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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Oct 20

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

← Dec 16Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

575 head

▲ 185 vs last sale 390▲ 274 vs year ago 301 · +91.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

755 head

▲ 412 vs last sale 343▲ 46 vs year ago 709 · +6.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

410 head

▲ 272 vs last sale 138▲ 271 vs year ago 139 · +195.0%

Also sold hereRegular saleThu Oct 29, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Mondays sale: Last Monday was a federal holiday and the first Monday sale of the fall run was not reported as a result. Feeder cattle sold on moderate to good demand for light offerings. Most offerings were offered in small packages and buyers pieced together loads as a result. Quality today was mostly average to attractive. Demand for lightweight calves continues to be very good as buyers purchase these offerings to develop into yearlings. Market activity was mostly moderate to active with a small buyer pool bidding on calves. Internet activity continues to be very active with several buyers actively bidding. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand today for light to moderate offerings. Most cows were purchased to feed this week. Feeding cow demand was very good with a large pool of buyers actively bidding on offerings. Very few cows were purchased to send to immediate harvest this week. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. There is no recent test for cows as last week was a holiday. Demand for all cows suitable to feed was very good. Quality was most average to attractive today. Weigh up conditions were mostly average today. Slaughter bulls sold on moderate demand. Packer buyers and feeding buyers showed good demand for all sound bulls suitable to feed. Cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly very good demand. Quality was mostly average this week.

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 $435.85/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +44.52 against this barn's trailing median of $391.33.

Average price

$435.85

101 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$19.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.08

vs MT average

−22.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	438.56	2,469	87
Medium and Large 1-2	572	419.00	2,397	14thin

One grade step is worth $19.56/cwt here — about $72 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale101 hd

435.85

—

MT average5 barns · 1,963 hd

472.93

−37.08

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−22.29

This barn, trailing median3 sales

391.33

+44.52

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	1,774	187.64	3,329	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,613	181.81	2,933	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,410	176.84	2,494	212
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,201	158.49	1,904	157

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,082	$3,500	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,217	$3,478	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,440	$3,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$3,327	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,363	$3,235	26
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,346	$3,022	118
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,493	$2,850	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,270	$2,850	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$2,850	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	914	$3,400	5

Every lot, as filed

79 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	230	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	1,932	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	263	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	2,130	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	332	663.06/cwt	620.00–700.00	2,201	42
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	384	565.46/cwt	550.00–615.00	2,171	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	408	539.04/cwt	519.00–565.00	2,199	35
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	436	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,224	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,363	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	437.46/cwt	436.00–439.00	2,498	68
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	572	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,397	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	410.24/cwt	401.00–420.00	2,548	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,436	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,536	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	727	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,704	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	192	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,248	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	339	516.57/cwt	500.00–533.00	1,751	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	373	488.06/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,820	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	381	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,067	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	413	508.07/cwt	487.50–510.00	2,098	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	441.87/cwt	431.00–460.00	2,094	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	493	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,034	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,126	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,070	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,640	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,703	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,850	14
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	316.79/cwt	316.00–318.00	2,905	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	3,009	4
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,082	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,192	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	962	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	3,136	3
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1	1,125	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	3,026	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,405	176.61/cwt	159.00–183.50	2,481	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,745	190.40/cwt	184.00–196.00	3,322	17
Bulls	—	—	1,980	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,406	1
Bulls	—	—	2,038	186.27/cwt	186.00–187.00	3,796	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	2,115	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	4,124	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows21 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	968	118.73/cwt	117.50–120.00	1,149	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	985	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,453	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	990	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,040	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,550	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	81.75/cwt	65.00–92.50	849	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,395	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,156	160.31/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,853	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	113.91/cwt	102.50–122.00	1,337	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,222	173.16/cwt	166.00–177.50	2,116	87
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,262	179.45/cwt	178.50–187.00	2,265	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	171.77/cwt	157.00–183.00	2,295	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	119.62/cwt	117.50–121.00	1,683	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,409	185.26/cwt	181.00–187.50	2,610	71
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,411	177.53/cwt	170.00–185.50	2,505	105
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,415	164.27/cwt	136.00–172.00	2,324	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,462	135.08/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,975	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,509	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,822	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,540	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,556	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,008	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,663	179.87/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,991	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,932	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	755	302.58/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,284	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	957	306.08/cwt	218.00–348.00	2,929	66
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,004	245.41/cwt	200.00–310.00	2,464	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	205.06/cwt	200.00–210.00	2,118	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,131	234.48/cwt	190.00–277.50	2,652	68
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,403	223.70/cwt	217.00–228.00	3,139	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,082	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,107	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,148	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,232	3,550.33/head	3,400.00–3,650.00	3,550	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,274	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	3,121	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,363	3,234.93/head	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,235	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,371	3,056.16/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	3,056	105
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,410	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,764	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,435	3,327.43/head	3,150.00–3,400.00	3,327	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,440	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,445	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,493	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,632	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,872	3

