Billings Livestock Commission cattle prices

Billings Livestock Commission in Billings, Montana runs a Thursday feeder cattle sale. On Thu, Nov 5, 2026 it reported 3,987 head. The sale before, on Thu, Oct 29, 2026, had 3,612 head. Prices below are Medium and Large 1 feeder cattle, per cwt, weighted by head.

USDA's market reporter wrote: “Compared to last sale (10-29-26): Yearling cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Steer calves under 400 lbs were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed.”

Prices by weight, Thu, Nov 5, 2026

Weight	Steers	Heifers	Steers, prior sale
300–399 lb	30 hd @ $582.01	46 hd @ $520.53	$592.07
400–499 lb	211 hd @ $505.66	370 hd @ $425.64	$513.24
500–599 lb	395 hd @ $435.47	633 hd @ $371.75	$439.50
600–699 lb	636 hd @ $389.81	100 hd @ $330.77	$402.46
700–799 lb	96 hd @ $351.41	37 hd @ $326.86	$369.29
800–899 lb	–	57 hd @ $326.87	–

Lighter calves bring more per cwt and less per head, so compare inside one band. Bands with few head can swing on one lot.

Biggest price line in the report

AMS groups similar lots into one line. The largest Medium and Large 1 line: 455 steers averaging about 620 lb sold at $404.20 per cwt. That is about $2,506 a head (620 ÷ 100 × 404.20).

Pull this barn as JSON

curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/reports?auction=1777&limit=5"
curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/prices?state=MT&date=2026-11-05&category=FEEDER%20CATTLE&limit=200"

The first call returns this barn's recent reports with receipts and market comments. The second returns every feeder lot in Montana that day, each tagged with its auction name. Free demo key (no sign-up): kl_free_demo_2026. Docs: api.kossinlabs.com. Product page: cattle auction prices API. Starter is $29/mo for higher limits — subscribe. 30-day money-back guarantee.

Source: the official USDA AMS report (Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News). We are not affiliated with USDA or the auction. This page is a dated snapshot; the API has the newest sale. More: Montana cattle prices, cattle prices by state, feeder steer prices, cattle price per cwt.