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Billings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Sep 10
● Final144 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,522 head
▲ 1,108 vs last sale 414▲ 1,203 vs year ago 319 · +377.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
378 head
▲ 83 vs last sale 295▲ 109 vs year ago 269 · +40.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 88▲ 32 vs year ago 88 · +36.4%
Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale (9-03-26): Feeder steers and heifer calves were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Yearling steers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Yearling heifers under were all too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mixed. Calves offered plain to average quality and yearlings offered average to attractive quality. Demand was mostly moderate to good for light to moderate offerings. Yearlings were offered in small packages this week, however demand for light offerings was good. Many tested open heifers out of replacements were seen again this sale. Lots of variation in quality was noticed on both calves and yearlings. Calves continue to be marketed due to dry conditions. Demand for very light weight offerings suitable to develop into yearlings was very good. CME positions moved higher today which helped provide some additional market support. Market activity was moderate to active with a moderate size buyer pool noticed. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and offerings. Cow quality was mostly plain to average today. Many cows coming off pasture and range are lame or blemished in some way and several buyers were present and willing to purchase these cows to feed. Feeding cows sold mostly 5.00 lower on boning and lean cows, breaking flesh feeding cows sold mostly steady to firm. Slaughter cows generally steady on all offerings. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Bull quality was more attractive this week compared to last week. Young age cow offerings were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Many fleshy offerings were seen again this week. Many of these offerings were purchased to feed and sold to feeding cow buyers. Demand for 2 year old cows which have never calved was very good as buyers purchased these to feed.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.12/cwt on 62 head, down $18.38 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 23 comparable sales and sits −58.50 against this barn's trailing median of $411.62.
Average price
$353.12
▼ 18.38 vs prior sale
62 head · 577 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,038
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$171
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$12.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.47
vs MT average
+15.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2518364.001,8867thin
Medium and Large 1585351.742,05755
One grade step is worth $12.26/cwt here — about −$171 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 sale62 hd
353.12
—
MT average2 barns · 68 hd
352.65
+0.47
National average138 barns · 5,113 hd
337.79
+15.33
This barn, trailing median23 sales
411.62
−58.50
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
483428373319median 411.6203/0504/3006/1109/2410/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,859177.623,30158
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,457153.542,237194
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,620150.382,43641
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,172133.971,57138

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)1,186$3,23126
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,265$3,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$3,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,415$2,6502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,315$2,51611
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,282$2,2367
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,125$3,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,877$3,65010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$2,0605

