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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Jun 26

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

169 head

▼ 530 vs last sale 699▼ 32 vs year ago 201 · −15.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

511 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 479▼ 24 vs year ago 535 · −4.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

269 head

▼ 834 vs last sale 1,103▲ 121 vs year ago 148 · +81.8%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Oct 26, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale(6-12-25): Feeder steer and heifer calves were all too lightly tested last sale to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly good to very good for light offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Many blemished offerings continue to be seen as buyers clean up cattle before turning them out on grass. The bulk of the feeder offering was comprised of fall calves. Calves were mixed for weaning status this week. Demand for cutting bulls remains very good as several buyers were searching for bulls to cut and make steers, while others were searching for bulls to semen test, and turn out with cows. Market activity was active with good participation noticed both ringside and over the internet. Weigh up cows comprised most of the offering this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. A larger portion of the cow offering was purchased for harvest this week as packers gear up for the 4th of July holiday. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on all offerings. Demand for feeding cows was good to very good. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Cow quality this week was mostly average to attractive and similar to last sale. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week, but overall cows offered buyers an average to above average weigh up. Slaughter bulls sold on mostly moderate to good demand for moderate offerings. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly good demand. Quality this week was mostly average to very attractive. Young age cows sold 10.00-15.00 higher on a much more attractive offering.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.00/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −87.62 against this barn's trailing median of $411.62.

Average price

$324.00

16 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.33

vs MT average

−11.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	335.00	1,832	8thin
Medium 1	581	313.00	1,819	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $14 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

324.00

—

MT average3 barns · 41 hd

332.33

−8.33

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−11.91

This barn, trailing median23 sales

411.62

−87.62

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.35, low $332.50, median $411.62 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,845	187.48	3,458	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,608	162.16	2,607	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,389	161.92	2,248	271
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,194	155.01	1,850	69
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	152.50	1,739	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,399	$2,817	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,443	$2,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,590	$3,435	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,542	$2,669	8

Every lot, as filed

79 lots · USDA AMS · Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,766	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,931	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,142	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,128	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,332	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,325	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	804	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,444	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	867	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,506	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	50–100	Medium and Large 1-2	80	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	410	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,384	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,643	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	547	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,832	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	581	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,819	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	312.59/cwt	311.00–314.00	2,169	17
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	278.87/cwt	278.00–281.00	2,250	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,273	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	100–150	Medium and Large 1-2	115	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	345	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,492	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,027	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,041	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium 1	765	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,066	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	845	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,459	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	271.30/cwt	268.00–278.00	2,374	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,594	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,025	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,614	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Large 1	1,040	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,787	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,041	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,769	10
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1	1,050	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,583	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1	1,135	243.72/cwt	239.00–246.00	2,766	3
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1	1,168	231.67/cwt	231.00–232.00	2,706	6
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1-2	1,185	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,690	1
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1	1,215	225.74/cwt	222.50–229.00	2,743	2
Bulls	1400–1450	Large 1	1,400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,800	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,110	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,754	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,528	169.90/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,596	8
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,648	179.51/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,958	14
Bulls	—	—	1,678	175.05/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,937	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	186.48/cwt	180.00–193.00	3,580	20
Bulls	—	—	1,968	200.39/cwt	194.00–209.00	3,944	27
Bulls	—	—	2,230	183.08/cwt	179.00–188.00	4,083	2
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,585	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	4,498	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows20 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	931	123.13/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,146	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	140.96/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,497	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	127.35/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,517	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,198	143.78/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,722	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,217	158.66/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,931	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,220	163.26/cwt	161.00–164.50	1,992	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,234	164.11/cwt	153.00–165.50	2,025	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	167.32/cwt	166.50–168.50	2,269	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,376	165.03/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,271	159
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,387	158.80/cwt	152.00–162.50	2,203	77
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,434	145.01/cwt	133.00–150.00	2,079	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,460	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,175	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,482	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,445	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,100	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,937	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,566	149.49/cwt	144.00–154.50	2,341	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,573	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,548	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,733	157.13/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,723	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,772	166.14/cwt	163.00–168.50	2,944	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,915	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,815	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,739	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,247	228.31/cwt	208.00–268.00	2,847	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,466	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	3,255	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,034	257.01/cwt	194.00–280.00	2,657	58
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,061	176.54/cwt	157.50–235.00	1,873	18
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,099	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,242	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	204.48/cwt	183.00–222.00	2,253	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	202.99/cwt	168.00–245.00	2,324	82
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,172	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,321	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,399	2,816.66/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,817	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,443	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,301	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,529	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,635	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,705	3,488.71/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,489	10

How this sale compares

Montana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Montana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Montana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)

Thu Jun 26, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Billings, MT (LS-BL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 699Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 511Last week 479Year ago 535

Replacement CattleReceipts 269Last week 1,103Year ago 148

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	58	—	1,034	194.00–280.00	257.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	82	—	1,145	168.00–245.00	202.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,172	198.00	198.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,099	204.00	204.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,102	183.00–222.00	204.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,061	157.50–235.00	176.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,399	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,816.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,443	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,635	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	3,700.00	3,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,301	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,705	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,488.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,529	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	10	—	1,247	208.00–268.00	228.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,466	222.00	222.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	595	360.00	360.00
8	600–650	626	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	738	316.00	316.00
1	750–800	770	302.00	302.00
7	800–850	804	304.00	304.00
3	850–900	867	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	522	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–150	115	500.00	500.00
2	650–700	658	308.00	308.00
3	700–750	710	287.50	287.50
3	850–900	875	268.00–278.00	271.30
1	950–1000	950	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,025	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	432.50	432.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	845	291.00	291.00
10	1000–1050	1,041	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,040	268.00	268.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	246.00	246.00
3	1100–1150	1,135	239.00–246.00	243.72
6	1150–1200	1,168	231.00–232.00	231.67
2	1200–1250	1,215	222.50–229.00	225.74
1	1400–1450	1,400	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,185	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	50–100	80	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	498	330.00	330.00
17	650–700	694	311.00–314.00	312.59
2	800–850	845	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	800–850	807	278.00–281.00	278.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	547	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	581	313.00	313.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,220	161.00–164.50	163.26
7	—	1,217	157.00–160.00	158.66
9	—	1,198	141.00–146.00	143.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	931	119.00–127.00	123.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,191	125.00–129.00	127.35
11	—	1,234	153.00–165.50	164.11
3	—	1,062	136.00–149.00	140.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	149.00	149.00
20	—	1,482	165.00	165.00
5	—	1,573	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	140.00	140.00
11	—	1,566	144.00–154.50	149.49
14	—	1,356	166.50–168.50	167.32
1	—	1,525	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,733	150.00–162.00	157.13
1	—	1,915	147.00	147.00
7	—	1,772	163.00–168.50	166.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	1,376	163.00–171.00	165.03
77	—	1,387	152.00–162.50	158.80
8	—	1,434	133.00–150.00	145.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,968	194.00–209.00	200.39
2	—	1,678	174.00–176.00	175.05
2	—	2,230	179.00–188.00	183.08
20	—	1,920	180.00–193.00	186.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,648	175.00–184.00	179.51
8	—	1,528	160.00–177.00	169.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,585	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	152.50	152.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.