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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Fri, Dec 12

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1776

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Feeder Cattle receipts

296 head

▼ 879 vs last sale 1,175▼ 1,169 vs year ago 1,465 · −79.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

134 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 112▲ 42 vs year ago 92 · +45.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 30▼ 2 vs year ago 22 · −9.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last report(11/21/25): All feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Heavy snow fell all night; billings received 10-12 inches locally. Most offerings were pushed to yesterdays sale as a result. Quality this week was plain to average with many calves covered in heavy snow. Demand for feeders was mostly moderate to good. Demand for light calves was very good as buyers pushed to finish yesterdays loads and other loads started across the state. A smaller crowd was seen this sale with very few buyers in the stands. Market activity was mostly moderate to active despite a small crowd on hand. Weigh up cows and bulls sold on light to moderate demand for light offerings. Too few cows sold to establish any market trend. Feeding quality cows continue to sell with the best demand. Several buyers were active on the internet bidding against packers and order buyers. Market activity was mostly moderate. Weigh up conditions were mixed.

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 $338.86/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −53.00 against this barn's trailing median of $391.86.

Average price

$338.86

34 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−53.06

vs MT average

−39.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	338.86	1,969	34

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 sale34 hd

338.86

—

MT average4 barns · 557 hd

391.92

−53.06

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−39.10

This barn, trailing median6 sales

391.86

−53.00

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

6 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $448.39, low $377.01, median $391.86 across 6 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	1,630	175.64	2,862	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,374	147.98	2,034	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,625	147.08	2,390	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,148	133.52	1,532	44

Every lot, as filed

31 lots · USDA AMS · Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Fri)

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,081	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	465.72/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,152	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,214	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,315	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	359.56/cwt	355.00–366.00	2,218	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	384.84/cwt	382.00–386.00	2,378	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	360.34/cwt	359.00–362.00	2,432	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	516.13/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,703	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	467.21/cwt	442.50–490.00	1,757	69
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,740	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	393.28/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,805	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	338.86/cwt	332.50–342.00	1,969	34
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,265	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,803	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,464	165.42/cwt	150.00–172.00	2,422	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,578	177.57/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,802	15
Bulls	—	—	1,756	180.90/cwt	175.00–183.00	3,177	11
Bulls	—	—	1,835	169.29/cwt	165.00–172.00	3,106	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,055	129.19/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,363	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,405	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,147	110.00/cwt	102.50–122.50	1,262	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	85.93/cwt	65.00–95.00	987	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,174	158.23/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,858	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,353	159.03/cwt	156.00–161.00	2,152	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,341	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,386	144.10/cwt	110.00–152.00	1,997	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	113.80/cwt	102.00–125.00	1,661	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	147.08/cwt	141.00–152.00	2,390	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	273.34/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,241	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	217.79/cwt	210.00–240.00	2,184	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 →

Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Fri)

Fri Dec 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 1,175Year ago 1,465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 112Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 30Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	330	510.00–520.00	516.13
69	350–400	376	442.50–490.00	467.21
34	550–600	581	332.50–342.00	338.86
15	600–650	645	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	435.00	435.00
6	450–500	459	390.00–395.00	393.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	552	401.00	401.00
14	600–650	618	382.00–386.00	384.84
20	650–700	675	359.00–362.00	360.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	438	475.00	475.00
10	450–500	462	450.00–470.00	465.72
5	550–600	595	389.00	389.00
5	600–650	617	355.00–366.00	359.56

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	3	—	820	270.00–275.00	273.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,003	210.00–240.00	217.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,578	175.00–180.00	177.57
4	—	1,464	150.00–172.00	165.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,835	165.00–172.00	169.29
11	—	1,756	175.00–183.00	180.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,055	120.00–137.00	129.19
21	—	1,174	153.00–160.00	158.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,147	102.50–122.50	110.00
4	—	1,149	65.00–95.00	85.93
1	—	1,060	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,625	141.00–152.00	147.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,353	156.00–161.00	159.03
9	—	1,386	110.00–152.00	144.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	102.00–125.00	113.80
1	—	1,375	97.50	97.50

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.