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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Aug 13

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Jul 23Aug 13Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

313 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 401▼ 82 vs year ago 395 · −20.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

599 head

▲ 190 vs last sale 409▲ 242 vs year ago 357 · +67.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

122 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 121▲ 24 vs year ago 98 · +24.5%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale (7-23-26): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed on all offerings. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Several sets of yearlings coming off grass were seen this sale. Demand was mostly moderate to good for light offerings. Group sizes were small to moderate with many singles noticed. Market activity was mostly moderate with a small buyer pool noticed. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand and light offerings. Demand for feeding cows was mostly moderate. Canadian buyers continue to buy cows to ship north and feed. American packers showed a desire to purchase cows lower and showed slightly lighter demand for all cows on offer. All feeding cows sold mostly 5.00 lower compared to the last sale, three weeks ago. Cow quality was mostly plain to average and overall not as attractive as the previous sale. Demand for slaughter cows was mostly moderate to good. Slaughter cows sold generally steady on breaking cows and mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher on boning and lean cows in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeding bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to lower undertones were noticed. Weigh up conditions were mixed with both full and empty cows noticed. Young age offerings suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand for young rebreed cows was mostly moderate on a plain to average quality offering.

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 $332.50/cwt on 25 head, down $4.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −79.12 against this barn's trailing median of $411.62.

Average price

$332.50

▼ 4.98 vs prior sale

25 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs MT average

−34.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 2	591	332.50	1,965	25

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 sale25 hd

332.50

—

MT average1 barns · 25 hd

332.50

+0.00

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

−34.15

This barn, trailing median23 sales

411.62

−79.12

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	—	Average	1,784	205.03	3,659	103
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,814	173.00	3,138	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,554	170.85	2,655	103
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,387	168.37	2,336	193
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	158.16	1,843	68
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,658	163.50	2,711	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,525	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,485	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,475	$2,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,847	$4,250	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,553	$4,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,509	$3,500	8

Every lot

69 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	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,167	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,831	5
Steers	750–800	Medium 1	765	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,563	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Full	974	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	3,185	8
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1Full	1,058	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	3,269	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	591	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,965	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	675	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,346	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1-2	689	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,274	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1Full	768	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,304	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium 2	779	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,220	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	322.02/cwt	321.00–327.00	2,808	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	872	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	2,716	26
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	896	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,643	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	312.07/cwt	308.00–314.50	2,899	15
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Full	967	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,746	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	984	309.10/cwt	306.00–314.00	3,042	44
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,018	301.62/cwt	296.00–307.00	3,070	59
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,983	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,063	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,998	3
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1Full	1,136	261.11/cwt	260.00–263.00	2,966	8
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1-2	1,143	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,812	3
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1Full	1,173	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,933	4
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1Full	1,185	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	3,117	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	810	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,471	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	303.12/cwt	302.50–305.00	2,786	4
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1	1,155	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,772	1
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1-2	1,170	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,779	1
Bulls	1250–1300	Large 1	1,278	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	3,054	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,142	180.89/cwt	175.00–187.50	2,066	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,393	192.92/cwt	187.00–199.00	2,687	8
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,603	204.08/cwt	201.00–209.00	3,271	9
Bulls	—	—	1,752	196.15/cwt	185.00–201.00	3,437	20
Bulls	—	—	1,854	207.43/cwt	201.00–216.00	3,846	46
Bulls	—	—	1,971	221.56/cwt	215.00–230.50	4,367	15
Bulls	—	—	2,453	203.51/cwt	201.00–206.00	4,992	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	855	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,389	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	960	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,224	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	149.19/cwt	136.00–153.00	1,577	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,106	169.74/cwt	164.00–175.00	1,877	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,185	156.52/cwt	142.00–163.00	1,855	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,206	167.11/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,015	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,237	156.45/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,935	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,336	161.33/cwt	152.00–167.00	2,155	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,383	180.71/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,499	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,386	147.06/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,038	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,408	170.61/cwt	168.00–179.50	2,402	95
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	162.02/cwt	157.00–169.50	2,349	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,463	177.97/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,604	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,540	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,664	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,633	163.08/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,663	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,641	158.91/cwt	152.00–163.00	2,608	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,668	168.72/cwt	165.00–170.50	2,814	19
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,814	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,138	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,658	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	2,711	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	3,038	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,475	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,485	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,525	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	197.10/cwt	182.00–205.00	2,184	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,164	239.39/cwt	220.00–275.00	2,786	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,453	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,262	213.40/cwt	193.00–245.00	2,693	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,363	184.50/cwt	183.00–186.00	2,515	2
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,380	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,498	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,410	186.15/cwt	177.00–201.00	2,625	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,507	210.02/cwt	209.00–211.00	3,165	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,509	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,553	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,847	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	3

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 Aug 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 401Year ago 395

Slaughter CattleReceipts 599Last week 409Year ago 357

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 121Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	950–1000	974	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	422.50	422.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	745	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	765	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1050–1100	1,058	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	967	284.00	284.00
4	1150–1200	1,173	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	850–900	872	321.00–327.00	322.02
15	900–950	929	308.00–314.50	312.07
44	950–1000	984	306.00–314.00	309.10
59	1000–1050	1,018	296.00–307.00	301.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	675	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	896	295.00	295.00
2	1000–1050	1,043	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	850–900	872	311.50	311.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	689	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	550–600	591	332.50	332.50
6	750–800	779	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1100–1150	1,136	260.00–263.00	261.11
2	1150–1200	1,185	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1100–1150	1,143	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	768	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1050–1100	1,063	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	919	302.50–305.00	303.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	810	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,170	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,155	240.00	240.00
2	1250–1300	1,278	239.00	239.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,475	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,525	3,100.00	3,100.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,262	193.00–245.00	213.40
(<2 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,164	220.00–275.00	239.39

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	4	—	1,108	182.00–205.00	197.10
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	197.00	197.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,410	177.00–201.00	186.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,507	209.00–211.00	210.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,363	183.00–186.00	184.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	181.00	181.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,847	4,250.00	4,250.00

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	8	—	1,509	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,553	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	11	—	1,125	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,383	180.00–183.00	180.71
95	—	1,408	168.00–179.50	170.61
52	—	1,336	152.00–167.00	161.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	162.50	162.50
1	—	960	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,237	154.00–162.00	156.45
5	—	1,206	166.00–169.00	167.11
5	—	1,057	136.00–153.00	149.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,450	157.00–169.50	162.02
1	—	1,540	173.00	173.00
6	—	1,386	140.00–155.00	147.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,641	152.00–163.00	158.91
19	—	1,668	165.00–170.50	168.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,185	142.00–163.00	156.52
9	—	1,106	164.00–175.00	169.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,814	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,633	161.00–164.00	163.08
53	—	1,463	171.00–179.00	177.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,603	201.00–209.00	204.08
8	—	1,393	187.00–199.00	192.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,971	215.00–230.50	221.56
20	—	1,752	185.00–201.00	196.15
46	—	1,854	201.00–216.00	207.43
2	—	2,453	201.00–206.00	203.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	175.00–187.50	180.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	163.50	163.50

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.