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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Oct 21

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

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Feeder Cattle receipts

530 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 505▲ 530 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

346 head

▲ 81 vs last sale 265▲ 346 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

387 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 282▲ 387 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 to develop an accurate market trend however higher undertones were noticed on steer calves and yearlings and unevenly steady undertones were noticed on heifer calves and yearlings. Quality this sale was average to attractive. Market activity was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light demand for moderate offerings. Packers showed significantly lower demand for cows for immediate harvest as they opted to feed the majority of the offering. Slaughter cows sold mostly 10.00-15.00 lower on all classes. Body condition scores continue to be mostly thin as many cows are freshly off weaning calves . Feeding cows sold sharply lower as well with most sales 6.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 10.00 lower. Young re-breed cows sold on mostly moderate demand for light offerings. Young age cows were of average quality this week. Offerings sold steady in a narrow comparison.

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 $130.41/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$130.41

156 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$671

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

$23.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.25

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	370	140.50	520	6thin
Medium 1	495	132.93	658	31
Medium and Large 1	597	130.93	782	104
Medium and Large 2	480	119.00	571	4thin
Large 1	1,018	117.04	1,191	11thin

One grade step is worth $23.46/cwt here — about −$671 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 sale156 hd

130.41

—

MT average5 barns · 3,831 hd

140.66

−10.25

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	—	High	1,691	70.48	1,192	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,650	54.00	891	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,439	44.98	647	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,237	43.46	538	181

Every lot

47 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	318	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	588	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	347	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	649	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	360	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	526	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	363	169.26/cwt	169.00–170.00	614	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	391	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	694	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	407	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	676	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	158.39/cwt	157.00–161.00	754	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	478	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	643	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	492	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	728	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	501	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	777	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	539	134.67/cwt	131.00–148.00	726	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	558	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	831	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	653	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	940	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,175	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	927	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,210	10
Steers	—	Large 1	1,025	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,343	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	370	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	520	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	460	135.03/cwt	135.00–135.50	621	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	480	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	571	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	492	133.07/cwt	133.00–134.00	655	27
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	518	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	684	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	134.43/cwt	134.00–135.50	706	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	561	130.26/cwt	129.50–130.50	731	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	954	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,188	16
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,007	117.72/cwt	115.00–118.50	1,185	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,065	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,214	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,470	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,066	4
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,646	70.56/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,161	22
Bulls	—	—	1,680	64.89/cwt	61.00–71.50	1,090	7
Bulls	—	—	1,740	70.86/cwt	67.75–76.00	1,233	20
Bulls	—	—	2,022	77.65/cwt	77.50–78.00	1,570	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	358	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,238	43.50/cwt	38.00–47.00	539	173
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,326	47.90/cwt	47.50–48.00	635	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	48.03/cwt	47.00–50.00	658	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	745	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,451	44.44/cwt	41.00–47.00	645	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,895	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	1,042	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,073	78.59/cwt	69.50–95.00	843	43
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,168	54.98/cwt	53.00–59.00	642	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,176	69.02/cwt	60.00–74.00	812	44
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,234	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	555	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,315	45.35/cwt	45.00–48.00	596	43
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,329	62.47/cwt	62.00–64.50	830	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,381	52.33/cwt	46.50–60.00	723	94
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,422	58.47/cwt	50.00–64.00	831	81
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,172	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	11,017	10

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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 530Last week 505Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 346Last week 265Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 387Last week 282Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,022	77.50–78.00	77.65
7	—	1,680	61.00–71.50	64.89
20	—	1,740	67.75–76.00	70.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,646	65.00–72.00	70.56
4	—	1,470	72.50	72.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,451	41.00–47.00	44.44
5	—	1,370	47.00–50.00	48.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	53.00	53.00
1	—	1,895	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	34.00	34.00
5	—	1,326	47.50–48.00	47.90
173	—	1,238	38.00–47.00	43.50

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,329	62.00–64.50	62.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	94	—	1,381	46.50–60.00	52.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	81	—	1,422	50.00–64.00	58.47
(<2 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,073	69.50–95.00	78.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	44	—	1,176	60.00–74.00	69.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,315	45.00–48.00	45.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,168	53.00–59.00	54.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,234	45.00	45.00

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)	10	—	1,172	940.00	940.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	954	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	132.00	132.00
27	—	492	133.00–134.00	133.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	114.00	114.00
9	—	1,007	115.00–118.50	117.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	561	129.50–130.50	130.26
19	—	460	135.00–135.50	135.03
17	—	525	134.00–135.50	134.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	927	130.50	130.50
10	—	880	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,025	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	478	134.50	134.50
13	—	360	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	476	157.00–161.00	158.39
10	—	391	177.50	177.50
5	—	653	144.00	144.00
4	—	501	155.00	155.00
11	—	558	149.00	149.00
3	—	347	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	539	131.00–148.00	134.67
8	—	407	166.00	166.00
12	—	363	169.00–170.00	169.26
10	—	318	185.00	185.00
3	—	492	148.00	148.00

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.