LIVESTOCKED MARKETS | Billings Livestock Commission

Billings Livestock Commission
Billings, MT

Market information provided by USDA

28 AUG '25

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers were all too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Yearling heifers over 950 lbs sold mostly 8.00-14.00 higher in a very narrow comparison. Heifers under 950 lbs were too lightly tested last week to develop a full market trend, however higher to sharply higher undertones were noticed. Light weight yearling heifers under 850 lbs sold on very good demand as several buyers were looking for this class of cattle. Demand for feeders overall was very good for light to moderate offerings. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive and overall more attractive than last week with larger consignments of cattle seen. A few calves are starting to come to market and demand for limited offerings was good to very good. Demand for cutting bulls remains very good as several buyers were searching for bulls to cut and make steers. Cutting bulls sold with higher undertones in a narrow comparison. Market activity was active with rapid, aggressive bidding noticed both ringside and over the internet. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand for moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold on mostly moderate demand. Very few cows were purchased for immediate slaughter this week as feeding buyers continue to keep feeding cow prices above slaughter cow orders. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady in a narrow comparison. Feeding cow demand was very good this sale with most offerings being purchased to feed. Feeding cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher on all offerings. Demand for thin fleshed cows that will gain quickly on feed remains very good. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this week. Quality was mostly average for cows this sale. Slaughter bulls sold on mostly good demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady. Several packages of thin fleshed bulls continue to be purchased to feed. Feeding bulls sold generally steady on a thinner lower yielding offering. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly moderate to good demand. Quality this week was mostly average. Too few offerings were seen to develop any market trend. Demand from feeding buyers was very good.

CATTLE

BEEF/DAIRY HEIFERS / LARGE / 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
33	874.00-874.00	874.00	3.26-3.26	3.26
8	773.00-773.00	773.00	3.56-3.56	3.56

BEEF/DAIRY STEERS / LARGE / 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
9	889.00-889.00	889.00	3.33-3.33	3.33
19	950.00-950.00	950.00	3.25-3.25	3.25

BEEF/DAIRY STEERS / LARGE / 2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
2	763.00-763.00	763.00	3.36-3.36	3.36

BRED COWS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
11	1197.00-1223.00	1202.00	2800.00-3000.00	2962.99
2	1300.00-1300.00	1300.00	2750.00-2750.00	2750.00

BULLS / LARGE / 1

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
2	1093.00-1093.00	1093.00	2.86-2.86	2.86
1	1135.00-1135.00	1135.00	2.83-2.83	2.83
2	1205.00-1235.00	1220.00	2.61-2.64	2.62
3	1175.00-1175.00	1175.00	2.60-2.77	2.66

BULLS / LARGE / 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
1	1210.00-1210.00	1210.00	2.18-2.18	2.18
1	1070.00-1070.00	1070.00	2.60-2.60	2.60
1	1180.00-1180.00	1180.00	2.57-2.57	2.57

BULLS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
4	960.00-960.00	960.00	3.35-3.35	3.35
4	385.00-385.00	385.00	4.95-4.95	4.95
5	409.00-409.00	409.00	4.75-4.75	4.75
6	403.00-403.00	403.00	4.70-4.70	4.70
1	660.00-660.00	660.00	3.60-3.60	3.60
1	1020.00-1020.00	1020.00	2.88-2.88	2.88

BULLS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
3	883.00-883.00	883.00	3.34-3.34	3.34
4	1031.00-1031.00	1031.00	2.83-2.83	2.83
3	447.00-447.00	447.00	4.40-4.40	4.40
6	990.00-990.00	990.00	2.98-2.98	2.98
3	392.00-392.00	392.00	4.85-4.85	4.85
2	463.00-463.00	463.00	3.85-3.85	3.85

