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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-21

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Nov 21

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

621 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 616▼ 744 vs year ago 1,365 · −54.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,437 head

▲ 1,290 vs last sale 147▼ 52 vs year ago 1,489 · −3.5%

Also sold hereRegular saleThu Oct 29, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were not tested this week as todays sale featured bred cows and weigh ups. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and offerings. Packers showed mostly light demand for slaughter cows this week. Packers have been buying supplies for weeks putting them on feed to save up for the holiday week. Despite a shortened holiday week packers were able to buy all classes of cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Cow quality today was mostly plain to average. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, lower undertones were noticed. A heavy offering of over 1600 bred cows were seen today as Billings Livestock hosted its annual Thanksgiving week stock cow special. Bred cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand. Quality this week was mostly average. Market activity for bred cows was mostly moderate with an average size crowd on hand.

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	1,672	80.36	1,344	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,619	74.69	1,209	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,414	68.10	963	168
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	56.02	667	311

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)	1,096	$1,444	108
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,317	$1,419	186
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,153	$1,406	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,317	$1,112	220
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$1,085	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,072	$1,018	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,267	$942	314
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,318	$870	16
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$1,548	55
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$1,235	4thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,408	70.70/cwt	62.00–78.00	995	2
Bulls	—	—	1,676	89.89/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,507	5
Bulls	—	—	1,715	78.00/cwt	68.00–86.00	1,338	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	941	44.58/cwt	42.00–47.00	419	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	58.79/cwt	58.00–60.00	660	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,156	54.40/cwt	47.00–58.50	629	106
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,206	44.04/cwt	42.00–47.00	531	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,207	53.38/cwt	49.00–57.00	644	68
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,225	60.51/cwt	58.00–65.00	741	108
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,246	70.90/cwt	69.00–73.00	883	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,385	61.10/cwt	54.00–66.00	846	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,391	72.35/cwt	67.00–78.00	1,006	62
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,431	56.80/cwt	53.00–62.00	813	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,447	80.18/cwt	79.00–81.50	1,160	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,475	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	708	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,556	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,198	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,559	73.40/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,144	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	76.99/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,203	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,588	68.66/cwt	63.00–74.00	1,090	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,683	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,380	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	72.95/cwt	70.00–74.50	1,240	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,920	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,526	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	943	1,264.19/head	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,264	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,072	1,017.61/head	1,000.00–1,035.00	1,018	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,258.15/head	1,225.00–1,285.00	1,258	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,110	1,473.06/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,473	93
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,146	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,153	1,406.03/head	1,250.00–1,435.00	1,406	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,170	801.58/head	785.00–850.00	802	45
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,172	826.31/head	800.00–850.00	826	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,294	978.70/head	900.00–1,100.00	979	245
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,313	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,318	869.56/head	825.00–960.00	870	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,319	1,116.92/head	1,000.00–1,235.00	1,117	215
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,321	1,424.60/head	1,200.00–1,510.00	1,425	182
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,378	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	772	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	1,547.69/head	1,510.00–1,600.00	1,548	55
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	639	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	61.93/cwt	55.00–64.00	618	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,006	95.87/cwt	78.00–112.00	964	50
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,073	76.91/cwt	60.00–90.00	825	52

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 21, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 621Last week 616Year ago 1,365

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,437Last week 147Year ago 1,489

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	245	—	1,294	900.00–1,100.00	978.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,378	56.00	56.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	—	1,318	825.00–960.00	869.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,172	800.00–850.00	826.31

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)	215	—	1,319	1,000.00–1,235.00	1,116.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,072	1,000.00–1,035.00	1,017.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	1,153	1,250.00–1,435.00	1,406.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	93	—	1,110	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,473.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	182	—	1,321	1,200.00–1,510.00	1,424.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,313	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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,228	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,146	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,085	1,225.00–1,285.00	1,258.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	—	1,170	785.00–850.00	801.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	943	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,264.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	885	1,235.00	1,235.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	55	—	930	1,510.00–1,600.00	1,547.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	50	—	1,006	78.00–112.00	95.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	52	—	1,073	60.00–90.00	76.91

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	3	—	900	71.00	71.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	998	55.00–64.00	61.93

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	—	1,683	82.00	82.00
15	—	1,559	73.00–74.00	73.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,556	77.00	77.00
5	—	1,588	63.00–74.00	68.66
18	—	1,431	53.00–62.00	56.80
1	—	1,475	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	1,225	58.00–65.00	60.51
4	—	1,246	69.00–73.00	70.90
106	—	1,156	47.00–58.50	54.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	941	42.00–47.00	44.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,563	75.00–78.00	76.99
1	—	1,920	79.50	79.50
12	—	1,700	70.00–74.50	72.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,207	49.00–57.00	53.38
7	—	1,123	58.00–60.00	58.79
13	—	1,206	42.00–47.00	44.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,447	79.00–81.50	80.18
62	—	1,391	67.00–78.00	72.35
53	—	1,385	54.00–66.00	61.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,715	68.00–86.00	78.00
5	—	1,676	89.00–91.00	89.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	62.00–78.00	70.70

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.