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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Apr 9

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

219 head

▼ 4,770 vs last sale 4,989▼ 59 vs year ago 278 · −21.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

232 head

▲ 197 vs last sale 35▼ 197 vs year ago 429 · −45.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

328 head

▲ 293 vs last sale 35▲ 6 vs year ago 322 · +1.9%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Oct 26, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale (4-02-26): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested today to develop an accurate market trend however steady to higher undertones were noticed on all offerings. Demand was mostly good to for light offerings. Feeders were offered in mostly small packages or as singles. Buyers showed good demand as they pushed to finish out loads started earlier in the week. Quality this week was mostly plain to average and significantly lower than last weeks, very attractive, heavy offering. CME positions moved higher over the last couple days providing additional support for higher feeder cattle prices. A small crowd was on hand for todays sale, however limited offerings and strong demand led to active rapid bidding from buyers. Market activity was mostly active as a result. Weigh up cows and bulls sold on good to very good demand for light offerings. Both feeding and slaughter cows were too lightly tested last sale to develop any market trend. Demand for feeding cows was good to very good for limited offerings. Slaughter cows sold on slightly stronger demand this week as packers showed need for cows for immediate harvest. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend. however higher undertones were noticed. Very good demand was seen for feeding type bulls this week as packers and feeding bull buyers competed over limited offerings. Young age offerings suitable to feed or rebreed comprised a large portion of the sale this week. Buyers were willing to take up to middle age cows to turn out and rebreed. Young cow offerings were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive.

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 $460.81/cwt on 31 head, up $2.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 23 comparable sales and sits +49.19 against this barn's trailing median of $411.62.

Average price

$460.81

▲ 2.41 vs prior sale

31 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.79

vs MT average

+32.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	460.81	2,512	31

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale31 hd

460.81

—

MT average3 barns · 92 hd

450.03

+10.79

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

+32.45

This barn, trailing median23 sales

411.62

+49.19

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	1,768	215.57	3,812	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,410	179.11	2,525	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,589	177.03	2,813	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,143	164.82	1,884	68
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	915	105.00	961	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,399	$4,255	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,548	$4,250	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,423	$4,137	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,563	$4,037	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,650	$4,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,497	$3,650	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,568	$3,558	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,410	$3,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,005	$4,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,328	$4,500	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,512	$4,250	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,622	$3,650	5

Every lot, as filed

73 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	495	537.85/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,662	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,550	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	464.79/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,631	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,868	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	424.33/cwt	417.50–432.50	2,699	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,903	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	412.36/cwt	410.00–414.00	2,981	14
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	902	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	3,004	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	50–100	Medium and Large 1-2	78	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Heifers	50–100	Medium and Large 1	90	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,736	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	398	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,249	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,272	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,271	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	466.74/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,506	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,528	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,704	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	390.26/cwt	385.00–391.00	2,599	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,599	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,691	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	367.85/cwt	362.50–369.00	2,685	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,345	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	411.67/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,585	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	383.27/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,614	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,383	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	2,842	2
Bulls	—	—	1,465	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,901	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,591	215.75/cwt	211.00–219.50	3,433	18
Bulls	—	—	1,945	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	4,454	1
Bulls	—	—	1,994	218.87/cwt	208.00–223.00	4,364	11
Bulls	—	—	2,568	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	5,341	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	780	119.49/cwt	110.00–130.00	932	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	850	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	723	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	134.67/cwt	127.50–142.50	1,446	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,119	162.89/cwt	135.00–169.00	1,823	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,809	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,186	174.06/cwt	170.00–177.50	2,064	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,356	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,229	183.89/cwt	181.00–184.50	2,260	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,343	178.84/cwt	171.00–183.00	2,402	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	160.63/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,257	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,416	167.10/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,366	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,422	187.63/cwt	184.00–193.00	2,668	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,449	184.16/cwt	183.00–187.50	2,668	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,582	178.49/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,824	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,645	170.29/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,801	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,676	171.33/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,871	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,815	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,977	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	961	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows11 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	835	268.98/cwt	245.00–310.00	2,246	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	850	274.00/cwt	265.00–285.00	2,329	2
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	905	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,149	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	912	290.50/cwt	255.00–325.00	2,649	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	925	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,590	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	288.93/cwt	231.00–320.00	2,837	31
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	996	300.98/cwt	235.00–335.00	2,998	63
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,043	200.56/cwt	192.50–210.00	2,092	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	233.91/cwt	185.00–310.00	2,557	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,172	246.21/cwt	190.00–302.50	2,886	49
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,226	214.02/cwt	182.00–238.00	2,624	56
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,330	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,399	4,255.35/head	4,000.00–4,450.00	4,255	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,410	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,428	4,216.25/head	4,200.00–4,250.00	4,216	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,497	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,548	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,563	4,036.67/head	4,000.00–4,100.00	4,037	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,616	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,650	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,328	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,512	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,622	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	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 Apr 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 4,989Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 232Last week 35Year ago 429

