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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Dec 2

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

← Nov 25Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

170 head

▼ 701 vs last sale 871▲ 170 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 135▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

122 head

▼ 2,478 vs last sale 2,600▲ 122 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 today to develop any market trend. Snowy conditions seen over the weekend were to blame for limited offerings this sale. Road conditions across much of the eastern portion of the state remain poor. With limited feeder offerings buyers showed little interest as many feared they could not fill a full load. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly light for light offerings. Market activity was slow. Packers were more aggressive this week as they came off a lightened slaughter week and a major winter storm that limited the volume of cattle delivered directly to the plant as well as to sales across the upper plains. Slaughter cattle sold sharply higher with most sales 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeding cows sold with steady to higher undertones as packers opted to purchase mostly young to middle age offerings to feed. Young re-breed cows sold on mostly moderate demand for light offerings. Young age cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend.

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 $146.00/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$146.00

89 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$39

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

$8.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.88

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	146.55	848	83
Medium and Large 1-2	641	138.33	887	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.22/cwt here — about −$39 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 sale89 hd

146.00

—

MT average2 barns · 1,242 hd

154.88

−8.88

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	1,765	82.47	1,456	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,394	55.55	774	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,206	51.36	619	43

Every lot

30 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	399	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	678	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	539	150.51/cwt	149.00–154.00	811	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	543	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	809	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	591	144.21/cwt	144.00–149.00	852	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	690	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	918	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	778	130.59/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,016	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	432	138.72/cwt	135.00–145.00	599	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	468	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	636	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	537	129.97/cwt	129.00–132.00	698	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	504	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	696	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	589	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	724	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	904	1
Bulls	—	—	1,737	82.51/cwt	77.00–83.50	1,433	14
Bulls	—	—	1,868	85.17/cwt	84.00–86.50	1,591	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	893	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	268	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	49.20/cwt	44.00–51.50	528	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,257	53.18/cwt	50.00–55.00	668	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	55.70/cwt	55.25–57.00	766	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	738	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,705	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	989	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,046	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,414	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	976	79.82/cwt	78.00–84.00	779	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,145	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	664	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,147	66.96/cwt	61.00–78.00	768	25
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,165	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	676	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,294	53.81/cwt	50.00–55.00	696	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,377	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	799	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,450	59.31/cwt	54.00–62.00	860	30

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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 871Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 135Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 2,600Year 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
6	—	432	135.00–145.00	138.72
2	—	605	122.00	122.00
3	—	537	129.00–132.00	129.97
2	—	468	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	591	144.00–149.00	144.21
13	—	539	149.00–154.00	150.51
4	—	399	170.00	170.00
3	—	420	170.00	170.00
5	—	778	130.00–133.00	130.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	690	133.00	133.00
2	—	543	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	589	123.00	123.00
7	—	504	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,073	44.00–51.50	49.20
33	—	1,257	50.00–55.00	53.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	58.00	58.00
17	—	1,376	55.25–57.00	55.70
2	—	1,393	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,868	84.00–86.50	85.17
1	—	1,435	63.00	63.00
14	—	1,737	77.00–83.50	82.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,046	900.00	900.00

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	1	—	1,165	58.00	58.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	58.00	58.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	21	—	976	78.00–84.00	79.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,294	50.00–55.00	53.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,450	54.00–62.00	59.31
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,377	58.00	58.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,147	61.00–78.00	66.96

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.