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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Nov 13

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Nov 6Nov 13Nov 20 →

Receipts

3,982 head

▼ 1,934 vs last sale 5,916▲ 477 vs year ago 3,505 · +13.6%

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 to develop any market trend. Yearling quality was mostly plain. Steer calves under 400 lbs were too lightly tested either this week or last week to develop any market trend, steers 400-599 lbs sold mostly 10.00-15.00 higher. Steer calves over 600 lbs sold mostly 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs sold sharply higher with most sales 20.00-35.00 higher, heifers 450-599 lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, heifers over 600 lbs were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to firm undertones were noticed. Demand for calves was mostly moderate to good for moderate offerings. Calf quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Demand for lightweight offerings suitable to develop into yearlings remains very good on both sexes but was particularly good this week on heifer calves. Demand for replacement heifers remains very good with most heifers over 575 lbs being purchased to develop into replacements. CME positions traded sharply lower today with January through September 2026 contracts trading limit lower. Despite lower CME positions demand for all classes of feeder cattle was good today. Canadian buyers were particularly aggressive today buying both light weight cattle and heavy weight cattle. Market activity was active with a larger crowd on hand seen again this week compared to last week. Internet bidding remains sluggish and large gaps between front end calves and average to plain calves continues to be seen. 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 $431.79/cwt on 680 head. That ranks 8 of 22 comparable sales and sits −11.15 against this barn's trailing median of $442.94.

Average price

$431.79

680 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$793

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$128.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.16

vs MT average

+6.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	438.89	2,433	510
Medium and Large 1-2	537	423.53	2,274	113
Large 1	551	408.70	2,253	41
Medium and Large 2	593	328.81	1,950	11thin
Large 2	529	310.00	1,640	5thin

One grade step is worth $128.89/cwt here — about $793 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale680 hd

431.79

—

MT average5 barns · 1,678 hd

428.62

+3.16

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

+6.92

This barn, trailing median22 sales

442.94

−11.15

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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	240	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,380	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	245	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,495	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	276	616.93/cwt	615.00–620.00	1,703	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	308	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,725	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,558	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	341	557.12/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,900	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	377	499.07/cwt	435.00–535.00	1,881	46
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	397	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,144	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	401	470.27/cwt	462.00–475.00	1,886	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	434	520.64/cwt	507.50–557.00	2,260	112
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	528.00/cwt	528.00–528.00	2,355	9
Steers	450–500	Medium 1Unweaned	452	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,898	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	495.59/cwt	477.00–515.00	2,329	196
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	473	452.18/cwt	425.00–496.00	2,139	57
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,222	6
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	493	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,130	20
Steers	450–500	Large 2Unweaned	493	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,553	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,037	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	450.78/cwt	448.00–452.50	2,340	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	526	432.73/cwt	355.00–452.50	2,276	83
Steers	500–550	Large 2Unweaned	529	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,640	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	535	454.04/cwt	443.00–482.50	2,429	256
Steers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	539	406.86/cwt	402.50–432.00	2,193	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,369	9
Steers	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	560	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,296	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,164	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	425.16/cwt	399.00–454.00	2,445	217
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	582	398.31/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,318	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	592	393.19/cwt	387.50–397.00	2,328	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	593	328.81/cwt	322.50–357.50	1,950	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	602	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,932	3
Steers	600–650	Large 1Unweaned	603	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,990	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	398.39/cwt	376.00–414.00	2,482	170
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	399.87/cwt	387.50–410.00	2,495	41
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	630	370.51/cwt	353.00–390.00	2,334	40
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	379.89/cwt	350.00–392.00	2,538	188
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	383.84/cwt	381.00–392.00	2,610	58
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	682	352.80/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,406	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	690	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,329	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	740	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,442	8
Steers	750–800	Large 1Unweaned	750	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,528	7
Steers	750–800	Large 1	760	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,706	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	245	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,384	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	260	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,417	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	315	509.39/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,605	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	326	475.05/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,549	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1Unweaned	348	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,549	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	361	447.05/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,614	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	390	496.48/cwt	485.00–502.50	1,936	37
Heifers	400–450	Large 1Unweaned	400	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,780	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	418	418.80/cwt	400.00–432.00	1,751	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1Unweaned	421	398.90/cwt	355.00–430.00	1,679	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	492.03/cwt	462.00–499.00	2,091	65
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	439	343.18/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,507	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	469	428.56/cwt	407.00–457.00	2,010	160
Heifers	450–500	Large 1Unweaned	469	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,935	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	484	365.30/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,768	39
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Full	499	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,697	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	517	401.51/cwt	372.00–412.00	2,076	269
Heifers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	526	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,683	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	533	349.08/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,861	89
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	542	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,168	36
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	553	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,742	8
Heifers	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	566	367.41/cwt	335.00–369.00	2,080	44
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	584	374.23/cwt	354.00–387.00	2,186	195
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	364.88/cwt	352.00–370.00	2,138	31
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	604	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,035	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	608	370.12/cwt	360.00–374.50	2,250	94
Heifers	600–650	Large 1Unweaned	619	333.59/cwt	300.00–342.00	2,065	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	342.50/cwt	335.00–352.00	2,141	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	633	328.01/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,076	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	637	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,280	52
Heifers	650–700	Large 1Unweaned	658	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,974	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	667	339.14/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,262	35
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	667	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,194	7
Heifers	750–800	Large 1	757	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,173	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	337	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,870	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,212	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,672	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	497	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,901	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	512	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,033	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,860	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	537	404.14/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,170	22
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,274	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,027	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	697	316.67/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,207	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	716	316.86/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,269	4

