Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale (5-27-2021), feeder steers sold uneven. Steers 500 to 700 lbs sold weak; steers 700 to 850 lbs sold strong; steers 850 to 1000 lbs sold weak. Feeder heifers overall sold weak. Feeder bulls sold strong on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder cattle. Good demand was noted on large drafts of feeders. Slaughter breaker cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher on a light comparison; slaughter boner cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher; slaughter lean cows sold steady. Buyer demand for the slaughter cattle was moderate with good demand noted on higher quality cows. Replacement stock cows sold strong. Cow-Calf pairs sold strong. Buyer demand was moderate to good on stock cows with moderate demand on cow-calf pairs. Good demand was noted on heavier cows and calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.02/cwt on 622 head.

Average price

$141.02

622 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$23.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	629	142.81	899	574
Medium and Large 1-2	602	119.58	720	48

One grade step is worth $23.23/cwt here — about $179 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 sale622 hd

141.02

—

MT average3 barns · 1,195 hd

138.93

+2.09

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	1,765	93.90	1,657	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	70.51	1,002	147
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	62.40	800	311
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,199	57.05	684	117

Every lot, as filed

99 lots · USDA AMS · Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	142.55/cwt	136.00–145.00	754	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	133.46/cwt	130.00–137.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	452	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	146.28/cwt	142.50–150.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	144.27/cwt	143.00–146.00	711	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	137.65/cwt	130.00–145.00	650	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	521	179.98/cwt	177.00–181.00	938	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,049	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	168.14/cwt	165.00–169.00	915	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	121.66/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,058	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	973	90.32/cwt	81.00–101.00	879	99
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	903.43/cwt	900.00–910.00	10,290	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,452	1,277.84/cwt	1,025.00–1,475.00	18,554	328
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	713	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	841	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	139.63/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,159	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	120.61/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,131	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,123	955.53/cwt	850.00–975.00	10,731	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	1,456.73/cwt	1,325.00–1,485.00	19,200	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,054	1,171.93/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	12,352	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	646	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	872	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	135.41/cwt	128.00–138.00	785	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	498	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	802	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	155.67/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,110	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	139.48/cwt	131.00–143.00	534	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	46.34/cwt	46.00–47.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	899	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,191	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	113.89/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,009	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	156.32/cwt	150.00–165.00	761	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	154.86/cwt	151.00–169.00	1,062	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	764	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,177	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	651	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	977	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	172.54/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,070	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	146.74/cwt	141.50–154.00	1,137	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	138.51/cwt	135.00–142.00	524	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	168.52/cwt	165.00–173.00	966	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	162.68/cwt	162.50–163.00	703	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	878	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	131.30/cwt	131.00–133.50	949	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	483	152.82/cwt	150.00–156.00	738	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	499	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	878	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	54.03/cwt	52.50–55.50	599	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,523	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,127	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	77.44/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,084	4
Bulls	—	—	1,835	103.21/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,894	23
Bulls	—	—	1,761	90.19/cwt	82.00–96.00	1,588	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	75.05/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,054	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,271	67.89/cwt	67.00–69.00	863	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,253	62.43/cwt	61.25–66.00	782	135
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	60.45/cwt	58.00–61.50	808	101
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	70.00/cwt	69.00–74.00	957	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	64.26/cwt	62.00–67.50	804	64
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,630	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	21,598	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,278	1,356.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,400.00	17,330	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	73.36/cwt	64.00–80.00	809	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,334	56.07/cwt	56.00–58.00	748	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	62.37/cwt	62.00–63.50	788	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	58.54/cwt	56.00–61.50	680	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,084	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	139.47/cwt	130.00–147.50	577	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	119.37/cwt	118.00–125.00	637	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,412	67.60/cwt	66.00–71.00	955	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	70.78/cwt	69.00–74.50	999	90
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	66.86/cwt	65.00–68.50	988	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	132.43/cwt	126.00–133.00	853	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	123.31/cwt	112.00–129.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	144.76/cwt	144.00–152.00	737	31
Steers	Large 1	—	1,155	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,005	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,130	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,209	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,050	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	138.43/cwt	131.00–145.00	940	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	147.73/cwt	140.00–154.00	919	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	121.37/cwt	114.00–125.50	993	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	128.52/cwt	121.00–130.00	789	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	125.21/cwt	121.00–126.00	965	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	548	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	866	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	114.63/cwt	110.00–117.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	113.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	567	161.18/cwt	150.00–163.50	914	122
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	131.75/cwt	130.00–137.50	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	136.07/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,008	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	576	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	129.68/cwt	124.00–135.00	816	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	113.48/cwt	107.50–115.00	626	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,153	1,408.59/cwt	1,225.00–1,575.00	16,241	86
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,354.69/cwt	1,325.00–1,425.00	15,511	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,406	1,026.11/cwt	975.00–1,200.00	14,427	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,040	3

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.

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