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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Aug 22

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

165 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 256▲ 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

320 head

▼ 145 vs last sale 465▲ 320 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

154 head

▼ 320 vs last sale 474▲ 154 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend, feeder heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to weak undertones were noticed. Yearlings comprised the majority of the feeder offering this week. These offerings sold on light to moderate demand for light offerings. Quality was mostly average to attractive. Market activity was slow to moderate. Weigh up cows and bulls comprised the majority of the sale again this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for moderate offerings. Packers continue to be the driving force in the market as they showed need for cows for immediate harvest. Cows were all pushing heavy amounts of fill today. Feeding buyers showed moderate to good demand for cows. Feeding buyers showed the best demand for high quality cows which had been started on feed. Demand was good for all ages of feeding cows this week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Cow quality this week was mostly attractive. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower this week. Young age cows suitable to re-breed sold on light to moderate demand. Quality was lower this week than last sale. Young age cows sold with lower undertones in a narrow comparison.

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 $121.75/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$121.75

86 head · 927 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$21.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	906	125.05	1,133	62
Medium 1	708	124.00	878	6thin
Large 1	1,077	114.50	1,233	10thin
Large 1-2	1,062	103.49	1,099	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.56/cwt here — about $35 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 sale86 hd

121.75

—

MT average1 barns · 86 hd

121.75

+0.00

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	1,838	87.06	1,600	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,475	65.87	971	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,629	65.64	1,069	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,257	62.64	788	96

Every lot

36 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	878	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	943	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,207	4
Steers	—	Large 1	1,314	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,314	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,372	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,372	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	708	124.00/cwt	122.00–126.00	878	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,077	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	127.15/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,104	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	124.60/cwt	121.00–127.50	1,150	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,176	12
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,037	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,203	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,048	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,163	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,066	100.99/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,077	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,117	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,262	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	922	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	905	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,095	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,028	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,172	8
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,110	108.67/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,206	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,115	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,048	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,162	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,278	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,602	79.91/cwt	75.00–82.50	1,280	15
Bulls	—	—	1,857	86.87/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,613	65
Bulls	—	—	1,982	94.53/cwt	92.00–98.50	1,874	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	995	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	547	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,253	65.57/cwt	64.00–69.00	822	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,258	72.49/cwt	71.50–73.00	912	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	61.16/cwt	55.50–63.50	772	66
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	61.94/cwt	54.50–64.00	880	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,486	66.82/cwt	64.00–69.50	993	51
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	1,094	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,570	71.07/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,116	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,616	66.67/cwt	65.00–67.50	1,077	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,663	63.18/cwt	58.50–65.50	1,051	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,288	70.16/cwt	65.00–76.00	904	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,430	68.29/cwt	67.00–72.00	977	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,493	63.55/cwt	62.00–66.75	949	47
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,516	67.74/cwt	66.00–69.50	1,027	36

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 Aug 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 256Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 320Last week 465Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 154Last week 474Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	923	121.00–127.50	124.60
12	—	835	129.00	129.00
12	—	980	120.00	120.00
12	—	868	125.00–129.00	127.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	111.00	111.00
6	—	1,066	100.00–106.00	100.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,037	116.00	116.00
5	—	1,117	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	708	122.00–126.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	943	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,372	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,314	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	905	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	108.00–110.00	108.67
3	—	1,162	110.00	110.00
8	—	1,028	113.00–115.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	126.00	126.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,430	67.00–72.00	68.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	47	—	1,493	62.00–66.75	63.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,516	66.00–69.50	67.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,288	65.00–76.00	70.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,663	58.50–65.50	63.18
1	—	1,530	71.50	71.50
11	—	1,616	65.00–67.50	66.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,420	54.50–64.00	61.94
5	—	1,570	70.00–72.50	71.07
51	—	1,486	64.00–69.50	66.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,253	64.00–69.00	65.57
66	—	1,263	55.50–63.50	61.16
3	—	1,258	71.50–73.00	72.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,857	82.00–92.00	86.87
15	—	1,602	75.00–82.50	79.91
16	—	1,982	92.00–98.50	94.53

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.