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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Oct 22

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Oct 15Oct 22Oct 29 →

Receipts

3,119 head

▼ 1,105 vs last sale 4,224▼ 1,718 vs year ago 4,837 · −35.5%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Oct 26, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale (10-15-26): Yearling steers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Yearling heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Steer calves under 400 lbs were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Steer calves 400-549 lbs sold mostly steady to 8.00 higher, steer calves 550 lbs and heavier sold generally steady. Heifer calves under 450 lbs were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. 450-499 lbs heifer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher, 500-549 lbs higher sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher, heifers over 550 lbs sold mostly 10.00 lower. Calves were offered in mostly small to moderate size packages this week with a no load lots seen. Buyers were forced to pick around as they bid on small packages to fill orders. Quality this week was mixed but mostly average to attractive. Overall quality was not as attractive as last week. Fewer heifer buyers were in the market, especially on heifers over 550 lbs. Many cut-back calves continue to be seen off summer video sales. Demand for light weight calves continues to strengthen as western buyers push to fill winter grazing. Demand for light weight calves did diminish as buyers filled loads and exited the market. Market activity was mostly active. 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 $435.92/cwt on 698 head, down $1.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 22 comparable sales and sits −7.03 against this barn's trailing median of $442.94.

Average price

$435.92

▼ 1.62 vs prior sale

698 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$36.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.57

vs MT average

−3.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	438.81	2,413	620
Medium 1	531	420.55	2,234	20
Medium and Large 1-2	555	411.41	2,282	51
Large 1	557	402.14	2,242	7thin

One grade step is worth $36.67/cwt here — about $171 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 sale698 hd

435.92

—

MT average5 barns · 2,166 hd

430.34

+5.57

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

−3.35

This barn, trailing median22 sales

442.94

−7.03

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

86 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 · Steers47 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	287	630.21/cwt	620.00–645.00	1,809	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	310	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,612	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	318	632.09/cwt	625.00–680.00	2,010	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	343	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,904	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	375	607.43/cwt	570.00–635.00	2,278	37
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	375	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,063	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	532.86/cwt	515.00–575.00	2,281	72
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	435	507.34/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,207	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	439	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,888	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	503.94/cwt	482.50–525.00	2,394	117
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	479	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,275	5
Steers	450–500	Medium 1Unweaned	479	467.53/cwt	440.00–471.00	2,239	50
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	494	456.54/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,255	25
Steers	500–550	Medium 1Unweaned	511	429.07/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,193	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	469.16/cwt	430.00–505.00	2,421	227
Steers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	522	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,114	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	531	429.39/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,280	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,226	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	562	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,226	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,403	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	422.03/cwt	400.00–447.00	2,406	354
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,243	3
Steers	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	584	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,336	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	586	390.42/cwt	390.00–392.00	2,288	19
Steers	550–600	Medium 1Unweaned	592	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,338	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	624	399.83/cwt	384.00–410.00	2,495	171
Steers	600–650	Large 1Unweaned	625	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,388	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	634	371.76/cwt	355.00–382.50	2,357	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	657	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,464	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,739	62
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	677	380.05/cwt	370.00–396.00	2,573	117
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	695	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,294	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	710	351.88/cwt	347.50–357.50	2,498	10
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	710	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,467	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	713	367.48/cwt	358.00–375.50	2,620	63
Steers	700–750	Medium 1-2	735	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,554	3
Steers	750–800	Medium 1-2	760	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,470	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	785	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,826	1
Steers	800–850	Medium 1	816	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,652	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	887	324.16/cwt	317.00–330.00	2,875	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,994	12
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	943	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,904	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,130	46
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	964	307.75/cwt	307.00–308.50	2,967	10
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,003	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,059	10
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,010	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	3,020	7
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,997	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	275	572.93/cwt	560.00–585.00	1,576	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	292	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,504	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	346	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,592	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	371	501.81/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,862	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Full	383	471.71/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,807	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	387	472.42/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,828	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	417	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,856	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	477.48/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,020	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	449.41/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,103	150
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,114	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	483	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,009	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Full	495	365.80/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,811	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	506	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,948	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	527	406.24/cwt	397.50–420.00	2,141	182
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	567	373.40/cwt	357.50–386.00	2,117	154
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Full	589	345.62/cwt	321.00–355.00	2,036	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	589	340.62/cwt	325.00–349.00	2,006	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	609	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,071	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	349.39/cwt	346.00–355.00	2,198	34
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	639	345.80/cwt	342.50–349.00	2,210	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	671	347.58/cwt	340.00–349.00	2,332	31
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	332.56/cwt	326.00–346.00	2,591	27
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,775	52
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,868	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,909	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,864	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium 1	872	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,790	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	315.83/cwt	310.00–317.00	2,915	29
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Full	982	293.20/cwt	290.00–294.00	2,879	15
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,873	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,039	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,982	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	363	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,069	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	455	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,309	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	535	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,113	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	583	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,070	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	595	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,172	18
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	728	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,202	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,735	5