BULLS / N/A / N/A

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
4	1943.00-2375.00	2088.00	1.89-1.96	1.94
1	2555.00-2555.00	2555.00	1.84-1.84	1.84
15	1290.00-1950.00	1507.00	1.67-1.84	1.80
47	1615.00-2460.00	1947.00	1.87-2.00	1.93
1	2105.00-2105.00	2105.00	2.05-2.05	2.05
14	1805.00-2283.00	2122.00	1.98-2.09	2.06
17	1530.00-1925.00	1730.00	1.74-1.87	1.81
32	1314.00-1975.00	1594.00	1.85-1.95	1.89

COW-CALF PAIRS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
6	1843.00-1843.00	1843.00	4200.00-4200.00	4200.00
6	1572.00-1572.00	1572.00	3950.00-3950.00	3950.00

COW-CALF PAIRS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
4	1696.00-1696.00	1696.00	3650.00-3650.00	3650.00

COWS / N/A / N/A

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
3	955.00-955.00	955.00	1.26-1.26	1.26
98	1030.00-1338.00	1193.00	1.55-1.65	1.60
15	1421.00-1930.00	1575.00	1.54-1.61	1.58
30	1459.00-1680.00	1555.00	1.56-1.65	1.61
28	1307.00-1720.00	1430.00	1.41-1.57	1.52
6	1310.00-1605.00	1470.00	1.53-1.61	1.56
4	1705.00-1857.00	1819.00	1.62-1.64	1.62
1	1320.00-1320.00	1320.00	1.91-1.91	1.91
134	1165.00-1585.00	1328.00	1.58-1.68	1.66
27	1320.00-1495.00	1420.00	1.69-1.74	1.70
31	1023.00-1290.00	1116.00	1.24-1.47	1.40
7	1370.00-1679.00	1582.00	1.50-1.53	1.52
1	1705.00-1705.00	1705.00	1.71-1.71	1.71
1	2020.00-2020.00	2020.00	1.62-1.62	1.62
1	1425.00-1425.00	1425.00	1.63-1.63	1.63
4	1332.00-1490.00	1372.00	1.41-1.42	1.42
48	1372.00-1685.00	1563.00	1.61-1.67	1.64
1	1060.00-1060.00	1060.00	1.15-1.15	1.15
14	1110.00-1365.00	1243.00	1.21-1.46	1.38
1	1590.00-1590.00	1590.00	1.90-1.90	1.90
5	1595.00-1670.00	1615.00	1.71-1.74	1.72

DAIRY COWS / N/A / N/A

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
2	1975.00-1975.00	1975.00	1.57-1.57	1.57
2	1723.00-1723.00	1723.00	1.51-1.51	1.51
9	1564.00-1564.00	1564.00	1.33-1.33	1.33

HEIFERS / LARGE / 1

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
3	1097.00-1097.00	1097.00	2.87-2.87	2.87
29	1093.00-1093.00	1093.00	3.06-3.06	3.06
19	1159.00-1169.00	1162.00	2.81-2.81	2.81
23	1064.00-1089.00	1077.00	2.98-2.99	2.98
11	1110.00-1131.00	1129.00	2.85-2.94	2.93
3	570.00-578.00	575.00	3.55-3.80	3.63

HEIFERS / MEDIUM / 1

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
12	624.00-646.00	639.00	3.72-3.75	3.73
5	535.00-535.00	535.00	3.15-3.15	3.15
1	580.00-580.00	580.00	3.65-3.65	3.65
1	860.00-860.00	860.00	3.25-3.25	3.25
3	767.00-767.00	767.00	3.61-3.61	3.61

HEIFERS / MEDIUM / 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
2	680.00-680.00	680.00	3.60-3.60	3.60

HEIFERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
2	238.00-238.00	238.00	5.15-5.15	5.15
2	570.00-570.00	570.00	3.55-3.55	3.55
5	386.00-386.00	386.00	4.55-4.55	4.55
2	500.00-505.00	503.00	4.25-4.35	4.30
2	360.00-375.00	368.00	4.50-4.75	4.62
111	905.00-942.00	907.00	3.25-3.34	3.33
5	346.00-346.00	346.00	4.90-4.90	4.90
10	462.00-480.00	464.00	4.20-4.40	4.38
41	753.00-763.00	757.00	3.65-3.76	3.69
32	857.00-857.00	857.00	3.44-3.44	3.44
34	961.00-990.00	980.00	3.07-3.17	3.12
13	405.00-413.00	410.00	4.05-4.65	4.59
3	175.00-175.00	175.00	5.85-5.85	5.85
28	864.00-898.00	879.00	3.32-3.37	3.35
4	949.00-949.00	949.00	3.14-3.14	3.14
1	730.00-730.00	730.00	3.72-3.72	3.72
55	1000.00-1029.00	1017.00	3.01-3.15	3.08
21	820.00-842.00	840.00	3.36-3.43	3.36

HEIFERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
5	920.00-933.00	930.00	3.10-3.18	3.12
3	713.00-713.00	713.00	3.58-3.58	3.58
2	510.00-510.00	510.00	3.80-3.80	3.80
4	614.00-614.00	614.00	3.45-3.45	3.45
3	988.00-988.00	988.00	3.11-3.11	3.11
6	423.00-423.00	423.00	4.15-4.15	4.15
10	785.00-792.00	791.00	3.54-3.55	3.54
2	838.00-838.00	838.00	3.25-3.25	3.25
3	290.00-290.00	290.00	4.90-4.90	4.90
3	882.00-882.00	882.00	3.28-3.28	3.28

HEIFERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
2	405.00-405.00	405.00	3.95-3.95	3.95

HEIFERS / SMALL / 2-3

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
5	501.00-501.00	501.00	2.10-2.10	2.10

STEERS / LARGE / 1

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
3	1147.00-1147.00	1147.00	3.02-3.02	3.02
2	545.00-545.00	545.00	3.75-3.75	3.75
1	1065.00-1065.00	1065.00	3.11-3.11	3.11
2	233.00-233.00	233.00	5.20-5.20	5.20

STEERS / MEDIUM / 1

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
3	637.00-637.00	637.00	3.80-3.80	3.80
4	584.00-584.00	584.00	3.84-3.84	3.84

STEERS / MEDIUM / 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
4	564.00-564.00	564.00	3.65-3.65	3.65
4	664.00-664.00	664.00	3.59-3.59	3.59

STEERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
5	357.00-370.00	362.00	5.20-5.25	5.22
14	613.00-613.00	613.00	3.80-3.80	3.80
14	500.00-517.00	516.00	4.30-4.50	4.31
7	457.00-480.00	463.00	4.65-4.75	4.68

STEERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
6	644.00-644.00	644.00	3.43-3.43	3.43
4	360.00-365.00	364.00	4.90-5.05	4.94
9	559.00-559.00	559.00	4.00-4.00	4.00
19	454.00-493.00	465.00	3.93-4.73	4.55
3	297.00-297.00	297.00	4.95-4.95	4.95
4	860.00-860.00	860.00	3.50-3.50	3.50
12	910.00-932.00	927.00	3.33-3.38	3.34
3	900.00-900.00	900.00	3.17-3.17	3.17

STEERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
4	746.00-746.00	746.00	3.63-3.63	3.63
7	885.00-888.00	887.00	3.37-3.41	3.40

STEERS / SMALL AND MEDIUM / 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
3	845.00-845.00	845.00	2.23-2.23	2.23

STOCK COWS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
2	1325.00-1325.00	1325.00	1.56-1.56	1.56
8	970.00-1620.00	1268.00	1.80-2.40	1.97
6	1145.00-1355.00	1263.00	1.75-1.86	1.81
13	865.00-1475.00	1118.00	2.06-2.92	2.31

STOCK COWS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2

Hd	Wt Range	Avg Wt	Price Range	Avg Price
12	973.00-1420.00	1135.00	1.73-2.20	1.82
1	1145.00-1145.00	1145.00	2.03-2.03	2.03