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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, May 9

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← May 2May 9May 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

479 head

▼ 3,069 vs last sale 3,548▲ 479 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

158 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 180▲ 158 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,124 head

▼ 538 vs last sale 1,662▲ 1,124 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The best test for feeder steers was for 550-599 lbs which sold mostly 2.00-3.00 lower, all other weights of steers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Feeder heifer 550-599 lbs offered the best test this week, selling steady in a narrow comparison. All other weights of feeder heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mostly plain to average and mostly offered in small packages. Flesh was mostly light this week, however a few moderate plus to fleshy offerings were seen this week as well. CME positions continue to try to find footing after another week of volatile trading. Market activity this week was slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for heavy offerings. Feeding buyers continue to be aggressive as they push to own all cows suitable to feed. Packers showed good demand for both slaughter and feeding cows today. With both packers and feeding buyers bidding aggressively on cows, offerings reached the highest prices so far this year. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-4.00 higher. Notably, cows continue to push fill today as all offerings were pushing moderate to heavy amounts of fill. Cow quality this sale was average to very attractive. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested last week as very few bulls sold to kill. Bulls sold on mostly moderate to good demand today. Bulls, like cows were mostly full this week. Young age 2-4 year olds sold mostly 5.00-10.00 lower. Lighter demand was seen for feeding quality offerings as buyers reacted to lower CME live cattle contract prices. Demand for wet bagged cows remains moderate, with good demand seen on attractive offerings. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive, however lower than last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.83/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$141.83

133 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

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

$9.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.73

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	144.95	845	87
Medium and Large 1-2	630	135.91	856	46

One grade step is worth $9.04/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale133 hd

141.83

—

MT average3 barns · 470 hd

137.09

+4.73

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	—	High	1,867	85.67	1,599	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,434	68.14	977	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,497	67.12	1,005	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,144	60.89	697	50

Every lot

69 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	507	178.75/cwt	177.50–179.00	906	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	173.48/cwt	171.00–178.00	980	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	162.83/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,040	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	969	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	146.98/cwt	145.00–148.00	998	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	144.95/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,054	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	143.15/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,091	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,147	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,203	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,081	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,243	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	100	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	175	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	459	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	693	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	706	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	747	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	808	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	835	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	824	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	927	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	860	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	973	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	961	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	908	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	901	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,018	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	120	290.28/cwt	275.00–325.00	348	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	200	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	717	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	839	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	913	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	603	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	874	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	993	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,167	6
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,020	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,153	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,076	107.00/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,151	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,143	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,292	11
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,168	105.20/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,229	15
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	932	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	583	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,384	1
Bulls	—	—	1,677	78.85/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,322	10
Bulls	—	—	1,924	88.52/cwt	83.50–91.00	1,703	17
Bulls	—	—	2,012	94.83/cwt	93.00–98.50	1,908	3
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,620	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	2,017	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	907	54.06/cwt	53.00–54.50	490	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	955	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	621	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	59.65/cwt	54.50–63.50	689	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	65.98/cwt	64.00–69.00	765	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	48.06/cwt	46.00–49.00	577	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,232	70.32/cwt	69.50–71.50	866	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,362	58.76/cwt	56.00–63.00	800	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	71.71/cwt	71.00–72.50	1,008	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	68.46/cwt	65.00–70.50	989	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	65.18/cwt	64.50–65.50	944	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,132	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	70.71/cwt	66.00–77.50	674	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	984	95.59/cwt	77.00–109.00	941	185
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,039	60.88/cwt	58.00–64.50	633	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	82.68/cwt	70.00–95.00	860	149
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	58.08/cwt	56.00–62.00	617	24
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,201	65.02/cwt	62.50–71.50	781	162
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	769	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,358	69.79/cwt	66.00–72.25	948	77
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,371	69.85/cwt	66.00–74.00	958	66
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,181	1,733.25/cwt	1,725.00–1,800.00	20,470	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,425	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	23,869	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,484	1,445.76/cwt	1,410.00–1,475.00	21,455	47
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,706	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	27,296	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,728	1,900.00/cwt	1,900.00–1,900.00	32,832	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,134	1,360.18/cwt	1,325.00–1,400.00	15,424	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,211	1,565.41/cwt	1,425.00–1,610.00	18,957	12

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 May 9, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Billings, MT (LS-BL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 3,548Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 180Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,124Last week 1,662Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,012	93.00–98.50	94.83
1	—	1,600	86.50	86.50
10	—	1,677	72.00–81.00	78.85
17	—	1,924	83.50–91.00	88.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,620	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	46.00–49.00	48.06
28	—	1,155	54.50–63.50	59.65
12	—	1,159	64.00–69.00	65.98
3	—	1,232	69.50–71.50	70.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	64.50–65.50	65.18
2	—	1,595	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,445	65.00–70.50	68.46
5	—	1,405	71.00–72.50	71.71
3	—	1,362	56.00–63.00	58.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	907	53.00–54.50	54.06
1	—	955	65.00	65.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,039	58.00–64.50	60.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	66.00–77.50	70.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	62.00	62.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,063	56.00–62.00	58.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	66	—	1,371	66.00–74.00	69.85
(<2 yrs)	Open	185	—	984	77.00–109.00	95.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	77	—	1,358	66.00–72.25	69.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	162	—	1,201	62.50–71.50	65.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	149	—	1,040	70.00–95.00	82.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,425	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,706	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,181	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,733.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,728	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	47	—	1,484	1,410.00–1,475.00	1,445.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,134	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,360.18

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)	12	—	1,211	1,425.00–1,610.00	1,565.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,076	106.00–111.00	107.00
1	—	1,020	113.00	113.00
15	—	1,168	105.00–106.00	105.20
11	—	1,143	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	120	275.00–325.00	290.28
1	—	200	375.00	375.00
6	—	993	117.00–118.00	117.50
4	—	603	145.00	145.00
1	—	510	179.00	179.00
9	—	485	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	639	160.00–170.00	162.83
32	—	565	171.00–178.00	173.48
15	—	727	143.00–149.00	144.95
13	—	762	142.00–144.00	143.15
6	—	507	177.50–179.00	178.75
3	—	970	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	679	145.00–148.00	146.98
6	—	642	151.00	151.00
2	—	948	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	580	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,081	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	726	125.00	125.00
7	—	637	135.00	135.00
5	—	576	143.00	143.00
4	—	494	143.00	143.00
2	—	680	135.00	135.00
14	—	505	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	901	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	459	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	100	175.00	175.00
18	—	712	135.00	135.00
8	—	634	146.25	146.25
4	—	535	151.00	151.00
2	—	690	141.00	141.00
36	—	572	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	932	62.50	62.50

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.