Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report, Billings, MT

Billings, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 11, 2025

1,065 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $374.00/cwt ≈ $2,061/hd at 551 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,065	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	5	300.00	$300.00	$1,614	—
678	678	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,763	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	2	490.00	$490.00	$1,509	—
630	630	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,142	-4.94
650	650	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,210	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805	805	2	309.00	$309.00	$2,487	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459	459	8	382.50	$382.50	$1,756	—
517	517	7	370.00	$370.00	$1,913	—
551	551	47	374.00	$374.00	$2,061	—
615	615	7	367.50	$367.50	$2,260	—
665	665	1	327.50	$327.50	$2,178	—
748	748	3	304.00	$304.00	$2,274	—
803–840	815	3	286.00–294.00	$291.25	$2,374	+14.25
860	860	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,537	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303	303	2	455.00	$455.00	$1,379	—
585	585	3	334.00	$334.00	$1,954	—
615–630	626	4	302.50–332.50	$325.13	$2,035	—
680–693	687	4	314.00–317.00	$315.49	$2,167	+32.99
789	789	5	294.00	$294.00	$2,320	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	2	850.00	$850.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905	905	1	267.50	$267.50	$2,421	—
965–999	988	7	267.00–271.00	$268.55	$2,653	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1106	1106	7	236.00	$236.00	$2,610	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210	1210	1	202.50	$202.50	$2,450	—
1340	1340	2	196.00	$196.00	$2,626	—
1345	1345	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,690	—
1455	1455	2	190.00	$190.00	$2,764	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1510	1366	80-85%	110	152.00–162.50	$158.01	$2,158	-4.74
1260–1720	1386	80-85%	228	163.00–167.00	$164.23	$2,276	+21.57
1350–1525	1401	80-85%	8	129.00–137.00	$132.91	$1,862	-2.39
1299–1578	1411	80-85%	8	138.00–157.00	$152.74	$2,155	+17.44
1298–1608	1431	80-85%	17	130.00–150.00	$143.45	$2,053	-13.20
1300–1658	1467	80-85%	57	157.00–166.00	$163.05	$2,392	+20.00

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
828	828	85-90%	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,060	—
1037	1037	85-90%	1	102.50	$102.50	$1,063	—
1035–1270	1132	85-90%	3	115.00–132.50	$122.91	$1,391	—
890–1295	1185	85-90%	23	115.00–152.50	$142.40	$1,687	+3.85
1050–1265	1196	85-90%	65	158.00–165.00	$161.27	$1,929	+22.72
1105–1300	1196	85-90%	7	134.00–144.00	$139.16	$1,664	+0.61
1008–1288	1203	85-90%	39	145.00–159.00	$154.24	$1,856	+16.67
1240	1240	85-90%	1	162.00	$162.00	$2,009	+41.52

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540	1540	75-80%	1	165.00	$165.00	$2,541	—
1605–1800	1647	75-80%	18	155.00–160.00	$157.37	$2,592	+8.44
1575–1695	1682	75-80%	9	153.00	$153.00	$2,573	+4.82
1522–1905	1715	75-80%	11	160.00–162.50	$161.15	$2,764	+17.32
1720	1720	75-80%	1	159.00	$159.00	$2,735	+15.17
2080	2080	75-80%	1	160.00	$160.00	$3,328	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1890	1890	1	156.00	$156.00	$2,948	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1485	1432	9	145.00–173.00	$163.69	$2,344	—
1355–2010	1619	17	172.00–183.00	$179.01	$2,898	+1.15
1440–1930	1649	7	160.00–171.00	$166.15	$2,740	-11.71
1728–2285	1911	32	175.00–190.00	$183.46	$3,506	-5.54
1820–2450	2059	47	188.00–210.00	$198.26	$4,082	—
2085	2085	1	197.00	$197.00	$4,107	-2.55

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2255	2255	1	191.00	$191.00	$4,307	—
2505	2505	1	184.00	$184.00	$4,609	+9.00
2595	2595	1	182.00	$182.00	$4,723	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
803–1360	1084	(<2 yrs)	Open	89	204.00–255.00	$220.97	$2,395
878–1495	1114	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	73	161.00–245.00	$198.04	$2,206
1270–1475	1373	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	161.00–165.00	$162.85	$2,236
1405–1483	1438	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	188.00–215.00	$201.12	$2,892
1500	1500	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,550

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–1003	949	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	205.00–241.00	$222.73	$2,114
870–1323	1042	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	158.00–220.00	$185.79	$1,936

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
745–755	750	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	252.50–267.50	$259.95	$1,950

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,350

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1185	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,700.00	$2,700.00
1085–1413	1249	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,900.00–2,950.00	$2,928.28

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1405–1520	1452	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	160.00–166.00	$162.29	$2,356
1485	1485	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	192.50	$192.50	$2,859

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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.