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

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

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 21 comparable sales and sits −109.86 against this barn's trailing median of $433.86.

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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.35, low $332.50, median $433.86 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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 median21 sales

433.86

−109.86

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

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.

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

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.

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