Sale reports / Montana / Billings Livestock Commission / 2021-11-22

Billings Livestock Commission

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Mon, Nov 22
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1775
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,365 head
11 vs last sale 1,354 128 vs year ago 1,237 · +10.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1,489 head
1,048 vs last sale 441 186 vs year ago 1,675 · 11.1%
Also sold hereRegular saleThu Aug 13, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Mondays sale: Feeder cattle were not sold this week as this sale was a bred cow special. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for heavy offerings. Both slaughter and feeding cows sold generally steady this week. Demand for thin feeding cows continues to be strong as both packer and feeding buyers competed over these offerings to hold for the holidays or until the market improves. Most thin cows are being purchased to turn out on corn stalks or shipped to the corn belt where feed is less expensive. Weigh up conditions were average to below average this sale. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Bred cows sold on mostly good demand today. Offerings were average to attractive. A good crowd was on hand today which created an active market. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. Quality this week was mostly average.

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
BullsAverage1,70378.971,3457thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45563.809285thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,38450.07693282
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,20842.38512419

Every lot, as filed

43 lots · USDA AMS · Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Mon)
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,321754.08/cwt700.00–800.009,961189
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,25643.00/cwt43.00–43.005407
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Fleshy1,4051,285.00/cwt1,285.00–1,285.0018,05411
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,28050.00/cwt50.00–50.006404
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2501,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.0013,5633
Bred HeifersMedium 18691,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0010,4284
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0271,435.73/cwt1,335.00–1,550.0014,74584
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19741,092.50/cwt1,085.00–1,100.0010,64110
Stock CowsMedium and Large 195087.25/cwt74.50–96.00829142
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-293371.52/cwt63.00–80.006672
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,03773.26/cwt50.50–80.50760104
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,171650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,61211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,316781.53/cwt675.00–885.0010,28523
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1561,214.66/cwt1,075.00–1,250.0014,04131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1361,483.19/cwt1,375.00–1,560.0016,849139
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3191,218.18/cwt1,100.00–1,275.0016,06867
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,16047.55/cwt45.00–48.005527
Bred CowsMedium 11,0241,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0014,0804
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,242618.23/cwt600.00–635.007,67814
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,255.56/cwt1,225.00–1,300.0013,68646
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3611,029.72/cwt900.00–1,125.0014,014141
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,339865.85/cwt850.00–875.0011,59446
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed94080.00/cwt80.00–80.007523
BullsReturn to Feed1,25581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0171
Bulls1,69879.96/cwt78.00–83.001,3585
Bulls2,17572.00/cwt72.00–72.001,5661
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,18735.20/cwt34.50–36.004186
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,38846.81/cwt42.00–49.5065092
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,47067.00/cwt67.00–67.009851
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,35037.00/cwt37.00–37.005001
CowsLean 85-90%1,23045.00/cwt45.00–45.005542
CowsLean 85-90%1,16834.48/cwt25.00–35.5040341
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,489850.00/cwt850.00–850.0012,65724
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,81056.00/cwt56.00–56.001,0141
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,17650.24/cwt45.00–56.00591104
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight92224.20/cwt22.00–25.002233
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,38052.83/cwt50.00–60.00729161
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40342.63/cwt40.50–45.0059824
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,36762.03/cwt60.00–64.008484
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,55560.00/cwt60.00–60.009331
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,22068.00/cwt68.00–68.008302
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,24742.77/cwt35.00–44.50533168
CowsLean 85-90%1,20337.45/cwt34.00–44.5045195

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.