Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction Market Report

Billings, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 16, 2025

4,035 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $453.78/cwt +9.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,383/hd at 525 lb · 414 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $439.57/cwt +12.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,765/hd at 629 lb · 414 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $468.42/cwt +18.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,675/hd at 571 lb · 409 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	4,035	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
186 unweaned	186	5	890.00	$890.00	$1,655	—
250–270 unweaned	265	38	840.00–845.00	$842.18	$2,232	+82.30
308–338 unweaned	323	26	680.00–720.00	$696.78	$2,251	+22.28
358–395 unweaned	374	101	612.50–705.00	$641.88	$2,401	-0.95
402–448 unweaned	427	98	550.00–612.50	$577.75	$2,467	-6.57
429	429	9	535.00	$535.00	$2,295	—
476	476	11	490.00	$490.00	$2,332	—
456–491 unweaned	480	209	514.00–553.00	$528.94	$2,539	+6.52
508–530	520	15	484.00–491.00	$487.19	$2,533	—
503–546 unweaned	525	296	490.00–514.00	$499.33	$2,621	+13.09
551–597 unweaned	571	409	443.00–487.50	$468.42	$2,675	+18.19
612 fancy	612	78	464.00	$464.00	$2,840	—
605–648 unweaned	633	336	420.00–456.00	$433.90	$2,747	+6.42
650–685 unweaned	664	197	404.00–429.00	$422.49	$2,805	+3.64
705–736 unweaned	726	34	373.00–392.00	$384.05	$2,788	-25.96
777–799	782	27	378.00–385.00	$382.75	$2,993	-2.25
780–788 unweaned	784	8	367.00–373.00	$369.98	$2,901	+9.98
817–822	820	25	374.50–378.00	$376.74	$3,089	-5.26
858	858	8	362.00	$362.00	$3,106	+2.00
1006	1006	6	333.00	$333.00	$3,350	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–327 unweaned	325	4	640.00–670.00	$647.38	$2,104	—
394 unweaned	394	11	606.00	$606.00	$2,388	+33.04
439–448 unweaned	442	74	495.00–537.50	$529.21	$2,339	-5.61
468–495 unweaned	486	37	479.00–509.00	$493.90	$2,400	+0.90
510–549 unweaned	535	129	442.50–480.00	$467.87	$2,503	+22.45
551–593 unweaned	581	86	395.00–440.00	$427.63	$2,485	+2.76
600–644 unweaned	621	46	400.00–412.00	$407.27	$2,529	+2.46
682–691 unweaned	687	7	395.00–396.00	$395.43	$2,717	-0.55
789	789	6	374.00	$374.00	$2,951	+2.00
809	809	12	350.00	$350.00	$2,832	-21.00
873	873	2	353.00	$353.00	$3,082	-7.68

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440 unweaned	440	2	520.00	$520.00	$2,288	-7.50
483–494 unweaned	485	32	510.00	$510.00	$2,474	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535 unweaned	535	6	435.00	$435.00	$2,327	+50.67
573 unweaned	573	6	352.50	$352.50	$2,020	-33.06
608 unweaned	608	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,520	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
521–522 unweaned	522	12	450.00–487.00	$474.68	$2,478	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
212–229 unweaned	219	17	800.00–820.00	$811.39	$1,777	+141.39
255–276 unweaned	269	42	660.00–740.00	$707.40	$1,903	+110.27
340 unweaned	340	16	605.00	$605.00	$2,057	+13.33
351–399 unweaned	368	124	530.00–616.00	$573.33	$2,110	+8.53
402–444 unweaned	433	138	492.50–542.50	$519.36	$2,249	+13.78
469	469	7	487.50	$487.50	$2,286	—
450–495 unweaned	473	220	460.00–505.00	$483.45	$2,287	+14.61
500–523 fancy	511	88	473.00–480.00	$475.90	$2,432	—
516–523	517	23	432.00–461.00	$455.90	$2,357	—
504–545 unweaned	530	303	420.00–464.00	$447.19	$2,370	+2.73
553 fancy	553	9	456.50	$456.50	$2,524	—
551–590 unweaned	569	202	395.00–448.00	$424.93	$2,418	+0.27
604–614	612	47	400.00–412.00	$409.99	$2,509	—
601–634 unweaned	622	160	367.50–406.00	$397.10	$2,470	+17.43
803 unweaned	803	3	330.00	$330.00	$2,650	—
951–986	968	38	308.50–315.00	$311.86	$3,019	—
1039	1039	8	296.00	$296.00	$3,075	-8.49

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–313 unweaned	310	4	560.00–595.00	$586.53	$1,818	+43.99
365–398 unweaned	387	23	495.00–535.00	$509.01	$1,970	+49.01
418–443 unweaned	428	16	435.00–465.00	$457.68	$1,959	+3.59
468–486 unweaned	479	15	420.00–438.00	$430.96	$2,064	+16.81
512–531 unweaned	525	29	372.50–435.00	$415.77	$2,183	+6.78
568–576 unweaned	572	11	386.00–390.00	$388.17	$2,220	+8.65
637 unweaned	637	7	370.00	$370.00	$2,357	+15.00
868–892	885	14	321.00–326.00	$322.40	$2,853	—
935	935	3	316.00	$316.00	$2,955	—
1031	1031	9	293.00	$293.00	$3,021	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
494 unweaned	494	7	392.00	$392.00	$1,936	—
1099	1099	6	281.00	$281.00	$3,088	-8.00
1100–1115	1111	20	285.00–292.00	$287.08	$3,189	+2.08

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
582 unweaned	582	3	390.00	$390.00	$2,270	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503 unweaned	503	8	477.50	$477.50	$2,402	—
610 unweaned	610	4	409.00	$409.00	$2,495	+4.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.