Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction Market Report

Billings, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 11, 2025

2,589 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $450.07/cwt +7.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,556/hd at 568 lb · 203 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $422.85/cwt +15.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,175/hd at 514 lb · 176 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $366.96/cwt -8.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,272/hd at 619 lb · 161 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,589	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	690.00	$690.00	$1,898	—
310 unweaned	310	1	665.00	$665.00	$2,062	—
328–334	332	8	600.00–625.00	$608.05	$2,019	—
362–388	383	16	615.00–645.00	$621.73	$2,381	-17.11
398 unweaned	398	6	595.00	$595.00	$2,368	—
403–423	410	21	530.00–590.00	$576.65	$2,364	+1.86
435 unweaned	435	7	560.00	$560.00	$2,436	—
467 unweaned	467	13	534.00	$534.00	$2,494	—
460–495	478	49	492.50–526.00	$505.34	$2,416	-18.25
513–545	531	25	460.00–482.50	$466.46	$2,477	-5.32
510–544 unweaned	535	19	460.00–490.00	$467.98	$2,504	—
554–598 unweaned	567	103	421.00–463.00	$453.04	$2,569	—
553–585	569	100	421.00–461.00	$447.02	$2,544	+4.72
601–623 unweaned	615	46	422.00–426.00	$423.50	$2,605	—
605–636	625	79	408.00–424.00	$413.69	$2,586	+3.61
658–676	670	73	389.00–407.00	$398.29	$2,669	+11.69
671–691 unweaned	680	76	386.00–405.00	$396.70	$2,698	—
701–737 unweaned	708	34	374.00–383.00	$381.09	$2,698	—
710–749	745	43	365.00–380.00	$367.10	$2,735	-2.97
750 unweaned	750	7	369.00	$369.00	$2,768	—
753–755	754	15	364.00–368.00	$366.40	$2,763	+13.40

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	4	630.00	$630.00	$2,161	+35.00
368 unweaned	368	2	612.50	$612.50	$2,254	—
352–386	372	15	605.00–610.00	$608.11	$2,262	+10.62
400–425 unweaned	410	5	525.00–540.00	$533.78	$2,188	—
401–447	425	49	455.00–550.00	$508.55	$2,161	-25.33
459–496	476	57	467.50–495.00	$480.48	$2,287	-12.07
472–496 unweaned	487	24	480.00–485.00	$481.46	$2,345	—
527 unweaned	527	10	455.00	$455.00	$2,398	—
506–548	528	113	412.50–455.00	$425.45	$2,246	-25.41
558–583	570	7	400.00–430.00	$411.75	$2,347	-13.21
602–642	635	29	372.00–395.00	$391.86	$2,488	-7.64
660–684	681	8	332.50–370.00	$337.04	$2,295	-33.35

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	6	565.00	$565.00	$1,961	-6.81
388–396	392	9	530.00–547.50	$537.87	$2,108	-24.38
421	421	14	460.00	$460.00	$1,937	-15.00
451–466	457	25	370.00–440.00	$410.67	$1,877	-44.94
562	562	6	395.00	$395.00	$2,220	-17.05

