Public Auction  - ( Billings, MT )  - May 20, 2026

Billings, MT Wed May, 20 2026 Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Wed) Weighted Average Report for 5/20/2026 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 2267 1844 1622 Replacement Cattle 1853 290 1226 Slaughter Cattle 348 111 351 Feeder Cattle 66 1443 45 Compared to last week (5-13-26): Feeder cattle were scarcely traded this week as todays sale featured weigh cows, pairs, and bred cows. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for light to moderate offerings. Feeding cow demand remains very good. Feeding cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher on a high quality offering. Additional buyers were in the feeding cow market this week which helped push cows higher as buyers showed good demand for all offerings which would feed. Canadian buyers were mostly absent this week, however offerings still pushed higher as private feeders showed very good demand for feeding cows. Demand for big, young to middle age cows was very good as feeding buyers and replacement buyers both showed good demand for high quality offerings. Many sets of cows were worked through the chute and offered buyers good weigh up conditions. Quality this week was average to very attractive with many sets of cows seen off reputation ranches. Very few cows were purchased for slaughter this week as feeding cow demand was very good. Limited slaughter cow offerings sold with steady undertones. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to firm in a narrow comparison. Bull quality this week was mostly attractive. Demand for young cows suitable to feed or rebreed was good to very good. Feeding and rebreeding buyers both showed good demand this week which helped push young offerings higher. Young cows sold mostly 10.00-12.00 higher. A large offering of cow calf pairs and bred cows was seen this week. Demand for pairs was mostly light to moderate. Drought conditions are driving ranchers to sell their pairs as many do not have enough grass. Drought is also keeping ranchers from buying pairs and many are leaving the state as a result. Pair quality was mixed this week from plain to very attractive. Ranchers opted to sell the light or bottom end of their pairs first as they try to cull down to have enough grass for summer. Several sets of cows were thin as dry conditions have cows chasing grass. Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 593 593 425.00 425.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 620 620 365.00 365.00 10 827 827 333.50 333.50 10 860 860 325.00 325.00 Full Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1015 1015 325.00 325.00 Fancy 4 1012-1025 1015 307.50-310.00 309.37 Bulls Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1060 1060 331.00 331.00 Fancy 1 1225 1225 260.00 260.00 1 1345 1345 257.50 257.50 2 1375 1375 238.00 238.00 1 1425 1425 225.00 225.00 Slaughter Bulls Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1420 1420 190.00 190.00 Low Dressing 2 1530-1640 1585 210.00-213.00 211.55 Return to Feed, Low Dressing 18 1215-1810 1671 215.00-223.50 220.34 Return to Feed 8 1880-2100 2013 220.00-226.00 223.78 6 1855-2380 2056 227.00-252.00 232.92 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 778-910 822 125.00-135.00 131.31 Light Weight, Low Dressing, Lean 4 1010-1230 1079 122.00-138.00 129.77 Low Dressing, Lean 8 905-1260 1111 155.00-173.00 166.86 Return to Feed, Low Dressing, Lean 4 1180-1215 1189 159.00-167.50 165.33 Lean 13 1045-1248 1219 189.00-193.00 192.08 Return to Feed, High Dressing, Lean 4 1215-1225 1221 174.00-187.50 180.36 Return to Feed, Lean 2 1265-1360 1313 169.00-170.00 169.48 Boner 44 1240-1505 1380 180.00-189.00 185.81 Return to Feed, Boner 10 1255-1570 1390 163.00-175.00 169.84 Return to Feed, Low Dressing, Boner 71 1203-1665 1410 190.00-204.00 196.76 Return to Feed, High Dressing, Boner 2 