Sale reports / Montana / Billings Livestock Commission / 2022-02-17

Billings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Feb 17
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777
Feeder Cattle receipts
359 head
3,092 vs last sale 3,451 395 vs year ago 754 · 52.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
293 head
130 vs last sale 423 162 vs year ago 455 · 35.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
288 head
67 vs last sale 221 2 vs year ago 290 · 0.7%
Also sold here(Mon)Thu Apr 16, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeders were not well tested. Trade was active, demand good on light offerings. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls mostly steady on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $193.31/cwt on 148 head.
Average price
$193.31
148 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,084
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$291
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3
$39.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.93
vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1573199.331,143102
Medium and Large 2433187.508122thin
Medium and Large 1-2540183.3298937
Small and Medium 2-3532160.008517thin
One grade step is worth $39.33/cwt here — about $291 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 sale148 hd
193.31
MT average3 barns · 625 hd
192.38
+0.93
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,91099.871,90811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43271.781,02847
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27769.62889227
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18565.03771133

Every lot, as filed

62 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1461196.76/cwt191.00–197.5090726
HeifersMedium 1-2606131.00/cwt131.00–131.007948
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2672154.82/cwt149.00–161.001,04010
SteersMedium and Large 1715155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1082
SteersMedium and Large 1620184.77/cwt183.00–186.001,1465
SteersMedium and Large 1817148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2093
SteersMedium and Large 1456213.35/cwt209.00–215.0097315
HeifersMedium 1-2405150.00/cwt150.00–150.006083
HeifersMedium and Large 1520178.94/cwt174.00–187.009309
SteersMedium and Large 1558207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,15514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2543187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,0152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2292205.00/cwt205.00–205.005993
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0562
SteersMedium and Large 1-2486199.99/cwt199.00–205.009729
SteersSmall and Medium 2-3532160.00/cwt160.00–160.008517
SteersMedium and Large 1-2380204.76/cwt195.00–210.007786
HeifersMedium and Large 2473147.50/cwt147.50–147.506983
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2807125.05/cwt122.00–131.001,0096
HeifersMedium and Large 2333163.88/cwt160.00–172.505463
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2617157.00/cwt157.00–157.009693
BullsMedium and Large 11,023120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2282
BullsMedium and Large 1453202.00/cwt202.00–202.009153
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,47171.40/cwt68.50–72.001,05031
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,52577.50/cwt77.50–77.501,1823
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,28168.86/cwt67.00–77.0088273
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,12366.06/cwt66.00–67.0074215
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21266.27/cwt65.00–67.008037
CowsLean 85-90%93052.24/cwt50.00–54.004863
CowsLean 85-90%1,07261.31/cwt57.00–64.0065712
CowsLean 85-90%1,21565.68/cwt65.00–68.00798103
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,22374.05/cwt74.00–75.509064
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29867.51/cwt65.00–69.008765
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27970.11/cwt67.00–75.50897146
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20076.00/cwt76.00–76.009121
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,43673.50/cwt73.00–75.001,0554
Bulls1,32588.03/cwt83.00–92.001,1662
Bulls2,134107.25/cwt106.00–110.002,2896
Bulls1,85393.01/cwt91.00–98.001,7233
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,054939.28/cwt900.00–950.009,9005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,257860.00/cwt860.00–860.0010,8103
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,2191
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4541,461.84/cwt1,250.00–1,500.0021,25530
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,20170.25/cwt65.00–88.0084421
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,04999.74/cwt81.00–124.001,04658
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1892900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,0283
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1845950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,0282
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5301,065.83/cwt1,010.00–1,075.0016,30731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2340181.00/cwt181.00–181.006154
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2387183.00/cwt183.00–183.007083
HeifersMedium and Large 2428167.50/cwt167.50–167.507172
HeifersMedium and Large 2388143.78/cwt142.50–145.005584
HeifersMedium 1-2519147.64/cwt145.00–149.007666
HeifersMedium and Large 1579180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,04210
SteersMedium and Large 1514216.41/cwt204.00–217.001,11246
SteersMedium and Large 1776153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,18717
HeifersMedium 1-2845112.50/cwt112.50–112.509512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475160.68/cwt158.00–162.007633
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2595162.00/cwt162.00–162.009641
HeifersMedium 1-2718120.00/cwt120.00–120.008622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2677160.89/cwt157.00–167.001,08915
SteersMedium and Large 2433187.50/cwt187.50–187.508122
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2439184.50/cwt180.00–185.0081033

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.