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Billings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Oct 13
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,490 head
▲ 1,582 vs last sale 908▼ 1,775 vs year ago 4,265 · −41.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
488 head
▼ 237 vs last sale 725▲ 118 vs year ago 370 · +31.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
162 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 259▼ 41 vs year ago 203 · −20.2%
Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and yearling heifers sold generally steady in a very narrow comparison. Steer calves sold generally steady on all offerings. Heifer calves under 450 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 higher, heifer calves over 450 sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand for all feeders was moderate to good this sale. Todays sale featured red angus and Hereford cattle and several very attractive consignments were seen. Overall quality was mostly average to attractive. A large crowd was on hand for todays sale and buyer participation was better this week as more buyers were active in purchasing feeders. Package sizes remain small to medium this week with no load lots on offer. Market activity was mostly active this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and moderate to heavy offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 lower than last week on all classes of slaughter cows. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-5.00 lower. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average this sale as all cows were pushing heavy amounts of fill as they sold late in the day after the feeder cattle. Additionally, most cows were wet bagged as most hand freshly weaned calves. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Young age cow quality was mostly average to attractive this week. These offerings sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Demand was mostly moderate to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $190.65/cwt on 1,191 head.
Average price
$190.65
1,191 head · 588 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,121
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$31
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$27.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.68
vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1582192.891,1221,045
Medium and Large 1-2629178.211,12188
Medium 2393175.006888thin
Large 1684169.141,15736
Medium 1-2659165.651,09214thin
One grade step is worth $27.24/cwt here — about $31 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1,191 hd
190.65
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MT average5 barns · 3,911 hd
196.33
−5.68
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,70889.711,53214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53875.921,16732
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,38767.02929192
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,20161.20735179

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,113$1,3503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,680$1,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,2463thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,397$1,0259
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,034$1,4108
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,033$1,3253thin

Every lot

102 lots · USDA AMS · Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)
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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned327248.00/cwt248.00–248.008113
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy341271.00/cwt271.00–271.009244
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned361228.28/cwt217.50–234.0082411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned393210.00/cwt210.00–210.008252
Steers—Medium 2Unweaned393175.00/cwt175.00–175.006888
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned432218.12/cwt209.00–231.0094281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned436200.79/cwt195.00–205.0087510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned477193.23/cwt193.00–195.009229
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned480205.08/cwt198.00–210.0098476
Steers—Medium and Large 1516197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,01718
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned527195.66/cwt187.00–203.001,031227
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned576189.64/cwt184.00–192.001,092233
Steers—Large 1Unweaned578180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned583178.53/cwt165.00–187.001,04117
Steers—Medium and Large 1608182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,10728
Steers—Large 1Unweaned616170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,04711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned624167.01/cwt166.00–170.001,04212
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned626187.22/cwt181.00–190.001,172181
Steers—Medium 1-2659165.65/cwt161.00–172.001,09214
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned671184.40/cwt177.00–187.001,237100
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned672171.38/cwt170.00–174.001,15213
Steers—Large 1Unweaned698172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2018
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full706164.34/cwt162.50–169.001,1607
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned729173.98/cwt170.00–179.501,26812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740179.50/cwt179.50–179.501,3289
Steers—Large 1Unweaned746166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,23811
Steers—Large 1Unweaned777158.97/cwt153.00–162.001,2353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,26411
Steers—Medium and Large 1787178.83/cwt177.00–180.501,40719
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full798167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3332
Steers—Medium and Large 1884171.34/cwt170.50–172.001,51516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,5385
Steers—Medium and Large 1937174.50/cwt174.50–174.501,63525
Steers—Medium and Large 1980167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,6372
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned316207.50/cwt207.50–207.5065610
Heifers—Medium 2Unweaned321100.00/cwt100.00–100.003219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned342207.38/cwt206.00–208.0070916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned350194.00/cwt194.00–194.006793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned379211.70/cwt205.00–216.008025
Heifers—Medium 2399100.00/cwt100.00–100.003997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned423201.18/cwt195.00–210.0085146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned445183.75/cwt180.00–184.0081830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy464197.50/cwt197.50–197.509164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned468159.00/cwt159.00–159.007444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned485184.78/cwt181.00–192.00896131
Heifers—Large 1Unweaned510175.00/cwt175.00–175.008933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned525182.36/cwt180.00–186.00957117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned569173.33/cwt170.00–179.00986120
Heifers—Large 1Unweaned571162.00/cwt162.00–162.009256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned592161.89/cwt153.00–166.5095846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned620171.09/cwt166.00–173.501,06177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned650160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0401
Heifers—Medium 1680162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,10211
Heifers—Large 1Unweaned684156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned723164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,27115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2805157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full821160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2849159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1896162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,45614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1924163.32/cwt163.00–163.501,50927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1956163.77/cwt158.00–164.501,5669
Heifers—Large 11,024155.98/cwt152.00–158.001,5975
Heifers—Large 11,068145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5493
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned398202.00/cwt202.00–202.008042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned437201.23/cwt190.00–205.008796
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned521185.42/cwt185.00–189.0096638
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned536173.24/cwt173.00–175.009298
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned573179.16/cwt169.00–181.001,02734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned628156.00/cwt156.00–156.009802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned676148.21/cwt146.00–150.001,00214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1818137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1213
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,25893.87/cwt90.00–97.001,1813
Bulls——1,73382.39/cwt73.00–87.001,4286
Bulls——1,93394.01/cwt91.00–97.001,8173
Bulls——1,97099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,9502
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93053.00/cwt53.00–53.004931
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,17571.03/cwt68.00–74.5083518
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,18857.48/cwt51.00–64.0068348
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20468.02/cwt65.00–73.0081920
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21659.82/cwt51.00–64.5072792
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,36470.58/cwt67.00–77.5096360
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38170.85/cwt67.00–75.0097834
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,38664.64/cwt56.00–66.5089627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40462.26/cwt56.00–66.5087468
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51881.47/cwt79.00–86.001,2373
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52575.49/cwt71.00–77.001,15128
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62678.90/cwt78.00–81.501,2834
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1131,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1351,246.48/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2463
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2801,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0016,0003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3971,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0259
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,6801,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed690104.00/cwt104.00–104.007181
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284580.00/cwt80.00–80.006761
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1986105.49/cwt90.00–114.501,04066
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03565.56/cwt63.00–68.006792
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,06690.19/cwt71.00–98.0096136
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,07469.58/cwt69.00–70.0074714
Stock Cows—Large 11,26574.50/cwt74.50–74.509421
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0331,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3253
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0341,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4108

This sale against other markets

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.