Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Billings, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 21, 2025

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 bulls $266.00/cwt ≈ $2,335/hd at 878 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	948	—	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1425	1150	(<2 yrs)	N/A	28	2,750.00–4,000.00	$3,090.98	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
878	878	12	266.00	$266.00	$2,335	—
978	978	9	245.00	$245.00	$2,396	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
972	972	3	252.00	$252.00	$2,449	—
1115–1149	1133	9	221.00–225.00	$222.78	$2,524	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1112	1112	3	213.00	$213.00	$2,369	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1450	1279	80-85%	13	161.00–170.00	$162.46	$2,078	—
1290–1305	1300	80-85%	3	129.00–131.00	$130.34	$1,694	-25.40
1223–1601	1393	80-85%	84	149.00–159.00	$155.93	$2,172	—
1160–1644	1419	80-85%	21	140.00–148.00	$144.99	$2,057	-1.94
1365–1538	1457	80-85%	9	141.00–147.00	$143.73	$2,094	-17.27
1525–1630	1569	80-85%	4	149.00–153.00	$152.03	$2,385	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–895	888	85-90%	2	104.00–107.00	$105.51	$937	—
970–1263	1109	85-90%	10	108.00–125.00	$117.42	$1,302	-4.38
980–1415	1127	85-90%	11	129.00–144.00	$135.92	$1,532	+14.12
1128–1265	1174	85-90%	4	131.00–137.50	$134.87	$1,583	+2.43
1158–1230	1200	85-90%	15	158.00–165.00	$160.18	$1,922	-0.41
1035–1295	1245	85-90%	23	146.00–155.00	$153.01	$1,905	-7.58

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1488	1488	75-80%	25	156.00	$156.00	$2,321	—
1455–1664	1599	75-80%	7	133.00–145.50	$143.04	$2,287	+1.04
1600–1678	1652	75-80%	3	146.00–149.00	$146.97	$2,428	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1495	1436	5	162.00–168.00	$164.81	$2,367	+0.68
1405–1550	1463	6	169.00–176.00	$173.80	$2,543	—
1770–1910	1868	4	172.50–183.00	$178.98	$3,343	+3.34
1910	1910	1	161.00	$161.00	$3,075	—
1918–2140	2031	7	187.00–202.00	$191.69	$3,893	-2.91

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
741–1292	979	(<2 yrs)	Open	87	201.00–274.00	$236.72	$2,317
1020–1620	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	50	163.00–240.00	$196.41	$2,239

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
901–1080	921	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	200.00–205.00	$204.35	$1,882

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,200
955–1175	1002	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	160.00–185.00	$172.79	$1,731

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,584

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
865	865	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,816

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1268–1455	1340	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	2,950.00–3,500.00	$3,195.46
1275–1502	1345	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	2,500.00–2,700.00	$2,652.23
1477	1477	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,600.00	$2,600.00
1505	1505	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1370–1580	1526	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	2,650.00–2,900.00	$2,670.25
1505–1618	1570	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	2,700.00–3,000.00	$2,897.91
1616	1616	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,985.00	$2,985.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1260–1425	1330	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,675.00–2,800.00	$2,760.53
1398	1398	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,650.00	$2,650.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1078	1078	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,250.00	$2,250.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1283 thin fleshed	1283	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	2,775.00	$2,775.00	—
1337 thin fleshed	1337	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	2,875.00	$2,875.00	—
1151–1614	1357	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	97	3,925.00–4,400.00	$4,223.76	—
1468	1468	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—
1452–1690	1505	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	61	2,900.00–3,300.00	$2,994.12	—
1443–1746	1605	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	46	3,200.00–3,475.00	$3,356.76	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1266	1266	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—
1243–1381	1337	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	3,575.00–3,800.00	$3,620.62	—
1260–1363 thin fleshed	1340	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	2,200.00–2,375.00	$2,345.28	—
1353	1353	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1395	1395	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	13	2,975.00	$2,975.00	—
1443	1443	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	3,225.00	$3,225.00	—
1472–1524	1495	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	2,650.00–3,200.00	$3,055.70	—
1542	1542	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,800.00	$3,800.00	—
1561	1561	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	3,260.00	$3,260.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1327	1327	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090	1090	85-90%	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,373	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1151	1151	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—
1218–1342	1321	(<2 yrs)	Open	42	4,225.00–4,450.00	$4,415.43	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1153	1153	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—

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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.