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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Dec 19

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

← Dec 12Dec 19Oct 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

608 head

▲ 608 vs last sale 0▲ 608 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

572 head

▲ 112 vs last sale 460▲ 572 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

178 head

▼ 3,384 vs last sale 3,562▲ 178 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 last week due to the annual Northland stock cow sale, therefore no comparisons can be made. Feeder cattle sold on mostly moderate demand for light offerings. Quality this week was plain to average and most calves were offered in small lots or as singles. A small buyer pool was on hand for todays sale. Market activity was slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand and offerings. Slaughter cows sold generally steady on all offerings in a narrow comparison. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, steady undertones were noticed.

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 $164.76/cwt on 244 head.

Average price

$164.76

244 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$23.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.43

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	505	168.67	852	49
Medium 1	452	167.66	758	44
Medium and Large 2	427	167.50	715	16thin
Medium and Large 1	638	163.29	1,041	125
Large 1	617	151.00	932	3thin
Medium 1-2	346	145.00	502	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.67/cwt here — about $351 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 sale244 hd

164.76

—

MT average4 barns · 2,228 hd

174.18

−9.43

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	—	Low	1,786	84.34	1,507	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,634	65.09	1,064	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,382	62.72	867	206
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,173	54.34	637	261

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,508	$1,150	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,363	$818	15

Every lot, as filed

71 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	830	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	844	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	444	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	888	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	452	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	981	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	455	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	990	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	456	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	809	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	197.21/cwt	185.00–207.50	919	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	531	189.60/cwt	188.00–191.00	1,007	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	200.38/cwt	192.50–202.00	1,084	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,175	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	565	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,136	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,020	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	575	174.82/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,005	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	188.65/cwt	188.50–189.00	1,181	13
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	627	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,047	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,159	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,218	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,606	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,449	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	346	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	502	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	397	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	738	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	399	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	718	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	416	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	728	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1	446	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	743	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	451	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	699	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	179.38/cwt	174.00–181.00	859	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	164.50/cwt	163.00–165.00	793	16
Heifers	—	Medium 1	489	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	856	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	862	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	533	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	874	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538	165.19/cwt	162.00–174.00	889	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	850	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	921	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	161.34/cwt	159.00–162.00	941	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	991	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	617	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	932	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	683	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,031	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	904	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,329	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	987	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,387	30
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	581	165.42/cwt	164.00–171.00	961	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	678	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	983	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,648	81.82/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,348	5
Bulls	—	—	1,760	82.96/cwt	72.00–86.00	1,460	12
Bulls	—	—	2,039	91.61/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,868	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	700	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	252	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	871	53.82/cwt	52.00–56.00	469	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	965	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	434	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	43.84/cwt	40.00–45.00	446	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	52.30/cwt	45.00–56.50	612	163
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,206	57.70/cwt	57.00–60.00	696	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,235	71.78/cwt	70.00–73.00	886	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,243	61.09/cwt	57.00–67.50	759	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,279	53.27/cwt	49.00–57.00	681	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,345	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,036	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,363	69.89/cwt	65.00–76.00	953	76
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,390	58.76/cwt	50.00–64.00	817	100
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,396	56.57/cwt	52.00–60.00	790	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,518	64.48/cwt	64.00–65.00	979	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,620	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,069	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,639	64.78/cwt	62.00–69.00	1,062	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	984	71.18/cwt	60.00–95.00	700	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	600	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,019	97.33/cwt	81.00–117.50	992	106
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	591	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,302	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,378	835.11/head	800.00–900.00	835	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,508	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,544	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,034	9

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 608Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 572Last week 460Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 178Last week 3,562Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	581	164.00–171.00	165.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	446	166.50	166.50
6	—	489	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	583	159.00–162.00	161.34
45	—	479	174.00–181.00	179.38
30	—	987	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	904	147.00	147.00
16	—	482	163.00–165.00	164.50
15	—	397	186.00	186.00
4	—	578	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	175.00	175.00
4	—	451	155.00	155.00
4	—	399	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	612	162.00	162.00
3	—	490	176.00	176.00
10	—	581	158.50	158.50
15	—	538	162.00–174.00	165.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	400	175.00	175.00
5	—	533	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	346	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	700	174.00	174.00
11	—	452	217.00	217.00
13	—	626	188.50–189.00	188.65
23	—	541	192.50–202.00	200.38
4	—	923	174.00	174.00
12	—	562	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	170.00	170.00
14	—	565	201.00	201.00
3	—	455	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	531	188.00–191.00	189.60
10	—	575	170.00–176.00	174.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	185.00–207.50	197.21
8	—	422	200.00	200.00
8	—	686	169.00	169.00
2	—	570	179.00	179.00
8	—	932	155.50	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	444	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	197.50	197.50
6	—	456	177.50	177.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	77.00	77.00
76	—	1,363	65.00–76.00	69.89
100	—	1,390	50.00–64.00	58.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,017	40.00–45.00	43.84
163	—	1,171	45.00–56.50	52.30
23	—	1,206	57.00–60.00	57.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,639	62.00–69.00	64.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,279	49.00–57.00	53.27
10	—	1,235	70.00–73.00	71.78
34	—	1,243	57.00–67.50	61.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	64.00–65.00	64.48
27	—	1,396	52.00–60.00	56.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	36.00	36.00
1	—	965	45.00	45.00
8	—	871	52.00–56.00	53.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,760	72.00–86.00	82.96
4	—	2,039	88.00–97.00	91.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,648	74.00–85.00	81.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	16	—	984	60.00–95.00	71.18
(<2 yrs)	Open	106	—	1,019	81.00–117.50	97.33

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	1	—	1,000	60.00	60.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	54.00	54.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,508	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,544	67.00	67.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,378	800.00–900.00	835.11

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,302	750.00	750.00

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.