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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Feb 6

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Jan 30Feb 6Feb 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,109 head

▲ 344 vs last sale 765▼ 2,266 vs year ago 3,375 · −67.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

485 head

▼ 143 vs last sale 628▲ 354 vs year ago 131 · +270.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

205 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 221▲ 46 vs year ago 159 · +28.9%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer calves under 850 lbs sold mostly 10.00 lower, with the exception of 600-649 lbs steers which sold generally steady. Steers over 850 lbs were not well compared. All weights of feeder heifers sold mostly 10.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Demand was mostly moderate to good for light offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain to average with a limited offering of attractive cattle noted. CME feeder positions traded sharply lower today and buyers were more reserved as they bid on offerings. Package sizes were mostly small to moderate with many singles in the offering. Market activity was active this sale with bidders both ringside and over the internet actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on very good demand for light to moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold sharply higher on all classes as packers showed very good demand for slaughter cows. Packers were forced to competed with small regional packers as well as farmer feeders looking for feeding quality cows. Most slaughter cows cost over $300 dressed this sale. Feeding cows sold mostly 3.00-8.00 higher on high quality feeding cows suitable to feed to premium white. Short term feeding cows and thin fleshed cows sold sharply higher with most sales 9.00-12.00 higher. Cows were mixed for destination as cows were purchased both for feed and for immediate harvest. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Demand for bulls was very good this week as packers competed over limited offerings. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Quality this week was average to attractive and similar to last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.24/cwt on 163 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −85.71 against this barn's trailing median of $442.94.

Average price

$357.24

163 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$39.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.06

vs MT average

+14.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	368.50	1,975	117
Medium and Large 1-2	579	328.59	1,903	46

One grade step is worth $39.91/cwt here — about $71 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale163 hd

357.24

—

MT average3 barns · 204 hd

353.18

+4.06

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

+14.86

This barn, trailing median22 sales

442.94

−85.71

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

22 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $525.97, low $398.08, median $442.94 across 22 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	1,869	163.56	3,057	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,634	145.91	2,385	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,416	141.18	1,999	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	137.59	1,616	214

Every lot

70 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium 1-2	351	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,281	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,660	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,731	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	354.50/cwt	347.50–385.00	1,585	51
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	283.34/cwt	255.00–365.00	1,329	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	388.27/cwt	377.50–392.00	1,848	46
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	373.46/cwt	367.00–376.00	1,983	102
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,839	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	334.78/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,905	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	325.14/cwt	320.00–328.50	1,915	38
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	331.11/cwt	312.00–341.00	2,026	73
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	304.09/cwt	287.00–312.50	1,928	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	299.67/cwt	294.00–314.00	2,035	108
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	681	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,934	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	285.62/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,948	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	285.64/cwt	280.00–287.00	2,065	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	779	273.83/cwt	273.00–274.00	2,133	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	275.92/cwt	275.00–277.50	2,155	105
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	798	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,123	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,219	19
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	870	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,123	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	263.56/cwt	261.00–264.00	2,433	66
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,412	3
Steers	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1	1,208	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	2,434	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,277	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	423	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,195	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	338.57/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,622	71
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	499	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,577	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	308.04/cwt	303.00–320.00	1,620	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	320.29/cwt	320.00–321.00	1,714	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	567	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,712	45
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	303.36/cwt	301.50–315.00	1,766	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	296.53/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,738	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	284.29/cwt	281.00–292.50	1,780	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	283.58/cwt	282.00–287.50	1,812	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	273.79/cwt	261.00–278.00	1,892	48
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,796	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	807	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,009	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,568	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,706	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,815	3
Bulls	1250–1300	Large 1-2	1,298	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,272	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,358	153.70/cwt	150.00–157.50	2,087	2
Bulls	—	—	1,592	146.53/cwt	130.00–159.00	2,333	11
Bulls	—	—	1,946	169.75/cwt	162.00–172.00	3,303	32
Bulls	—	—	2,490	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	4,382	1
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	4,560	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	908	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,071	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,129	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,147	126.94/cwt	117.00–132.00	1,456	44
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,172	141.33/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,656	113
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,173	128.63/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,509	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,241	147.10/cwt	146.50–152.00	1,826	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,849	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	120.96/cwt	113.00–132.00	1,622	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,366	139.17/cwt	132.00–148.00	1,901	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,399	129.96/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,818	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	144.27/cwt	135.00–148.00	2,067	61
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,265	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,497	152.17/cwt	152.00–152.50	2,278	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,519	149.61/cwt	149.50–150.00	2,273	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,764	144.99/cwt	143.00–149.50	2,558	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,823	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,333	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,047	198.71/cwt	160.00–212.50	2,080	35
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,047	170.36/cwt	150.00–187.50	1,784	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	153.27/cwt	151.00–155.50	1,798	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,199	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,834	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,331	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,183	101

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 Feb 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,109Last week 765Year ago 3,375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 485Last week 628Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 205Last week 221Year ago 159

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,047	160.00–212.50	198.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,047	150.00–187.50	170.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	151.00–155.50	153.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,199	153.00	153.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	101	—	1,331	164.00	164.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	435	398.00	398.00
46	450–500	476	377.50–392.00	388.27
102	500–550	531	367.00–376.00	373.46
15	550–600	569	330.00–360.00	334.78
73	600–650	612	312.00–341.00	331.11
108	650–700	679	294.00–314.00	299.67
21	700–750	723	280.00–287.00	285.64
105	750–800	781	275.00–277.50	275.92
19	800–850	804	276.00	276.00
66	900–950	923	261.00–264.00	263.56
3	950–1000	963	250.50	250.50
10	1200–1250	1,208	201.50	201.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	398	417.00	417.00
51	400–450	447	347.50–385.00	354.50
8	450–500	469	255.00–365.00	283.34
8	500–550	533	345.00	345.00
38	550–600	589	320.00–328.50	325.14
15	600–650	634	287.00–312.50	304.09
8	650–700	682	282.00–287.00	285.62
4	700–750	705	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	798	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	351	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	620	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	681	284.00	284.00
12	750–800	779	273.00–274.00	273.83
4	850–900	870	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	499	316.00	316.00
23	500–550	526	303.00–320.00	308.04
10	550–600	586	290.00–301.00	296.53
7	600–650	639	282.00–287.50	283.58
3	800–850	807	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	450–500	479	335.00–340.00	338.57
24	500–550	535	320.00–321.00	320.29
30	550–600	582	301.50–315.00	303.36
23	600–650	626	281.00–292.50	284.29
48	650–700	691	261.00–278.00	273.79
4	700–750	724	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
45	550–600	567	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	387	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1250–1300	1,298	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	458	372.50	372.50
3	650–700	660	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,519	149.50–150.00	149.61
61	—	1,433	135.00–148.00	144.27
8	—	1,341	113.00–132.00	120.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,366	132.00–148.00	139.17
5	—	1,399	129.00–131.00	129.96
3	—	1,497	152.00–152.50	152.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	145.00	145.00
44	—	1,147	117.00–132.00	126.94
4	—	1,118	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,823	128.00	128.00
6	—	1,485	152.50	152.50
4	—	1,764	143.00–149.50	144.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,241	146.50–152.00	147.10
113	—	1,172	135.00–142.00	141.33
12	—	1,173	125.00–129.00	128.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	908	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,592	130.00–159.00	146.53
1	—	2,490	176.00	176.00
32	—	1,946	162.00–172.00	169.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	150.00–157.50	153.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,850	160.00	160.00

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.