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Billings Livestock Commission

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Nov 3
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775
Slaughter Cattle receipts
979 head
325 vs last sale 654 139 vs year ago 840 · +16.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
446 head
157 vs last sale 289 216 vs year ago 230 · +93.9%
Also sold hereRegular saleThu Aug 13, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Mondays sale: Feeder cattle were not reported this week. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand today for heavy offerings. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed with a large slaughter cow buyer pool noticed. Most cows were purchased to feed again this week. Feeding cow demand was very good with a large pool of buyers actively bidding on offerings. Demand for all cows suitable to feed was very good. Quality was most average to attractive today. Feeding cows sold generally steady. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average today. Slaughter bulls sold on moderate demand for light offerings. Packer buyers and feeding buyers showed moderate demand for all sound bulls suitable to feed. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Quality was mostly average this week. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. A moderate offering of bred cows was seen this week. Demand was mostly moderate to good.

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
BullsLow1,901178.283,38921
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,579176.512,78677
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,392169.672,363300
CowsLean 85-90%High1,181157.281,858204

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)1,123$3,31448
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,199$3,22514
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$2,90729
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,366$2,87142
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,401$2,86642
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,288$2,8002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,162$2,2003thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,034264.31/cwt222.50–295.002,7339
Bred CowsMedium 18522,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9503
Stock CowsMedium 1-2610270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6471
Stock CowsMedium 1757276.53/cwt275.00–280.002,0933
Bred CowsLarge 11,3132,684.36/head2,450.00–2,725.002,68426
Stock CowsMedium and Large 2876246.52/cwt200.00–255.002,1609
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,3973,005.41/head2,700.00–3,100.003,00528
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,080204.35/cwt177.00–285.002,20718
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0753,213.51/head3,200.00–3,225.003,2148
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,3572,405.34/head2,300.00–2,550.002,4053
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,1622,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0052,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1283,530.99/head3,300.00–3,900.003,53126
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4523,218.21/head3,100.00–3,250.003,21815
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,2451,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,100240.49/cwt180.00–305.002,64559
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3053,091.66/head3,000.00–3,200.003,0925
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2882,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,170179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,0942
Bulls1,952173.04/cwt162.00–179.003,37810
BullsReturn to Feed1,891174.66/cwt172.00–178.003,3035
BullsReturn to Feed1,705184.68/cwt181.00–190.003,1493
Bulls1,923198.12/cwt195.00–201.003,8102
Bulls1,980190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,7621
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,653165.67/cwt164.00–168.002,7396
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,652175.65/cwt172.00–178.002,90211
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight953117.36/cwt110.00–125.001,1182
CowsLean 85-90%1,160137.13/cwt130.00–141.001,59111
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,403156.15/cwt140.00–168.002,19149
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,386172.74/cwt167.00–180.502,394239
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,558184.50/cwt184.50–184.502,8753
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,546177.68/cwt173.50–180.002,74752
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,690180.26/cwt180.00–180.503,0464
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight890132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1751
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,640151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,4761
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,388180.78/cwt180.00–182.002,5094
CowsBoner 80-85%1,600172.35/cwt170.00–174.502,7584
CowsLean 85-90%1,166125.38/cwt107.50–129.001,46218
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight97095.00/cwt95.00–95.009221
CowsBoner 80-85%1,368134.37/cwt132.00–137.001,8382
CowsLean 85-90%1,118103.75/cwt102.50–105.001,1602
CowsBoner 80-85%1,528141.50/cwt141.00–142.002,1622
Bred CowsLarge 11,2222,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,97511
Bred CowsLarge 11,2352,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,90021
Bred CowsLarge 11,4632,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8009
Bred CowsLarge 11,2992,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7505
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,182169.35/cwt166.00–176.502,002101
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,204154.36/cwt134.00–165.001,85866
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1433,488.66/head3,450.00–3,500.003,4899
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1953299.12/cwt222.50–348.002,85173

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.