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 13, 2025

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

Receipts 3,982Last week 5,916Year ago 3,505

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	565.00	565.00
11	300–350	315	505.00–520.00	509.39
37	350–400	390	485.00–502.50	496.48
65	400–450	425	462.00–499.00	492.03
160	450–500	469	407.00–457.00	428.56
269	500–550	517	372.00–412.00	401.51
195	550–600	584	354.00–387.00	374.23
19	600–650	625	335.00–352.00	342.50
35	650–700	667	330.00–340.00	339.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	499	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
36	500–550	542	400.00	400.00
94	600–650	608	360.00–374.50	370.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	550–600	586	352.00–370.00	364.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	445.00	445.00
6	450–500	469	412.50	412.50
6	500–550	526	320.00	320.00
44	550–600	566	335.00–369.00	367.41
5	600–650	619	300.00–342.00	333.59
5	650–700	658	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	553	315.00	315.00
21	600–650	604	337.00	337.00
9	750–800	757	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	445.00	445.00
7	400–450	421	355.00–430.00	398.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	605	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	600–650	637	358.00	358.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	439	340.00–350.00	343.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	545.00	545.00
10	300–350	326	470.00–480.00	475.05
10	350–400	361	445.00–465.00	447.05
30	400–450	418	400.00–432.00	418.80
39	450–500	484	345.00–390.00	365.30
89	500–550	533	335.00–365.00	349.08
5	600–650	633	325.00–332.50	328.01
7	650–700	667	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	555.00	555.00
5	400–450	438	505.00	505.00
22	500–550	537	400.00–407.50	404.14
2	550–600	580	392.00	392.00
1	600–650	620	327.00	327.00
6	650–700	697	312.50–325.00	316.67
4	700–750	716	315.00–322.50	316.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	440	380.00	380.00
7	500–550	513	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	497	382.50	382.50
5	500–550	512	397.00	397.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	276	615.00–620.00	616.93
7	300–350	341	550.00–560.00	557.12
11	350–400	397	540.00	540.00
112	400–450	434	507.50–557.00	520.64
196	450–500	470	477.00–515.00	495.59
256	500–550	535	443.00–482.50	454.04
217	550–600	575	399.00–454.00	425.16
170	600–650	623	376.00–414.00	398.39
188	650–700	668	350.00–392.00	379.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	490.00	490.00
6	450–500	483	460.00	460.00
5	500–550	503	405.00	405.00
3	550–600	562	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	610.00	610.00
4	300–350	308	560.00	560.00
46	350–400	377	435.00–535.00	499.07
11	400–450	401	462.00–475.00	470.27
57	450–500	473	425.00–496.00	452.18
83	500–550	526	355.00–452.50	432.73
22	550–600	582	395.00–400.00	398.31
40	600–650	630	353.00–390.00	370.51
19	650–700	682	340.00–355.00	352.80
8	700–750	740	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	446	528.00	528.00
8	500–550	519	448.00–452.50	450.78
9	550–600	551	430.00	430.00
41	600–650	624	387.50–410.00	399.87
58	650–700	680	381.00–392.00	383.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	760	356.00	356.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	493	315.00	315.00
5	500–550	529	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	539	402.50–432.00	406.86
24	550–600	560	410.00	410.00
2	600–650	603	330.00	330.00
7	750–800	750	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	493	432.00	432.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	592	387.50–397.00	393.19
18	650–700	690	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	452	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	575.00	575.00
11	550–600	593	322.50–357.50	328.81
3	600–650	602	321.00	321.00

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.