1430-1555 1493 145.00-147.00 145.96 Low Dressing, Boner 10 1516 1516 174.00 174.00 Breaker 26 1435-1645 1588 192.00-204.00 193.47 Return to Feed, High Dressing, Breaker 9 1510-1742 1689 182.00-187.00 184.07 Return to Feed, Breaker 3 1630-1825 1702 172.00-175.00 173.28 Return to Feed, Low Dressing, Breaker Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 21 1265-1515 1380 4,150.00-4,300.00 4,202.85 Young, 3rd Stage 9 1410-1538 1454 3,500.00-3,875.00 3,766.57 Middle Aged, 3rd Stage 12 1405-1635 1525 3,550.00-3,650.00 3,591.42 Middle Aged/Aged, 3rd Stage 12 1380-1820 1591 3,300.00-3,650.00 3,574.59 Broken Mouth, Aged, 3rd Stage Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1027 1027 3,350.00 3,350.00 Thin Fleshed, Young, 3rd Stage 19 1138-1293 1161 3,700.00-3,750.00 3,741.27 Young, 3rd Stage 4 1381 1381 3,475.00 3,475.00 Middle Aged/Aged, 3rd Stage 3 1280-1565 1383 2,550.00-3,150.00 2,945.90 Broken Mouth, Aged, 3rd Stage 4 1428 1428 3,200.00 3,200.00 Broken Mouth, Aged, 2nd/3rd Stage 4 1413-1463 1438 3,375.00-3,550.00 3,460.98 Middle Aged, 3rd Stage Bred Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1055 1055 3,750.00 3,750.00 Young, 2nd Stage 4 1169 1169 3,700.00 3,700.00 (<2 yrs), 2nd/3rd Stage 4 1148-1203 1176 3,850.00-3,900.00 3,875.58 (<2 yrs), 3rd Stage Cow-Calf Pairs Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 1443 1443 4,400.00 4,400.00 Young, Open, 150-300 lb calf 11 1578 1578 4,025.00 4,025.00 Middle Aged/Aged, Open, <150 lb calf 4 1656 1656 4,100.00 4,100.00 Middle Aged/Aged, Open, 150-300 lb calf Cow-Calf Pairs Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 1208 1208 4,150.00 4,150.00 Middle Aged, Open, <150 lb calf Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1241 1241 4,650.00 4,650.00 Young, Open, <150 lb calf 6 1335 1335 3,650.00 3,650.00 Thin Fleshed, Aged, Open, 150-300 lb calf 10 1287-1693 1433 3,600.00-4,000.00 3,771.28 Broken Mouth, Aged, Open, <150 lb calf 263 1056-1593 1436 4,910.00-5,400.00 5,283.24 Young, Open, 150-300 lb calf 4 1444 1444 3,950.00 3,950.00 Middle Aged, Open, <150 lb calf 24 1290-1803 1496 3,500.00-4,350.00 3,866.15 Middle Aged/Aged, Open, <150 lb calf 22 1408-1608 1524 4,650.00-5,125.00 4,909.53 Middle Aged, Open, 150-300 lb calf 75 1408-1840 1564 3,925.00-4,450.00 4,189.97 Broken Mouth, Aged, Open, 150-300 lb calf 77 1337-1815 1591 4,200.00-4,925.00 4,626.82 Middle Aged/Aged, Open, 150-300 lb calf Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 24 1114-1240 1184 3,600.00-4,150.00 3,893.03 Thin Fleshed, Young, Open, <150 lb calf 5 1216 1216 3,350.00 3,350.00 Thin Fleshed, Middle Aged/Aged, Open, <150 lb calf 19 1215-1318 1231 4,250.00-4,600.00 4,540.84 Young, Open, 150-300 lb calf 11 1147-1438 1323 4,350.00-4,475.00 4,432.57 Young, Open, <150 lb calf 4 1494 1494 3,600.00 3,600.00 Middle Aged/Aged, Open, <150 lb calf 2 1500 1500 4,300.00 4,300.00 Middle Aged, Open, <150 lb calf Heifer Pairs Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 27 925-985 956 3,950.00-4,350.00 4,083.86 (<2 yrs), Open, <150 lb calf Heifer Pairs Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 999 999 4,375.00 4,375.00 Thin Fleshed, (<2 yrs), Open, <150 lb calf 15 1058 1058 4,525.00 4,525.00 (<2 yrs), Open, <150 lb calf Stock Cows Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1065-1100 1083 205.00-235.00 220.24 Young, Open Stock Cows Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 793-820 800 305.00-320.00 316.16 (<2 yrs), Open Stock Cows Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 43 895-1220 1049 245.00-330.00 292.98 (<2 yrs), Open 12 1099-1270 1113 242.50-288.00 283.67 Fleshy, (<2 yrs), Open 67 915-1435 1192 191.00-300.00 231.48 Young, Open 8 1080-1430 1276 193.00-210.00 196.61 Young/Middle Aged, Open Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 985-1105 1045 240.00-255.00 247.07 (<2 yrs), Open 11 945-1280 1067 192.50-295.00 223.13 Young, Open