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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Nov 15

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

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Feeder Cattle receipts

397 head

▼ 128 vs last sale 525▼ 878 vs year ago 1,275 · −68.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,354 head

▼ 336 vs last sale 1,690▲ 165 vs year ago 1,189 · +13.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

441 head

▼ 276 vs last sale 717▲ 276 vs year ago 165 · +167.3%

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. Yearling heifers sold mostly steady on a light test this and last week. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for moderate 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 weak on a light market test this and 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.90/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$129.90

21 head · 938 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$10.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.70

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	933	134.33	1,253	12thin
Medium 1	946	124.00	1,173	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.33/cwt here — about $80 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 sale21 hd

129.90

—

MT average5 barns · 4,545 hd

152.61

−22.70

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	1,826	75.89	1,385	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,653	58.02	959	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,465	48.73	714	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,229	40.47	497	578

Every lot, as filed

36 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 · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,129	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,079	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	946	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,173	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	985	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,300	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,366	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,651	73.87/cwt	65.00–77.00	1,220	10
Bulls	—	—	1,965	81.68/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,605	8
Bulls	—	—	1,983	69.37/cwt	64.00–73.00	1,376	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	909	31.75/cwt	24.00–36.00	289	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,097	29.80/cwt	22.00–34.00	327	65
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	31.15/cwt	21.00–36.00	369	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,215	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	765	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,241	41.59/cwt	34.25–48.75	516	396
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,279	64.21/cwt	64.00–65.00	821	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,297	53.17/cwt	49.00–57.50	690	46
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,338	39.83/cwt	38.00–45.00	533	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,358	38.30/cwt	35.50–39.00	520	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	41.57/cwt	40.00–46.00	592	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,470	56.21/cwt	52.00–58.50	826	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,487	46.27/cwt	43.00–51.00	688	65
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,586	56.71/cwt	50.00–60.00	899	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,610	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,014	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,634	53.83/cwt	53.00–54.00	880	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,765	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,077	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,845	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	1,135	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	941	52.94/cwt	52.00–55.00	498	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	73.64/cwt	64.00–79.00	700	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	997	87.13/cwt	71.00–101.00	869	69
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	63.68/cwt	61.00–69.00	661	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,056	71.11/cwt	58.00–91.00	751	27
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,297	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	947	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,137	926.43/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	10,534	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,212	878.86/cwt	700.00–1,010.00	10,652	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,234	997.90/cwt	875.00–1,035.00	12,314	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,273	930.06/cwt	700.00–975.00	11,840	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,308	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,426	2

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 525Year ago 1,275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,354Last week 1,690Year ago 1,189

Replacement CattleReceipts 441Last week 717Year ago 165

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	61.00	61.00
5	—	1,634	53.00–54.00	53.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,586	50.00–60.00	56.71
5	—	1,423	40.00–46.00	41.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
396	—	1,241	34.25–48.75	41.59
1	—	1,215	63.00	63.00
46	—	1,297	49.00–57.50	53.17
65	—	1,097	22.00–34.00	29.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,279	64.00–65.00	64.21
26	—	1,470	52.00–58.50	56.21
65	—	1,487	43.00–51.00	46.27
15	—	1,358	35.50–39.00	38.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	909	24.00–36.00	31.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,338	38.00–45.00	39.83
1	—	1,845	61.50	61.50
33	—	1,185	21.00–36.00	31.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,610	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,965	77.00–85.00	81.68
4	—	1,983	64.00–73.00	69.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,651	65.00–77.00	73.87

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	69	—	997	71.00–101.00	87.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,056	58.00–91.00	71.11

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	7	—	950	64.00–79.00	73.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,038	61.00–69.00	63.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	941	52.00–55.00	52.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,297	73.00	73.00

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)	5	—	1,137	800.00–1,150.00	926.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,273	700.00–975.00	930.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,234	875.00–1,035.00	997.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,212	700.00–1,010.00	878.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,308	950.00	950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	134.00	134.00
4	—	1,063	128.50	128.50
4	—	795	142.00	142.00
3	—	985	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	946	124.00	124.00

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.