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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Nov 16

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

← Nov 9Nov 16Nov 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,275 head

▲ 1,135 vs last sale 140▼ 1,877 vs year ago 3,152 · −59.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,189 head

▲ 568 vs last sale 621▲ 1,149 vs year ago 40 · +2,872.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

165 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 80▼ 83 vs year ago 248 · −33.5%

Also sold hereRegular saleThu Oct 29, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Demand was moderate for light to moderate offerings. Quality was average to attractive. Market activity today was mostly moderate. Weigh up cow sold on mostly moderate demand and offerings. Packers continue to purchase cows to put away on feed for the upcoming holidays as well as cows suitable to feed to premium white. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Feeding cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average this sale with many full cows on offer. Cow and bull quality was average to attractive. Many cows continue to sell in thin body condition. Several buyers were buying exposed cows or cows they believed to be bred to feed. Some buyers will calves these cows out while others will ship them before they calve. Young 2-3 year old's suitable to feed or rebreed sold sharply higher with most sales 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand for these offerings was mostly good and much stronger than last sale.

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 $156.94/cwt on 487 head.

Average price

$156.94

487 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$87

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$26.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.35

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	160.20	815	361
Medium and Large 1-2	524	151.92	796	59
Medium and Large 2	431	146.87	633	51
Large 1	673	134.00	902	16thin

One grade step is worth $26.20/cwt here — about −$87 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 sale487 hd

156.94

—

MT average5 barns · 5,940 hd

162.29

−5.35

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	1,756	77.45	1,360	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,597	64.01	1,022	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,381	54.32	750	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,171	48.03	562	236

Every lot, as filed

65 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	332	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	581	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	375	155.53/cwt	150.00–159.00	583	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	184.19/cwt	175.00–190.00	709	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	411	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	690	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	416	176.46/cwt	167.50–180.00	734	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	466	166.21/cwt	160.00–170.00	775	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	705	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	481	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	741	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	481	139.17/cwt	137.00–142.00	669	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	514	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	745	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	158.14/cwt	154.00–161.00	829	160
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	566	149.39/cwt	144.00–154.50	846	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	592	141.34/cwt	131.00–143.00	837	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	146.09/cwt	141.00–147.50	896	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	631	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	839	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	670	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	915	2
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	673	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	902	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,129	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,150	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	348	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	550	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	366	159.36/cwt	151.00–162.50	583	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	388	144.24/cwt	136.00–148.50	560	70
Heifers	—	Medium 2Unweaned	427	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	427	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	430	139.00/cwt	133.00–142.00	598	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	445	149.11/cwt	146.00–151.00	664	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	639	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	146.26/cwt	143.00–147.00	717	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	512	145.23/cwt	138.00–147.50	744	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	518	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	627	9
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	538	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	683	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	544	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	724	50
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	588	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	756	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	707	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	820	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,154	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,160	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,253	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,520	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,079	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,778	77.83/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,384	5
Bulls	—	—	1,885	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,546	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	905	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	317	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	940	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	404	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	995	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	517	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	39.15/cwt	36.00–40.00	419	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	44.62/cwt	41.00–48.00	521	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,186	48.12/cwt	43.00–51.25	571	118
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,199	53.62/cwt	51.00–57.00	643	57
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	620	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	51.85/cwt	51.00–55.00	689	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,340	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	831	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,365	48.83/cwt	47.00–50.00	667	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,376	56.75/cwt	50.50–61.00	781	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,381	46.60/cwt	44.50–48.00	644	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,519	64.50/cwt	62.50–68.00	980	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,544	63.51/cwt	63.00–64.50	981	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,605	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	899	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,750	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,286	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	864	77.16/cwt	71.00–79.00	667	4
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,005	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	623	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	84.50/cwt	65.00–93.00	866	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,031	76.88/cwt	61.00–88.50	793	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,083	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,184	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,210	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,168	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,213	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,916	10

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,275Last week 140Year ago 3,152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,189Last week 621Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 165Last week 80Year ago 248

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	62.00	62.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,025	65.00–93.00	84.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,031	61.00–88.50	76.88

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	4	—	864	71.00–79.00	77.16

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)	6	—	1,083	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,213	735.00	735.00

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)	3	—	1,210	675.00	675.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	588	128.50	128.50
2	—	538	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	427	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	158.00	158.00
112	—	490	143.00–147.00	146.26
7	—	366	151.00–162.50	159.36
16	—	445	146.00–151.00	149.11
112	—	512	138.00–147.50	145.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	132.00	132.00
5	—	982	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	430	133.00–142.00	139.00
50	—	544	133.00	133.00
3	—	707	116.00	116.00
70	—	388	136.00–148.50	144.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	518	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	673	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	566	144.00–154.50	149.39
39	—	416	167.50–180.00	176.46
2	—	670	136.00–137.00	136.50
160	—	524	154.00–161.00	158.14
11	—	613	141.00–147.50	146.09
46	—	466	160.00–170.00	166.21
23	—	385	175.00–190.00	184.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	154.00	154.00
5	—	675	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	631	133.00	133.00
15	—	332	175.00	175.00
6	—	514	145.00	145.00
14	—	592	131.00–143.00	141.34
6	—	411	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	375	150.00–159.00	155.53
27	—	481	137.00–142.00	139.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	833	135.50	135.50
5	—	473	149.00	149.00
4	—	865	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	1,186	43.00–51.25	48.12
57	—	1,199	51.00–57.00	53.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,365	47.00–50.00	48.83
7	—	1,519	62.50–68.00	64.50
55	—	1,376	50.50–61.00	56.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,168	41.00–48.00	44.62
27	—	1,069	36.00–40.00	39.15
1	—	1,340	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,240	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	35.00	35.00
1	—	940	43.00	43.00
2	—	995	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	56.00	56.00
1	—	1,750	73.50	73.50
3	—	1,544	63.00–64.50	63.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,381	44.50–48.00	46.60
5	—	1,329	51.00–55.00	51.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,778	75.00–79.00	77.83
1	—	1,520	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	82.00	82.00

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.