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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Nov 18

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

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Feeder Cattle receipts

402 head

▼ 446 vs last sale 848▲ 402 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

509 head

▼ 700 vs last sale 1,209▼ 443 vs year ago 952 · −46.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

303 head

▼ 232 vs last sale 535▼ 1,172 vs year ago 1,475 · −79.5%

Also sold hereRegular saleThu Oct 29, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed on steers and mostly higher undertones were noticed on heifers. Quality today was mostly average. Demand was mostly moderate for light offerings. The best demand continues to be for calves under 500 lbs which buyers can develop into yearlings. Market activity was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows comprised most of the market today. Demand for cows was mostly moderate for light to moderate offerings. Most cows were purchased to send to feed in some capacity. Very few cows were purchased for immediate harvest. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop a full market trend, steady to firm undertones were noticed. Quality was most average to attractive. Slightly blemished cows continue to be purchased to feed for the upcoming holidays. Short term feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher. High quality cows suitable to feed to premium white sold steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mostly average. Cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly good demand. Young age offerings sold generally steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.95/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −88.56 against this barn's trailing median of $359.50.

Average price

$270.95

54 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$20.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.17

vs MT average

+3.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	273.66	1,482	47
Medium and Large 1-2	536	252.71	1,355	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.95/cwt here — about $127 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale54 hd

270.95

—

MT average5 barns · 1,174 hd

282.12

−11.17

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

+3.90

This barn, trailing median3 sales

359.50

−88.56

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $370.05, low $343.45, median $359.50 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	—	Low	1,893	143.02	2,707	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,705	115.66	1,973	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,383	113.00	1,563	215
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,147	105.85	1,214	158

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	944	$1,850	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,327	$1,667	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,177	$1,589	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	270	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,134	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	330	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,188	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	404	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,434	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	408	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,520	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	473	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,476	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	498	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,643	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	512	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,562	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	518	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,658	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	327.58/cwt	325.00–331.00	1,707	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	557	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,638	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	593	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,637	10
Steers	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	599	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,551	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	637	267.27/cwt	264.00–268.00	1,703	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	663	269.00/cwt	257.00–278.00	1,783	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	267	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	854	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	336	336.07/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,129	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	373	355.49/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,326	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	434	305.22/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,325	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,397	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,357	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	304.87/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,448	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,462	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	527	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,238	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	542	274.19/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,486	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,444	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,488	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,551	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	665	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,543	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,606	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,801	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium 1	840	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,882	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	881	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,965	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	924	216.59/cwt	215.00–219.00	2,001	10
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	979	212.70/cwt	207.00–215.00	2,082	19
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,019	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,055	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,173	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,113	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,159	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	373	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,250	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	567	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,452	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,686	135.82/cwt	128.00–140.00	2,290	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,694	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	2,397	4
Bulls	—	—	1,935	143.69/cwt	138.00–149.50	2,780	16
Bulls	—	—	2,275	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	3,492	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	845	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	613	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	988	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	978	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,085	92.04/cwt	89.00–93.00	999	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,136	101.87/cwt	95.00–107.50	1,157	56
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,139	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,418	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,146	93.85/cwt	87.50–98.00	1,076	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,164	112.62/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,311	73
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	82.06/cwt	70.00–88.00	972	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	94.53/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,243	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,350	122.79/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,658	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,371	116.76/cwt	110.00–121.50	1,601	148
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,399	93.20/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,304	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	102.33/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,438	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,420	104.81/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,488	51
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,657	121.14/cwt	118.50–122.00	2,007	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,660	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,544	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,065	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,710	108.45/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,854	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,755	118.07/cwt	115.00–123.00	2,072	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows10 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	711	174.62/cwt	135.00–185.00	1,242	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	725	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,051	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	768	181.63/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,395	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	983	183.44/cwt	139.00–212.00	1,803	127
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	984	144.95/cwt	130.00–165.00	1,426	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,064	144.41/cwt	118.00–195.00	1,537	46
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,127	127.58/cwt	117.00–145.00	1,438	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,143	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,412	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,918	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	944	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,037	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,224	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,151	1,578.50/head	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,579	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,269	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,279	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,423	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 848Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 509Last week 1,209Year ago 952

Replacement CattleReceipts 303Last week 535Year ago 1,475

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	408	372.50	372.50
3	450–500	498	330.00	330.00
9	500–550	521	325.00–331.00	327.58
8	550–600	557	294.00	294.00
11	600–650	637	264.00–268.00	267.27
7	650–700	663	257.00–278.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	404	355.00	355.00
18	500–550	518	320.00	320.00
10	550–600	593	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	473	312.00	312.00
12	500–550	512	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	599	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	365.00	365.00
5	450–500	461	303.00	303.00
18	500–550	504	290.00	290.00
19	600–650	633	245.00	245.00
6	650–700	672	239.00	239.00
1	750–800	760	237.00	237.00
10	900–950	924	215.00–219.00	216.59
19	950–1000	979	207.00–215.00	212.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	468	290.00	290.00
4	500–550	543	266.00	266.00
4	850–900	881	223.00	223.00
1	950–1000	980	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,055	206.00	206.00
13	1100–1150	1,113	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	336	310.00–345.00	336.07
11	400–450	434	302.50–312.50	305.22
3	500–550	527	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	373	355.00–360.00	355.49
36	450–500	475	300.00–305.00	304.87
11	500–550	542	272.00–275.00	274.19
18	550–600	579	257.00	257.00
3	650–700	665	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
11	550–600	567	256.00	256.00

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	127	—	983	139.00–212.00	183.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	46	—	1,064	118.00–195.00	144.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,143	123.50	123.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	125.00	125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	711	135.00–185.00	174.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	145.00	145.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	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	14	—	984	130.00–165.00	144.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,127	117.00–145.00	127.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	768	175.00–187.50	181.63

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)	4	—	1,269	1,625.00	1,625.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	944	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,279	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,151	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,578.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	15	—	1,037	118.00	118.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,423	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	92.00–97.00	94.53
3	—	1,405	102.00–103.00	102.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,710	104.00–111.00	108.45
7	—	1,657	118.50–122.00	121.14
1	—	1,660	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,665	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,399	90.00–96.00	93.20
148	—	1,371	110.00–121.50	116.76
5	—	1,350	122.00–123.00	122.79
51	—	1,420	97.00–109.00	104.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	72.50	72.50
2	—	988	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,184	70.00–88.00	82.06
4	—	1,146	87.50–98.00	93.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,755	115.00–123.00	118.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,164	107.00–116.00	112.62
7	—	1,139	124.50	124.50
56	—	1,136	95.00–107.50	101.87
5	—	1,085	89.00–93.00	92.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,694	141.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,686	128.00–140.00	135.82
16	—	1,935	138.00–149.50	143.69
3	—	2,275	153.50	153.50

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.