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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Dec 5

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

← Nov 28Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

199 head

▼ 150 vs last sale 349▼ 102 vs year ago 301 · −33.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

532 head

▼ 132 vs last sale 664▼ 221 vs year ago 753 · −29.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

255 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 239▼ 144 vs year ago 399 · −36.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Calves were mostly offered in small groups or as singles. Demand for calves was mostly light. Market activity was slow as a small buyer pool was on hand for todays light offering. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand and offerings. Packers showed light to moderate demand for cows to feed and mostly light demand for slaughter cows. Feeding cows and slaughter cows sold fully steady on all classes. Quality this week was mostly average. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average this week as most cows were pushing heavy amounts of fill. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, steady undertones were noticed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Quality was mostly average this week. More takers were seen for rebreed type young cattle this week.

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 $158.35/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$158.35

98 head · 784 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,242

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$540

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

$20.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.73

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	516	170.10	878	21
Medium and Large 2	448	165.00	739	2thin
Medium and Large 1	843	156.67	1,321	57
Large 1	950	149.25	1,417	18thin

One grade step is worth $20.85/cwt here — about −$540 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 sale98 hd

158.35

—

MT average5 barns · 3,357 hd

185.08

−26.73

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	1,691	86.28	1,459	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,696	68.05	1,154	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,389	64.65	898	157
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,172	54.93	644	268

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)	1,083	$1,175	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,339	$941	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$877	56
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$875	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	847	$1,110	12

Every lot, as filed

50 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	460	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	863	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	532	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	936	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	597	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,093	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	668	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,116	2
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	795	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,145	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	784	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	448	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	739	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	873	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	507	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	882	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	867	3
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	608	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	869	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	631	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	950	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	696	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,041	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	788	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,099	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	158.92/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,413	43
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,018	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,532	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	428	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	696	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	763	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,604	80.61/cwt	76.50–83.50	1,293	7
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,648	84.38/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,391	13
Bulls	—	—	1,821	93.43/cwt	88.50–99.00	1,701	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows20 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	823	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	383	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	935	46.87/cwt	44.00–50.00	438	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	984	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	384	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,147	71.41/cwt	70.00–72.00	819	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,166	53.23/cwt	47.00–56.50	621	74
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,181	41.25/cwt	36.00–45.00	487	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,194	51.50/cwt	45.00–56.00	615	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	58.04/cwt	57.00–59.50	698	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,221	59.96/cwt	57.00–64.50	732	117
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,295	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,010	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	55.75/cwt	52.00–61.00	760	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,390	70.08/cwt	66.50–75.00	974	80
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,396	60.27/cwt	56.00–66.00	841	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	694	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,543	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,126	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,555	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,050	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	894	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	75.99/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,265	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,719	66.06/cwt	63.00–71.50	1,136	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,058	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	1,173	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,083	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,231	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,309	911.19/head	775.00–935.00	911	42
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,339	941.11/head	900.00–960.00	941	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	847	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	54.46/cwt	52.00–57.00	536	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	988	103.11/cwt	75.00–120.00	1,019	72
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,097	75.85/cwt	61.00–103.00	832	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 Dec 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 349Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 532Last week 664Year ago 753

Replacement CattleReceipts 255Last week 239Year ago 399

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	162.50	162.50
7	—	500	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	185.00	185.00
3	—	542	160.00	160.00
10	—	499	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	788	139.50	139.50
3	—	507	174.00	174.00
4	—	696	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,018	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	889	156.00–160.00	158.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	597	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	167.00	167.00
5	—	532	176.00	176.00
1	—	460	187.50	187.50

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)	42	—	1,309	775.00–935.00	911.19

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)	14	—	1,231	775.00	775.00

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)	10	—	1,339	900.00–960.00	941.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,083	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,305	875.00	875.00

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)	12	—	847	1,110.00	1,110.00

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	52	—	1,097	61.00–103.00	75.85
(<2 yrs)	Open	72	—	988	75.00–120.00	103.11

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	2	—	985	52.00–57.00	54.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,396	56.00–66.00	60.27
80	—	1,390	66.50–75.00	70.08
1	—	1,295	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,147	70.00–72.00	71.41
12	—	823	46.50	46.50
74	—	1,166	47.00–56.50	53.23
117	—	1,221	57.00–64.50	59.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	55.50	55.50
11	—	1,719	63.00–71.50	66.06
4	—	1,665	74.00–78.00	75.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	67.50	67.50
1	—	1,445	48.00	48.00
26	—	1,364	52.00–61.00	55.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,203	57.00–59.50	58.04
35	—	1,194	45.00–56.00	51.50
12	—	1,181	36.00–45.00	41.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	984	39.00	39.00
2	—	935	44.00–50.00	46.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,058	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,543	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,821	88.50–99.00	93.43
7	—	1,604	76.50–83.50	80.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,648	81.00–85.50	84.38

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.