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Billings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Jun 11
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777
← Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
610 head
▲ 355 vs last sale 255▼ 89 vs year ago 699 · −12.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
571 head
▲ 159 vs last sale 412▲ 92 vs year ago 479 · +19.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1,281 head
▲ 1,069 vs last sale 212▲ 178 vs year ago 1,103 · +16.1%
Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale (6-04-26): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive with lots of variation noticed. Demand for fall calves was mostly good. Demand for replacement heifers was mostly good with several ranchers and order buyers in the stands looking for heifers to turn out. Rain over the last couple weeks across dry portions of the Northern Plains has helped spur demand for cattle to turn out on summer pastures. Group sizes were small to moderate groups this week with a large portion of the feeder offering seen as singles. A moderate size crowd was on hand for todays sale. Market activity was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand and moderate to heavy offerings. Demand for feeding cows was mostly moderate to good. Canadian buyers continue to be large buyers of feeding cows. American packers purchased some cows to hold for the upcoming 4th of July holiday week. Many of these cows were slightly blemished or slightly lame. Boning and lean flesh feeding cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Breaking flesh feeding cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 lower as buyers showed lighter demand for heavily fleshed feeding cows. Cow quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Demand for slaughter cows was mostly light. Breaking cows sold mostly 4.00-5.00 lower, boning and lean cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to lower undertones were noticed. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Demand for feeding bulls was mostly light to moderate. Too few feeding bulls were seen to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed on a significantly lower quality offering. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average today as most cows and bulls were pushing moderate to heavy amounts of fill. Young age offerings suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly steady in a narrow comparison. Demand for young rebreed cows improved this week as rains helped improve pasture and range conditions across the plains. A large offering of Cow/calf pairs and bred cows were seen this week. Demand for both cow/calf pairs and bred cows improved significantly this week as rains helped improve pasture and range conditions throughout Montana, Wyoming and Nebraska. Pair quality this week was average to very attractive.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $424.70/cwt on 46 head, down $6.67 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 23 comparable sales and sits +13.07 against this barn's trailing median of $411.62.
Average price
$424.70
▼ 6.67 vs prior sale
46 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,333
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$265
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$70.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.59
vs MT average
+24.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525435.002,2838thin
Large 1558432.282,41129
Medium and Large 1580430.002,4941thin
Medium 1528407.502,1524thin
Medium and Large 2553365.002,0184thin
One grade step is worth $70.00/cwt here — about $265 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale46 hd
424.70
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MT average2 barns · 65 hd
412.11
+12.59
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
+24.18
This barn, trailing median23 sales
411.62
+13.07
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

23 sales
483428373319median 411.6203/0504/3006/1109/2410/29
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.35, low $332.50, median $411.62 across 23 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,937209.144,05039
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,400179.172,508238
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,650175.122,89081
CowsLean 85-90%High1,151163.241,87970

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,541$3,9508
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,349$3,91420
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,549$3,82130
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,433$3,43640
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,018$3,4002thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,363$3,9502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$3,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,428$5,498100
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,680$5,185201
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,691$4,91824
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$4,6005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,575$4,36377
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,230$5,55033

