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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Oct 4

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

← Dec 14Oct 4Oct 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

291 head

▲ 291 vs last sale 0▲ 291 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,156 head

▲ 666 vs last sale 490▲ 1,156 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

302 head

▼ 2,786 vs last sale 3,088▲ 302 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

This is the first Monday sale of the fall run so this weeks comparisons are to last Thursdays sale. Feeder cattle were too lightly tested today and last Thursday to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Demand was light for light offerings. Quality this week was mostly average. Market activity was slow. Farmers in the Midwest continue to be very busy with harvest and unwilling to take unweaned calves. Additionally many feeders in the state refuse to feed calves as feed cost are inflated due to drought conditions which has limited availability. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Feeding buyers showed the best demand for cows this sale. Buyers were mostly looking for cows in boning flesh or young age cows. Packers also opted to feed some thin cows to hold for the upcoming holidays as we are less than 60 days from the start of the holiday season. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, with steady prices seen on cows suitable to feed to premium white and mostly lower prices seen on thin cows. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 lower on boning and lean cows. Breaking flesh cows sold generally steady. Weigh up conditions were average to below average this sale. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly steady.

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 $152.39/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$152.39

65 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$46.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.22

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	428	164.39	704	27
Medium and Large 1	594	149.19	886	26
Large 1	525	147.50	774	2thin
Medium 1	533	147.00	784	4thin
Medium 2	423	117.50	497	6thin

One grade step is worth $46.89/cwt here — about $207 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 sale65 hd

152.39

—

MT average5 barns · 3,776 hd

177.61

−25.22

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	—	Low	1,765	83.39	1,472	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,669	73.57	1,228	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,364	62.08	847	180
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,197	50.51	604	357

Every lot, as filed

50 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	358	175.76/cwt	170.00–178.00	629	11
Steers	—	Medium 2	423	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	497	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	818	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	512	151.16/cwt	151.00–151.50	774	13
Steers	—	Large 1	525	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	774	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	533	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	784	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	149.64/cwt	149.50–149.75	865	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	664	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	950	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	327	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	536	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	441	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	631	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	146.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	710	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	488	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	688	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	551	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	752	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	552	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	770	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	786	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,126	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	948	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,280	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	706	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	848	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	937	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,268	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,179	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,378	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,006	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,597	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,318	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,116	1
Bulls	—	—	1,784	84.28/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,504	24
Bulls	—	—	2,220	92.69/cwt	91.50–94.00	2,058	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	770	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	323	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	963	46.49/cwt	46.00–49.00	448	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	37.60/cwt	31.00–45.00	416	45
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,185	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	865	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	642	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,188	51.24/cwt	50.00–54.00	609	100
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,229	50.61/cwt	46.00–53.50	622	137
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,319	56.80/cwt	55.00–61.50	749	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,356	66.20/cwt	60.00–70.00	898	109
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,360	51.25/cwt	51.25–51.25	697	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	52.72/cwt	50.00–55.00	725	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,396	74.66/cwt	73.50–77.50	1,042	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,155	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,573	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	897	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,718	69.18/cwt	66.00–72.50	1,189	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,830	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,455	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	840	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	655	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	929	99.02/cwt	78.50–109.00	920	71
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	71.94/cwt	71.00–73.00	730	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,042	58.37/cwt	54.50–70.00	608	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,048	75.22/cwt	54.00–95.00	788	65
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,073	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,730	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	1,029.48/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	11,921	6

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 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,156Last week 490Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 302Last week 3,088Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	963	46.00–49.00	46.49
8	—	770	42.00	42.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	57.00	57.00
19	—	1,375	50.00–55.00	52.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	79.50	79.50
2	—	1,718	66.00–72.50	69.18
2	—	1,540	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,185	73.00	73.00
45	—	1,319	55.00–61.50	56.80
100	—	1,188	50.00–54.00	51.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,396	73.50–77.50	74.66
38	—	1,360	51.25	51.25
109	—	1,356	60.00–70.00	66.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	54.00	54.00
45	—	1,106	31.00–45.00	37.60
137	—	1,229	46.00–53.50	50.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	73.00	73.00
3	—	1,597	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,220	91.50–94.00	92.69
1	—	1,665	67.00	67.00
24	—	1,784	80.00–87.00	84.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	143.00	143.00
13	—	575	147.50	147.50
3	—	474	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	141.00	141.00
5	—	327	164.00	164.00
7	—	441	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	552	139.50	139.50
12	—	484	145.00–150.00	146.63
4	—	619	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	813	138.50	138.50
4	—	948	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	551	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	358	170.00–178.00	175.76
3	—	325	180.00	180.00
13	—	512	151.00–151.50	151.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	664	143.00	143.00
14	—	578	149.50–149.75	149.64
4	—	511	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	147.00	147.00

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	71	—	929	78.50–109.00	99.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	65	—	1,048	54.00–95.00	75.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	71.00–73.00	71.94

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	1	—	840	78.00	78.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,042	54.50–70.00	58.37

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)	6	—	1,158	950.00–1,050.00	1,029.48

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,073	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.