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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Oct 11

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

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Feeder Cattle receipts

605 head

▲ 314 vs last sale 291▲ 181 vs year ago 424 · +42.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,299 head

▲ 143 vs last sale 1,156▲ 840 vs year ago 459 · +183.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

303 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 302▲ 223 vs year ago 80 · +278.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Mondays sale: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested today to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Demand was light for light offerings. Trucking continues to be a big issue as truck availability is tight buyers were not willing to start loads without trucks to get the calves out of the yards. Health was a concern today as cold and snowy conditions were seen. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Market activity was slow. Weigh up cows sold on very light to light demand today. Drought conditions are driving excessive amounts of cows to market. Packers are backing up prices because they have so many cows waiting to send to slaughter. Lean cows took the hardest hit this week as most of these are very thin and offered low or very low yielding conditions. Lean cows sold mostly 10.00 lower. Boning cows sold 7.00-9.00 lower, breaking cows were not well tested. Feeding cows sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average this sale as cows were full off clean fresh water and fresh hay. Additionally, most cows and bulls were wet as rain and snow fell most of the day. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly steady to 8.00 higher. Many sets of attractive rebreed type cows were seen this 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 $166.54/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$166.54

214 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$115

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

$20.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.84

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	473	169.87	803	163
Medium and Large 2	489	158.54	775	11thin
Medium and Large 1	636	156.63	996	30
Medium 2	532	152.00	809	6thin
Large 1	616	149.00	918	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.87/cwt here — about −$115 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 sale214 hd

166.54

—

MT average5 barns · 5,553 hd

178.38

−11.84

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	1,833	79.98	1,466	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,603	65.17	1,044	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,431	52.35	749	207
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,185	38.28	454	321

Every lot, as filed

54 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	356	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	705	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	356	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	659	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	430	179.10/cwt	174.00–183.00	770	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	473	168.54/cwt	166.00–171.00	797	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	489	158.54/cwt	158.00–161.00	775	11
Steers	—	Medium 2Unweaned	532	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	809	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	570	150.77/cwt	149.00–152.00	859	35
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	616	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	918	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	662	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	933	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	679	150.27/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,020	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	295	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	524	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	338	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	548	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	348	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	595	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	382	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	619	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	402	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	659	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	428	153.60/cwt	150.00–158.00	657	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	444	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	662	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	467	139.73/cwt	138.00–146.00	653	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	722	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	528	136.13/cwt	135.00–137.00	719	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	535	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	701	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	596	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	781	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	794	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,161	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,020	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,321	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,100	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,386	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,178	121.61/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,433	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	369	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	668	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	461	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	664	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,640	67.94/cwt	56.00–77.00	1,114	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,747	81.83/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,430	3
Bulls	—	—	1,749	74.51/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,303	6
Bulls	—	—	1,903	83.73/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,593	11
Bulls	—	—	2,215	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,994	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	954	31.06/cwt	24.00–32.00	296	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	968	33.99/cwt	33.00–36.00	329	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,017	33.62/cwt	33.00–37.50	342	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	34.35/cwt	27.00–36.50	384	88
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,247	41.50/cwt	39.50–44.50	518	57
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,271	39.98/cwt	37.00–43.50	508	100
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,285	48.88/cwt	45.50–56.00	628	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,325	44.86/cwt	44.50–45.50	594	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	43.07/cwt	41.00–45.00	597	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	33.52/cwt	32.00–38.00	464	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,395	44.47/cwt	40.50–47.00	620	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,444	58.45/cwt	49.00–61.50	844	84
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,504	63.66/cwt	62.50–65.50	957	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,559	49.89/cwt	48.00–52.00	778	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,594	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,036	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,086	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	953	106.01/cwt	62.00–118.50	1,010	183
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	74.56/cwt	65.00–84.00	722	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,048	76.13/cwt	60.00–98.00	798	62

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 291Year ago 424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,299Last week 1,156Year ago 459

Replacement CattleReceipts 303Last week 302Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	611	130.00	130.00
45	—	481	150.00	150.00
3	—	348	171.00	171.00
10	—	402	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	295	177.50	177.50
6	—	338	162.00	162.00
9	—	382	162.00	162.00
44	—	428	150.00–158.00	153.60
14	—	467	138.00–146.00	139.73
6	—	596	131.00	131.00
9	—	528	135.00–137.00	136.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	444	149.00	149.00
6	—	535	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,178	120.00–122.00	121.61
1	—	1,100	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,020	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	679	150.00–151.00	150.27
4	—	356	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	570	149.00–152.00	150.77
2	—	335	200.00	200.00
39	—	473	166.00–171.00	168.54
74	—	430	174.00–183.00	179.10
8	—	356	185.00	185.00
5	—	662	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	489	158.00–161.00	158.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	461	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,247	39.50–44.50	41.50
17	—	1,285	45.50–56.00	48.88
30	—	1,017	33.00–37.50	33.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,594	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,395	40.50–47.00	44.47
84	—	1,444	49.00–61.50	58.45
27	—	1,504	62.50–65.50	63.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,559	48.00–52.00	49.89
4	—	1,385	32.00–38.00	33.52
28	—	1,385	41.00–45.00	43.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	954	24.00–32.00	31.06
8	—	968	33.00–36.00	33.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,118	27.00–36.50	34.35
100	—	1,271	37.00–43.50	39.98
10	—	1,325	44.50–45.50	44.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,749	73.00–77.00	74.51
1	—	2,215	90.00	90.00
11	—	1,903	81.00–87.00	83.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	56.00–77.00	67.94
3	—	1,747	81.00–83.00	81.83

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	62	—	1,048	60.00–98.00	76.13
(<2 yrs)	Open	183	—	953	62.00–118.50	106.01

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	8	—	968	65.00–84.00	74.56

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.