Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull 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 | 1,582 | 176.79 | 2,797 | 7thin |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,705 | 189.00 | 3,222 | 1thin |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,299 | 159.00 | 2,065 | 20 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,140 | 122.88 | 1,400 | 7thin |
Every lot, as filed
9 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.
| Class | Grade / description | Weight | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|
| Bulls | — | — | 2,060 | 178.10/cwt | 171.00–184.00 | 3,669 | 2 |
| Bulls | —Return to Feed | — | 1,391 | 176.26/cwt | 167.50–182.50 | 2,452 | 5 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,273 | 162.12/cwt | 152.50–166.00 | 2,064 | 12 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | — | 1,412 | 133.38/cwt | 115.00–144.00 | 1,883 | 3 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | — | 1,705 | 189.00/cwt | 189.00–189.00 | 3,222 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,105 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 1,216 | 1 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | — | 1,133 | 105.54/cwt | 102.50–107.50 | 1,196 | 4 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | — | 1,293 | 166.89/cwt | 161.00–169.00 | 2,158 | 5 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | — | 1,170 | 164.00/cwt | 164.00–164.00 | 1,919 | 2 |
How this sale compares
Montana weighted averagesOne 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.