Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were not tested this week as todays sale featured bred cows and weigh ups. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and offerings. Packers showed mostly light demand for slaughter cows this week. Packers have been buying supplies for weeks putting them on feed to save up for the holiday week. Despite a shortened holiday week packers were able to buy all classes of cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Cow quality today was mostly plain to average. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, lower undertones were noticed. A heavy offering of over 1600 bred cows were seen today as Billings Livestock hosted its annual Thanksgiving week stock cow special. Bred cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand. Quality this week was mostly average. Market activity for bred cows was mostly moderate with an average size crowd on hand.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | — | Low | 1,672 | 80.36 | 1,344 | 19 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,619 | 74.69 | 1,209 | 39 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | High | 1,414 | 68.10 | 963 | 168 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,190 | 56.02 | 667 | 311 |
| Class | Stage | Age | Avg wt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bred Cows | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | Young (2-4 yrs) | 1,096 | $1,444 | 108 |
| Bred Cows | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 1,317 | $1,419 | 186 |
| Bred Cows | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | Young (2-4 yrs) | 1,153 | $1,406 | 13 |
| Bred Cows | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 1,317 | $1,112 | 220 |
| Bred Cows | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 1,313 | $1,085 | 4thin |
| Bred Cows | 1st Stage (1-3 mo) | Young (2-4 yrs) | 1,072 | $1,018 | 10 |
| Bred Cows | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | Aged (>8 yrs) | 1,267 | $942 | 314 |
| Bred Cows | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | Aged (>8 yrs) | 1,318 | $870 | 16 |
| Bred Heifers | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | (<2 yrs) | 930 | $1,548 | 55 |
| Bred Heifers | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | (<2 yrs) | 885 | $1,235 | 4thin |
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bred Cows | Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth | — | 1,294 | 978.70/head | 900.00–1,100.00 | 979 | 245 |
| Bred Cows | Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth | — | 1,172 | 826.31/head | 800.00–850.00 | 826 | 24 |
| Bred Heifers | Medium and Large 1 | — | 885 | 1,235.00/head | 1,235.00–1,235.00 | 1,235 | 4 |
| Stock Cows | Medium and Large 1 | — | 1,006 | 95.87/cwt | 78.00–112.00 | 964 | 50 |
| Stock Cows | Medium and Large 1-2 | — | 900 | 71.00/cwt | 71.00–71.00 | 639 | 3 |
| Bred Cows | Medium and Large 1 | — | 1,319 | 1,116.92/head | 1,000.00–1,235.00 | 1,117 | 215 |
| Bred Cows | Medium and Large 1-2 | — | 1,228 | 900.00/head | 900.00–900.00 | 900 | 5 |
| Bred Cows | Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed | — | 1,170 | 801.58/head | 785.00–850.00 | 802 | 45 |
| Stock Cows | Medium and Large 1-2 | — | 998 | 61.93/cwt | 55.00–64.00 | 618 | 26 |
| Stock Cows | Medium and Large 1 | — | 1,073 | 76.91/cwt | 60.00–90.00 | 825 | 52 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed | — | 1,683 | 82.00/cwt | 82.00–82.00 | 1,380 | 2 |
| Bred Cows | Medium and Large 1 | — | 1,072 | 1,017.61/head | 1,000.00–1,035.00 | 1,018 | 10 |
| Bred Cows | Medium and Large 1-2 | — | 1,146 | 1,150.00/head | 1,150.00–1,150.00 | 1,150 | 4 |
| Bred Cows | Medium 1 | — | 943 | 1,264.19/head | 1,225.00–1,275.00 | 1,264 | 8 |
| Bred Cows | Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth | — | 1,378 | 56.00/cwt | 56.00–56.00 | 772 | 3 |
| Bred Cows | Medium and Large 1 | — | 1,153 | 1,406.03/head | 1,250.00–1,435.00 | 1,406 | 13 |
| Bred Heifers | Medium and Large 1 | — | 930 | 1,547.69/head | 1,510.00–1,600.00 | 1,548 | 55 |
| Bred Cows | Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth | — | 1,318 | 869.56/head | 825.00–960.00 | 870 | 16 |
| Bred Cows | Medium and Large 1 | — | 1,110 | 1,473.06/head | 1,300.00–1,575.00 | 1,473 | 93 |
| Bred Cows | Medium and Large 1 | — | 1,321 | 1,424.60/head | 1,200.00–1,510.00 | 1,425 | 182 |
| Bred Cows | Medium and Large 1 | — | 1,313 | 1,085.00/head | 1,085.00–1,085.00 | 1,085 | 4 |
| Bred Cows | Medium and Large 1-2 | — | 1,085 | 1,258.15/head | 1,225.00–1,285.00 | 1,258 | 7 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,556 | 77.00/cwt | 77.00–77.00 | 1,198 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | — | 1,225 | 60.51/cwt | 58.00–65.00 | 741 | 108 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed | — | 1,559 | 73.40/cwt | 73.00–74.00 | 1,144 | 15 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Light Weight | — | 941 | 44.58/cwt | 42.00–47.00 | 419 | 5 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,563 | 76.99/cwt | 75.00–78.00 | 1,203 | 9 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | — | 1,246 | 70.90/cwt | 69.00–73.00 | 883 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,588 | 68.66/cwt | 63.00–74.00 | 1,090 | 5 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,207 | 53.38/cwt | 49.00–57.00 | 644 | 68 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,123 | 58.79/cwt | 