Every lot

121 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Small and Medium 34262,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0506
Steers450–500Medium 1456480.01/cwt460.00–485.002,1895
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2502500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,5103
Steers500–550Small and Medium 35132,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,10014
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565439.16/cwt437.50–445.002,4819
Steers600–650Large 1-2605395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3902
Steers600–650Small and Medium 1Fleshy606163.00/cwt163.00–163.0098810
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1645442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,8542
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673361.10/cwt347.50–375.002,4308
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682404.00/cwt404.00–404.002,75514
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1684419.00/cwt419.00–419.002,86616
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,8761
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2714342.65/cwt335.00–370.002,44714
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5412
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2803352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,8314
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2811368.25/cwt360.00–372.502,98758
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2923315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,9074
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970332.00/cwt332.00–332.003,22012
Steers1150–1200Large 1-21,163271.00/cwt271.00–271.003,1522
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7223
Heifers450–500Small and Medium 34642,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1005
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2466380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7714
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8722
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2507445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2566
Heifers500–550Large 1521440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,29215
Heifers500–550Medium 1528407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,1524
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2547360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9693
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1661
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4941
Heifers550–600Large 1597424.00/cwt424.00–424.002,53114
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2081
Heifers600–650Large 1639406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,59411
Heifers650–700Medium 1Fleshy663340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2546
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1688381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,6219
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724352.45/cwt350.00–355.002,5524
Heifers700–750Large 1730355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5923
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1731370.82/cwt365.50–384.002,71130
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement746371.96/cwt371.00–375.002,77554
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,77341
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy780275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1453
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6652
Heifers850–900Medium 1Fleshy868255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2139
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Full958300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,87411
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,036259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,68328
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Small and Medium 33131,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9504
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,8311
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1840350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,9401
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2852315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,6846
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1902335.00/cwt335.00–335.003,0225
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2973305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,9683
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1Fleshy981318.00/cwt318.00–318.003,1206
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,035290.00/cwt290.00–290.003,0021
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,075280.00/cwt280.00–280.003,0101
Bulls1150–1200Large 11,160255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,9582
Bulls1250–1300Large 11,260237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,9931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,475181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,6701
Bulls——Return to Feed1,540192.85/cwt189.00–197.502,9705
Bulls——Return to Feed1,706210.61/cwt205.00–215.003,5934
Bulls——1,798196.97/cwt180.00–208.003,5426
Bulls——2,040226.14/cwt222.00–232.004,6134
Bulls——2,084213.79/cwt209.00–220.004,45517
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,578224.00/cwt224.00–224.005,7752
Slaughter Cattle · Cows20 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight855107.28/cwt97.50–111.009174
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight938128.68/cwt120.00–137.501,2072
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,123164.48/cwt164.00–165.001,8472
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,138128.33/cwt120.00–142.501,4609
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,154166.30/cwt152.50–177.001,91922
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,193190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,2673
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,205180.55/cwt177.00–185.002,17627
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,275153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,9511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307137.63/cwt135.00–139.001,7993
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,393186.71/cwt185.00–189.002,6017
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,395182.39/cwt175.00–185.002,544180
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,400151.11/cwt145.00–157.002,1164
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,406170.03/cwt150.00–178.002,39141
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,570185.60/cwt185.00–187.002,9145
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,574181.47/cwt176.00–184.002,85645
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,698164.08/cwt153.00–170.002,78611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,712172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,9453
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,792163.85/cwt157.00–166.002,93617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,810168.76/cwt168.50–169.003,0552
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight2,230163.00/cwt163.00–163.003,6351
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,458244.61/cwt235.00–285.003,5666
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2830275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2831
Stock Cows—Medium 1872291.65/cwt285.00–305.002,5433
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2985225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2161
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,048235.93/cwt192.50–290.002,47312
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,090262.81/cwt210.00–310.002,86564
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,122215.12/cwt186.00–275.002,41413
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,167229.66/cwt186.00–285.002,68041
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,255238.02/cwt202.50–258.002,98729
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,323188.57/cwt186.00–190.002,49510
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2234,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3714,734.32/head4,700.00–4,750.004,73424
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,4254,083.98/head3,850.00–4,200.004,08414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4434,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4465,769.76/head5,000.00–5,900.005,77074
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,5254,231.76/head4,200.00–4,300.004,2329
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,5424,156.42/head3,700.00–4,250.004,15614
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5914,550.00/head4,550.00–4,550.004,5508
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS1,6044,512.53/head4,450.00–4,550.004,5135
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,6514,563.36/head4,400.00–4,600.004,56340
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6534,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,30018
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6895,328.24/head4,575.00–5,425.005,328170
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6914,917.95/head4,900.00–4,925.004,91824
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0183,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2033,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3222,905.98/head2,700.00–3,000.002,90614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3514,002.31/head3,900.00–4,150.004,00210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3553,379.26/head3,300.00–3,400.003,3799
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,4094,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0507
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,4923,822.95/head3,500.00–3,950.003,82324
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,5052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,5303,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5484,069.61/head4,050.00–4,100.004,0705
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,6294,087.62/head3,600.00–4,150.004,08818
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,6503,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0953,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,3633,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9502
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2305,550.00/head5,550.00–5,550.005,55033

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.
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