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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Oct 10

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,580 head

▲ 967 vs last sale 613▲ 1,580 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 150 vs last sale 220▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 52▲ 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 900-949 lbs offered the best comparison this week. These offerings sold mostly 4.00-6.00 higher. Yearling heifers were all too lightly tested this sale to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed on steers and mostly higher undertones were noticed on heifers. Demand for Yearling cattle was good to very good. Quality on all cattle this sale was mixed from plain to very attractive. Several load lots of yearlings were on offer this week and these sold with the best demand. Demand for spring born calves was mostly light to moderate for light to moderate offerings. The best demand for spring born calves was for lightweight calves under 500 lbs to run on grass. Many buyers were in the stands this week creating good buyer participation and mostly active market activity. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for mostly light offerings. Packer buyers continue to show strong demand for cows for immediate harvest. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Feeding cows were scarcely tested thus no trend is available. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to trend as well, however steady undertones were noticed.

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 $149.66/cwt on 938 head.

Average price

$149.66

938 head · 766 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$184

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$30.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.11

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	764	152.45	1,164	738
Medium and Large 1-2	653	146.78	958	131
Medium and Large 2	771	132.00	1,018	7thin
Medium 1-2	877	129.00	1,131	21
Large 1	1,104	122.13	1,348	41

One grade step is worth $30.32/cwt here — about −$184 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 sale938 hd

149.66

—

MT average5 barns · 2,021 hd

147.55

+2.11

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	1,664	77.88	1,296	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	69.50	1,013	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,431	62.73	898	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,217	61.15	744	19

Every lot

63 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	345	184.47/cwt	178.50–187.50	636	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	367	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	697	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	390	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	673	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	175.97/cwt	175.50–177.00	771	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	443	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	727	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	163.79/cwt	159.50–174.00	785	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	793	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	543	142.99/cwt	132.00–146.00	776	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	151.34/cwt	150.00–153.00	875	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	596	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	846	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	614	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	949	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	674	138.54/cwt	138.00–139.50	934	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,010	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	771	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,018	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,130	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,191	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	817	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,152	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	153.47/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,255	216
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,175	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	132.81/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,132	10
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	877	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,131	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,268	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	145.91/cwt	142.50–147.00	1,334	257
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	920	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,233	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	992	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,223	10
Steers	—	Large 1	1,045	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,348	18
Steers	—	Large 1	1,150	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	1,343	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	337	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	522	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	349	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	558	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	151.20/cwt	148.00–156.00	643	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	454	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	642	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	539	136.32/cwt	135.00–136.50	735	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	134.88/cwt	134.00–137.00	793	48
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	617	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	814	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	624	131.60/cwt	129.50–132.50	821	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	659	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	824	12
Heifers	—	Medium 1	684	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	944	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1Full	743	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	929	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	770	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	916	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	772	134.95/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,042	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	858	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,030	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	119.70/cwt	117.00–121.50	1,095	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	128.13/cwt	126.50–132.00	1,176	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	936	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,147	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,013	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,231	4
Heifers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,035	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,221	13
Heifers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,130	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,130	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	962	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,174	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,265	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	911	2
Bulls	—	—	1,494	74.60/cwt	71.50–78.00	1,115	6
Bulls	—	—	1,846	81.03/cwt	80.00–82.50	1,496	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	588	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	58.82/cwt	52.50–63.50	701	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,246	65.96/cwt	64.50–68.50	822	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	57.71/cwt	57.00–58.00	772	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,355	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	935	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,013	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,504	66.63/cwt	64.50–67.50	1,002	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,039	72.57/cwt	72.00–73.00	754	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,272	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	808	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,291	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	942	5

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 Oct 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,580Last week 613Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 220Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 52Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	454	141.50	141.50
10	—	624	129.50–132.50	131.60
48	—	588	134.00–137.00	134.88
2	—	770	119.00	119.00
53	—	539	135.00–136.50	136.32
12	—	659	125.00	125.00
4	—	349	160.00	160.00
61	—	425	148.00–156.00	151.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	918	126.50–132.00	128.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	936	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	138.00	138.00
5	—	337	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	915	117.00–121.50	119.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	858	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	617	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,013	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,035	118.00	118.00
7	—	1,130	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	684	138.00	138.00
20	—	772	132.00–136.00	134.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	743	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	578	150.00–153.00	151.34
69	—	479	159.50–174.00	163.79
2	—	600	142.00	142.00
15	—	522	152.00	152.00
11	—	674	138.00–139.50	138.54
6	—	367	190.00	190.00
44	—	438	175.50–177.00	175.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	836	140.50	140.50
19	—	719	140.50	140.50
10	—	852	131.00–140.00	132.81
4	—	785	144.00	144.00
10	—	992	123.25	123.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	443	164.00	164.00
13	—	390	172.50	172.50
27	—	543	132.00–146.00	142.99
9	—	345	178.50–187.50	184.47
10	—	596	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	771	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	920	134.00	134.00
10	—	817	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	789	151.00	151.00
216	—	818	150.00–154.00	153.47
257	—	914	142.50–147.00	145.91
13	—	890	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	877	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,045	129.00	129.00
23	—	1,150	116.75	116.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	614	154.50	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	122.00	122.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,272	63.50	63.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,291	73.00	73.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,039	72.00–73.00	72.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	50.00	50.00
6	—	1,246	64.50–68.50	65.96
1	—	1,355	69.00	69.00
11	—	1,192	52.50–63.50	58.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,504	64.50–67.50	66.63
7	—	1,337	57.00–58.00	57.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	69.50	69.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,846	80.00–82.50	81.03
6	—	1,494	71.50–78.00	74.60

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.