Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 500 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed; steers 500-699 lbs sold generally steady; steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher; heifers over 600 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Quality this week was mixed from plain to very attractive. Several load lots of feeder cattle sold today and these were met with mostly good to very good demand. Packages of feeders sold on moderate to good demand. Cattle destined for the feed lot sold on stronger demand today as order buyers purchasing cattle for packers showed very good demand for high quality reputation cattle. Cattle suitable to run on grass continue to sell on good demand. Quality this week for grass type cattle varied greatly and was not as attractive as last week. A large crowd was on hand for todays sale and buyer participation was good through out todays long sale. Market activity was mostly active as a result. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. Packer buyers showed slightly lighter demand for slaughter cows compared to last week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeding cows sold on mostly good to very good demand. Packers showed very good demand for cows which had been on feed. Most of these cows were purchased to return to the feedlot to feed to premium white. Feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold with higher undertones in a narrow comparison. Quality this week was mostly average. Packer and feeder buyers purchased much of the young offering to return to feed. Demand for young age cows was mostly moderate. A few heifers that lost their calves sold this week and these offerings sold on very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.11/cwt on 1,495 head.

Average price

$180.11

1,495 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$20.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.89

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	658	183.78	1,209	1,115
Medium 1	562	182.53	1,026	53
Large 1	669	169.28	1,133	132
Medium and Large 1-2	656	165.97	1,088	179
Medium and Large 2	596	163.75	976	16thin

One grade step is worth $20.03/cwt here — about $233 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 sale1,495 hd

180.11

—

MT average3 barns · 1,778 hd

183.00

−2.89

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	1,736	95.37	1,655	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,396	71.67	1,001	199
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,661	69.36	1,152	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,186	64.61	766	118

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	151.48/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	204.66/cwt	196.00–211.00	1,087	104
Steers	Large 1	—	1,013	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,433	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	184.16/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,149	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	176.16/cwt	169.50–182.00	1,189	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,367	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	915	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	168.29/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,296	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	152.00/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,166	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	698	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,131	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	735	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,022	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	870	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,292	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	220.54/cwt	212.00–224.00	1,074	125
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	189.96/cwt	188.00–190.50	988	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,300	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	164.67/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,036	182
Heifers	Medium 1	—	773	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,013	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,013	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,312	13
Heifers	Medium 1	—	410	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	722	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	729	156.68/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,142	36
Heifers	Large 1	—	499	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	818	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	146.16/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,181	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	195.20/cwt	195.00–196.00	853	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	145.94/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,248	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	172.53/cwt	166.00–176.75	1,002	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	800	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	165.74/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,105	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	169.96/cwt	166.00–174.00	1,219	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	159.93/cwt	157.00–164.75	1,332	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	937	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,259	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	887	46
Steers	Large 1	—	1,078	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	155.62/cwt	152.50–161.00	1,349	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	193.29/cwt	189.00–195.50	1,106	80
Steers	Large 1	—	589	183.54/cwt	175.00–185.50	1,081	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	160.25/cwt	155.50–165.00	1,155	32
Steers	Large 1	—	706	161.71/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,142	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	231.31/cwt	224.00–233.00	958	21
Steers	Large 1	—	615	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,046	58
Steers	Medium 1	—	678	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,058	16
Steers	Medium 1	—	512	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	993	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	604	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	900	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,098	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	159.29/cwt	159.00–160.00	976	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	146.88/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,153	25
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,100	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,175	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,293	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	64.23/cwt	59.50–68.00	906	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	930	56.67/cwt	56.00–57.00	527	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,588	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,151	2
Bulls	—	—	1,494	84.29/cwt	77.00–89.00	1,259	6
Bulls	—	—	2,395	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,611	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	69.61/cwt	67.00–74.00	970	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,044	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,686	68.98/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,163	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,151	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,400	73.48/cwt	67.00–76.50	1,029	148
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,146	62.70/cwt	62.00–63.00	719	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,202	71.63/cwt	66.00–73.00	861	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	53.13/cwt	52.00–54.00	580	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	61.08/cwt	57.00–67.00	705	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,281	67.46/cwt	65.00–68.50	864	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,338	65.13/cwt	63.50–66.50	871	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,305	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,024	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,195	76.41/cwt	74.00–78.00	913	10
Bulls	—	—	2,018	98.69/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,992	7
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,669	95.95/cwt	93.50–97.00	1,601	33
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,703	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,592	9
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,003	718.02/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,202	17
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,061	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	647	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,281	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,889	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	80.92/cwt	62.00–87.00	876	46
Stock Cows	Large 1	—	1,105	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	175.95/cwt	172.00–180.00	945	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	174.60/cwt	174.00–175.00	805	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	189.12/cwt	185.00–191.00	930	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	153.00/cwt	151.00–153.75	1,164	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,107	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	154.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,101	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	162.64/cwt	157.50–165.00	1,078	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	692	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	148.46/cwt	143.00–157.00	903	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,018	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	896	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	688	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	159.01/cwt	151.00–165.00	838	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	703	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	665	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	145.99/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,088	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	623	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,112	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	912	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,195	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	658	151.80/cwt	151.00–154.00	999	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	180.37/cwt	177.50–182.00	767	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	890	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	—	1,149	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,192	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,148	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	731	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	97.43/cwt	79.50–128.00	979	76
Stock Cows	Large 1	—	1,045	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	836	1

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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