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Billings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Dec 5

● Final151 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Nov 21Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

6,162 head

▲ 3,241 vs last sale 2,921▲ 2,522 vs year ago 3,640 · +69.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

204 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 205▼ 106 vs year ago 310 · −34.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 102▼ 147 vs year ago 238 · −61.8%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale(11-21-24): Feeder steer calves under 600 lbs sold mostly 10.00-20.00 higher, steer calves over 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs sold mostly 8.00-15.00 higher; heifer calves over 600 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Demand was mostly good to very good for all calves on offer. Offerings were heavy. Quality today was mixed from plain to very attractive. Quality this week was higher than last sales offering. A very large buyer pool was on hand for todays sale as 16 feeder buyers purchased calves. A few farmer feeders were in the stands as well actively bidding on calves. Demand for weaned calves was good again this week, however buyers showed more interest in quality over vaccinations and weaning status. Package sizes varied greatly this week, however a good volume of load lots and partial load lots were seen. Demand for light weight calves suitable to go to grass was very good today. Buyers took calves up to 550 lbs for steers and 525 lbs for heifers to grass. Yearling demand was stronger this sale as well as cooperate buyers were very active in buying yearlings. Most yearlings were out of grow lots this sale and in moderate to moderate plus flesh. Market activity was active this sale with buyers rapidly bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand and light offerings. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend however, steady to higher undertones were noticed. Feeding cows sold with the best demand again this week. Feeding cows sold with steady to higher undertones. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, higher undertones were noticed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed on a lower quality offering. Quality was mostly plain to average today.

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 $337.30/cwt on 1,056 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −105.65 against this barn's trailing median of $442.94.

Average price

$337.30

1,056 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$700

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

$113.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.00

vs MT average

+11.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	343.92	1,868	822
Medium and Large 1-2	547	322.95	1,765	168
Medium 1	558	317.87	1,774	45
Medium and Large 2	556	238.00	1,323	12thin
Medium 1-2	508	230.00	1,168	9thin

One grade step is worth $113.92/cwt here — about $700 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale1,056 hd

337.30

—

MT average4 barns · 1,373 hd

333.29

+4.00

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

+11.93

This barn, trailing median22 sales

442.94

−105.65

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.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,745	133.59	2,332	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,646	115.90	1,907	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,390	109.44	1,522	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	92.63	979	95

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,179	$2,400	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,294	$1,800	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,427	$1,700	3thin

Every lot

151 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.

Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)

Thu Dec 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,162Last week 2,921Year ago 3,640

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 205Year ago 310

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 102Year ago 238

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Billings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Dec 5

● Final151 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Nov 21Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

6,162 head

▲ 3,241 vs last sale 2,921▲ 2,522 vs year ago 3,640 · +69.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

204 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 205▼ 106 vs year ago 310 · −34.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 102▼ 147 vs year ago 238 · −61.8%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $337.30/cwt on 1,056 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −105.65 against this barn's trailing median of $442.94.

Average price

$337.30

1,056 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$700

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

$113.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.00

vs MT average

+11.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	343.92	1,868	822
Medium and Large 1-2	547	322.95	1,765	168
Medium 1	558	317.87	1,774	45
Medium and Large 2	556	238.00	1,323	12thin
Medium 1-2	508	230.00	1,168	9thin

One grade step is worth $113.92/cwt here — about $700 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale1,056 hd

337.30

—

MT average4 barns · 1,373 hd

333.29

+4.00

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

+11.93

This barn, trailing median22 sales

442.94

−105.65

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.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,745	133.59	2,332	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,646	115.90	1,907	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,390	109.44	1,522	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	92.63	979	95

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,179	$2,400	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,294	$1,800	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,427	$1,700	3thin

Every lot

151 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.

Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)

Thu Dec 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,162Last week 2,921Year ago 3,640

