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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Oct 24

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

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Feeder Cattle receipts

136 head

▼ 532 vs last sale 668▼ 415 vs year ago 551 · −75.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

328 head

▼ 170 vs last sale 498▼ 1,003 vs year ago 1,331 · −75.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 106 vs last sale 177▼ 338 vs year ago 409 · −82.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly light to moderate for light offerings. Quality today was plain to average and lower compared to last week. Too few offerings sold for buyers to build loads which hampered demand. Market activity was mostly slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher on boning and lean cows in a narrow comparison. Breaking cows sold generally steady. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher in a narrow comparison. 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 $164.85/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$164.85

36 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$120

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

$18.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.95

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	486	170.98	831	22
Medium and Large 1	802	158.43	1,271	7thin
Large 1	626	152.00	952	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.98/cwt here — about −$120 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 sale36 hd

164.85

—

MT average5 barns · 2,661 hd

181.80

−16.95

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	—	Low	1,280	69.39	888	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,634	75.15	1,228	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,422	71.16	1,012	117
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,214	60.48	734	136

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,163	4thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	443	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	948	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	207.71/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,005	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,019	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	544	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	930	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	548	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,019	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,237	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,391	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	421	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	758	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	474	170.39/cwt	161.00–175.00	808	17
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	626	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	952	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,014	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	931	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,457	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,385	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,090	4
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,048	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,174	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	967	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	532	9
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,290	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,200	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,417	82.77/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,173	3
Bulls	—	—	1,858	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,728	2
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,525	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	2,222	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	958	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	431	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	47.74/cwt	47.00–49.00	533	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	58.07/cwt	50.00–62.00	695	69
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,198	65.90/cwt	64.00–74.00	789	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,272	62.45/cwt	60.00–63.50	794	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,307	67.30/cwt	64.50–69.00	880	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,381	66.55/cwt	58.00–69.00	919	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,402	61.15/cwt	56.00–66.00	857	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,425	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,154	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,450	75.15/cwt	72.50–77.00	1,090	66
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,201	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,658	74.80/cwt	72.00–77.50	1,240	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,744	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,238	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	829	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,012	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	708	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,021	105.48/cwt	94.00–116.00	1,077	32
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,147	88.99/cwt	75.00–103.00	1,021	18

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 668Year ago 551

Slaughter CattleReceipts 328Last week 498Year ago 1,331

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 177Year ago 409

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	214.00	214.00
6	—	548	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	484	207.00–209.00	207.71
4	—	516	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	833	167.00	167.00
3	—	715	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	544	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	180.00	180.00
17	—	474	161.00–175.00	170.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	626	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	931	156.50	156.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	858	127.00	127.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	993	1,150.00	1,150.00

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	—	1,012	70.00	70.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	85.00	85.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,021	94.00–116.00	105.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,147	75.00–103.00	88.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	78.00–85.00	82.77
1	—	1,290	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,525	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	967	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,272	60.00–63.50	62.45
23	—	1,198	64.00–74.00	65.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	81.00	81.00
66	—	1,450	72.50–77.00	75.15
42	—	1,381	58.00–69.00	66.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,116	47.00–49.00	47.74
16	—	1,307	64.50–69.00	67.30
69	—	1,196	50.00–62.00	58.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,501	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,658	72.00–77.50	74.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,402	56.00–66.00	61.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,744	71.00	71.00

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.