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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Jan 29

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

409 head

▲ 87 vs last sale 322▼ 356 vs year ago 765 · −46.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

249 head

▼ 297 vs last sale 546▼ 379 vs year ago 628 · −60.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

196 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 268▼ 25 vs year ago 221 · −11.3%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Oct 26, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale (1-22-26): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to firm undertones were noticed on a light offering. Demand for all feeder cattle was good to very good on light offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain to average with limited offering of attractive feeders noticed. Several sets of backgrounded feeders were noticed with most offerings pushing moderate amounts of flesh. Most feeder cattle were offered in small groups or as singles this sale. Market activity was mostly active despite a small buyer pool. Internet bidding was active again this week. Weigh up cows sold on good demand for light to moderate offerings. Feeding cow demand was good to very good with a larger buyer pool actively buying cows to feed. Feeding cows sold mostly 4.00-5.00 higher, with the largest price increases seen on lower quality poorer yielding cows. Slaughter cows sold on good demand this week. Packers showed stronger demand for slaughter cows as they competed with feeding cow buyers over offerings. Breaking cows sold mostly 4.00-5.00 higher, boning and lean cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average throughout the sale with many very full offerings noticed. Young age offerings suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mostly plain to average.

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 $429.23/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 16 of 23 comparable sales and sits +17.61 against this barn's trailing median of $411.62.

Average price

$429.23

75 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$57.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.92

vs MT average

−8.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	437.66	2,429	64
Medium and Large 1-2	560	380.21	2,129	11thin

One grade step is worth $57.45/cwt here — about $300 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 sale75 hd

429.23

—

MT average3 barns · 379 hd

439.16

−9.92

National average68 barns · 7,217 hd

437.65

−8.42

This barn, trailing median23 sales

411.62

+17.61

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	—	Average	1,778	186.66	3,319	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,420	165.21	2,346	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,607	164.63	2,646	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	136.82	1,503	29

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,345	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,226	$2,742	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,361	$2,650	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	929	$2,879	20

Every lot, as filed

71 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,320	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	2,597	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,741	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,498	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,762	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	434.97/cwt	432.50–437.50	2,658	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	633	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,703	15
Steers	650–700	Large 1	695	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,519	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	854	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,835	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	466.47/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,740	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	420	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,932	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	483.08/cwt	481.00–484.00	2,116	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	473.95/cwt	467.50–482.50	2,090	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	473	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,010	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	549	439.77/cwt	439.50–440.00	2,414	53
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	380.21/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,129	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	427.47/cwt	426.00–443.00	2,496	11
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	618	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,250	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	395.11/cwt	381.00–400.00	2,489	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	630	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,325	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	635	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,143	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	367.25/cwt	359.50–370.00	2,472	38
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	684	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,271	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,494	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	817	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,590	34
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,476	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,422	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,476	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	366.36/cwt	362.50–367.00	2,587	14
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,646	4
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,789	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Non-Traditional	1,210	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,997	1
Bulls	—	—Non-Traditional	1,350	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,457	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,518	169.08/cwt	152.50–182.50	2,567	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,596	180.40/cwt	165.00–184.00	2,879	7
Bulls	—	—	1,698	172.15/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,923	7
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,830	195.27/cwt	186.00–197.00	3,573	20
Bulls	—	—	1,844	183.56/cwt	179.00–192.00	3,385	16
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,881	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	3,734	8
Bulls	—	—	2,475	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	4,789	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	910	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	774	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	943	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	896	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,012	147.58/cwt	135.00–154.00	1,494	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	101.24/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,132	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	120.67/cwt	112.00–130.00	1,352	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,180	166.56/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,965	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,195	171.50/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,049	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,387	147.81/cwt	140.00–157.00	2,050	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,415	168.63/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,386	63
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,771	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,472	138.31/cwt	133.00–142.00	2,036	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,496	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	2,596	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,521	153.20/cwt	143.00–161.00	2,330	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,585	167.81/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,660	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	168.74/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,764	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,686	159.17/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,684	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,090	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,428	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,226	2,742.05/head	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,742	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,361	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,446	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,386	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	891	300.25/cwt	257.50–322.00	2,675	61
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,269	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	935	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,730	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	989	225.07/cwt	185.00–252.50	2,226	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,056	247.54/cwt	184.00–310.00	2,614	67
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,223	171.33/cwt	171.00–172.00	2,095	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,313	178.60/cwt	175.00–182.50	2,345	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	897	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	9
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	3,025.00/head	3,025.00–3,025.00	3,025	11

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 Jan 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 409Last week 322Year ago 765

Slaughter CattleReceipts 249Last week 546Year ago 628

Replacement CattleReceipts 196Last week 268Year ago 221

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,361	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,446	165.00	165.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,226	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,742.05

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	11	—	989	185.00–252.50	225.07
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	930	244.00	244.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	61	—	891	257.50–322.00	300.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	67	—	1,056	184.00–310.00	247.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,223	171.00–172.00	171.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	185.00	185.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,313	175.00–182.50	178.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	955	3,025.00	3,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	897	2,700.00	2,700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	438	481.00–484.00	483.08
53	500–550	549	439.50–440.00	439.77
11	550–600	584	426.00–443.00	427.47
8	600–650	630	381.00–400.00	395.11
38	650–700	673	359.50–370.00	367.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	635	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	630	369.00	369.00
19	650–700	684	332.00	332.00
34	800–850	817	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	455.00–475.00	466.47
7	400–450	441	467.50–482.50	473.95
11	550–600	560	370.00–395.00	380.21
3	700–750	740	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	460.00	460.00
5	450–500	473	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	364.00	364.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	695	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	580.00	580.00
4	450–500	470	552.50	552.50
3	550–600	573	482.00	482.00
4	600–650	611	432.50–437.50	434.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	522	525.00	525.00
15	600–650	633	427.00	427.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	850–900	854	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	593	417.50	417.50
3	600–650	617	392.50	392.50
14	700–750	706	362.50–367.00	366.36
4	750–800	784	337.50	337.50
3	950–1000	970	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	623	397.50	397.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,844	179.00–192.00	183.56
1	—	2,475	193.50	193.50
7	—	1,698	167.00–176.00	172.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,830	186.00–197.00	195.27
8	—	1,881	198.50	198.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,350	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	152.50–182.50	169.08
7	—	1,596	165.00–184.00	180.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,180	163.00–169.00	166.56
6	—	1,012	135.00–154.00	147.58
4	—	1,195	170.00–172.00	171.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,521	143.00–161.00	153.20
31	—	1,585	167.00–170.00	167.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,415	160.00–172.00	168.63
4	—	1,496	173.50	173.50
5	—	1,387	140.00–157.00	147.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	100.00–102.50	101.24
9	—	1,120	112.00–130.00	120.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,686	150.00–162.00	159.17
23	—	1,638	163.00–174.00	168.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	133.00–142.00	138.31
2	—	1,418	120.00–130.00	124.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	85.00	85.00
2	—	943	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,090	164.00	164.00

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.