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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Oct 8

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,583 head

▲ 1,918 vs last sale 665▼ 757 vs year ago 3,340 · −22.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 236 vs last sale 241▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Oct 26, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale (10-01-26): Feeder steers and heifer calves were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however unevenly steady undertones were noticed on a mixed quality offering. Yearling cattle sold on mostly moderate demand for light offerings. Yearling cattle were mixed for quality. Some attractive quality cattle were seen this week, but many of these offerings were pushing some flesh and buyers discounted them accordingly. Calves sold on mostly moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. Calves were mostly offered in small packages this week with no load lots seen. Many cutback calves were seen off summer video sales. A wide variety of quality and breed types were seen this sale. Todays sale featured consignments of Red Angus and Hereford calves. Demand for attractive calves was good and many sold steady to firm with last weeks prices, however a large portion of the offering this week was comprised of plain to average quality calves and buyers purchased these offerings lower. Market activity was mostly moderate. A smaller buyer pool was noticed this week. This is the first feeder special of the fall. Billings livestock commission will not sale cows or bulls again this fall on Thursdays. Cows will be sold on Mondays during the fall run.

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 $430.31/cwt on 528 head, up $0.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 22 comparable sales and sits −12.63 against this barn's trailing median of $442.94.

Average price

$430.31

▲ 0.60 vs prior sale

528 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$28.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.21

vs MT average

−0.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	435.59	2,364	415
Medium 1	536	425.00	2,278	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	558	410.31	2,289	96
Medium and Large 2	518	406.88	2,108	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.71/cwt here — about $256 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale528 hd

430.31

—

MT average4 barns · 1,617 hd

436.52

−6.21

National average183 barns · 26,018 hd

430.36

−0.05

This barn, trailing median22 sales

442.94

−12.63

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

87 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	240	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,608	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	329	586.41/cwt	560.00–630.00	1,929	6
Steers	300–350	Medium 1-2Unweaned	333	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,615	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	343	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,818	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	378	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,966	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	387	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,838	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	413	484.85/cwt	460.00–507.50	2,002	29
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	429	509.25/cwt	490.00–532.50	2,185	78
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	448	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,016	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	481.62/cwt	471.00–500.00	2,278	59
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	477	457.84/cwt	447.50–480.00	2,184	39
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	490	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,141	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	453.19/cwt	431.00–483.00	2,338	185
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	518	406.88/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,108	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	534	420.97/cwt	416.00–430.00	2,248	52
Steers	500–550	Medium 1Unweaned	536	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,278	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	564	421.44/cwt	405.00–436.00	2,377	230
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	586	397.72/cwt	386.00–405.00	2,331	44
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	609	402.73/cwt	381.00–410.00	2,453	132
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	634	379.03/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,403	68
Steers	650–700	Large 1Unweaned	661	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,439	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	662	359.50/cwt	352.00–364.00	2,380	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	669	376.63/cwt	363.00–388.00	2,520	53
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,630	29
Steers	700–750	Large 1Unweaned	720	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,484	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,749	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	758	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,577	5
Steers	750–800	Large 1	790	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,678	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	802	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,607	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	828	309.51/cwt	305.00–311.00	2,563	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	329.24/cwt	321.00–331.00	2,841	23
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	882	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,884	21
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	883	299.67/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,646	15
Steers	850–900	Medium 1Fleshy	897	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,579	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,670	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	914	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,897	11
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Full	993	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,078	21
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,018	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,156	31
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1Full	1,182	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	3,132	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	347	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,579	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	372	489.88/cwt	480.00–517.50	1,822	33
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	379	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,649	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	462.46/cwt	442.50–493.00	1,942	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	432	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,793	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	437	427.02/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,866	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1Unweaned	441	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,901	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,866	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	462	400.35/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,850	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	419.44/cwt	405.00–447.50	2,018	141
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	510	374.29/cwt	367.50–383.00	1,909	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	520	371.83/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,934	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	397.59/cwt	385.00–409.00	2,107	153
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1Unweaned	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	547	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,073	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	556	346.62/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,927	9
Heifers	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	566	371.63/cwt	345.00–377.00	2,103	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	376.12/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,148	115
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1Unweaned	596	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,140	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	358.56/cwt	358.00–359.00	2,227	9
Heifers	600–650	Large 1Unweaned	630	356.31/cwt	346.00–362.00	2,245	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	647	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,206	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	654	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,296	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	658	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,283	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Full	698	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,310	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	773	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,365	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Full	795	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,544	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	821	285.92/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,347	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	890	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,626	34
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	906	304.36/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,758	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,738	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	301.67/cwt	296.50–305.50	2,911	55
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	295.80/cwt	293.50–296.50	2,988	13
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,013	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,907	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Full	1,024	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,898	10
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,069	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,897	24
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1Fleshy	1,143	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,926	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,105	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,150	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	560	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,142	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	618	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,024	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	633	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,247	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	2
Bulls	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,743	3
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,808	1
Open Heifers	—	Large 1	1,098	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,278	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 Oct 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,583Last week 665Year ago 3,340

