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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Sep 19

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

788 head

▲ 388 vs last sale 400▲ 788 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

235 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 138▲ 235 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 96▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. CME positions continue to see positive movement this week giving buyers continued confidence in the market. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Quality was better in places compared to last week. Demand was moderate to good. Market activity was moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand and light to moderate offerings. Packers showed moderate demand to start the sale, however demand increased to mostly good as the sale progressed. Packers showed need for cows for immediate harvest as they bid aggressively on nearly every cow that sold today. slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeding cow buyers showed good demand for fleshy cows again this week. The majority of feeding cows purchased this week were fleshy cows as packers pushed most other cow offerings above where feeders wanted to buy them. Cows this week offered buyers average to below average weigh up conditions and slightly better than last week. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher again on good demand from packer buyers. Young age cows suitable to re-breed sold on mostly moderate demand however these offerings were too lightly tested to develop any market trend.

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 $136.75/cwt on 391 head.

Average price

$136.75

391 head · 796 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$9.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.01

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	805	137.15	1,105	361
Medium 1	686	136.06	933	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	686	127.70	876	15thin

One grade step is worth $9.45/cwt here — about $229 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 sale391 hd

136.75

—

MT average3 barns · 1,096 hd

131.74

+5.01

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	1,857	81.08	1,506	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,475	62.89	928	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,715	62.25	1,068	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,229	56.87	699	85
Steers	Choice	Low	1,327	95.00	1,261	11

Every lot

44 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	756	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	582	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	809	16
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	668	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	888	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	699	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	947	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	138.67/cwt	137.00–140.50	1,025	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	135.54/cwt	135.00–136.50	1,064	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	846	135.34/cwt	135.25–136.00	1,145	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,163	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	942	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,229	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	129.46/cwt	127.50–130.00	1,252	24
Steers	—	Large 1Full	1,018	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,161	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,060	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,256	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,114	109.75/cwt	109.00–111.50	1,223	10
Steers	—	Large 1	1,171	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,224	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	535	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	698	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1	686	136.06/cwt	133.50–137.00	933	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	708	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,069	123
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,009	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	137.81/cwt	137.75–138.00	1,042	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	126.17/cwt	126.00–126.50	1,035	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	842	133.89/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,127	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	126.98/cwt	125.50–127.50	1,114	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	124.70/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,132	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	121.92/cwt	120.50–122.50	1,178	24
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,010	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,071	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,118	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,079	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,327	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,261	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,667	73.48/cwt	68.50–75.50	1,225	14
Bulls	—	—	1,878	81.53/cwt	77.50–85.50	1,531	33
Bulls	—	—	1,967	86.16/cwt	83.00–90.50	1,695	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	930	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	474	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	49.44/cwt	47.00–50.50	530	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	57.05/cwt	52.50–61.00	701	56
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,358	61.36/cwt	61.25–63.00	833	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	63.15/cwt	61.00–66.00	914	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,512	59.72/cwt	57.00–62.50	903	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,516	67.30/cwt	67.00–67.50	1,020	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	1,014	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,725	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,121	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,152	75.88/cwt	72.00–81.00	874	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,159	66.75/cwt	64.00–74.00	774	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,308	63.96/cwt	63.50–64.50	837	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,454	60.76/cwt	58.00–64.00	883	20

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 Sep 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 788Last week 400Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 138Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 96Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	820	126.00–126.50	126.17
6	—	485	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	966	120.50–122.50	121.92
4	—	721	140.00	140.00
24	—	756	137.75–138.00	137.81
84	—	842	132.00–134.00	133.89
31	—	908	122.00–126.00	124.70
66	—	877	125.50–127.50	126.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	686	133.50–137.00	136.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	708	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	739	137.00–140.50	138.67
7	—	529	143.00	143.00
14	—	785	135.00–136.50	135.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	967	127.50–130.00	129.46
3	—	868	134.00	134.00
12	—	942	130.50	130.50
24	—	846	135.25–136.00	135.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,060	118.50	118.50
10	—	1,114	109.00–111.50	109.75
16	—	1,171	104.50	104.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	699	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	582	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,018	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	96.50	96.50
2	—	1,010	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,448	61.00–66.00	63.15
12	—	1,512	57.00–62.50	59.72
7	—	1,516	67.00–67.50	67.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	59.50	59.50
1	—	1,725	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,071	47.00–50.50	49.44
17	—	1,358	61.25–63.00	61.36
56	—	1,228	52.50–61.00	57.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,327	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,878	77.50–85.50	81.53
18	—	1,967	83.00–90.50	86.16
14	—	1,667	68.50–75.50	73.48

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,454	58.00–64.00	60.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,308	63.50–64.50	63.96
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,152	72.00–81.00	75.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,159	64.00–74.00	66.75

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.