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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Nov 5

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Oct 29Nov 5latest

Receipts

3,987 head

▲ 375 vs last sale 3,612▼ 1,929 vs year ago 5,916 · −32.6%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale (10-29-26): Yearling cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Steer calves under 400 lbs were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Steer calves 400-449 lbs sold mostly 20.00-30.00 lower; 450-549 lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower; steer calves 550-649 lbs sold unevenly steady from 5.00 higher to 10.00 lower; steer calves over 650 lbs sold sharply lower with most sales 20.00-25.00 lower. Heifer calves under 450 lbs were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however sharply lower undertones were noticed; Heifer calves 450-549 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower; heifers over 550 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 lower. Calves were offered in a variety of package sizes this week, but were mostly small to moderate with a couple of load lots seen. Quality this week was mixed from plain to very attractive. Very high quality cattle sold on very good demand this week, however plain to average quality cattle were met with mostly light demand. This led to wide price spreads at times. Many cut-back calves continue to be seen off summer video sales. Demand for light weight calves was significantly lighter this week as several buyers were off the market due wet pen conditions and lower CME positions. Rain fell early in the week and pen conditions at the yards were very muddy. Most cattle were dirty to very dirty as a result. A few offerings of weaned calves are starting to be seen. Many of these offerings were both very full and very dirty which limited demand for these offerings. CME positions have sold off sharply over the last few days, including today. Feeder cattle contracts sold with strong triple digit losses again today with most contracts 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Market activity was mostly active with a moderate to large size buying pool noticed. More buyers were present this week compared to last week. Billings livestock commission will not sale cows or bulls again this fall on Thursdays. Cows will be sold on Mondays during the fall run.

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 $429.91/cwt on 502 head, down $5.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 23 comparable sales and sits −7.63 against this barn's trailing median of $437.54.

Average price

$429.91

▼ 5.72 vs prior sale

502 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$26.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.44

vs MT average

+15.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	435.47	2,366	395
Medium and Large 2	520	415.00	2,158	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	544	409.15	2,227	72
Medium 1	531	409.00	2,173	30

One grade step is worth $26.47/cwt here — about $193 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 sale502 hd

429.91

—

MT average5 barns · 1,050 hd

426.47

+3.44

National average135 barns · 15,890 hd

414.30

+15.61

This barn, trailing median23 sales

437.54

−7.63

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $525.97, low $398.08, median $437.54 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

93 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	264	644.13/cwt	640.00–645.00	1,701	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	323	584.41/cwt	570.00–605.00	1,888	25
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	343	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,715	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	352	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,006	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	377	489.78/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,846	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	418	469.60/cwt	460.00–486.00	1,963	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	532.28/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,268	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	516.95/cwt	490.00–547.50	2,223	115
Steers	400–450	Medium 1Unweaned	431	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,123	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,967	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,312	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	464	484.62/cwt	460.00–510.00	2,249	79
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	482	452.06/cwt	420.00–458.00	2,179	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,287	36
Steers	500–550	Medium 1Unweaned	512	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,232	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	513	428.83/cwt	420.00–431.00	2,200	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	520	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,158	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	448.46/cwt	430.00–462.50	2,350	119
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	536	413.93/cwt	411.00–420.00	2,219	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	420.18/cwt	405.00–433.00	2,277	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	562	428.56/cwt	398.00–441.00	2,409	207
Steers	550–600	Medium 1Unweaned	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	582	381.63/cwt	370.00–391.00	2,221	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	404.20/cwt	374.00–416.50	2,506	455
Steers	600–650	Large 1Unweaned	637	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,198	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	637	344.43/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,194	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	645	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,296	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,363	33
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	671	357.85/cwt	346.00–386.00	2,401	116
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	674	314.45/cwt	307.50–332.50	2,119	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	676	331.97/cwt	331.00–332.50	2,244	13
Steers	650–700	Large 1Unweaned	680	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,353	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,503	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	719	329.37/cwt	320.00–334.00	2,368	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	720	351.47/cwt	348.50–354.00	2,531	92
Steers	700–750	Large 1Unweaned	732	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,430	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	783	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,443	3
Steers	750–800	Large 1Unweaned	794	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,461	15
Steers	800–850	Large 1Unweaned	829	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,520	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	313	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,455	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	319	466.15/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,487	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	335	526.14/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,763	39
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	472.55/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,621	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	358	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,754	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1Unweaned	362	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,738	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	376	454.83/cwt	432.50–470.00	1,710	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,843	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	413.28/cwt	399.00–422.50	1,785	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	433	431.04/cwt	420.00–442.50	1,866	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	434	443.22/cwt	434.00–467.50	1,924	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	435.74/cwt	426.00–441.00	1,922	61
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	455	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,843	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,940	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	426.14/cwt	402.00–440.00	2,003	250
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	489	379.58/cwt	360.00–398.00	1,856	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	374.00/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,833	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	389.09/cwt	389.00–390.00	1,988	134
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	517	405.09/cwt	377.50–445.50	2,094	111
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	522	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,931	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,755	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	525	363.12/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,906	39
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	539	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,156	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	567	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,115	58
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	357.77/cwt	335.00–367.00	2,046	259
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	580	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,204	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	583	324.54/cwt	312.50–337.50	1,892	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	587	327.22/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,921	55
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	335.14/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,071	74
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	636	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,940	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	642	321.45/cwt	315.00–324.00	2,064	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	666	339.63/cwt	336.00–342.00	2,262	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	726	330.42/cwt	328.00–335.00	2,399	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	730	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,318	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	748	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,431	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,517	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	781	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,480	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1Fleshy	797	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,371	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	326.87/cwt	326.00–327.00	2,687	57
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	946	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,507	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	954	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,767	27
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	990	276.42/cwt	267.00–280.50	2,737	45
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1Fleshy	1,072	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,734	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	415	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,909	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,083	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,077	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium 1Unweaned	518	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,968	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	431.10/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,285	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	557	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,144	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	587	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,055	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	644	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,013	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	667	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,868	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1Full	703	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,863	5