Replacement CattleReceipts 328Last week 35Year ago 322

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	31	—	982	231.00–320.00	288.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,093	185.00–310.00	233.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	912	255.00–325.00	290.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	280.00	280.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	192.50–210.00	200.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	56	—	1,226	182.00–238.00	214.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	49	—	1,172	190.00–302.50	246.21
(<2 yrs)	Open	63	—	996	235.00–335.00	300.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	237.50	237.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	265.00–285.00	274.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	835	245.00–310.00	268.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,410	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,650	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,548	4,250.00	4,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,399	4,000.00–4,450.00	4,255.35
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,497	3,650.00	3,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,428	4,200.00–4,250.00	4,216.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,563	4,000.00–4,100.00	4,036.67

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	—	1,380	3,500.00	3,500.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,616	3,650.00	3,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,328	4,500.00	4,500.00

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	5	—	1,622	3,650.00	3,650.00

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	11	—	1,512	4,250.00	4,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	4,000.00	4,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	78	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	310	560.00	560.00
2	450–500	478	475.00	475.00
2	650–700	693	375.00	375.00
8	700–750	730	362.50–369.00	367.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	90	900.00	900.00
3	350–400	398	565.00	565.00
2	400–450	413	550.00	550.00
26	500–550	537	465.00–485.00	466.74
5	550–600	588	430.00	430.00
5	600–650	623	434.00	434.00
8	650–700	666	385.00–391.00	390.26
4	700–750	710	379.00	379.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	500.00	500.00
4	550–600	566	450.00–470.00	464.79
6	600–650	636	417.50–432.50	424.33
5	900–950	902	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	495	535.00–550.00	537.85
16	550–600	583	492.00	492.00
1	600–650	645	450.00	450.00
14	700–750	723	410.00–414.00	412.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	415.00	415.00
6	600–650	628	410.00–420.00	411.67
3	650–700	682	380.00–390.00	383.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,582	176.00–182.00	178.49
7	—	1,449	183.00–187.50	184.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,343	171.00–183.00	178.84
32	—	1,422	184.00–193.00	187.63
17	—	1,416	155.00–170.00	167.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,119	135.00–169.00	162.89
14	—	1,186	170.00–177.50	174.06
16	—	1,229	181.00–184.50	183.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	157.00–165.00	160.63
3	—	1,645	169.00–171.00	170.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,074	127.50–142.50	134.67
1	—	1,145	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,205	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,676	169.00–174.00	171.33
2	—	1,815	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	85.00	85.00
2	—	780	110.00–130.00	119.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,568	208.00	208.00
1	—	1,465	198.00	198.00
1	—	1,945	229.00	229.00
11	—	1,994	208.00–223.00	218.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	205.50	205.50
18	—	1,591	211.00–219.50	215.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	105.00	105.00

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.