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 22, 2026

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

Receipts 3,119Last week 4,224Year ago 4,837

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	560.00–585.00	572.93
8	350–400	371	500.00–505.00	501.81
21	400–450	423	460.00–500.00	477.48
150	450–500	468	420.00–470.00	449.41
182	500–550	527	397.50–420.00	406.24
154	550–600	567	357.50–386.00	373.40
34	600–650	629	346.00–355.00	349.39
31	650–700	671	340.00–349.00	347.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	292	515.00	515.00
4	300–350	346	460.00	460.00
22	350–400	387	460.00–480.00	472.42
3	400–450	417	445.00	445.00
8	450–500	483	416.00	416.00
35	550–600	589	325.00–349.00	340.62
8	600–650	639	342.50–349.00	345.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	495	362.50–375.00	365.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	750–800	779	326.00–346.00	332.56
5	850–900	868	330.00	330.00
3	1000–1050	1,008	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	872	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	383	460.00–475.00	471.71
5	500–550	506	385.00	385.00
14	550–600	589	321.00–355.00	345.62
9	600–650	609	340.00	340.00
15	950–1000	982	290.00–294.00	293.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	475	445.00	445.00
52	750–800	786	353.00	353.00
7	800–850	841	341.00	341.00
8	850–900	853	341.00	341.00
29	900–950	923	310.00–317.00	315.83
5	1000–1050	1,039	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	570.00	570.00
1	450–500	455	507.50	507.50
2	500–550	535	395.00	395.00
18	550–600	595	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	705	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	355.00	355.00
4	700–750	728	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	927	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	318	625.00–680.00	632.09
37	350–400	375	570.00–635.00	607.43
72	400–450	428	515.00–575.00	532.86
117	450–500	475	482.50–525.00	503.94
227	500–550	516	430.00–505.00	469.16
354	550–600	570	400.00–447.00	422.03
171	600–650	624	384.00–410.00	399.83
117	650–700	677	370.00–396.00	380.05
63	700–750	713	358.00–375.50	367.48
1	750–800	785	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	543	410.00	410.00
3	550–600	575	390.00	390.00
11	850–900	887	317.00–330.00	324.16
3	900–950	943	308.00	308.00
10	950–1000	964	307.00–308.50	307.75
5	1000–1050	1,023	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	287	620.00–645.00	630.21
2	300–350	343	555.00	555.00
5	350–400	375	550.00	550.00
15	400–450	435	500.00–510.00	507.34
25	450–500	494	455.00–475.00	456.54
26	500–550	531	425.00–435.00	429.39
19	550–600	586	390.00–392.00	390.42
17	600–650	634	355.00–382.50	371.76
10	700–750	710	347.50–357.50	351.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	520.00	520.00
6	400–450	439	430.00	430.00
2	650–700	695	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	735	347.50	347.50
5	750–800	760	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1000–1050	1,010	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	522	405.00	405.00
4	550–600	584	400.00	400.00
4	600–650	625	382.00	382.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	710	347.50	347.50
5	800–850	816	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
50	450–500	479	440.00–471.00	467.53
15	500–550	511	420.00–432.50	429.07
5	550–600	592	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	479	475.00	475.00
15	550–600	562	396.00	396.00
15	650–700	657	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	550–600	564	426.00	426.00
62	650–700	664	412.50	412.50
12	900–950	910	329.00	329.00
46	950–1000	963	325.00	325.00
10	1000–1050	1,003	305.00	305.00

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.