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 205Year ago 310

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 102Year ago 238

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	340.00–345.00	342.88
40	400–450	413	319.50–332.50	322.71
39	450–500	466	300.00–310.00	308.90
30	500–550	518	290.00–304.00	297.10
4	550–600	588	257.50	257.50
8	600–650	600	246.00	246.00
7	700–750	707	241.00	241.00
7	800–850	828	222.00	222.00
5	850–900	891	226.50	226.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
16	350–400	372	322.50	322.50
7	450–500	489	313.00	313.00
34	500–550	531	275.00–287.50	283.35
91	550–600	595	263.00–279.00	264.91
6	600–650	642	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	800–850	824	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35	450–500	486	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	300–350	329	360.00–372.50	364.01
28	350–400	385	336.00–340.00	336.92
7	750–800	798	237.00	237.00
12	800–850	819	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	461	314.00	314.00
14	550–600	557	280.00	280.00
4	800–850	808	233.50	233.50
4	1050–1100	1,085	208.00	208.00
2	1100–1150	1,118	196.00	196.00
63	1150–1200	1,153	192.50–194.00	193.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	482	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	250–300	294	415.00	415.00
52	350–400	367	350.00–380.00	372.35
202	400–450	423	331.00–355.00	342.39
210	450–500	477	321.00–349.00	331.80
116	500–550	514	307.00–325.00	317.65
154	550–600	568	280.00–309.50	296.44
45	600–650	639	272.00–280.00	272.34
78	650–700	661	247.00–267.00	261.72
3	700–750	707	244.00	244.00
123	750–800	759	244.00–254.00	251.63
137	850–900	869	248.50–249.25	248.88
160	900–950	910	235.00–239.50	238.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	294	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	310	420.00	420.00
19	350–400	374	361.00–375.00	370.41
4	400–450	404	349.00	349.00
134	450–500	469	317.50–337.00	330.56
78	500–550	521	305.00–323.00	316.37
212	550–600	573	279.00–310.00	297.80
31	600–650	617	258.00–285.00	273.81
11	650–700	681	250.00–267.00	260.71
11	700–750	709	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	638	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	800–850	816	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	459	358.00	358.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	489	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	600–650	617	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	331	437.50–450.00	440.92
14	350–400	372	413.00–415.00	414.27
21	400–450	438	340.00–385.00	354.86
14	450–500	467	334.00–350.00	339.56
117	500–550	534	319.00–341.00	334.10
38	550–600	592	282.00–315.00	287.94
11	600–650	602	291.00	291.00
8	650–700	693	269.00	269.00
4	700–750	744	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	341	445.00–467.50	456.37
38	450–500	481	327.50–351.00	349.25
13	500–550	527	325.00	325.00
5	600–650	631	283.00	283.00
10	650–700	667	270.00–274.00	272.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	789	233.00	233.00
6	950–1000	966	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	262	510.00–517.50	513.87
27	300–350	319	470.00–502.00	494.35
57	350–400	381	437.50–495.00	481.47
125	400–450	419	405.00–435.00	420.38
269	450–500	477	366.00–406.00	383.26
170	500–550	516	342.00–374.00	357.12
308	550–600	576	309.00–342.50	325.66
51	600–650	619	293.00–304.00	300.42
61	650–700	674	275.00–296.00	289.60
100	700–750	733	267.00–279.00	274.62
89	750–800	781	251.00–264.00	260.55
16	800–850	824	254.00	254.00
3	850–900	877	248.00	248.00
16	950–1000	954	245.50	245.50
85	1000–1050	1,013	227.00–235.50	234.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	505.00	505.00
15	350–400	374	437.50–445.00	441.59
71	400–450	434	412.00–428.00	419.73
102	450–500	479	365.00–393.00	382.00
312	500–550	522	339.00–366.00	357.34
32	550–600	579	317.00–320.00	318.63
261	600–650	631	293.00–313.50	303.16
22	650–700	655	274.00–297.00	293.80
14	700–750	726	266.00	266.00
28	750–800	759	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	426	345.00	345.00
8	450–500	479	322.50	322.50
12	550–600	556	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	409	340.00	340.00
43	450–500	494	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	509	346.00	346.00
24	550–600	596	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	508	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
9	500–550	523	320.00	320.00
22	600–650	634	279.00–297.00	285.78
7	650–700	656	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	685	251.00	251.00
5	700–750	744	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	850–900	881	245.50	245.50
8	900–950	933	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	706	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	505	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,015	202.50	202.50
3	1100–1150	1,120	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	450–500	498	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	471	349.00	349.00
20	550–600	573	306.00	306.00
2	900–950	920	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	577	297.50–307.00	302.46
10	600–650	618	284.00	284.00
7	650–700	694	243.00–250.00	247.00

Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	182.50	182.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	89.50	89.50
30	—	833	72.50–82.00	75.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,194	112.00–123.00	117.92
24	—	1,182	92.00–103.00	100.66
4	—	1,098	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,128	95.00–96.00	95.27
12	—	1,110	73.00–89.00	77.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,588	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,345	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	131.00	131.00
20	—	1,376	95.00–112.00	105.82
23	—	1,381	113.00–126.00	116.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,469	89.00–91.00	89.71
3	—	1,548	91.50–95.00	93.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,795	111.00–118.00	114.45
8	—	1,675	121.00–126.50	121.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,735	123.00–147.50	132.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,760	126.00–139.00	134.59

Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	750	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,369	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,544	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	988	184.51/cwt	150.00–205.00	1,823	49
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,036	147.71/cwt	128.00–152.50	1,530	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,453	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,339	2

