USDA Billings, MT Public Actn Wtd Avg 02/18 17:05
02/18/2026 | 5:05 pm CST USDA Billings, MT Public Actn Wtd Avg 02/18 17:05
AMS_1774 MARS
Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Wed)
Public Auction Yards-Billings,MT
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 02/18/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 809 79 155
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 145 78 58
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 182 154 448
Compared to last week (2-11-26): Feeder cattle were too lightly tested last
week to develop any market trend. This is the first feeder special in three
weeks making comparisons difficult. Demand was mostly good to very good for
light offerings. The best demand continues to be for cattle suitable to develop
into yearlings. Many buyers still have large orders to fill for summer grazing.
Package sizes were light to moderate this sale and buyers struggled to put
together loads of like quality cattle. This hindered demand in places,
particularly on cattle to heavy to go to grass. Flesh conditions were mostly
moderate to moderate plus this sale with a few fleshy cattle noticed. Flesh
hindered demand in places as well. Quality overall was mixed from plain to
attractive with lots of variation noticed. Market activity was mostly active
with a moderate size crowd of order buyers and ranchers in the stands. Weigh up
cows sold on mostly very good demand for light offerings. Feeding cow demand
continues to drive the market. Feeding cows sold mostly 4.00-8.00 higher as
buyers bid on light offerings. Packer buyers were significantly more aggressive
this sale as they bid on high quality cows suitable to feed to premium white.
Very few cows were purchased for immediate harvest this sale as only severally
blemished cows sold to slaughter buyers. Feeding buyers were willing to take
cows which were slightly lame to feed this week at significantly higher prices
which pushed most slaughter buyers out of the market. Slaughter cows were too
lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones
were noticed on all offerings. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 10.00 higher on very
good demand. Packers and feeding bull buyers both showed good demand for bulls
which pushed offerings sharply higher. Young age cows suitable to feed or
rebreed sold on good demand. Quality this week was average to attractive.
Several cows which recently lost calves sold this sale and demand for these
offerings was good to very good. Young age offerings sold mostly 10.00 higher
in a narrow comparison.
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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
5 1154-1154 1154 265-265 265
2 718-718 718 384-384 384
5 860-865 863 327.5-330 329
BULLS - Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 1053-1053 1053 260-260 260
BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 475-475 475 570-570 570
2 548-548 548 509-509 509
4 625-625 625 427.5-427.5 427.5
2 710-710 710 382.5-382.5 382.5
1 765-765 765 365-365 365
4 836-836 836 340-340 340
BULLS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 390-393 392 530-540 534.98
HEIFERS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 378-378 378 545-545 545
5 456-456 456 470-470 470
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 470-480 473 505-505 505
35 506-523 517 480-489 483.17
139 554-589 577 439-460 446.82
10 631-631 631 395-395 395
7 747-747 747 359-359 359
8 755-755 755 360-360 360
29 851-851 851 348-348 348
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 378-378 378 500-500 500
9 408-435 417 515-545 534.57
4 456-456 456 455-455 455
12 535-546 542 440-465 451.66
2 585-585 585 425-425 425
4 604-604 604 390-390 390
4 690-690 690 360-360 360
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 430-430 430 470-470 470
STEERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 535-535 535 500-500 500
STEERS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 415-441 432 560-575 564.8
2 718-718 718 376-376 376
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
12 360-360 360 647.5-647.5 647.5
10 407-430 420 620-632.5 625.52
27 463-484 468 575-582.5 580.78
18 510-548 538 514-550 521.93
20 551-571 561 489-510 501.02
23 605-642 624 440-468 454.65
50 666-689 681 418-437 424.29
4 733-738 736 394-403 398.48
6 738-738 738 365-365 365 Fleshy
7 800-800 800 351-351 351 Fleshy
1 815-815 815 367-367 367
37 855-855 855 359-359 359
6 883-883 883 338-338 338 Fleshy
35 902-902 902 347-347 347
18 916-944 924 331-339 336.73 Fleshy
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 350-368 360 615-635 623.21
1 425-425 425 602.5-602.5 602.5
11 514-529 524 523-532 526.21
7 555-580 566 440-480 462.42
2 645-645 645 415-415 415
13 772-772 772 362-362 362 Full
27 752-798 775 364-374 367.58
3 882-882 882 339-339 339
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 414-414 414 540-540 540
5 682-682 682 330-330 330
2 783-783 783 342.5-342.5 342.5
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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
7 1350-1489 1467 3100-3150 3142.82 Broken Mouth
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BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1435-1435 1435 3350-3350 3350 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 2900-2900 2900
STOCK COWS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1088-1088 1088 237.5-237.5 237.5 O
STOCK COWS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 775-775 775 215-215 215 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1043-1220 1102 220-250 238.93 Fleshy O
95 945-1420 1116 185-312.5 243.64 O
5 1000-1250 1141 220-277.5 237.38 O
2 1155-1155 1155 199-199 199 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 840-1255 964 185-285 245.93 O
4 885-1110 979 225-275 249.52 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
8 1320-1980 1597 188-200.5 195.19 Average Return to Feed
3 1657-1657 1657 167-167 167 Low Return to Feed
1 1880-1880 1880 218-218 218 High
10 1670-2325 1963 189-203.5 198.67 Average
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
7 1285-1555 1404 145-168 162.95 Low Return to Feed
38 1277-1510 1421 180-185 182.08 High Return to Feed
50 1210-1695 1439 174-180 178.03 Average Return to Feed
3 1300-1615 1468 131-137.5 134.27 Low
2 1505-1535 1520 150-164 156.93 High
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
2 1508-1508 1508 174-174 174 Average Return to Feed
5 1653-1653 1653 159-159 159 Low
13 1525-1673 1662 178-181 178.21 High Return to Feed
3 1670-1683 1679 174-174 174 Average
8 1610-1837 1719 176.5-179 177.74 High
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
11 1120-1202 1158 117-122 119.17 Low
6 1005-1232 1169 170-179 176.56 Average Return to Feed
7 1060-1255 1180 136-161 147.66 Low Return to Feed
3 1135-1243 1207 180-180 180 High Return to Feed
1 965-965 965 100-100 100 Very Low
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