Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifer were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed on steers and higher undertones were noticed on heifers on a higher quality offering. Steer calves under 600 lbs sold mostly 5.00-20.00 lower. Steer calves over 600 lbs sold unevenly steady from 7.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves all sold steady to 10.00 lower. Demand was uneven this week. Quality was plain to average with a very limited offering of attractive cattle. Quality was much lower compared to last weeks very attractive offering. Package sizes were mostly small to medium this week. Many sets of short weaned cattle were seen this week and these offerings were met with very light demand. Most short weaned calves looked stressed or on the verge of sick. Market activity was mostly moderate this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and offerings. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop a full market trend, steady undertones were noticed. Most cows were purchased to feed for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. These cows were most thin and would normally go to slaughter. Feeding cows sold with steady undertones. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold steady in a narrow comparison. The best demand continues to be for high quality rebreed type cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $202.77/cwt on 1,267 head.

Average price

$202.77

1,267 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$36.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.29

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	204.33	1,192	1,051
Medium and Large 2	427	199.25	852	26
Medium and Large 1-2	530	198.22	1,050	109
Medium 1	491	196.46	964	62
Large 1	705	167.87	1,184	19thin

One grade step is worth $36.46/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 sale1,267 hd

202.77

—

MT average5 barns · 4,294 hd

207.06

−4.29

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	1,758	84.13	1,478	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,561	74.45	1,162	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,404	62.32	875	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,196	56.26	673	70

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$1,254	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,094	$1,202	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,435	$1,060	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,032	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,379	$1,005	14
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,340	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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 1-2Unweaned	—	486	199.72/cwt	199.00–201.00	971	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,156	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	182.75/cwt	182.75–182.75	1,531	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,574	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	701	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,171	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,028	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,241	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	759	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,305	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	887	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,508	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	187.14/cwt	179.00–193.00	1,155	120
Steers	Medium 1	—	441	216.81/cwt	215.00–219.00	956	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,419	4
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	451	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	843	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	193.91/cwt	184.00–203.00	917	248
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	623	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,575	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	712	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	631	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,290	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	381	202.35/cwt	200.00–204.00	771	9
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	442	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	179.65/cwt	172.50–188.00	940	99
Steers	Large 1	—	839	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	716	154.11/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,103	8
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	583	160.37/cwt	159.00–160.50	935	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	628	150.34/cwt	149.00–151.00	944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	554	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	169.26/cwt	156.00–173.00	1,061	51
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	515	164.38/cwt	155.00–172.00	847	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	194.55/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,099	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	561	179.02/cwt	176.00–182.00	1,004	19
Steers	Medium 1	—	684	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,218	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,066	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	179.99/cwt	173.00–182.50	1,305	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	526	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	992	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	377	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	833	13
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	674	169.35/cwt	169.00–169.50	1,141	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	428	225.85/cwt	221.00–230.00	967	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	333	253.77/cwt	250.00–257.50	845	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	635	171.74/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,091	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	756	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,300	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	327	290.02/cwt	260.00–302.00	948	23
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	595	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,053	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	516	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	220.14/cwt	207.00–240.00	1,041	70
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	417	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	205.21/cwt	187.00–212.00	1,079	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	421	251.14/cwt	233.00–271.00	1,057	113
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	2
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	493	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	863	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	386	252.47/cwt	242.50–280.00	975	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	178.46/cwt	169.00–183.00	1,206	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	861	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,380	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	166.25/cwt	164.00–169.00	964	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	511	179.48/cwt	177.00–181.50	917	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	424	232.24/cwt	228.00–235.00	985	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,106	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,219	53.38/cwt	50.00–59.00	651	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	932	51.03/cwt	50.00–52.00	476	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,198	62.70/cwt	61.00–63.00	751	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,532	73.81/cwt	73.50–76.00	1,131	10
Bulls	—	—	1,829	84.95/cwt	74.00–87.50	1,554	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,082	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,332	64.15/cwt	62.00–69.00	854	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,270	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,369	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	512	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,525	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,083	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,417	60.91/cwt	57.00–64.50	863	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,373	58.78/cwt	56.00–62.00	807	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,438	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	999	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,251	56.48/cwt	48.00–59.00	707	22
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,400	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,120	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,148	1,232.15/head	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,232	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	946	114.92/cwt	91.00–122.50	1,087	122
Stock Cows	Large 1	—	1,010	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	929	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	76.21/cwt	66.00–85.00	770	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,379	1,005.08/head	1,000.00–1,010.00	1,005	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	87.00/cwt	63.00–99.00	896	56
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	108.02/cwt	100.00–114.00	922	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,267	1,097.51/head	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,098	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	735	1,253.79/head	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,254	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	283	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	156.60/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	428	153.79/cwt	150.00–157.50	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	422	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	675	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 2Unweaned	—	448	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	493	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	525	169.06/cwt	165.00–175.00	888	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	322	219.71/cwt	200.00–227.50	707	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	388	214.60/cwt	209.00–235.00	833	96
Heifers	Medium 1	—	784	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,254	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	452	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	484	182.38/cwt	182.00–184.00	883	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	571	178.18/cwt	159.00–184.25	1,017	133
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	205.28/cwt	200.00–211.00	874	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	167.74/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,434	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	166.25/cwt	166.25–166.25	1,343	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	343	216.31/cwt	215.00–219.00	742	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,053	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,142	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	723	164.76/cwt	158.50–167.00	1,191	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	437	189.54/cwt	187.00–195.00	828	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	160.47/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,061	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	944	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,525	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	858	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	723	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	622	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	933	3
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	451	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	821	6

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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