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Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Mar 4

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

520 head

▲ 222 vs last sale 298▼ 163 vs year ago 683 · −23.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,984 head

▲ 1,832 vs last sale 152▲ 280 vs year ago 1,704 · +16.4%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Compared to last week (2-25-26): Feeder cattle were not tested this week as this sale featured bred cows and weigh ups. Demand for weigh up cows was very good. Almost every cow purchased today was purchased to feed in some capacity. Feeding cows sold mostly 4.00-8.00 higher on all classes. Quality this week was average to very attractive with many long strings of reputation cows on offer. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to above average today as most offerings were worked through the chute before the sale and offered buyers very good weigh conditions. Demand for feeding cows was very good with a large number of local ranchers and order buyers in the stands. Canadian buyers were back in the market this week and showed very good demand for cows to ship north and feed. Cows with blemishes were also heavily purchased to feed this week as buyers pushed cow prices well over packer buyers orders for slaughter cows. Over 500 open cows and bulls were on offer today and less than 50 head were purchased for immediate harvest! Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to firm undertones were noticed. Several sets of very attractive, reputation young cows sold this sale. Demand for young cows suitable to rebreed was very good. Young age offerings sold mostly 10.00-15.00 higher on a very attractive offering. A large offering of bred cows was on hand for todays sale. Demand was good to very good with a very large crowd of buyers in the stands. Ranchers were very active in buying bred cows this week and pushed bred cow offerings higher than the last bred cow special last month. Most young to middle age bred cows sold $200-350/head higher than the last bred cow special January 14th. Aged, broken mouth cows saw the largest price increase with many sets advancing $400-800/head or more on a few very attractive offerings.

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	1,967	203.57	4,004	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	185.11	2,823	173
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,374	181.89	2,499	170
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,664	174.28	2,900	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,193	165.26	1,971	70

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)	1,240	$4,631	113
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,219	$4,562	177
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,360	$4,451	29
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,363	$4,379	76

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

Wed Mar 4, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 520Last week 298Year ago 683

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,984Last week 152Year ago 1,704

Replacement Cattle

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Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2

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Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Mar 4

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

520 head

▲ 222 vs last sale 298▼ 163 vs year ago 683 · −23.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,984 head

▲ 1,832 vs last sale 152▲ 280 vs year ago 1,704 · +16.4%

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	—	High	1,967	203.57	4,004	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	185.11	2,823	173
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,374	181.89	2,499	170
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,664	174.28	2,900	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,193	165.26	1,971	70

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)	1,240	$4,631	113
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,219	$4,562	177
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,360	$4,451	29
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,363	$4,379	76

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

Wed Mar 4, 2026

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 520Last week 298Year ago 683

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,984Last week 152Year ago 1,704

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2

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73 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 · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,250	186.34/cwt	185.00–187.50	2,329	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,778	197.54/cwt	192.50–201.00	3,512	4
Bulls	—	—	1,822	204.34/cwt	200.50–207.00	3,723	3
Bulls	—	—	2,020	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,777	1
Bulls	—	—	2,117	216.07/cwt	214.00–217.00	4,574	3
Bulls	—	—	2,208	208.05/cwt	204.50–209.00	4,594	5
Bulls	—	—	2,230	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	4,817	1
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,620	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	5,345	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	1,010	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,515	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	129.48/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,462	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	145.00/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,675	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,165	159.77/cwt	130.00–165.00	1,861	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,947	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,186	181.18/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,149	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,227	174.52/cwt	167.50–178.50	2,141	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,326	164.47/cwt	152.50–171.00	2,181	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,357	178.64/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,424	77
Cows	—
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows35 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	3,405.79/head	3,250.00–3,950.00	3,406	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	2,914.69/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,915	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	3,701.21/head	3,600.00–3,900.00	3,701	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,153	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,156	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,187	4,006.01/head	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,006	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,203	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,229	4,623.73/head	4,200.00–4,800.00	4,624	168
Bred Cows
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	4,197.62/head	4,050.00–4,300.00	4,198	41
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,099	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	14
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	948	306.54/cwt	275.00–317.50	2,906	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,765	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	227.39/cwt	196.00–285.00	2,490	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	280.61/cwt	200.00–322.50	3,101	198
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,177	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,442	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,329	196.16/cwt	187.00–209.00	2,607	20
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,386	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,478	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	6
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,278	5,700.00/head	5,700.00–5,700.00	5,700	13

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	106	—	1,241	4,300.00–5,000.00	4,671.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	1,299	4,150.00–4,375.00	4,329.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,440	3,750.00–3,800.00	3,762.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,360	4,300.00–4,550.00	4,450.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,187	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,006.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,327	3,950.00	3,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	65	—	1,345	4,300.00–4,800.00	4,508.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	168	—	1,229	4,200.00–4,800.00	4,623.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,203	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	112	—	1,436	3,700.00–4,550.00	4,139.72

Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,156	4,000.00	4,000.00

Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,279	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,325	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,486.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,153	3,600.00	3,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	93	—	1,294	3,000.00–3,125.00	3,059.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,237	2,550.00	2,550.00

Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	231	—	1,420	3,700.00–4,300.00	3,968.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,326	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	146	—	1,489	3,700.00–4,300.00	4,085.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	—	1,422	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,997.67

Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	42	—	1,240	2,650.00–2,725.00	2,713.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,236	2,500.00	2,500.00

Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,263	2,625.00	2,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	61	—	1,364	2,900.00–3,450.00	3,338.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,428	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,280.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,390	2,450.00	2,450.00

Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	41	—	1,085	4,050.00–4,300.00	4,197.62
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,099	3,900.00	3,900.00

Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	970	285.00	285.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,095	196.00–285.00	227.39

Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	948	275.00–317.50	306.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,329	187.00–209.00	196.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	198	—	1,105	200.00–322.50	280.61

Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,177	207.50	207.50

Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,478	4,500.00	4,500.00

Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,386	3,900.00	3,900.00

Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,278	5,700.00	5,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,406	185.00–200.00	190.44
77	—	1,357	170.00–185.00	178.64
21	—	1,326	152.50–171.00	164.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,165	130.00–165.00	159.77
36	—	1,227	167.50–178.50	174.52
6	—	1,186	178.00–184.00	181.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,129	125.00–135.00	129.48
1	—	1,180	165.00	165.00
6	—	1,155	140.00–158.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	1,505	182.00–191.25	189.50
20	—	1,569	162.50–168.50	167.06
9	—	1,624	172.00–180.00	174.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	155.00–161.00	158.57
3	—	1,773	165.00–172.00	168.64
1	—	1,725	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,671	172.50	172.50
1	—	1,555	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,230	216.00	216.00
3	—	1,822	200.50–207.00	204.34
5	—	2,208	204.50–209.00	208.05
1	—	2,020	187.00	187.00
3	—	2,117	214.00–217.00	216.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,620	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	185.00–187.50	186.34
4	—	1,778	192.50–201.00	197.54

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