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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Dec 6

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

← Nov 29Dec 6Dec 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

301 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 209▼ 285 vs year ago 586 · −48.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

753 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 655▼ 582 vs year ago 1,335 · −43.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

399 head

▲ 140 vs last sale 259▲ 11 vs year ago 388 · +2.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Mondays sale: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Demand was mostly moderate to good for light offerings. All calves were offered in small groups or as singles today, however buyers continue to show good demand for all feeders on offer. Market activity today was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Packer buyers were less aggressive this week as they purchased cows for immediate harvest. Despite lighter packer demand feeding buyers showed similar demand as last week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower on boning and lean cows, breaking cows were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Feeding cows sold unevenly steady. Cow quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average with many very full cows on offer. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 2.00-5.00 lower. Quality this week was mostly plain to average.

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 $141.62/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$141.62

112 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$20.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.81

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	673	147.96	996	50
Medium and Large 1-2	639	145.83	932	18thin
Large 1	1,030	137.50	1,416	4thin
Medium and Large 2	523	135.00	706	26
Medium 1	624	127.00	792	14thin

One grade step is worth $20.96/cwt here — about $203 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 sale112 hd

141.62

—

MT average5 barns · 3,807 hd

156.42

−14.81

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	1,649	81.71	1,347	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,530	65.56	1,003	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	54.96	744	163
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,182	45.86	542	424

Every lot, as filed

55 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	373	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	753	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	463	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	917	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	489	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	729	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	539	187.02/cwt	184.00–195.50	1,008	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	595	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	976	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	606	166.12/cwt	159.00–168.50	1,007	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	654	153.68/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,005	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	523	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	706	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	533	149.29/cwt	147.50–150.00	796	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	584	149.85/cwt	147.50–150.50	875	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	603	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	880	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1	624	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	792	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	668	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	895	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,161	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	146.37/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,290	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	981	140.41/cwt	136.50–143.00	1,377	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,030	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,416	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	708	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	949	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,508	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,327	2
Bulls	—	—	1,577	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,285	8
Bulls	—	—	1,674	78.92/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,321	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,735	80.04/cwt	79.00–80.50	1,389	3
Bulls	—	—	2,090	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,933	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows20 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	682	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	246	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	967	39.33/cwt	37.00–43.00	380	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,072	39.40/cwt	39.00–40.00	422	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	37.67/cwt	34.00–40.00	423	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	43.88/cwt	40.00–48.00	513	120
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,181	44.18/cwt	43.00–46.00	522	103
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,228	61.28/cwt	60.00–64.00	753	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,254	51.11/cwt	47.00–54.25	641	128
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,254	48.17/cwt	47.50–49.00	604	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,333	55.95/cwt	53.00–61.50	746	121
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,375	48.64/cwt	45.00–51.00	669	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,456	48.25/cwt	44.00–50.00	703	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,480	66.42/cwt	63.00–69.00	983	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,481	65.46/cwt	64.00–70.00	969	51
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	720	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	57.31/cwt	56.00–60.00	904	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,627	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,196	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,690	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	930	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,718	67.31/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,156	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,783	71.28/cwt	71.00–71.50	1,271	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	713	82.19/cwt	75.00–94.00	586	38
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	728	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	582	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	810	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	365	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	919	73.29/cwt	64.00–84.00	674	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	948	94.01/cwt	68.00–108.00	891	151
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,026	70.62/cwt	58.00–81.00	725	98
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,143	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	469	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	46.16/cwt	44.00–49.00	547	44
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,232	45.32/cwt	43.00–46.00	558	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,302	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	638	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,343	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	685	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,451	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	856	4

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 Dec 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 209Year ago 586

Slaughter CattleReceipts 753Last week 655Year ago 1,335

Replacement CattleReceipts 399Last week 259Year ago 388

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	463	198.00	198.00
15	—	539	184.00–195.50	187.02
27	—	606	159.00–168.50	166.12
11	—	595	164.00	164.00
9	—	654	153.00–156.00	153.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	489	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	806	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	584	147.50–150.50	149.85
5	—	603	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	533	147.50–150.00	149.29
2	—	668	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	624	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,030	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	881	146.00–149.00	146.37
5	—	981	136.50–143.00	140.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	523	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	134.00	134.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	919	64.00–84.00	73.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	151	—	948	68.00–108.00	94.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	44	—	1,185	44.00–49.00	46.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	98	—	1,026	58.00–81.00	70.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,232	43.00–46.00	45.32

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	2	—	728	80.00	80.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,143	41.00	41.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	45.00	45.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	38	—	713	75.00–94.00	82.19

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)	12	—	1,302	49.00	49.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,451	59.00	59.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,343	51.00	51.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	88.00	88.00
3	—	1,735	79.00–80.50	80.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,674	77.00–81.00	78.92
1	—	2,090	92.50	92.50
8	—	1,577	81.50	81.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,072	39.00–40.00	39.40
103	—	1,181	43.00–46.00	44.18
7	—	1,228	60.00–64.00	61.28
128	—	1,254	47.00–54.25	51.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	55.00	55.00
7	—	1,456	44.00–50.00	48.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	46.00	46.00
3	—	1,578	56.00–60.00	57.31
8	—	1,718	66.00–68.00	67.31
2	—	1,783	71.00–71.50	71.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,480	63.00–69.00	66.42
121	—	1,333	53.00–61.50	55.95
26	—	1,375	45.00–51.00	48.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	967	37.00–43.00	39.33
3	—	682	36.00	36.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,254	47.50–49.00	48.17
120	—	1,168	40.00–48.00	43.88
12	—	1,122	34.00–40.00	37.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,481	64.00–70.00	65.46
3	—	1,627	73.50	73.50

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.