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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Nov 23

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

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Feeder Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 1,225 vs last sale 1,275▼ 821 vs year ago 871 · −94.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,237 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 1,189▲ 1,102 vs year ago 135 · +816.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,675 head

▲ 1,510 vs last sale 165▼ 925 vs year ago 2,600 · −35.6%

Also sold hereRegular saleThu Oct 29, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder cattle were not tested today due to the bred cow special. A few open heifers sold off the bred offerings. These offerings sold on mostly moderate demand. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand and heavy offerings. Over 1,300 weigh up cows and bulls sold this sale. Cows started the sale on mostly light demand, however demand increased drastically as the sale progressed. Packers showed mostly light demand for cows until midway through the sale. Feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 higher on fleshy cows. All other feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows all returned to feed. Cow quality was mostly average this sale. A heavy offering of bred cows was seen this week as this was the annual Thanksgiving bred cow special. Quality was mostly average overall. Demand was mostly moderate with a good crowd on hand. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however firm undertones were noticed as packers and feeding buyers competed over offerings. Young 2-3 year olds suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. Demand for these offerings remains mostly good.

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 $124.41/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$124.41

34 head · 831 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$227

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

$0.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.79

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	693	125.00	866	9thin
Medium and Large 1	880	124.20	1,093	25

One grade step is worth $0.80/cwt here — about −$227 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 sale34 hd

124.41

—

MT average5 barns · 5,322 hd

145.20

−20.79

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	1,653	76.84	1,270	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,544	66.99	1,035	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,364	55.62	759	270
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,161	45.68	530	547

Every lot, as filed

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
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	693	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	866	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,043	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	121.05/cwt	119.50–122.00	1,128	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	954	120.10/cwt	118.00–121.50	1,146	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,544	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,158	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,611	79.54/cwt	79.50–80.00	1,281	15
Bulls	—	—	1,709	71.00/cwt	61.00–78.50	1,213	7
Bulls	—	—	1,873	79.42/cwt	77.50–82.00	1,488	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	894	35.24/cwt	34.00–36.00	315	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	945	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	425	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	973	40.02/cwt	39.00–41.00	389	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,010	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	374	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	37.32/cwt	33.00–40.00	402	66
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	42.76/cwt	39.00–48.50	499	77
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,170	48.94/cwt	47.50–56.00	573	229
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,181	44.69/cwt	41.00–47.50	528	143
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,240	62.66/cwt	57.00–65.00	777	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,304	48.35/cwt	48.00–51.00	630	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,334	54.67/cwt	49.00–61.00	729	106
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,382	64.06/cwt	60.00–68.00	885	93
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	45.46/cwt	44.00–48.00	630	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,391	46.08/cwt	42.00–49.00	641	48
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,508	69.54/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,049	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,554	66.92/cwt	63.00–68.50	1,040	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,578	60.66/cwt	60.00–62.00	957	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,590	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	827	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	407	937.04/cwt	925.00–975.00	3,814	40
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	921	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	8,611	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,850	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,157	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,099	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,188	1,228.21/cwt	1,085.00–1,325.00	14,591	84
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,191	605.32/cwt	600.00–610.00	7,209	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	1,019.73/cwt	1,000.00–1,035.00	12,420	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,148	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,229	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,212	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,230	708.72/cwt	650.00–710.00	8,717	101
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,028	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	790.95/cwt	700.00–975.00	10,124	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,282	1,017.62/cwt	950.00–1,110.00	13,046	44
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,282	739.55/cwt	650.00–835.00	9,481	296
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,307	838.46/cwt	750.00–950.00	10,959	145
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,375	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,000	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,394	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,685	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	856	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	8,432	6
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	909	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	12,590	49
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	1,010.25/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	9,810	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,017	1,264.59/cwt	1,200.00–1,350.00	12,861	85
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	899	84.30/cwt	62.00–89.50	758	154
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	900	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	495	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	64.45/cwt	54.00–76.00	657	203
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,035	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	518	1

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 50Last week 1,275Year ago 871

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,237Last week 1,189Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,675Last week 165Year ago 2,600

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,873	77.50–82.00	79.42
7	—	1,709	61.00–78.50	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,544	75.00	75.00
15	—	1,611	79.50–80.00	79.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,554	63.00–68.50	66.92
3	—	1,578	60.00–62.00	60.66
8	—	1,508	69.00–72.00	69.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,304	48.00–51.00	48.35
66	—	1,076	33.00–40.00	37.32
77	—	1,167	39.00–48.50	42.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
229	—	1,170	47.50–56.00	48.94
14	—	1,240	57.00–65.00	62.66
3	—	1,010	37.00	37.00
143	—	1,181	41.00–47.50	44.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,391	42.00–49.00	46.08
106	—	1,334	49.00–61.00	54.67
93	—	1,382	60.00–68.00	64.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	52.00	52.00
21	—	1,385	44.00–48.00	45.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	39.00–41.00	40.02
5	—	894	34.00–36.00	35.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,218	1,000.00–1,035.00	1,019.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,123	610.00	610.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,375	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	101	—	1,230	650.00–710.00	708.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	296	—	1,282	650.00–835.00	739.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,225	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	—	1,282	950.00–1,110.00	1,017.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	84	—	1,188	1,085.00–1,325.00	1,228.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,229	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,280	700.00–975.00	790.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	40	—	407	925.00–975.00	937.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	30	—	1,157	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,235	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	145	—	1,307	750.00–950.00	838.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,394	910.00	910.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,191	600.00–610.00	605.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	921	935.00	935.00

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)	85	—	1,017	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,264.59
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	49	—	909	1,385.00	1,385.00
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	971	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,010.25

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)	6	—	856	985.00	985.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	203	—	1,020	54.00–76.00	64.45
(<2 yrs)	Open	154	—	899	62.00–89.50	84.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	55.00	55.00

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	—	1,035	50.00	50.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	954	118.00–121.50	120.10
8	—	932	119.50–122.00	121.05
12	—	815	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	693	125.00	125.00

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.