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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, May 30

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← May 23May 30Jun 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,446 head

▲ 1,236 vs last sale 210▲ 1,446 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

185 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 115▲ 185 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

843 head

▲ 308 vs last sale 535▲ 843 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: Feeder steers and heifer were all too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mostly average and offered in small to moderate size packages. Demand was moderate to good for cattle suitable to run on grass, and light to moderate for all other weights of feeders. Several ranchers were in town this week buying cattle for grass leases. This created very good demand and a very active market. CME positions were all sharply lower today as the front 3 contract months all finished the limit lower. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand this week. Packers showed better demand for cows this week as they purchased most of the older cow offering for immediate harvest. Cows were all very full this sale as temperatures warmed well into the 80's. Slaughter cows were very lightly tested last sale, however limited comparisons showed slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Last week most cows were destined for feed, however this week packers were very aggressive and very few cows sold to feeders. Feeders were aggressive enough to pull some fleshy cows away from packers. Feeding cows sold steady to firm on a higher quality offering. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. These offerings sold unevenly steady as good demand was seen for re-breed type cows, while feeding type cows sold on light to moderate demand.

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 $138.72/cwt on 670 head.

Average price

$138.72

670 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$6.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

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	563	140.82	793	298
Large 1	538	137.63	741	12thin
Medium and Large 1	694	137.13	951	346
Medium 1-2	529	134.00	709	14thin

One grade step is worth $6.82/cwt here — about $84 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 sale670 hd

138.72

—

MT average3 barns · 722 hd

138.19

+0.53

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	1,859	88.16	1,639	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,684	66.75	1,124	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,398	65.91	921	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	62.76	734	60

Every lot

89 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	730	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	446	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	736	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	170.16/cwt	169.00–171.00	832	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	792	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	162.10/cwt	159.00–168.00	843	7
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	536	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	791	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	970	6
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	582	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	800	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	159.27/cwt	152.00–163.00	930	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	166.54/cwt	165.00–171.00	978	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	148.42/cwt	146.50–152.50	891	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	165.73/cwt	161.00–166.50	1,044	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	970	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	634	171.16/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,085	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	651	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,087	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	152.09/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,014	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	145.77/cwt	145.00–147.00	996	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	142.65/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,034	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	149.19/cwt	146.50–149.75	1,085	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	760	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,041	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,126	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	139.98/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,099	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,147	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	144.00/cwt	138.00–144.75	1,202	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	912	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,176	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	966	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,169	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,014	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,176	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	641	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	148.08/cwt	148.00–149.00	700	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	501	149.60/cwt	149.50–150.00	749	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	758	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	527	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	735	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	529	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	709	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	143.82/cwt	143.50–146.50	780	123
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	145.39/cwt	143.00–147.50	823	45
Heifers	—	Large 1	572	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	755	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	140.35/cwt	136.00–142.00	806	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	812	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	602	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	799	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	133.23/cwt	129.00–138.00	834	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	143.94/cwt	142.50–145.00	915	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	653	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	875	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	139.77/cwt	136.00–145.00	935	127
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	710	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,065	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	135.22/cwt	129.00–137.50	964	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	124.66/cwt	123.00–125.00	901	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	122.62/cwt	118.00–125.00	948	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	822	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,110	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,066	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	997	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	121.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,044	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,116	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	954	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,064	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	943	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,075	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,015	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,096	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,050	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,176	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,121	110.04/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,234	21
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,702	80.01/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,362	5
Bulls	—	—	1,784	87.41/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,559	10
Bulls	—	—	2,051	94.19/cwt	91.00–97.50	1,932	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	934	58.54/cwt	56.00–61.00	547	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	51.35/cwt	50.00–52.00	592	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	61.28/cwt	55.50–64.00	728	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	66.45/cwt	64.00–68.00	791	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,354	69.86/cwt	69.00–72.00	946	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	67.08/cwt	63.50–68.50	925	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	62.66/cwt	62.00–63.50	905	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,667	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,100	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,735	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,197	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,244	1,833.15/cwt	1,700.00–1,860.00	22,804	53
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,269	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,007	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,353	2,007.99/cwt	1,950.00–2,035.00	27,168	71
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,475	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	25,813	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,542	1,316.86/cwt	1,300.00–1,325.00	20,306	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,635	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	23,299	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,744	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	29,212	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	1,167.82/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	15,766	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,414	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	17,322	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,567	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	17,237	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	677	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	100.33/cwt	81.00–110.00	1,067	42
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	76.44/cwt	65.00–92.50	891	67
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,367	67.48/cwt	65.00–69.50	922	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,473	68.20/cwt	65.50–71.00	1,005	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,485	64.89/cwt	62.50–69.00	964	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	873	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,202	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,044	1,735.00/cwt	1,735.00–1,735.00	18,113	6
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,198	2,000.00/cwt	2,000.00–2,000.00	23,960	23

