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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Oct 9

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Oct 2Oct 9Oct 16 →

Receipts

3,340 head

▲ 2,915 vs last sale 425▲ 360 vs year ago 2,980 · +12.1%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Oct 26, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested today to develop any market trend. Calves of both sexes sold sharply higher in a narrow comparison. Demand was very good for moderate offerings. Yearling quality was mostly plain to average today with many cut back cattle seen off earlier video sales. Many blemished yearling cattle were seen today. Despite a lower quality offering, buyers showed very good demand, with very little price difference seen between blemished and non blemished cattle. Calves sold on very good demand as well. Calf quality was average to very attractive. Many long strings of calves sold today off reputation ranches. Demand for very light weight calves was very good as buyers have already started buying calves to develop into yearlings. Todays sale featured red angus calves. Several very attractive sets sold this week with many sets selling for the same price as their black hided counterparts. Demand for heavyweight calves was very good as well, as buyers try to find cattle that will finish early enough to market against the April board. CME positions traded sharply higher again today with most contracts trading over 4.00 higher with some finishing over 5.00 higher. A large crowd of buyers was on hand for todays sale and buyers all seemed to have homes for all classes and weights. Market activity was active with a large crowd on hand for todays sale.

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 $470.32/cwt on 714 head. That ranks 15 of 22 comparable sales and sits +27.38 against this barn's trailing median of $442.94.

Average price

$470.32

714 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$508

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

$92.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.42

vs MT average

+24.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	476.94	2,575	639
Medium and Large 1-2	559	434.68	2,429	44
Medium and Large 2	538	384.49	2,067	31

One grade step is worth $92.45/cwt here — about $508 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale714 hd

470.32

—

MT average4 barns · 1,918 hd

465.90

+4.42

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

+24.47

This barn, trailing median22 sales

442.94

+27.38

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

88 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	243	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,567	7
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	245	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	1,960	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	276	759.88/cwt	750.00–775.00	2,097	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	277	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,939	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	319	674.50/cwt	670.00–690.00	2,152	9
Steers	300–350	Medium 1Unweaned	323	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,954	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	376	642.83/cwt	632.50–645.00	2,417	60
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	384	572.96/cwt	555.00–590.00	2,200	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	411	584.32/cwt	558.00–596.00	2,402	106
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	424	484.96/cwt	450.00–492.50	2,056	25
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	432	534.82/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,310	22
Steers	400–450	Medium 1Unweaned	441	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,326	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	522.42/cwt	502.50–550.00	2,492	172
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	480	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	2,366	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	527	486.24/cwt	459.00–513.00	2,562	474
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	531	445.42/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,365	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	531	384.33/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,041	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	450.23/cwt	438.00–467.00	2,598	165
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	583	385.56/cwt	381.00–390.00	2,248	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	584	424.87/cwt	395.00–441.00	2,481	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	623	404.81/cwt	391.00–411.00	2,522	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	627	427.48/cwt	421.00–440.00	2,680	131
Steers	600–650	Medium 1Unweaned	647	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,329	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	661	418.85/cwt	415.00–421.00	2,769	14
Steers	650–700	Medium 1Unweaned	673	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,618	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	683	395.98/cwt	392.00–397.50	2,705	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	701	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,636	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	704	410.01/cwt	400.00–419.00	2,886	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,984	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	746	387.46/cwt	387.00–389.00	2,890	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	755	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,763	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,949	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	770	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,772	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,906	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Full	783	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,913	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	794	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,636	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	807	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,994	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	3,117	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	843	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,959	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Full	861	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	3,100	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	360.68/cwt	354.00–363.00	3,131	16
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	3,256	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	929	339.99/cwt	338.00–345.00	3,159	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Full	938	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	3,086	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	979	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	3,152	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	215	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,441	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	240	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,536	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	287	597.13/cwt	592.50–615.00	1,714	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	326	591.67/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,929	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	343	542.54/cwt	522.00–572.50	1,861	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	365	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,588	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	371	564.80/cwt	535.00–579.00	2,095	59
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	398	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,831	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	414	377.29/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,562	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	505.58/cwt	480.00–547.00	2,154	94
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	428	454.09/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,944	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	471	414.15/cwt	385.00–450.00	1,951	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	480	354.29/cwt	332.50–365.00	1,701	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	468.84/cwt	452.50–494.00	2,264	330
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	444.46/cwt	432.00–452.00	2,316	161
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	533	408.99/cwt	370.00–452.00	2,180	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	559	424.66/cwt	423.00–428.00	2,374	49
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	560	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,111	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	569	379.52/cwt	377.00–380.00	2,159	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	572	432.68/cwt	430.00–441.00	2,475	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	598	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,018	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	607	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,261	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	608	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,158	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	609	379.67/cwt	367.00–397.00	2,312	65
Heifers	650–700	Large 1Unweaned	653	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,364	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	661	376.43/cwt	363.00–386.00	2,488	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	691	362.93/cwt	352.00–367.50	2,508	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium 2	693	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,252	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,751	40
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,886	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	367.91/cwt	367.00–368.00	2,807	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	383.01/cwt	379.50–390.00	2,968	61
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	364.49/cwt	344.00–370.00	3,014	37
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	330.52/cwt	326.00–335.00	2,740	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	889	333.20/cwt	328.00–340.00	2,962	65
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	912	327.10/cwt	325.00–331.00	2,983	31
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,035	304.49/cwt	298.00–306.00	3,151	24
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1Fleshy	1,056	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,999	4
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1Full	1,083	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	3,130	3
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,110	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,164	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	464	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,320	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	545	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,453	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,462	7

