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Northern Livestock Video/Internet Auction Market Report

Billings, Montana · USDA-reported Video Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 19, 2026

9,828 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $348.58/cwt +1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $3,210/hd at 921 lb · 1,885 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $369.07/cwt +6.96 vs last sale · ≈ $3,185/hd at 863 lb · 875 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $519.20/cwt +40.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,892/hd at 557 lb · 736 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 9,828 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 36 489.00 $489.00 $2,396 —
550 unweaned 550 100 525.00 $525.00 $2,888 —
550–585 unweaned 558 636 491.00–530.00 $518.29 $2,892 —
605 value added 605 185 491.00 $491.00 $2,971 —
630 unweaned 630 100 471.00 $471.00 $2,967 —
625–645 unweaned 633 295 452.00–468.00 $458.09 $2,900 —
650 unweaned 650 95 458.00 $458.00 $2,977 —
675–690 unweaned 680 240 438.00–446.00 $440.71 $2,997 —
690 690 39 417.00 $417.00 $2,877 -40.00
700 700 99 420.00–426.00 $423.03 $2,961 +0.44
710 710 170 446.00 $446.00 $3,167 +31.80
725 value added 725 78 423.00 $423.00 $3,067 —
740 740 210 415.00 $415.00 $3,071 -11.42
750 unweaned 750 155 422.00 $422.00 $3,165 —
815 value added 815 80 382.00 $382.00 $3,113 —
835 835 146 376.00 $376.00 $3,140 +6.00
840 840 290 411.00 $411.00 $3,452 +41.00
850 850 140 364.00 $364.00 $3,094 -24.51
855–865 860 473 367.00–373.00 $369.91 $3,181 +5.91
875 875 122 366.00 $366.00 $3,202 +5.05
875 875 140 374.00 $374.00 $3,272 +13.05
910–930 value added 919 1,335 345.00–347.50 $346.37 $3,183 —
925 925 130 365.00 $365.00 $3,376 +26.00
925 925 420 350.50 $350.50 $3,242 +11.50
960 value added 960 185 358.00 $358.00 $3,437 —
975 975 300 352.00 $352.00 $3,432 +7.00
1035 1035 495 341.00 $341.00 $3,529 +17.00
1080 1080 56 315.00 $315.00 $3,402 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 unweaned 650 160 451.00 $451.00 $2,932 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 75 380.00 $380.00 $3,021 -10.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 70 459.00 $459.00 $2,157 -58.00
500 unweaned 500 100 481.00 $481.00 $2,405 —
600–630 615 200 435.00–442.00 $438.41 $2,696 +16.52
625 625 80 425.00 $425.00 $2,656 +15.99
650–680 669 70 400.00–408.00 $405.23 $2,711 +11.23
690 690 39 397.00 $397.00 $2,739 +16.00
725–745 739 465 383.00–384.00 $383.30 $2,833 +5.30
800 800 75 360.00 $360.00 $2,880 -26.00
845 845 350 342.00 $342.00 $2,890 +12.00
865 865 300 358.00 $358.00 $3,097 +11.00
865 865 77 339.00 $339.00 $2,932 -8.00
885 885 120 333.00 $333.00 $2,947 -14.00
900 value added 900 55 350.00 $350.00 $3,150 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 220 320.00 $320.00 $2,816 -15.28
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 unweaned 640 90 410.00 $410.00 $2,624 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $
1450 1450 >5 42 3,400.00 $3,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 >5 225 4,285.00 $4,285.00 —
1400 1400 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) 230 4,600.00 $4,600.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Age Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1575 1575 Aged (>8 yrs) 35 4,200.00 $4,200.00 —

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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.