Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction Market Report

Billings, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 27, 2025

1,186 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $370.00/cwt -40.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,294/hd at 620 lb · 31 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $358.64/cwt -49.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,854/hd at 517 lb · 30 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $491.60/cwt -50.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,814/hd at 369 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,186	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–228 unweaned	227	3	770.00–777.50	$775.02	$1,759	-64.98
250–292 unweaned	285	6	630.00–635.00	$634.27	$1,808	-175.73
320–335 unweaned	327	3	630.00–645.00	$638.21	$2,087	-24.85
452–465 unweaned	458	27	427.00–429.00	$427.90	$1,960	—
565–593 unweaned	571	18	380.00–412.00	$404.62	$2,310	-32.84
620 unweaned	620	31	370.00	$370.00	$2,294	-40.24

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320 unweaned	315	2	585.00–620.00	$602.22	$1,897	—
485–494 unweaned	491	10	352.50–381.00	$371.16	$1,822	—
510–530 unweaned	515	13	387.50–405.00	$400.84	$2,064	—
567–595 unweaned	581	25	351.00–374.00	$358.28	$2,082	-60.72

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430 unweaned	430	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,634	—
520–535 unweaned	523	25	361.00–363.00	$362.59	$1,896	—
631 unweaned	631	8	315.00	$315.00	$1,988	—
800	800	3	303.00	$303.00	$2,424	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260 unweaned	260	1	700.00	$700.00	$1,820	—
582–593 unweaned	588	4	360.00–375.00	$367.57	$2,161	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	2	330.00	$330.00	$2,409	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240 unweaned	223	3	610.00–665.00	$645.30	$1,439	—
250 unweaned	250	1	590.00	$590.00	$1,475	—
304–346 unweaned	328	14	505.00–560.00	$526.85	$1,728	—
350–378 unweaned	369	27	485.00–500.00	$491.60	$1,814	-50.90
422–440 unweaned	430	16	422.00–424.00	$423.10	$1,819	-84.97
468 unweaned	468	5	397.00	$397.00	$1,858	-44.87
509–520 unweaned	517	30	352.00–361.00	$358.64	$1,854	-49.36
560 unweaned	560	1	333.00	$333.00	$1,865	-40.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
233 unweaned	233	6	580.00	$580.00	$1,351	—
375–395 unweaned	391	6	415.00–465.00	$425.49	$1,664	-62.57
435 unweaned	435	1	402.00	$402.00	$1,749	—
491 unweaned	491	10	353.00	$353.00	$1,733	-59.50
521 unweaned	521	8	320.00	$320.00	$1,667	—
572 unweaned	572	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,916	—
615 unweaned	615	15	322.00	$322.00	$1,980	—
618	618	4	282.50	$282.50	$1,746	—
745	745	4	297.00	$297.00	$2,213	—
878–895	884	3	297.00–300.00	$298.01	$2,634	-16.99
930	930	3	293.00	$293.00	$2,725	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378 unweaned	378	4	475.00	$475.00	$1,796	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378 unweaned	378	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,399	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	2	302.50	$302.50	$2,208	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
309 unweaned	309	6	655.00	$655.00	$2,024	—
431 unweaned	431	7	445.00	$445.00	$1,918	—
583 unweaned	583	9	322.50	$322.50	$1,880	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483 unweaned	483	8	410.00	$410.00	$1,980	—
600 unweaned	600	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,010	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
804	804	4	277.50	$277.50	$2,231	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205	1205	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,772	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1730	1362	80-85%	161	168.00–182.50	$176.14	$2,399	—
1320–1480	1362	80-85%	29	183.00–186.00	$184.63	$2,515	—
1270–1643	1410	80-85%	40	122.50–167.00	$156.84	$2,211	-28.42
1300–1630	1428	80-85%	10	132.50–145.00	$137.74	$1,967	-26.53
1310–1508	1438	80-85%	5	120.00–127.50	$123.60	$1,777	-40.67
1515	1515	80-85%	1	173.00	$173.00	$2,621	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–990	890	85-90%	2	80.00–82.50	$81.11	$722	—
790–963	919	85-90%	5	110.00–120.00	$117.53	$1,080	—
973	973	85-90%	2	125.00	$125.00	$1,216	+6.27
1120–1140	1130	85-90%	2	180.00–181.00	$180.50	$2,040	+56.50
935–1225	1132	85-90%	16	70.00–85.00	$83.17	$941	-40.83
1000–1335	1168	85-90%	35	102.50–128.00	$116.42	$1,360	+2.51
1025–1245	1174	85-90%	7	128.00–135.00	$131.25	$1,541	+17.34
950–1410	1219	85-90%	86	166.00–182.00	$173.03	$2,109	-0.13
1095–1295	1242	85-90%	26	145.00–166.00	$161.36	$2,004	-11.80

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1449–1585	1484	75-80%	55	184.00–186.00	$185.49	$2,753	—
1605–1620	1613	75-80%	2	156.00–164.00	$160.02	$2,581	—
1550–1885	1628	75-80%	34	170.00–182.00	$174.79	$2,846	—
1450–1845	1656	75-80%	6	171.00–181.00	$177.47	$2,939	-2.40
1685–1835	1763	75-80%	6	153.00–168.00	$164.75	$2,905	—
2100	2100	75-80%	1	156.00	$156.00	$3,276	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1310	1258	2	152.00–165.00	$158.23	$1,991	—
1625–1675	1650	2	200.00	$200.00	$3,300	—
1335–2030	1653	11	185.00–195.00	$189.49	$3,132	—
1405–2045	1655	20	171.00–184.00	$179.94	$2,978	—
1715–2017	1939	8	162.00–180.00	$172.48	$3,344	—
1985	1985	1	197.00	$197.00	$3,910	+25.00
2237–2320	2274	6	184.00–188.00	$186.03	$4,230	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
865–885 thin fleshed	870	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	290.00–295.00	$292.49	$2,545
800–1173	1002	(<2 yrs)	Open	73	250.00–341.00	$303.70	$3,043
835–1520	1089	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	48	185.00–310.00	$238.09	$2,593
1310	1310	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	177.00	$177.00	$2,319
1368	1368	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	187.00	$187.00	$2,558
1370	1370	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	214.00	$214.00	$2,932

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
773 thin fleshed	773	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,585
805–1118	969	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	210.00–300.00	$249.85	$2,421
920–1125	1058	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	170.00–200.00	$192.15	$2,033

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1005–1050	1039	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	205.00–242.50	$233.55	$2,427

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720–758	745	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	265.00–305.00	$292.12	$2,176

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,475.00	$3,475.00
1356	1356	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	3,400.00	$3,400.00
1376–1430	1386	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	3,150.00–3,175.00	$3,170.16
1402	1402	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	3,250.00	$3,250.00
1426	1426	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	3,150.00	$3,150.00
2100	2100	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1573	1573	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	175.00	$175.00	$2,753

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1073	1073	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,500.00	$2,500.00

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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.