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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Oct 16

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Receipts

4,595 head

▲ 1,255 vs last sale 3,340▼ 180 vs year ago 4,775 · −3.8%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested today to develop any market trend. Steer calves under 600 lbs sold mostly 5.00-15.00 higher. Steer calves over 600 lbs sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves all sold 5.00-15.00 higher. Demand was mostly very good for moderate to heavy offerings. Yearling quality was mostly plain to average today. Yearling offerings were very light. Calf quality was average to very attractive. A large crowd was on hand for todays sale and stayed until late in the day. Heifer demand was very good this sale. Several farmer feeders were in the stands and showed very good demand for heifers to feed. Demand for high quality heifers was very good as several buyers showed strong premiums for heifers that could be developed into replacements. These offerings were tagged as fancy in the report below. Demand for lightweight calves was very good again this sale as buyers look for calves that can be developed into yearlings. This is unseasonably early as buyers show concern over available supplies of lightweight calves. Most sets of lightweight steer calves topped 2300 per head with some sets selling for the same dollars per head as their heavyweight brothers. CME positions traded higher again today and have pushed higher much of this week. Market activity was active with a large crowd on hand for todays sale. No cows will be sold on Thursdays in the fall.

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 $473.67/cwt on 959 head. That ranks 15 of 22 comparable sales and sits +30.72 against this barn's trailing median of $442.94.

Average price

$473.67

959 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$472

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

$87.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.28

vs MT average

+4.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	481.52	2,653	720
Large 1	522	474.68	2,478	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	553	451.77	2,500	215
Medium and Large 2	554	393.75	2,181	12thin

One grade step is worth $87.77/cwt here — about $472 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale959 hd

473.67

—

MT average4 barns · 1,887 hd

475.95

−2.28

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

+4.63

This barn, trailing median22 sales

442.94

+30.72

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.

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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	186	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	1,655	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	265	842.18/cwt	840.00–845.00	2,232	38
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	323	696.78/cwt	680.00–720.00	2,251	26
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	325	647.38/cwt	640.00–670.00	2,104	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	374	641.88/cwt	612.50–705.00	2,401	101
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	394	606.00/cwt	606.00–606.00	2,388	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	427	577.75/cwt	550.00–612.50	2,467	98
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	429	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,295	9
Steers	400–450	Medium 1Unweaned	440	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,288	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	442	529.21/cwt	495.00–537.50	2,339	74
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	476	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,332	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	528.94/cwt	514.00–553.00	2,539	209
Steers	450–500	Medium 1Unweaned	485	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,474	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	486	493.90/cwt	479.00–509.00	2,400	37
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	487.19/cwt	484.00–491.00	2,533	15
Steers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	522	474.68/cwt	450.00–487.00	2,478	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	499.33/cwt	490.00–514.00	2,621	296
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	535	467.87/cwt	442.50–480.00	2,503	129
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	535	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,327	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	468.42/cwt	443.00–487.50	2,675	409
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	573	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,020	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	581	427.63/cwt	395.00–440.00	2,485	86
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	608	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,520	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	612	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,840	78
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	621	407.27/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,529	46
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	633	433.90/cwt	420.00–456.00	2,747	336
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	664	422.49/cwt	404.00–429.00	2,805	197
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	687	395.43/cwt	395.00–396.00	2,717	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	726	384.05/cwt	373.00–392.00	2,788	34
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	382.75/cwt	378.00–385.00	2,993	27
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	784	369.98/cwt	367.00–373.00	2,901	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	789	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,951	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	809	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,832	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	376.74/cwt	374.50–378.00	3,089	25
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	3,106	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	3,082	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,006	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	3,350	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	219	811.39/cwt	800.00–820.00	1,777	17
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	269	707.40/cwt	660.00–740.00	1,903	42
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	310	586.53/cwt	560.00–595.00	1,818	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	340	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,057	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	368	573.33/cwt	530.00–616.00	2,110	124
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	387	509.01/cwt	495.00–535.00	1,970	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	428	457.68/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,959	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	519.36/cwt	492.50–542.50	2,249	138
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,286	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	483.45/cwt	460.00–505.00	2,287	220
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	479	430.96/cwt	420.00–438.00	2,064	15
Heifers	450–500	Large 1Unweaned	494	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,936	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	511	475.90/cwt	473.00–480.00	2,432	88
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	455.90/cwt	432.00–461.00	2,357	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	525	415.77/cwt	372.50–435.00	2,183	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	447.19/cwt	420.00–464.00	2,370	303
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	553	456.50/cwt	456.50–456.50	2,524	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	569	424.93/cwt	395.00–448.00	2,418	202
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	572	388.17/cwt	386.00–390.00	2,220	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1Unweaned	582	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,270	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	612	409.99/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,509	47
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	397.10/cwt	367.50–406.00	2,470	160
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	637	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,357	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	803	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,650	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	322.40/cwt	321.00–326.00	2,853	14
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,955	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	311.86/cwt	308.50–315.00	3,019	38
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,031	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	3,021	9
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,039	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	3,075	8
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1Full	1,099	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	3,088	6
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,111	287.08/cwt	285.00–292.00	3,189	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	503	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,402	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	610	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,495	4

