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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-06

Feeder Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Nov 6

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Oct 30Nov 6Nov 13 →

Receipts

5,916 head

▲ 1,617 vs last sale 4,299▲ 1,614 vs year ago 4,302 · +37.5%

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 last week to develop any market trend. Demand for yearlings was light to moderate as quality was plain to average. Steer calves under 550 lbs sold mostly 5.00-8.00 lower. Steer calves over 550 lbs sold mostly 5.00 lower, with a few load lots selling fully steady. Heifer calves under 500 lbs sold steady to 15.00 lower, heifers 500-599 lbs sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, heifers over 600 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Demand for calves was mostly moderate to good for heavy offerings. Calf quality this week was mixed, but mostly average to attractive. Demand for lightweight offerings suitable to develop into yearlings remains good with several sets selling at or very close to steady with last weeks prices. Offerings were heavy this week and demand remained very consistent throughout the sale which stretched late into the evening. Several sets of weaned cattle were seen however very few buyers were willing to give premiums for these cattle. Many sets of calves were short weaned and sold with a discount to fresh calves straight off the cow. Demand for load lots was good this sale, while demand for packages was moderate to good. Demand for heifers which could be developed into replacements was mostly good and the price difference between feeding heifers and replacement heifers was very large this week. CME positions traded lower again today and despite lower movement, buyers still showed need for cattle to fill pen space as fat cattle remain profitable for many. Market activity was active with a larger crowd on hand for todays sale compared to last week. Internet bidding remains sluggish as many buyers remain sidelined following lower CME contract movement. This has caused large price gaps between front end calves and average to plain calves. No cows will be sold on Thursdays in the fall.

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 $413.51/cwt on 770 head. That ranks 4 of 22 comparable sales and sits −29.43 against this barn's trailing median of $442.94.

Average price

$413.51

770 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

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

$32.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.76

vs MT average

−5.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	523	433.00	2,265	27
Large 1	542	421.44	2,284	70
Medium and Large 1	571	412.99	2,360	615
Medium and Large 1-2	566	400.42	2,266	58

One grade step is worth $32.58/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale770 hd

413.51

—

MT average3 barns · 1,706 hd

428.27

−14.76

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−5.59

This barn, trailing median22 sales

442.94

−29.43

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

94 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	205	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	1,620	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	235	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,504	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	275	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,513	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	285	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,753	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	336	526.97/cwt	515.00–550.00	1,771	18
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	337	581.11/cwt	574.00–610.00	1,958	53
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	382	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,197	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	386	529.58/cwt	525.00–530.00	2,044	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	404	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,879	7
Steers	400–450	Large 1Unweaned	410	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,183	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	418	525.80/cwt	481.00–547.50	2,198	325
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	425	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,040	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,123	6
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	439	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,074	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	486	453.72/cwt	363.00–462.50	2,205	38
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	489	483.10/cwt	463.00–494.00	2,362	728
Steers	450–500	Medium 1Unweaned	492	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,202	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,186	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	511	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,185	5
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	523	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,265	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	450.84/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,371	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,220	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	538	417.46/cwt	414.00–420.00	2,246	12
Steers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	542	421.44/cwt	412.00–422.00	2,284	70
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	413.35/cwt	400.00–429.00	2,364	505
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	408.91/cwt	401.00–412.00	2,372	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	590	387.65/cwt	380.00–396.00	2,287	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	599	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,312	38
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	390.92/cwt	380.00–402.00	2,428	363
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	641	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,372	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	651	395.50/cwt	395.50–395.50	2,575	105
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	671	375.01/cwt	366.00–381.00	2,516	175
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	675	361.29/cwt	354.00–367.50	2,439	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	681	338.68/cwt	330.00–369.00	2,306	46
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	720	368.14/cwt	361.00–371.00	2,651	111
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,870	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,898	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers48 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	326	459.92/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,499	20
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	335	501.79/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,681	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	363	488.17/cwt	470.00–492.50	1,772	130
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	389	441.78/cwt	432.00–449.00	1,719	74
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	422	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,751	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	423	419.38/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,774	54
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	447	437.13/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,954	179
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Full	463	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,458	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	467	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,705	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	468	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,783	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	417.39/cwt	397.00–440.00	1,983	212
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	482	381.51/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,839	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	509	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,125	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Full	511	343.18/cwt	326.00–352.50	1,754	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	519	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,822	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	527	388.75/cwt	375.00–407.50	2,049	246
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	531	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,951	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1Unweaned	554	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,956	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	571	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,976	39
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	573	373.44/cwt	356.00–383.00	2,140	243
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	580	343.31/cwt	339.00–347.50	1,991	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	613	369.52/cwt	369.00–370.00	2,265	39
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	615	311.79/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,918	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Full	628	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,972	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	337.65/cwt	334.00–351.00	2,124	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	632	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,048	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	647	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,200	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	329.29/cwt	320.00–333.00	2,190	38
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	678	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,204	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	713	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,253	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,383	30
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	720	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,275	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	727	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,283	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	319.16/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,432	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	770	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,472	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,423	19
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	834	303.26/cwt	301.00–305.00	2,529	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	848	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,552	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,380	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	308.33/cwt	305.00–309.00	2,661	41
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	939	296.49/cwt	296.00–301.00	2,784	69
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	982	280.01/cwt	279.00–283.00	2,750	20
Heifers	950–1000	Medium 1Fleshy	985	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,364	12
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,016	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,743	8
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	1,036	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,486	7
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,054	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,761	4
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1Fleshy	1,076	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,502	4
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1-2	1,165	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,878	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	349	602.00/cwt	602.00–602.00	2,101	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	360	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,016	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,178	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	507	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,901	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	566	394.29/cwt	385.00–398.00	2,232	34
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	679	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,241	20
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	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 (Thu)

