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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Dec 4

● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,801 head

▼ 1,893 vs last sale 3,694▼ 4,361 vs year ago 6,162 · −70.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 0▼ 172 vs year ago 204 · −84.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▼ 85 vs year ago 91 · −93.4%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Yearling steers sold 7.00 to 15.00 higher and yearling heifers sold sharply higher. Yearling quality was mostly good. Steer calves and heifer calves under 500 lbs sold sharply higher with good demand. Feeder calf quality this week was mostly attractive. Slaughter cattle and Replacement cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend.

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 $446.39/cwt on 396 head. That ranks 12 of 22 comparable sales and sits +3.45 against this barn's trailing median of $442.94.

Average price

$446.39

396 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,418

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$585

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$115.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.84

vs MT average

+17.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	460.12	2,465	139
Medium and Large 1-2	541	444.06	2,404	217
Medium and Large 2	567	418.72	2,372	36
Medium and Large 3	545	345.00	1,880	4thin

One grade step is worth $115.12/cwt here — about $585 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale396 hd

446.39

—

MT average3 barns · 580 hd

437.55

+8.84

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

+17.24

This barn, trailing median22 sales

442.94

+3.45

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	—	Average	1,717	164.34	2,822	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	155.50	2,523	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	142.22	1,767	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	108.64	1,264	5thin

Every lot

111 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 · Steers47 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,485	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,472	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,711	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,637	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,841	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,845	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,658	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	571.81/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,864	29
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	638.84/cwt	625.00–640.00	2,332	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,825	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	597.49/cwt	597.49–597.49	2,259	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	562.25/cwt	560.00–565.00	2,125	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	574.79/cwt	565.00–585.00	2,391	34
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,028	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	533.88/cwt	525.00–545.00	2,322	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	416.21/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,823	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	523.59/cwt	512.00–532.50	2,419	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	413.53/cwt	412.50–420.00	1,964	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	492.55/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,399	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	455.61/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,242	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	471.78/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,425	84
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	450.86/cwt	440.00–462.00	2,381	160
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	430.52/cwt	415.00–441.00	2,299	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,880	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	442.30/cwt	433.00–465.00	2,517	55
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	424.96/cwt	419.00–439.00	2,461	57
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	412.05/cwt	408.00–419.00	2,410	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	410.08/cwt	405.00–414.00	2,518	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	399.50/cwt	399.50–399.50	2,493	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	393.68/cwt	391.00–394.00	2,500	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,270	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	326.25/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,121	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,329	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	356.73/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,411	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	370.39/cwt	369.00–372.00	2,519	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	694	386.60/cwt	379.00–387.00	2,683	76
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	370.07/cwt	364.50–374.00	2,639	54
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	346.49/cwt	342.00–353.00	2,484	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,623	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	331.46/cwt	331.00–337.00	2,552	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	343.71/cwt	343.00–344.00	2,667	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,753	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	807	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,607	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	345.31/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,859	47
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	848	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,620	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	309.11/cwt	308.00–317.00	2,872	16
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	958	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,056	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,348	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	428.88/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,347	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	494.34/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,666	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,229	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	489.71/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,832	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	466.90/cwt	465.00–467.50	1,793	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	422.91/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,624	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	475.60/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,936	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	433.85/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,887	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	437	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,447	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	456.54/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,009	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	446.08/cwt	436.00–450.00	2,097	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	405.05/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,989	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	432.39/cwt	425.00–433.50	2,136	38
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	407.38/cwt	387.50–420.00	2,127	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	368.94/cwt	350.00–376.00	1,933	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	332.24/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,748	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	386.90/cwt	386.00–387.00	2,093	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	375.99/cwt	371.00–379.00	2,102	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	389.01/cwt	386.00–390.00	2,182	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	350.12/cwt	342.50–361.00	1,985	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	612	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,903	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	367.78/cwt	356.00–370.00	2,277	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	622	409.50/cwt	409.50–409.50	2,547	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	349.39/cwt	349.00–350.00	2,184	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	339.36/cwt	337.00–344.00	2,148	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,184	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	350.09/cwt	342.00–355.00	2,307	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,059	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	325.53/cwt	321.00–330.00	2,246	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	336.24/cwt	326.00–337.00	2,414	30
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	314.78/cwt	311.00–317.50	2,307	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	778	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,513	25
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Spayed	778	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,490	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,573	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,222	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	892	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,819	10
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	964	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,892	27
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	975	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,808	24
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,020	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,397	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	579.62/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,930	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	612.50/cwt	612.50–612.50	2,205	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,079	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	403.79/cwt	402.50–405.00	1,946	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	401.65/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,229	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,274	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,582	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,057	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,095	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,752	1
Bulls	—	—	1,641	181.07/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,971	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,660	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	2,283	3
Bulls	—	—	1,817	162.09/cwt	162.00–162.50	2,945	5
Bulls	—	—	2,054	170.59/cwt	170.00–171.00	3,504	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,146	105.06/cwt	97.50–120.00	1,204	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,190	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,940	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,190	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,357	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,203	129.89/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,563	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	144.16/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,886	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,310	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,540	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,572	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,758	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,584	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	268.19/cwt	262.50–270.00	2,575	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 Dec 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,801Last week 3,694Year ago 6,162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 0Year ago 204

