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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Aug 14

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Jul 31Aug 14Aug 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

395 head

▲ 207 vs last sale 188▲ 395 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

357 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 395▲ 357 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

98 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 118▲ 98 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 sale: Feeder steers and heifers were all too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on a limited test. Demand was very good for light offerings. Quality this week was mostly average with a few offerings of attractive cattle noticed. A higher quality offering was noticed this sale compared to last sale as a few consignments of yearlings coming off grass were noticed. Demand for cutting bulls remains very good as several buyers were searching for bulls to cut and make steers. Cutting bulls sold steady to firm undertones with lots of quality variation noticed. Market activity was active with rapid, aggressive bidding noticed both ringside and over the internet. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand for light to moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold on mostly good demand. A larger portion of the cow offering was purchased for immediate harvest this week. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher on breaking cows, boning cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Lean slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average this week as most cows were full coming off grass. Demand for feeding cows remains very good. Feeding cows sold generally steady to firm. Feeding cow quality was mostly average this week with a limited selection of attractive quality feeding cows noticed. Demand for thin fleshed cows that will gain quickly on feed remains very good. This kept sound, thin fleshed cows above slaughter tickets and allowed very few lean cows to be purchased for slaughter. Slaughter bulls sold on mostly good demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly moderate to good demand. Quality this week was mostly average. Too few offerings were seen to develop any market trend. Many sets of young cows were purchased to feed this week as quality was average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $415.71/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 4 of 22 comparable sales and sits −27.23 against this barn's trailing median of $442.94.

Average price

$415.71

7 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,308

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$10.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs MT average

+28.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	420.00	2,428	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	525	410.00	2,153	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.00/cwt here — about $275 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale7 hd

415.71

—

MT average1 barns · 7 hd

415.71

+0.00

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

+28.22

This barn, trailing median22 sales

442.94

−27.23

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

22 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $525.97, low $398.08, median $442.94 across 22 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	—	Average	1,880	195.07	3,668	83
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,568	170.60	2,675	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,413	160.42	2,266	131
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	147.54	1,730	28

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)	1,535	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,555	$3,925	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,871	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	464	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,995	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,153	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,428	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,412	2
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	608	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,113	4
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	665	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,477	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	372.38/cwt	372.00–373.00	2,703	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,477	2
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	747	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,502	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	797	358.76/cwt	358.00–364.00	2,859	47
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,905	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	340.45/cwt	335.00–346.00	2,935	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,914	4
Steers	850–900	Large 1	876	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,935	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	934	327.79/cwt	326.00–333.00	3,062	27
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	979	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	3,025	7
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,003	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,109	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	323	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,389	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	353	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,544	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	441	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,821	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,971	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	584	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,029	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1-2	643	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,193	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,363	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	326.33/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,333	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,557	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	802	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,526	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	894	302.04/cwt	293.00–311.00	2,700	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	923	292.99/cwt	282.50–304.00	2,704	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	931	312.36/cwt	310.00–317.00	2,908	37
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	973	304.55/cwt	300.00–309.00	2,963	17
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,025	299.52/cwt	298.00–302.00	3,070	15
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,070	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	3,017	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,079	284.99/cwt	283.00–287.00	3,075	10
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,110	279.31/cwt	270.00–284.00	3,100	3
Heifers	1200–1250	Large 1Full	1,225	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	3,050	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,485	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,936	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium 2	770	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,598	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	304.49/cwt	304.00–307.50	2,801	7
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,085	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,832	3
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1	1,110	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,964	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,120	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	3,013	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 2	1,144	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,202	5
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1	1,150	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,990	2
Bulls	1250–1300	Large 1	1,263	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,791	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,080	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,836	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,434	182.29/cwt	176.00–187.00	2,614	11
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,577	188.87/cwt	185.00–194.00	2,978	12
Bulls	—	—	1,797	179.12/cwt	175.00–182.00	3,219	3
Bulls	—	—	1,976	193.35/cwt	185.00–199.00	3,821	24
Bulls	—	—	2,070	207.42/cwt	200.00–232.00	4,294	27
Bulls	—	—	2,247	192.93/cwt	187.00–196.00	4,335	3
Bulls	—	—	2,320	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	4,710	1
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,520	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	4,763	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,080	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,485	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,140	155.87/cwt	152.50–160.00	1,777	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,181	133.80/cwt	122.50–143.00	1,580	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,202	168.43/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,025	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	149.48/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,828	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,388	169.06/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,347	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,405	160.35/cwt	153.00–167.00	2,253	76
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,406	168.80/cwt	164.00–174.50	2,373	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,416	146.99/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,081	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,430	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,331	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,454	141.46/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,057	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,479	160.08/cwt	153.00–162.50	2,368	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	167.52/cwt	164.00–170.50	2,590	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,549	172.77/cwt	172.75–173.50	2,676	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	157.64/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,546	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,732	174.16/cwt	173.50–175.00	3,016	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,738	167.23/cwt	167.00–168.00	2,906	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	204.70/cwt	194.00–211.00	2,145	6
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,123	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,993	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	184.37/cwt	166.00–207.50	2,083	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,146	203.18/cwt	183.00–220.00	2,328	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,167	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,963	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,555	3,925.00/head	3,925.00–3,925.00	3,925	2

