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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Nov 13

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

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Feeder Cattle receipts

578 head

▲ 140 vs last sale 438▲ 88 vs year ago 490 · +18.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,069 head

▲ 296 vs last sale 773▲ 453 vs year ago 616 · +73.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

301 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 216▲ 154 vs year ago 147 · +104.8%

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 this week and last week to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Most calves were offered in small lots or as singles. Demand and offerings were mostly light. Market activity was mostly slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand and offerings. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 lower on breaking cows. Boning and lean cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 lower. High quality feeding cows, suitable to feed to premium white, sold mostly 4.00-6.00 lower. Thin short term feeding cows sold mostly 3.00-4.00 lower. Demand for cows lightened as heavy supplies have been seen across the northern tier of the US. Lots of open cows are being seen as many ranchers report a very poor breed-up. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $249.34/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$249.34

166 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,242

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$679

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

$22.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.93

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	252.15	1,342	126
Medium and Large 1-2	405	243.33	985	29
Medium 1	525	241.00	1,265	3thin
Medium and Large 2	288	230.00	662	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.15/cwt here — about $679 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 sale166 hd

249.34

—

MT average5 barns · 4,318 hd

253.26

−3.93

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	1,786	107.87	1,927	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,655	93.80	1,552	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,389	86.82	1,206	220
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	77.49	910	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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,254	$1,916	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,250	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,256	$1,200	15

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2-3Unweaned	347	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	642	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,094	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	403	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,209	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	417	327.34/cwt	312.50–337.50	1,365	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	418	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,150	2
Steers	—	Medium 2Unweaned	435	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	805	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	468	288.97/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,352	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	526	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,447	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	565	269.07/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,520	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	647	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,488	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	728	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,609	2
Steers	—	Large 1	748	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,608	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	260	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	689	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	288	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	662	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	311	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	793	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	370	276.58/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,023	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	386	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	938	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	422	243.24/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,026	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	265.25/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,135	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	498	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,140	7
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	525	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,265	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,272	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	605	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,313	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,728	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	197.72/cwt	196.00–202.00	1,815	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	198.10/cwt	194.00–199.50	1,924	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	991	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,655	23
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,270	103.04/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,309	2
Bulls	—	—	1,676	102.79/cwt	93.50–106.00	1,723	7
Bulls	—	—	1,865	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,219	1
Bulls	—	—	1,943	110.96/cwt	108.00–115.00	2,156	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	758	55.52/cwt	50.00–59.00	421	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	875	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	700	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	940	70.06/cwt	69.00–71.00	659	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,088	62.45/cwt	61.00–64.00	679	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	60.22/cwt	51.00–67.00	677	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,169	75.78/cwt	65.00–80.00	886	115
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,193	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,253	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,193	82.15/cwt	80.00–91.00	980	88
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	75.77/cwt	67.00–80.00	906	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	82.16/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,015	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	80.60/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,104	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,377	81.28/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,119	66
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,396	89.67/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,252	125
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,402	98.06/cwt	97.50–98.50	1,375	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,252	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,588	95.17/cwt	94.50–96.00	1,511	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,666	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,720	91.70/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,577	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,950	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,658	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,114	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	991	150.12/cwt	95.00–185.00	1,488	62
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,040	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,142	118.72/cwt	92.00–152.00	1,356	70
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,169	133.66/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,562	4
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,185	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,234	1,093.68/head	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,094	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,243	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,254	1,916.10/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,916	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	107.65/cwt	92.00–114.00	1,356	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,370	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,550	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,488	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 Nov 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 578Last week 438Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,069Last week 773Year ago 616

Replacement CattleReceipts 301Last week 216Year ago 147

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	62	—	991	95.00–185.00	150.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	70	—	1,142	92.00–152.00	118.72

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	—	825	135.00	135.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	92.00	92.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,370	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,254	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,916.10
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	30	—	1,260	92.00–114.00	107.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,169	125.00–137.00	133.66

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,234	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,093.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,550	96.00	96.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,243	1,275.00	1,275.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	243.00	243.00
4	—	311	255.00	255.00
7	—	498	229.00	229.00
7	—	422	242.00–245.00	243.24
2	—	605	217.00	217.00
5	—	260	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	428	260.00–271.00	265.25
52	—	370	265.00–280.00	276.58
3	—	568	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	971	194.00–199.50	198.10
19	—	918	196.00–202.00	197.72
5	—	839	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	288	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	347	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	565	269.00–270.00	269.07
24	—	417	312.50–337.50	327.34
11	—	647	230.00	230.00
1	—	495	300.00	300.00
2	—	728	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	312.50	312.50
2	—	418	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	468	270.00–291.00	288.97
2	—	403	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	748	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	991	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	102.00–104.00	103.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,943	108.00–115.00	110.96
7	—	1,676	93.50–106.00	102.79
1	—	1,865	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,235	82.00–83.00	82.16
40	—	1,196	67.00–80.00	75.77
8	—	1,125	51.00–67.00	60.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	88.00	88.00
17	—	1,370	77.00–84.00	80.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,700	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,169	65.00–80.00	75.78
3	—	1,193	105.00	105.00
4	—	1,088	61.00–64.00	62.45
88	—	1,193	80.00–91.00	82.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	80.00	80.00
2	—	940	69.00–71.00	70.06
2	—	758	50.00–59.00	55.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,396	85.00–97.00	89.67
66	—	1,377	75.00–84.00	81.28
10	—	1,402	97.50–98.50	98.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,588	94.50–96.00	95.17
3	—	1,720	91.00–93.00	91.70

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.