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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Apr 11

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

345 head

▲ 345 vs last sale 0▲ 345 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 160 vs last sale 0▲ 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

258 head

▲ 258 vs last sale 0▲ 258 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers were too lightly tested this week to develop any market trend. Quality this week was mostly plain. Calves were mostly offered in small packages again this week. Demand for feeders was mostly moderate, however lightly fleshed cattle suitable to run on grass sold on good demand. Offerings this week were light. Market activity was moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for light to moderate offerings. A strong winter storm across much of the corn belt has packers searching for slaughter cows. Packers pushed to own much of the cow offering this week pushing prices higher in order to take cows out of feeding buyers hands. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher than last week. Feeding cows were too lightly tested to trend this week, as packers absorbed most of the cows suitable to feed. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-5.00 higher on a higher quality offering. Very good demand was seen for young age cows suitable to re-breed. These offerings sold higher as farmer feeders were in the market actively bidding on high quality offerings.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.52/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$165.52

125 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$264

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

$40.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.38

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	606	166.89	1,011	45
Medium and Large 1	680	166.26	1,131	77
Large 1	1,012	126.00	1,275	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.89/cwt here — about −$264 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 sale125 hd

165.52

—

MT average3 barns · 545 hd

167.90

−2.38

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	—	Low	1,969	86.28	1,699	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,443	61.57	889	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,615	60.83	982	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	58.51	682	65

Every lot

49 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	184.53/cwt	184.00–185.00	897	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	174.32/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,002	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,092	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,077	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,136	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,105	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	130.92/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,076	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	853	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,126	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,174	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	922	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,171	6
Steers	—	Large 1	1,012	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,275	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	746	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	717	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	736	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	913	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	942	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	897	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	937	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	133.91/cwt	133.00–136.50	968	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	539	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	938	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	886	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,143	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,043	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	993	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,142	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,024	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,178	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,626	72.05/cwt	69.00–76.50	1,172	4
Bulls	—	—	1,787	81.67/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,459	8
Bulls	—	—	2,171	92.98/cwt	88.50–97.50	2,019	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	890	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	472	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	902	55.11/cwt	52.00–58.50	497	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	978	60.35/cwt	53.00–64.00	590	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	57.19/cwt	52.00–60.00	667	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	66.32/cwt	65.00–67.50	789	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,262	61.00/cwt	60.00–62.50	770	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	915	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,444	59.75/cwt	57.50–61.50	863	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,469	62.91/cwt	61.50–65.50	924	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	1,029	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	959	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	837	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	967	101.61/cwt	80.00–127.50	983	98
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,113	83.01/cwt	64.00–106.00	924	99
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,258	65.17/cwt	61.00–67.50	820	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,489	61.26/cwt	59.50–62.25	912	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,630	61.13/cwt	58.50–64.50	996	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	851	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,234	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,193	1,371.51/cwt	1,360.00–1,375.00	16,362	4

This sale against other markets

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.

Montana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)

Thu Apr 11, 2019

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Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 258Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	53.00–64.00	60.35
5	—	902	52.00–58.50	55.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	65.00–67.50	66.32
37	—	1,167	52.00–60.00	57.19
18	—	1,262	60.00–62.50	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	59.00	59.00
1	—	1,595	64.50	64.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,469	61.50–65.50	62.91
21	—	1,444	57.50–61.50	59.75
2	—	1,365	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,626	69.00–76.50	72.05
14	—	2,171	88.50–97.50	92.98
8	—	1,787	79.00–85.50	81.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	723	133.00–136.50	133.91
33	—	444	168.00	168.00
7	—	608	155.00	155.00
6	—	589	155.00	155.00
6	—	453	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	641	140.00	140.00
4	—	710	130.00	130.00
2	—	775	130.00	130.00
2	—	448	160.00	160.00
1	—	655	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	610	179.00	179.00
9	—	757	150.00	150.00
3	—	857	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	575	172.00–177.00	174.32
8	—	738	146.00	146.00
5	—	822	127.00–134.00	130.92
19	—	486	184.00–185.00	184.53
3	—	757	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,012	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	922	127.00	127.00
6	—	853	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	539	174.00	174.00
6	—	886	129.00	129.00
4	—	993	115.00	115.00
3	—	400	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,024	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	99	—	1,113	64.00–106.00	83.01
(<2 yrs)	Open	98	—	967	80.00–127.50	101.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,630	58.50–64.50	61.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,489	59.50–62.25	61.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,258	61.00–67.50	65.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	881	95.00	95.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	851	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,193	1,360.00–1,375.00	1,371.51

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.