Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $234.28/cwt on 1,885 head.

Average price

$234.28

1,885 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,480

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$64.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.97

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	239.18	1,501	1,637
Large 1	703	213.09	1,499	33
Medium 1-2	632	209.96	1,326	91
Medium and Large 1-2	593	203.90	1,210	56
Medium and Large 2	576	203.33	1,172	9thin
Large 1-2	721	192.87	1,390	22
Large 2	776	174.26	1,352	37

One grade step is worth $64.92/cwt here — about $149 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 sale1,885 hd

234.28

—

MT average3 barns · 2,701 hd

237.25

−2.97

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

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$2,109	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,462	$1,776	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	991	$1,488	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,473	$1,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,343	$1,250	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$1,922	19
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,586	$1,950	16

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	919	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,562	9
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	407	224.31/cwt	221.50–238.00	913	31
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	837	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,511	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,109	3
Heifers	Large 2	—	794	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,386	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	369	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,479	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	252.49/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,581	424
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	235.21/cwt	225.50–246.00	1,571	356
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	908	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,594	29
Heifers	Large 2	—	683	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,182	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,209	12
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	561	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,352	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	234.82/cwt	220.00–251.00	909	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	196.06/cwt	181.00–203.00	1,602	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	225.12/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,155	4
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	698	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,501	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	205.19/cwt	192.50–213.00	1,383	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	211.65/cwt	202.50–220.00	880	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	732	208.88/cwt	192.00–214.00	1,529	26
Heifers	Large 1	—	548	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	664	226.67/cwt	221.00–232.50	1,505	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	542	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	220.47/cwt	201.00–234.00	1,592	243
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	250.21/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,304	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	206.77/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,582	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	258.38/cwt	247.50–269.00	1,088	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	219.77/cwt	215.00–225.00	820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	180.68/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,565	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	616	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,411	5
Steers	Large 1	—	568	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,556	2
Steers	Large 1	—	638	235.88/cwt	224.00–241.00	1,505	42
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	743	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,709	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	213.75/cwt	205.00–219.50	1,657	61
Steers	Large 1	—	896	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,693	5
Steers	Large 1	—	825	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	215.43/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,540	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	252.52/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,470	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	187.74/cwt	183.00–196.00	1,727	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	189.94/cwt	178.00–194.00	1,651	26
Steers	Medium 2	—	750	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,305	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	600	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	221.47/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,515	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	246.34/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,067	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	208.40/cwt	198.00–219.00	1,611	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	282.55/cwt	266.00–295.00	1,579	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,548	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	676	218.28/cwt	205.00–226.00	1,476	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	277.23/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,478	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	201.95/cwt	196.00–204.00	1,640	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	283.90/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,235	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	292.00/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,425	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	247.44/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,683	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	265.49/cwt	245.00–297.50	1,675	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	240.87/cwt	210.00–248.00	1,739	151
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	499	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,272	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,490	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,354	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,351	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,438	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	948	1,921.95/head	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,922	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,497	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,674	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,448	1,883.50/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,884	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,473	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,189	2,102.60/head	1,650.00–2,225.00	2,103	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,493	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	255.69/cwt	234.00–271.00	1,473	229
Steers	Large 1	—	718	220.44/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,583	33
Steers	Large 1	—	758	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,508	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	261.01/cwt	242.00–274.00	1,261	63

How this sale compares

Montana weighted averages

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