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Billings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Oct 5

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

561 head

▼ 1,751 vs last sale 2,312▼ 347 vs year ago 908 · −38.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

276 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 347▼ 449 vs year ago 725 · −61.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 122▼ 158 vs year ago 259 · −61.0%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Receipts were too light either this week or last week to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed on all offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Most offerings sold in small packages this sale. Buyers showed mostly light to moderate demand for feeders today. Not enough calves were seen for multiple buyers to start loads. Most buyers were not willing to start loads unless they could get calves on the road today. CME positions sold off in recent days which also put a damper on demand for feeder offerings. Market activity was mostly slow to moderate today. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light demand for light to moderate offerings. Packers showed lighter demand for all cows this week. Slaughter cows sold generally steady to weak on breaking cows. Boning and lean cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower. Demand for feeding cows was lighter this week as packers and private buyers both showed light demand for wet bagged cows which had just weaned calves. Additionally several sets of cows were in very thin flesh as a dry end to summer and competition with grasshoppers over feed weighed on body condition. Overall, feeding cow quality was not as attractive this week as last. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average today as most cows were pushing some fill. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on very good demand today as rebreed buyers and feeding buyers both competed over offerings. Young age cows sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $272.69/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$272.69

265 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$638

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$74.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.16

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	380	316.00	1,201	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	452	297.54	1,344	44
Medium and Large 1	667	269.22	1,797	196
Large 1	763	241.15	1,839	20

One grade step is worth $74.85/cwt here — about −$638 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale265 hd

272.69

—

MT average3 barns · 584 hd

273.85

−1.16

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,620	103.81	1,682	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,737	107.50	1,868	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,393	100.45	1,400	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	89.11	988	106

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,332	$1,725	3thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first

Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)

Thu Oct 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 561Last week 2,312Year ago 908

Slaughter CattleReceipts 276Last week 347Year ago 725

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 122Year ago 259

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt

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Billings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Oct 5

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

561 head

▼ 1,751 vs last sale 2,312▼ 347 vs year ago 908 · −38.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

276 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 347▼ 449 vs year ago 725 · −61.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 122▼ 158 vs year ago 259 · −61.0%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $272.69/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$272.69

265 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$638

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$74.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.16

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	380	316.00	1,201	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	452	297.54	1,344	44
Medium and Large 1	667	269.22	1,797	196
Large 1	763	241.15	1,839	20

One grade step is worth $74.85/cwt here — about −$638 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale265 hd

272.69

—

MT average3 barns · 584 hd

273.85

−1.16

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,620	103.81	1,682	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,737	107.50	1,868	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,393	100.45	1,400	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	89.11	988	106

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,332	$1,725	3thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first

Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)

Thu Oct 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 561Last week 2,312Year ago 908

Slaughter CattleReceipts 276Last week 347Year ago 725

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 122Year ago 259

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,385	112.00–113.00	112.09
18	—	1,382	90.00–96.50	93.83
27	—	1,362	99.00–111.50	106.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,051	80.00–93.50	87.78
7	—	1,096	95.50–107.50	100.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,506	96.00–108.00	101.02
16	—	1,408	85.00–93.00	89.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,188	79.00–90.50	87.56
9	—	1,192	92.50–101.50	95.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,748	106.00–109.50	107.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,842	106.50–115.00	111.68
5	—	1,763	94.00–98.50	96.48
3	—	1,959	120.50–121.00	120.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,530	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,424	90.00–103.50	99.11
3	—	1,738	108.00–116.00	110.70

Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	371	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	872	4
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	378	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,126	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	386	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,135	6
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	400	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,150	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2Unweaned	422	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	730	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	276.40/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,189	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	447	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,185	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	270.37/cwt	266.00–273.00	1,279	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	514	252.85/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,300	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	259.27/cwt	257.50–269.00	1,364	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	573	250.43/cwt	247.00–253.50	1,435	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	242.63/cwt	240.50–246.00	1,529	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,755	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,780	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	226.34/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,883	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,885	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	210.40/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,915	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	989	210.25/cwt	210.00–211.00	2,079	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	2,015	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	210.20/cwt	209.00–210.50	2,155	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	2,135	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,100	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,123	2

Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	356	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,068	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	408	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,183	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	458	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,278	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	471	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,272	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	977	201.21/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,966	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,098	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,031	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,932	1

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	784	157.86/cwt	149.50–167.50	1,238	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	137.09/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,354	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	158.82/cwt	146.00–182.50	1,644	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,133	127.87/cwt	108.00–151.00	1,449	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,233	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,276	2

6	—	386	294.00	294.00
10	—	473	266.00–273.00	270.37
11	—	573	247.00–253.50	250.43
5	—	630	240.50–246.00	242.63
11	—	430	275.00–280.00	276.40
19	—	526	257.50–269.00	259.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	881	214.00	214.00
4	—	989	210.00–211.00	210.25
2	—	705	249.00	249.00
10	—	910	210.00–212.00	210.40
15	—	1,025	209.00–210.50	210.20
15	—	832	225.00–230.00	226.34

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,300	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,222	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,424	99.11/cwt	90.00–103.50	1,411	26
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,738	110.70/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,924	3
Bulls	—	—	1,763	96.48/cwt	94.00–98.50	1,701	5
Bulls	—	—	1,842	111.68/cwt	106.50–115.00	2,057	11
Bulls	—	—	1,959	120.84/cwt	120.50–121.00	2,367	3
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,884	1

Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	980	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	823	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,051	87.78/cwt	80.00–93.50	923	54
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,096	100.60/cwt	95.50–107.50	1,103	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	87.56/cwt	79.00–90.50	1,040	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	95.10/cwt	92.50–101.50	1,134	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,362	106.47/cwt	99.00–111.50	1,450	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,382	93.83/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,297	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,385	112.09/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,552	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,408	89.44/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,259	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,506	101.02/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,521	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,701	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,748	107.73/cwt	106.00–109.50	1,883	11

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,332	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	3

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	287.50	287.50
3	—	378	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	248.00–256.00	252.85
5	—	447	265.00	265.00
1	—	570	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	798	223.00	223.00
3	—	1,092	195.50	195.50
4	—	1,000	201.50	201.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	356	300.00	300.00
4	—	471	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	279.00	279.00
2	—	408	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	977	199.00–208.00	201.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,098	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	239.50	239.50
11	—	779	249.00–259.50	254.92
2	—	1,038	216.50	216.50
7	—	893	238.50	238.50
43	—	956	226.00–233.50	233.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	270.50–282.00	278.02
4	—	381	320.00–322.50	320.60
9	—	338	322.50–325.00	324.49
14	—	486	287.50–294.00	293.26
5	—	610	233.00	233.00
9	—	431	300.00–315.00	309.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	244.00	244.00
6	—	418	297.50	297.50
6	—	641	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,289	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	524	283.00–294.00	288.34
3	—	680	265.00	265.00
30	—	614	254.00–271.00	266.55
29	—	581	265.00–279.00	275.97
2	—	408	317.00	317.00
36	—	474	296.00–318.00	303.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	316.00	316.00

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Price by quality 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot

Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)

Feeder Cattle

Billings Livestock Commission

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Price by quality 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot

Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)

Feeder Cattle

This sale against other markets

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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	16	—	1,133	108.00–151.00	127.87
(<2 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,035	146.00–182.50	158.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,233	103.50	103.50

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	2	—	988	130.00–144.00	137.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	784	149.50–167.50	157.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,332	1,725.00	1,725.00