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Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction Market Report

Billings, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 13, 2025

3,148 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $401.33/cwt +12.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,087/hd at 520 lb · 305 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $453.94/cwt +10.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,426/hd at 535 lb · 264 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $377.87/cwt -4.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,540/hd at 672 lb · 264 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,148 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 unweaned 276 16 615.00–620.00 $616.93 $1,703 —
340–343 unweaned 341 7 550.00–560.00 $557.12 $1,900 -23.99
390–398 unweaned 397 11 540.00 $540.00 $2,144 -35.00
402–449 unweaned 434 112 507.50–557.00 $520.64 $2,260 -5.16
446 446 9 528.00 $528.00 $2,355 +48.00
450–496 unweaned 470 196 477.00–515.00 $495.59 $2,329 +12.49
514–528 519 8 448.00–452.50 $450.78 $2,340 +23.28
500–546 unweaned 535 256 443.00–482.50 $454.04 $2,429 +3.20
551 551 9 430.00 $430.00 $2,369 +21.09
550–597 unweaned 575 217 399.00–454.00 $425.16 $2,445 +11.81
591–594 592 20 387.50–397.00 $393.19 $2,328 +7.19
603–649 unweaned 623 170 376.00–414.00 $398.39 $2,482 +7.47
610–642 624 41 387.50–410.00 $399.87 $2,495 —
653–696 unweaned 668 188 350.00–392.00 $379.89 $2,538 +4.88
650–688 680 58 381.00–392.00 $383.84 $2,610 +22.55
690 690 18 337.50 $337.50 $2,329 -23.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 unweaned 245 1 610.00 $610.00 $1,494 -30.00
308 unweaned 308 4 560.00 $560.00 $1,725 +33.03
318 318 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,558 —
359–392 unweaned 377 46 435.00–535.00 $499.07 $1,881 -30.51
401 unweaned 401 11 462.00–475.00 $470.27 $1,886 +5.27
450–497 unweaned 473 57 425.00–496.00 $452.18 $2,139 -1.54
483 483 6 460.00 $460.00 $2,222 —
503 503 5 405.00 $405.00 $2,037 -10.00
500–548 unweaned 526 83 355.00–452.50 $432.73 $2,276 +15.27
562 562 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,164 —
555–587 unweaned 582 22 395.00–400.00 $398.31 $2,318 +10.66
600–647 unweaned 630 40 353.00–390.00 $370.51 $2,334 +0.51
650–694 unweaned 682 19 340.00–355.00 $352.80 $2,406 +14.12
740 unweaned 740 8 330.00 $330.00 $2,442 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528–543 unweaned 539 17 402.50–432.00 $406.86 $2,193 -14.58
560 unweaned 560 24 410.00 $410.00 $2,296 —
603 unweaned 603 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,990 —
750 unweaned 750 7 337.00 $337.00 $2,528 —
760 760 4 356.00 $356.00 $2,706 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 unweaned 452 11 420.00 $420.00 $1,898 —
493 493 20 432.00 $432.00 $2,130 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 unweaned 240 2 575.00 $575.00 $1,380 —
588–594 unweaned 593 11 322.50–357.50 $328.81 $1,950 —
602 unweaned 602 3 321.00 $321.00 $1,932 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 unweaned 493 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,553 —
529 unweaned 529 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,640 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 unweaned 245 1 565.00 $565.00 $1,384 —
303–340 unweaned 315 11 505.00–520.00 $509.39 $1,605 +7.60
355–398 unweaned 390 37 485.00–502.50 $496.48 $1,936 +8.31
403–440 unweaned 425 65 462.00–499.00 $492.03 $2,091 +54.90
452–492 unweaned 469 160 407.00–457.00 $428.56 $2,010 +11.17
501–548 unweaned 517 269 372.00–412.00 $401.51 $2,076 +12.76
542 542 36 400.00 $400.00 $2,168 —
563–599 unweaned 584 195 354.00–387.00 $374.23 $2,186 +0.79
570–599 586 31 352.00–370.00 $364.88 $2,138 +18.88
605 605 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,906 -54.52
601–617 608 94 360.00–374.50 $370.12 $2,250 +0.60
603–648 unweaned 625 19 335.00–352.00 $342.50 $2,141 +4.85
637 fancy 637 52 358.00 $358.00 $2,280 —
667–670 unweaned 667 35 330.00–340.00 $339.14 $2,262 +14.14
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 unweaned 260 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,417 —
322–329 unweaned 326 10 470.00–480.00 $475.05 $1,549 +15.13
360–370 unweaned 361 10 445.00–465.00 $447.05 $1,614 +5.27
408–446 unweaned 418 30 400.00–432.00 $418.80 $1,751 -0.58
469–496 unweaned 484 39 345.00–390.00 $365.30 $1,768 -15.70
499 499 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,697 —
511–547 unweaned 533 89 335.00–365.00 $349.08 $1,861 -18.42
632–635 unweaned 633 5 325.00–332.50 $328.01 $2,076 +16.22
667 unweaned 667 7 329.00 $329.00 $2,194 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 unweaned 400 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,780 —
469 unweaned 469 6 412.50 $412.50 $1,935 —
526 unweaned 526 6 320.00 $320.00 $1,683 —
553 553 8 315.00 $315.00 $1,742 —
565–583 unweaned 566 44 335.00–369.00 $367.41 $2,080 —
604 604 21 337.00 $337.00 $2,035 —
619–620 unweaned 619 5 300.00–342.00 $333.59 $2,065 —
658 unweaned 658 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,974 —
757 757 9 287.00 $287.00 $2,173 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 unweaned 348 3 445.00 $445.00 $1,549 —
407–431 unweaned 421 7 355.00–430.00 $398.90 $1,679 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–449 unweaned 439 6 340.00–350.00 $343.18 $1,507 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 unweaned 337 3 555.00 $555.00 $1,870 -47.00
438 unweaned 438 5 505.00 $505.00 $2,212 —
529–544 unweaned 537 22 400.00–407.50 $404.14 $2,170 —
580 unweaned 580 2 392.00 $392.00 $2,274 -2.29
620 unweaned 620 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,027 —
696–698 unweaned 697 6 312.50–325.00 $316.67 $2,207 -13.33
710–718 unweaned 716 4 315.00–322.50 $316.86 $2,269 -8.14
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 10 380.00 $380.00 $1,672 —
497 unweaned 497 3 382.50 $382.50 $1,901 —
512 unweaned 512 5 397.00 $397.00 $2,033 +22.00
513 513 7 362.50 $362.50 $1,860 —

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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.