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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Dec 16

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 245▲ 125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2,606 head

▲ 1,993 vs last sale 613▲ 2,606 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleThu Oct 29, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today Billings Livestock held their annual Northland bred cattle special. Demand was mostly light to moderate on a heavy offering of bred stock. The stands were full throughout today’s sale. Many ranchers as well as order buyers were on hand throughout the day. Market activity was moderate to active today with many bidders ringside as well as on the internet bidding on cattle. Most cows and heifers were in light to moderate flesh. Most cattle were set to start calving in early March. A limited offering of February calving cows were seen today. Quality was average to attractive. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and offerings. Packers showed mostly light demand for all classes of cows this sale allowing most cows to sell to feeding buyers. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Young age cows sold on good demand as quality was mostly attractive off tested open young cows. Steady undertones were noticed.

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	1,855	66.68	1,237	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,853	60.68	1,124	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,547	54.31	840	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,260	42.52	536	27

Every lot

51 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
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,855	66.68/cwt	65.50–69.50	1,237	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	653	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	41.88/cwt	36.00–47.00	529	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,275	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	459	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,527	54.39/cwt	53.50–58.00	831	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,535	50.65/cwt	50.00–51.00	777	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,645	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	979	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,760	61.15/cwt	60.50–64.00	1,076	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,805	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	1,038	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,365	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	1,454	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	825	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	652	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,003	74.23/cwt	72.00–79.00	745	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,079	65.14/cwt	57.00–68.00	703	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,195	46.97/cwt	45.00–49.00	561	28
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,205	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	542	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,257	52.34/cwt	49.00–55.50	658	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,337	57.66/cwt	53.50–63.50	771	42
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1Thin Fleshed	752	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	6,580	19
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	898	1,190.30/cwt	1,125.00–1,235.00	10,689	63
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	918	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,869	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	969	1,064.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	10,310	13
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	982	1,330.89/cwt	1,210.00–1,450.00	13,069	114
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	998	1,350.68/cwt	1,200.00–1,435.00	13,480	275
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,005	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,543	9
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,051	1,187.06/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	12,476	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows26 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,022	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,687	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,073	1,143.40/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	12,269	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,116	1,069.52/cwt	960.00–1,160.00	11,936	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	1,483.15/cwt	1,250.00–1,600.00	16,611	408
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,133	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,330	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	1,181.59/cwt	1,175.00–1,185.00	13,706	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,199	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	647	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,207	938.92/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	11,333	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,239	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,434	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,241	1,504.58/cwt	1,200.00–1,575.00	18,672	84
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,251	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,263	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,271	1,288.75/cwt	1,150.00–1,410.00	16,380	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,290	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,353	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	850.10/cwt	800.00–885.00	11,077	43
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,311	807.39/cwt	710.00–925.00	10,585	307
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,329	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	11,097	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	925.45/cwt	760.00–1,000.00	12,447	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,363	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	19,082	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,364	1,025.83/cwt	800.00–1,200.00	13,992	123
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,369	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,032	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,373	1,227.29/cwt	1,100.00–1,450.00	16,851	56
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,426	1,167.84/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	16,653	43
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,467	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	15,770	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,470	926.39/cwt	875.00–950.00	13,618	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,474	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,688	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,495	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,708	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.

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

Mon Dec 16, 2019

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Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 245Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2,606Last week 613Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,527	53.50–58.00	54.39
3	—	1,535	50.00–51.00	50.65
2	—	1,645	59.50	59.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	57.50	57.50
5	—	1,760	60.50–64.00	61.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	53.50	53.50
1	—	1,275	36.00	36.00
24	—	1,263	36.00–47.00	41.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,365	61.50	61.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,855	65.50–69.50	66.68

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,003	72.00–79.00	74.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,079	57.00–68.00	65.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,257	49.00–55.50	52.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	42	—	1,337	53.50–63.50	57.66

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	—	1,205	45.00	45.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	79.00	79.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,195	45.00–49.00	46.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	969	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,064.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	275	—	998	1,200.00–1,435.00	1,350.68
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	114	—	982	1,210.00–1,450.00	1,330.89
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	1,051	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,187.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	63	—	898	1,125.00–1,235.00	1,190.30
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	918	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,005	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	752	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,022	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,207	800.00–1,100.00	938.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	43	—	1,303	800.00–885.00	850.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,116	960.00–1,160.00	1,069.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,467	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,474	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	56	—	1,373	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,227.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,369	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	26	—	1,271	1,150.00–1,410.00	1,288.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	84	—	1,241	1,200.00–1,575.00	1,504.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,363	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	408	—	1,120	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,483.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,160	1,175.00–1,185.00	1,181.59
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	43	—	1,426	900.00–1,200.00	1,167.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	28	—	1,345	760.00–1,000.00	925.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,470	875.00–950.00	926.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	123	—	1,364	800.00–1,200.00	1,025.83
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,329	835.00	835.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,239	600.00	600.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,290	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	307	—	1,311	710.00–925.00	807.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,495	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,199	54.00	54.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,251	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,073	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,143.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.