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

Billings, Montana · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 12, 2026

44,557 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $347.45/cwt -6.55 vs last sale · ≈ $3,172/hd at 913 lb · 7,577 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $362.12/cwt ≈ $3,144/hd at 868 lb · 3,650 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.73/cwt +14.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,922/hd at 850 lb · 3,320 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 44,557 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 100 588.00 $588.00 $2,587 —
525 525 100 524.00 $524.00 $2,751 +45.00
550 550 95 488.00 $488.00 $2,684 +5.00
550 550 90 490.00 $490.00 $2,695 +7.00
565–575 570 195 446.00–470.00 $458.82 $2,615 -6.18
575 value added 575 100 500.00 $500.00 $2,875 —
600 600 85 447.00 $447.00 $2,682 +41.00
600 600 210 463.50 $463.50 $2,781 +57.50
610 610 90 485.00 $485.00 $2,958 +79.00
615–635 621 280 446.50–448.00 $446.99 $2,776 -3.01
650 650 85 442.00 $442.00 $2,873 -15.00
650 650 160 462.00 $462.00 $3,003 +5.00
650–660 653 273 434.00–447.00 $438.60 $2,864 -18.40
660–670 663 261 430.00–433.00 $432.06 $2,865 -24.94
650–680 669 445 437.00–440.00 $437.70 $2,928 +35.70
690 690 90 457.00 $457.00 $3,153 +55.00
700 fancy 700 150 453.00 $453.00 $3,171 —
700 700 170 421.00–424.00 $422.59 $2,958 -29.41
700–715 706 462 410.00–428.00 $422.06 $2,980 -29.94
700–720 710 168 408.00–420.00 $414.20 $2,941 -37.80
710–725 718 167 405.00–410.00 $407.37 $2,925 -44.63
710–735 724 360 419.00–437.00 $426.85 $3,090 -25.15
725 725 160 415.00 $415.00 $3,009 -37.00
700–735 729 680 423.00–435.00 $426.42 $3,109 -25.58
735 fancy 735 348 453.00 $453.00 $3,330 —
750 750 315 409.00 $409.00 $3,068 —
760 760 82 381.00 $381.00 $2,896 -8.00
760 760 275 416.00 $416.00 $3,162 +27.00
750–785 765 394 384.00–402.00 $394.82 $3,020 +5.82
750–775 766 326 393.00–403.00 $395.55 $3,030 +6.55
775 775 140 414.00 $414.00 $3,208 +25.00
775–790 785 313 367.00–393.00 $378.71 $2,973 -10.29
790 790 1,250 398.00 $398.00 $3,144 +9.00
790 790 140 366.00 $366.00 $2,891 -23.00
800 800 200 382.00 $382.00 $3,056 +16.00
800 800 140 371.00–375.00 $372.86 $2,983 +6.86
805 805 151 387.00 $387.00 $3,115 +21.00
800–825 813 211 374.00–377.00 $375.40 $3,052 +9.40
815 815 360 424.00 $424.00 $3,456 +58.00
820 820 297 391.00 $391.00 $3,206 +31.00
800–840 824 1,037 361.00–386.00 $375.30 $3,092 +15.30
825 825 65 370.00 $370.00 $3,052 +10.00
850–860 855 390 388.00–389.00 $388.51 $3,322 —
850–860 855 146 349.00–349.50 $349.25 $2,986 —
850–875 856 1,124 349.00–363.00 $359.12 $3,074 —
860 860 120 364.00 $364.00 $3,130 —
875 875 1,243 354.00–363.50 $360.95 $3,158 —
880–890 889 627 352.00–356.50 $356.02 $3,165 —
900 900 110 354.00 $354.00 $3,186 —
900 900 186 352.00 $352.00 $3,168 —
900–920 906 200 348.00–348.50 $348.34 $3,156 —
900–925 906 1,419 347.00–354.00 $351.27 $3,183 —
910 910 460 351.00 $351.00 $3,194 -3.00
900–920 911 2,043 349.00–352.50 $351.82 $3,205 -2.18
900–925 915 1,666 337.00–348.00 $341.36 $3,123 -12.64
925 925 126 339.00 $339.00 $3,136 -15.00
925 925 126 343.50 $343.50 $3,177 -10.50
925 925 991 337.00–342.50 $341.60 $3,160 -12.40
925 925 250 346.50 $346.50 $3,205 -7.50
950 950 665 346.00 $346.00 $3,287 -10.00
950 950 700 336.00 $336.00 $3,192 -20.00
950 950 378 339.50 $339.50 $3,225 -16.50
960 960 165 345.00 $345.00 $3,312 -11.00
1000 1000 160 326.50 $326.50 $3,265 -16.50
1000 1000 218 323.50 $323.50 $3,235 -19.50
1000 1000 145 324.00 $324.00 $3,240 -19.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 115 485.00 $485.00 $2,643 —
660 660 75 428.00 $428.00 $2,825 +37.00
690 690 90 415.00 $415.00 $2,864 +24.00
710 710 83 405.00 $405.00 $2,876 —
