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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Oct 17

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

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Feeder Cattle receipts

668 head

▲ 176 vs last sale 492▲ 249 vs year ago 419 · +59.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

498 head

▲ 232 vs last sale 266▼ 989 vs year ago 1,487 · −66.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

177 head

▼ 328 vs last sale 505▼ 328 vs year ago 505 · −65.0%

Also sold hereRegular saleThu Oct 29, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested either this week or last to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on steers under 600 lbs, while steady to weak undertones were noticed on steer calves over 600 lbs. Heifer calves all sold with with higher undertones. Yearlings of both sexes were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly moderate today for light offerings. Quality today was average to attractive and overall better than last week. Market activity was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Slaughter cows sold generally steady on breaking and boning cows lean cows sold weak. Feeding cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower however quality was not as attractive as last week. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, steady undertones were noticed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop a full market trend, steady undertones were noticed.

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 $189.78/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$189.78

251 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$45.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.39

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	198.08	886	192
Medium and Large 1-2	521	165.23	861	45
Medium 1	505	156.25	788	8thin
Large 1	592	153.00	906	6thin

One grade step is worth $45.08/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale251 hd

189.78

—

MT average5 barns · 2,858 hd

179.39

+10.39

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	—	Low	1,961	85.31	1,673	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,549	77.42	1,199	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,419	70.94	1,007	128
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,151	58.29	671	164

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,158	$1,260	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,358	$1,250	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,297	$1,225	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	290	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	766	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	310	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	698	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	311	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	669	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	362	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	796	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	380	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	808	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	406	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	698	9
Steers	—	Medium 2Unweaned	414	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	528	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	415	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	896	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	437	201.97/cwt	198.00–205.00	883	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	202.21/cwt	198.00–208.00	946	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	492	189.38/cwt	180.00–191.00	932	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	507	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	913	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538	191.24/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,029	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	557	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,030	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	576	176.29/cwt	174.50–177.00	1,015	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	175.83/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,078	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,112	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	695	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,126	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,301	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	953	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,539	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	287	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	651	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	307	228.65/cwt	205.00–229.00	702	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	386	197.29/cwt	195.00–202.00	762	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	438	174.11/cwt	172.00–179.00	763	17
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	457	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	754	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	184.52/cwt	174.00–187.50	867	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	482	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	805	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	505	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	821	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	533	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	805	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	535	175.55/cwt	171.00–176.00	939	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	552	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	800	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	558	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	870	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	583	165.45/cwt	164.00–166.50	965	16
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	592	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	906	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,306	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	904	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,446	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	481	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	794	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	763	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,125	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,030	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,246	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,690	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,352	1
Bulls	—	—	1,919	79.31/cwt	70.00–85.00	1,522	4
Bulls	—	—	2,035	90.19/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,835	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	787	45.58/cwt	45.00–47.00	359	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	66.01/cwt	64.00–73.00	743	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	47.02/cwt	45.00–48.00	571	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,216	56.30/cwt	51.00–63.00	685	65
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,257	69.94/cwt	66.00–75.50	879	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,305	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	796	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	58.09/cwt	56.50–65.50	813	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,413	72.58/cwt	68.00–76.50	1,026	83
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,415	65.80/cwt	65.00–67.50	931	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,430	79.24/cwt	78.50–80.00	1,133	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,444	71.56/cwt	68.00–73.50	1,033	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,522	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,157	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	79.67/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,226	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,604	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,331	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,628	75.68/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,232	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	106.08/cwt	87.00–120.00	1,093	39
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	63.26/cwt	57.00–77.00	688	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,134	78.77/cwt	64.00–84.50	893	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,158	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,297	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,358	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	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 Oct 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 668Last week 492Year ago 419

Slaughter CattleReceipts 498Last week 266Year ago 1,487

Replacement CattleReceipts 177Last week 505Year ago 505

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	386	195.00–202.00	197.29
68	—	307	205.00–229.00	228.65
38	—	470	174.00–187.50	184.52
22	—	535	171.00–176.00	175.55
16	—	583	164.00–166.50	165.45
13	—	287	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	151.00	151.00
3	—	457	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	552	145.00	145.00
17	—	438	172.00–179.00	174.11
1	—	505	162.50	162.50
14	—	482	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	592	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	904	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	558	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	816	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	770	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	212.50	212.50
2	—	695	162.00	162.00
13	—	492	180.00–191.00	189.38
6	—	311	215.00	215.00
7	—	437	198.00–205.00	201.97
7	—	576	174.50–177.00	176.29
3	—	507	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	613	175.00–176.00	175.83
6	—	362	220.00	220.00
16	—	557	185.00	185.00
2	—	415	216.00	216.00
37	—	290	264.00	264.00
36	—	538	189.00–194.00	191.24
40	—	468	198.00–208.00	202.21
10	—	650	171.00	171.00
2	—	310	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	953	161.50	161.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	414	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	406	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,522	76.00	76.00
5	—	1,604	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,399	56.50–65.50	58.09
28	—	1,444	68.00–73.50	71.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	787	45.00–47.00	45.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	65.00–67.50	65.80
2	—	1,430	78.50–80.00	79.24
83	—	1,413	68.00–76.50	72.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,215	45.00–48.00	47.02
65	—	1,216	51.00–63.00	56.30
26	—	1,125	64.00–73.00	66.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,628	72.00–77.00	75.68
6	—	1,539	79.00–83.00	79.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	61.00	61.00
33	—	1,257	66.00–75.50	69.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,919	70.00–85.00	79.31
6	—	2,035	88.00–93.00	90.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	80.00	80.00

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	1	—	710	95.00	95.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,088	57.00–77.00	63.26

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	10	—	1,134	64.00–84.50	78.77
(<2 yrs)	Open	39	—	1,030	87.00–120.00	106.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,358	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,158	1,260.00	1,260.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,297	1,225.00	1,225.00

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.