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

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Dec 12

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

460 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 532▲ 82 vs year ago 378 · +21.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3,562 head

▲ 3,307 vs last sale 255▲ 1,263 vs year ago 2,299 · +54.9%

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 due to the annual Northland stock cow sale. Todays sale featured a heavy offering of bred cows and heifers. Demand was mostly moderate to good for heavy offerings as over 4,000 offerings were preg checked for todays sale. Quality was mixed from plain to very attractive. A limited offering of young cows were seen this sale as the offering was heavy to the 7 years old cows and older. Demand for older cows was mostly good as several buyers were competitive as they bid on solid and broken mouth cows. Many sets of cows had been on feed and were in mostly moderate flesh. Demand for heifers was moderate to good. Most heifers were pasture bred as AI'ed offerings were light this sale. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light demand for light to moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower on breaking cows, boning and lean cows sold unevenly steady. High quality feeding cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed on a lower quality offering. Short term feeding cows sold unevenly steady from 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Demand was uneven as prices started the sale higher and ended the sale lower as feeding buyers filled loads and exited the market. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality this week was not as attractive as last week and fewer takers were seen for this class of cows.

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	1,807	78.40	1,417	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,582	68.04	1,076	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,385	60.27	835	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,221	55.26	675	182

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$1,793	234
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$1,703	182
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,314	$1,479	106
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,366	$1,441	67
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,227	$1,343	124
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,519	$1,325	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,421	$1,243	35
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,400	$1,236	200
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,367	$1,193	262
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,192	$1,155	9
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,292	$1,115	47
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,362	$1,030	365
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,363	$952	132
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,337	$866	22
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	961	$1,647	592
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	944	$1,588	209
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	911	$1,524	175
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	967	$1,387	23
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,041	$78	11

Every lot, as filed

58 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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,715	73.61/cwt	65.00–80.00	1,262	9
Bulls	—	—	1,809	84.88/cwt	84.50–85.50	1,535	4
Bulls	—	—Canadian Origin	2,000	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,640	1
Bulls	—	—Canadian Origin	2,435	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	2,240	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,115	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	825	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	37.05/cwt	33.25–44.00	426	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,185	54.75/cwt	47.00–57.00	649	55
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	52.25/cwt	47.00–56.50	625	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,253	57.62/cwt	56.00–65.50	722	48
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,285	60.99/cwt	56.00–63.50	784	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,338	64.94/cwt	63.50–67.50	869	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,374	60.21/cwt	51.50–64.00	827	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,397	57.39/cwt	53.00–63.00	802	49
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,402	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	1,002	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,432	65.61/cwt	64.00–67.25	940	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,515	79.25/cwt	79.25–79.25	1,201	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,565	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,049	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,587	72.92/cwt	68.50–78.25	1,157	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,614	63.10/cwt	57.50–67.50	1,018	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows28 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,067	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,130	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,300.76/head	1,235.00–1,325.00	1,301	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,192	1,366.41/head	1,200.00–1,485.00	1,366	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,192	1,154.75/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,155	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,201	1,767.42/head	1,500.00–1,885.00	1,767	151
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,211	1,353.74/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,354	117
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,251	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,253	1,834.52/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,835	214
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,272	1,391.91/head	1,050.00–1,460.00	1,392	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,286	869.83/head	825.00–910.00	870	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,292	1,115.29/head	850.00–1,210.00	1,115	47
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,299	923.69/head	875.00–950.00	924	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,308	855.26/head	835.00–875.00	855	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,337	866.37/head	800.00–900.00	866	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	1,460.26/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,460	54
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,364	1,034.73/head	910.00–1,375.00	1,035	358
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,371	1,261.60/head	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,262	199
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,373	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,379	1,615.43/head	1,235.00–1,950.00	1,615	84
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,389	988.56/head	950.00–1,125.00	989	98
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,416	1,294.71/head	1,135.00–1,400.00	1,295	168
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,421	1,243.00/head	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,243	35
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	1,082.03/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,082	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,472	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,487	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,519	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	839	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	65
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	858	1,413.68/head	1,335.00–1,450.00	1,414	101
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	895	1,442.38/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,442	38
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	953	1,631.33/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,631	164
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	953	1,597.16/head	1,435.00–1,635.00	1,597	110
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	1,386.81/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,387	23
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	982	1,695.12/head	1,550.00–1,835.00	1,695	491
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,013	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,041	78.00/head	78.00–78.00	78	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,062	84.74/cwt	81.00–89.50	900	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	75.26/cwt	71.00–86.00	926	4

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 12, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 460Last week 532Year ago 378

Replacement CattleReceipts 3,562Last week 255Year ago 2,299

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,308	835.00–875.00	855.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,251	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,299	875.00–950.00	923.69
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,286	825.00–910.00	869.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,130	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	54	—	1,340	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,460.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	151	—	1,201	1,500.00–1,885.00	1,767.42
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,519	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	35	—	1,421	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,243.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	168	—	1,416	1,135.00–1,400.00	1,294.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	117	—	1,211	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,353.74
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	47	—	1,292	850.00–1,210.00	1,115.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,192	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,154.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	214	—	1,253	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,834.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	84	—	1,379	1,235.00–1,950.00	1,615.43
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	199	—	1,371	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,261.60

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,472	1,360.00	1,360.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	1,425	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,082.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,145	1,235.00–1,325.00	1,300.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,487	1,160.00	1,160.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,373	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,270	835.00	835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	1,272	1,050.00–1,460.00	1,391.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,067	960.00	960.00

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)	358	—	1,364	910.00–1,375.00	1,034.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	22	—	1,337	800.00–900.00	866.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	98	—	1,389	950.00–1,125.00	988.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,192	1,200.00–1,485.00	1,366.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	—	895	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,442.38
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	101	—	858	1,335.00–1,450.00	1,413.68
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	65	—	839	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	491	—	982	1,550.00–1,835.00	1,695.12
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	110	—	953	1,435.00–1,635.00	1,597.16
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	23	—	967	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,386.81
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	164	—	953	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,631.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,013	1,360.00	1,360.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,062	81.00–89.50	84.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,230	71.00–86.00	75.26

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	11	—	1,041	78.00	78.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,397	53.00–63.00	57.39
11	—	1,432	64.00–67.25	65.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	79.25	79.25
1	—	1,565	67.00	67.00
3	—	1,402	71.50	71.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,149	33.25–44.00	37.05
29	—	1,197	47.00–56.50	52.25
35	—	1,285	56.00–63.50	60.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,374	51.50–64.00	60.21
18	—	1,338	63.50–67.50	64.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,185	47.00–57.00	54.75
2	—	1,115	74.00	74.00
48	—	1,253	56.00–65.50	57.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,587	68.50–78.25	72.92
17	—	1,614	57.50–67.50	63.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,809	84.50–85.50	84.88
9	—	1,715	65.00–80.00	73.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Canadian Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	82.00	82.00
1	—	2,435	92.00	92.00

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.