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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Sep 17

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

741 head

▼ 781 vs last sale 1,522▲ 741 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

211 head

▼ 167 vs last sale 378▲ 211 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 120▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale (September 10, 2026): No market trend is available for feeder cattle due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted for feeder steer classes and a higher undertone was noted for feeder heifers and bulls. 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 offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and offerings. Cow quality was mostly plain to average today. Feeding cows sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold generally steady to 4.00 lower on all offerings. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Young age cow offerings were too lightly tested to develop any market trend.

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 $395.81/cwt on 36 head, up $42.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 23 comparable sales and sits −15.81 against this barn's trailing median of $411.62.

Average price

$395.81

▲ 42.69 vs prior sale

36 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+16.09

vs MT average

+41.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	395.81	2,066	36

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale36 hd

395.81

—

MT average2 barns · 54 hd

379.72

+16.09

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

+41.50

This barn, trailing median23 sales

411.62

−15.81

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	1,776	177.49	3,153	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	144.38	2,274	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,334	143.20	1,911	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,129	128.19	1,448	37

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,271	$2,676	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,223	$2,239	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$1,950	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,224	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	678.67/cwt	675.00–690.00	1,595	4
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	247	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,359	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,696	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,670	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	572.50/cwt	572.50–572.50	1,809	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	477.06/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,808	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	407	441.01/cwt	437.50–442.50	1,795	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,002	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	439.67/cwt	427.50–442.50	2,097	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,940	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	433.40/cwt	431.00–440.00	2,193	86
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	380.67/cwt	380.00–381.00	2,238	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	358.08/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,245	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	373.92/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,535	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	345.02/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,460	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,838	26
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,822	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,599	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	330.84/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,888	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,804	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,944	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	943	298.76/cwt	295.00–302.50	2,817	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	966	305.21/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,948	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,276	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,624	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,269	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,812	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	438.07/cwt	430.00–442.50	1,682	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	418.48/cwt	355.00–437.00	1,733	34
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,818	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	414.85/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,037	76
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	405.18/cwt	385.00–411.00	2,079	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,996	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	301.69/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,819	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,237	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,266	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,327	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,644	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	798	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,474	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	295.83/cwt	285.00–302.50	2,449	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	846	331.25/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,802	51
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	331.37/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,840	25
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	305.69/cwt	297.00–310.00	2,675	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,827	13
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,760	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	298.18/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,892	31
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,017	295.02/cwt	293.00–297.00	3,000	38
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,024	263.27/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,696	3
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,070	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,985	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,074	289.98/cwt	288.00–291.00	3,114	9
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1-2	1,105	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,901	2
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,143	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	3,246	8
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,160	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,306	2
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1-2	1,160	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	3,144	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,632	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	415.13/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,756	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,911	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,942	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	360.05/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,276	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,345	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,579	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,864	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,035	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,484	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,701	173.81/cwt	164.00–179.00	2,957	52
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,776	173.05/cwt	171.00–180.00	3,073	8
Bulls	—	—	1,940	186.95/cwt	181.00–193.00	3,627	24
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	120.06/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,277	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	134.58/cwt	130.00–142.50	1,456	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,772	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	107.40/cwt	102.50–110.00	1,228	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,199	135.31/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,622	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,243	162.25/cwt	162.00–162.50	2,017	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	151.63/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,968	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,339	134.59/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,802	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,340	147.81/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,981	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	137.48/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,874	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	125.50/cwt	122.50–128.00	1,732	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,450	149.51/cwt	149.00–151.00	2,168	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,453	139.01/cwt	137.00–141.00	2,020	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,572	135.22/cwt	131.00–138.00	2,126	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,664	145.67/cwt	141.00–151.00	2,424	14
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	851	261.89/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,229	22
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	199.01/cwt	190.00–207.50	2,173	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	226.83/cwt	220.00–240.00	2,677	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	239.52/cwt	233.00–247.50	2,867	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	2,224.43/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,224	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	2,238.65/head	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,239	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,271	2,676.48/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,676	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2

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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 741Last week 1,522Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 211Last week 378Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 120Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	430.00	430.00
12	350–400	384	430.00–442.50	438.07
34	400–450	414	355.00–437.00	418.48
3	600–650	603	300.00–305.00	301.69
1	700–750	705	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	798	310.00	310.00
6	800–850	828	285.00–302.50	295.83
3	850–900	875	297.00–310.00	305.69
31	950–1000	970	295.00–300.00	298.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	580.00	580.00
1	250–300	280	580.00	580.00
4	300–350	345	485.00	485.00
5	350–400	368	492.50	492.50
7	400–450	436	417.00	417.00
76	450–500	491	395.00–430.00	414.85
29	500–550	513	385.00–411.00	405.18
7	550–600	559	357.00	357.00
5	600–650	623	359.00	359.00
5	650–700	653	347.00	347.00
11	750–800	750	352.50	352.50
51	800–850	846	320.00–332.00	331.25
25	850–900	857	320.00–335.00	331.37
13	900–950	927	305.00	305.00
1	950–1000	955	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,024	260.00–270.00	263.27
1	1050–1100	1,070	279.00	279.00
2	1100–1150	1,105	260.00–265.00	262.49
1	1150–1200	1,160	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	1000–1050	1,017	293.00–297.00	295.02
9	1050–1100	1,074	288.00–291.00	289.98
8	1100–1150	1,143	284.00	284.00
2	1150–1200	1,160	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	675.00–690.00	678.67
1	250–300	265	640.00	640.00
4	300–350	316	572.50	572.50
12	400–450	440	455.00	455.00
27	450–500	477	427.50–442.50	439.67
86	500–550	506	431.00–440.00	433.40
3	550–600	588	380.00–381.00	380.67
10	600–650	627	350.00–370.00	358.08
23	650–700	678	365.00–375.00	373.92
26	700–750	743	382.00	382.00
11	750–800	769	367.00	367.00
3	850–900	873	330.00–332.50	330.84
3	900–950	920	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	247	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	315	530.00	530.00
8	350–400	379	470.00–510.00	477.06
12	400–450	407	437.50–442.50	441.01
2	450–500	488	397.50	397.50
1	550–600	595	335.00	335.00
3	700–750	713	335.00–350.00	345.02
1	800–850	825	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	890	315.00	315.00
2	900–950	943	295.00–302.50	298.76
9	950–1000	966	295.00–310.00	305.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	423	395.00–425.00	415.13
2	450–500	490	390.00	390.00
8	500–550	511	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	510.00	510.00
5	600–650	632	357.50–370.00	360.05
1	650–700	670	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	753	342.50	342.50
1	850–900	895	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,035	240.00	240.00

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	22	—	851	250.00–265.00	261.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,180	220.00–240.00	226.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,092	190.00–207.50	199.01
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,197	233.00–247.50	239.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,224.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	2,250.00	2,250.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,271	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,676.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,217	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,318	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,223	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,238.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,199	132.00–145.00	135.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,664	141.00–151.00	145.67
3	—	1,572	131.00–138.00	135.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	157.50	157.50
3	—	1,143	102.50–110.00	107.40
13	—	1,064	115.00–125.00	120.06
5	—	1,082	130.00–142.50	134.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,298	151.00–154.00	151.63
2	—	1,363	137.00–138.00	137.48
3	—	1,380	122.50–128.00	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	162.00–162.50	162.25
19	—	1,340	140.00–154.00	147.81
12	—	1,339	134.00–137.00	134.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,450	149.00–151.00	149.51
4	—	1,453	137.00–141.00	139.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,701	164.00–179.00	173.81
24	—	1,940	181.00–193.00	186.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,776	171.00–180.00	173.05

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.