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Billings Livestock Commission

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Dec 13
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775
Slaughter Cattle receipts
378 head
375 vs last sale 753 112 vs year ago 490 · 22.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2,299 head
1,900 vs last sale 399 789 vs year ago 3,088 · 25.6%
Also sold hereRegular saleThu Aug 13, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Mondays sale: Today Billings livestock commission held their annual Northland bred cow special. No feeder cattle were sold today. Bred cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Quality today was mixed from plain to attractive, however most offerings were plain to average. Demand for late bred cows was mostly good today. A few offerings of dispersions or age group dispersions were seen today. These cattle were met with mostly good demand as buyers purchased these offerings knowing they were getting a shot at the consignors best cattle. Most offerings were in small to moderate size consignments today. Market activity was mostly moderate to active with a good crowd on hand. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. Slaughter and feeding cows sold generally steady. Most weigh up cows sold late in the day and many were pushing heavy amounts of fill. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average for buyers. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand from feeding bull buyers remains good. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 5.00-8.00 lower. Quality was mostly plain to average today and significantly lower than last week.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,84882.281,52113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,68063.701,07022
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,41052.45740119
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,18645.18536174

Every lot, as filed

56 lots · USDA AMS · Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Mon)
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsLarge 1Broken Mouth1,345810.00/cwt810.00–810.0010,89532
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2661,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0014,5595
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1651,188.50/cwt1,075.00–1,200.0013,8469
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2581,130.16/cwt1,075.00–1,300.0014,21711
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2781,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0017,5734
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3331,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.0021,32817
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,06166.95/cwt51.00–73.0071015
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,28747.35/cwt46.00–49.5060922
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1Registered9631,925.00/cwt1,925.00–1,925.0018,5382
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19341,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0013,31033
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0151,446.86/cwt1,300.00–1,535.0014,686318
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0471,404.91/cwt1,175.00–1,575.0014,7095
Bred HeifersMedium 18801,233.33/cwt1,100.00–1,300.0010,85321
Stock CowsMedium and Large 199979.13/cwt63.00–90.0079133
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed9861,287.88/cwt1,250.00–1,300.0012,69820
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,298700.00/cwt700.00–700.009,08610
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS1,0841,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0013,5505
Bred CowsMedium 1Non-Legible BANGS9411,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0010,35110
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3571,236.84/cwt1,100.00–1,300.0016,7847
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0201,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0013,0056
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0711,393.67/cwt1,300.00–1,450.0014,92651
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3951,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0016,04311
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2671,079.44/cwt1,050.00–1,110.0013,67716
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,179934.15/cwt835.00–950.0011,0146
Bred CowsLarge 11,0821,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0014,0663
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4221,356.14/cwt1,200.00–1,500.0019,28477
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1911,517.97/cwt1,350.00–1,685.0018,079393
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,296827.66/cwt825.00–835.0010,72624
Bred CowsLarge 11,3441,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,44017
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3751,013.37/cwt900.00–1,285.0013,934241
Bred CowsMedium 18541,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.009,1814
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3861,032.38/cwt775.00–1,050.0014,309104
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,333820.89/cwt775.00–875.0010,942223
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,410767.56/cwt750.00–775.0010,82339
Bred CowsLarge 11,1991,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,1895
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,160697.72/cwt650.00–725.008,09436
BullsReturn to Feed1,53884.00/cwt84.00–84.001,2923
Bulls2,19087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,9051
Bulls1,91481.18/cwt80.00–82.001,5549
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,17045.45/cwt42.00–46.0053210
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,20548.06/cwt47.00–55.0057941
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,36150.65/cwt46.50–54.0068922
CowsLean 85-90%1,18534.53/cwt34.00–37.004096
CowsLean 85-90%1,18148.52/cwt47.00–51.0057320
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,75767.37/cwt66.00–68.501,1844
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,44966.88/cwt65.50–68.009699
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,41758.06/cwt52.00–63.0082336
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38853.00/cwt53.00–53.007363
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight91832.01/cwt31.00–33.002942
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,85574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,3731
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60266.49/cwt63.50–68.001,0655
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,26364.00/cwt64.00–64.008082
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,76561.03/cwt60.50–61.501,0776
CowsLean 85-90%1,18443.73/cwt40.50–46.5051893
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58159.89/cwt57.00–63.009476
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42146.45/cwt41.50–51.0066049

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.