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,446Last week 210Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 843Last week 535Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	779	144.50	144.50
9	—	667	151.00–153.00	152.09
6	—	542	179.00	179.00
66	—	587	165.00–171.00	166.54
62	—	835	138.00–144.75	144.00
50	—	727	146.50–149.75	149.19
31	—	630	161.00–166.50	165.73
10	—	912	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	154.00	154.00
37	—	489	169.00–171.00	170.16
3	—	423	172.50	172.50
3	—	725	140.00–144.00	142.65
7	—	520	159.00–168.00	162.10
7	—	584	152.00–163.00	159.27
7	—	785	137.00–142.00	139.98
32	—	828	138.50	138.50
17	—	683	145.00–147.00	145.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	446	165.00	165.00
11	—	511	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	600	146.50–152.50	148.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,014	116.00	116.00
4	—	966	121.00	121.00
4	—	760	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	582	137.50	137.50
9	—	536	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	651	167.00	167.00
15	—	634	170.00–176.00	171.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	542	143.50–146.50	143.82
45	—	574	136.00–142.00	140.35
38	—	473	148.00–149.00	148.08
13	—	420	152.50	152.50
6	—	845	118.00	118.00
6	—	723	123.00–125.00	124.66
3	—	773	118.00–125.00	122.62
64	—	626	129.00–138.00	133.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	529	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	669	136.00–145.00	139.77
5	—	501	149.50–150.00	149.60
8	—	861	120.00–125.00	121.24
9	—	833	128.00	128.00
12	—	755	135.00	135.00
16	—	636	142.50–145.00	143.94
36	—	713	129.00–137.50	135.22
45	—	566	143.00–147.50	145.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	145.00	145.00
2	—	653	134.00	134.00
14	—	602	132.75	132.75
8	—	576	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	822	135.00	135.00
9	—	900	124.00	124.00
4	—	710	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	954	111.50	111.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	132.00	132.00
9	—	527	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	112.00	112.00
21	—	1,121	106.00–111.00	110.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	114.00	114.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,475	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	53	—	1,244	1,700.00–1,860.00	1,833.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	71	—	1,353	1,950.00–2,035.00	2,007.99
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,635	1,425.00	1,425.00

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	5	—	1,744	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,542	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,316.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,269	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,414	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,567	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,350	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,167.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,485	62.50–69.00	64.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,367	65.00–69.50	67.48
(<2 yrs)	Open	42	—	1,063	81.00–110.00	100.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	67	—	1,165	65.00–92.50	76.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,473	65.50–71.00	68.20

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	2	—	940	72.00	72.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	873	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,044	1,735.00	1,735.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,198	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	2,051	91.00–97.50	94.19
10	—	1,784	85.00–90.50	87.41
5	—	1,702	73.00–82.00	80.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,190	64.00–68.00	66.45
3	—	1,152	50.00–52.00	51.35
28	—	1,188	55.50–64.00	61.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,667	66.00	66.00
1	—	1,735	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,379	63.50–68.50	67.08
18	—	1,445	62.00–63.50	62.66
5	—	1,354	69.00–72.00	69.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	934	56.00–61.00	58.54

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.