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 Nov 5, 2026

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

Receipts 3,987Last week 3,612Year ago 5,916

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1050–1100	1,072	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	487.50	487.50
61	400–450	441	426.00–441.00	435.74
19	450–500	462	420.00	420.00
134	500–550	511	389.00–390.00	389.09
16	700–750	748	325.00	325.00
7	750–800	777	324.00	324.00
57	800–850	822	326.00–327.00	326.87
27	950–1000	954	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	300–350	335	500.00–530.00	526.14
5	350–400	358	490.00	490.00
19	400–450	434	434.00–467.50	443.22
250	450–500	470	402.00–440.00	426.14
111	500–550	517	377.50–445.50	405.09
259	550–600	572	335.00–367.00	357.77
74	600–650	618	332.00–340.00	335.14
10	650–700	666	336.00–342.00	339.63
14	700–750	726	328.00–335.00	330.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	319	460.00–470.00	466.15
20	350–400	376	432.50–470.00	454.83
15	400–450	433	420.00–442.50	431.04
2	450–500	455	405.00	405.00
39	500–550	525	340.00–377.50	363.12
22	550–600	583	312.50–337.50	324.54
14	600–650	642	315.00–324.00	321.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	539	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	580	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	343	455.00–485.00	472.55
18	400–450	432	399.00–422.50	413.28
6	450–500	490	370.00–395.00	374.00
6	500–550	524	335.00	335.00
4	900–950	946	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	797	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	489	360.00–398.00	379.58
16	500–550	522	370.00	370.00
55	550–600	587	317.50–340.00	327.22
16	600–650	636	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	950–1000	990	267.00–280.50	276.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	730	317.50	317.50
6	750–800	781	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
58	550–600	567	373.00	373.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	264	640.00–645.00	644.13
25	300–350	323	570.00–605.00	584.41
5	350–400	352	570.00	570.00
115	400–450	430	490.00–547.50	516.95
79	450–500	464	460.00–510.00	484.62
119	500–550	524	430.00–462.50	448.46
207	550–600	562	398.00–441.00	428.56
455	600–650	620	374.00–416.50	404.20
116	650–700	671	346.00–386.00	357.85
92	700–750	720	348.50–354.00	351.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	500.00	500.00
12	350–400	377	485.00–500.00	489.78
14	400–450	418	460.00–486.00	469.60
28	450–500	482	420.00–458.00	452.06
33	500–550	513	420.00–431.00	428.83
28	550–600	582	370.00–391.00	381.63
10	600–650	637	340.00–350.00	344.43
13	650–700	676	331.00–332.50	331.97
13	700–750	719	320.00–334.00	329.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	440.00	440.00
11	500–550	542	405.00–433.00	420.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	637	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	680	346.00	346.00
3	700–750	732	332.00	332.00
15	750–800	794	310.00	310.00
12	800–850	829	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	431	492.50	492.50
20	500–550	512	436.00	436.00
10	550–600	570	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	520	415.00	415.00
3	750–800	783	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
33	500–550	536	411.00–420.00	413.93
11	600–650	645	356.00	356.00
21	650–700	674	307.50–332.50	314.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	426	525.00–540.00	532.28
3	450–500	460	502.50	502.50
36	500–550	506	452.00	452.00
33	650–700	651	363.00	363.00
4	700–750	715	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	490.00	490.00
7	450–500	470	442.00	442.00
9	500–550	530	420.00–432.50	431.10
3	550–600	557	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	460.00	460.00
9	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	587	350.00	350.00
16	600–650	644	312.50	312.50
9	650–700	667	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	703	265.00	265.00

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.