730 730 160 408.00 $408.00 $2,978 —
780 780 900 406.50–407.50 $407.00 $3,175 —
785–790 786 695 385.00–392.00 $390.54 $3,070 —
825 825 130 358.00 $358.00 $2,954 —
860 860 200 357.00 $357.00 $3,070 —
875 875 112 345.00 $345.00 $3,019 —
900 900 300 351.00 $351.00 $3,159 —
960 960 575 333.00 $333.00 $3,197 —
960 960 120 331.00–333.50 $332.25 $3,190 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 158 421.00 $421.00 $2,884 —
760 760 75 383.00 $383.00 $2,911 —
885 885 179 347.00–348.50 $348.01 $3,080 —
935 935 63 338.00 $338.00 $3,160 —
955–995 970 1,083 320.00–335.50 $329.74 $3,198 —
975 975 61 328.00 $328.00 $3,198 —
1050 1050 56 316.00 $316.00 $3,318 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 300 347.00 $347.00 $2,863 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 125 565.00 $565.00 $2,430 —
490 490 120 517.00 $517.00 $2,533 +58.00
535 value added 535 100 482.50 $482.50 $2,581 +22.50
550–590 571 312 443.00–457.00 $449.13 $2,565 +28.13
575 575 185 439.00 $439.00 $2,524 +18.00
600 600 95 411.00 $411.00 $2,466 +29.00
600 600 100 428.00 $428.00 $2,568 +46.00
600–620 611 300 419.00–424.00 $421.89 $2,578 +39.89
600–640 624 256 400.00–424.00 $409.01 $2,552 -11.99
640 640 150 459.00 $459.00 $2,938 +38.00
650 650 275 435.00 $435.00 $2,828 —
650 650 255 458.50 $458.50 $2,980 —
655 655 105 432.00 $432.00 $2,830 —
650–685 657 581 388.00–414.00 $405.91 $2,667 —
665 665 90 394.00 $394.00 $2,620 —
675 675 90 404.50 $404.50 $2,730 —
675 675 160 399.00 $399.00 $2,693 —
685 685 85 381.00 $381.00 $2,610 —
700 700 250 387.00 $387.00 $2,709 +11.00
700 700 80 400.00 $400.00 $2,800 +24.00
700 700 80 401.00 $401.00 $2,807 +25.00
700–725 709 130 415.00–435.00 $422.08 $2,993 +46.08
725 725 150 378.00 $378.00 $2,740 +2.00
750 750 150 382.50 $382.50 $2,869 +27.50
760 760 300 404.00–406.50 $405.25 $3,080 +50.25
760 760 70 376.00 $376.00 $2,858 +21.00
760 760 855 375.50 $375.50 $2,854 +20.50
765 765 85 416.00 $416.00 $3,182 +61.00
765 fancy 765 80 348.00 $348.00 $2,662 —
765 fancy 765 80 348.00 $348.00 $2,662 —
770 770 80 412.00 $412.00 $3,172 +57.00
775 775 165 351.00 $351.00 $2,720 -4.00
775 775 115 375.00 $375.00 $2,906 +20.00
800 800 300 386.00 $386.00 $3,088 —
800–810 801 1,450 362.00–411.00 $368.83 $2,954 —
815 815 215 347.00 $347.00 $2,828 —
815 815 660 376.00 $376.00 $3,064 —
820 820 285 345.00 $345.00 $2,829 —
830 830 80 330.00 $330.00 $2,739 —
850 850 375 340.00 $340.00 $2,890 +11.00
850 850 465 349.00–350.00 $349.28 $2,969 +20.28
850 850 1,445 340.00–341.00 $340.57 $2,895 +11.57
850 850 1,035 347.00 $347.00 $2,950 +18.00
1035 1035 110 315.00 $315.00 $3,260 —
1050 1050 57 290.00 $290.00 $3,045 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 105 432.00 $432.00 $2,527 —
670 670 78 388.00 $388.00 $2,600 —
795 795 89 354.00 $354.00 $2,814 —
850 850 415 335.00–336.00 $335.28 $2,850 —
850 850 138 335.00 $335.00 $2,848 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 175 349.00 $349.00 $2,495 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 150 332.00 $332.00 $2,623 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs) 55 4,050.00 $4,050.00
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs) 45 4,600.00 $4,600.00
1350 1350 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) 42 4,600.00 $4,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 (<2 yrs) 45 3,975.00 $3,975.00
1050 1050 (<2 yrs) 55 4,000.00 $4,000.00
1035–1075 1060 (<2 yrs) 240 4,125.00–4,150.00 $4,140.85
1075 1075 (<2 yrs) 45 4,125.00 $4,125.00
1125 1125 (<2 yrs) 48 4,100.00 $4,100.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1100 1074 (<2 yrs) 93 5,000.00–5,350.00 $5,173.42 —

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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.