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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Nov 11

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

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Feeder Cattle receipts

538 head

▼ 317 vs last sale 855▲ 538 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

141 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 170▲ 141 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

510 head

▼ 772 vs last sale 1,282▲ 510 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 calves were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed on all offerings. Yearlings were scarcely traded this sale thus no trend is available. Quality this sale was mostly plain to average and significantly lower than last week. Calves were offered mostly as singles or in small lots. Demand for calves was mostly light for light offerings. Market activity this sale was slow. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for mostly heavy offerings. Packers showed stronger demand again this week for cows destined for immediate harvest. All classes of slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher. The cutter cow cutout was sharply higher last week pushing cow values into the low 180's on a carcass value. Feeding cow demand remains good. Feeding cows sold mostly steady with the exception of thin cows which packers are storing for the holiday lull and feeders are buying to turn out or feed silage; these cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Young re-breed cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and offerings. Young age cows were of mostly average quality this week. Offerings sold steady to 5.00 lower.

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 $131.53/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$131.53

156 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$683

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

$22.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.05

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	477	136.53	651	22
Medium 1	409	136.43	558	14thin
Medium and Large 1	576	131.86	760	102
Large 1	1,020	120.83	1,233	15thin
Large 1-2	1,170	114.00	1,334	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.53/cwt here — about −$683 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

131.53

—

MT average5 barns · 4,752 hd

143.58

−12.05

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	1,924	75.55	1,454	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,639	64.00	1,049	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,462	57.91	847	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,238	46.15	572	57

Every lot

63 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	361	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	632	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	183.51/cwt	183.00–185.00	670	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	445	158.61/cwt	155.00–161.00	706	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	473	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	662	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	485	153.65/cwt	142.50–156.00	745	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	494	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	781	5
Steers	—	Medium 2Unweaned	497	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	639	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	573	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	854	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	886	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	677	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	894	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,018	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,354	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	298	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	462	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	321	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	482	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	340	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	519	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	409	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	589	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	460	134.12/cwt	130.00–137.00	617	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	469	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	619	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	131.13/cwt	131.00–134.00	684	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	546	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	721	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	564	130.81/cwt	130.00–132.00	738	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	624	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	755	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	641	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	820	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	898	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,176	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,171	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	127.87/cwt	127.50–128.00	1,231	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,000	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,225	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,061	117.50/cwt	117.00–119.50	1,247	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,170	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,334	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	683	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	861	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,767	67.75/cwt	58.00–72.50	1,197	9
Bulls	—	—	1,907	77.02/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,469	11
Bulls	—	—	2,153	83.27/cwt	83.00–83.50	1,793	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	870	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	348	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	910	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	300	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	36.87/cwt	33.00–38.00	448	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,252	46.54/cwt	41.00–52.00	583	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,277	54.53/cwt	52.00–56.00	696	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	58.56/cwt	54.50–61.00	843	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,530	67.60/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,034	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,537	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	738	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	60.53/cwt	60.00–61.00	955	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	64.61/cwt	63.00–66.00	1,037	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,202	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	1,970	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,182	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows13 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	674	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,013	56.17/cwt	49.00–62.00	569	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,037	74.97/cwt	70.00–87.50	777	38
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,105	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	586	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,133	69.25/cwt	62.50–72.50	785	41
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	54.62/cwt	53.00–55.50	648	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,229	49.35/cwt	45.00–53.00	607	122
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,231	52.28/cwt	51.00–54.00	644	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,283	60.65/cwt	56.00–66.00	778	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,334	52.73/cwt	49.50–64.00	703	67
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	647	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,394	61.61/cwt	54.00–68.00	859	109
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,530	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	796	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,072	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,112	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,273	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	586	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,425	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	784	4

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 Nov 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 538Last week 855Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 170Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 510Last week 1,282Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	298	155.00	155.00
2	—	340	152.50	152.50
4	—	624	121.00	121.00
5	—	460	130.00–137.00	134.12
7	—	546	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	898	131.00	131.00
4	—	963	127.50–128.00	127.87
2	—	908	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	641	128.00	128.00
10	—	409	144.00	144.00
22	—	522	131.00–134.00	131.13
55	—	564	130.00–132.00	130.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,061	117.00–119.50	117.50
10	—	1,000	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	150.00	150.00
5	—	420	130.00	130.00
5	—	469	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	611	145.00	145.00
4	—	365	183.00–185.00	183.51
5	—	494	158.00	158.00
7	—	573	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	190.00	190.00
2	—	615	135.00	135.00
5	—	677	132.00	132.00
10	—	361	175.00	175.00
15	—	445	155.00–161.00	158.61
15	—	485	142.50–156.00	153.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	497	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	683	126.00	126.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,348	48.00	48.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,530	52.00	52.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	72.50	72.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,187	53.00–55.50	54.62

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	20	—	1,283	56.00–66.00	60.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	67	—	1,334	49.50–64.00	52.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	109	—	1,394	54.00–68.00	61.61
(<2 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,037	70.00–87.50	74.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	41	—	1,133	62.50–72.50	69.25

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	122	—	1,229	45.00–53.00	49.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,231	51.00–54.00	52.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,013	49.00–62.00	56.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	53.00	53.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,425	55.00	55.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,072	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,273	46.00	46.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,153	83.00–83.50	83.27
9	—	1,767	58.00–72.50	67.75
11	—	1,907	75.00–81.00	77.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	64.00–71.00	67.60
3	—	1,537	48.00	48.00
16	—	1,440	54.50–61.00	58.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	69.50	69.50
2	—	1,578	60.00–61.00	60.53
9	—	1,605	63.00–66.00	64.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,214	33.00–38.00	36.87
7	—	1,277	52.00–56.00	54.53
42	—	1,252	41.00–52.00	46.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	40.00	40.00
1	—	910	33.00	33.00

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.