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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Oct 26

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

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Feeder Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 258 vs last sale 334▼ 460 vs year ago 536 · −85.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 161 vs last sale 257▼ 21 vs year ago 117 · −17.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 134 vs last sale 148▼ 384 vs year ago 398 · −96.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough of any class to develop any accurate market trend. Near a foot of snow fell over the weekend and roads were snow covered and icy making travel difficult. Demand was light for very light offerings.

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 $122.57/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$122.57

35 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$0.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.80

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	688	122.72	844	25
Medium and Large 1-2	418	122.20	511	10thin

One grade step is worth $0.52/cwt here — about $333 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 sale35 hd

122.57

—

MT average5 barns · 2,754 hd

136.37

−13.80

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	—	Average	1,875	77.23	1,448	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,591	56.53	899	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,391	53.94	750	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	44.95	496	47

Every lot, as filed

24 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	456	151.12/cwt	148.00–153.00	689	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	508	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	135.24/cwt	134.00–135.50	772	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	939	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	351	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	430	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	612	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	672	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	984	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,875	77.23/cwt	74.50–80.00	1,448	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	879	35.39/cwt	34.00–40.00	311	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	920	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	340	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,072	52.47/cwt	52.00–52.50	562	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	564	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,146	43.65/cwt	42.00–48.00	500	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	39.52/cwt	32.00–43.50	472	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,350	55.58/cwt	53.00–57.00	750	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	51.32/cwt	50.50–55.00	716	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,418	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	886	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	667	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,535	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	752	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	959	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	53.79/cwt	52.00–54.50	868	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	997	69.83/cwt	67.00–71.00	696	3

How this sale compares

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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 334Year ago 536

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 257Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 148Year ago 398

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	49.50	49.50
17	—	1,146	42.00–48.00	43.65
9	—	1,195	32.00–43.50	39.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	62.50	62.50
7	—	1,350	53.00–57.00	55.58
1	—	1,535	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,072	52.00–52.50	52.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	37.00	37.00
4	—	879	34.00–40.00	35.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,395	50.50–55.00	51.32
1	—	1,450	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	62.00	62.00
6	—	1,613	52.00–54.50	53.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,875	74.50–80.00	77.23

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	—	997	67.00–71.00	69.83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	456	148.00–153.00	151.12
12	—	571	134.00–135.50	135.24
2	—	508	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	739	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	130.00	130.00
7	—	533	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	827	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	121.00	121.00
8	—	351	122.50	122.50

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.