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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Oct 30

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

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Feeder Cattle receipts

305 head

▼ 483 vs last sale 788▼ 153 vs year ago 458 · −33.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

323 head

▼ 464 vs last sale 787▼ 604 vs year ago 927 · −65.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

98 head

▼ 187 vs last sale 285▼ 307 vs year ago 405 · −75.8%

Also sold hereRegular saleThu Oct 29, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed on a poorer quality offering. Quality this week was mostly plain to average and overall not as attractive as last weeks sale. Demand and offerings were light to moderate. All feeders were offered in small packages or as singles. Market activity was mostly slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand and offerings. Slaughter cows sold steady fully steady in a narrow comparison. High quality feeding cows, suitable to feed to premium white, sold fully steady. Thin short term feeding cows sold steady in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold 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 $240.80/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$240.80

143 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,462

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$471

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$59.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.84

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	649	251.11	1,629	80
Medium and Large 1-2	519	250.65	1,302	33
Medium and Large 2	450	230.00	1,035	4thin
Large 1	535	212.40	1,137	5thin
Medium 1	828	212.00	1,755	3thin
Medium 2	603	192.00	1,158	18thin

One grade step is worth $59.11/cwt here — about $471 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 sale143 hd

240.80

—

MT average4 barns · 1,867 hd

251.64

−10.84

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	1,784	101.68	1,814	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,726	95.70	1,651	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,401	89.46	1,254	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,146	82.51	945	25

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,389	$1,435	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,323	$1,400	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,356	$1,400	11
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$1,285	3thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	272	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	959	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	306	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	849	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	307	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,059	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	440	308.38/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,357	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	474	284.13/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,347	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	296.06/cwt	292.50–301.00	1,406	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	543	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,303	2
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	565	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,333	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	590	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,351	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	597	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,469	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	242.59/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,502	10
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	619	233.96/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,448	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	640	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,488	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	677	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,598	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	210	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	232	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	708	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	303	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	957	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	385	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	914	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	503	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,268	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	506	239.02/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,209	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	515	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,146	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	535	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,198	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	580	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,337	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	603	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,158	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,402	6
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	698	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,410	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,587	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	743	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,612	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	212.94/cwt	203.00–218.00	1,714	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	828	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,755	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	894	214.23/cwt	213.00–214.50	1,915	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	943	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	2,032	24
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	723	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,446	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,602	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,741	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,215	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	996	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,310	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,245	1
Bulls	—	—	1,842	102.99/cwt	89.00–106.00	1,897	10
Bulls	—	—	2,245	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,582	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	968	72.51/cwt	72.00–73.00	702	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	667	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,148	80.66/cwt	80.00–82.00	926	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,162	82.08/cwt	79.00–84.00	954	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,166	85.39/cwt	85.00–88.50	996	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,080	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	89.66/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,233	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,392	85.87/cwt	84.00–92.50	1,195	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,403	93.44/cwt	91.00–94.50	1,311	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	84.20/cwt	77.00–88.00	1,194	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,520	98.51/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,497	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,744	93.82/cwt	87.50–100.50	1,636	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,970	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,108	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,263	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,323	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,356	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,389	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	992	149.33/cwt	142.00–162.00	1,481	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,079	120.48/cwt	89.50–143.00	1,300	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,116	1

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 788Year ago 458

Slaughter CattleReceipts 323Last week 787Year ago 927

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 285Year ago 405

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	202.00	202.00
1	—	210	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	743	217.00	217.00
13	—	503	252.00	252.00
6	—	616	225.00–230.00	227.52
23	—	303	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	894	213.00–214.50	214.23
24	—	943	215.50	215.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	805	203.00–218.00	212.94
11	—	715	222.00	222.00
4	—	415	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	237.50	237.50
2	—	515	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	230.50	230.50
9	—	232	305.00	305.00
5	—	506	236.00–241.00	239.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	828	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	603	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	232.50	232.50
3	—	440	300.00–312.50	308.38
6	—	474	280.00–285.00	284.13
11	—	590	229.00	229.00
2	—	543	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	306	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	236.00	236.00
4	—	619	228.00–240.00	233.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	272	352.50	352.50
17	—	597	246.00	246.00
20	—	307	345.00	345.00
7	—	677	236.00	236.00
7	—	475	292.50–301.00	296.06
10	—	619	242.00–245.00	242.59
1	—	510	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,123	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	200.00	200.00
1	—	540	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,392	84.00–92.50	85.87
22	—	1,403	91.00–94.50	93.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	97.00–100.00	98.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	59.00	59.00
6	—	1,162	79.00–84.00	82.08
2	—	1,168	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,744	87.50–100.50	93.82
1	—	1,970	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,418	77.00–88.00	84.20
4	—	1,375	87.00–93.00	89.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	72.00–73.00	72.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,148	80.00–82.00	80.66
11	—	1,166	85.00–88.50	85.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,245	115.00	115.00
10	—	1,842	89.00–106.00	102.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	95.00	95.00

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,389	1,435.00	1,435.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,323	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,356	1,400.00	1,400.00

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	—	1,263	1,285.00	1,285.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	110.00	110.00

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	1	—	1,200	93.00	93.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	992	142.00–162.00	149.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,079	89.50–143.00	120.48

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.