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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Oct 15

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Receipts

4,224 head

▲ 1,641 vs last sale 2,583▼ 371 vs year ago 4,595 · −8.1%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Oct 26, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale (10-08-26): Yearling cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Steer calves under 400 lbs were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher to sharply higher undertones were noticed on a higher quality offering. Steer calves 400-549 lbs sold mostly 10.00 higher, 550 lbs steers and heavier sold generally steady. Heifer calves under 450 lbs were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. 450-499 lbs heifer calves sold 10.00-20.00 higher, 500-649 lbs higher sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher, heifers over 650 lbs were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Calves were offered in mostly moderate size packages this week with a few light load lots seen. Quality this week was mixed but mostly average to attractive. Some calves showed signs of stress after an early week rain and snow storm. Many cutback calves continue to be seen off summer video sales. A wide variety of quality and breed types were seen again this sale. Demand for light weight calves did diminish as buyers filled loads leading to wide price on light weight offerings. Market activity was mostly active with a larger buyer pool noticed. Billings livestock commission will not sale cows or bulls again this fall on Thursdays. Cows will be sold on Mondays during the fall run.

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 $437.54/cwt on 870 head, up $7.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 22 comparable sales and sits −5.41 against this barn's trailing median of $442.94.

Average price

$437.54

▲ 7.22 vs prior sale

870 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$49.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.92

vs MT average

+5.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	445.51	2,432	624
Large 1	537	426.00	2,288	99
Medium and Large 1-2	549	413.57	2,271	129
Medium 1	565	396.25	2,238	18thin

One grade step is worth $49.26/cwt here — about $194 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 sale870 hd

437.54

—

MT average4 barns · 1,930 hd

432.62

+4.92

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

+5.25

This barn, trailing median22 sales

442.94

−5.41

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

22 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $525.97, low $398.08, median $442.94 across 22 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

79 lots · USDA AMS · Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)

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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	242	646.00/cwt	645.00–655.00	1,563	20
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	270	685.70/cwt	650.00–690.00	1,851	19
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	288	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,728	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	289	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,604	5
Steers	300–350	Medium 2Unweaned	334	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,286	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	339	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,085	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	347	591.75/cwt	580.00–595.00	2,053	9
Steers	350–400	Medium 2Unweaned	359	367.28/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,319	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	367	594.78/cwt	540.00–640.00	2,183	104
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	379	538.14/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,040	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	386	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,785	30
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	421	443.22/cwt	427.50–445.00	1,866	115
Steers	400–450	Large 1Unweaned	422	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,078	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	428	491.92/cwt	450.00–520.00	2,105	50
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	431	530.81/cwt	512.50–562.50	2,288	178
Steers	400–450	Medium 1Unweaned	447	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,067	6
Steers	450–500	Large 1Unweaned	455	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,230	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,310	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	491.61/cwt	475.00–522.50	2,335	190
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	484	460.69/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,230	37
Steers	500–550	Medium 1Unweaned	507	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,167	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	463.51/cwt	437.00–490.00	2,429	334
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	536	422.86/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,267	83
Steers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	537	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,288	99
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,411	78
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	573	396.82/cwt	385.00–401.00	2,274	46
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	420.66/cwt	401.00–440.00	2,431	212
Steers	550–600	Medium 1Unweaned	587	384.23/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,255	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	626	400.63/cwt	384.00–412.00	2,508	400
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	630	375.99/cwt	355.00–392.00	2,369	73
Steers	600–650	Medium 1Unweaned	638	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,341	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	671	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,449	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	381.60/cwt	371.00–391.00	2,564	81
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	674	363.65/cwt	355.00–369.00	2,451	9
Steers	700–750	Large 1Unweaned	723	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,494	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	727	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,566	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	730	362.74/cwt	358.00–366.00	2,648	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	730	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,592	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,657	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	767	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,800	3
Steers	750–800	Medium 1	779	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,629	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	814	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,694	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	879	326.72/cwt	324.00–330.00	2,872	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	164	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	820	8
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	227	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,373	18
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	286	509.23/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,456	17
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	290	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,856	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	320	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,392	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	327	530.98/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,736	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	327	485.85/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,589	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	369	497.57/cwt	485.00–530.00	1,836	92
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	386	472.78/cwt	455.00–479.00	1,825	38
Heifers	350–400	Medium 2Unweaned	386	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,390	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	387	403.81/cwt	400.00–416.00	1,563	148
Heifers	400–450	Large 1Unweaned	403	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,894	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	481.72/cwt	452.50–493.00	2,023	90
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	433	441.67/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,912	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	438.20/cwt	420.00–457.50	2,068	256
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	478	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,924	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,175	26
Heifers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	509	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,036	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1Unweaned	521	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,980	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	527	403.72/cwt	385.00–428.00	2,128	152
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	545	370.16/cwt	369.00–377.50	2,017	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,230	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	385.30/cwt	372.00–391.50	2,219	153
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	590	364.12/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,148	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	369.74/cwt	366.00–380.00	2,267	53
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1Full	641	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,923	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	659	346.38/cwt	345.00–352.00	2,283	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1-2	699	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,377	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,617	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,829	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,035	283.11/cwt	280.50–285.00	2,930	12
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,091	278.71/cwt	277.00–280.00	3,041	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	335	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,077	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	527	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,192	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	667	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,455	24
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1-2	1,160	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,610	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 (Thu)