58.00–60.00 | 660 | 7 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,206 | 44.04/cwt | 42.00–47.00 | 531 | 13 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,920 | 79.50/cwt | 79.50–79.50 | 1,526 | 1 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,700 | 72.95/cwt | 70.00–74.50 | 1,240 | 12 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,431 | 56.80/cwt | 53.00–62.00 | 813 | 18 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,475 | 48.00/cwt | 48.00–48.00 | 708 | 1 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | — | 1,447 | 80.18/cwt | 79.00–81.50 | 1,160 | 22 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | — | 1,391 | 72.35/cwt | 67.00–78.00 | 1,006 | 62 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | — | 1,385 | 61.10/cwt | 54.00–66.00 | 846 | 53 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | — | 1,156 | 54.40/cwt | 47.00–58.50 | 629 | 106 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,715 | 78.00/cwt | 68.00–86.00 | 1,338 | 12 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,676 | 89.89/cwt | 89.00–91.00 | 1,507 | 5 |
| Bulls | —Return to Feed | — | 1,408 | 70.70/cwt | 62.00–78.00 | 995 | 2 |
Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were not tested this week as todays sale featured bred cows and weigh ups. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and offerings. Packers showed mostly light demand for slaughter cows this week. Packers have been buying supplies for weeks putting them on feed to save up for the holiday week. Despite a shortened holiday week packers were able to buy all classes of cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Cow quality today was mostly plain to average. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, lower undertones were noticed. A heavy offering of over 1600 bred cows were seen today as Billings Livestock hosted its annual Thanksgiving week stock cow special. Bred cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand. Quality this week was mostly average. Market activity for bred cows was mostly moderate with an average size crowd on hand.
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 245 | — | 1,294 | 900.00–1,100.00 | 978.70 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 3 | — | 1,378 | 56.00 | 56.00 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 16 | — | 1,318 | 825.00–960.00 | 869.56 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 24 | — | 1,172 | 800.00–850.00 | 826.31 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 215 | — | 1,319 | 1,000.00–1,235.00 | 1,116.92 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 1st Stage (1-3 mo) | 10 | — | 1,072 | 1,000.00–1,035.00 | 1,017.61 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 13 | — | 1,153 | 1,250.00–1,435.00 | 1,406.03 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 93 | — | 1,110 | 1,300.00–1,575.00 | 1,473.06 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 182 | — | 1,321 | 1,200.00–1,510.00 | 1,424.60 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 4 | — | 1,313 | 1,085.00 | 1,085.00 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 5 | — | 1,228 | 900.00 | 900.00 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 4 | — | 1,146 | 1,150.00 | 1,150.00 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 7 | — | 1,085 | 1,225.00–1,285.00 | 1,258.15 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 45 | — | 1,170 | 785.00–850.00 | 801.58 |
| Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 8 | — | 943 | 1,225.00–1,275.00 | 1,264.19 |
| Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | 1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) | 4 | — | 885 | 1,235.00 | 1,235.00 |
| (<2 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 55 | — | 930 | 1,510.00–1,600.00 | 1,547.69 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 50 | — | 1,006 | 78.00–112.00 | 95.87 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 52 | — | 1,073 | 60.00–90.00 | 76.91 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 3 | — | 900 | 71.00 | 71.00 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 26 | — | 998 | 55.00–64.00 | 61.93 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,683 | 82.00 | 82.00 |
| 15 | — | 1,559 | 73.00–74.00 | 73.40 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 1,556 | 77.00 | 77.00 |
| 5 | — | 1,588 | 63.00–74.00 | 68.66 |
| 18 | — | 1,431 | 53.00–62.00 | 56.80 |
| 1 | — | 1,475 | 48.00 | 48.00 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 108 | — | 1,225 | 58.00–65.00 | 60.51 |
| 4 | — | 1,246 | 69.00–73.00 | 70.90 |
| 106 | — | 1,156 | 47.00–58.50 | 54.40 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 941 | 42.00–47.00 | 44.58 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 9 | — | 1,563 | 75.00–78.00 | 76.99 |
| 1 | — | 1,920 | 79.50 | 79.50 |
| 12 | — | 1,700 | 70.00–74.50 | 72.95 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 68 | — | 1,207 | 49.00–57.00 | 53.38 |
| 7 | — | 1,123 | 58.00–60.00 | 58.79 |
| 13 | — | 1,206 | 42.00–47.00 | 44.04 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 22 | — | 1,447 | 79.00–81.50 | 80.18 |
| 62 | — | 1,391 | 67.00–78.00 | 72.35 |
| 53 | — | 1,385 | 54.00–66.00 | 61.10 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 1,715 | 68.00–86.00 | 78.00 |
| 5 | — | 1,676 | 89.00–91.00 | 89.89 |
| Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 1,408 | 62.00–78.00 | 70.70 |