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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Dec 11

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

188 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 318▲ 188 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

543 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 640▲ 83 vs year ago 460 · +18.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 174 vs last sale 309▼ 3,427 vs year ago 3,562 · −96.2%

Also sold hereRegular saleThu Oct 29, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality today was plain to average. Demand was mostly light as offerings were too light to build loads. CME positions traded higher today. The January traded 2.65 higher while the March traded 2.525 higher. Market activity was mostly slow today, with a small buyer pool on hand. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand for mostly moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher on all classes. High quality feeding cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Thin feeding or turn out cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Weigh up conditions were mixed today. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on light to moderate demand. Quality was mostly plain to average and most offerings sold to feed. This class sold generally steady.

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 $208.63/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$208.63

69 head · 723 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$1.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.95

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	723	209.08	1,513	40
Medium and Large 1-2	723	208.02	1,503	29

One grade step is worth $1.06/cwt here — about $9 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 sale69 hd

208.63

—

MT average4 barns · 2,221 hd

249.58

−40.95

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	1,777	106.84	1,899	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,613	94.93	1,531	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,380	90.05	1,242	159
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	78.18	885	226

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
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,375	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,316	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	491	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,404	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	258.48/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,323	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,286	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	266.50/cwt	266.00–267.00	1,439	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,443	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,362	3
Steers	—	Large 1	605	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,258	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,441	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,422	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,286	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	243.39/cwt	232.00–247.50	1,176	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,203	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,312	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	649	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,363	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,330	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,443	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,702	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	849	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,592	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,683	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,680	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,308	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,349	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,120	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,579	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,185	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,600	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,295	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,036	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,415	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,571	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,600	96.15/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,538	7
Bulls	—	—	1,765	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,136	1
Bulls	—	—	1,917	115.33/cwt	109.00–118.00	2,211	12
Bulls	—	—	1,985	97.62/cwt	85.00–106.50	1,938	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	910	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	482	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	953	74.37/cwt	72.00–78.00	709	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	975	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	605	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,040	61.94/cwt	60.00–63.00	644	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,108	76.56/cwt	67.00–80.00	848	109
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	72.75/cwt	68.00–80.00	816	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	83.17/cwt	81.00–89.00	972	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	57.34/cwt	52.00–63.00	674	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,183	84.44/cwt	82.00–90.00	999	70
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,285	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,208	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,349	81.82/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,104	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,374	90.32/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,241	133
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,384	78.17/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,082	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	88.26/cwt	86.50–92.00	1,252	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,466	99.58/cwt	96.50–102.00	1,460	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,530	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,484	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,606	98.15/cwt	93.00–101.50	1,576	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,622	93.10/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,510	17
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	768	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,021	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	667	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	114.62/cwt	94.00–132.50	961	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	885	145.30/cwt	120.00–165.00	1,286	70
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	999	100.14/cwt	81.00–112.50	1,000	35
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,058	85.91/cwt	82.50–92.00	909	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,071	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,719	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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 188Last week 318Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 543Last week 640Year ago 460

Replacement CattleReceipts 135Last week 309Year ago 3,562

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	838	94.00–132.50	114.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	86.00	86.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	70	—	885	120.00–165.00	145.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,058	82.50–92.00	85.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	35	—	999	81.00–112.50	100.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	768	133.00	133.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,071	160.50	160.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	280.00	280.00
4	—	512	255.00–262.00	258.48
2	—	643	200.00	200.00
3	—	592	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	266.00–267.00	266.50
3	—	613	235.00	235.00
1	—	470	292.50	292.50
3	—	582	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	232.00	232.00
7	—	491	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	682	195.00	195.00
10	—	895	188.00	188.00
9	—	483	232.00–247.50	243.39
2	—	523	230.00	230.00
4	—	849	187.50	187.50
2	—	928	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	240.00	240.00
17	—	830	205.00	205.00
7	—	591	222.00	222.00
9	—	649	210.00	210.00
6	—	725	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,185	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	227.50	227.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,985	85.00–106.50	97.62
1	—	1,765	121.00	121.00
12	—	1,917	109.00–118.00	115.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,600	96.00–97.00	96.15
1	—	1,415	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,121	68.00–80.00	72.75
2	—	1,175	52.00–63.00	57.34
7	—	1,169	81.00–89.00	83.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,040	60.00–63.00	61.94
109	—	1,108	67.00–80.00	76.56
70	—	1,183	82.00–90.00	84.44
1	—	1,285	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,466	96.50–102.00	99.58
133	—	1,374	86.00–96.00	90.32
8	—	1,349	77.00–85.00	81.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,384	74.00–84.00	78.17
3	—	1,418	86.50–92.00	88.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	53.00	53.00
3	—	953	72.00–78.00	74.37
1	—	975	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,622	91.00–95.00	93.10
9	—	1,606	93.00–101.50	98.15

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.