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Public Auction Yards Replacement Cattle Special Market Report

Billings, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Tuesday, December 9, 2025

7,154 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 7,154 — —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 thin fleshed 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 28 3,550.00 $3,550.00
1036–1370 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 91 3,000.00–3,250.00 $3,173.88
1157 1157 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 3,500.00 $3,500.00
1180–1185 1183 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 32 2,710.00–2,725.00 $2,719.39
1004–1408 1196 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1,872 3,850.00–4,650.00 $4,258.16
1190–1341 1218 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 38 2,200.00–2,600.00 $2,281.14
1154–1274 thin fleshed 1237 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 2,200.00–2,675.00 $2,536.47
997–1466 1241 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 269 3,710.00–4,075.00 $3,953.78
1269 1269 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 2,650.00 $2,650.00
1158–1550 1279 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 50 2,700.00–3,100.00 $2,905.22
1298 1298 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,250.00 $2,250.00
1255–1492 1314 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 480 2,450.00–3,125.00 $2,995.51
1242–1355 1319 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 98 3,700.00–3,775.00 $3,731.69
1225–1390 1348 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 59 3,500.00–3,600.00 $3,555.15
1320–1362 1354 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 153 3,410.00–3,625.00 $3,585.72
1266–1605 1364 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 241 3,500.00–4,300.00 $3,922.69
1202–1720 1370 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 536 2,650.00–3,600.00 $2,957.52
1420 1420 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 3,500.00 $3,500.00
1330–1626 1426 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 219 2,800.00–3,600.00 $3,293.27
1462 1462 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1551 fancy 1551 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 4,050.00 $4,050.00
1575 1575 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1660 1660 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 11 3,850.00 $3,850.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1176 thin fleshed 1176 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1030–1636 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 98 3,000.00–3,900.00 $3,437.40
1205 1205 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,100.00 $2,100.00
1078–1660 1207 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 41 3,200.00–3,650.00 $3,559.57
1211–1330 1234 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 21 3,000.00–3,050.00 $3,039.73
1235–1322 1262 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 16 2,200.00–2,500.00 $2,401.81
1181–1370 1305 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 33 2,300.00–2,600.00 $2,458.27
1313 1313 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1253–1389 1344 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 2,300.00–2,650.00 $2,541.21
1442 1442 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 3,450.00 $3,450.00
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1340 1340 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 35 3,700.00 $3,700.00
1398 1398 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 36 2,885.00 $2,885.00
1358–1559 1424 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 34 3,100.00–3,300.00 $3,175.06
1488 1488 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 3,100.00 $3,100.00
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
892–1049 990 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 2,700.00–3,400.00 $3,163.51

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1008–1010 fancy 1009 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 65 4,600.00–4,700.00 $4,638.41
940–1113 1012 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 257 3,525.00–3,910.00 $3,764.66
1073–1077 1076 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 3,550.00–3,975.00 $3,663.02
922–1223 1079 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2,078 3,700.00–4,450.00 $4,061.82
1100 1100 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 33 3,700.00 $3,700.00
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
862–964 921 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 64 2,800.00–3,650.00 $3,363.83
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1003–1005 1004 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 21 3,400.00–3,725.00 $3,554.92
1026 1026 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 16 3,475.00 $3,475.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 10 2,600.00 $2,600.00
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 3,000.00 $3,000.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.