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Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction Market Report

Billings, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 11, 2025

564 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $325.00/cwt -7.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,649/hd at 815 lb · 32 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $329.56/cwt -15.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,422/hd at 735 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight L 1 heifers $364.43/cwt ≈ $1,979/hd at 543 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 564 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421–430 unweaned 427 15 515.00–530.00 $519.93 $2,220 +4.97
512 unweaned 512 8 465.00 $465.00 $2,381 -17.66
778 778 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,801 -30.90
908 908 5 334.00 $334.00 $3,033 -14.00
980 980 14 322.00 $322.00 $3,156 -9.86
1010 1010 3 314.00 $314.00 $3,171 -8.33
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 unweaned 541 9 433.00 $433.00 $2,343 —
1080 1080 3 306.50 $306.50 $3,310 -12.99
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675–695 678 6 385.00–390.00 $389.15 $2,638 +24.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 unweaned 373 3 515.00–520.00 $518.26 $1,933 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 unweaned 413 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,735 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
883 883 2 338.00 $338.00 $2,985 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 unweaned 448 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,904 -5.00
730 730 11 329.00 $329.00 $2,402 -40.90
795 795 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,544 -27.50
815–817 815 32 325.00 $325.00 $2,649 -7.30
920–932 923 15 310.00–312.00 $310.40 $2,865 -14.98
974–985 982 17 308.00–312.50 $311.19 $3,056 +20.19
1035 1035 2 298.00 $298.00 $3,084 +23.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531–547 unweaned 543 17 362.50–365.00 $364.43 $1,979 —
1020 1020 2 299.50 $299.50 $3,055 —
1063–1076 1074 11 295.00–296.00 $295.82 $3,177 -1.40
1164 1164 6 284.00 $284.00 $3,306 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 unweaned 563 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,942 —
711–743 735 21 325.00–335.00 $329.56 $2,422 -15.44
900–925 913 2 302.00–307.00 $304.47 $2,780 +8.88
950–988 969 4 291.00–300.00 $295.41 $2,863 -19.59
1025–1030 1028 3 285.00–293.00 $290.34 $2,985 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608 608 9 355.00 $355.00 $2,158 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
669 669 8 317.00 $317.00 $2,121 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,486 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
607 unweaned 607 6 370.00 $370.00 $2,246 —
920 920 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,921 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 2 256.00 $256.00 $3,021 —
1210 1210 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,904 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1033 1033 2 260.00 $260.00 $2,686 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 1 232.50 $232.50 $2,523 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1288–1505 1367 80-85% 11 136.00–144.00 $139.57 $1,908 —
1360–1440 1408 80-85% 6 145.00–152.00 $149.72 $2,108 -22.62
1300–1588 1440 80-85% 43 173.00–180.00 $175.27 $2,524 +21.85
1325–1508 1457 80-85% 9 143.00–158.00 $148.97 $2,170 —
1130–1680 1477 80-85% 40 159.00–172.00 $164.49 $2,430 -0.74
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 85-90% 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,610 —
1120 1120 85-90% 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,322 —
1020–1455 1149 85-90% 20 125.00–136.00 $129.42 $1,487 —
1181–1252 1191 85-90% 21 161.00–169.00 $162.20 $1,932 +31.64
1169–1293 1216 85-90% 8 143.00–155.50 $150.51 $1,830 +8.51
1228–1265 1233 85-90% 7 171.00–178.00 $172.03 $2,121 +30.03
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1538–1585 1554 75-80% 3 156.00–159.00 $157.02 $2,440 —
1580 1580 75-80% 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,639 +19.92
1425–1770 1618 75-80% 9 160.50–164.50 $162.05 $2,622 -5.97
1480–1785 1683 75-80% 3 157.50–159.00 $158.56 $2,669 -6.52

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,785 —
1110–1545 1426 10 155.00–182.00 $177.86 $2,536 —
1360–1960 1692 10 184.00–190.00 $184.68 $3,125 —
1535–2345 1823 8 174.00–182.00 $178.33 $3,251 —
1910–1935 1923 2 199.00–202.00 $200.49 $3,855 —
1685–2400 2019 18 184.00–198.00 $191.14 $3,859 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2265–2465 2365 2 190.00–191.50 $190.78 $4,512 —
2720 2720 1 176.00 $176.00 $4,787 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1060 1060 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,882
875–1250 1063 (<2 yrs)Open 2 200.00–261.00 $225.12 $2,393
970–1392 1156 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 172.00–260.00 $222.14 $2,568
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1045–1135 1090 (<2 yrs)Open 2 185.00–275.00 $228.14 $2,487
975–1440 1166 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 165.00–212.50 $188.15 $2,194
1174 1174 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 174.00 $174.00 $2,043

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1195–1264 1258 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 209.00–216.00 $215.45 $2,710
1195–1419 1403 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 21 187.50–197.00 $188.14 $2,640
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1310 thin fleshed 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 159.00 $159.00 $2,083

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1787 1787 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 6 4,350.00 $4,350.00 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 80-85% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,022 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.