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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Nov 8

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

← Nov 1Nov 8Nov 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

525 head

▲ 230 vs last sale 295▲ 385 vs year ago 140 · +275.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,690 head

▼ 138 vs last sale 1,828▲ 1,069 vs year ago 621 · +172.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

717 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 711▲ 637 vs year ago 80 · +796.3%

Also sold hereRegular saleThu Oct 29, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Too few Feeder Cattle were tested last week to develop a market trend for todays sale. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for heavy offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to firm on boning and lean cows, breaking cows were not well tested last week and no trend could be developed. Packer buyers opted to send primarily lower quality or lame cows to immediate harvest this week as they purchased the majority of the cow offering to feed. Boning and lean feeding Cows sold mostly steady with a firm market undertone. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average today. Cows with favorable weigh up conditions sold with the best demand. Slaughter Bulls sold firm compared to a light market test last week. Young age cows suitable to rebreed were too lightly tested last week to develop a market trend. Quality this week was average to attractive.

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 $151.00/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$151.00

208 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$12.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.07

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	152.68	866	179
Medium and Large 1-2	551	140.66	775	29

One grade step is worth $12.02/cwt here — about $91 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 sale208 hd

151.00

—

MT average4 barns · 3,989 hd

165.07

−14.07

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	1,733	78.80	1,366	110
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,573	56.86	894	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	53.78	730	342
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,177	46.34	545	738

Every lot, as filed

87 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	213	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	277	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	270	171.11/cwt	167.50–175.00	462	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	393	172.89/cwt	172.50–175.00	679	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	164.54/cwt	154.00–168.00	708	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	448	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	458	160.81/cwt	157.00–165.00	737	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	152.93/cwt	147.00–157.00	798	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	576	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	835	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	583	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	909	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	645	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	916	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	667	139.09/cwt	137.50–140.00	928	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	668	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	915	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,193	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	266	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	426	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	326	159.91/cwt	155.00–167.50	521	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	379	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	587	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	434	138.78/cwt	137.00–141.00	602	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	135.81/cwt	135.00–136.00	653	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	482	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	656	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	509	137.14/cwt	137.00–137.50	698	18
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	519	133.58/cwt	133.00–135.00	693	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	566	133.80/cwt	131.00–134.00	757	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	567	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	731	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	618	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	828	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	669	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	900	11
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	709	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,021	16
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	768	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	937	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,087	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	848	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,170	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,146	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	131.66/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,267	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	464	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	638	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	563	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	704	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	689	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	899	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	935	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,029	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,404	83.53/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,173	15
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,663	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,247	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,728	71.48/cwt	63.00–76.50	1,235	41
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,794	85.89/cwt	85.50–87.50	1,541	29
Bulls	—	—	1,819	75.64/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,376	10
Bulls	—	—	1,994	84.99/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,695	8
Bulls	—	—	2,145	91.09/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,954	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows20 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	910	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	437	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	911	34.50/cwt	34.50–34.50	314	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	940	34.67/cwt	33.00–38.00	326	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,065	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	362	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	34.41/cwt	31.00–37.50	374	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	40.30/cwt	38.00–45.00	447	62
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,119	58.29/cwt	56.00–60.50	652	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,152	44.75/cwt	38.00–47.25	516	155
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,203	48.64/cwt	45.00–55.50	585	443
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	46.35/cwt	44.00–49.00	569	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,309	64.91/cwt	63.50–67.50	850	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,318	48.28/cwt	42.00–52.00	636	73
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,360	56.03/cwt	51.00–61.00	762	159
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,396	54.61/cwt	50.00–58.50	762	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,409	45.98/cwt	42.00–48.00	648	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,455	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	844	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,518	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	987	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	54.86/cwt	52.00–58.00	865	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	62.54/cwt	60.00–65.00	1,001	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,616	52.88/cwt	52.00–57.00	855	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	765	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	440	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	903	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	587	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	977	90.65/cwt	70.00–112.00	886	209
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,009	77.85/cwt	55.00–84.00	786	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,061	69.16/cwt	42.00–91.00	734	130
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,119	65.16/cwt	45.00–80.00	729	33
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	68.77/cwt	54.00–90.00	837	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	865	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,055	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,002	780.24/cwt	500.00–900.00	7,818	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,037	817.48/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	8,477	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,120	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,840	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,120	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,160	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	53.67/cwt	52.00–54.00	625	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,178	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,424	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,213	944.13/cwt	850.00–960.00	11,452	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,253	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	564	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,278	880.68/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	11,255	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,313	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	591	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,320	47.36/cwt	45.00–50.00	625	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,349	47.14/cwt	46.00–53.00	636	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,388	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	597	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	1,003	1,032.71/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	10,358	8

