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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-19

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

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 192 vs last sale 244▼ 207 vs year ago 259 · −79.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

265 head

▲ 113 vs last sale 152▲ 19 vs year ago 246 · +7.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

122 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 165▼ 173 vs year ago 295 · −58.6%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale (3-12-26): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality this week was mostly average. Demand was mostly moderate for light offerings. A moderate crowd was on hand for todays sale with a few additional buyers in the stands this week, despite light offerings. Market activity was moderate to active as a result. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain to average and not as attractive as last week. Feeding cows continue to drive the market as almost every cow was purchased to feed in some capacity. Feeding cows sold generally steady on a lower quality offering. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this week and not as good as last week. A limited number of slaughter cows were purchased this week as feeding demand pushed cow prices over where slaughter buyers wanted to buy cows. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on all offerings. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00 higher. Feeding bulls sold 5.00-8.00 higher as packers and feeding buyers both bid aggressively over similar offerings. Young age offerings suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on a better quality offering. Quality this week was mostly average with a few attractive offerings noticed.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $460.00/cwt on 5 head, up $31.86 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 21 of 21 comparable sales and sits +66.84 against this barn's trailing median of $393.16.

Average price

$460.00

▲ 31.86 vs prior sale

5 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+23.31

vs MT average

+35.68 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	460.00	2,889	5thin

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

460.00

—

MT average3 barns · 345 hd

436.69

+23.31

National average145 barns · 9,520 hd

424.32

+35.68

This barn, trailing median21 sales

393.16

+66.84

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 600–700 lb

21 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $460.79, low $346.54, median $393.16 across 21 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	—	Low	1,760	204.81	3,605	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,414	174.73	2,470	123
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,608	170.49	2,741	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,160	158.65	1,840	32

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,423	$4,250	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,126	$3,978	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,380	$3,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,865	$3,300	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,785	$3,289	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,156	$3,185	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,420	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,125	$3,937	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,203	$4,650	3thin

Every lot

56 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	654.92/cwt	650.00–660.00	2,128	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	577.58/cwt	575.00–580.00	2,183	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,889	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	344.55/cwt	343.00–345.00	2,684	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	413.47/cwt	412.50–415.00	2,588	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	744	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,589	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,465	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,471	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,723	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,990	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,025	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,563	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,075	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,279	1
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1	1,150	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	3,191	1
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1	1,225	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,848	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,230	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,993	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,480	197.62/cwt	192.50–200.00	2,925	3
Bulls	—	—Non-Traditional	1,570	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,630	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,596	208.09/cwt	200.00–216.00	3,321	14
Bulls	—	—	1,798	194.36/cwt	190.00–198.00	3,495	2
Bulls	—	—	2,026	212.30/cwt	207.00–216.00	4,301	10
Bulls	—	—	2,198	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	4,814	1
Bulls	—	—	2,450	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	4,716	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	895	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,029	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	133.01/cwt	120.00–142.50	1,474	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,155	155.15/cwt	142.50–166.00	1,792	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,202	173.36/cwt	170.00–177.50	2,084	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,002	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,390	164.44/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,286	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,421	176.78/cwt	169.00–181.50	2,512	74
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,424	182.48/cwt	182.00–183.00	2,599	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,388	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,507	177.13/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,669	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,537	164.33/cwt	162.00–165.50	2,526	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,679	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,874	167.70/cwt	164.00–169.50	3,143	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	770	277.26/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,135	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	860	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,537	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,673	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,016	282.46/cwt	240.00–317.50	2,870	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	234.48/cwt	182.50–290.00	2,502	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,116	260.20/cwt	215.00–322.00	2,904	25
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,395	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,678	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,052	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,156	3,185.00/head	3,185.00–3,185.00	3,185	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,249	4,440.62/head	4,400.00–4,475.00	4,441	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,380	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,415	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,420	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,423	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,785	3,288.65/head	3,050.00–3,350.00	3,289	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,865	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	4,650.00/head	4,650.00–4,650.00	4,650	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,203	4,039.40/head	4,025.00–4,075.00	4,039	4

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 Mar 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 52Last week 244Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 152Year ago 246

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 165Year ago 295

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	770	275.00–280.00	277.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	285.00	285.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	295.00	295.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,016	240.00–317.50	282.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,395	192.00	192.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,116	215.00–322.00	260.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,067	182.50–290.00	234.48
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	270.00	270.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	3,525.00	3,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,156	3,185.00	3,185.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,249	4,400.00–4,475.00	4,440.62
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,865	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,423	4,250.00	4,250.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,785	3,050.00–3,350.00	3,288.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,052	3,700.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,203	4,650.00	4,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,203	4,025.00–4,075.00	4,039.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,020	3,800.00	3,800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	450.00	450.00
5	600–650	626	412.50–415.00	413.47
5	700–750	744	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	575.00–580.00	577.58
9	750–800	779	343.00–345.00	344.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	650.00–660.00	654.92
5	600–650	628	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,025	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	523	472.50	472.50
1	750–800	795	342.50	342.50
2	1000–1050	1,005	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	530.00	530.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,150	277.50	277.50
1	1200–1250	1,225	232.50	232.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,537	162.00–165.50	164.33
13	—	1,507	175.00–179.00	177.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	159.00	159.00
7	—	1,874	164.00–169.50	167.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,390	155.00–169.00	164.44
20	—	1,424	182.00–183.00	182.48
74	—	1,421	169.00–181.50	176.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,430	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,108	120.00–142.50	133.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,155	142.50–166.00	155.15
12	—	1,202	170.00–177.50	173.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,450	192.50	192.50
10	—	2,026	207.00–216.00	212.30
1	—	2,198	219.00	219.00
2	—	1,798	190.00–198.00	194.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,596	200.00–216.00	208.09
3	—	1,480	192.50–200.00	197.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	162.00	162.00

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.