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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Feb 19

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Feb 12Feb 19Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

168 head

▼ 2,245 vs last sale 2,413▲ 168 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

129 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 132▲ 129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 151▲ 92 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week (2-05-26): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly good for light offerings. Quality this week was plain to average and mostly offered in small packages or as singles. Buyers showed need for feeders as many tried to square up loads for the week. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Market activity was active with a small crowd of buyers in the stands this week. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand for light offerings. Feeding cow demand continues to drive the market as excess feed in the valley at very low prices has many feedlots and ranchers willing to feed cows. Feeding cows sold mostly 6.00-10.00 higher. Very few slaughter cows were purchased this week as feeding 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 higher undertones were noticed on very limited offerings. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this week. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 10.00-12.00 higher in a very narrow comparison. Young age offerings suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Quality this week was mostly average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $436.42/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 7 of 9 comparable sales and sits +31.06 against this barn's trailing median of $405.36.

Average price

$436.42

34 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.03

vs MT average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	436.42	2,584	34

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale34 hd

436.42

—

MT average2 barns · 36 hd

440.45

−4.03

This barn, trailing median9 sales

405.36

+31.06

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.50, low $366.82, median $405.36 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	1,961	204.20	4,004	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,586	180.64	2,864	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,367	174.92	2,392	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,187	157.08	1,865	18

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,418	$4,100	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,475	$3,623	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,423	$3,345	21
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,808	4thin

Every lot

44 lots · USDA AMS · Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)

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
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,226	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	544	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,747	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	599	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,740	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,746	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	2,146	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,985	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	552.00/cwt	552.00–552.00	2,291	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,399	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,408	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,524	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,446	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,394	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,344	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	436.42/cwt	425.00–437.50	2,584	34
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,375	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,533	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,733	15
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1-2	1,145	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,405	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,770	199.60/cwt	194.00–205.50	3,533	2
Bulls	—	—	1,972	206.99/cwt	205.00–209.00	4,082	3
Bulls	—	—	2,310	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	4,736	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,090	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,962	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	125.58/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,419	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,819	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,689	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,195	149.72/cwt	142.50–157.50	1,789	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,230	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,245	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,230	173.91/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,139	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Non-Traditional	1,330	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,434	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,358	161.17/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,189	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,760	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,378	178.68/cwt	168.00–180.50	2,462	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,592	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,882	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,618	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,815	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,205	2,808.13/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,808	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,418	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,423	3,345.11/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,345	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,475	3,623.12/head	3,550.00–3,650.00	3,623	14
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	745	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,788	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,357	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	234.27/cwt	216.00–272.50	2,612	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,297	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,206	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,231	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,556	10

This sale against other markets

Montana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Montana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Montana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)

Thu Feb 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 168Last week 2,413Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 132Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 151Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	436	537.50	537.50
34	550–600	592	425.00–437.50	436.42
15	750–800	754	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	609	390.00	390.00
4	700–750	745	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,145	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	557.50	557.50
2	400–450	415	552.00	552.00
8	450–500	468	512.50	512.50
2	550–600	560	430.00	430.00
16	600–650	631	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	648	377.50	377.50
4	650–700	684	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	599	457.50	457.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	544	505.00	505.00
3	700–750	717	383.00	383.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	530.00	530.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,205	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,808.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,423	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,345.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,418	4,100.00	4,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,475	3,550.00–3,650.00	3,623.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,206	185.00	185.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,115	216.00–272.50	234.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	873	270.00	270.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,143	201.00	201.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	240.00	240.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,345	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,770	194.00–205.50	199.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,310	205.00	205.00
3	—	1,972	205.00–209.00	206.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,195	142.50–157.50	149.72
8	—	1,230	169.00–177.00	173.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,378	168.00–180.50	178.68
6	—	1,358	158.00–163.00	161.17
1	—	1,230	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	157.50	157.50
1	—	1,375	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	120.00–132.00	125.58
4	—	1,165	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,592	181.00	181.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.