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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Jun 27

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

201 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 247▲ 19 vs year ago 182 · +10.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

535 head

▲ 133 vs last sale 402▲ 67 vs year ago 468 · +14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

148 head

▼ 546 vs last sale 694▼ 116 vs year ago 264 · −43.9%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand for feeders was mostly good for light offerings. Quality was mostly plain to average today. Most feeders were offered in small groups or as singles. Buyers showed very good demand for limited feeders as they tried to fill loads to end out the week. Market activity was mostly moderate to active with several buyers actively bidding on limited offerings. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand for moderate offerings. Additional packer buyers were in the market this week trying to secure enough offerings for harvest both this week and next. Slaughter cows sold sharply higher as a result. Breaking and boning cows sold mostly 6.00-9.00 higher. Lean cows sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher. Buyers searching for feeding cows were forced to pay significantly higher money for offerings as they tried to buy cows away from packers. Feeding cows sold mostly 6.00-8.00 higher. Several sets of thin fleshed cows were purchased to hold for the upcoming 4th of July holiday these cows were included in slaughter cows as the holiday is next week. Quality was mostly average to attractive this sale. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to above average. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-6.00 higher. Bull quality this sale was average to attractive. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Quality was mostly average to attractive, however fewer takers were seen for this class of cow. Fewer buyers looking for rebreed offerings were seen this sale as most of the rebreeds from this point on will be April and later calving.

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 $301.00/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −110.62 against this barn's trailing median of $411.62.

Average price

$301.00

9 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$19.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.32

vs MT average

+31.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	307.50	1,707	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	582	288.00	1,676	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.50/cwt here — about $30 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 sale9 hd

301.00

—

MT average3 barns · 49 hd

291.68

+9.32

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

+31.72

This barn, trailing median23 sales

411.62

−110.62

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

23 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $469.35, low $332.50, median $411.62 across 23 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	—	High	1,807	167.93	3,034	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,574	148.81	2,342	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,350	147.94	1,997	275
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,051	131.15	1,379	71
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,683	132.41	2,228	2thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$2,191	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,263	$1,965	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,197	$2,925	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,553	$2,685	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$2,507	11
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,555	$3,000	2thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,494	3
Steers	600–650	Medium 2	623	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,240	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	658	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,908	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,001	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	268.51/cwt	267.50–269.00	1,947	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	239.56/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,869	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,046	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,117	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	252.60/cwt	248.00–262.00	2,193	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,348	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,554	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,707	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,676	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	258.38/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,651	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,810	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	260.96/cwt	253.00–264.00	1,866	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,850	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	224.27/cwt	223.00–232.00	1,947	14
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	947	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,027	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,552	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	2
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,133	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,232	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,303	139.97/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,824	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,507	160.92/cwt	151.00–173.00	2,425	13
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,536	178.35/cwt	174.00–182.00	2,739	6
Bulls	—	—	1,885	162.51/cwt	153.00–174.00	3,063	19
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,995	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,853	1
Bulls	—	—Natural	2,010	180.90/cwt	178.00–184.00	3,636	2
Bulls	—	—	2,098	180.55/cwt	174.00–190.00	3,788	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	803	117.43/cwt	112.00–125.00	943	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,030	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	120.50/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,312	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,093	125.72/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,374	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,104	134.86/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,489	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	137.60/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,533	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,154	142.31/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,642	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	144.60/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,731	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	141.58/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,824	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	151.24/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,007	98
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	135.34/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,831	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,373	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,840	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,389	142.86/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,984	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,398	149.72/cwt	146.00–154.50	2,093	101
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,520	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	2,333	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	153.48/cwt	149.00–158.50	2,380	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,591	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,164	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,634	143.23/cwt	141.00–146.50	2,340	12
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,683	132.41/cwt	131.00–134.00	2,228	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1	1,124	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,180	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,435	2,753.27/head	2,675.00–2,800.00	2,753	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,553	2,685.00/head	2,685.00–2,685.00	2,685	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,560	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,555	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,619	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,024	178.39/cwt	150.00–199.00	1,827	38
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,060	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,776	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	141.80/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,546	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,169	153.05/cwt	144.00–172.50	1,789	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,263	1,965.23/head	1,900.00–2,010.00	1,965	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	2,191.28/head	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,191	6

This sale against other markets

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 Jun 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 247Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 535Last week 402Year ago 468

Replacement CattleReceipts 148Last week 694Year ago 264

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	712	281.00	281.00
2	750–800	790	259.00	259.00
5	800–850	808	262.00	262.00
3	850–900	868	248.00–262.00	252.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	623	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	658	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	725	267.50–269.00	268.51
2	750–800	780	235.00–244.00	239.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	691	262.00	262.00
6	700–750	715	253.00–264.00	260.96
2	750–800	755	245.00	245.00
14	850–900	868	223.00–232.00	224.27
7	900–950	947	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	555	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	418	322.50	322.50
12	450–500	498	312.00	312.00
3	550–600	582	288.00	288.00
5	600–650	639	258.00–260.00	258.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	579	268.00	268.00
2	600–650	620	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1100–1150	1,133	197.00	197.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,553	2,685.00	2,685.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,560	3,300.00	3,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,435	2,675.00–2,800.00	2,753.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,180	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,124	2,850.00	2,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,555	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	10	—	1,169	144.00–172.50	153.05
(<2 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,024	150.00–199.00	178.39

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	3	—	830	195.00	195.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,090	138.00–151.00	141.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	167.50	167.50

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)	5	—	1,263	1,900.00–2,010.00	1,965.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,295	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,191.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,536	174.00–182.00	178.35
13	—	1,507	151.00–173.00	160.92
3	—	1,303	137.00–146.00	139.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	143.00	143.00
2	—	2,010	178.00–184.00	180.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,885	153.00–174.00	162.51
17	—	2,098	174.00–190.00	180.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,154	141.00–147.00	142.31
12	—	1,104	131.00–136.00	134.86
8	—	1,093	119.00–129.00	125.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,634	141.00–146.50	143.23
5	—	1,591	136.00	136.00
23	—	1,551	149.00–158.50	153.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,520	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	135.00–136.00	135.34
54	—	1,288	135.00–145.00	141.58
98	—	1,327	146.00–158.00	151.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	102.50	102.50
4	—	1,089	115.00–123.00	120.50
9	—	1,197	143.00–149.00	144.60
14	—	1,114	133.00–140.00	137.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	803	112.00–125.00	117.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	1,398	146.00–154.50	149.72
16	—	1,389	139.00–145.00	142.86
3	—	1,373	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,683	131.00–134.00	132.41

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.