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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Oct 31

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

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Feeder Cattle receipts

458 head

▲ 322 vs last sale 136▲ 163 vs year ago 295 · +55.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

927 head

▲ 599 vs last sale 328▼ 901 vs year ago 1,828 · −49.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

405 head

▲ 334 vs last sale 71▼ 306 vs year ago 711 · −43.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly light to moderate for light offerings. Quality today was plain to average, but better compared to last weeks light offering. Market activity was mostly slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for heavy offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady on breaking cows, boning and lean cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Packers opted to start feeding very thin cows to hold for the upcoming holidays. Many sets of cows that would normally go directly to slaughter were purchased to feed for a few weeks. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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, higher undertones were noticed.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $202.22/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$202.22

140 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$286

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

$12.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.97

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	384	209.00	803	7thin
Medium and Large 1	523	202.58	1,060	117
Medium and Large 1-2	553	196.66	1,088	16thin

One grade step is worth $12.34/cwt here — about −$286 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 sale140 hd

202.22

—

MT average5 barns · 3,295 hd

210.20

−7.97

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	—	High	1,720	89.76	1,544	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,649	78.94	1,302	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,374	74.08	1,018	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,229	61.86	760	203

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)	1,051	$1,287	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,241	$1,214	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,328	$1,210	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,320	$1,085	42
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,366	$1,025	17
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	958	$101	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	278	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	723	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	355	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	870	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	242.50/cwt	235.00–246.00	885	10
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	384	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	803	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	435	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	946	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	444	221.35/cwt	221.00–225.00	983	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	482	206.40/cwt	202.00–209.00	995	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	490	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	975	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,000	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	530	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,012	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,023	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	583	190.34/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,110	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	179.93/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,107	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	697	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,178	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,200	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,346	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	172.49/cwt	172.00–173.00	1,426	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	263	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	605	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	312	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	718	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	359	220.90/cwt	218.00–223.00	793	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	405	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	749	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	437	199.70/cwt	195.00–201.00	873	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	469	181.86/cwt	180.00–183.00	853	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	470	154.27/cwt	150.00–157.00	725	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	538	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	877	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	162.07/cwt	161.00–167.00	935	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	585	157.57/cwt	154.00–160.00	922	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	159.10/cwt	157.00–161.00	983	13
Heifers	—	Medium 1	667	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,094	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	740	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,154	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,315	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	380	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	779	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	418	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	869	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	467	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	925	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	663	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,028	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	930	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,107	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	960	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,133	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,142	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,256	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,329	79.96/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,063	6
Bulls	—	—	1,536	82.25/cwt	71.00–87.00	1,263	8
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,794	91.65/cwt	91.50–92.00	1,644	3
Bulls	—	—	1,905	93.53/cwt	90.50–97.00	1,782	8
Bulls	—	—	1,984	100.13/cwt	98.50–103.00	1,987	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	910	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	364	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	940	47.26/cwt	41.00–53.00	444	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	52.87/cwt	49.00–58.00	633	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,198	57.29/cwt	51.50–63.00	686	64
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,239	62.81/cwt	61.00–64.00	778	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,254	44.19/cwt	44.00–45.00	554	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,259	67.09/cwt	64.00–73.00	845	109
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,354	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	839	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,370	80.94/cwt	79.50–84.00	1,109	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,376	73.64/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,013	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	59.04/cwt	54.00–64.00	812	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	74.17/cwt	73.50–76.00	1,053	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,453	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,141	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,641	76.74/cwt	74.50–77.50	1,259	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,710	79.73/cwt	79.50–80.00	1,363	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,815	86.27/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,566	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	906	104.10/cwt	92.00–115.00	943	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	101.00/head	101.00–101.00	101	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	968	116.61/cwt	86.00–130.00	1,129	33
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	93.82/cwt	60.00–105.00	1,009	38
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,041	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	1,321.08/head	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,321	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	7
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,228	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	933	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,263	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,269	185.69/cwt	75.50–1,000.00	2,356	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,287	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	940	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	42
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,328	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	76.51/cwt	74.50–77.00	1,025	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,366	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	17

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 458Last week 136Year ago 295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 927Last week 328Year ago 1,828

Replacement CattleReceipts 405Last week 71Year ago 711

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	205.00	205.00
3	—	467	198.00	198.00
1	—	530	180.00	180.00
3	—	418	208.00	208.00
4	—	663	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	119.00	119.00
1	—	960	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	469	180.00–183.00	181.86
2	—	263	230.00	230.00
4	—	740	156.00	156.00
3	—	312	230.00	230.00
23	—	437	195.00–201.00	199.70
16	—	577	161.00–167.00	162.07
13	—	618	157.00–161.00	159.10
17	—	359	218.00–223.00	220.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	667	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	163.00	163.00
1	—	405	185.00	185.00
9	—	585	154.00–160.00	157.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	166.50	166.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	150.00–157.00	154.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	710	169.00	169.00
1	—	765	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	384	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	191.00	191.00
3	—	355	245.00	245.00
1	—	550	186.00	186.00
4	—	490	199.00	199.00
1	—	435	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	827	172.00–173.00	172.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	615	175.00–186.00	179.93
3	—	697	169.00	169.00
18	—	583	189.00–191.00	190.34
10	—	365	235.00–246.00	242.50
5	—	513	195.00	195.00
21	—	444	221.00–225.00	221.35
30	—	482	202.00–209.00	206.40
2	—	278	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	78.50	78.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	40.00	40.00
2	—	940	41.00–53.00	47.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,815	85.00–87.50	86.27
2	—	1,710	79.50–80.00	79.73
7	—	1,641	74.50–77.50	76.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,376	54.00–64.00	59.04
4	—	1,420	73.50–76.00	74.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,370	79.50–84.00	80.94
33	—	1,376	70.00–79.50	73.64
5	—	1,354	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,239	61.00–64.00	62.81
16	—	1,197	49.00–58.00	52.87
5	—	1,254	44.00–45.00	44.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	1,259	64.00–73.00	67.09
64	—	1,198	51.50–63.00	57.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,984	98.50–103.00	100.13
8	—	1,536	71.00–87.00	82.25
8	—	1,905	90.50–97.00	93.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,329	74.00–82.00	79.96
3	—	1,794	91.50–92.00	91.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	958	101.00	101.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	906	92.00–115.00	104.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	33	—	968	86.00–130.00	116.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,075	60.00–105.00	93.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,366	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,287	73.00	73.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,269	75.50–1,000.00	185.69
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,340	74.50–77.00	76.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,055	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,321.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,328	1,210.00	1,210.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,263	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	42	—	1,320	1,085.00	1,085.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,041	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,213	1,135.00	1,135.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,228	76.00	76.00

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.