JUNE 26 & 27
MAY 22 & 23
Billings Livestock’s summer horse sale season kicked off May 23 with 530 head of horses, all for sale, all in one place, and all in one, big day.
May’s Number One brought $25,000, was shown in the Best of the Remuda Ranch Horse Competition, came offered by Antonio Perez, Pateras, WA and Hip 122 “Mr Buckskin Cat” a 2022 AQHA Buckskin Gelding sired by Cut Up My Way x Cat T Masterson was double fancy and had a working ranch resume.
Reserve sale honors to Hip 49 “Malicious Six” a 2024 AQHA Bay Roan Gelding sired by Metallic Malice x Metallic Cat and out of a producing Playin Stylish daughter was well started and ready to continue his education. Eligible for a multitude of incentives including Riata Buckle, Royal Crown, Pink Buckle, Future Fortunes, and more, the guy with the big future was offered by Ellis Livestock, Pompeys Pillar, MT and sold for $22,000.
Color, color – nine out of the top 10 selling horses were buckskin, roan, or palomino – and were geldings – that averaged $18,470.
Auditable Stats for May 2026 include 530 head of horses, mules, and ponies, 42 no sales, 26 horses showed in the Best Of The Remuda Ranch Horse competition, with 45 catalog horses selling to an online buyer:
Averages include top 5 Overall – $20,500 | Top 10 – $18,470 | Top 20 – $16,008 | Top 50 $11,581 | Top 100 $8,300
America’s Number One loose horse market delivered again where the top loose horse brought $8,700, followed by $7,000, and $6,700.
Top Loose Horse $8,700 | Top 5 average $7,120 | Top 20 average $5,815 | Top 50 average $4,576 | Top 100 average $3,500.
98 head of loose horses brought $2,000+, with 43 head at $3,500 or better.
Licensed, bonded, FB verified – buy & sell confidently at Billings Livestock.
Buying is easy at Billings – no sales tax, no buyers fee, no holding charge pending transport.
We have a hauling coordinator on site, on staff, and a barn manager on premise.
Join us next time – on premise or online!!
Up next – It’s ONLINE ONLY June 10-18 and upcoming on premise with online bidding – June 27
Consign, see what’s coming, and sign up for online bidding https://www.billingslivestock.com/horse-sales/
The Billings Difference – We ride, we rope, we ranch, we compete – just like you!!
APRIL 25-26
AND…JUST LIKE THAT….IT’S A WRAP
Billings Livestock’s April 24-25-26 sale event hosted 711 head of horses, mules, and ponies, 5 head of roping cattle, a top sale horse @ $30,000, 12 head at $20,000+ and a #1 draftcross @ $22,500.
Boooooom – Hip 52 “Hick On Time” a 2017 AQHA Palomino Geld x Hickory Holly Time hit number one at $30k – the finished rope horse came with a full-on roping resume and consigned by Kagan Pillars.
April’s auditable/official sale stats –
2 full performance previews
Professional Team Roping Jackpot on sale horses!
84 Teams in Jackpot – your opportunity to really shop the rope horses!
Congrats! Spring 2026 Champs – Hip 94 Cameron Irvin and Hip 6 Todd Wilson
711 horses | mules | ponies
42 passouts | no sales
Top Sale Horse $30K | Top 5 $26,500 | Top 10 $21,487 | Top 100 $13,410
98 head brought $8,000+
#1 Loose @ $11,500 | Top 5 $9,210 | Top 10 $7,815 | Top 100 $3,368
86 head on loose @ $2,000+ | 21 @ $4,000+
69 Head to sold to an online buyer
Affordability, too – 51 head from $5k to $7500
Join us for an upcoming horse sale event with Billings Livestock Horse Sales:
TIMED ONLINE ONLY – May 6-14
Next on premise with online bidding – May 23
Consign, see what’s coming, and sign up for online bidding here https://www.billingslivestock.com/horse-sales/
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MARCH 27-28-29
Wow – what a horse and mule sale this past weekend – the horse market – and mule market – continues to push the envelope! – Billings welcomed 913 head of horses and mules this past Friday, Saturday and Sunday – a whopping 414 catalog consignments were grade or unregistered with only 65 registered – proof that quality moves the market, registered or not.
