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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Jul 17

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 160▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

461 head

▼ 514 vs last sale 975▲ 461 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 188▲ 105 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Oct 26, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves were all too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly very good for light offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Many blemished offerings continue to be seen as consigners take advantage of another week of higher prices. Demand for cutting bulls remains very good as several buyers were searching for bulls to cut and make steers. Market activity was active with rapid, aggressive bidding 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 moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold with steady to higher undertones in a narrow comparison. Prices for slaughter cows in the south remain above Northern prices which allows southern packers to be more competitive with Northern Packer buyers. Demand for feeding cows remains very good. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand for thin fleshed cows that will gain quickly on feed was very good as several private feeders showed very good demand for this class of cows. Cow quality this week was average to attractive. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week. Some cows were full and tanked up on water as warm weather returned to the state following two days of rain and unseasonably cool temperatures. Slaughter bulls sold on mostly good demand for moderate offerings. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly good demand. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Young age cows sold on moderate demand. Too few young cows were seen this week to develop an accurate market trend.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb bulls averaged $431.67/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 2 of 6 comparable sales and sits −77.52 against this barn's trailing median of $509.19.

Average price

$431.67

6 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs MT average

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	451	431.67	1,947	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

431.67

—

MT average1 barns · 6 hd

431.67

+0.00

This barn, trailing median6 sales

509.19

−77.52

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 400–500 lb

6 sales

Bulls 400–500 lb: high $538.15, low $411.54, median $509.19 across 6 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	—	Low	1,856	192.66	3,576	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,430	163.47	2,338	240
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,603	160.98	2,580	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,175	152.96	1,798	54
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,375	132.00	1,815	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,501	$3,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,691	$3,454	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,683	$3,325	3thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	190	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,845	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,278	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,436	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,621	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	942	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,581	3
Steers	1300–1350	Large 1-2	1,303	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,867	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,786	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,099	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,199	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,337	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	353	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,580	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	431.67/cwt	420.00–434.00	1,947	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,240	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	859	275.11/cwt	272.50–276.00	2,363	4
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1	1,075	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,655	2
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1	1,135	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,690	2
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1	1,235	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,544	1
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1-2	1,240	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,356	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,376	174.41/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,400	11
Bulls	—	—	1,736	177.59/cwt	175.00–179.00	3,083	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,756	191.85/cwt	188.00–193.00	3,369	12
Bulls	—	—	1,918	190.61/cwt	184.00–198.00	3,656	39
Bulls	—	—	2,007	207.39/cwt	199.00–217.00	4,162	23
Bulls	—	—	2,315	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	4,584	1
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,500	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	4,975	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	895	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	940	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	120.46/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,365	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,150	160.36/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,844	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,161	138.20/cwt	128.00–147.50	1,605	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,774	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,246	164.64/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,051	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	165.68/cwt	164.50–169.50	2,349	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,427	166.30/cwt	163.50–171.00	2,373	131
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,433	160.84/cwt	155.00–163.50	2,305	78
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,433	151.33/cwt	151.00–152.00	2,169	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	151.96/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,226	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,477	142.08/cwt	130.00–150.00	2,099	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	145.31/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,206	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,563	162.94/cwt	159.50–165.00	2,547	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,639	170.66/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,797	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,692	159.06/cwt	154.00–162.50	2,691	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,840	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	2,530	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,815	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,054	175.10/cwt	165.00–197.50	1,846	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,101	210.32/cwt	206.00–240.00	2,316	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,372	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,224	191.54/cwt	165.00–218.00	2,344	29
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,501	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,683	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,691	3,454.03/head	3,425.00–3,525.00	3,454	7

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 Jul 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 160Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 461Last week 975Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 188Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,198	198.00	198.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,054	165.00–197.50	175.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,101	206.00–240.00	210.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,224	165.00–218.00	191.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,683	3,325.00	3,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,501	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,691	3,425.00–3,525.00	3,454.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	342.50	342.50
3	700–750	725	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	434.00	434.00
3	900–950	942	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
2	150–200	190	850.00	850.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	764	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1300–1350	1,303	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	451	420.00–434.00	431.67
4	750–800	793	282.50	282.50
4	850–900	859	272.50–276.00	275.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	447.50	447.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1200–1250	1,240	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,075	247.00	247.00
2	1100–1150	1,135	237.00	237.00
1	1200–1250	1,235	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	464	385.00	385.00
4	600–650	638	329.00	329.00
2	700–750	748	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	803	291.00	291.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	140.00–151.00	145.31
7	—	1,692	154.00–162.50	159.06
1	—	1,840	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,433	155.00–163.50	160.84
3	—	1,433	151.00–152.00	151.33
131	—	1,427	163.50–171.00	166.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,246	164.00–165.00	164.64
21	—	1,150	155.00–162.50	160.36
11	—	1,161	128.00–147.50	138.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	151.00	151.00
4	—	1,133	115.00–125.00	120.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,563	159.50–165.00	162.94
3	—	1,639	164.00–174.00	170.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,465	150.00–155.00	151.96
4	—	1,477	130.00–150.00	142.08
17	—	1,418	164.50–169.50	165.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,376	165.00–179.00	174.41
12	—	1,756	188.00–193.00	191.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,315	198.00	198.00
23	—	2,007	199.00–217.00	207.39
4	—	1,736	175.00–179.00	177.59
39	—	1,918	184.00–198.00	190.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,500	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	132.00	132.00

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.