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Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Jan 14

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Jan 7Jan 14Jan 21 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

693 head

▼ 395 vs last sale 1,088▲ 330 vs year ago 363 · +90.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,272 head

▲ 954 vs last sale 318▲ 443 vs year ago 829 · +53.4%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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As filed

Compared to last week (1-07-26): Feeder cattle were not tested today as todays sale featured bred cows and weigh ups. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for moderate offerings. Demand for feeding cows was good to very good with a large buyer pool noticed. Feeding cows sold generally steady to firm with firm prices mostly coming from lower quality or slightly blemished cows. Slaughter cows sold on moderate to good demand. Breaking cows sold generally steady to firm. Boning and lean cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Cow Quality this week was average to attractive with many long strings off reputation ranches. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on good demand for light to moderate offerings. Young age offerings sold generally steady. Quality was average to attractive. A large portion of todays offering was comprised of bred cows. Demand was good to very good with a large crowd of ranchers and order buyers in the stands actively bidding on offerings. A large portion of the bred offering was comprised of aged cow offerings. These offerings sold on very good demand as many ranchers and order buyers both showed good demand for cows they could get one more calf out of and still have salvage value this fall.

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	2,040	181.25	3,697	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,642	164.55	2,702	142
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,345	159.38	2,143	219
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,119	147.34	1,649	218

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$4,491	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,139	$3,984	36
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,556	$3,896	38
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,585	$3,825	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,297	$3,784	10

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

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 693Last week 1,088Year ago 363

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,272Last week 318Year ago 829

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,384	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)

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Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Jan 14

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Jan 7Jan 14Jan 21 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

693 head

▼ 395 vs last sale 1,088▲ 330 vs year ago 363 · +90.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,272 head

▲ 954 vs last sale 318▲ 443 vs year ago 829 · +53.4%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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	2,040	181.25	3,697	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,642	164.55	2,702	142
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,345	159.38	2,143	219
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,119	147.34	1,649	218

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$4,491	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,139	$3,984	36
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,556	$3,896	38
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,585	$3,825	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,297	$3,784	10

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

Wed Jan 14, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 693Last week 1,088Year ago 363

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,272Last week 318Year ago 829

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,384	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)

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71 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 · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,633	166.20/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,714	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	164.74/cwt	159.00–168.00	3,188	5
Bulls	—	—	1,965	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,655	3
Bulls	—	—	2,018	188.69/cwt	187.00–194.00	3,808	8
Bulls	—	—	2,126	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,912	10
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,440	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	4,782	1
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,510	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	4,468	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows21 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	933	122.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,144	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	975	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	902	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,082	143.95/cwt	120.00–154.00	1,558	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,122	162.78/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,826	120
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	130.64/cwt	123.00–136.50	1,483	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	117.21/cwt	100.00–122.50	1,346	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,150	169.93/cwt	169.00–172.50	1,954	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	86.92/cwt	75.00–95.00	1,004	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,313	164.22/cwt	156.00–170.00	2,156	132
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,352	171.28/cwt	170.00–177.50	2,316	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,404	140.62/cwt	127.50–152.00	1,974	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,419	121.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,731	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,449	131.91/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,911	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,515	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,212	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,523	171.80/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,617	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,969	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,687	163.36/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,756	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,689	138.75/cwt	132.00–151.00	2,343	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,690	164.77/cwt	157.00–169.50	2,785	63
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,695	152.02/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,577	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,171	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows33 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	837	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	975	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	993	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,092	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	7
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,118	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,138	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,148	4,053.74/head	3,500.00–4,150.00	4,054	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,154	3,317.12/head	3,200.00–3,625.00	3,317	10
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,183	3,362.50/head	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,363	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	877	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	964	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	10
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,081	3,674.69/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,675	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,088	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,153	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	842	202.47/cwt	187.50–210.00	1,705	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,009	266.24/cwt	178.00–320.00	2,686	91
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,009	217.83/cwt	177.50–275.00	2,198	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,251	181.23/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,267	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,442	196.25/cwt	194.00–197.00	2,830	15

Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	993	2,800.00	2,800.00

Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	103	—	1,323	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,704.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	—	1,486	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,912.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	131	—	1,348	2,550.00–3,000.00	2,783.96

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)	34	—	1,148	3,500.00–4,150.00	4,053.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,297	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,783.97
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,319	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,415	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	1,350	4,250.00–4,625.00	4,491.30
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,585	3,825.00	3,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,231	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,356	3,350.00–3,550.00	3,487.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	—	1,596	3,600.00–4,150.00	4,048.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,215	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,055.56
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	45	—	1,474	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,102.28

Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	—	1,215	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,183	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,362.50

Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,200	2,150.00–2,425.00	2,307.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,300	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,397.32

Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,092	2,200.00	2,200.00

Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,303	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,542.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,246	2,250.00	2,250.00

Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,531	3,400.00	3,400.00

Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,118	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,138	2,400.00	2,400.00

Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	837	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	975	3,200.00	3,200.00

Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,153	3,300.00	3,300.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,088	4,050.00	4,050.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,081	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,674.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,155	75.00–95.00	86.92
38	—	1,148	100.00–122.50	117.21
9	—	1,135	123.00–136.50	130.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,082	120.00–154.00	143.95
5	—	1,150	169.00–172.50	169.93
120	—	1,122	154.00–166.00	162.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,695	151.00–155.00	152.02
43	—	1,523	170.00–172.00	171.80
63	—	1,690	157.00–169.50	164.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,865	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,575	125.00	125.00
8	—	1,689	132.00–151.00	138.75
18	—	1,687	158.00–164.00	163.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	146.00	146.00
23	—	1,449	125.00–140.00	131.91
7	—	1,419	120.00–125.00	121.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	92.50	92.50
3	—	933	120.00–125.00	122.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,352	170.00–177.50	171.28
132	—	1,313	156.00–170.00	164.22
13	—	1,404	127.50–152.00	140.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,935	159.00–168.00	164.74
10	—	2,126	184.00	184.00
3	—	1,965	186.00	186.00
8	—	2,018	187.00–194.00	188.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,440	196.00	196.00
1	—	2,510	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	159.00–173.00	166.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	964	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	877	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	3	—	842	187.50–210.00	202.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,009	177.50–275.00	217.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,251	180.00–185.00	181.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	91	—	1,009	178.00–320.00	266.24

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	15	—	1,442	194.00–197.00	196.25

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