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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Oct 9

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

← Dec 19Oct 9Oct 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

443 head

▼ 165 vs last sale 608▼ 49 vs year ago 492 · −10.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

245 head

▼ 327 vs last sale 572▼ 21 vs year ago 266 · −7.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

114 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 178▼ 391 vs year ago 505 · −77.4%

Also sold hereRegular saleThu Oct 29, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This is the first Monday sale of the fall thus no comparisons can be made on feeder cattle. Feeder cattle sold on light to moderate demand for light offerings. All feeders were offered in small packages or as singles. Quality today was mostly plain. Market activity was slow to moderate with a small buyer pool on hand for todays sale. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand and light offerings. All cow and bull comparisons are to Thursdays sale. Slaughter cows sold generally steady to weak on all offerings in a narrow comparison. Feeding cows sold steady to weak as well. Slaughter bulls sold steady to weak in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold fully steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $252.93/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$252.93

151 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$556

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3

$116.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.43

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	446	266.25	1,188	54
Medium and Large 1	679	252.25	1,714	87
Medium 1	672	244.00	1,640	3thin
Large 1	1,153	193.50	2,231	2thin
Small and Medium 2-3	421	150.00	632	5thin

One grade step is worth $116.25/cwt here — about $556 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 sale151 hd

252.93

—

MT average5 barns · 2,231 hd

252.50

+0.43

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	—	Low	1,825	107.80	1,967	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,598	105.56	1,687	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,401	97.61	1,368	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,192	85.92	1,024	58

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)	1,257	$1,500	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,342	$1,500	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$1,475	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,168	46

Every lot, as filed

58 lots · USDA AMS · Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Mon)

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	339	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	797	8
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3Unweaned	343	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	463	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	369	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,162	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	383	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	938	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	460	287.33/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,322	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	487	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,242	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,426	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	526	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,433	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	567	262.85/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,490	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	607	264.18/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,604	17
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	618	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,449	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,904	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	998	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,206	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	323	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,050	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	343	293.06/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,005	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	384	275.56/cwt	210.00–287.50	1,058	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	412	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,133	6
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3Unweaned	421	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	632	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,264	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	476	254.98/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,214	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	515	239.04/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,231	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	542	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,396	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	573	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,404	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,661	16
Heifers	—	Medium 1	672	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,640	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,861	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	214.25/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,984	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,132	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,153	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	2,231	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	348	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,061	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	421	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,158	8
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,095	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,938	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,190	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,934	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,699	103.13/cwt	99.50–105.00	1,752	7
Bulls	—	—	1,925	110.03/cwt	106.00–116.00	2,118	4
Bulls	—	—	2,065	119.68/cwt	117.00–122.00	2,471	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	985	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	936	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	70.25/cwt	62.50–75.00	773	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	84.68/cwt	77.00–95.00	1,001	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,240	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,197	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,293	97.09/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,255	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,361	95.16/cwt	93.00–97.50	1,295	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	91.33/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,279	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,401	103.72/cwt	98.00–109.50	1,453	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	894	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,447	99.37/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,438	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,495	110.85/cwt	106.50–112.00	1,657	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,593	99.72/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,589	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,651	101.21/cwt	95.00–104.50	1,671	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,797	106.30/cwt	105.00–108.50	1,910	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,194	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Non-Legible BANGS	1,257	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,290	1,207.33/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,207	39
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,342	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,094	158.43/cwt	144.00–174.00	1,733	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,152	118.98/cwt	102.00–140.00	1,371	19

How this sale compares

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 (Mon)

Mon Oct 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 443Last week 608Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 572Year ago 266

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 178Year ago 505

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	590	240.00	240.00
10	—	476	245.00–262.50	254.98
16	—	343	272.50–300.00	293.06
6	—	384	210.00–287.50	275.56
5	—	515	237.50–245.00	239.04
6	—	412	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	193.50	193.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	743	250.50	250.50
2	—	1,015	210.00	210.00
16	—	645	257.50	257.50
8	—	926	214.00–216.00	214.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	325.00	325.00
9	—	470	269.00	269.00
7	—	542	257.50	257.50
5	—	573	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	343	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	998	221.00	221.00
12	—	760	250.50	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	460	270.00–291.00	287.33
8	—	567	256.00–270.00	262.85
4	—	526	272.50	272.50
4	—	369	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	234.50	234.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	339	235.00	235.00
4	—	383	245.00	245.00
5	—	487	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	607	263.00–265.00	264.18
2	—	513	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	421	275.00	275.00
2	—	348	305.00	305.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,194	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,257	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	39	—	1,290	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,207.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,342	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,113	1,475.00	1,475.00

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	19	—	1,152	102.00–140.00	118.98
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,094	144.00–174.00	158.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,699	99.50–105.00	103.13
4	—	1,925	106.00–116.00	110.03
2	—	2,065	117.00–122.00	119.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,593	99.00–103.00	99.72
15	—	1,495	106.50–112.00	110.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	96.50	96.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,361	93.00–97.50	95.16
42	—	1,401	98.00–109.50	103.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,400	85.00–95.00	91.33
1	—	1,430	62.50	62.50
8	—	1,447	97.00–104.00	99.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,293	97.00–98.00	97.09
39	—	1,182	77.00–95.00	84.68
6	—	1,101	62.50–75.00	70.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,797	105.00–108.50	106.30
11	—	1,651	95.00–104.50	101.21

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.