Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Billings, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 25, 2025

718 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $312.52/cwt +41.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,375/hd at 760 lb · 51 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.12/cwt ≈ $1,888/hd at 565 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	718	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333 unweaned	333	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,432	—
435	435	4	385.00	$385.00	$1,675	—
583	583	2	357.50	$357.50	$2,084	-10.00
642	642	3	345.00	$345.00	$2,215	—
673	673	2	335.00	$335.00	$2,255	+17.50
753	753	9	316.50	$316.50	$2,383	+9.50
815–848	839	7	291.00–296.00	$292.39	$2,453	—
923	923	4	270.00	$270.00	$2,492	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
913–935	917	5	271.00–280.00	$272.83	$2,502	-0.17

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523	523	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,621	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557	557	5	337.50	$337.50	$1,880	—
570 unweaned	570	8	332.00	$332.00	$1,892	—
622	622	6	330.00	$330.00	$2,053	—
660–695	678	4	319.00–320.00	$319.51	$2,166	-0.50
705–713	709	7	316.00–327.00	$323.28	$2,292	—
760–765	760	51	305.00–313.50	$312.52	$2,375	+41.52
826	826	4	283.00	$283.00	$2,338	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404	404	4	345.00	$345.00	$1,394	—
493	493	2	332.50	$332.50	$1,639	-21.06
566–570	567	6	320.00–330.00	$323.35	$1,833	+3.06
748	748	2	305.00	$305.00	$2,281	—
760	760	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,128	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	4	238.00	$238.00	$1,999	—
925	925	4	220.00	$220.00	$2,035	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,788	—
920	920	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,840	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1107–1134	1129	17	239.00–245.00	$240.04	$2,710	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865	865	2	247.50	$247.50	$2,141	—
1035	1035	1	243.00	$243.00	$2,515	+9.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1018	1018	2	251.00	$251.00	$2,555	-6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935	935	2	235.00	$235.00	$2,197	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205	1205	1	189.00	$189.00	$2,277	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1335	1298	80-85%	3	132.00–150.00	$143.18	$1,858	—
1252–1698	1369	80-85%	90	162.00–168.00	$165.02	$2,259	+7.59
1253–1695	1382	80-85%	86	151.00–162.00	$158.05	$2,184	+13.59
1280–1510	1388	80-85%	3	146.00–149.00	$147.91	$2,053	+3.45
1330–1510	1392	80-85%	3	124.00–135.00	$130.22	$1,813	-14.24
1380–1633	1515	80-85%	6	158.00–163.00	$158.76	$2,405	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–945	790	85-90%	2	117.50–130.00	$122.52	$968	—
880–975	932	85-90%	3	132.00–136.00	$134.34	$1,252	+23.78
990	990	85-90%	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,485	+6.00
1050	1050	85-90%	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,480	—
925–1210	1108	85-90%	9	128.00–149.00	$138.28	$1,532	+4.05
1065–1270	1133	85-90%	3	155.00–158.00	$156.88	$1,777	+66.88
1015–1280	1138	85-90%	8	112.50–132.00	$126.04	$1,434	+36.04
930–1273	1173	85-90%	29	150.00–165.00	$156.54	$1,836	+16.54
1060–1295	1177	85-90%	18	161.50–166.00	$163.13	$1,920	+23.13

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555	1555	75-80%	1	161.00	$161.00	$2,504	-2.80
1585–1650	1607	75-80%	3	162.00–165.00	$164.01	$2,636	+11.09
1595–1745	1697	75-80%	5	160.00–166.00	$162.87	$2,764	—
1595–1858	1773	75-80%	5	155.00–160.00	$157.57	$2,794	—
1870	1870	75-80%	1	131.00	$131.00	$2,450	-16.00
1885	1885	75-80%	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,639	-7.00
2030	2030	75-80%	1	156.00	$156.00	$3,167	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1295	1243	2	152.50–160.00	$156.09	$1,940	—
1265–1525	1397	6	165.00–174.00	$170.77	$2,386	—
1200–1903	1506	15	172.00–185.00	$179.92	$2,710	+20.78
1565–2005	1703	5	151.00–171.00	$163.21	$2,779	—
1572–2295	1894	24	176.00–196.00	$183.60	$3,477	—
1763–2495	2065	21	190.00–213.00	$199.45	$4,119	+4.41

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2450–2570	2510	2	165.00–169.50	$167.30	$4,199	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840–1150	936	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	213.00–270.00	$238.71	$2,234
845–1405	1153	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	65	166.00–230.00	$195.75	$2,257
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	169.00	$169.00	$2,028

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
955	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,528
965–1085	1003	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	172.50–225.00	$197.80	$1,984
970–1245	1075	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	182.00–222.50	$205.30	$2,207

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–790	783	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	205.00–227.50	$216.36	$1,694

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920	920	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,472

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,900.00	$2,900.00
1080–1365	1223	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,350.00–2,400.00	$2,377.91
1292	1292	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	2,150.00	$2,150.00
1343	1343	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,900.00	$2,900.00
1362–1465	1388	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,950.00	$2,950.00
1480	1480	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1353–1599	1492	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	3,000.00–3,400.00	$3,166.90
1535	1535	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,550.00	$2,550.00
1330	1330	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,450.00	$2,450.00
1335	1335	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
1355	1355	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1495	1495	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	178.00	$178.00	$2,661

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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
1573	1573	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—
1617–1630	1619	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	3,200.00–3,400.00	$3,366.44	—
1663	1663	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
1770–1990	1814	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1485–1490	1487	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,200.00–3,500.00	$3,399.78	—
1549	1549	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—
1605–1660	1633	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,400.00–3,500.00	$3,449.16	—
1645	1645	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
984	984	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1340	1340	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260	1260	85-90%	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,323	—
1598	1598	80-85%	3	139.00	$139.00	$2,221	—
2110	2110	75-80%	2	149.00	$149.00	$3,144	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1283	1283	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	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.