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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Feb 13

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Feb 6Feb 13Feb 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,347 head

▼ 710 vs last sale 2,057▲ 1,347 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

203 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 208▲ 203 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

385 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 434▲ 385 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 sale: Feeder steers weighing less than 650 lbs sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher, 700-799 lbs steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 400-499 lbs sold mostly 3.00-6.00 lower, 500-699 lbs heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold on light to moderate demand and offerings. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive, and mostly lower than last sale. Cattle under 700 lbs were mostly in light to moderate flesh, while cattle over 700 lbs were mostly moderate plus to fleshy. Some backgrounded cattle were carrying tag this week. Market activity this week was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for moderate offerings. Lean and boning cows sold on mostly good demand this sale. Breaking cows sold on mostly moderate demand. Packers opted to send the majority of fleshy cows to feed. Slaughter cows sold mostly 4.00-6.00 higher on lean and boning cows; breaking cows were not well compared. Feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed sold unevenly steady.

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 $156.18/cwt on 681 head.

Average price

$156.18

681 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$365

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$52.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	492	176.00	866	3thin
Medium and Large 2	452	162.50	734	7thin
Medium and Large 1	659	157.57	1,039	619
Medium and Large 1-2	702	141.88	996	40
Large 1	997	123.42	1,231	12thin

One grade step is worth $52.58/cwt here — about −$365 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 sale681 hd

156.18

—

MT average3 barns · 1,628 hd

155.88

+0.29

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	2,138	84.00	1,796	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,368	60.41	827	92
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,602	60.21	965	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,208	58.15	702	73

Every lot

66 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	398	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	706	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	198.54/cwt	191.00–204.00	822	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	807	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	834	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	187.72/cwt	185.50–192.00	871	27
Steers	—	Medium 1	492	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	866	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	184.85/cwt	178.00–186.75	950	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	745	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	170.73/cwt	167.00–173.50	985	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	160.47/cwt	155.50–168.00	1,001	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	149.27/cwt	147.00–155.00	936	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	148.45/cwt	143.75–154.50	1,006	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	970	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	142.65/cwt	142.00–143.75	1,041	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	738	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	982	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	753	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	945	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	140.55/cwt	139.00–141.25	1,075	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	131.78/cwt	130.00–134.25	1,036	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	789	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,034	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	849	133.27/cwt	133.25–133.75	1,131	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	872	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,134	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,208	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,172	3
Steers	—	Large 1	953	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,182	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,233	2
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,029	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,266	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	525	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1	370	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	614	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	680	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	425	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	667	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	172.57/cwt	169.00–175.00	737	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	162.70/cwt	159.00–164.50	701	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1	443	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	700	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	167.84/cwt	165.00–170.00	799	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	157.74/cwt	156.00–164.00	844	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	546	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	830	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	777	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	742	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	153.10/cwt	146.00–156.00	873	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	140.32/cwt	138.00–144.00	891	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	897	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	704	137.61/cwt	135.00–138.50	969	12
Heifers	—	Large 1	723	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	940	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	745	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	957	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,017	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	837	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,030	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,050	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	90	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	225	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	683	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	960	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,138	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,796	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	948	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	502	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,201	55.34/cwt	51.00–58.00	665	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,231	61.69/cwt	59.00–62.50	759	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	60.95/cwt	59.75–64.00	814	73
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,492	58.35/cwt	54.00–59.50	871	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,591	60.84/cwt	60.25–61.50	968	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,658	57.03/cwt	56.50–57.50	946	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	922	115.01/cwt	105.00–123.50	1,060	49
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	94.91/cwt	92.00–97.50	892	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,193	68.70/cwt	60.00–83.50	820	53
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,218	56.21/cwt	55.50–57.00	685	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,309	60.75/cwt	60.00–62.00	795	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,379	62.29/cwt	59.00–62.50	859	110
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,263	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,736	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,294	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,617	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,450	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	12,833	17

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,347Last week 2,057Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 203Last week 208Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 385Last week 434Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,336	59.75–64.00	60.95
19	—	1,492	54.00–59.50	58.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,591	60.25–61.50	60.84
2	—	1,658	56.50–57.50	57.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,231	59.00–62.50	61.69
38	—	1,201	51.00–58.00	55.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,138	84.00	84.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	130.00	130.00
14	—	425	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	166.00	166.00
3	—	443	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	753	135.00	135.00
35	—	427	169.00–175.00	172.57
46	—	635	138.00–144.00	140.32
19	—	655	137.00	137.00
68	—	476	165.00–170.00	167.84
46	—	535	156.00–164.00	157.74
12	—	704	135.00–138.50	137.61
50	—	570	146.00–156.00	153.10
3	—	393	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	745	128.50	128.50
2	—	875	120.00	120.00
9	—	837	123.00	123.00
8	—	546	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	165.00	165.00
3	—	547	142.00	142.00
4	—	554	134.00	134.00
6	—	431	159.00–164.50	162.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	953	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,029	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	127.00	127.00
12	—	786	130.00–134.25	131.78
4	—	429	188.00	188.00
2	—	453	184.00	184.00
4	—	713	136.00	136.00
7	—	627	147.00–155.00	149.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	789	131.00	131.00
29	—	872	130.00	130.00
8	—	738	133.00	133.00
67	—	849	133.25–133.75	133.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	514	178.00–186.75	184.85
27	—	464	185.50–192.00	187.72
86	—	624	155.50–168.00	160.47
38	—	577	167.00–173.50	170.73
73	—	678	143.75–154.50	148.45
2	—	963	128.00	128.00
35	—	414	191.00–204.00	198.54
63	—	765	139.00–141.25	140.55
2	—	915	132.00	132.00
63	—	730	142.00–143.75	142.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	753	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	398	177.50	177.50
3	—	523	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	683	140.50	140.50
2	—	90	250.00	250.00

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	49	—	922	105.00–123.50	115.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,309	60.00–62.00	60.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	110	—	1,379	59.00–62.50	62.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	53	—	1,193	60.00–83.50	68.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,218	55.50–57.00	56.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	940	92.00–97.50	94.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	—	1,263	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,294	975.00	975.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,450	885.00	885.00

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.