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 241Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
3	1150–1200	1,155	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	500	430.00	430.00
10	600–650	633	355.00	355.00
6	650–700	650	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	560	382.50	382.50
3	600–650	618	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	698	331.00	331.00
4	750–800	795	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	821	280.00–295.00	285.92
2	900–950	925	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	347	455.00	455.00
7	350–400	379	435.00	435.00
25	400–450	437	420.00–440.00	427.02
24	450–500	462	385.00–415.00	400.35
8	500–550	520	350.00–382.50	371.83
9	550–600	556	340.00–360.00	346.62
3	600–650	647	341.00	341.00
1	650–700	665	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	350–400	372	480.00–517.50	489.88
20	400–450	420	442.50–493.00	462.46
141	450–500	481	405.00–447.50	419.44
153	500–550	530	385.00–409.00	397.59
115	550–600	571	365.00–395.00	376.12
9	600–650	621	358.00–359.00	358.56
4	650–700	654	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	415.00	415.00
9	500–550	510	367.50–383.00	374.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	1050–1100	1,069	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	566	345.00–377.00	371.63
37	600–650	630	346.00–362.00	356.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1100–1150	1,143	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	441	431.00	431.00
2	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
17	550–600	596	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	850–900	890	295.00	295.00
3	1000–1050	1,013	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	773	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	547	379.00	379.00
6	650–700	658	347.00	347.00
10	1000–1050	1,024	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	900–950	906	300.00–305.00	304.36
55	950–1000	965	296.50–305.50	301.67
13	1000–1050	1,010	293.50–296.50	295.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	530.00	530.00
3	350–400	387	475.00	475.00
29	400–450	413	460.00–507.50	484.85
39	450–500	477	447.50–480.00	457.84
52	500–550	534	416.00–430.00	420.97
44	550–600	586	386.00–405.00	397.72
68	600–650	634	375.00–385.00	379.03
22	650–700	662	352.00–364.00	359.50
5	750–800	758	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	802	325.00	325.00
23	850–900	863	321.00–331.00	329.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	670.00	670.00
6	300–350	329	560.00–630.00	586.41
2	350–400	378	520.00	520.00
78	400–450	429	490.00–532.50	509.25
59	450–500	473	471.00–500.00	481.62
185	500–550	516	431.00–483.00	453.19
230	550–600	564	405.00–436.00	421.44
132	600–650	609	381.00–410.00	402.73
53	650–700	669	363.00–388.00	376.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	448	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	490	437.00	437.00
10	500–550	518	400.00–410.00	406.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	828	305.00–311.00	309.51
15	850–900	883	295.00–305.00	299.67
4	900–950	905	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	661	369.00	369.00
3	700–750	720	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	897	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	790	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1150–1200	1,182	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	536	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	650–700	685	384.00	384.00
7	700–750	743	370.00	370.00
11	900–950	914	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	850–900	882	327.00	327.00
31	1000–1050	1,018	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
21	950–1000	993	310.00	310.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,098	207.50	207.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,010	278.00	278.00

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.