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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Nov 7

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

← Oct 31Nov 7Nov 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

703 head

▲ 245 vs last sale 458▲ 178 vs year ago 525 · +33.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

670 head

▼ 257 vs last sale 927▼ 1,020 vs year ago 1,690 · −60.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

191 head

▼ 214 vs last sale 405▼ 526 vs year ago 717 · −73.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested either this week or last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to firm undertones were noticed on both steer and heifer calves. Yearlings were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly light to moderate for light offerings. Quality today was mostly average. Package sizes were mostly small to moderate today. Market activity was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to firm on breaking cows, boning and lean cows sold fully steady. Packers opted to send most of the cow offering to feed, either short term feed for the upcoming holidays or high quality cows suitable to feed to premium white. Short term feeding cows sold fully steady, while high quality cows, suitable to feed to premium white sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed on a lower quality offering.

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 $176.53/cwt on 268 head.

Average price

$176.53

268 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

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

$26.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.22

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	179.10	903	242
Medium and Large 1-2	663	152.64	1,013	26

One grade step is worth $26.45/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale268 hd

176.53

—

MT average5 barns · 3,685 hd

185.75

−9.22

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	1,690	85.68	1,448	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,572	79.10	1,243	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,429	72.06	1,029	218
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,205	61.60	742	316

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,138	$1,153	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,000	1thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	405	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	942	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	419	234.54/cwt	230.00–240.00	983	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	207.91/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,004	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	196.30/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,027	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	538	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	990	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	572	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	961	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	595	182.45/cwt	182.00–182.50	1,086	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	179.96/cwt	177.75–182.25	1,118	93
Steers	—	Medium 1	623	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,084	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	629	170.81/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,074	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	676	167.50/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,132	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,198	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,404	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	328	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	787	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	375	209.64/cwt	207.00–214.00	786	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	410	197.92/cwt	196.00–199.00	811	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	183.60/cwt	182.00–187.00	867	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	173.76/cwt	171.50–177.00	912	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	166.00/cwt	165.00–168.50	946	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	637	151.64/cwt	151.00–153.00	966	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	651	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	986	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	686	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,053	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	369	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	849	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	196.63/cwt	194.00–199.00	932	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	738	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,159	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,335	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,041	1
Bulls	—	—	1,627	81.58/cwt	69.00–86.00	1,327	18
Bulls	—	—	1,672	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,505	12
Bulls	—	—	1,885	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,810	1
Bulls	—	—	2,063	90.52/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,867	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	938	52.47/cwt	52.00–53.00	492	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	41.21/cwt	36.00–47.00	469	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	62.66/cwt	60.00–64.50	727	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,189	56.52/cwt	51.00–61.00	672	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,201	54.88/cwt	48.00–59.00	659	65
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,220	65.26/cwt	62.00–70.50	796	185
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,391	64.93/cwt	62.00–68.00	903	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,414	60.82/cwt	55.00–66.50	860	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,429	76.21/cwt	69.00–79.50	1,089	116
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,001	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,451	80.89/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,174	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,506	81.35/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,225	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	82.88/cwt	79.00–83.50	1,294	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,597	74.24/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,186	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,382	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,898	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,177	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,138	1,152.72/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,153	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,262	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	947	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,285	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	830	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	519	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	949	88.38/cwt	80.00–92.00	839	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	979	106.34/cwt	85.00–123.00	1,041	92
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,088	79.63/cwt	70.00–88.50	866	47
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	843	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 Nov 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 703Last week 458Year ago 525

Slaughter CattleReceipts 670Last week 927Year ago 1,690

Replacement CattleReceipts 191Last week 405Year ago 717

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,138	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,152.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,262	75.00	75.00

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)	1	—	1,285	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	62.50	62.50

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	4	—	949	80.00–92.00	88.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	62.00	62.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	92	—	979	85.00–123.00	106.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	47	—	1,088	70.00–88.50	79.63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	240.00	240.00
14	—	375	207.00–214.00	209.64
86	—	525	171.50–177.00	173.76
62	—	570	165.00–168.50	166.00
23	—	410	196.00–199.00	197.92
48	—	472	182.00–187.00	183.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	686	153.50	153.50
12	—	637	151.00–153.00	151.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	651	151.50	151.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	713	168.00	168.00
4	—	826	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	250.00	250.00
24	—	483	204.00–215.00	207.91
93	—	621	177.75–182.25	179.96
10	—	419	230.00–240.00	234.54
45	—	523	193.00–203.00	196.30
18	—	595	182.00–182.50	182.45
10	—	676	167.00–168.00	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	232.50	232.50
2	—	538	184.00	184.00
3	—	572	168.00	168.00
10	—	629	169.00–172.00	170.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	474	194.00–199.00	196.63
7	—	369	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	738	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,451	80.00–81.00	80.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,597	71.00–78.00	74.24
2	—	1,898	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,635	84.50	84.50
30	—	1,561	79.00–83.50	82.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,391	62.00–68.00	64.93
24	—	1,506	81.00–84.00	81.35
116	—	1,429	69.00–79.50	76.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,220	62.00–70.50	65.26
33	—	1,189	51.00–61.00	56.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	70.00	70.00
40	—	1,414	55.00–66.50	60.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	52.00–53.00	52.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,201	48.00–59.00	54.88
27	—	1,160	60.00–64.50	62.66
4	—	1,137	36.00–47.00	41.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,672	90.00	90.00
18	—	1,627	69.00–86.00	81.58
1	—	1,885	96.00	96.00
4	—	2,063	87.00–95.00	90.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	78.00	78.00

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.