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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Oct 24

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Oct 17Oct 24Oct 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,825 head

▼ 1,556 vs last sale 6,381▲ 4,825 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 102▲ 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

410 head

▲ 252 vs last sale 158▲ 410 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: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested this week to develop any market trend. All weights of steer and heifer calves sold unevenly steady this week. Quality this week was average to attractive and varied more compared to last week. Calves with fall preconditioning shots sold on good demand this week. These calves sold with a solid 8.00-12.00 premium to calves with no shots or only spring shots. Several buyers showed no interest at all for calves which were not preconditioned this fall. Demand overall was mostly moderate to good on heavy offerings. The seats were full again this week with order buyers and farmer feeders. Market activity this week was mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to very light demand for mostly moderate offerings. Packer buyers showed mostly very light demand for all cows not suitable to feed. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-5.00 lower. With shackle space full due to seasonably high cow slaughter, packers opted to send only the poorest cows to immediate harvest. The majority of cows were destined to feed this week. High quality feeding cows saw an improvement in demand this week as feeding buyers pushed packers to pay higher money for these type offerings, however these offerings were limited. Overall, feeding cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold unevenly 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 $158.59/cwt on 2,331 head.

Average price

$158.59

2,331 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$40.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.63

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	160.49	889	1,960
Medium and Large 1-2	532	151.14	804	291
Medium 1	589	144.71	853	24
Large 1	607	138.72	842	31
Medium and Large 2	464	138.46	643	13thin
Large 1-2	525	138.00	725	6thin
Medium 2	449	120.00	539	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.49/cwt here — about $350 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 sale2,331 hd

158.59

—

MT average5 barns · 6,060 hd

153.95

+4.63

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	1,835	74.74	1,371	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,493	42.73	638	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,208	39.94	483	58

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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	299	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	598	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	301	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	564	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	302	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	627	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	366	181.60/cwt	175.00–185.00	665	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	367	198.84/cwt	189.00–204.00	730	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	419	179.32/cwt	172.50–185.00	751	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	422	172.67/cwt	171.00–174.00	729	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	446	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	620	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	449	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	539	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	462	172.39/cwt	159.00–173.50	796	452
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	473	156.35/cwt	151.00–164.00	740	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	153.82/cwt	150.00–160.00	806	301
Steers	—	Large 1-2Unweaned	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	533	144.68/cwt	140.00–150.00	771	63
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	536	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	804	8
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	541	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	809	7
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	568	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	841	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	568	139.89/cwt	134.00–142.00	795	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	153.21/cwt	148.50–156.75	884	303
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	605	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	838	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	607	139.83/cwt	138.00–142.00	849	66
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	622	136.23/cwt	134.00–138.00	847	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	623	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	977	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	623	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	875	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	634	148.74/cwt	143.00–155.75	943	235
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	658	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	862	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	666	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	932	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	147.79/cwt	142.00–153.00	987	280
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	673	157.40/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,059	25
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	685	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	949	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	738	146.49/cwt	141.00–149.50	1,081	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,136	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	810	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,166	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,129	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	140.05/cwt	140.00–140.25	1,224	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	138.36/cwt	134.50–141.00	1,274	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	998	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,297	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	307	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	476	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	322	160.63/cwt	155.00–164.00	517	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	373	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	530	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	394	157.41/cwt	156.00–157.50	620	64
Heifers	—	Medium 2	428	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	449	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	155.49/cwt	151.00–156.50	669	309
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	436	144.88/cwt	142.00–147.50	632	21
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	452	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	628	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	150.99/cwt	143.00–156.00	711	284
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	479	139.01/cwt	134.00–141.50	666	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	487	125.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	613	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	140.82/cwt	135.00–144.50	727	250
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	522	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	773	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	526	130.73/cwt	126.00–132.00	688	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	565	133.77/cwt	132.00–135.50	756	121
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	578	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	772	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	133.76/cwt	131.00–136.75	833	170
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	629	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	855	21
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	667	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	900	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	134.01/cwt	131.00–135.00	901	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	699	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	881	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	954	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1	728	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,019	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	127.02/cwt	124.00–129.50	1,038	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	843	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,104	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1	846	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,058	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	133.20/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,158	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	130.09/cwt	127.50–130.25	1,258	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,170	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,006	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,227	13
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,063	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,249	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,133	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,184	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	132.45/cwt	131.00–136.00	779	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,786	66.54/cwt	64.00–69.50	1,188	5
Bulls	—	—	1,820	75.06/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,366	15
Bulls	—	—	1,990	86.78/cwt	84.50–89.00	1,727	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	958	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	335	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	963	31.29/cwt	30.00–32.50	301	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,189	36.78/cwt	34.00–39.50	437	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,244	42.13/cwt	39.00–46.50	524	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,493	42.73/cwt	42.00–43.50	638	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	908	75.23/cwt	75.00–78.00	683	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	940	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	470	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,127	63.08/cwt	59.00–71.00	711	27
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,223	43.33/cwt	38.00–47.00	530	165
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,272	44.86/cwt	41.50–48.00	571	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,382	62.84/cwt	57.00–67.00	868	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,401	57.30/cwt	52.50–63.00	803	53
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,154	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,655	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,239	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,390	9

