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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Nov 7

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Oct 31Nov 7Nov 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

5,524 head

▲ 1,406 vs last sale 4,118▲ 5,524 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 108▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

326 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 417▲ 326 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 week to develop any market trend. Steer calves under 450 lbs sold sharply lower with most sales 10.00-15.00 lower, 450-499 lbs steers sold mostly 5.00 lower, 500-699 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. All heifer calves sold steady to 4.00 lower, with the exception of 500-599 lbs heifers which sold steady to 2.00 higher. Quality this week was plain to attractive and significantly lower than last week. Limited load lots were seen this week. Calves were offered in mostly small to moderate size packages. Demand for lightweight calves was significantly lighter this week driven mostly by lighter demand from west coast grass operations which have slowed taking calves due to dry weather. Weaned calves have started to sell and demand was moderate to good. Many calves showed signs of stress this week as cold and snowy weather has been seen over the last couple days. Transportation issues limited demand as well as trucks are is very tight. Demand overall was light to moderate for heavy offerings. Market activity this week was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand this week and significantly higher than last week. All cows were very full this week offering buyers below average weigh up conditions. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-5.00 higher on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were too lightly tested this week as most sold to feeding buyers. Feeding cows sold generally steady on high quality cows suitable to feed to premium white. Thin fleshed cow destined for short term feed sold mostly 4.00-8.00 higher as farmer feeders and packers both showed very good demand for these offerings. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Young age cows suitable to re-breed sold generally steady on a plain to average quality offering.

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 $157.12/cwt on 2,296 head.

Average price

$157.12

2,296 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$416

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$30.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.59

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	417	162.00	676	7thin
Medium and Large 1	571	157.79	901	1,862
Medium and Large 1-2	508	155.52	789	377
Medium 1	575	151.66	872	28
Medium 1-2	648	137.00	888	7thin
Large 1	829	131.60	1,091	15thin

One grade step is worth $30.40/cwt here — about −$416 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 sale2,296 hd

157.12

—

MT average5 barns · 5,776 hd

156.53

+0.59

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	—	High	1,757	71.20	1,251	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,435	55.10	791	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,180	48.23	569	13

Every lot

96 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	299	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	586	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	331	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	662	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	349	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	642	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	384	188.90/cwt	186.00–196.00	725	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	388	182.06/cwt	178.00–188.00	706	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	417	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	676	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	180.91/cwt	176.00–185.00	771	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	444	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	741	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	169.14/cwt	161.00–175.50	792	187
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	475	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	755	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	482	157.45/cwt	151.00–159.50	759	147
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	160.43/cwt	152.00–165.00	836	334
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	799	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	159.86/cwt	158.00–160.00	847	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	535	147.05/cwt	140.00–151.00	787	64
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	539	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	798	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	153.32/cwt	147.00–157.00	885	424
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	579	141.19/cwt	136.00–145.00	817	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	601	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	920	9
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	617	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	845	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	626	148.44/cwt	144.00–152.75	929	323
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	639	138.92/cwt	134.00–142.00	888	17
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	648	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	888	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	973	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	662	137.51/cwt	133.00–142.00	910	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	671	147.84/cwt	144.00–151.75	992	144
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	709	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	957	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,085	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	722	144.17/cwt	138.00–149.25	1,041	60
Steers	—	Medium 1	743	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,066	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	766	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,034	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	774	141.76/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,097	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	894	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,292	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	139.73/cwt	138.75–140.50	1,295	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,357	4
Steers	—	Large 1	1,002	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,303	3
Steers	—	Large 1Full	1,124	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,371	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	323	154.32/cwt	152.00–157.00	498	48
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Unweaned	345	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	521	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	380	154.05/cwt	149.00–159.50	585	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	381	163.33/cwt	159.00–165.00	622	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	396	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	564	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	404	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	562	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	159.27/cwt	155.00–162.00	677	109
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	425	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	650	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	425	147.55/cwt	145.00–150.50	627	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	451	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	717	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	472	141.79/cwt	139.00–145.00	669	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	477	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	620	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	152.51/cwt	145.00–160.00	729	383
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	777	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	522	133.86/cwt	128.00–138.00	699	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	143.95/cwt	137.00–150.00	756	338
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	556	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	667	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	137.70/cwt	134.00–141.50	793	277
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	576	131.48/cwt	128.00–134.00	757	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	617	135.73/cwt	131.00–140.00	837	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	621	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	795	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	871	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	653	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	803	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	675	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	908	13
Heifers	—	Medium 1	702	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	955	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	729	127.77/cwt	127.00–131.00	931	16
Heifers	—	Medium 1	772	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,062	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	133.76/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,169	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	919	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,176	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	953	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,246	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	956	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,228	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,057	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,287	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,109	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,298	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	411	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	723	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	151.71/cwt	144.00–157.00	716	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	809	13
Bulls	—	Large 1Unweaned	579	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	799	6
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	986	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	937	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,589	65.92/cwt	57.00–70.00	1,047	5
Bulls	—	—	1,766	73.85/cwt	71.50–77.00	1,304	7
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,535	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	2,003	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	37.50/cwt	37.50–37.50	381	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	635	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	48.15/cwt	43.50–51.00	576	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	59.27/cwt	59.00–59.50	788	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,475	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	664	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,478	55.54/cwt	54.00–58.00	821	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,017	69.81/cwt	60.00–76.00	710	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,069	70.77/cwt	69.00–83.00	757	27
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,069	53.68/cwt	51.00–56.00	574	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,216	52.44/cwt	43.00–54.00	638	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,222	52.95/cwt	52.50–54.00	647	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,227	54.33/cwt	53.50–56.00	667	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,277	57.65/cwt	56.50–59.50	736	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,348	59.15/cwt	54.50–65.50	797	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,436	57.71/cwt	54.00–63.00	829	43
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,094	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,299	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,164	10

