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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Nov 6

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

← Oct 30Nov 6Nov 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

438 head

▲ 133 vs last sale 305▼ 265 vs year ago 703 · −37.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

773 head

▲ 450 vs last sale 323▲ 103 vs year ago 670 · +15.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

216 head

▲ 118 vs last sale 98▲ 25 vs year ago 191 · +13.1%

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 last week and this week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mostly plain to average, however quality was more 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 to weak on boning and lean cows; breaking cows were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, steady undertones were noticed. High quality feeding cows, suitable to feed to premium white, sold steady to weak. Thin short term feeding cows sold fully steady in a narrow comparison. Feeding buyers and slaughter cow buyers competed over these offerings keeping this class fully steady. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Demand for bulls was stronger this week as packer buyers competed over offerings. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Demand for high quality cows suitable to rebreed was mostly good, while demand for feeding quality cows was light to moderate.

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 $263.28/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$263.28

143 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$250

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$52.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.61

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	267.90	1,502	60
Medium and Large 1-2	525	264.58	1,389	67
Medium and Large 2	455	262.60	1,195	5thin
Medium 1	503	236.25	1,188	8thin
Large 1	815	215.00	1,752	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.90/cwt here — about −$250 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

263.28

—

MT average5 barns · 3,801 hd

282.89

−19.61

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	1,777	107.45	1,909	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,696	101.22	1,717	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,409	92.48	1,303	290
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,210	82.37	997	269

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)	1,183	$1,813	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,318	$1,225	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,412	$1,225	5

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2Unweaned	356	316.89/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,128	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	430	300.25/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,291	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	458	278.58/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,276	5
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	473	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,348	2
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	513	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,129	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	290.38/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,519	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	523	266.62/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,394	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	561	239.56/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,344	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	575	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,225	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,414	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	622	233.97/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,455	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	657	246.61/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,620	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	665	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,553	11
Steers	—	Large 1	815	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,752	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	289	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	788	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	323	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	872	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	361	277.73/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,003	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	413	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,078	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	419	280.74/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,176	11
Heifers	—	Medium 1	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	448	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	941	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	465	268.48/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,248	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	515	222.17/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,144	12
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	576	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,204	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	593	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,263	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	207.22/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,612	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	203.52/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,683	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	953	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,916	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,104	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,987	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	383	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,164	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	543	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,222	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,238	98.01/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,213	2
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,250	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,156	1
Bulls	—	—	1,433	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,433	3
Bulls	—	—	1,729	110.74/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,915	9
Bulls	—	—	1,813	110.83/cwt	106.00–115.00	2,009	23
Bulls	—	—	1,867	101.68/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,898	11
Bulls	—	—	2,225	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,603	1
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,822	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	885	60.66/cwt	60.00–61.00	537	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	975	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	751	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	64.20/cwt	62.00–67.00	695	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,148	79.26/cwt	74.50–84.00	910	61
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	79.46/cwt	70.00–83.00	977	81
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,240	88.10/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,092	83
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,259	85.20/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,073	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	83.30/cwt	74.00–87.00	1,141	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,400	85.79/cwt	84.50–88.00	1,201	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,422	95.79/cwt	89.50–103.50	1,362	173
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,423	105.63/cwt	105.00–106.50	1,503	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,495	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,346	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,587	98.55/cwt	94.50–100.00	1,564	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,694	103.47/cwt	103.00–105.50	1,753	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,772	94.50/cwt	84.50–102.00	1,675	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,055	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,983	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,353	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	999	152.49/cwt	108.50–175.00	1,523	103
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,049	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,469	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,053	116.21/cwt	87.50–168.00	1,224	51
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	1,812.74/head	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,813	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,318	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,412	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	5

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 Nov 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 438Last week 305Year ago 703

Slaughter CattleReceipts 773Last week 323Year ago 670

Replacement CattleReceipts 216Last week 98Year ago 191

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	515	210.00–235.00	222.17
15	—	593	213.00	213.00
4	—	361	275.00–285.00	277.73
2	—	413	261.00	261.00
5	—	289	272.50	272.50
11	—	323	270.00	270.00
2	—	470	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	465	260.00–270.00	268.48
11	—	419	270.00–290.00	280.74
2	—	953	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	827	202.50–205.00	203.52
23	—	778	202.00–210.00	207.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,104	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	440	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	622	215.00–236.00	233.97
14	—	430	285.00–310.00	300.25
8	—	356	310.00–325.00	316.89
5	—	523	255.00–275.00	266.62
5	—	458	275.00–285.00	278.58
14	—	561	234.00–240.00	239.56
11	—	665	233.50	233.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	220.00	220.00
2	—	473	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	577	245.00	245.00
30	—	523	281.00–300.00	290.38
8	—	657	244.00–247.00	246.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	275.00	275.00
1	—	575	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	543	225.00	225.00
5	—	383	304.00	304.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,400	84.50–88.00	85.79
17	—	1,423	105.00–106.50	105.63
173	—	1,422	89.50–103.50	95.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,148	74.50–84.00	79.26
83	—	1,240	85.00–92.00	88.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,694	103.00–105.50	103.47
5	—	1,587	94.50–100.00	98.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,055	96.50	96.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,259	83.00–88.00	85.20
81	—	1,230	70.00–83.00	79.46
4	—	1,083	62.00–67.00	64.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,772	84.50–102.00	94.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	885	60.00–61.00	60.66
2	—	975	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,370	74.00–87.00	83.30
1	—	1,495	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,729	109.00–112.00	110.74
23	—	1,813	106.00–115.00	110.83
3	—	1,433	100.00	100.00
1	—	2,225	117.00	117.00
11	—	1,867	90.00–107.00	101.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,565	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	95.00–101.00	98.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	51	—	1,053	87.50–168.00	116.21
(<2 yrs)	Open	103	—	999	108.50–175.00	152.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,049	140.00	140.00

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	1	—	890	152.00	152.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,318	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,183	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,812.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,412	1,225.00	1,225.00

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.