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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Nov 29

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

← Nov 22Nov 29Dec 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

209 head

▲ 209 vs last sale 0▼ 215 vs year ago 424 · −50.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

655 head

▼ 710 vs last sale 1,365▼ 33 vs year ago 688 · −4.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

259 head

▼ 1,230 vs last sale 1,489▲ 9 vs year ago 250 · +3.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Mondays sale: Feeder cattle were not sold last week as it was a bred cow special. No comparisons can be made for feeder cattle. Demand was mostly moderate to good for light offerings. All calves were offered in small groups or as singles. Market activity today was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Packer buyers were more aggressive this week as they purchased cows for immediate harvest. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-4.00 higher on boning and lean cows, breaking cows were too lightly tested to trend. Feeding cows sold mostly 4.00-5.00 higher. Quality this week was average to attractive. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on a higher quality offering.

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 $137.43/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$137.43

68 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$572

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

$23.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.68

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	536	140.89	755	35
Medium and Large 1	733	138.19	1,013	21
Medium 1	802	130.71	1,048	7thin
Large 1	1,100	127.00	1,397	1thin
Large 1-2	1,129	117.50	1,327	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.39/cwt here — about −$572 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 sale68 hd

137.43

—

MT average3 barns · 555 hd

151.10

−13.68

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	1,770	81.07	1,435	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,718	60.25	1,035	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,410	53.81	759	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,219	46.74	570	195

Every lot, as filed

42 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	365	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	661	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	460	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	787	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	175.32/cwt	174.00–178.00	808	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	535	159.26/cwt	156.00–164.00	852	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	407	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	631	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	655	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	509	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	733	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	769	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	598	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	822	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	829	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	831	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	666	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	902	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	781	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,023	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	851	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,191	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1	853	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,109	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,100	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,397	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,129	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,327	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	414	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	704	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,554	81.44/cwt	79.00–84.50	1,266	11
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,720	73.63/cwt	60.50–78.50	1,266	3
Bulls	—	—	1,794	72.66/cwt	62.00–78.00	1,304	8
Bulls	—	—	1,899	85.64/cwt	84.50–86.50	1,626	17
Bulls	—	—	1,930	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,718	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	967	40.34/cwt	38.00–45.00	390	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	30.50/cwt	30.00–32.00	308	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	43.29/cwt	38.00–47.00	518	73
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,230	51.35/cwt	49.00–58.50	632	58
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,240	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	465	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,267	50.78/cwt	47.00–54.00	643	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,270	48.61/cwt	45.50–49.00	617	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,354	51.55/cwt	47.00–53.00	698	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,385	65.98/cwt	64.00–67.50	914	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,394	48.08/cwt	41.00–52.50	670	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,443	57.93/cwt	54.50–59.50	836	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,452	52.79/cwt	52.00–53.00	767	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	1,084	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,780	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	979	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	923	99.78/cwt	90.00–101.00	921	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,138	72.78/cwt	59.50–85.00	828	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,139	54.21/cwt	54.00–55.00	617	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,299	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	585	5

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 0Year ago 424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 655Last week 1,365Year ago 688

Replacement CattleReceipts 259Last week 1,489Year ago 250

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,267	47.00–54.00	50.78
73	—	1,197	38.00–47.00	43.29
4	—	1,009	30.00–32.00	30.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,270	45.50–49.00	48.61
9	—	1,240	37.50	37.50
58	—	1,230	49.00–58.50	51.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,354	47.00–53.00	51.55
6	—	1,385	64.00–67.50	65.98
35	—	1,443	54.50–59.50	57.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,655	65.50	65.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,394	41.00–52.50	48.08
9	—	1,452	52.00–53.00	52.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	38.00–45.00	40.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,899	84.50–86.50	85.64
8	—	1,794	62.00–78.00	72.66
1	—	1,930	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,720	60.50–78.50	73.63
11	—	1,554	79.00–84.50	81.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	9	—	1,139	54.00–55.00	54.21

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	21	—	1,138	59.50–85.00	72.78
(<2 yrs)	Open	23	—	923	90.00–101.00	99.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,299	45.00	45.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	781	131.00	131.00
2	—	853	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	133.00	133.00
12	—	634	131.00	131.00
8	—	425	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	598	137.50	137.50
5	—	605	137.00	137.00
4	—	666	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	407	155.00	155.00
6	—	509	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,129	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	851	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	535	156.00–164.00	159.26
8	—	460	171.00	171.00
2	—	365	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	174.00–178.00	175.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	414	170.00	170.00
2	—	320	190.00	190.00

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.