	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	3,120	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,049	275.07/cwt	200.00–319.00	2,885	194
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,044	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,111	222.08/cwt	177.50–255.00	2,467	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,212	187.32/cwt	183.00–237.50	2,270	32
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,276	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,680	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,313	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,143	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,182	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,193	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,286	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,460	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,515	2,892.05/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,892	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,518	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2

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 Mar 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 0Year ago 506

Slaughter CattleReceipts 495Last week 520Year ago 322

Replacement CattleReceipts 323Last week 1,984Year ago 161

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	194	—	1,049	200.00–319.00	275.07
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	900	295.00–321.00	306.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,212	183.00–237.50	187.32

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	11	—	986	230.00–297.50	268.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,111	177.50–255.00	222.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	187.50	187.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,276	210.00	210.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	857	195.00–265.00	216.25
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	260.00	260.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,013	308.00	308.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,313	4,100.00	4,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,193	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,286	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,345	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,460	3,400.00	3,400.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,518	2,700.00	2,700.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,515	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,892.05

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,143	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,182	2,900.00	2,900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	566	422.50	422.50
1	750–800	770	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	243	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	320	465.00	465.00
4	350–400	370	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	445	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	432	485.00	485.00
2	450–500	455	470.00–480.00	475.05
5	500–550	523	420.00	420.00
5	600–650	634	395.00–396.00	395.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	644	332.00	332.00
2	700–750	743	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	625	387.50	387.50
3	700–750	715	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	741	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	298	590.00	590.00
3	450–500	488	520.00	520.00
1	550–600	595	420.00	420.00
6	600–650	607	410.00–420.00	416.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	510.00	510.00
2	350–400	388	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	678	352.50–355.00	354.29
2	850–900	873	301.00	301.00
12	950–1000	973	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	685	310.00	310.00
2	800–850	818	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	140.00–155.00	145.21
3	—	1,102	120.00–137.50	127.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,701	166.00–169.50	167.37
8	—	1,775	159.00–165.00	162.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,438	162.00–186.00	183.68
4	—	1,555	148.00–162.00	156.98
3	—	1,300	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,366	184.00–196.00	186.72
7	—	1,411	148.00–166.00	157.29
83	—	1,381	170.00–184.00	179.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,226	168.00–180.00	174.43
17	—	1,159	145.00–165.00	159.41
4	—	1,203	181.00–185.00	183.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,464	182.00–184.00	183.56
74	—	1,610	172.00–181.00	176.63
13	—	1,615	162.00–172.00	167.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,003	215.00–217.00	215.53
1	—	1,850	196.00	196.00
19	—	1,973	198.00–213.00	210.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	199.00–200.00	199.52
9	—	1,505	165.00–194.00	185.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	138.00	138.00
4	—	1,501	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	139.00	139.00

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.