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

Billings, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 18, 2025

879 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.00/cwt ≈ $2,130/hd at 786 lb · 24 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $310.58/cwt -16.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,110/hd at 679 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $367.50/cwt ≈ $2,117/hd at 576 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 879 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 6 375.00 $375.00 $1,830 —
576 576 17 367.50 $367.50 $2,117 —
678 678 2 317.50 $317.50 $2,153 -22.50
753 753 2 307.00 $307.00 $2,312 —
1046 1046 5 250.00 $250.00 $2,615 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,196 —
779 779 6 280.00 $280.00 $2,181 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,729 —
569 569 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,105 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–760 758 2 310.00–317.50 $313.74 $2,378 —
935 935 1 273.00 $273.00 $2,553 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 1 239.00 $239.00 $2,760 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 504 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,840 -5.00
668 668 9 298.00 $298.00 $1,991 -29.50
655–692 688 12 319.00–327.50 $320.01 $2,202 -7.49
786 786 24 271.00 $271.00 $2,130 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–487 482 5 347.50–357.50 $353.56 $1,704 —
510–515 511 5 340.00–355.00 $343.02 $1,753 —
570–587 583 4 315.00–322.00 $320.29 $1,867 -13.71
587 587 12 335.00 $335.00 $1,966 +1.00
633–635 634 3 310.00–320.00 $316.66 $2,008 -8.47
680–688 686 8 290.00–308.00 $294.21 $2,018 -21.28
828 828 2 251.00 $251.00 $2,078 —
830 830 3 257.00 $257.00 $2,133 —
878 878 3 258.00 $258.00 $2,265 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,690 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
210 210 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 6 435.00 $435.00 $1,536 —
597 597 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,970 —
608 608 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,824 —
794–795 794 5 276.00–280.00 $279.20 $2,217 —
810–845 817 5 270.00–272.50 $271.98 $2,222 —
950–993 975 6 244.00–254.00 $246.17 $2,400 —
1044 1044 10 234.00 $234.00 $2,443 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,284 —
758 758 2 283.00 $283.00 $2,145 —
885–896 891 9 271.00–274.00 $272.32 $2,426 —
920–934 932 8 267.00–270.00 $269.63 $2,513 +2.13
1010 1010 3 257.00 $257.00 $2,596 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1143 1143 2 217.00 $217.00 $2,480 —
1195 1195 15 219.00 $219.00 $2,617 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 5 825.00–1,050.00 $915.00 —
125 125 1 875.00 $875.00 —
150 150 1 875.00 $875.00 +25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,632 —
633 633 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,899 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1620 1363 80-85% 87 149.00–161.00 $157.43 $2,146 -0.58
1260–1690 1390 80-85% 13 135.00–148.00 $144.46 $2,008 -19.77
1231–1590 1406 80-85% 125 159.00–169.00 $163.12 $2,293 +10.38
1285–1565 1453 80-85% 5 139.00–152.00 $144.60 $2,101 -18.45
1480 1480 80-85% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,294 -8.05
1635 1635 80-85% 1 124.00 $124.00 $2,027 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–965 911 85-90% 6 105.00–124.00 $110.56 $1,007 —
980 980 85-90% 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,411 —
875–1300 1100 85-90% 23 115.00–146.00 $134.23 $1,477 +11.32
1120 1120 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,008 -32.91
1175 1175 85-90% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,645 -2.40
915–1295 1187 85-90% 36 146.00–160.00 $154.91 $1,839 +12.51
1170–1260 1204 85-90% 4 122.50–133.00 $127.62 $1,537 -26.62
1053–1277 1213 85-90% 20 160.00–166.00 $162.13 $1,967 +7.89
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1640 1464 75-80% 6 145.00–148.00 $146.46 $2,144 —
1495–1628 1559 75-80% 6 161.00–168.50 $163.80 $2,554 —
1473–1618 1584 75-80% 10 155.00–158.00 $155.79 $2,468 —
1255–1925 1635 75-80% 6 150.00–158.00 $152.92 $2,500 -4.45
1890 1890 75-80% 1 147.00 $147.00 $2,778 —
1940–1945 1943 75-80% 2 159.00–161.00 $160.00 $3,109 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,511 —
1013–1775 1316 34 152.00–170.00 $163.49 $2,152 —
1333–1960 1538 4 150.00–163.00 $159.14 $2,448 —
1440–2070 1755 34 170.00–183.00 $178.59 $3,134 —
1665–2188 1933 30 177.00–186.00 $182.63 $3,530 -0.83
1645–2435 2064 37 185.00–230.00 $195.04 $4,026 -3.22
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2243 2243 2 192.00 $192.00 $4,307 —
2256–2365 2311 2 186.00 $186.00 $4,298 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
820–1323 1087 (<2 yrs)Open 44 199.00–256.00 $217.25 $2,362
968–1480 1207 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 54 162.50–231.00 $184.27 $2,224
1272–1330 1295 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 164.00–174.00 $168.11 $2,177
1360–1610 1485 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 197.50–199.00 $198.31 $2,945
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825–1150 996 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 162.00–200.00 $182.89 $1,822
840–1180 997 (<2 yrs)Open 10 182.00–242.50 $215.13 $2,145
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
775 775 (<2 yrs)Open 1 251.00 $251.00 $1,945
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)Open 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,900

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1235–1353 1305 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 2,800.00–3,300.00 $3,073.52
1385 1385 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00
1592 1592 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,850.00 $2,850.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 222.50 $222.50 $2,481

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606 606 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,333 —

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 80-85% 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,963 —

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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.