Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction Market Report

Billings, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 8, 2025

650 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $420.00/cwt ≈ $2,381/hd at 567 lb · 20 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $396.33/cwt ≈ $2,512/hd at 634 lb · 15 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $385.56/cwt ≈ $2,579/hd at 669 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	650	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320 unweaned	315	2	610.00–650.00	$630.32	$1,986	—
362 unweaned	362	4	605.00	$605.00	$2,190	—
448 unweaned	448	2	510.00	$510.00	$2,285	—
492	492	5	475.00	$475.00	$2,337	—
500	500	5	475.00	$475.00	$2,375	—
500 unweaned	500	1	465.00	$465.00	$2,325	—
567	567	20	420.00	$420.00	$2,381	—
630–635 unweaned	633	2	388.00–396.00	$391.98	$2,481	—
634	634	13	397.00	$397.00	$2,517	—
650–672 unweaned	669	13	385.00–390.00	$385.56	$2,579	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325 unweaned	325	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,690	—
413–434 unweaned	427	6	460.00–495.00	$483.72	$2,065	—
515–545 unweaned	534	7	405.00–435.00	$416.30	$2,223	—
550–593 unweaned	578	10	360.00–415.00	$397.65	$2,298	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441 unweaned	441	4	485.00	$485.00	$2,139	—
485 unweaned	485	1	455.00	$455.00	$2,207	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535 unweaned	535	3	420.00	$420.00	$2,247	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295–298 unweaned	297	5	510.00–530.00	$522.05	$1,550	—
468–488 unweaned	478	6	395.00–420.00	$403.97	$1,931	—
580–593 unweaned	588	5	350.00–360.00	$355.03	$2,088	—
630 unweaned	630	2	322.00	$322.00	$2,029	—
694 unweaned	694	5	310.00	$310.00	$2,151	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397 unweaned	397	5	435.00	$435.00	$1,727	—
415 unweaned	415	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,618	—
465–470 unweaned	468	2	325.00–365.00	$345.11	$1,615	—
558 unweaned	558	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,869	—
615 unweaned	615	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,968	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389 unweaned	389	9	395.00	$395.00	$1,537	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405 unweaned	405	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,802	—
460 unweaned	460	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,840	—
735 unweaned	735	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,132	—
1135	1135	5	242.50	$242.50	$2,752	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770	770	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,348	—
1093	1093	2	287.50	$287.50	$3,142	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230	1230	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,829	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1178–1548	1344	80-85%	49	120.00–156.00	$143.38	$1,927	—
1105–1508	1368	80-85%	120	156.00–170.00	$162.05	$2,217	—
1333–1480	1404	80-85%	11	117.50–135.00	$125.89	$1,767	-7.49
1390–1436	1431	80-85%	17	171.00–176.00	$171.57	$2,455	+38.19
1350–1600	1466	80-85%	8	138.00–144.00	$142.71	$2,092	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760	760	85-90%	1	75.00	$75.00	$570	—
1135	1135	85-90%	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,907	+62.46
935–1310	1143	85-90%	45	127.50–155.00	$137.48	$1,571	+31.94
1110–1185	1160	85-90%	3	137.50–143.00	$140.17	$1,626	-23.83
1030–1325	1173	85-90%	11	105.00–131.00	$118.13	$1,386	-45.87
910–1279	1220	85-90%	24	156.00–166.00	$158.54	$1,934	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1448–1532	1501	75-80%	13	161.00–167.00	$162.82	$2,444	—
1525–1669	1628	75-80%	13	158.00–159.00	$158.78	$2,585	—
1520–1960	1721	75-80%	8	140.00–155.00	$150.33	$2,587	-38.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1408–2063	1636	8	174.00–192.50	$181.70	$2,973	—
1440–1855	1673	4	147.50–158.00	$154.24	$2,580	—
1730–1970	1825	8	178.00–186.00	$181.87	$3,319	—
1865	1865	1	187.00	$187.00	$3,488	—
1625–2120	1903	8	168.00–172.00	$170.41	$3,243	—
2045	2045	2	188.00	$188.00	$3,845	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–835 thin fleshed	828	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	165.00–177.50	$171.31	$1,418
835 thin fleshed	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,545
824–1095	951	(<2 yrs)	Open	49	235.00–292.50	$262.02	$2,492
905–1300	1093	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	182.00–260.00	$229.55	$2,509

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
901–1140	998	(<2 yrs)	Open	24	245.00–320.00	$297.28	$2,967
860–1265	1094	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	190.00–275.00	$233.15	$2,551
1165–1270	1218	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	200.00–205.00	$202.39	$2,465
1360	1360	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	185.00	$185.00	$2,516

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700	700	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	207.50	$207.50	$1,452

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,968

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1215	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1190–1395	1258	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	3,200.00–3,300.00	$3,263.05
1437	1437	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,450.00	$2,450.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055–1115	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,900.00–3,000.00	$2,948.62
1270	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1415	1415	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1415	1415	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220	1220	85-90%	1	112.50	$112.50	$1,372	—

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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.