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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Oct 7

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

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Feeder Cattle receipts

180 head

▼ 1,548 vs last sale 1,728▲ 180 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

251 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 180▲ 251 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 107▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This is the first Monday sale of the fall run therefore no comparisons can be made. Feeder steers and heifers sold on mostly light demand and offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Market activity was slow. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for light offerings. Packers purchased the majority of the cows for immediate harvest. Weigh up conditions were mixed this sale. Most cows were showing wet bags and had calves freshly pulled off them this morning. Slaughter bulls sold on moderate to good demand for light offerings. Young re-breed cows sold on light demand for light to moderate offerings. Young age cows were of plain to average quality this week. Many offerings were in thin flesh, having freshly weaned calves.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.87/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$136.87

35 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$459

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$20.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.76

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	140.96	801	28
Large 1	1,045	120.50	1,259	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.46/cwt here — about −$459 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale35 hd

136.87

—

MT average5 barns · 625 hd

147.62

−10.76

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,842	82.41	1,518	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,800	67.69	1,218	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,350	64.52	871	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,157	59.93	694	83

Every lot

29 lots · USDA AMS · Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Mon)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	320	162.31/cwt	161.00–165.00	519	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	427	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	636	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	599	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	815	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	767	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,001	8
Steers	—	Large 1	1,045	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,259	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	344	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	495	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	359	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	506	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	693	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	832	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,180	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,008	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,189	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,003	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,003	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,161	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	987	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,659	73.21/cwt	63.00–78.50	1,215	6
Bulls	—	—	1,746	81.97/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,431	11
Bulls	—	—	2,111	89.92/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,898	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	848	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	475	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	1,006	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	599	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	59.40/cwt	51.00–62.50	699	64
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,207	63.86/cwt	63.50–65.50	771	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	867	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,436	62.36/cwt	58.50–63.50	895	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,452	65.73/cwt	65.00–69.50	954	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,462	70.25/cwt	70.00–71.50	1,027	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,005	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,950	68.03/cwt	67.50–68.50	1,327	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	774	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	511	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	935	76.23/cwt	64.00–78.00	713	58
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,199	65.19/cwt	64.50–65.50	782	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,395	64.30/cwt	60.00–67.00	897	37

This sale against other markets

Montana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Montana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Montana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Mon)

Mon Oct 7, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Billings, MT (LS-BL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 1,728Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 251Last week 180Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 107Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	359	141.00	141.00
2	—	693	120.00	120.00
4	—	344	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	933	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,161	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,045	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	161.00–165.00	162.31
8	—	427	149.00	149.00
8	—	767	130.00–131.00	130.49
9	—	599	136.00	136.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,395	60.00–67.00	64.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	58	—	935	64.00–78.00	76.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,199	64.50–65.50	65.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	774	66.00	66.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,659	63.00–78.50	73.21
8	—	2,111	89.00–93.00	89.92
11	—	1,746	79.00–86.00	81.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,462	70.00–71.50	70.25
12	—	1,436	58.50–63.50	62.36
15	—	1,452	65.00–69.50	65.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,006	59.50	59.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	67.00	67.00
2	—	1,950	67.50–68.50	68.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	70.50	70.50
12	—	1,207	63.50–65.50	63.86
64	—	1,176	51.00–62.50	59.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	848	56.00	56.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.