Feeder Cattle · Steers59 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	513.87/cwt	510.00–517.50	1,346	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	303	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,530	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	494.35/cwt	470.00–502.00	1,577	27
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	440.92/cwt	437.50–450.00	1,459	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	341	456.37/cwt	445.00–467.50	1,556	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	414.27/cwt	413.00–415.00	1,541	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	374	441.59/cwt	437.50–445.00	1,652	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	481.47/cwt	437.50–495.00	1,834	57
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	409	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,391	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	420.38/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,761	125
Steers	400–450	Medium 1Full	423	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,438	3
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,470	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	434	419.73/cwt	412.00–428.00	1,822	71
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	354.86/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,554	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	339.56/cwt	334.00–350.00	1,586	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	383.26/cwt	366.00–406.00	1,828	269
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	382.00/cwt	365.00–393.00	1,830	102
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,545	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	481	349.25/cwt	327.50–351.00	1,680	38
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	494	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,457	43
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	508	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,168	9
Steers	500–550	Medium 1Unweaned	509	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,761	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	357.12/cwt	342.00–374.00	1,843	170
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	357.34/cwt	339.00–366.00	1,865	312
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	523	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,674	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	527	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,713	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	334.10/cwt	319.00–341.00	1,784	117
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	556	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,323	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	325.66/cwt	309.00–342.50	1,876	308
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	318.63/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,845	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	287.94/cwt	282.00–315.00	1,705	38
Steers	550–600	Medium 1Unweaned	596	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,806	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	602	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,752	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	300.42/cwt	293.00–304.00	1,860	51
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	631	303.16/cwt	293.00–313.50	1,913	261
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	631	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,786	5
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	634	285.78/cwt	279.00–297.00	1,812	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	293.80/cwt	274.00–297.00	1,924	22
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	656	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,719	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	667	272.76/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,819	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	289.60/cwt	275.00–296.00	1,952	61
Steers	650–700	Large 1	685	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,719	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,864	8
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2Unweaned	706	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,800	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	726	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,931	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	274.62/cwt	267.00–279.00	2,013	100
Steers	700–750	Large 1	744	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,927	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	744	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,853	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	759	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,958	28
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	260.55/cwt	251.00–264.00	2,035	89
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	789	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,838	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,093	16
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,175	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	881	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,163	14
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	933	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,211	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	954	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,342	16
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	966	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,174	6
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,013	234.34/cwt	227.00–235.50	2,374	85

Feeder Cattle · Heifers55 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	294	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,235	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	294	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,220	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1	329	364.01/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,198	29
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	372.35/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,367	52
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	372	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,200	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	374	370.41/cwt	361.00–375.00	1,385	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	342.88/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,306	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	385	336.92/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,297	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	404	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,410	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	322.71/cwt	319.50–332.50	1,333	40
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	342.39/cwt	331.00–355.00	1,448	202
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	459	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,643	17
Heifers	450–500	Large 1	461	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,448	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	308.90/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,439	39
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	469	330.56/cwt	317.50–337.00	1,550	134
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	331.80/cwt	321.00–349.00	1,583	210
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1Unweaned	482	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,533	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	486	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,385	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	489	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,531	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2Unweaned	489	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,178	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	317.65/cwt	307.00–325.00	1,633	116
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	297.10/cwt	290.00–304.00	1,539	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	316.37/cwt	305.00–323.00	1,648	78
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	531	283.35/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,505	34
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	557	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,560	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	296.44/cwt	280.00–309.50	1,684	154
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	573	297.80/cwt	279.00–310.00	1,706	212
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,514	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	595	264.91/cwt	263.00–279.00	1,576	91
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,476	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	617	273.81/cwt	258.00–285.00	1,689	31
Heifers	600–650	Large 1Unweaned	617	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,592	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	638	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,633	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	272.34/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,740	45
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	642	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,592	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	261.72/cwt	247.00–267.00	1,730	78
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	681	260.71/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,775	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,725	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,704	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	709	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,709	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	251.63/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,910	123
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	798	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,891	7
Heifers	800–850	Large 1	808	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,887	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	816	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,942	28
Heifers	800–850	Medium 1	819	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,933	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	824	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,862	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,838	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	248.88/cwt	248.50–249.25	2,163	137
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	891	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	2,018	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	238.99/cwt	235.00–239.50	2,175	160
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,085	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,257	4
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,118	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,191	2
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,153	193.93/cwt	192.50–194.00	2,236	63

Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,644	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1	498	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,556	31
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,596	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,753	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	302.46/cwt	297.50–307.00	1,745	15
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,755	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	694	247.00/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,714	7
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,098	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Full	1,015	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,055	3
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2Full	1,120	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,044	3

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,735	132.88/cwt	123.00–147.50	2,305	7
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,760	134.59/cwt	126.00–139.00	2,369	5

Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	833	75.39/cwt	72.50–82.00	628	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	900	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	806	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,098	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	999	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	77.46/cwt	73.00–89.00	860	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	95.27/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,075	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,182	100.66/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,190	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,194	117.92/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,408	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,310	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,716	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,394	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,345	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,560	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,376	105.82/cwt	95.00–112.00	1,456	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,381	116.75/cwt	113.00–126.00	1,612	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,469	89.71/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,318	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,548	93.08/cwt	91.50–95.00	1,441	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,588	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,667	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	121.70/cwt	121.00–126.50	2,038	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,795	114.45/cwt	111.00–118.00	2,054	2

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,179	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,294	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,427	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,036	128.00–152.50	147.71
(<2 yrs)	Open	49	—	988	150.00–205.00	184.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,453	161.00	161.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	160.00	160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,294	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,179	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,427	1,700.00	1,700.00

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

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Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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