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 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,825Last week 6,381Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 102Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 410Last week 158Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,244	39.00–46.50	42.13
17	—	1,189	34.00–39.50	36.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	35.00	35.00
2	—	963	30.00–32.50	31.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	42.00–43.50	42.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,820	70.00–83.00	75.06
3	—	1,990	84.50–89.00	86.78
5	—	1,786	64.00–69.50	66.54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	487	120.00–130.00	125.89
9	—	373	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	526	126.00–132.00	130.73
21	—	436	142.00–147.50	144.88
6	—	699	126.00	126.00
2	—	585	131.00	131.00
3	—	307	155.00	155.00
29	—	479	134.00–141.50	139.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	672	131.00–135.00	134.01
309	—	430	151.00–156.50	155.49
121	—	565	132.00–135.50	133.77
170	—	623	131.00–136.75	133.76
64	—	394	156.00–157.50	157.41
284	—	471	143.00–156.00	150.99
75	—	322	155.00–164.00	160.63
250	—	516	135.00–144.50	140.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	817	124.00–129.50	127.02
9	—	712	134.00	134.00
5	—	975	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	869	132.00–134.00	133.20
36	—	967	127.50–130.25	130.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	522	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	843	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,063	117.50	117.50
13	—	1,006	122.00	122.00
11	—	1,133	104.50	104.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	578	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	629	136.00	136.00
22	—	667	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	728	140.00	140.00
14	—	846	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	452	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	428	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	480	138.00	138.00
6	—	446	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	473	151.00–164.00	156.35
8	—	568	134.00–142.00	139.89
7	—	666	140.00	140.00
6	—	301	187.50	187.50
63	—	533	140.00–150.00	144.68
66	—	607	138.00–142.00	139.83
17	—	366	175.00–185.00	181.60
16	—	422	171.00–174.00	172.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	874	140.00–140.25	140.05
25	—	750	151.50	151.50
14	—	921	134.50–141.00	138.36
3	—	998	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
303	—	577	148.50–156.75	153.21
136	—	367	189.00–204.00	198.84
235	—	634	143.00–155.75	148.74
301	—	524	150.00–160.00	153.82
4	—	810	144.00	144.00
60	—	419	172.50–185.00	179.32
26	—	738	141.00–149.50	146.49
280	—	668	142.00–153.00	147.79
452	—	462	159.00–173.50	172.39
9	—	302	207.50	207.50
11	—	299	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	623	156.75	156.75
25	—	673	156.00–159.00	157.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	622	134.00–138.00	136.23
7	—	541	149.50	149.50
3	—	658	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	685	138.50	138.50
8	—	536	150.00	150.00
5	—	605	138.50	138.50
6	—	568	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	449	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	815	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	623	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	588	131.00–136.00	132.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,272	41.50–48.00	44.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	50.00	50.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	165	—	1,223	38.00–47.00	43.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	908	75.00–78.00	75.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,382	57.00–67.00	62.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	53	—	1,401	52.50–63.00	57.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,127	59.00–71.00	63.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,239	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,154	1,010.00	1,010.00

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.