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 Oct 16, 2025

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

Receipts 4,595Last week 3,340Year ago 4,775

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	150–200	186	890.00	890.00
38	250–300	265	840.00–845.00	842.18
26	300–350	323	680.00–720.00	696.78
101	350–400	374	612.50–705.00	641.88
98	400–450	427	550.00–612.50	577.75
209	450–500	480	514.00–553.00	528.94
296	500–550	525	490.00–514.00	499.33
409	550–600	571	443.00–487.50	468.42
336	600–650	633	420.00–456.00	433.90
197	650–700	664	404.00–429.00	422.49
34	700–750	726	373.00–392.00	384.05
8	750–800	784	367.00–373.00	369.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	640.00–670.00	647.38
11	350–400	394	606.00	606.00
74	400–450	442	495.00–537.50	529.21
37	450–500	486	479.00–509.00	493.90
129	500–550	535	442.50–480.00	467.87
86	550–600	581	395.00–440.00	427.63
46	600–650	621	400.00–412.00	407.27
7	650–700	687	395.00–396.00	395.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	520	484.00–491.00	487.19
27	750–800	782	378.00–385.00	382.75
25	800–850	820	374.50–378.00	376.74
8	850–900	858	362.00	362.00
6	1000–1050	1,006	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	520.00	520.00
32	450–500	485	510.00	510.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	522	450.00–487.00	474.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	429	535.00	535.00
11	450–500	476	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
78	600–650	612	464.00	464.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	789	374.00	374.00
12	800–850	809	350.00	350.00
2	850–900	873	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	535	435.00	435.00
6	550–600	573	352.50	352.50
3	600–650	608	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	200–250	219	800.00–820.00	811.39
42	250–300	269	660.00–740.00	707.40
16	300–350	340	605.00	605.00
124	350–400	368	530.00–616.00	573.33
138	400–450	433	492.50–542.50	519.36
220	450–500	473	460.00–505.00	483.45
303	500–550	530	420.00–464.00	447.19
202	550–600	569	395.00–448.00	424.93
160	600–650	622	367.50–406.00	397.10
3	800–850	803	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	469	487.50	487.50
23	500–550	517	432.00–461.00	455.90
38	950–1000	968	308.50–315.00	311.86
8	1000–1050	1,039	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
47	600–650	612	400.00–412.00	409.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	494	392.00	392.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	1100–1150	1,111	285.00–292.00	287.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1050–1100	1,099	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
88	500–550	511	473.00–480.00	475.90
9	550–600	553	456.50	456.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	582	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	560.00–595.00	586.53
23	350–400	387	495.00–535.00	509.01
16	400–450	428	435.00–465.00	457.68
15	450–500	479	420.00–438.00	430.96
29	500–550	525	372.50–435.00	415.77
11	550–600	572	386.00–390.00	388.17
7	600–650	637	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	850–900	885	321.00–326.00	322.40
3	900–950	935	316.00	316.00
9	1000–1050	1,031	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	503	477.50	477.50
4	600–650	610	409.00	409.00

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.