USDA Billings, MT Cattle Auction 02/12 20:00
02/12/2026 | 8:00 pm CST USDA Billings, MT Cattle Auction 02/12 20:00
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Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)
Billings Livestock Commission-Billings,MT
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 02/12/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 2413 2562 1717
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 151 205 47
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 132 179 66
Compared to last sale (2-05-26): Feeder sold generally steady to 5.00 higher on
all weight classes. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher,
all other weights of heifers sold generally steady, with the exception of
600-649 lbs heifers which sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand for all feeder
cattle was good to very good on moderate offerings. Quality this week was
mostly average to very attractive with many home raised offerings seen. Most
feeder cattle were offered in moderate sized groups this sale with a few load
lots on offer as well. Demand for cattle too big to go to grass sold was mostly
very good with several order buyers buying for packers noticed. Cattle overall
were more fleshy this week as most large offerings were out of backgrounding
lots. Cattle were very clean as weather conditions have been mostly dry with
little to no snow. Market activity was very active with rapid bidding seen. A
smaller buyer pool was noticed this week, however demand was similar to last
week. Internet bidding was active again this week. Weigh up cows sold on good
demand for light to moderate offerings. Feeding cow demand was good to very
good. Feeding cows sold mostly steady. Very few slaughter cows were purchased
this week as feeding demand and replacement demand pushed cow prices over where
slaughter buyers wanted to buy cows. Slaughter cows were all too lightly tested
to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed.
Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this week. Slaughter
bulls sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher in a very narrow comparison. Several buyers
purchased feeding bulls this week and these offerings sold mostly 5.00 higher.
Young age offerings suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to
develop a full market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Quality
this week was mostly average. Demand for replacement cows was very good as
buyers showed willingness to buy older cows to try and rebreed.
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1253-1253 1253 235-235 235
3 1465-1465 1465 210-210 210
BULLS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
15 525-525 525 405-405 405
BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
13 468-490 487 487.5-505 490.09
11 515-542 522 510-515 511.41
2 625-625 625 405-405 405
4 658-683 671 370-401 385.21
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 540-540 540 485-485 485
4 578-578 578 400-400 400
2 798-798 798 312.5-312.5 312.5
HEIFERS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 478-478 478 460-460 460
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
46 364-366 365 552.5-580 558.46
53 401-443 421 520-540 526.69
60 453-494 470 495-522.5 510.17
139 510-544 532 460-490 469.88
187 552-596 591 425-460 430.27
65 605-627 617 407-426 416.91
65 671-696 680 368-385 379.68
51 701-747 724 354-364 358.64
3 737-737 737 348-348 348 Fleshy
10 765-767 766 344-347 344.9 Fleshy
99 821-844 826 338-347 343.99
19 840-840 840 325-325 325 Fleshy
30 882-882 882 330-330 330
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
12 352-379 363 500-540 518.1
9 408-428 421 500-505 501.69
48 483-499 496 472.5-489 475.51
22 520-542 539 420-450 423.95
9 553-584 568 405-422.5 416.26
6 641-641 641 399-399 399
26 672-688 686 357.5-365 364.15
14 705-705 705 354-354 354
16 772-772 772 348-348 348
7 810-810 810 324-324 324
3 837-837 837 310-310 310 Fleshy
4 911-911 911 275-275 275 Fleshy
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 608-608 608 350-370 362
2 678-678 678 320-320 320
4 908-908 908 303-303 303
STEERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 574-574 574 477.5-477.5 477.5
5 694-694 694 374-374 374
2 828-828 828 356-356 356
10 974-974 974 339-339 339
STEERS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 720-720 720 350-350 350
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 400-400 400 605-605 605
86 450-490 476 468-595 568
132 500-545 519 500-556 530.78
111 569-585 578 465-491 486.16
33 600-649 637 447.5-467.5 452.18
33 653-698 673 416-450 427.93
10 683-696 690 385-396 390.55 Fleshy
71 709-742 720 384-413 395.49
24 729-737 735 367.5-380 370.6 Fleshy
97 751-783 768 374-382 379.72
5 794-794 794 356-356 356 Fleshy
68 800-829 821 360-369 362.72
4 835-842 840 340-345 341.24 Fleshy
4 868-868 868 349-349 349 Fleshy
121 880-880 880 365-365 365
60 910-910 910 360-360 360
22 931-931 931 338-338 338 Fleshy
3 965-965 965 340-340 340 Fleshy
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 303-330 310 590-645 625.31
63 369-384 378 552.5-585 568.78
63 408-441 438 525-589 578.78
2 483-483 483 562.5-562.5 562.5
5 500-520 508 490-505 496.14
5 552-570 559 440-472.5 453.25
21 611-645 628 428-435 432.08
15 658-690 678 380-419 401.12
18 878-878 878 343-343 343
6 920-931 929 323-331 329.68
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 276-276 276 550-550 550
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1225-1225 1225 3150-3150 3150
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1200-1200 1200 3550-3550 3550 T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1550-1550 1550 3150-3150 3150 Broken Mouth
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1300-1300 1300 161-161 161 Broken Mouth
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 1354-1354 1354 2275-2275 2275 Broken Mouth
T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1180-1520 1350 3150-3150 3150
4 1455-1498 1477 2700-2725 2712.32 Broken Mouth
STOCK COWS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 882-882 882 265-265 265 O
STOCK COWS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 800-800 800 225-225 225 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
32 981-1205 1043 212.5-315 281.06 O
23 915-1390 1126 207-285 249.04 O
4 1205-1278 1260 168-178 170.39 O
12 1208-1410 1316 170.5-183 178.25 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 1090-1390 1183 181-215 197.71 O
5 945-1020 960 230-285 273.31 O
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE
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BULLS - 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1220-1220 1220 156-156 156 Low Light Weight
2 1530-1540 1535 171-178 174.51 Low
7 1445-1800 1624 189-193.5 191.25 Average Return to Feed
10 1560-2345 2035 190-197 192.97 Average
1 2130-2130 2130 206-206 206 High
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
19 1302-1545 1434 160-170 167.35 Average Return to Feed
1 1455-1455 1455 176-176 176 High Return to Feed
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
12 1445-1635 1572 164-173 168.67 Average Return to Feed
2 1530-1840 1685 145-152 148.82 Low
1 1910-1910 1910 162-162 162 Average
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
4 1030-1150 1077 112.5-123 116.25 Low
12 1053-1210 1082 135-154 139.79 Low Return to Feed
13 1160-1280 1178 162-166 162.34 Average Return to Feed
1 965-965 965 135-135 135 Average Light Weight
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