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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Feb 6

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Jan 30Feb 6Feb 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,057 head

▼ 2,093 vs last sale 4,150▲ 2,057 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

208 head

▲ 153 vs last sale 55▲ 208 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

434 head

▲ 242 vs last sale 192▲ 434 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers weighing less than 450 lbs were too lightly tested to develop a full market trend, however steady undertones were noticed; Feeder steers 450-599 lbs sold mostly 6.00-10.00 higher, 600-799 lbs steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing less than 500 lbs sold sharply higher with most sales 15.00-18.00 higher, 500-599 lbs heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher, 600-699 lbs heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was mostly good for light to moderate offerings. Quality this sale was mostly attractive. Many long strings of "green", lightly fleshed calves were on offer this week as many were marketed as grass type calves. Calves also offered buyers fair weigh conditions with many long haul cattle in the offering. Most backgrounded cattle were pushing excess flesh this week. Market activity was mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for moderate offerings Packer buyers showed good demand for cows for immediate harvest. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested last week to develop a full market trend, however steady to firm undertones were noticed. Feeding cows sold steady to 1.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Very few attractive feeding type cows offered this sale. Most cows were of plain to average quality. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Notably, cows and bulls were very full this sale and offered buyers below average weigh up conditions, however, weigh conditions did improve slightly as the sale progressed. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed.

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 $152.17/cwt on 894 head.

Average price

$152.17

894 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$473

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.06

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	283	167.50	474	7thin
Medium and Large 1	573	154.38	884	751
Medium and Large 1-2	605	141.51	856	112
Medium and Large 2	593	129.70	768	10thin
Large 1	743	127.50	947	14thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about −$473 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 sale894 hd

152.17

—

MT average3 barns · 1,270 hd

151.11

+1.06

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	1,888	82.17	1,552	3thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,320	64.50	851	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,654	57.50	951	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,439	55.06	792	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,164	50.68	590	88

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	688	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	783	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	191.20/cwt	186.00–199.00	830	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	189.04/cwt	186.00–191.00	877	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	179.30/cwt	174.00–184.00	954	96
Steers	—	Large 1-2	566	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	886	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	169.89/cwt	163.00–179.00	990	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	158.39/cwt	156.00–160.00	923	5
Steers	—	Large 1-2	600	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	858	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	156.83/cwt	154.00–161.50	1,001	83
Steers	—	Large 1	642	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,011	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	147.26/cwt	144.75–153.00	990	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	144.30/cwt	142.50–147.50	1,061	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	134.77/cwt	134.50–135.00	991	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,054	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	772	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	996	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	146.24/cwt	138.50–147.00	1,148	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	795	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,085	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	813	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,085	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,140	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	887	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,144	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	907	128.98/cwt	128.00–129.50	1,170	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	283	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	474	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	688	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	175.79/cwt	174.00–179.00	745	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	168.19/cwt	167.00–169.00	735	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	174.57/cwt	167.00–177.50	800	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	153.43/cwt	152.00–154.00	801	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	161.69/cwt	156.00–165.00	850	128
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	702	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	154.47/cwt	147.00–160.00	897	244
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	145.27/cwt	140.00–148.75	902	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	135.77/cwt	135.00–136.00	868	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	137.39/cwt	130.00–138.75	916	145
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	743	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	947	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	743	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	906	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,028	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,063	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	867	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,049	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	818	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	684	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	971	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	728	126.98/cwt	125.00–132.50	924	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	822	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	929	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	913	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,013	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	981	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,128	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,715	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,501	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,594	1
Bulls	—	—	2,030	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,543	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	908	42.44/cwt	40.00–50.00	385	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	390	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	50.91/cwt	43.00–52.50	601	62
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	711	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,224	54.68/cwt	53.00–58.75	669	16
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,320	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	851	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	854	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	53.68/cwt	53.00–53.75	768	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	55.86/cwt	54.00–59.00	809	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,654	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	951	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,345	51.91/cwt	51.00–53.00	698	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,483	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	830	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,570	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	14,287	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	964	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	10,700	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	73.88/cwt	57.00–97.00	779	147
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,103	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,235	42
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,127	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	597	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,130	56.01/cwt	52.00–65.00	633	8
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,162	56.59/cwt	56.00–56.75	658	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,189	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	672	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,382	58.35/cwt	55.00–61.50	806	77
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,403	61.71/cwt	61.25–66.00	866	48

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 Feb 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,057Last week 4,150Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 208Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 434Last week 192Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,483	56.00	56.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,570	910.00	910.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,345	51.00–53.00	51.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	964	1,110.00	1,110.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,162	56.00–56.75	56.59

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	77	—	1,382	55.00–61.50	58.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	48	—	1,403	61.25–66.00	61.71
(<2 yrs)	Open	42	—	1,103	112.00	112.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	147	—	1,055	57.00–97.00	73.88

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	7	—	1,127	53.00	53.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,189	56.50	56.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,130	52.00–65.00	56.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	735	134.50–135.00	134.77
7	—	368	187.00	187.00
3	—	772	136.50	136.50
5	—	583	156.00–160.00	158.39
5	—	423	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	672	144.75–153.00	147.26
2	—	838	136.00	136.00
24	—	434	186.00–199.00	191.20
83	—	638	154.00–161.50	156.83
86	—	785	138.50–147.00	146.24
96	—	532	174.00–184.00	179.30
128	—	583	163.00–179.00	169.89
24	—	464	186.00–191.00	189.04
80	—	735	142.50–147.50	144.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	642	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	566	156.50	156.50
15	—	600	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	813	133.50	133.50
5	—	887	129.00	129.00
10	—	795	136.50	136.50
20	—	907	128.00–129.50	128.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	772	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	867	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	743	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	283	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	850	125.00	125.00
19	—	382	180.00	180.00
5	—	803	128.00	128.00
30	—	424	174.00–179.00	175.79
76	—	458	167.00–177.50	174.57
100	—	621	140.00–148.75	145.27
128	—	526	156.00–165.00	161.69
145	—	667	130.00–138.75	137.39
244	—	581	147.00–160.00	154.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	437	167.00–169.00	168.19
21	—	639	135.00–136.00	135.77
28	—	585	135.00	135.00
34	—	522	152.00–154.00	153.43
4	—	710	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	743	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	528	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	684	142.00	142.00
8	—	822	113.00	113.00
20	—	728	125.00–132.50	126.98
4	—	981	115.00	115.00
2	—	913	111.00	111.00
3	—	615	135.00	135.00
4	—	518	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	87.50	87.50
1	—	1,920	83.00	83.00
1	—	2,030	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,001	39.00	39.00
16	—	1,224	53.00–58.75	54.68
1	—	1,185	60.00	60.00
62	—	1,180	43.00–52.50	50.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	61.00	61.00
32	—	1,430	53.00–53.75	53.68
40	—	1,448	54.00–59.00	55.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,654	57.50	57.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	908	40.00–50.00	42.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,320	64.50	64.50

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.