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 525Last week 295Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,690Last week 1,828Year ago 621

Replacement CattleReceipts 717Last week 711Year ago 80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,396	50.00–58.50	54.61
34	—	1,409	42.00–48.00	45.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,087	31.00–37.50	34.41
62	—	1,109	38.00–45.00	40.30
38	—	1,228	44.00–49.00	46.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,616	52.00–57.00	52.88
2	—	1,518	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,455	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	1,152	38.00–47.25	44.75
2	—	1,119	56.00–60.50	58.29
443	—	1,203	45.00–55.50	48.64
1	—	1,065	34.00	34.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	1,360	51.00–61.00	56.03
24	—	1,309	63.50–67.50	64.91
73	—	1,318	42.00–52.00	48.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,576	52.00–58.00	54.86
6	—	1,600	60.00–65.00	62.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	911	34.50	34.50
2	—	910	48.00	48.00
3	—	940	33.00–38.00	34.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,994	83.00–89.00	84.99
2	—	2,145	90.00–92.00	91.09
10	—	1,819	75.00–78.00	75.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,794	85.50–87.50	85.89
5	—	1,663	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,404	79.00–85.00	83.53
41	—	1,728	63.00–76.50	71.48

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	130	—	1,061	42.00–91.00	69.16
(<2 yrs)	Open	209	—	977	70.00–112.00	90.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,119	45.00–80.00	65.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	57.50	57.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,217	54.00–90.00	68.77
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,009	55.00–84.00	77.85

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	10	—	903	65.00	65.00

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)	13	—	1,349	46.00–53.00	47.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,388	43.00	43.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,313	45.00	45.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,037	700.00–1,075.00	817.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,278	850.00–1,000.00	880.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,213	850.00–960.00	944.13
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,165	52.00–54.00	53.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,253	45.00	45.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,320	45.00–50.00	47.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,002	500.00–900.00	780.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,120	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,003	975.00–1,075.00	1,032.71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	464	137.50	137.50
7	—	689	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	131.00–132.00	131.66
1	—	875	131.00	131.00
3	—	848	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	509	137.00–137.50	137.14
5	—	266	160.00	160.00
5	—	326	155.00–167.50	159.91
11	—	669	134.50	134.50
16	—	481	135.00–136.00	135.81
16	—	709	144.00	144.00
43	—	566	131.00–134.00	133.80
2	—	240	165.00	165.00
4	—	379	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	129.00	129.00
9	—	434	137.00–141.00	138.78
12	—	482	136.00	136.00
12	—	618	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
3	—	768	122.00	122.00
10	—	519	133.00–135.00	133.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	583	156.00	156.00
13	—	645	142.00	142.00
22	—	667	137.50–140.00	139.09
2	—	270	167.50–175.00	171.11
23	—	458	157.00–165.00	160.81
6	—	393	172.50–175.00	172.89
8	—	430	154.00–168.00	164.54
48	—	522	147.00–157.00	152.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	150.00	150.00
3	—	630	128.00	128.00
3	—	213	130.00	130.00
5	—	668	137.00	137.00
16	—	576	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	858	139.00	139.00

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.