Are you ready to view from your home (also viewable at Billings LiveStock Comm.) and purchase strictly Northern high-quality feeders and stock, handled by professionals who know the marketing area.
- We sell only Northern Cattle -- Cattle with reputation and known quality
- All deliveries are handled on a local level
- Our representatives know the quality and history of the cattle and the ranches
Frequently Asked Questions
How is the sale conducted?
How do I register as a Buyer?
How do I watch the sale on satellite?
How do I bid?
How do I pay?
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How is the Sale Conducted?
It is conducted just like an ordinary sale only the livestock are not on the premises. Most of the sales will be physically held at the Billings LiveStock Commission Co. in Billings where television monitors will be set up for viewing the livestock. Buyers will be able to bid both from the seats or by calling into a bank of telephones manned to take the call-in bids "live" with the video broadcast. These are fast-paced auctions with nationwide bidding. Back to Top.
All Buyers must have a permanent NLVA "Buyer's Number" to participate in the video sale. (Buyer numbers issued prior to 2004 will not work with these auctions.) To get your new NLVA "Buyer's Number," call Billings Livestock at 1-866-616-5035 prior to sale day. You will be required to provide us your banking information and credit information which will be confirmed through your bank before a Buyer's Number is issued. Your NLVA Buyer's Number will be a "permanent" number for you to keep and use at upcoming NLVA sales. Buyer's Numbers may be used to bid on sale day either a) at primary physical location--usually Billings Livestock; or b) by telephone. To bid online you need to register with CattleUSA.com. Click here to download Instructions. See below for more information. Back to Top.
How do I watch the sale on satellite?
Northern Livestock Video sales are broadcast across the North American continent on DISH EchoStar Network, Channel 219. Anyone who has a DISH can "view" the sale in "real time". Back to Top.
How do I bid?
You must first register for a Buyer's Number (see above). You have then have the options of two methods of bidding:
- At the physical Billings Livestock location. Click here for a map to the salebarn.
- Call-in Bidding. To bid, call into the auction on our bank of telephones manned by professional representatives to take the call-in bids from the video broadcast. Sale Day Bidding Telephone Line is 1-406-245-0889. Back to Top.
How do I pay?
Down Payment. All purchases will require a $100.00/head down payment due and payable at the conclusion of the auction. Those Buyers using satellite to purchase livestock will be required to wire transfer funds or send a check by overnight delivery the following business day.
Settlement Payment. Acceptable payment is as follows: a check or wire transfer of funds. No drafts will be accepted as payment of livestock. If Buyer is not present at delivery, Northern Livestock Video Auction must receive payment no later than the following business day of delivery. This transaction can be done by either a wire transfer of funds or by overnighting a cashable check the day of delivery. In the event of multiple shipments, payment will be required on each day’s delivery. Any and all payments will be made to Northern Livestock Video Auction Custodial Account for Shipper’s proceeds. Back to Top.
