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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Oct 10

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

← Dec 13Oct 10Oct 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

492 head

▲ 492 vs last sale 0▼ 113 vs year ago 605 · −18.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

266 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 378▼ 1,033 vs year ago 1,299 · −79.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

505 head

▼ 1,794 vs last sale 2,299▲ 202 vs year ago 303 · +66.7%

Also sold hereRegular saleThu Oct 29, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today was Billings livestock commissions first Monday sale of the season so no comparisons on feeders can be made. Demand and offerings for feeder cattle was light to moderate. Quality today was mostly plain to average. Limited offerings made it difficult for buyers to put together loads, which hampered demand. Market activity was mostly slow. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Compared to Thursdays sale slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower on breaking and boning cows, lean cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher as packers opted to feed much of the bull offering this week. Packers showed increased demand for bulls as they opted to feed a portion that would normally go to slaughter. Young age cows sold generally steady with Thursdays sale. Quality was average to attractive today.

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 $166.70/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$166.70

225 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$472

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

$25.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.95

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	170.29	864	172
Medium and Large 1-2	517	160.18	828	34
Large 1	577	150.00	866	3thin
Large 1-2	921	145.00	1,335	16thin

One grade step is worth $25.29/cwt here — about −$472 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 sale225 hd

166.70

—

MT average5 barns · 2,530 hd

177.64

−10.95

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	1,695	90.98	1,542	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	80.43	1,285	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,400	74.24	1,040	136
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,159	64.00	742	260

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,179	$1,210	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,222	$1,200	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,249	$1,025	18

Every lot, as filed

63 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	215.49/cwt	215.00–216.00	830	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	203.96/cwt	203.00–213.00	859	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	435	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	859	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	455	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	810	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	195.55/cwt	190.50–201.00	915	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	184.70/cwt	184.50–187.00	962	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	548	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,003	2
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	553	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	973	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	553	173.66/cwt	170.00–175.00	960	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	566	183.78/cwt	181.00–186.50	1,040	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	608	167.51/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,018	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,118	10
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	623	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,059	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	663	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,180	13
Steers	—	Large 1	668	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,055	2
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	794	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,175	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	386	196.45/cwt	194.00–197.00	758	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	422	180.07/cwt	180.00–181.00	760	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	436	169.42/cwt	165.00–179.00	739	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	767	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	803	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	162.21/cwt	159.00–164.00	848	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	531	158.64/cwt	158.00–160.00	842	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	162.95/cwt	162.00–164.00	926	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	570	153.98/cwt	152.00–156.00	878	2
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	577	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	866	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	611	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	935	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	157.99/cwt	157.00–162.00	972	31
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	921	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,335	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,027	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,180	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,198	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	857	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	608	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,692	92.41/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,564	13
Bulls	—	—	1,749	80.18/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,402	6
Bulls	—	—	1,771	94.80/cwt	87.00–97.50	1,679	26
Bulls	—	—	1,955	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,916	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	904	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	615	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	921	57.34/cwt	52.00–62.00	528	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	53.12/cwt	51.00–53.50	574	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	61.53/cwt	53.00–64.50	722	79
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,183	63.26/cwt	60.00–66.00	748	47
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,206	67.98/cwt	65.00–75.00	820	86
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,218	83.74/cwt	83.50–84.00	1,020	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,221	72.65/cwt	68.00–77.50	887	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	65.95/cwt	59.00–68.50	902	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,377	71.29/cwt	69.50–77.50	982	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,399	83.24/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,165	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,407	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	915	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,412	76.42/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,079	63
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,478	80.49/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,190	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,496	85.32/cwt	83.00–86.50	1,276	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,308	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,594	82.10/cwt	78.50–84.00	1,309	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,694	73.69/cwt	71.50–75.00	1,248	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,179	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,222	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,249	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	18
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	895	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	953	108.31/cwt	92.00–116.00	1,032	82
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,019	68.61/cwt	62.00–73.00	699	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,057	88.46/cwt	79.50–98.50	935	91
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,090	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	774	1

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 Oct 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 0Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 266Last week 378Year ago 1,299

Replacement CattleReceipts 505Last week 2,299Year ago 303

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	215.00–216.00	215.49
2	—	468	190.50–201.00	195.55
10	—	621	180.00	180.00
27	—	566	181.00–186.50	183.78
10	—	421	203.00–213.00	203.96
25	—	521	184.50–187.00	184.70
13	—	663	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	170.00	170.00
8	—	794	148.00	148.00
2	—	553	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	197.50	197.50
2	—	608	165.00–170.00	167.51
15	—	553	170.00–175.00	173.66
2	—	548	183.00	183.00
4	—	455	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	166.00	166.00
4	—	508	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	921	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	386	194.00–197.00	196.45
17	—	568	162.00–164.00	162.95
67	—	523	159.00–164.00	162.21
31	—	615	157.00–162.00	157.99
14	—	422	180.00–181.00	180.07
13	—	460	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	436	165.00–179.00	169.42
15	—	531	158.00–160.00	158.64
4	—	611	153.00	153.00
2	—	570	152.00–156.00	153.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	101.50	101.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,249	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,179	1,210.00	1,210.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,222	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	4	—	1,019	62.00–73.00	68.61
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	100.00	100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	71.00	71.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	82	—	953	92.00–116.00	108.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	91	—	1,057	79.50–98.50	88.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,692	86.00–95.00	92.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	857	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,771	87.00–97.50	94.80
6	—	1,749	74.00–85.00	80.18
1	—	1,955	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,183	60.00–66.00	63.26
2	—	1,218	83.50–84.00	83.74
10	—	1,221	68.00–77.50	72.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,407	65.00	65.00
12	—	1,399	82.00–84.00	83.24
63	—	1,412	70.00–81.00	76.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,377	69.50–77.50	71.29
6	—	1,496	83.00–86.50	85.32
21	—	1,368	59.00–68.50	65.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,206	65.00–75.00	67.98
79	—	1,174	53.00–64.50	61.53
10	—	1,080	51.00–53.50	53.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	80.00–81.00	80.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	904	68.00	68.00
22	—	921	52.00–62.00	57.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,594	78.50–84.00	82.10
3	—	1,530	85.50	85.50
5	—	1,694	71.50–75.00	73.69

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.