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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-22

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Nov 22

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,365 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 1,354▲ 128 vs year ago 1,237 · +10.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,489 head

▲ 1,048 vs last sale 441▼ 186 vs year ago 1,675 · −11.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleThu Oct 29, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Mondays sale: Feeder cattle were not sold this week as this sale was a bred cow special. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for heavy offerings. Both slaughter and feeding cows sold generally steady this week. Demand for thin feeding cows continues to be strong as both packer and feeding buyers competed over these offerings to hold for the holidays or until the market improves. Most thin cows are being purchased to turn out on corn stalks or shipped to the corn belt where feed is less expensive. Weigh up conditions were average to below average this sale. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Bred cows sold on mostly good demand today. Offerings were average to attractive. A good crowd was on hand today which created an active market. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. Quality this week was mostly average.

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	1,703	78.97	1,345	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	63.80	928	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,384	50.07	693	282
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,208	42.38	512	419

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,255	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,017	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	79.96/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,358	5
Bulls	—	—	2,175	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,566	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	922	24.20/cwt	22.00–25.00	223	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	34.48/cwt	25.00–35.50	403	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,176	50.24/cwt	45.00–56.00	591	104
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,187	35.20/cwt	34.50–36.00	418	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	37.45/cwt	34.00–44.50	451	95
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,220	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	830	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	554	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,247	42.77/cwt	35.00–44.50	533	168
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,350	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	500	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,367	62.03/cwt	60.00–64.00	848	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,380	52.83/cwt	50.00–60.00	729	161
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,388	46.81/cwt	42.00–49.50	650	92
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	42.63/cwt	40.50–45.00	598	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,470	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	985	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,657	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,555	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	933	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,810	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	1,014	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,024	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	14,080	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,255.56/cwt	1,225.00–1,300.00	13,686	46
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,136	1,483.19/cwt	1,375.00–1,560.00	16,849	139
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,156	1,214.66/cwt	1,075.00–1,250.00	14,041	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,171	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,612	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,242	618.23/cwt	600.00–635.00	7,678	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	13,563	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,256	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	540	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	640	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,316	781.53/cwt	675.00–885.00	10,285	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,319	1,218.18/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	16,068	67
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,321	754.08/cwt	700.00–800.00	9,961	189
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,339	865.85/cwt	850.00–875.00	11,594	46
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,361	1,029.72/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	14,014	141
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,405	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	18,054	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	869	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	10,428	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	1,092.50/cwt	1,085.00–1,100.00	10,641	10
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,027	1,435.73/cwt	1,335.00–1,550.00	14,745	84
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	71.52/cwt	63.00–80.00	667	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	940	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	752	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	950	87.25/cwt	74.50–96.00	829	142
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,037	73.26/cwt	50.50–80.50	760	104
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	47.55/cwt	45.00–48.00	552	7

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 22, 2021

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,365Last week 1,354Year ago 1,237

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,489Last week 441Year ago 1,675

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	189	—	1,321	700.00–800.00	754.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,256	43.00	43.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,171	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,405	1,285.00	1,285.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,280	50.00	50.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,250	1,085.00	1,085.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	1,316	675.00–885.00	781.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	31	—	1,156	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,214.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	139	—	1,136	1,375.00–1,560.00	1,483.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	67	—	1,319	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,218.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	141	—	1,361	900.00–1,125.00	1,029.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,024	1,375.00	1,375.00

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)	14	—	1,242	600.00–635.00	618.23

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)	46	—	1,090	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,255.56
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	—	1,339	850.00–875.00	865.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	869	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	84	—	1,027	1,335.00–1,550.00	1,435.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	974	1,085.00–1,100.00	1,092.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	142	—	950	74.50–96.00	87.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	104	—	1,037	50.50–80.50	73.26

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	—	933	63.00–80.00	71.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,160	45.00–48.00	47.55

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	3	—	940	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,698	78.00–83.00	79.96
1	—	2,175	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,187	34.50–36.00	35.20
104	—	1,176	45.00–56.00	50.24
168	—	1,247	35.00–44.50	42.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	1,388	42.00–49.50	46.81
1	—	1,350	37.00	37.00
161	—	1,380	50.00–60.00	52.83
4	—	1,367	60.00–64.00	62.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,555	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,220	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	45.00	45.00
41	—	1,168	25.00–35.50	34.48
95	—	1,203	34.00–44.50	37.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,489	850.00	850.00
1	—	1,810	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	922	22.00–25.00	24.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,403	40.50–45.00	42.63

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.