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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Dec 15

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

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Feeder Cattle receipts

261 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 199▼ 129 vs year ago 390 · −33.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

298 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 372▼ 45 vs year ago 343 · −13.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 122 vs last sale 201▼ 59 vs year ago 138 · −42.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Mondays sale: All feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly good for light offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Most feeders were offered in small packages with many singles noticed. Market activity was mostly active with a average crowd in the stands for a Monday sale. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. Cow quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. The best demand continues to be for cows suitable to feed. Feeding cows sold steady to firm in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average today. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed on a noticeably fuller lower yielding offering. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed. Most bulls were purchased to feed this week. Feeding bulls sold steady to firm in a narrow comparison. Quality was mostly average this week. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on moderate to good demand. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Steady undertones were noticed on a lower quality offering.

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 $374.17/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +14.66 against this barn's trailing median of $359.50.

Average price

$374.17

18 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$154

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 1

$15.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.71

vs MT average

−15.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	505	385.00	1,944	5thin
Medium and Large 1	567	370.00	2,098	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.00/cwt here — about −$154 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 sale18 hd

374.17

—

MT average4 barns · 568 hd

391.88

−17.71

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−15.74

This barn, trailing median3 sales

359.50

+14.66

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

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $370.05, low $343.45, median $359.50 across 3 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	—	Low	1,589	176.57	2,806	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,538	162.33	2,496	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,399	155.63	2,176	133
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	136.43	1,549	40
Dairy Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	2,068	144.00	2,978	2thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,698	130.00	2,207	3thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,345	$3,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,410	$2,251	5

Every lot, as filed

59 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. 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,162	1
Steers	350–400	Medium 2	358	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,396	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,053	32
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,090	2
Steers	400–450	Medium 2-3	438	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,270	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,273	2
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	466	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,398	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,113	2
Steers	550–600	Medium 2	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,264	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,340	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Full	688	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,374	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,246	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,623	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	451.39/cwt	422.50–452.00	1,828	48
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	381.61/cwt	381.00–382.50	1,847	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,098	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,120	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	799	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,477	7
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	986	277.35/cwt	272.00–280.00	2,735	6
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,021	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,879	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,727	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,417	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	990	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,228	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,550	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,048	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,803	2
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,085	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,496	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1-2	1,140	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,736	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,525	181.58/cwt	177.00–183.50	2,769	33
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,581	167.09/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,642	12
Bulls	—	—	1,754	167.40/cwt	163.00–176.00	2,936	7
Bulls	—	—	1,947	180.74/cwt	178.00–184.00	3,519	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	933	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	980	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	136.24/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,501	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	119.42/cwt	102.50–142.50	1,353	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,145	154.04/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,764	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	693	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,184	137.86/cwt	127.50–146.00	1,632	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,354	123.23/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,669	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,357	147.70/cwt	127.50–155.00	2,004	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	139.66/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,899	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,407	162.90/cwt	156.00–168.50	2,292	64
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,168	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,477	169.60/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,505	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,481	171.62/cwt	170.50–173.00	2,542	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,237	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,298	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,194	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,625	165.36/cwt	163.00–168.50	2,687	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,698	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,207	3
Dairy Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,068	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,978	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	191.69/cwt	173.00–205.00	1,898	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,094	258.20/cwt	212.50–287.50	2,825	36
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,156	225.50/cwt	197.50–287.50	2,607	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	169.62/cwt	161.00–175.00	2,171	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,160	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,473	2,388.71/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,389	4

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 (Mon)

Mon Dec 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 199Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 298Last week 372Year ago 343

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 201Year ago 138

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,048	267.50	267.50
1	1050–1100	1,085	230.00	230.00
2	1100–1150	1,140	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	895	270.00	270.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	628	275.00	275.00
2	950–1000	990	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	350–400	375	547.50	547.50
2	400–450	418	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	525	402.50	402.50
5	600–650	612	370.00	370.00
4	650–700	661	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	505.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	466	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	565	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	505.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	438	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	688	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	373	435.00	435.00
48	400–450	405	422.50–452.00	451.39
5	450–500	484	381.00–382.50	381.61
1	600–650	610	347.50	347.50
6	950–1000	986	272.00–280.00	277.35
6	1000–1050	1,021	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	567	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	505	385.00	385.00
7	750–800	799	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	445.00	445.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,354	118.00–127.00	123.23
2	—	1,445	150.00	150.00
6	—	1,360	130.00–145.00	139.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,133	102.50–142.50	119.42
1	—	1,155	60.00	60.00
4	—	1,102	134.00–137.00	136.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,184	127.50–146.00	137.86
16	—	1,145	145.00–161.00	154.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	138.00	138.00
3	—	1,532	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,481	170.50–173.00	171.62
2	—	1,585	145.00	145.00
5	—	1,625	163.00–168.50	165.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,407	156.00–168.50	162.90
32	—	1,357	127.50–155.00	147.70
18	—	1,477	169.00–171.00	169.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,068	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,698	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,754	163.00–176.00	167.40
3	—	1,947	178.00–184.00	180.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,525	177.00–183.50	181.58
12	—	1,581	160.00–175.00	167.09

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	990	173.00–205.00	191.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,156	197.50–287.50	225.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,280	161.00–175.00	169.62
(<2 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,094	212.50–287.50	258.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,345	3,100.00	3,100.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,473	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,388.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,700.00	1,700.00

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.