Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction Market Report

Billings, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 10, 2025

1,817 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $390.14/cwt ≈ $2,017/hd at 517 lb · 90 head

heavy 4-weight M 1 heifers $377.50/cwt ≈ $1,733/hd at 459 lb · 21 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $347.50/cwt ≈ $2,137/hd at 615 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,817	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273–294 unweaned	290	12	565.00–600.00	$574.71	$1,667	—
359 unweaned	359	7	475.00	$475.00	$1,705	—
435 unweaned	435	6	456.00	$456.00	$1,984	—
460 unweaned	460	3	427.00	$427.00	$1,964	—
513 unweaned	513	6	401.00	$401.00	$2,057	—
575–594 unweaned	583	10	352.50–355.00	$353.52	$2,061	—
615–648 unweaned	622	15	340.00–360.00	$344.20	$2,141	—
687–690 unweaned	689	6	327.50–340.00	$333.74	$2,299	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446 unweaned	446	8	457.50	$457.50	$2,040	—
475 unweaned	475	4	425.00	$425.00	$2,019	—
525–530 unweaned	529	14	397.50–401.00	$400.26	$2,117	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
513 unweaned	513	10	382.00	$382.00	$1,960	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665 unweaned	665	3	368.00	$368.00	$2,447	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394 unweaned	394	4	487.50	$487.50	$1,921	—
485–490 unweaned	485	20	390.00–401.00	$390.56	$1,894	—
511–534 unweaned	517	90	388.00–391.00	$390.14	$2,017	—
558–568 unweaned	566	15	360.00–380.00	$376.06	$2,128	—
609–632 unweaned	622	9	329.00–338.00	$334.08	$2,078	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277 unweaned	277	8	530.00	$530.00	$1,468	—
422–430 unweaned	423	12	420.00–441.00	$437.44	$1,850	—
505 unweaned	505	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,768	—
563 unweaned	563	4	321.00	$321.00	$1,807	—
816	816	9	300.00	$300.00	$2,448	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418 unweaned	418	5	435.00	$435.00	$1,818	—
459 unweaned	459	21	377.50	$377.50	$1,733	—
515 unweaned	515	4	365.00	$365.00	$1,880	—
565 unweaned	565	3	337.50	$337.50	$1,907	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357 unweaned	357	17	400.00	$400.00	$1,428	—
496 unweaned	496	4	324.00	$324.00	$1,607	—
570 unweaned	570	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,852	—
600 unweaned	600	8	324.00	$324.00	$1,944	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405 unweaned	405	4	360.00	$360.00	$1,458	—
475 unweaned	475	2	352.00	$352.00	$1,672	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360 unweaned	360	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,836	—
436 unweaned	436	5	420.00	$420.00	$1,831	—
545 unweaned	545	3	380.00	$380.00	$2,071	—
615 unweaned	615	20	347.50	$347.50	$2,137	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1248	1248	2	255.00	$255.00	$3,182	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433 unweaned	433	2	458.00	$458.00	$1,983	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1588	1349	80-85%	145	130.00–163.50	$158.42	$2,137	—
1216–1630	1377	80-85%	226	164.00–174.00	$168.14	$2,315	-4.60
1334–1465	1416	80-85%	27	175.00–177.00	$175.32	$2,483	+19.17
1330–1715	1433	80-85%	20	110.00–128.00	$119.21	$1,708	-36.94
1352–1600	1435	80-85%	3	135.00–143.00	$137.97	$1,980	-18.18

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–990	881	85-90%	8	90.00–110.00	$102.09	$899	-29.91
915	915	85-90%	1	85.00	$85.00	$778	—
1010–1365	1107	85-90%	18	80.00–95.00	$88.96	$985	-14.79
1090–1200	1129	85-90%	5	170.00–185.00	$174.51	$1,970	+70.76
1000–1330	1144	85-90%	73	100.00–126.00	$110.27	$1,261	+6.52
975–1277	1180	85-90%	106	161.00–168.00	$163.55	$1,930	-5.80
1130–1229	1199	85-90%	6	132.50–135.00	$133.29	$1,598	-36.06
1065–1310	1212	85-90%	153	125.00–161.00	$146.81	$1,779	-7.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–1583	1498	75-80%	56	171.00–177.50	$172.41	$2,583	—
1440–1743	1510	75-80%	25	153.00–173.50	$167.54	$2,530	—
1585	1585	75-80%	1	179.00	$179.00	$2,837	-5.50
1455–1930	1618	75-80%	24	138.00–169.50	$161.16	$2,608	+10.16
1540–1968	1668	75-80%	29	169.00–175.50	$172.40	$2,876	+6.73
1895	1895	75-80%	1	177.50	$177.50	$3,364	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1032	1032	5	172.50	$172.50	$1,780	—
1345–1360	1353	2	195.00–199.00	$197.01	$2,666	—
1415–1845	1615	7	164.00–176.00	$169.99	$2,745	—
1157–2055	1633	25	177.00–183.00	$179.65	$2,934	—
1340–2080	1717	15	157.50–176.00	$165.97	$2,850	-18.71
1273–2255	1847	16	180.00–190.00	$184.30	$3,404	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2085	2085	2	182.00	$182.00	$3,795	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–1335	964	(<2 yrs)	Open	70	211.00–322.50	$278.48	$2,685
802–1388	1085	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	142	172.00–305.00	$229.36	$2,489
965–1335	1100	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	200.00–271.00	$237.56	$2,613
1291	1291	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	178.00	$178.00	$2,298
1270–1430	1323	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	172.00–185.00	$180.32	$2,386

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–890 thin fleshed	843	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	255.00	$255.00	$2,150
830–1035	913	(<2 yrs)	Open	16	220.00–305.00	$265.19	$2,421
900–1260	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	171.00–250.00	$205.72	$2,166

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
994–1075	1008	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	200.00–220.00	$203.56	$2,052
1295	1295	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,266

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–798	779	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	245.00–300.00	$280.48	$2,185

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770	770	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,079

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,900.00	$2,900.00
998–1160	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	3,200.00–3,250.00	$3,209.43
1068	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	3,150.00	$3,150.00
1185–1510	1348	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,900.00–3,000.00	$2,956.03
1373	1373	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1332–1484	1420	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	2,700.00–2,950.00	$2,822.64
1355–1690	1482	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	2,700.00–3,200.00	$3,040.58
1575	1575	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,575.00	$2,575.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1152	1152	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1103–1365	1186	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	2,100.00–2,600.00	$2,222.37
1367	1367	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1438	1438	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,650.00	$2,650.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1248	1248	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1289	1289	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,550.00	$2,550.00
1350	1350	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1399	1399	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	171.00	$171.00	$2,392

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,700.00	$2,700.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1177	1177	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	162.00	$162.00	$1,907

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1215	1215	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	3,000.00	$3,000.00

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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.