Thu Oct 15, 2026

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

Receipts 4,224Last week 2,583Year ago 4,595

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	640.00	640.00
12	300–350	327	525.00–535.00	530.98
92	350–400	369	485.00–530.00	497.57
90	400–450	420	452.50–493.00	481.72
256	450–500	472	420.00–457.50	438.20
152	500–550	527	385.00–428.00	403.72
153	550–600	576	372.00–391.50	385.30
53	600–650	613	366.00–380.00	369.74
15	650–700	659	345.00–352.00	346.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	1000–1050	1,035	280.50–285.00	283.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	500	435.00	435.00
23	550–600	556	401.00	401.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	699	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	521	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1050–1100	1,091	277.00–280.00	278.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	641	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	403	470.00	470.00
4	500–550	509	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	320	435.00	435.00
148	350–400	387	400.00–416.00	403.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	150–200	164	500.00	500.00
18	200–250	227	605.00	605.00
17	250–300	286	500.00–525.00	509.23
7	300–350	327	480.00–500.00	485.85
38	350–400	386	455.00–479.00	472.78
19	400–450	433	425.00–460.00	441.67
4	450–500	478	402.50	402.50
14	500–550	545	369.00–377.50	370.16
10	550–600	590	355.00–370.00	364.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	858	305.00	305.00
2	1000–1050	1,025	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	250–300	270	650.00–690.00	685.70
6	300–350	339	615.00	615.00
104	350–400	367	540.00–640.00	594.78
178	400–450	431	512.50–562.50	530.81
190	450–500	475	475.00–522.50	491.61
334	500–550	524	437.00–490.00	463.51
212	550–600	578	401.00–440.00	420.66
400	600–650	626	384.00–412.00	400.63
81	650–700	672	371.00–391.00	381.60
19	700–750	730	358.00–366.00	362.74
3	750–800	767	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	462	500.00	500.00
78	550–600	553	436.00	436.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	289	555.00	555.00
30	350–400	386	462.50	462.50
115	400–450	421	427.50–445.00	443.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	779	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	814	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	650–700	671	365.00	365.00
7	700–750	727	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	447	462.50	462.50
5	500–550	507	427.50	427.50
13	550–600	587	382.50–390.00	384.23
3	600–650	638	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	422	492.50	492.50
4	450–500	455	490.00	490.00
99	500–550	537	426.00	426.00
2	700–750	723	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	385.00	385.00
20	350–400	359	350.00–400.00	367.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	200–250	242	645.00–655.00	646.00
2	250–300	288	600.00	600.00
9	300–350	347	580.00–595.00	591.75
11	350–400	379	525.00–555.00	538.14
50	400–450	428	450.00–520.00	491.92
37	450–500	484	450.00–470.00	460.69
83	500–550	536	405.00–440.00	422.86
46	550–600	573	385.00–401.00	396.82
73	600–650	630	355.00–392.00	375.99
9	650–700	674	355.00–369.00	363.65
8	700–750	730	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	738	360.00	360.00
12	850–900	879	324.00–330.00	326.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	620.00	620.00
3	500–550	527	416.00	416.00
24	650–700	667	368.00	368.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,160	225.00	225.00

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.