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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Jul 16

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

302 head

▲ 206 vs last sale 96▲ 217 vs year ago 85 · +255.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

390 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 437▼ 71 vs year ago 461 · −15.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

187 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 159▲ 82 vs year ago 105 · +78.1%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported sale (6-18-26): The last reported sale was one month ago. Feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality was mixed with lots of variation noticed. Demand was moderate for light offerings. Group sizes were small with many singles noticed. Demand suffered as buyers were forced to piece together loads. Market activity was mostly moderate to active with a small size buyer pool noticed. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand for light offerings. Demand for feeding cows was mostly moderate to good. Canadian buyers continue to buy cows to ship north and feed. American packers and Canadian buyers both pushed to own cows this week and showed good to very good demand for high quality cows to feed. With the last sale one month ago price comparisons are not available. Breaking fleshed cows sold on slightly stronger demand this sale as feeding buyers saw these cows had value compared to boning and lean fleshed cow prices. Cow quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Demand for slaughter cows was slightly stronger this week compared to one month ago. Very few cows were purchased for slaughter this week as feeding demand continues to keep cow prices above slaughter cow orders. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week. Better weigh up conditions were seen early in the sale, however weigh conditions deteriorated as temperatures warmed well into the 90s. Slaughter bulls sold on good demand for light to moderate offerings. Young age offerings suitable to feed or rebreed were very lightly tested this week. Quality was mostly plain to average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.48/cwt on 26 head, down $87.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 23 comparable sales and sits −74.14 against this barn's trailing median of $411.62.

Average price

$337.48

▼ 87.21 vs prior sale

26 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$179

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$3.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs MT average

−58.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	505	340.00	1,717	6thin
Medium 2	563	336.73	1,896	20

One grade step is worth $3.27/cwt here — about −$179 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale26 hd

337.48

—

MT average1 barns · 26 hd

337.48

+0.00

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−58.57

This barn, trailing median23 sales

411.62

−74.14

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,764	214.05	3,776	110
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,443	184.47	2,662	190
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,607	174.50	2,805	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,189	161.16	1,917	42
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,570	157.00	2,465	1thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,500	146.00	2,190	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,557	$3,633	3thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	313	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,035	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	413	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,127	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	553	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,244	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,690	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	746	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,850	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	331	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,531	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,904	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	563	336.73/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,896	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	408.94/cwt	392.50–410.00	2,576	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,411	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,567	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,503	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,757	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,670	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	314.50/cwt	314.50–314.50	2,900	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	410	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,122	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	488	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,172	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,824	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,819	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1-2	1,130	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,486	1
Bulls	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,160	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,784	3
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1-2	1,188	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,732	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium 4	656	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	964	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Non-Traditional	1,173	189.56/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,224	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,397	217.64/cwt	213.00–219.00	3,040	12
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,462	202.54/cwt	190.00–209.00	2,961	15
Bulls	—	—	1,629	199.62/cwt	187.00–209.00	3,252	16
Bulls	—	—	1,926	216.52/cwt	210.00–223.50	4,170	34
Bulls	—	—	1,944	225.62/cwt	224.00–238.00	4,386	27
Bulls	—	—	2,162	214.32/cwt	214.00–215.00	4,634	3
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,505	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	5,661	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	965	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,351	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	990	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,525	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	128.88/cwt	117.50–135.00	1,450	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,947	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,147	145.79/cwt	145.00–147.50	1,672	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,205	165.43/cwt	152.50–172.00	1,993	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,249	173.49/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,167	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,866	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	157.46/cwt	153.00–166.00	2,116	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,428	183.56/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,621	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,434	168.56/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,417	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,451	188.57/cwt	186.00–191.00	2,736	133
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,499	167.42/cwt	157.00–173.00	2,510	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,566	175.33/cwt	171.50–180.00	2,746	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,621	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,966	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,626	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,748	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	168.27/cwt	168.00–168.50	2,782	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,754	171.83/cwt	170.50–173.00	3,014	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,500	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,190	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,570	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,465	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,321	202.58/cwt	196.00–207.00	2,676	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,437	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,515	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,472	178.98/cwt	171.00–186.00	2,635	17
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	820	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,009	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,118	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	233.93/cwt	204.00–267.00	2,585	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,209	209.12/cwt	192.50–245.00	2,528	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	186.04/cwt	181.00–192.50	2,260	2
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,317	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,660	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,319	194.65/cwt	191.00–195.00	2,567	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,438	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,775	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,548	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,575	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1

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 Jul 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 96Year ago 85

Slaughter CattleReceipts 390Last week 437Year ago 461

Replacement CattleReceipts 187Last week 159Year ago 105

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,147	145.00–147.50	145.79
1	—	1,145	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,125	117.50–135.00	128.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	154.00	154.00
1	—	965	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	168.00–168.50	168.27
4	—	1,754	170.50–173.00	171.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,434	167.00–172.00	168.56
2	—	1,278	146.00	146.00
7	—	1,344	153.00–166.00	157.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,428	180.00–186.00	183.56
133	—	1,451	186.00–191.00	188.57
10	—	1,499	157.00–173.00	167.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,249	170.00–181.00	173.49
20	—	1,205	152.50–172.00	165.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,566	171.50–180.00	175.33
4	—	1,621	183.00	183.00
5	—	1,626	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,944	224.00–238.00	225.62
16	—	1,629	187.00–209.00	199.62
34	—	1,926	210.00–223.50	216.52
3	—	2,162	214.00–215.00	214.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,397	213.00–219.00	217.64
15	—	1,462	190.00–209.00	202.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,505	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	185.00–195.00	189.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	505	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	563	332.50–337.50	336.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	462.50	462.50
8	400–450	423	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	600–650	630	392.50–410.00	408.94
5	700–750	713	360.00	360.00
4	750–800	770	358.00	358.00
6	900–950	922	314.50	314.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	656	367.50	367.50
2	700–750	715	350.00	350.00
5	750–800	774	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	553	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	313	650.00	650.00
2	400–450	413	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	633	425.00	425.00
5	700–750	746	382.00	382.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	656	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,130	220.00	220.00
2	1150–1200	1,188	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1150–1200	1,160	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	895	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	608	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	517.50	517.50
4	450–500	488	445.00	445.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,321	196.00–207.00	202.58
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,472	171.00–186.00	178.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,437	175.00	175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	204.00–267.00	233.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,209	192.50–245.00	209.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,319	191.00–195.00	194.65

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	4	—	1,438	193.00	193.00

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	2	—	1,215	181.00–192.50	186.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,075	197.00	197.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	245.00	245.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,317	202.00	202.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,575	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,548	3,450.00	3,450.00

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.