Every lot

144 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned268580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,5543
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned338574.83/cwt562.50–582.501,94316
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned385541.24/cwt537.50–545.002,08412
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned392491.57/cwt480.00–510.001,92729
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned422516.08/cwt501.00–545.002,17854
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned426490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0879
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned463467.04/cwt447.50–472.502,16229
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned492442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,1775
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned532420.26/cwt407.00–445.002,23634
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned537397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,1353
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576408.00/cwt408.00–408.002,35011
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned578401.58/cwt381.00–410.002,32158
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned587382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,24526
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned637379.19/cwt375.00–380.002,41512
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned652362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,3605
Steers650–700Medium 1673380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5573
Steers650–700Medium 1-2690348.02/cwt345.00–349.002,40128
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned720355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5567
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,8083
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,7205
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,9499
Steers750–800Medium 1783345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,7012
Steers750–800Large 1-2799342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,73710
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,7973
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810348.72/cwt340.00–349.002,82534
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy835335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,79713
Steers800–850Medium 1846342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,8938
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2863324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,7968
Steers850–900Large 1-2878314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,75715
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Full902316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,8507
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2903321.25/cwt317.50–322.502,9014
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2919316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,9046
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Full943312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,9423
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Full958310.77/cwt310.00–311.002,97717
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Full984295.57/cwt295.00–296.002,9087
Steers1050–1100Large 1Full1,050289.00/cwt289.00–289.003,0356
Steers1100–1150Large 1Fleshy1,109276.50/cwt276.50–276.503,0667
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned280535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,4982
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned336487.86/cwt485.00–495.001,63921
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned344465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6009
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned388453.98/cwt445.00–460.001,76164
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned391400.99/cwt400.00–405.001,56815
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned419410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7187
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned423471.10/cwt455.00–473.001,99328
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned478408.23/cwt385.00–415.001,95130
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483373.36/cwt371.00–378.001,80312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned487366.36/cwt360.00–375.001,7847
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned518364.00/cwt364.00–364.001,8867
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned535365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9539
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned592347.81/cwt347.50–348.002,05918
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1596350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,08628
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned604347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,0965
Heifers600–650Large 1Unweaned608312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9005
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned621323.90/cwt321.00–327.502,0115
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned671328.32/cwt327.50–330.002,2036
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2883
Heifers700–750Medium 1720332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,3941
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1741335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4827
Heifers750–800Medium 1752321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,4149
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,5582
Heifers750–800Medium 1Fleshy765304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,3263
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Full780321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,5046
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818306.35/cwt297.50–314.002,50623
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2820290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3782
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1836328.57/cwt325.00–329.002,74727
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880314.05/cwt310.00–320.002,76429
Heifers900–950Large 1912305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,7828
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Full918297.38/cwt295.00–300.002,73027
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1927312.46/cwt306.00–316.002,89768
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2934283.49/cwt282.50–285.002,6485
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1979303.53/cwt294.00–309.002,97226
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1Full984284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,79536
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2986266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,6237
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,7721
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,019296.34/cwt287.50–299.503,02051
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Full1,039281.01/cwt275.00–282.502,92010
Heifers1050–1100Large 11,061288.00/cwt288.00–288.003,05610
Heifers1050–1100Large 1Full1,076270.35/cwt267.00–275.002,90912
Heifers1050–1100Large 1-21,084262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,8468
Heifers1100–1150Large 1Full1,107252.80/cwt251.00–254.002,7985
Heifers1100–1150Large 11,138270.00/cwt270.00–270.003,0734
Heifers1150–1200Large 1-2Fleshy1,175236.00/cwt236.00–236.002,7734
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2325525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7062
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned338570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,92710
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned372535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,99014
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned390470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8331
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned415513.84/cwt500.00–515.002,13226
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned455465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,1162
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned475422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,0074
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned571385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1984
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned585360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1062
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned618373.20/cwt350.00–385.002,30631
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned653345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2532
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2733342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,5112
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7575
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1911322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,93811
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2953302.98/cwt295.00–305.002,8875
Bulls1250–1300Large 11,263229.42/cwt227.50–235.002,8984
Bulls1250–1300Large 1-21,265222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,8151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight825155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2791
Bulls——1,736169.39/cwt160.00–173.002,94116
Bulls——Return to Feed1,771174.00/cwt174.00–174.003,0824
Bulls——1,910179.98/cwt172.00–187.003,43830
Bulls——2,116191.64/cwt187.00–197.004,0557
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight875125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0941
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91597.50/cwt97.50–97.508921
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055100.68/cwt90.00–107.501,0624
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,189139.44/cwt135.00–145.001,6584
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190126.52/cwt112.50–137.501,50613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,192141.53/cwt140.00–144.001,6878
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,208155.04/cwt151.00–159.001,8732
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,273164.19/cwt164.00–165.002,0905
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318140.88/cwt140.00–143.001,85710
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,432145.51/cwt135.00–153.002,08466
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,465134.54/cwt127.50–139.001,97111
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,486162.02/cwt155.00–164.002,408106
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,569158.97/cwt156.00–162.002,49415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,605145.81/cwt141.00–151.002,3408
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,620144.50/cwt144.00–145.002,3412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,637139.38/cwt137.00–141.002,2829
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,724153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,6387
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 37701,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2203,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,8773,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,65010
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1253,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1322,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1772,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1963,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,30022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2052,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2653,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4152,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4302,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,4752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,0131
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,8351
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,175195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,2911
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,188237.41/cwt223.00–273.002,82019
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,196177.17/cwt170.00–205.002,1194
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,235167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,0621
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,255195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,4471
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,325171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,2661
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,017288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,9299
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1253,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2002

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.