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 575Last week 390Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 755Last week 343Year ago 709

Replacement CattleReceipts 410Last week 138Year ago 139

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	192	650.00	650.00
6	300–350	339	500.00–533.00	516.57
11	350–400	373	480.00–495.00	488.06
7	450–500	493	412.50	412.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	850–900	885	322.00	322.00
5	900–950	917	316.00–318.00	316.79
4	950–1000	963	312.50	312.50
7	1050–1100	1,082	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	381	542.50	542.50
23	400–450	413	487.50–510.00	508.07
11	450–500	474	431.00–460.00	441.87
12	500–550	521	408.00	408.00
4	550–600	555	373.00	373.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	322.00	322.00
2	850–900	858	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	840.00	840.00
16	250–300	263	810.00	810.00
42	300–350	332	620.00–700.00	663.06
4	350–400	384	550.00–615.00	565.46
35	400–450	408	519.00–565.00	539.04
19	500–550	534	442.50	442.50
68	550–600	571	436.00–439.00	437.46
14	600–650	621	401.00–420.00	410.24
9	700–750	727	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	648	376.00	376.00
3	650–700	693	366.00	366.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	436	510.00	510.00
14	550–600	572	419.00	419.00
3	600–650	645	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	962	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,125	269.00	269.00

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	66	—	957	218.00–348.00	306.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	68	—	1,131	190.00–277.50	234.48

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	3	—	1,403	217.00–228.00	223.70

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	2	—	1,033	200.00–210.00	205.06
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,004	200.00–310.00	245.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	180.00	180.00

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	2	—	755	290.00–315.00	302.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	914	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,148	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,632	176.00	176.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,270	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,274	245.00	245.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,363	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,234.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,445	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,082	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,440	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,232	3,400.00–3,650.00	3,550.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,435	3,150.00–3,400.00	3,327.43
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,410	196.00	196.00

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,493	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	105	—	1,371	2,800.00–3,100.00	3,056.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,107	2,950.00	2,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,262	178.50–187.00	179.45
87	—	1,222	166.00–177.50	173.16
11	—	1,156	150.00–164.00	160.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	117.50–120.00	118.73
1	—	990	105.00	105.00
1	—	985	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	124.00	124.00
4	—	1,039	65.00–92.50	81.75
28	—	1,174	102.50–122.00	113.91
1	—	1,000	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,415	136.00–172.00	164.27
71	—	1,409	181.00–187.50	185.26
105	—	1,411	170.00–185.50	177.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,509	187.00	187.00
1	—	1,540	166.00	166.00
11	—	1,663	173.00–183.00	179.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,336	157.00–183.00	171.77
3	—	1,407	117.50–121.00	119.62
3	—	1,462	131.00–141.00	135.08
1	—	1,680	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,038	186.00–187.00	186.27
1	—	1,980	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,115	195.00	195.00
3	—	1,405	159.00–183.50	176.61
17	—	1,745	184.00–196.00	190.40

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