It was our Spring Special Catalog Sale that is soooooo uniquely recreational horses and mules – we showcase Outfitting, Guide, Guest, and Trail horses and mules! A fab selection of Drafts, draft crosses, and teams – plus right at 90 mules – and included consignments from well known outfitters including Trophy Mountain Outfitters and Black Mountain Outfitters.
Top five – included two teams, three draft crosses, and one registered appaloosa – And averaged 23,500 – top selling horses – a team at $31,000 – rocky and robo, 4 & 5 year old Percheron Geldings – full brothers consigned by teamster Jordan Hanson with runner-up at $30,000 for “Yahtzee” a four year old appaloosa daft cross gelding from Greg Flower, Michigan.
Online – it’s interesting to watch the volume of online buyers tick up month after month – 479 catalog with 206 head of catalog entries selling to an ONLINE buyer through Northern Livestock Video.
Shoppers can find the bargains, 110 head of catalog horses and mules brought between $5000 and $7500..
That loose market was at it again – we sold 434 head loose with a – $12,200 high on a brown gelding – A full sale arena . Continued strong loose prices all the way through with the top five averaging $9200, top 20 averaged $6762. 70 head on the loose brought $3,000 or better and 40 head at $4,000 plus 20 at 5000 or better!! . Again – if you have loose horses to market –- bring em to Billings – sell them at auction!! We are proud to be America’s number one loose horse market!
Up next for the on – It’s an online only offering starting Wednesday, April 8 and running throughout Thursday April 16.
On premise sale is our April Special catalog sale April 25. The one day event will offer loose at 8 a.m., catalog at 12 noon.
So keep up with what’s coming, consign, sign up to bid – both cattle and horses, all formats – online and onpremise – at www.billingslivestock.
Come see us in Billings.
FEBRUARY 27-28, MARCH 1
Meet Mr. Perfect
Smashed it!! Billings Livestock’s February Catalog horse sale event – February 27-28 & March 1 – in Billings, Montana hit it out of the park with an absolute quality offering from first horse to last – including 188 head of black-type pedigreed horses.
Shining like a big star – February’s #1 brought $100,000 – Hip 282 “Colour Cat” a 2020 AQHA Buckskin Stallion sired by Metallic Cat and out of a Hot Colours daughter came with Open AQHA points in heading, heeling, and halter and was offered by Smith Ranch, Whitesboro, TX and was purchased and will stand with Kiley Scott Kocher, Douglas, WY.
Just call her fancy – looking, moving, pedigreed, and proven – the whole package – Hip 305 “Countin On Lola” a 2017 AQHA Sorrel Mare x Im Countin Checks was shown in the previews, came with $46,000 in NCHA money won, had one foal by Hashtags, consigned by Smith Ranch, and sold to Cascade Ranches, Eagle Point, OR for $63,000.
Metallic Cat had a big showing in the top ten as three were sired directly by Metallic Cat, two by Stevie Rey Von (x Metallic Cat) , and one by Sannman (x Metallic Cat) including Hip 238 “Second Fiddle” a 2022 AQHA Sorrel Stallion x Metallic Cat and out of Lil Bit Reckless LTE $231K and producer of $1.1M in offspring, including the full brother Fiddle and Steel.
The high-end stallion was offered by Chappel Horse Sales, Gordonville, TX and brought $51,000.
Barrel and running bred horses also enjoyed multiple top twenty placings including sons and daughters of A Streak Of Fling, PYC Paint Your Wagon, and Irish Pay.
Official February Sale Stats include 836 head of horses, mules, and ponies with 57 pass outs or no sales.
The top five averaged $59,000, top 10 $47,800, top 20 $37,975, top 50 $27,639, and the top 100 averaged $20,830.
39 head sold for $20,000+ plus, and 123 over $10,000 plus.