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321–325	322	13	455.00–490.00	$465.86	$1,500	—
350–377	361	33	405.00–455.00	$422.83	$1,526	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
598	598	6	432.50	$432.50	$2,586	—
665 unweaned	665	2	371.00	$371.00	$2,467	—
732 unweaned	732	3	368.00	$368.00	$2,694	—
842	842	5	331.00	$331.00	$2,787	—
1004	1004	9	291.00	$291.00	$2,922	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	15	560.00	$560.00	$1,949	—
455	455	3	490.00	$490.00	$2,230	—
580	580	3	415.00	$415.00	$2,407	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–320	310	10	525.00–555.00	$537.40	$1,666	+43.06
358–399	362	39	460.00–477.50	$475.52	$1,721	-14.19
359–370 unweaned	362	7	480.00–495.00	$490.62	$1,776	—
423–432	428	24	455.00	$455.00	$1,947	-20.60
410–449 unweaned	439	11	460.00–470.00	$462.14	$2,029	—
458–463 unweaned	459	15	427.50–450.00	$433.21	$1,988	—
458–495	471	125	435.00–492.50	$462.31	$2,177	+16.23
500–543	511	144	405.00–442.00	$426.69	$2,180	+19.31
521–535 unweaned	530	32	400.00–420.00	$405.59	$2,150	—
568–578	577	44	370.00–380.00	$378.10	$2,182	-10.91
562–598 unweaned	583	37	367.00–381.00	$372.38	$2,171	—
600	600	5	330.00	$330.00	$1,980	-37.78
604–637	617	83	345.00–377.00	$365.87	$2,257	-1.91
603–638 unweaned	623	73	365.00–377.50	$370.74	$2,310	—
655	655	6	350.00	$350.00	$2,292	-0.09
660–681 unweaned	671	16	329.00–335.00	$331.84	$2,227	—
685	685	21	331.00	$331.00	$2,267	-19.09
755 unweaned	755	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,378	—
855–897	879	6	300.00–301.00	$300.16	$2,638	-15.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314–330 unweaned	321	7	465.00–480.00	$471.61	$1,514	—
349	349	5	495.00	$495.00	$1,728	—
363–393	380	16	425.00–500.00	$450.72	$1,713	-16.18
389 unweaned	389	5	485.00	$485.00	$1,887	—
410–423	414	39	435.00–455.00	$440.10	$1,822	-16.44
425–438 unweaned	430	5	455.00	$455.00	$1,956	—
450–478	464	28	362.50–470.00	$414.63	$1,924	-17.76
482 unweaned	482	3	360.00	$360.00	$1,735	—
510	510	3	395.00	$395.00	$2,014	+8.10
516 unweaned	516	6	367.50	$367.50	$1,896	—
543	543	3	332.50	$332.50	$1,805	-54.40
550–586	559	32	310.00–347.50	$325.42	$1,819	-50.57
600–609	606	17	311.00–338.00	$328.07	$1,988	-21.32
613 unweaned	613	3	341.00	$341.00	$2,090	—
660	660	3	302.50	$302.50	$1,996	-33.50
673 unweaned	673	2	334.00	$334.00	$2,248	—
939	939	5	287.00	$287.00	$2,695	—
985	985	4	280.00	$280.00	$2,758	-8.00
1014	1014	15	281.50	$281.50	$2,854	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409	409	36	440.00	$440.00	$1,800	—
457	457	5	370.00	$370.00	$1,691	—
522	522	6	385.00	$385.00	$2,010	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1171–1176	1171	42	248.00–253.00	$252.52	$2,957	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404–406	405	19	385.00–410.00	$395.50	$1,602	-38.35
496–498	496	13	350.00–367.50	$354.05	$1,756	-51.00
521	521	6	385.00	$385.00	$2,006	+16.06

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321	321	7	375.00	$375.00	$1,204	-10.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	5	430.00	$430.00	$1,260	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	4	580.00	$580.00	$2,395	—
450 unweaned	450	1	450.00	$450.00	$2,025	—
558 unweaned	558	2	415.00	$415.00	$2,316	—
601–619	608	13	392.00–407.50	$401.43	$2,441	—
628 unweaned	628	2	370.00	$370.00	$2,324	—
668	668	3	363.00	$363.00	$2,425	—
712 unweaned	712	5	342.50	$342.50	$2,439	—
740	740	2	327.00	$327.00	$2,420	—
1050	1050	1	267.00	$267.00	$2,804	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	14	420.00	$420.00	$2,029	—
593–595	594	10	342.50–392.50	$367.54	$2,183	—
613	613	4	337.50	$337.50	$2,069	—
726	726	4	290.00	$290.00	$2,105	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825	825	85-90%	2	75.00	$75.00	$619	—
1075	1075	85-90%	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,182	—
1060–1120	1090	85-90%	2	137.50–140.00	$138.72	$1,512	—
1000–1268	1138	85-90%	16	112.00–132.50	$123.16	$1,402	+18.10
960–1293	1193	85-90%	27	127.50–151.00	$138.54	$1,653	+24.54
1024–1259	1193	85-90%	29	150.00–160.00	$155.27	$1,852	+41.27

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1380	1345	80-85%	2	132.00–135.00	$133.54	$1,796	—
1221–1441	1350	80-85%	33	154.00–164.00	$159.62	$2,155	—
1205–1520	1357	80-85%	25	129.00–152.00	$141.60	$1,922	—
1420	1420	80-85%	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,917	—
1665	1665	80-85%	2	151.00	$151.00	$2,514	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1715	1715	75-80%	1	153.00	$153.00	$2,624	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570–1665	1618	2	151.00–162.50	$156.58	$2,533	-24.49
1865	1865	1	181.00	$181.00	$3,376	—
2425	2425	1	181.00	$181.00	$4,389	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825–1113	921	(<2 yrs)	Open	61	247.00–332.50	$317.26	$2,922
980–1260	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	192.00–297.50	$254.20	$2,766
1380	1380	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	181.00	$181.00	$2,498
1590	1590	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	212.00	$212.00	$3,371

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–1430	1007	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	167.00–270.00	$235.89	$2,375
880–1240	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	162.00–237.50	$196.66	$2,045

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
733	733	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,466

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,600

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1018	1018	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,650.00	$2,650.00
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00
1248	1248	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1280	1280	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,525.00	$2,525.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1103–1153	1133	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	3,250.00–3,300.00	$3,269.47

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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.