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	660.00	660.00
3	250–300	297	620.00	620.00
6	300–350	310	595.00	595.00
6	350–400	378	597.49	597.49
9	400–450	435	525.00–545.00	533.88
27	450–500	487	480.00–500.00	492.55
160	500–550	528	440.00–462.00	450.86
57	550–600	579	419.00–439.00	424.96
9	600–650	624	399.50	399.50
28	650–700	680	369.00–372.00	370.39
10	700–750	739	355.00	355.00
14	750–800	776	343.00–344.00	343.71
3	800–850	807	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	365	625.00–640.00	638.84
34	400–450	416	565.00–585.00	574.79
22	450–500	462	512.00–532.50	523.59
84	500–550	514	465.00–480.00	471.78
55	550–600	569	433.00–465.00	442.30
20	600–650	614	405.00–414.00	410.08
76	650–700	694	379.00–387.00	386.60
54	700–750	713	364.50–374.00	370.07
4	750–800	780	353.00	353.00
47	800–850	828	345.00–350.00	345.31
16	900–950	929	308.00–317.00	309.11
7	950–1000	958	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	640.00	640.00
1	250–300	290	590.00	590.00
29	300–350	326	570.00–580.00	571.81
14	350–400	378	560.00–565.00	562.25
7	400–450	427	475.00	475.00
21	450–500	492	435.00–475.00	455.61
13	500–550	534	415.00–441.00	430.52
23	550–600	585	408.00–419.00	412.05
15	600–650	635	391.00–394.00	393.68
6	650–700	676	340.00–365.00	356.73
6	700–750	717	342.00–353.00	346.49
13	750–800	770	331.00–337.00	331.46
2	800–850	848	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	555.00	555.00
4	300–350	325	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	365	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	438	415.00–420.00	416.21
7	450–500	475	412.50–420.00	413.53
4	500–550	545	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	650	322.50–330.00	326.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	635	357.50	357.50
2	650–700	673	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	337	475.00–500.00	494.34
22	350–400	374	475.00–500.00	489.71
9	400–450	407	470.00–480.00	475.60
37	450–500	470	436.00–450.00	446.08
24	500–550	522	387.50–420.00	407.38
11	550–600	561	386.00–390.00	389.01
37	600–650	619	356.00–370.00	367.78
8	650–700	659	342.00–355.00	350.09
30	700–750	718	326.00–337.00	336.24
6	800–850	804	320.00	320.00
10	850–900	892	316.00	316.00
27	950–1000	964	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	750–800	778	323.00	323.00
24	950–1000	975	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	384	465.00–467.50	466.90
26	400–450	440	450.00–460.00	456.54
38	450–500	494	425.00–433.50	432.39
19	500–550	541	386.00–387.00	386.90
8	550–600	559	371.00–379.00	375.99
10	600–650	625	349.00–350.00	349.39
2	650–700	650	336.00	336.00
4	700–750	715	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	460.00	460.00
7	300–350	314	410.00–455.00	428.88
4	350–400	384	405.00–440.00	422.91
13	400–450	435	425.00–445.00	433.85
19	450–500	491	385.00–410.00	405.05
12	500–550	524	350.00–376.00	368.94
8	550–600	567	342.50–361.00	350.12
6	600–650	633	337.00–344.00	339.36
2	650–700	690	321.00–330.00	325.53
4	700–750	733	311.00–317.50	314.78
1	800–850	845	263.00	263.00
8	1000–1050	1,020	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	778	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	385.00	385.00
7	350–400	367	335.00	335.00
5	500–550	526	330.00–341.00	332.24
3	600–650	612	311.00	311.00
1	650–700	675	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	437	560.00	560.00
8	600–650	622	409.50	409.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	570.00–590.00	579.62
2	350–400	378	550.00	550.00
4	450–500	482	402.50–405.00	403.79
3	550–600	555	400.00–405.00	401.65
2	700–750	705	322.50	322.50
2	850–900	855	302.00	302.00
1	900–950	935	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	612.50	612.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	140.00–149.00	144.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,758	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,146	97.50–120.00	105.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	163.00	163.00
2	—	1,203	126.00–135.00	129.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,054	170.00–171.00	170.59
5	—	1,817	162.00–162.50	162.09
5	—	1,641	180.00–182.00	181.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,660	137.50	137.50
1	—	1,095	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	960	262.50–270.00	268.19

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.