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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Oct 14

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

← Dec 18Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

395 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 490▼ 156 vs year ago 551 · −28.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

682 head

▲ 281 vs last sale 401▲ 183 vs year ago 499 · +36.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

399 head

▲ 298 vs last sale 101▲ 304 vs year ago 95 · +320.0%

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. All feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality today was mostly average. Demand was mostly moderate for light offerings. CME positions traded mixed today with weak prices seen on the nearby contracts and firm prices noticed on differed. Market activity was mostly moderate today. Weigh up cows comprised most of the market today. Demand for cows was mostly moderate to good for mostly moderate to heavy offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher on all classes. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Good demand was seen for exposed cows as several order buyers showed interest in these offerings. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to attractive to buyers. Younge cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly good demand. Quality was mostly average to attractive. Young age offerings sold mostly 10.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $282.22/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −109.11 against this barn's trailing median of $391.33.

Average price

$282.22

90 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$41.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.71

vs MT average

−17.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	291.15	1,567	48
Medium 1	520	285.96	1,487	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	566	275.53	1,560	24
Large 1	592	264.00	1,563	12thin
Medium and Large 2	593	250.00	1,483	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.15/cwt here — about $85 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale90 hd

282.22

—

MT average5 barns · 1,233 hd

296.93

−14.71

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−17.11

This barn, trailing median3 sales

391.33

−109.11

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $431.25, low $373.42, median $391.33 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,723	147.74	2,545	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,572	132.57	2,083	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,413	128.08	1,810	334
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,193	112.31	1,340	211
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	107.50	1,070	1thin

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)	1,187	$2,282	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,164	$2,061	19
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,222	$1,911	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,296	$1,725	28

Every lot, as filed

78 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	288	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,253	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	315	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,276	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	364	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,401	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	399	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,377	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	333.16/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,426	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	437	324.74/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,419	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	488	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,508	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	512	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,536	33
Steers	500–550	Medium 1Unweaned	520	285.96/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,487	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	540	284.29/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,535	13
Steers	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	592	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,563	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	593	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,483	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	596	271.68/cwt	271.00–282.00	1,619	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	597	265.18/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,583	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	258.75/cwt	254.00–267.00	1,581	9
Steers	650–700	Medium 1Unweaned	652	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,676	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	665	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,636	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	682	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,719	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	256	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	960	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	325	341.00/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,108	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	369	331.41/cwt	327.00–344.00	1,223	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	384	322.36/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,238	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	406	328.35/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,333	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	439	293.05/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,286	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	462	297.43/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,374	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	466	277.66/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,294	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	281.18/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,476	14
Heifers	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	565	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,305	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	576	248.69/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,432	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,967	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	955	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,891	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	215.29/cwt	215.00–216.00	2,084	7
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,070	203.91/cwt	202.00–204.50	2,182	11
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,105	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,232	1
Heifers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,205	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,302	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,925	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,115	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1-2	1,145	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,947	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,220	126.21/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,540	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,393	144.47/cwt	144.00–145.00	2,012	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,396	138.79/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,938	9
Bulls	—	—	1,879	145.92/cwt	143.00–150.00	2,742	11
Bulls	—	—	1,914	158.52/cwt	149.00–164.00	3,034	10
Bulls	—	—	2,085	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,670	1
Bulls	—	—	2,330	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,775	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows20 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	850	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	616	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	900	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	981	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	900	91.66/cwt	88.00–95.00	825	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	99.29/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,150	47
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,180	107.58/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,269	43
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	108.63/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,286	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,217	120.73/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,469	90
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,225	131.68/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,613	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,325	87.90/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,165	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	116.89/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,593	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	107.75/cwt	103.00–111.50	1,486	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,401	129.72/cwt	119.00–134.00	1,817	252
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,441	111.95/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,613	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,490	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,430	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,500	136.16/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,042	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,560	132.95/cwt	126.00–134.00	2,074	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,560	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,919	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,991	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,609	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	2,177	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,116	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	995	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,070	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,144	115.21/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,318	54
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,164	2,061.14/head	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,061	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,187	2,281.61/head	2,275.00–2,325.00	2,282	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,222	1,910.87/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,911	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,277	120.45/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,538	89
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,296	1,725.42/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	188.52/cwt	160.00–221.00	1,951	64
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	157.93/cwt	152.50–163.00	1,650	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,108	160.01/cwt	132.50–192.50	1,773	67
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,994	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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 490Year ago 551

Slaughter CattleReceipts 682Last week 401Year ago 499

Replacement CattleReceipts 399Last week 101Year ago 95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	72.50	72.50
2	—	900	88.00–95.00	91.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,609	135.00–136.00	135.33
1	—	1,560	123.00	123.00
26	—	1,560	126.00–134.00	132.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,184	107.00–113.00	108.63
5	—	1,325	80.00–90.00	87.90
47	—	1,158	90.00–108.00	99.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,640	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	96.00	96.00
13	—	1,379	103.00–111.50	107.75
3	—	1,363	114.00–119.00	116.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
252	—	1,401	119.00–134.00	129.72
24	—	1,441	104.00–117.00	111.95
40	—	1,500	135.00–139.00	136.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,180	101.00–115.00	107.58
90	—	1,217	117.00–128.00	120.73
15	—	1,225	127.00–135.00	131.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	144.00–145.00	144.47
9	—	1,396	135.00–143.00	138.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,330	162.00	162.00
10	—	1,914	149.00–164.00	158.52
11	—	1,879	143.00–150.00	145.92
1	—	2,085	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	125.00–127.50	126.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	520	285.00–287.00	285.96
5	650–700	652	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	593	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	288	435.00	435.00
4	300–350	315	405.00	405.00
4	350–400	364	385.00	385.00
18	400–450	428	330.00–342.50	333.16
19	450–500	488	309.00	309.00
33	500–550	512	300.00	300.00
15	550–600	596	271.00–282.00	271.68
9	600–650	611	254.00–267.00	258.75
9	650–700	682	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	399	345.00	345.00
19	400–450	437	320.00–335.00	324.74
13	500–550	540	284.00–286.00	284.29
11	550–600	597	265.00–266.00	265.18
3	650–700	665	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	592	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	230.00	230.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,145	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	955	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	256	375.00	375.00
5	300–350	325	337.50–355.00	341.00
11	350–400	369	327.00–344.00	331.41
7	400–450	406	312.50–335.00	328.35
26	450–500	462	293.00–300.00	297.43
14	500–550	525	276.00–285.00	281.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	950–1000	968	215.00–216.00	215.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	384	320.00–324.00	322.36
19	400–450	439	290.00–307.50	293.05
16	450–500	466	276.00–285.00	277.66
8	550–600	576	241.00–256.00	248.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	915	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1050–1100	1,070	202.00–204.50	203.91
1	1100–1150	1,105	202.00	202.00
1	1200–1250	1,205	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	231.00	231.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,187	2,275.00–2,325.00	2,281.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	1,164	2,000.00–2,075.00	2,061.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,222	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,910.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	28	—	1,296	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	89	—	1,277	119.00–121.00	120.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	54	—	1,144	115.00–116.00	115.21

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	67	—	1,108	132.50–192.50	160.01
(<2 yrs)	Open	64	—	1,035	160.00–221.00	188.52

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	—	1,045	152.50–163.00	157.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	145.00	145.00

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.