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 Aug 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 188Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 357Last week 395Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 118Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	540	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	715	322.50–330.00	326.33
3	800–850	802	315.00	315.00
4	850–900	894	293.00–311.00	302.04
2	900–950	923	282.50–304.00	292.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	695	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	353	437.50	437.50
8	400–450	441	413.00	413.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	761	336.00	336.00
37	900–950	931	310.00–317.00	312.36
17	950–1000	973	300.00–309.00	304.55
15	1000–1050	1,025	298.00–302.00	299.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1200–1250	1,225	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,070	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1050–1100	1,079	283.00–287.00	284.99
3	1100–1150	1,110	270.00–284.00	279.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	584	347.50	347.50
3	600–650	643	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	745	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	435.00	435.00
3	500–550	525	410.00	410.00
2	600–650	603	400.00	400.00
4	850–900	875	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	578	420.00	420.00
8	700–750	726	372.00–373.00	372.38
47	750–800	797	358.00–364.00	358.76
3	800–850	823	353.00	353.00
4	850–900	862	335.00–346.00	340.45
27	900–950	934	326.00–333.00	327.79
3	1000–1050	1,003	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	464	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	950–1000	979	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	876	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	665	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	608	347.50	347.50
12	700–750	747	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1100–1150	1,144	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	495.00	495.00
7	900–950	920	304.00–307.50	304.49
1	1100–1150	1,120	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,110	267.00	267.00
2	1150–1200	1,150	260.00	260.00
2	1250–1300	1,263	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1050–1100	1,085	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	770	207.50	207.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,535	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,130	166.00–207.50	184.37
(<2 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,146	183.00–220.00	203.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,123	177.50	177.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	172.00	172.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,048	194.00–211.00	204.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	978	303.00	303.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,555	3,925.00	3,925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	146.00–153.00	149.48
12	—	1,181	122.50–143.00	133.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,549	172.75–173.50	172.77
4	—	1,738	167.00–168.00	167.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,140	152.50–160.00	155.87
5	—	1,202	165.00–171.00	168.43
1	—	1,080	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,546	164.00–170.50	167.52
3	—	1,732	173.50–175.00	174.16
2	—	1,615	154.00–161.00	157.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,479	153.00–162.50	160.08
12	—	1,406	164.00–174.50	168.80
4	—	1,454	140.00–142.00	141.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,405	153.00–167.00	160.35
15	—	1,388	166.00–176.00	169.06
11	—	1,416	144.00–152.00	146.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,520	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,797	175.00–182.00	179.12
27	—	2,070	200.00–232.00	207.42
24	—	1,976	185.00–199.00	193.35
3	—	2,247	187.00–196.00	192.93
1	—	2,320	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,434	176.00–187.00	182.29
12	—	1,577	185.00–194.00	188.87

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.