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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Sep 11

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Sep 4Sep 11Sep 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

319 head

▼ 1,018 vs last sale 1,337▲ 20 vs year ago 299 · +6.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

269 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 270▲ 4 vs year ago 265 · +1.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

88 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 22▲ 27 vs year ago 61 · +44.3%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Oct 26, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: All feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. CME positions traded limit lower on Tuesday causing buyers since then to take pause as they bid on cattle. Too few offerings were seen today for buyers to build loads which also hindered demand. Additionally many offerings today were pushing heavy amounts of fill which also hindered demand. Demand was mostly light to moderate as a result. Offerings were light. Quality this week was mostly average. Market activity was moderate with fewer buyers in the stands this sale. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand for light offerings. Slaughter cows were to lightly tested to develop any market trend. Feeding demand was so strong packers only purchased very blemished cows for harvest. Many cows were extremely lame as even slightly lame cows were purchased to feed this week. Feeding cow demand was very good this sale. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher in a narrow comparison. The largest increase in price came from lean cows which had freshly weaned calves. These cows had the most compensatory gain and buyers showed good demand for these offerings as a result. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this week with most offerings pushing some fill. Cow quality was mostly average this sale. Slaughter bulls sold on mostly moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Several packages of thin fleshed bulls continue to be purchased to feed. Feeding bulls sold mostly 3.00 lower. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly good to very good demand. Some older offerings are being purchased to rebreed for fall calving. Additionally, some cows are being sold as exposed and are bringing strong premiums to feeding cows. Quality this week was mostly average. Too few offerings were seen to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed.

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 $362.38/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 4 of 23 comparable sales and sits −49.24 against this barn's trailing median of $411.62.

Average price

$362.38

19 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$19.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.37

vs MT average

−5.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	543	364.43	1,979	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	563	345.00	1,942	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.43/cwt here — about $37 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 sale19 hd

362.38

—

MT average2 barns · 44 hd

388.76

−26.37

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−5.96

This barn, trailing median23 sales

411.62

−49.24

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	—	Average	1,817	184.89	3,360	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,446	164.13	2,373	109
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,616	160.76	2,598	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,182	149.45	1,767	58
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	730	140.00	1,022	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,787	$4,350	6

Every lot, as filed

71 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	373	518.26/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,933	3
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2Unweaned	413	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,735	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	427	519.93/cwt	515.00–530.00	2,220	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	512	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,381	8
Steers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	541	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,343	9
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	678	389.15/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,638	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	778	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,801	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	883	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,985	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	3,033	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	3,156	14
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	3,171	3
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,080	306.50/cwt	306.50–306.50	3,310	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	448	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,904	4
Heifers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	543	364.43/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,979	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	563	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,942	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	608	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,158	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	669	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,121	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	730	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,402	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	329.56/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,422	21
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	795	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,544	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Full	815	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,649	32
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,486	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	913	304.47/cwt	302.00–307.00	2,780	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	310.40/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,865	15
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	969	295.41/cwt	291.00–300.00	2,863	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	982	311.19/cwt	308.00–312.50	3,056	17
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,020	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	3,055	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	290.34/cwt	285.00–293.00	2,985	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Full	1,035	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	3,084	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,074	295.82/cwt	295.00–296.00	3,177	11
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1Full	1,164	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	3,306	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	607	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,246	6
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,921	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,686	2
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,085	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,523	1
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1	1,180	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	3,021	2
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1	1,210	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,904	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,095	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,785	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,426	177.86/cwt	155.00–182.00	2,536	10
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,692	184.68/cwt	184.00–190.00	3,125	10
Bulls	—	—	1,823	178.33/cwt	174.00–182.00	3,251	8
Bulls	—	—	1,923	200.49/cwt	199.00–202.00	3,855	2
Bulls	—	—	2,019	191.14/cwt	184.00–198.00	3,859	18
Bulls	—	—	2,365	190.78/cwt	190.00–191.50	4,512	2
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,720	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	4,787	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,610	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,322	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	129.42/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,487	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,191	162.20/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,932	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,216	150.51/cwt	143.00–155.50	1,830	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,233	172.03/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,121	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	139.57/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,908	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,408	149.72/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,108	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,440	175.27/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,524	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,457	148.97/cwt	143.00–158.00	2,170	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,477	164.49/cwt	159.00–172.00	2,430	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,554	157.02/cwt	156.00–159.00	2,440	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,580	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,639	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,618	162.05/cwt	160.50–164.50	2,622	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,683	158.56/cwt	157.50–159.00	2,669	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,882	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	225.12/cwt	200.00–261.00	2,393	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	228.14/cwt	185.00–275.00	2,487	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,156	222.14/cwt	172.00–260.00	2,568	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	188.15/cwt	165.00–212.50	2,194	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,174	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,043	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,258	215.45/cwt	209.00–216.00	2,710	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,310	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,083	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,403	188.14/cwt	187.50–197.00	2,640	21
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,787	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	6

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 Sep 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 1,337Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 269Last week 270Year ago 265

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 22Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	607	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,033	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	920	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1150–1200	1,180	256.00	256.00
1	1200–1250	1,210	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,085	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	883	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	908	334.00	334.00
14	950–1000	980	322.00	322.00
3	1000–1050	1,010	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	515.00–520.00	518.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	778	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	427	515.00–530.00	519.93
8	500–550	512	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1050–1100	1,080	306.50	306.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	678	385.00–390.00	389.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	541	433.00	433.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	700–750	735	325.00–335.00	329.56
2	900–950	913	302.00–307.00	304.47
4	950–1000	969	291.00–300.00	295.41
3	1000–1050	1,028	285.00–293.00	290.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	448	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	900–950	923	310.00–312.00	310.40
17	950–1000	982	308.00–312.50	311.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	730	329.00	329.00
4	750–800	795	320.00	320.00
32	800–850	815	325.00	325.00
2	1000–1050	1,035	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,020	299.50	299.50
11	1050–1100	1,074	295.00–296.00	295.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1150–1200	1,164	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	608	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	543	362.50–365.00	364.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	669	317.00	317.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,156	172.00–260.00	222.14
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,063	200.00–261.00	225.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	177.50	177.50

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	2	—	1,090	185.00–275.00	228.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,166	165.00–212.50	188.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,174	174.00	174.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,258	209.00–216.00	215.45
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	1,403	187.50–197.00	188.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,310	159.00	159.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,787	4,350.00	4,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,554	156.00–159.00	157.02
1	—	1,580	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,683	157.50–159.00	158.56
9	—	1,618	160.50–164.50	162.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,457	143.00–158.00	148.97
40	—	1,477	159.00–172.00	164.49
43	—	1,440	173.00–180.00	175.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	147.00	147.00
20	—	1,149	125.00–136.00	129.42
1	—	1,120	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,216	143.00–155.50	150.51
7	—	1,233	171.00–178.00	172.03
21	—	1,191	161.00–169.00	162.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,408	145.00–152.00	149.72
11	—	1,367	136.00–144.00	139.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,365	190.00–191.50	190.78
18	—	2,019	184.00–198.00	191.14
8	—	1,823	174.00–182.00	178.33
2	—	1,923	199.00–202.00	200.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,426	155.00–182.00	177.86
10	—	1,692	184.00–190.00	184.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,720	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	140.00	140.00

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.