Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold weak. Feeder heifers sold weak. No comparison on slaughter cows due to limited reporter availability. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate to heavy supply for the annual first calf and yearling special.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $184.86/cwt on 1,277 head.

Average price

$184.86

1,277 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,251

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$522

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$21.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.31

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	640	188.38	1,206	1,054
Medium and Large 1-2	683	169.42	1,157	118
Large 1	1,035	166.95	1,728	105

One grade step is worth $21.43/cwt here — about −$522 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 sale1,277 hd

184.86

—

MT average2 barns · 1,380 hd

184.55

+0.31

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	566	168.07/cwt	162.50–174.50	951	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	171.05/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,165	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	172.77/cwt	172.50–173.00	1,261	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	166.50/cwt	165.00–167.00	703	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	160.30/cwt	150.00–165.00	785	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	159.67/cwt	157.00–162.00	867	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	732	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,310	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	339	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	576	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	278	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	500	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	172.88/cwt	172.00–173.00	1,400	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	162.21/cwt	153.00–166.00	1,509	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,112	6
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,046	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	740	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,162	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	769	175.37/cwt	172.00–178.75	1,349	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	158.67/cwt	157.75–159.00	1,553	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	200.76/cwt	199.00–205.00	757	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,340	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	990	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	207.13/cwt	200.50–213.50	901	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	181.81/cwt	179.50–184.50	1,160	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	539	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	992	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	177.65/cwt	176.50–180.00	867	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	801	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,338	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	169.78/cwt	166.00–175.50	929	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	179.64/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,272	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	922	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,494	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	662	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,178	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	608	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,049	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,266	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,155	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	190.61/cwt	186.00–195.00	827	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	198.76/cwt	172.50–214.50	918	244
Steers	Large 1	—	1,019	171.33/cwt	162.50–177.50	1,746	70
Steers	Large 1	—	1,073	160.76/cwt	157.25–166.00	1,725	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	191.81/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,082	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	180.62/cwt	179.25–181.00	1,414	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	170.15/cwt	164.50–171.00	1,126	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	176.15/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,547	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	162.83/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,365	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	162.50/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,433	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	303	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	583	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	837	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	366	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	706	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	191.19/cwt	186.00–198.50	1,023	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	165.49/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,541	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,442	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	166.07/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,629	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	175.07/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,430	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	667	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,201	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	718	174.17/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,251	29
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,112	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,618	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	180.25/cwt	180.25–180.25	1,143	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	876	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,209	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	164.67/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,449	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	169.86/cwt	164.00–177.00	878	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,145	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	165.82/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,020	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	189.03/cwt	185.00–195.00	832	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	186.64/cwt	184.50–190.50	1,252	22

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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