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Northern Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report, Billings, MT

Billings, Montana · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 14, 2026

14,631 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

No new report since Sep 14, 2026. Direct and video reports publish only when trades occur — below is the most recent one.

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $486.90/cwt +9.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,458/hd at 505 lb · 1,195 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $432.03/cwt -21.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,432/hd at 563 lb · 1,156 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $415.36/cwt -14.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,600/hd at 626 lb · 1,054 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 14,631 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 unweaned 440 115 550.00 $550.00 $2,420 -51.00
460–490 unweaned 475 460 507.50–520.00 $513.69 $2,440 -9.35
475 unweaned 475 220 507.00 $507.00 $2,408 -16.04
500 500 500 515.00 $515.00 $2,575 +13.00
500 unweaned 500 95 483.00 $483.00 $2,415 -3.21
500–505 unweaned 502 430 474.00–482.50 $478.33 $2,401 -7.88
525 525 50 450.00 $450.00 $2,362 -53.00
520–540 531 120 408.00–428.00 $419.02 $2,225 -79.98
550 550 500 442.00–445.00 $443.80 $2,441 +13.21
550 unweaned 550 90 439.00 $439.00 $2,414 -25.64
555 555 53 418.00 $418.00 $2,320 -12.59
560 560 40 434.00 $434.00 $2,430 +3.41
575–580 unweaned 579 396 418.00–429.00 $422.29 $2,445 -25.95
580 580 40 410.00 $410.00 $2,378 -40.00
590 590 37 402.00 $402.00 $2,372 -48.00
600 unweaned 600 100 426.00 $426.00 $2,556 -10.28
620 unweaned 620 98 415.00 $415.00 $2,573 -8.67
625 unweaned 625 80 406.00 $406.00 $2,538 -24.00
600–640 unweaned 628 480 410.00–417.00 $415.00 $2,606 -15.00
630 630 200 415.00 $415.00 $2,614 -32.00
640 640 96 415.00 $415.00 $2,656 -2.67
650 unweaned 650 170 404.00–405.00 $404.53 $2,629 -2.74
655 unweaned 655 80 397.00 $397.00 $2,600 -10.27
665 665 90 400.00 $400.00 $2,660 +12.00
650–675 666 270 401.00–405.00 $402.45 $2,680 +14.45
670 unweaned 670 76 388.00 $388.00 $2,600 -22.00
700–725 719 350 379.00–381.00 $379.44 $2,728 -10.56
725 725 85 374.00 $374.00 $2,712 -16.00
785 785 200 362.00 $362.00 $2,842 -17.00
820 820 80 361.00 $361.00 $2,960 -19.00
825 value added 825 146 378.00 $378.00 $3,118 —
850 850 115 357.00 $357.00 $3,034 +5.00
850 850 150 342.00 $342.00 $2,907 -10.00
880 880 62 346.00 $346.00 $3,045 -6.00
910 910 120 337.00 $337.00 $3,067 -20.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 unweaned 530 180 455.00 $455.00 $2,412 —
550 550 33 419.00 $419.00 $2,304 -6.00
590 590 190 422.00 $422.00 $2,490 +13.00
740 740 85 367.00 $367.00 $2,716 —
925 925 128 320.00 $320.00 $2,960 -16.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 unweaned 440 135 471.00 $471.00 $2,072 -29.00
480 unweaned 480 220 466.00 $466.00 $2,237 +13.50
500 500 200 415.00 $415.00 $2,075 -65.00
500 500 50 430.00 $430.00 $2,150 -50.00
520 520 46 398.00 $398.00 $2,070 -67.89
500–530 unweaned 522 467 434.00–455.00 $449.91 $2,349 -0.97
525 unweaned 525 90 435.00 $435.00 $2,284 -15.88
525 525 65 414.00 $414.00 $2,174 -51.89
530 530 50 382.00 $382.00 $2,025 -19.00
550 550 60 390.00 $390.00 $2,145 +1.00
550 550 200 436.00 $436.00 $2,398 +47.00
570 unweaned 570 110 394.00 $394.00 $2,246 -31.32
575 unweaned 575 180 372.50 $372.50 $2,142 -52.82
600 600 80 462.50 $462.50 $2,775 +11.50
600–645 unweaned 622 165 370.00–385.00 $377.46 $2,348 -27.54
625 625 95 405.00 $405.00 $2,531 -11.00
650 650 85 392.00 $392.00 $2,548 -61.81
675 675 80 368.00 $368.00 $2,484 -85.81
810 810 148 353.00 $353.00 $2,859 —
825 825 150 331.00 $331.00 $2,731 —
825–830 826 295 327.00–331.00 $329.98 $2,726 —
860–885 866 275 320.00–326.00 $324.44 $2,810 -26.56
890 890 230 355.00 $355.00 $3,160 +14.00
970 970 65 306.00 $306.00 $2,968 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 58 399.00 $399.00 $2,194 —
565 565 110 378.00 $378.00 $2,136 -1.00
815 815 250 329.00 $329.00 $2,681 —
985 985 115 296.00 $296.00 $2,916 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs) 100 4,000.00–4,025.00 $4,012.50
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) 45 4,050.00 $4,050.00
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs) 135 3,950.00 $3,950.00
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) 200 3,750.00 $3,750.00
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs) 225 2,525.00–2,575.00 $2,555.00
1250–1350 1281 Aged (>8 yrs) 130 2,650.00 $2,650.00
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) 86 4,100.00 $4,100.00
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) 42 4,075.00 $4,075.00
1350 1350 >5 92 3,150.00–3,575.00 $3,362.50
1350 1350 Young (2-4 yrs) 46 4,300.00 $4,300.00
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs) 130 2,250.00–2,725.00 $2,578.85

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
210–1050 788 (<2 yrs) 192 4,500.00–4,750.00 $4,583.33
1000 1000 (<2 yrs) 50 3,975.00 $3,975.00
1000 1000 (<2 yrs) 56 4,300.00 $4,300.00
1010 1010 (<2 yrs) 470 4,500.00–4,600.00 $4,515.00
1000–1075 1025 (<2 yrs) 150 3,950.00–4,000.00 $3,967.48
1025–1100 1049 (<2 yrs) 195 4,000.00–4,400.00 $4,165.34
1050 1050 (<2 yrs) 120 4,300.00 $4,300.00
1050–1075 1062 (<2 yrs) 105 4,000.00–4,250.00 $4,120.52
1100 1100 (<2 yrs) 37 4,200.00 $4,200.00
1100 1100 (<2 yrs) 55 4,000.00 $4,000.00
1160 1160 (<2 yrs) 48 4,250.00 $4,250.00
1160 1160 (<2 yrs) 48 4,000.00 $4,000.00
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs) 65 3,525.00 $3,525.00
950–975 966 (<2 yrs) 175 3,625.00–3,750.00 $3,670.67
975 975 (<2 yrs) 510 3,450.00–3,800.00 $3,651.47
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 (<2 yrs) 150 3,700.00 $3,700.00
1050 1050 (<2 yrs) 45 3,400.00 $3,400.00
1050 1050 (<2 yrs) 45 3,525.00 $3,525.00

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high 485.53 low 415.36 Jan 2026 Sep 2026

600–649 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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