Sale reports / Montana / Public Auction Yards / 2026-06-10

Public Auction Yards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Jun 10
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774
Feeder Cattle receipts
233 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 249▲ 65 vs year ago 168 · +38.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
694 head
▲ 279 vs last sale 415▼ 98 vs year ago 792 · −12.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
335 head
▲ 172 vs last sale 163▲ 107 vs year ago 228 · +46.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week (6-3-26): Feeder cattle were too lightly tested today to develop any market trend. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Most offerings were in small packages or as singles, forcing buyers to and start loads for the week. Demand was mostly moderate to good. Market activity was moderate with a small crowd on hand. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand. Feeding cows sold fully steady. A large crowd of feeding cow buyers was seen again this week. Buyers continue to show a willingness to take slightly lame or blemished cows to feed, which in turn allowed very few cows to be purchased for slaughter. Canadian buyers were very active this week buying cows to ship north to feed. Canadian buyers purchased mostly lean and boning flesh cows. American Packer buyers purchased a few lower quality cows to feed and hold for the upcoming 4th of July holiday week. Demand was good to very good for all cows suitable to feed this week as all classes had multiple takers. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to weak undertones were noticed on all classes. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00-3.00 higher on stronger packer demand. Bull quality was average to attractive and similar to last weeks offering. Feeding bulls sold 2.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Very few attractive feeding bulls were seen this week. Quality was mostly plain to average and not as attractive as last week. Demand for young cows suitable to feed or rebreed was good this week, and stronger than last week. Quality was mostly average to attractive. Young cows sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher in a narrow comparison.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $381.64/cwt on 19 head, down $13.81 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 19 comparable sales and sits −13.81 against this barn's trailing median of $395.45.
Average price
$381.64
▼ 13.81 vs prior sale
19 head · 579 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,210
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−18.23
vs MT average
−18.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2579381.642,21019thin
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 sale19 hd
381.64
—
MT average2 barns · 30 hd
399.87
−18.23
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
−18.88
This barn, trailing median19 sales
395.45
−13.81
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

19 sales
478430382334median 395.4503/1104/1506/0309/0210/21
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $464.07, low $347.53, median $395.45 across 19 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—Average1,806212.943,84543
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,397183.232,560373
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,638176.452,89153
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,173172.832,027136

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,347$3,8003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,199$3,6874thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,475$3,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,563$3,1756
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,245$3,8001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,305$3,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,522$4,05818
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,597$4,0503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,461$4,0005

Every lot

82 lots · USDA AMS · Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Wed)
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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,1034
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9761
Steers550–600Medium 1575440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,5301
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9361
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,7852
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,6651
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2851358.00/cwt358.00–358.003,0474
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1935345.00/cwt345.00–345.003,2262
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405462.44/cwt420.00–470.001,87319
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477441.59/cwt440.00–445.002,1063
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579381.64/cwt365.00–400.002,21019
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1644390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,5124
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3242
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6754
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,5921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned465490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2795
Bulls650–700Medium 1692350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4223
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2723350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5312
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5251
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2845337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,8522
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1869332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,8899
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2896320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,8677
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1905327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,9641
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1970315.00/cwt315.00–315.003,0566
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,023280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,8643
Bulls1100–1150Large 11,141270.00/cwt270.00–270.003,0816
Bulls1350–1400Large 11,370230.00/cwt230.00–230.003,1511
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers750–800Large 2777311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,4163
Beef/Dairy Heifers850–900Large 1-2887316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,80333
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 2990215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,1295
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers900–950Large 1-2913344.00/cwt344.00–344.003,14128
Beef/Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 1-21,044317.00/cwt317.00–317.003,3097
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,295195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,5251
Bulls——Return to Feed1,529193.24/cwt184.00–205.002,9558
Bulls——Return to Feed1,582213.19/cwt205.00–220.003,3736
Bulls——1,809215.83/cwt209.00–223.003,9047
Bulls——1,814200.22/cwt190.00–208.003,6325
Bulls——1,965195.00/cwt195.00–195.003,8321
Bulls——2,017231.89/cwt227.00–244.004,67713
Bulls——2,358207.42/cwt206.00–209.004,8912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83095.68/cwt85.00–105.007943
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight885145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2831
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight942121.34/cwt117.50–124.001,1433
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058151.22/cwt147.50–155.001,6002
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,140163.11/cwt150.00–173.001,85919
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,153135.54/cwt127.50–142.501,5638
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,201180.26/cwt175.00–186.002,16568
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,208186.41/cwt185.00–190.002,25232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,7391
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,1661
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,389190.09/cwt186.00–196.502,64096
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,394183.09/cwt178.00–186.002,552231
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,433171.09/cwt145.00–179.002,45242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,508156.01/cwt147.50–163.002,3532
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,580181.04/cwt176.00–184.002,86028
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,613171.27/cwt167.00–175.002,76312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,619185.33/cwt185.00–185.503,0003
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,773162.33/cwt161.00–164.002,8783
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,866169.21/cwt168.00–171.503,1577
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,290251.00/cwt251.00–251.003,2381
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1993,687.38/head3,650.00–3,700.003,6874
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3473,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4753,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,4972,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,6283,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4503
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,3553,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 11,4614,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,5554,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,15015
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5974,050.10/head4,000.00–4,150.004,0503
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows11 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1824304.36/cwt290.00–325.002,5085
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2848254.84/cwt225.00–275.002,1615
Stock Cows—Medium 1875280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fleshy994290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,8834
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,085283.14/cwt217.50–332.503,07281
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,119235.13/cwt200.00–305.002,63116
Stock Cows—Large 11,121221.64/cwt200.00–285.002,4856
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,123213.81/cwt189.00–270.002,40113
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,156238.40/cwt197.00–312.502,75660
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,231203.89/cwt188.00–220.002,51034
Stock Cows—Large 11,383188.08/cwt187.00–189.002,6012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2453,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,3053,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001

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.