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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Nov 9

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

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Feeder Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 377 vs last sale 517▼ 5,178 vs year ago 5,318 · −97.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

621 head

▼ 201 vs last sale 822▲ 511 vs year ago 110 · +464.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 175 vs last sale 255▼ 390 vs year ago 470 · −83.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Heavy snow fell over the weekend and road conditions were treacherous in many places. All receipts were light as a result. Demand was light for light offerings. Market activity today was mostly slow. Weigh up cow sold on mostly moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. Cow prices pushed higher today as a result of light offerings and slightly stronger packer demand. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady. Weigh up conditions were average to below average this sale. Cow and bull quality was mixed this week from plain to attractive. Young 2-3 year old's suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed.

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 $128.70/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$128.70

41 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$490

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

$6.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.57

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	467	132.82	621	16thin
Medium and Large 1	881	126.07	1,110	25

One grade step is worth $6.75/cwt here — about −$490 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 sale41 hd

128.70

—

MT average5 barns · 4,527 hd

142.27

−13.57

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	1,623	73.91	1,199	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	64.69	1,050	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,407	58.11	817	235
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	47.28	555	268

Every lot, as filed

36 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	402	134.62/cwt	134.00–136.00	541	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,028	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,112	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,138	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	120.98/cwt	118.50–122.00	1,167	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	451	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	667	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	831	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,074	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	945	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,434	69.40/cwt	64.00–73.00	995	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,594	79.63/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,269	5
Bulls	—	—	1,670	67.41/cwt	52.00–75.00	1,126	4
Bulls	—	—	1,810	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,457	1
Bulls	—	—	2,145	82.75/cwt	82.75–82.75	1,775	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	815	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	350	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	880	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	273	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	975	42.18/cwt	40.00–42.50	411	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,066	40.74/cwt	40.00–41.00	434	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	38.79/cwt	34.00–42.00	432	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,161	46.70/cwt	42.00–51.00	542	137
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,210	54.60/cwt	51.00–60.50	661	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,231	48.70/cwt	47.00–51.00	599	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,252	45.60/cwt	42.00–47.00	571	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,276	64.03/cwt	62.00–64.50	817	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,341	46.70/cwt	41.00–49.50	626	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	53.10/cwt	47.00–53.25	718	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	47.66/cwt	47.00–48.00	650	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,413	57.38/cwt	51.00–61.50	811	78
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,447	64.75/cwt	62.00–67.00	937	87
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,623	64.69/cwt	63.00–66.00	1,050	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	883	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	583	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	968	74.08/cwt	65.00–79.00	717	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,003	63.78/cwt	52.00–73.00	640	25
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	992	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	10,267	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,090	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	578	2

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 Nov 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 517Year ago 5,318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 621Last week 822Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 255Year ago 470

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	26	—	968	65.00–79.00	74.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,003	52.00–73.00	63.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	66.00	66.00

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)	2	—	1,090	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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	992	1,035.00	1,035.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,074	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	451	148.00	148.00
2	—	620	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	867	128.25	128.25
2	—	933	122.00	122.00
4	—	822	124.00–126.00	125.00
4	—	965	118.50–122.00	120.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	402	134.00–136.00	134.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	63.00–66.00	64.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,210	51.00–60.50	54.60
7	—	1,276	62.00–64.50	64.03
137	—	1,161	42.00–51.00	46.70
4	—	1,066	40.00–41.00	40.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,231	47.00–51.00	48.70
36	—	1,252	42.00–47.00	45.60
21	—	1,114	34.00–42.00	38.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,413	51.00–61.50	57.38
87	—	1,447	62.00–67.00	64.75
24	—	1,341	41.00–49.50	46.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	43.00	43.00
7	—	975	40.00–42.50	42.18
2	—	880	31.00	31.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,353	47.00–53.25	53.10
3	—	1,363	47.00–48.00	47.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,594	79.00–80.00	79.63
4	—	1,434	64.00–73.00	69.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	80.50	80.50
1	—	2,145	82.75	82.75
4	—	1,670	52.00–75.00	67.41

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.