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 Nov 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,524Last week 4,118Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 108Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 326Last week 417Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	671	144.00–151.75	147.84
334	—	521	152.00–165.00	160.43
424	—	577	147.00–157.00	153.32
71	—	384	186.00–196.00	188.90
131	—	426	176.00–185.00	180.91
60	—	722	138.00–149.25	144.17
187	—	468	161.00–175.50	169.14
13	—	331	200.00	200.00
323	—	626	144.00–152.75	148.44
41	—	774	136.00–144.00	141.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	894	144.50	144.50
28	—	927	138.75–140.50	139.73
4	—	971	139.75	139.75
9	—	601	153.00	153.00
26	—	716	151.50	151.50
43	—	530	158.00–160.00	159.86
11	—	655	148.50	148.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	388	178.00–188.00	182.06
6	—	299	196.00	196.00
5	—	709	135.00	135.00
147	—	482	151.00–159.50	157.45
45	—	579	136.00–145.00	141.19
10	—	662	133.00–142.00	137.51
64	—	535	140.00–151.00	147.05
17	—	639	134.00–142.00	138.92
6	—	349	184.00	184.00
17	—	444	167.00	167.00
7	—	766	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	617	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,124	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	475	159.00	159.00
6	—	539	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,002	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	648	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	743	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	529	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	417	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	550	147.00	147.00
17	—	472	144.00–157.00	151.71
4	—	411	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	986	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	579	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	675	134.00–135.00	134.50
109	—	425	155.00–162.00	159.27
16	—	729	127.00–131.00	127.77
277	—	576	134.00–141.50	137.70
47	—	381	159.00–165.00	163.33
338	—	525	137.00–150.00	143.95
104	—	617	131.00–140.00	135.73
383	—	478	145.00–160.00	152.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	953	130.75	130.75
41	—	513	151.50	151.50
21	—	451	159.00	159.00
25	—	874	132.00–134.00	133.76
28	—	636	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	919	128.00	128.00
7	—	956	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,057	121.75	121.75
2	—	1,109	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	772	137.50	137.50
22	—	702	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	345	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	425	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	130.00	130.00
13	—	404	139.00	139.00
4	—	396	142.50	142.50
5	—	556	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	128.00	128.00
48	—	576	128.00–134.00	131.48
48	—	323	152.00–157.00	154.32
38	—	522	128.00–138.00	133.86
57	—	425	145.00–150.50	147.55
9	—	653	123.00	123.00
45	—	472	139.00–145.00	141.79
52	—	380	149.00–159.50	154.05

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,216	43.00–54.00	52.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,227	53.50–56.00	54.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,069	51.00–56.00	53.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,222	52.50–54.00	52.95

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	11	—	1,277	56.50–59.50	57.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,017	60.00–76.00	69.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,436	54.00–63.00	57.71
(<2 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,069	69.00–83.00	70.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,348	54.50–65.50	59.15

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)	10	—	1,145	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,094	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,330	59.00–59.50	59.27
4	—	1,478	54.00–58.00	55.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	37.50	37.50
10	—	1,197	43.50–51.00	48.15
2	—	1,175	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,535	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,766	71.50–77.00	73.85
5	—	1,589	57.00–70.00	65.92

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.