Sale reports / Montana / Billings Livestock Commission / 2024-11-25

Billings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Nov 25
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775
Feeder Cattle receipts
18 head
384 vs last sale 402 151 vs year ago 169 · 89.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
426 head
83 vs last sale 509 76 vs year ago 502 · 15.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1,425 head
1,122 vs last sale 303 1,360 vs year ago 65 · +2,092.3%
Also sold hereRegular saleThu Aug 13, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were not tested this week as todays sale featured bred cows. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand today for moderate offerings. Demand for cows was stronger today as packers try to buy offerings for the upcoming holiday. Packers showed good demand for both slaughter and short term feeding cows this week. Very few cows were purchased to send to immediate harvest this week. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Short term feeding cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. High quality cows suitable to feed to premium white sold steady to 2.00 higher. Quality was most average to attractive as many cows were tested open cows or blemished cows off of bred cow consignments. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mostly average. Cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly good demand. Young age offerings sold generally steady. A large offering of bred cows sold today. Bred cow offerings sold on mostly moderate demand and offerings. Quality was mostly plain to average with a limited offering of attractive cows seen. Quality on young cows was mostly plain to average with better quality seen on older cows this sale. Most bred cows sold pre cwt were thin or blemished in some way. Market activity was mostly moderate to active.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
700–800 lb heifers averaged $233.00/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$233.00
3 head · 765 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,782
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
13.59
vs MT average
13.44 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2765233.001,7823thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale3 hd
233.00
MT average5 barns · 284 hd
246.59
−13.59
National average38 barns · 2,707 hd
246.44
−13.44
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsAverage1,648138.312,27930
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,657121.102,00637
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,389113.001,570145
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,158105.861,225195

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,231$2,400173
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,187$2,35115
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,341$2,17355
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,418$2,04359
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,342$1,98716
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,346$1,95411
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,360$1,911242
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,411$1,85534
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,163$1,8512thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,329$1,781421
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,255$1,7504thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,192$1,6253thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,318$1,62452

Every lot, as filed

65 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 CowsMedium and Large 11,3381,988.43/head1,925.00–2,050.001,9889
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,336111.50/cwt111.50–111.501,4906
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,1631,263.29/head1,175.00–1,300.001,26310
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1631,850.97/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,281113.31/cwt109.00–120.001,45244
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,3351,809.90/head1,675.00–1,975.001,810358
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2022,412.62/head2,300.00–2,460.002,41313
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,200107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,2842
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fleshy1,5411,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9509
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000990217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,1532
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,213119.45/cwt119.00–120.001,4492
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4292,110.58/head1,950.00–2,400.002,11145
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,125137.68/cwt122.00–172.501,54930
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1792,481.73/head2,300.00–2,700.002,482104
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,4111,855.03/head1,800.00–1,885.001,85534
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3051,997.99/head1,950.00–2,035.001,99815
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,1251,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2731,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6006
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,010202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,0401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900893210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800765233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,7823
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3792,322.67/head2,200.00–2,500.002,32330
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3831,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1921,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2921,591.88/head1,535.00–1,750.001,59242
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3171,693.57/head1,675.00–1,710.001,69435
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,386115.86/cwt108.50–121.501,60689
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,372107.23/cwt95.00–114.001,47137
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,663123.09/cwt122.00–124.002,04711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,715114.23/cwt107.00–116.001,9597
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,639121.34/cwt119.25–125.751,98916
Bulls1,891145.67/cwt143.00–149.002,7555
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,014181.51/cwt140.00–215.001,84170
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,1281,585.00/head1,585.00–1,585.001,5854
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fleshy1,3432,295.80/head2,200.00–2,350.002,29643
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0931,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3831,826.15/head1,800.00–1,875.001,82614
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS1,3381,685.00/head1,685.00–1,685.001,68517
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,015213.00/cwt213.00–213.002,1628
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,3681,728.13/head1,675.00–1,800.001,72836
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3731,958.86/head1,750.00–2,300.001,959185
Bred CowsLarge 11,2551,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7504
Bred CowsLarge 11,3391,860.00/head1,860.00–1,860.001,86020
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2942146.23/cwt127.50–175.001,3779
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2522,248.22/head2,200.00–2,250.002,24826
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,063124.24/cwt115.50–142.001,32112
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed908101.00/cwt101.00–101.009172
CowsBoner 80-85%1,56598.97/cwt97.00–101.001,5492
CowsBoner 80-85%1,50085.93/cwt85.00–87.001,2892
BullsReturn to Feed1,600138.59/cwt124.00–143.002,21721
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,139103.31/cwt92.00–108.001,17794
Bred CowsLarge 11,0862,035.00/head2,035.00–2,035.002,0357
Bred CowsLarge 11,2821,985.00/head1,985.00–1,985.001,98510
CowsBoner 80-85%1,377110.17/cwt103.00–113.001,5178
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight873103.00/cwt103.00–103.008992
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,200113.19/cwt108.50–119.001,35871
CowsLean 85-90%1,09685.90/cwt85.00–87.509415
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight87775.00/cwt75.00–75.006583
CowsLean 85-90%1,17698.75/cwt90.00–103.001,16115
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,608123.99/cwt123.00–125.001,9942
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,170121.00/cwt120.00–122.001,4162
CowsBoner 80-85%1,385121.40/cwt121.00–123.001,6815
Bulls1,594127.62/cwt120.00–134.002,0344
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,590128.51/cwt127.50–129.002,0433
CowsLean 85-90%1,205104.04/cwt103.00–105.001,2543

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.