Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Only one sale was held this week as auctions continue with summer sale schedules. This weeks only sale was held at Billings Livestock commission, please check that sale report for current market commentary.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $234.65/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$234.65

76 head · 809 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$534

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

$69.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	618	266.46	1,647	22
Medium 1	757	241.81	1,831	24
Medium 1-2	658	232.50	1,530	2thin
Medium and Large 2	763	222.50	1,698	3thin
Medium and Large 1	953	208.00	1,982	10thin
Large 1	1,107	197.00	2,181	15thin

One grade step is worth $69.46/cwt here — about −$534 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 sale76 hd

234.65

—

MT average1 barns · 76 hd

234.65

+0.00

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	—	Average	1,750	119.39	2,089	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	113.23	1,868	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,352	112.38	1,520	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,201	104.48	1,254	49

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,716	$2,725	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,710	$2,400	1thin

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
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,090	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,744	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,138	157.50/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,792	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,035	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,604	1
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	—	870	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,862	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	630	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,292	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	966	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,806	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 1-2	—	772	208.18/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,607	24
Dairy Heifers	Large 1-2	—	861	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,756	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	966	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,063	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,107	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,181	15
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	—	759	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,852	15
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	—	924	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,857	10
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	658	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	241.38/cwt	240.00–243.50	1,863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	984	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,998	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,013	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	202.16/cwt	200.00–206.50	1,876	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,422	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	556	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,529	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,181	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,008	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,327	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	113.95/cwt	113.00–116.50	1,535	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	106.06/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,446	11
Bulls	—	—	1,807	122.16/cwt	116.00–127.00	2,207	24
Bulls	—	—	2,120	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,502	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,246	112.42/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,401	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	104.23/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,286	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	90.93/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,027	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,292	109.39/cwt	106.00–112.50	1,413	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	977	112.20/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,096	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,238	104.43/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,293	3
Bulls	—	—	1,637	110.55/cwt	106.50–114.00	1,810	9
Bulls	—	—	2,025	132.10/cwt	129.00–136.00	2,675	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,323	110.86/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,467	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,710	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,716	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,307	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	127.91/cwt	119.50–148.00	1,494	40
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,019	164.55/cwt	148.00–188.00	1,677	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	207.67/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,803	21
Heifers	Medium 2	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	726	226.46/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	217.68/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,785	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,050	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	2,032	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	769	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,849	21
Steers	Medium 1	—	675	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,582	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	112.54/cwt	111.00–114.50	1,857	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	980	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,019	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,914	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,363	114.07/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,555	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	215.73/cwt	209.00–222.50	1,797	2

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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