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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Oct 14

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

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Feeder Cattle receipts

505 head

▲ 325 vs last sale 180▲ 505 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

265 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 251▲ 265 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

282 head

▲ 132 vs last sale 150▲ 282 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend however higher undertones were noticed on calves and steady undertones were noticed on yearlings. Quality this sale was average to attractive and significantly higher than last week. Market activity was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand and offerings. Packers continue to show good demand for cows for immediate harvest. Cow quality this week was mostly plain to average. Many cows were fresh off weaning and in thin body condition. Most were carrying bags as well. Weigh up conditions were average this sale. Feeding cows were too lightly tested last sale to develop any market trend. Feeding cow buyers were very active this sale buying very thin cows to put on feed for a short time. These offerings were purchased just above slaughter price and helped slaughter cows hold their value this week. Slaughter cows sold generally steady. Slaughter bulls sold on moderate demand for very light offerings. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Young re-breed cows sold on light to moderate 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. These offerings were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.91/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$131.91

194 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$483

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$24.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.44

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	135.07	688	33
Medium and Large 1	649	131.98	856	141
Medium 1-2	677	130.00	880	16thin
Large 1	1,055	111.00	1,171	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.07/cwt here — about −$483 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 sale194 hd

131.91

—

MT average5 barns · 1,705 hd

133.35

−1.44

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	1,773	79.72	1,414	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,478	61.77	913	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,163	55.50	645	149

Every lot

45 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	331	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	596	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	437	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	721	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	448	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	726	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	493	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	764	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	784	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	532	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	777	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	592	143.19/cwt	143.00–144.00	848	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	643	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	932	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	648	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	888	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	656	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	895	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,025	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,281	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	364	145.01/cwt	140.00–152.00	528	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	423	139.40/cwt	138.00–140.00	590	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	431	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	651	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	142.55/cwt	138.00–144.00	676	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	475	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	632	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	693	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	563	132.44/cwt	128.00–133.50	746	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	128.51/cwt	128.00–130.00	803	12
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	677	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	880	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,166	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,121	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	985	123.51/cwt	122.00–123.75	1,217	28
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,055	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,171	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	689	9
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,137	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,194	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,155	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,120	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,174	1
Bulls	—	—	1,833	80.53/cwt	78.50–81.50	1,476	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	925	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	532	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	519	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	55.48/cwt	50.00–61.00	643	136
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,354	63.52/cwt	61.00–65.00	860	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,461	56.74/cwt	54.50–58.50	829	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,486	64.14/cwt	62.75–66.75	953	17
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	982	81.61/cwt	76.00–91.00	801	34
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,105	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	663	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,155	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	635	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	69.32/cwt	64.50–77.00	804	24
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	762	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	788	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,343	66.76/cwt	62.00–71.25	897	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,423	64.51/cwt	61.50–68.00	918	59
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,481	63.34/cwt	60.00–66.00	938	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,122	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,501	3

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 14, 2019

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Feeder CattleReceipts 505Last week 180Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 251Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 282Last week 150Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,137	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,155	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,055	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	677	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	940	124.00	124.00
28	—	985	122.00–123.75	123.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	431	151.00	151.00
6	—	533	130.00	130.00
12	—	625	128.00–130.00	128.51
24	—	474	138.00–144.00	142.55
62	—	563	128.00–133.50	132.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	950	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	140.00–152.00	145.01
10	—	475	133.00	133.00
13	—	423	138.00–140.00	139.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	493	155.00	155.00
5	—	648	137.00	137.00
5	—	656	136.50	136.50
12	—	532	146.00	146.00
3	—	437	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,025	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	162.00	162.00
5	—	592	143.00–144.00	143.19
8	—	331	180.00	180.00
26	—	516	152.00	152.00
62	—	643	145.00	145.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,160	64.50–77.00	69.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,343	62.00–71.25	66.76
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	59.00	59.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,481	60.00–66.00	63.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	59	—	1,423	61.50–68.00	64.51
(<2 yrs)	Open	34	—	982	76.00–91.00	81.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,155	55.00	55.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	60.00	60.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,270	60.00	60.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,122	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	76.50	76.50
4	—	1,833	78.50–81.50	80.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,461	54.50–58.50	56.74
17	—	1,486	62.75–66.75	64.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,092	47.50	47.50
6	—	1,354	61.00–65.00	63.52
136	—	1,159	50.00–61.00	55.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	57.50	57.50

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.