A strong loose trade continues it’s run at Billings where the number one loose Horse hit $8,750, top 5 ave $7,900 and top 20 brought $6,665, and the top 100 averaged $4,259.
Top Grade Horse at $32,000 was actually a kids horse offered by John and Brooke Braska, Charolotte, MI.,
One out of three catalog horses sold ONLINE with 310 buyers actually purchasing a horse, mule, or pony.
The big, western weekend in Montana welcomed 470 new online buyers, on premise buyers from coast to coast, a full performance preview, and a vast selection of quality horses in all disciplines.
And…up next, it’s bigger, better and it’s three days!! March 27.28.29 Join us in Billings, Montana for more good horses!! All kinds, all the time!!
See it all – consign, see what’s coming – and – sign up to bid – www.billingslivestock.com
JANUARY 23-24
JANUARY 24 SALE REPORT –
A recap of the January 24 sale event (this sale was added to the 2026 lineup and not an annually scheduled sale) – A total of 382 head of horses, six no sales or pass outs, a $16,500 sale topper, top five catalog averaged $13,450, top ten at $12,070, top 20 at $10,453, top 50 at $7,582.
79 Catalog horses were offered, 31 head sold to an online buyer, with 303 head offered in the loose division which continued it’s strong run as top loose brought $9,700 followed by $7,500 and top five ave of $7,130, top 10 at $6,235, top 20 at $5,303, top 50 at $3,817 and top 100 averaged $2,287.
January’s #1 – Hip 21 “Turbo” 2016 Grade Buckskin gelding offered by Lamar Charlson, Ranchester, WY.
2025 IN REVIEW AND WHAT TO WATCH FOR 2026:
We are proud to live and work in the west where rodeo, roping, ranching, guest ranches, trail riding, outfitting, agriculture, and recreation – are king – AND pave the path we walk everyday – to create our unique “lane” of the horse sale biz.
That’s why this sale rocks – month in and month out – both catalog and loose – as a direct result of the consignors who bring the quality, build the market confidence, come back year after year, and forge the relationships that are the foundation of our business – thank you – some of you for right on 28 years.
Our buyers – YOU ARE THE BEST!! Some who have been customers long before we took over management in 1998 – yep – and to the new customers who trust us each month. Thank you for choosing Billings Livestock.
And – a thank you to the staff and team that makes Billings roll – you like horses, too – and it shows – thank you for a stellar job – month in and month out, inside and outside, in the sale ring and beyond.
It’s coming – here are the deets on 2025!!
Nine on premise sale events
Eight online-only sales
6,471 head of horses in and out of these gates – the second -largest on premise volume since 2016 – and only 47 head short of #1 – all that with NO November Sale!! We really do have something for everybody.
Yes, it was a fabulous year.
Three sales – March, August, and October – the best sales on record at Billings Livestock. March and October sales both added days to accommodate the volume and selection, August knocked it out of the park with the best August to date, and – September – oh, yes, you did – offered 1,047 head over the three days.
Here’s my take on the market – Every single day the bar moves up. The market continues it’s solid run, driven by strong demand for quality, proven programs, people who represent their product honestly, answer their phones, and for horses that can go to work. Whatever that work may be.
There are always going to be ups and downs, but honest representation matched with top-tier marketing of a good horse, mule, or pony will continue to be sought after. And – there will always be value, too -as “one person’s good is not another person’s good.” And, that, is what makes volume matter.
In summary – this is a repeat, but true, true, true: First class effort matched with a first class product reaps first class results. Combine that with the marketing your sale company offers and be rewarded with a positive outcome. We work hard to set the bar, to move the bar, and to deliver as the leader in both catalog and loose horses. Every month. On premise and online.
Online Only sales – So proud of our expanded schedule this past year and an A-team that make our online sales successful. We have some really cool things coming for our online events in 2026!!
Up next it’s the big one – February 27-28 and March 1. Hope to see you there – under the Big Sky or online!!
You can consign, see what’s coming, and sign up for online bidding right here www.billingslivestock.com
And – just like that – we’re off to an exciting 2026.