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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Oct 1

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

255 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 385▲ 4 vs year ago 251 · +1.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

418 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 344▲ 121 vs year ago 297 · +40.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

118 head

▼ 174 vs last sale 292▲ 57 vs year ago 61 · +93.4%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. All calves were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Demand for yearlings was mostly good for light offerings. Demand for calves was mostly good to very good for light offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Most offerings were in small packages this week with many singles noted. Buyers were forced to pick around to try and find like cattle to fill orders. Many blemished cattle continue to be seen as producers took advantage of record high feeder cattle prices. Market activity was active despite a lower quality offering. Weigh up cows sold on mostly very good demand for light to moderate offerings. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Slaughter cows were all too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Very few offerings were purchased for slaughter this week as feeding cow buyers kept cow prices above slaughter cow orders. Only extremely blemished cows, not suitable to feed, were purchased for immediate harvest this week. Feeding cows sold generally steady. Quality was similar to last week, however weigh conditions were not as attractive as they were the previous week. Weigh conditions were mostly average this week. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher as private feeders pushed to buy most sound bulls to feed. Demand for feeding bulls was good to very good this sale. Feeding bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Stronger demand was seen for replacement young cow offerings this week. Quality was mostly average to attractive.

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 $393.87/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 9 of 19 comparable sales and sits −1.58 against this barn's trailing median of $395.45.

Average price

$393.87

18 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$58.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.07

vs MT average

+24.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	408.44	2,206	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	535	365.00	1,953	2thin
Medium 1-2	585	350.00	2,048	3thin

One grade step is worth $58.44/cwt here — about $158 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale18 hd

393.87

—

MT average3 barns · 273 hd

405.94

−12.07

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

+24.96

This barn, trailing median19 sales

395.45

−1.58

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

19 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $464.07, low $347.53, median $395.45 across 19 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	—	High	1,798	194.12	3,491	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,574	171.51	2,700	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,445	166.80	2,410	176
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,224	157.14	1,923	66

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$3,345	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,252	$3,126	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,379	$3,100	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,456	$2,950	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,370	$2,850	7
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,371	$2,730	5

Every lot

73 lots · USDA AMS · Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Wed)

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	410	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,091	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	448	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,206	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	464	494.18/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,293	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	508	452.62/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,299	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	540	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,592	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	573	405.81/cwt	395.00–417.50	2,325	2
Steers	600–650	Large 1	631	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,335	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	665	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,427	3
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,010	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	3,091	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	375	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,744	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	424	444.17/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,883	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	426.64/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,065	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	417.71/cwt	405.00–427.50	2,180	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	561	397.62/cwt	340.00–410.00	2,231	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,336	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1-2	698	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,443	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,360	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,639	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	881	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,740	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	907	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,694	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Full	982	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,946	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,005	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	3,126	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	419	514.31/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,155	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1Unweaned	420	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,722	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,378	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	627	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,414	5
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,030	292.00/cwt	290.00–294.00	3,008	2
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,095	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,880	1
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1	1,160	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	3,074	1
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1-2	1,205	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,747	1
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1	1,245	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,913	1
Bulls	1250–1300	Large 1-2	1,250	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,719	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,420	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,599	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,690	196.07/cwt	189.00–204.00	3,314	24
Bulls	—	—	1,843	177.74/cwt	169.00–185.00	3,276	6
Bulls	—	—	1,905	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,943	1
Bulls	—	—	1,961	197.24/cwt	193.00–204.00	3,868	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	140.72/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,627	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	125.64/cwt	117.50–137.00	1,501	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,215	176.23/cwt	173.00–184.00	2,141	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,230	154.32/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,898	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,260	167.99/cwt	157.50–173.00	2,117	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,428	176.51/cwt	171.00–181.00	2,521	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,439	169.21/cwt	158.00–178.50	2,435	91
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	148.06/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,139	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,474	149.48/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,203	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,517	179.06/cwt	175.00–179.50	2,716	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,522	135.19/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,058	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,560	169.23/cwt	162.00–173.00	2,640	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,575	157.01/cwt	156.00–158.00	2,473	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,594	155.04/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,471	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,668	154.16/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,571	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,772	162.49/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,879	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	3,345.20/head	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,345	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,252	3,125.87/head	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,126	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,293	2,624.56/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,625	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,370	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,379	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,423	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,456	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	246.39/cwt	200.00–260.00	2,311	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,072	277.76/cwt	242.00–299.00	2,978	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,078	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,102	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	214.24/cwt	183.00–230.00	2,340	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,143	232.25/cwt	191.00–270.00	2,655	35
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	172.86/cwt	167.50–178.00	2,031	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,396	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,309	186.66/cwt	168.00–189.50	2,443	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,770	1

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 →

Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Wed)

Wed Oct 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 385Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 418Last week 344Year ago 297

Replacement CattleReceipts 118Last week 292Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	510.00	510.00
7	450–500	464	485.00–505.00	494.18
3	500–550	540	480.00	480.00
2	550–600	573	395.00–417.50	405.81
3	650–700	665	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,010	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	492.50	492.50
13	500–550	508	425.00–455.00	452.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	631	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	484	425.00–430.00	426.64
7	500–550	522	405.00–427.50	417.71
6	550–600	561	340.00–410.00	397.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	465.00	465.00
12	400–450	424	440.00–445.00	444.17
1	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	560	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	790	334.00	334.00
5	850–900	881	311.00	311.00
3	900–950	907	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,005	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	982	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	585	350.00	350.00
5	650–700	698	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	687	340.00	340.00
6	700–750	715	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,030	290.00–294.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	419	500.00–535.00	514.31
6	550–600	580	410.00	410.00
5	600–650	627	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,160	265.00	265.00
1	1200–1250	1,245	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,095	263.00	263.00
1	1200–1250	1,205	228.00	228.00
1	1250–1300	1,250	217.50	217.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,252	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,125.87
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,456	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,250	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,345.20
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,370	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,379	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,423	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,293	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,624.56

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,143	191.00–270.00	232.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,309	168.00–189.50	186.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	185.00	185.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,072	242.00–299.00	277.76

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	7	—	938	200.00–260.00	246.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	167.50–178.00	172.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,092	183.00–230.00	214.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	200.00	200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,078	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,517	175.00–179.50	179.06
2	—	1,575	156.00–158.00	157.01
32	—	1,560	162.00–173.00	169.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,215	173.00–184.00	176.23
28	—	1,260	157.50–173.00	167.99
4	—	1,230	151.00–156.00	154.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,474	143.00–155.00	149.48
50	—	1,428	171.00–181.00	176.51
91	—	1,439	158.00–178.50	169.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,156	138.00–145.00	140.72
13	—	1,195	117.50–137.00	125.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,445	145.00–151.00	148.06
7	—	1,522	131.00–140.00	135.19
3	—	1,594	153.00–156.00	155.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	152.00–156.00	154.16
10	—	1,772	162.00–164.00	162.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	207.00	207.00
16	—	1,961	193.00–204.00	197.24
6	—	1,843	169.00–185.00	177.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	183.00	183.00
24	—	1,690	189.00–204.00	196.07

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.