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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Sep 12

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Sep 5Sep 12Sep 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

299 head

▼ 1,004 vs last sale 1,303▼ 218 vs year ago 517 · −42.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

265 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 353▲ 20 vs year ago 245 · +8.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 104▼ 27 vs year ago 88 · −30.7%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder calves and yearling steers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Yearling heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower on 850-899 lbs, all other weights of yearling heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to weak undertones were noticed. CME positions have seen positive movement almost daily this week. Offerings were light today and many buyers were not willing to start loads as this is the last sale of the week. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly moderate for light offerings. Quality today was mostly average. Most cattle were offered in small packages or as singles this week. Market activity was mostly slow to moderate this week. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand for light offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady on boning and lean cows, breaking cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeding cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Cow and bull quality was mostly average this week. Most cows continue to show lighter body condition scores as dry weather is starting to pull cows down. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week. Bull quality this sale was mostly average. Many bulls have been turned out and were in light flesh. Demand for feeding bulls was significantly lighter this as only packer buyers purchased bulls to feed this week. Feeding bulls sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00-8.00 lower. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested this sale to develop any market trend. Quality was mostly average this week.

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 $234.07/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −177.56 against this barn's trailing median of $411.62.

Average price

$234.07

15 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,282

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$93

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 1

$8.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.83

vs MT average

−4.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	536	238.00	1,276	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	536	231.00	1,239	5thin
Medium and Large 1	595	230.00	1,369	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.00/cwt here — about −$93 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

234.07

—

MT average2 barns · 34 hd

242.90

−8.83

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−4.54

This barn, trailing median23 sales

411.62

−177.56

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

23 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.35, low $332.50, median $411.62 across 23 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	1,803	146.46	2,640	70
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,918	143.75	2,757	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,719	138.62	2,383	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,438	131.23	1,886	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,198	126.39	1,514	21
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	104.00	1,097	1thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,900	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,118	$1,896	15

Every lot

69 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	290	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,030	2
Steers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	515	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,313	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	582	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,397	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,959	22
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,892	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	2,020	13
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,067	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	2,203	5
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,115	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	2,236	2
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,155	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,229	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	278	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	917	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	455	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,297	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	463	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,236	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	527	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,238	3
Heifers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	536	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,276	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,643	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,816	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	864	220.15/cwt	220.00–220.50	1,902	59
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	213.29/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,990	10
Heifers	900–950	Large 1	939	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,831	7
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,960	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,970	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,013	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	2,041	6
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,013	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,899	6
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,098	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,141	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	425	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,105	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,245	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,356	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	693	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,493	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,681	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	995	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,050	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,054	3
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1-2	1,205	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,049	1
Bulls	1250–1300	Large 1	1,250	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,113	1
Bulls	1250–1300	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,129	2
Bulls	1250–1300	Large 1-2	1,263	163.96/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,071	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	598	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	807	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,613	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,574	151.53/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,385	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,611	141.42/cwt	127.50–144.00	2,278	8
Bulls	—	—	1,721	136.88/cwt	132.00–143.00	2,356	15
Bulls	—	—	1,904	150.94/cwt	145.00–157.00	2,874	39
Bulls	—	—	1,958	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	3,074	1
Bulls	—	—	2,110	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,975	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	117.77/cwt	103.00–120.00	1,371	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,200	142.01/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,704	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,217	128.18/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,560	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,501	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,338	142.21/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,903	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,442	131.95/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,903	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,444	132.09/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,907	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,505	118.38/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,782	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,515	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,651	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,557	122.16/cwt	119.00–125.50	1,902	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,666	135.50/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,257	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,691	138.01/cwt	136.50–138.50	2,334	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,739	142.23/cwt	141.50–144.50	2,473	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,900	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	2,290	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,918	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	2,757	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,097	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,131	159.06/cwt	153.00–170.50	1,799	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	147.19/cwt	135.00–158.00	1,810	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,044	1,702.04/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,702	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,120	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	1,972.58/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,973	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,160	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,230	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3

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.

Montana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)

Thu Sep 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 1,303Year ago 517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 353Year ago 245

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 104Year ago 88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,230	135.00–158.00	147.19
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,131	153.00–170.50	159.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,230	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,160	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,140	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,972.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,044	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,702.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	330.00	330.00
5	350–400	395	275.00	275.00
4	450–500	463	267.00	267.00
3	500–550	527	235.00	235.00
2	550–600	550	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	800	227.00	227.00
59	850–900	864	220.00–220.50	220.15
10	900–950	933	213.00–216.00	213.29
6	1000–1050	1,013	201.50	201.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	285.00	285.00
3	550–600	595	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	975	201.00	201.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	900–950	939	195.00	195.00
6	1000–1050	1,013	187.50	187.50
19	1050–1100	1,098	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	536	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	705	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	559	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	500	249.00	249.00
1	800–850	820	205.00	205.00
1	950–1000	995	206.00	206.00
3	1050–1100	1,087	189.00	189.00
2	1250–1300	1,260	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	693	215.50	215.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1250–1300	1,250	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1200–1250	1,205	170.00	170.00
2	1250–1300	1,263	158.00–170.00	163.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	800–850	830	236.00	236.00
5	1050–1100	1,067	206.50	206.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	355.00	355.00
9	550–600	582	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	830	228.00	228.00
13	850–900	880	229.50	229.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1100–1150	1,115	200.50	200.50
5	1150–1200	1,155	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	598	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,505	111.00–125.00	118.38
1	—	1,515	109.00	109.00
5	—	1,442	126.00–135.00	131.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,444	127.00–139.00	132.09
17	—	1,338	140.00–144.00	142.21
3	—	1,557	119.00–125.50	122.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,666	133.00–139.00	135.50
1	—	1,900	120.50	120.50
10	—	1,739	141.50–144.50	142.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,164	103.00–120.00	117.77
1	—	1,230	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	140.00–143.00	142.01
10	—	1,217	125.00–130.00	128.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,691	136.50–138.50	138.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,918	143.75	143.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,611	127.50–144.00	141.42
5	—	1,574	147.00–155.00	151.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,904	145.00–157.00	150.94
15	—	1,721	132.00–143.00	136.88
1	—	2,110	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,958	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	104.00	104.00

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.