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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Nov 17

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

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Feeder Cattle receipts

312 head

▼ 328 vs last sale 640▼ 90 vs year ago 402 · −22.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

554 head

▼ 528 vs last sale 1,082▲ 45 vs year ago 509 · +8.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

298 head

▼ 212 vs last sale 510▼ 5 vs year ago 303 · −1.7%

Also sold hereRegular saleThu Oct 29, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Mondays sale: Feeder cattle were to lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly light to moderate for light offerings. Feeder cattle quality was mostly plain this week. Heifer quality was better than steer quality. Market activity was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows comprised most of the sale this week. Demand was mostly moderate for moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower on breaking cows, boning and lean cows sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Cow quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. High quality feeding cows suitable to feed to premium white sold unevenly steady. Additional feeding buyers were in the market this week and started out buying cows higher than last week, however cow prices soften as the sale progressed. Thin feeding cows sold mostly steady. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average today. Cows on average were more full than last week. Slaughter bulls sold on moderate demand for light offerings. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady on a higher yielding offering. Quality was mostly average to attractive this week. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Demand for young feeding cows was mostly good this week with additional buyers in the market looking for young cows and heiferettes to feed.

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 $359.66/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 3 of 3 comparable sales and sits +0.15 against this barn's trailing median of $359.50.

Average price

$359.66

29 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$10.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.44

vs MT average

+2.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	360.00	2,007	28
Medium and Large 1-2	500	350.00	1,750	1thin

One grade step is worth $10.00/cwt here — about $257 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale29 hd

359.66

—

MT average5 barns · 1,250 hd

379.10

−19.44

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

+2.77

This barn, trailing median3 sales

359.50

+0.15

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	—	Average	1,888	175.81	3,319	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	171.59	2,685	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,413	160.13	2,262	252
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,178	147.21	1,734	146

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,260	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,001	$3,050	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,379	$2,643	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,362	$2,600	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,493	$2,567	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,335	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,424	$2,323	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,361	$2,075	10
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$2,800	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,047	$2,750	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	823	$2,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	331	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,688	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	436	447.30/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,950	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,012	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	489	448.93/cwt	442.50–460.00	2,195	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	538	402.14/cwt	384.00–421.00	2,164	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	608	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,244	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	612	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,958	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,392	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	427.82/cwt	410.00–433.00	1,656	25
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	433	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,819	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,888	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	497	360.03/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,789	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	503	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,811	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	564	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,030	25
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	994	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,694	4
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,933	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	324	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,750	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	343	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,732	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,945	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	318.73/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,477	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,819	168.54/cwt	164.50–175.00	3,066	11
Bulls	—	—	1,903	185.54/cwt	185.00–186.00	3,531	2
Bulls	—	—	1,929	179.89/cwt	177.00–183.00	3,470	15
Bulls	—	—	1,995	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,491	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	615	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	461	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	890	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,024	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,438	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	106.31/cwt	92.50–120.00	1,190	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,162	140.97/cwt	120.00–159.00	1,638	58
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,218	163.67/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,994	69
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,273	174.04/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,216	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	117.02/cwt	105.00–122.50	1,563	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,387	147.02/cwt	125.00–159.00	2,039	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,422	165.18/cwt	158.00–174.00	2,349	187
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	131.16/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,866	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,490	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,541	174.80/cwt	168.00–183.00	2,694	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,555	152.21/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,367	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,560	163.03/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,543	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,251	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,716	167.86/cwt	167.00–171.00	2,880	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,070	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,498	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,001	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,360	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,361	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,362	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,424	2,322.96/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,323	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,428	2,778.55/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,779	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,560	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	245.63/cwt	225.00–285.00	2,284	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	971	234.08/cwt	220.00–255.00	2,273	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	999	276.99/cwt	217.50–307.00	2,767	72
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,086	228.87/cwt	192.00–286.00	2,486	70
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,422	216.39/cwt	213.00–220.00	3,077	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	823	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,047	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	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 Nov 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 640Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 554Last week 1,082Year ago 509

Replacement CattleReceipts 298Last week 510Year ago 303

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	360.00	360.00
25	550–600	564	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	433	420.00	420.00
4	450–500	497	350.00–370.00	360.03
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	455	415.00	415.00
5	1000–1050	1,015	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	350–400	387	410.00–433.00	427.82
4	950–1000	994	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	615	389.00	389.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	331	510.00	510.00
11	400–450	436	430.00–455.00	447.30
5	450–500	489	442.50–460.00	448.93
6	500–550	538	384.00–421.00	402.14
2	600–650	608	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	612	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	505.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	540.00	540.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	777	317.50–320.00	318.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	665	292.50	292.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,428	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,778.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,001	3,050.00	3,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,424	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,322.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,560	2,450.00	2,450.00

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)	3	—	1,362	2,600.00	2,600.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,361	2,075.00	2,075.00

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	8	—	930	225.00–285.00	245.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	971	220.00–255.00	234.08

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	2	—	1,422	213.00–220.00	216.39

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	70	—	1,086	192.00–286.00	228.87
(<2 yrs)	Open	72	—	999	217.50–307.00	276.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,015	2,800.00	2,800.00
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,047	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	823	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,716	167.00–171.00	167.86
1	—	1,585	142.00	142.00
2	—	1,500	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,541	168.00–183.00	174.80
10	—	1,560	159.00–167.00	163.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,162	120.00–159.00	140.97
69	—	1,218	159.00–167.00	163.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
187	—	1,422	158.00–174.00	165.18
3	—	1,273	173.00–176.00	174.04
52	—	1,387	125.00–159.00	147.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	115.00	115.00
1	—	615	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	145.00–160.00	152.21
4	—	1,336	105.00–122.50	117.02
4	—	1,423	125.00–134.00	131.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	132.50	132.50
16	—	1,119	92.50–120.00	106.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,070	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,929	177.00–183.00	179.89
11	—	1,819	164.50–175.00	168.54
1	—	1,995	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,903	185.00–186.00	185.54

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.