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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, May 23

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

210 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 312▲ 210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 335 vs last sale 450▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

535 head

▼ 290 vs last sale 825▲ 535 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifer were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality this week was mostly plain to average and offered in small packages. Demand was moderate to good for cattle suitable to run on grass. All other weights of cattle sold on light to moderate demand. CME contracts finished the day steady to firm. Market activity this week was mostly slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mixed demand this week. Packers showed significantly lighter demand for cows this week as they allowed feeding buyers to purchase the majority of cows. Feeding buyers continue to show good demand for cows as they purchased all ages and body conditions. With packers backed up mostly out of the market feeding cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-4.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-4.00 lower. Young age cows sold on light to moderate demand. These offerings sold generally steady on light offerings.

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 $141.61/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$141.61

66 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$162

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2

$33.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.40

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	444	147.78	657	9thin
Medium and Large 1	594	144.51	858	43
Medium and Large 1-2	607	139.75	848	8thin
Medium 2	718	114.00	819	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.78/cwt here — about −$162 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 sale66 hd

141.61

—

MT average3 barns · 150 hd

136.21

+5.40

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	—	Average	1,795	85.16	1,528	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,553	67.00	1,041	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,454	60.27	876	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,146	59.22	678	32

Every lot

48 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 1Unweaned	497	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	865	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	912	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	908	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	946	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	593	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	925	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,006	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	149.66/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,003	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	675	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	932	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,055	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,107	6
Steers	—	Large 1	1,139	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,298	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	626	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	676	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	815	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	904	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	630	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	869	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	698	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	935	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	718	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	819	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	918	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	146.69/cwt	144.00–153.00	750	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	873	119.66/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,045	9
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,030	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,040	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,701	77.60/cwt	67.00–82.50	1,320	19
Bulls	—	—	1,764	87.26/cwt	82.00–91.50	1,539	26
Bulls	—	—	2,082	95.03/cwt	92.50–97.50	1,979	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	978	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	572	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	57.78/cwt	53.00–62.50	657	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	583	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,226	63.81/cwt	63.00–64.00	782	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,257	67.94/cwt	67.00–69.00	854	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,449	59.24/cwt	55.00–63.00	858	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,002	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,041	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	114.18/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,364	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows10 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	960	96.24/cwt	77.00–105.00	924	55
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	962	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	683	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	646	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	81.11/cwt	68.00–97.50	872	76
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,086	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	738	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	683	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	59.20/cwt	54.00–62.50	678	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,223	64.39/cwt	59.00–71.00	787	98
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,405	70.32/cwt	66.00–72.75	988	42
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,411	67.63/cwt	61.50–71.75	954	63
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,209	1,110.02/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	13,420	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,331	1,266.76/cwt	1,175.00–1,300.00	16,861	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	22,355	3

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 23, 2019

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Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 312Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 450Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 535Last week 825Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	149.00–150.00	149.66
3	—	537	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	785	141.00	141.00
2	—	653	154.00	154.00
2	—	713	148.00	148.00
6	—	521	175.00	175.00
3	—	577	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,139	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	145.00	145.00
2	—	740	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	166.00	166.00
2	—	698	134.00	134.00
15	—	619	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	135.00	135.00
5	—	428	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	718	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	630	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	511	144.00–153.00	146.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	873	118.00–127.00	119.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	67.50	67.50
7	—	1,449	55.00–63.00	59.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	49.00	49.00
3	—	1,257	67.00–69.00	67.94
5	—	1,226	63.00–64.00	63.81
18	—	1,137	53.00–62.50	57.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	978	58.50	58.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,764	82.00–91.50	87.26
19	—	1,701	67.00–82.50	77.60
9	—	2,082	92.50–97.50	95.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,195	108.00–118.00	114.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	55	—	960	77.00–105.00	96.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	98	—	1,223	59.00–71.00	64.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	42	—	1,405	66.00–72.75	70.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	76	—	1,075	68.00–97.50	81.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	63	—	1,411	61.50–71.75	67.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	64.00	64.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	61.00	61.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,145	54.00–62.50	59.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,086	68.00	68.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	962	71.00	71.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,209	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,110.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,331	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,266.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,315	1,700.00	1,700.00

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.