Thu Nov 6, 2025

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

Receipts 5,916Last week 4,299Year ago 4,302

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	650–700	665	320.00–333.00	329.29
30	700–750	720	331.00	331.00
3	750–800	762	317.50–320.00	319.16
41	850–900	863	305.00–309.00	308.33
69	900–950	939	296.00–301.00	296.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	335	500.00–505.00	501.79
130	350–400	363	470.00–492.50	488.17
179	400–450	447	430.00–450.00	437.13
212	450–500	475	397.00–440.00	417.39
246	500–550	527	375.00–407.50	388.75
243	550–600	573	356.00–383.00	373.44
20	600–650	629	334.00–351.00	337.65
10	650–700	678	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	720	316.00	316.00
3	750–800	770	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1000–1050	1,036	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
39	600–650	613	369.00–370.00	369.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	482	375.00–400.00	381.51
39	550–600	571	346.00	346.00
3	600–650	632	324.00	324.00
3	700–750	713	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	950–1000	985	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1150–1200	1,165	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1050–1100	1,054	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1050–1100	1,076	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	415.00	415.00
11	450–500	467	365.00	365.00
14	500–550	519	351.00	351.00
16	600–650	647	340.00	340.00
3	700–750	727	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	848	301.00	301.00
3	850–900	850	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	509	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	554	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	326	455.00–480.00	459.92
74	350–400	389	432.00–449.00	441.78
54	400–450	423	400.00–427.50	419.38
3	450–500	468	381.00	381.00
7	500–550	531	367.50	367.50
10	550–600	580	339.00–347.50	343.31
12	600–650	615	300.00–324.00	311.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	750–800	779	311.00	311.00
7	800–850	834	301.00–305.00	303.26
20	950–1000	982	279.00–283.00	280.01
8	1000–1050	1,016	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	463	315.00	315.00
23	500–550	511	326.00–352.50	343.18
5	600–650	628	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	506	432.00	432.00
39	550–600	580	401.00–412.00	408.91
5	950–1000	950	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	480.00	480.00
7	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
5	500–550	511	427.50	427.50
38	550–600	599	386.00	386.00
9	650–700	675	354.00–367.50	361.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	790.00	790.00
53	300–350	337	574.00–610.00	581.11
11	350–400	382	575.00	575.00
325	400–450	418	481.00–547.50	525.80
728	450–500	489	463.00–494.00	483.10
21	500–550	526	435.00–470.00	450.84
505	550–600	572	400.00–429.00	413.35
363	600–650	621	380.00–402.00	390.92
175	650–700	671	366.00–381.00	375.01
111	700–750	720	361.00–371.00	368.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	640.00	640.00
3	250–300	285	615.00	615.00
18	300–350	336	515.00–550.00	526.97
22	350–400	386	525.00–530.00	529.58
7	400–450	404	465.00	465.00
38	450–500	486	363.00–462.50	453.72
12	500–550	538	414.00–420.00	417.46
32	550–600	590	380.00–396.00	387.65
8	600–650	641	370.00	370.00
46	650–700	681	330.00–369.00	338.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	431	492.50	492.50
14	500–550	535	415.00	415.00
4	900–950	920	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	410	532.50	532.50
70	500–550	542	412.00–422.00	421.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	439	472.50	472.50
27	500–550	523	433.00	433.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
105	650–700	651	395.50	395.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	492	447.50	447.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	550.00	550.00
2	300–350	315	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	349	602.00	602.00
5	350–400	360	560.00	560.00
4	450–500	484	450.00	450.00
34	550–600	566	385.00–398.00	394.29
20	650–700	679	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	720	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	507	375.00	375.00

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.