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 9, 2025

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

Receipts 3,340Last week 425Year ago 2,980

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	750–800	783	372.00	372.00
4	900–950	938	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	950–1000	979	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	700.00	700.00
18	350–400	384	555.00–590.00	572.96
22	400–450	432	525.00–540.00	534.82
25	450–500	480	493.00	493.00
21	500–550	531	440.00–455.00	445.42
23	550–600	584	395.00–441.00	424.87
27	600–650	623	391.00–411.00	404.81
9	650–700	683	392.00–397.50	395.98
7	700–750	701	376.00	376.00
3	750–800	755	366.00	366.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	800.00	800.00
5	250–300	276	750.00–775.00	759.88
9	300–350	319	670.00–690.00	674.50
60	350–400	376	632.50–645.00	642.83
106	400–450	411	558.00–596.00	584.32
172	450–500	477	502.50–550.00	522.42
474	500–550	527	459.00–513.00	486.24
165	550–600	577	438.00–467.00	450.23
131	600–650	627	421.00–440.00	427.48
14	650–700	661	415.00–421.00	418.85
17	700–750	704	400.00–419.00	410.01
3	750–800	770	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	719	415.00	415.00
4	750–800	766	385.00	385.00
6	800–850	816	382.00	382.00
1	850–900	880	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	605.00	605.00
22	400–450	441	527.50	527.50
3	600–650	647	360.00	360.00
3	650–700	673	389.00	389.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	861	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	243	645.00	645.00
25	400–450	424	450.00–492.50	484.96
27	500–550	531	380.00–400.00	384.33
4	550–600	583	381.00–390.00	385.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	794	332.00	332.00
2	800–850	843	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	700–750	746	387.00–389.00	387.46
5	750–800	775	375.00	375.00
6	800–850	807	371.00	371.00
16	850–900	868	354.00–363.00	360.68
7	900–950	929	338.00–345.00	339.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	700–750	724	380.00	380.00
12	750–800	763	367.00–368.00	367.91
4	800–850	829	326.00–335.00	330.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	670.00	670.00
5	250–300	287	592.50–615.00	597.13
17	300–350	326	585.00–600.00	591.67
59	350–400	371	535.00–579.00	564.80
94	400–450	426	480.00–547.00	505.58
330	450–500	483	452.50–494.00	468.84
161	500–550	521	432.00–452.00	444.46
49	550–600	559	423.00–428.00	424.66
65	600–650	609	367.00–397.00	379.67
12	650–700	661	363.00–386.00	376.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	390.00	390.00
61	750–800	775	379.50–390.00	383.01
37	800–850	827	344.00–370.00	364.49
65	850–900	889	328.00–340.00	333.20
31	900–950	912	325.00–331.00	327.10
24	1000–1050	1,035	298.00–306.00	304.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	572	430.00–441.00	432.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	600–650	607	372.50	372.50
10	650–700	691	352.00–367.50	362.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	653	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,110	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1050–1100	1,083	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1050–1100	1,056	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	693	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	560	377.00	377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	435.00	435.00
10	400–450	414	370.00–382.50	377.29
9	450–500	480	332.50–365.00	354.29
2	550–600	598	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	640.00	640.00
12	300–350	343	522.00–572.50	542.54
13	350–400	398	460.00	460.00
6	400–450	428	450.00–475.00	454.09
20	450–500	471	385.00–450.00	414.15
12	500–550	533	370.00–452.00	408.99
26	550–600	569	377.00–380.00	379.52
3	600–650	608	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	464	500.00	500.00
16	500–550	545	450.00	450.00
7	600–650	608	405.00	405.00

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.