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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Sep 26

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Sep 19Sep 26Oct 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,728 head

▲ 940 vs last sale 788▲ 1,728 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

180 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 235▲ 180 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 65▲ 107 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher, yearling heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher both comparisons were narrow. CME positions continue to see positive movement bolstering buyer demand. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Many large packages of high quality yearlings were seen this week and buyers showed good to very good demand for one iron home raised cattle. Quality overall was better than last week. Demand was mostly moderate to good, with very good demand seen at times. Market activity was mostly active with good buyer participation. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand and light to moderate offerings. Packers showed good demand throughout the sale as they tried to secure as many offerings as possible for immediate harvest. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeding buyers showed moderate to good demand for cows. Fleshy cows sold with the best demand again this week. Fleshy cows were about the only class of cows feeding buyers could buy away from packers today. Feeding cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. Young age cows suitable to re-breed sold on mostly light to moderate demand for light offerings. Young re-breed cows sold steady in a narrow comparison.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.59/cwt on 610 head.

Average price

$141.59

610 head · 780 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$270

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$23.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.45

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	677	144.40	978	20
Medium and Large 1	789	142.95	1,128	419
Medium and Large 1-2	708	142.56	1,010	133
Medium and Large 2	920	122.84	1,130	16thin
Large 1	1,032	120.99	1,248	22

One grade step is worth $23.41/cwt here — about −$270 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 sale610 hd

141.59

—

MT average3 barns · 1,362 hd

141.15

+0.45

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	—	Low	1,820	84.55	1,538	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,716	68.76	1,180	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,374	63.56	874	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,214	61.21	743	51

Every lot

73 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	317	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	463	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	374	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	662	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	399	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	658	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	176.81/cwt	166.00–180.00	766	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	492	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	787	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	154.62/cwt	147.00–158.50	826	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	142.12/cwt	139.00–144.00	819	30
Steers	—	Medium 1	609	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	889	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	624	135.81/cwt	134.00–136.50	847	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	675	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	932	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,047	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,028	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	139.02/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,076	20
Steers	—	Medium 1	780	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,108	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	792	148.39/cwt	144.25–149.75	1,175	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,102	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	140.80/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,155	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,151	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	139.31/cwt	137.50–141.00	1,218	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	926	128.56/cwt	128.50–129.00	1,190	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	134.15/cwt	133.00–136.25	1,246	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	936	131.67/cwt	131.00–132.50	1,232	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	954	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,150	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	956	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,224	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	964	132.52/cwt	130.00–134.50	1,277	87
Steers	—	Large 1	1,024	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,290	7
Steers	—	Large 1Full	1,026	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,211	12
Steers	—	Large 1	1,072	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	1,300	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	309	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	417	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	410	139.24/cwt	132.50–141.50	571	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	464	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	636	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	466	145.60/cwt	141.00–155.00	678	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	139.67/cwt	139.00–140.00	726	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	556	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	723	17
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	615	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	824	16
Heifers	—	Medium 1	656	138.67/cwt	137.50–141.00	910	36
Heifers	—	Medium 1Fleshy	666	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	889	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	674	133.35/cwt	133.00–133.50	899	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	140.64/cwt	137.50–141.50	1,041	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	130.88/cwt	130.00–132.00	975	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	139.26/cwt	136.50–140.50	1,068	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	783	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,112	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	783	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	990	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	135.22/cwt	133.00–137.25	1,091	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	130.28/cwt	127.50–132.00	1,140	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	123.66/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,092	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	124.82/cwt	124.75–125.00	1,137	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	123.71/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,196	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	971	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,126	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,025	122.79/cwt	121.00–123.25	1,259	43
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,072	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	1,273	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	932	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,083	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,137	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,070	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	599	1
Bulls	—	—	1,601	78.27/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,253	14
Bulls	—	—	1,837	85.38/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,568	37
Bulls	—	—	1,993	90.98/cwt	88.50–94.50	1,813	14
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,565	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	2,052	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	832	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	474	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	840	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	496	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	60.05/cwt	55.00–63.50	724	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,267	65.37/cwt	64.00–67.00	828	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	988	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,362	69.48/cwt	68.00–72.00	946	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	966	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	67.45/cwt	64.50–69.00	967	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,494	61.38/cwt	56.00–63.50	917	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,714	70.44/cwt	70.00–71.50	1,207	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,050	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,292	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,109	77.78/cwt	77.00–84.00	863	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,211	66.91/cwt	65.00–72.00	810	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,448	67.74/cwt	64.00–72.00	981	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,563	69.31/cwt	69.00–69.75	1,083	19

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 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,728Last week 788Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 235Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 65Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	929	133.00–136.25	134.15
55	—	874	137.50–141.00	139.31
62	—	792	144.25–149.75	148.39
87	—	964	130.00–134.50	132.52
10	—	820	140.00–141.00	140.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	177.00	177.00
7	—	675	138.00	138.00
11	—	624	134.00–136.50	135.81
15	—	492	160.00	160.00
21	—	534	147.00–158.50	154.62
30	—	576	139.00–144.00	142.12
33	—	433	166.00–180.00	176.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	869	132.50	132.50
24	—	926	128.50–129.00	128.56
5	—	956	128.00	128.00
9	—	722	145.00	145.00
13	—	819	134.50	134.50
20	—	774	136.00–140.00	139.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	780	142.00	142.00
12	—	609	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,024	126.00	126.00
3	—	1,072	121.25	121.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,026	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	936	131.00–132.50	131.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	317	146.00	146.00
34	—	399	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	133.00	133.00
13	—	954	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	410	132.50–141.50	139.24
7	—	309	135.00	135.00
6	—	464	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	745	130.00–132.00	130.88
12	—	883	120.00–126.00	123.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	466	141.00–155.00	145.60
18	—	520	139.00–140.00	139.67
17	—	556	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	783	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	807	133.00–137.25	135.22
50	—	740	137.50–141.50	140.64
55	—	767	136.50–140.50	139.26
15	—	911	124.75–125.00	124.82
17	—	967	123.00–125.00	123.71
30	—	875	127.50–132.00	130.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	674	133.00–133.50	133.35
16	—	615	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,072	118.75	118.75
43	—	1,025	121.00–123.25	122.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	666	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	656	137.50–141.00	138.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	783	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	971	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	103.00	103.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,109	77.00–84.00	77.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,448	64.00–72.00	67.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,211	65.00–72.00	66.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,563	69.00–69.75	69.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	74.00	74.00
10	—	1,494	56.00–63.50	61.38
8	—	1,433	64.50–69.00	67.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,267	64.00–67.00	65.37
3	—	1,362	68.00–72.00	69.48
41	—	1,205	55.00–63.50	60.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,714	70.00–71.50	70.44
1	—	2,050	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,390	69.50	69.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	832	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,601	72.00–82.00	78.27
14	—	1,993	88.50–94.50	90.98
37	—	1,837	82.00–89.00	85.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,565	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	56.00	56.00

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.