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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Mar 19

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Mar 12Mar 19Apr 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 2,199 vs last sale 2,277▲ 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

385 head

▲ 108 vs last sale 277▲ 385 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

919 head

▲ 775 vs last sale 144▲ 919 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 and heifers were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Feeder cattle sold on very light to light demand and offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain and offered in small packages or as singles. Market activity was slow. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for moderate offerings. Packer buyers purchased slaughter cows on very good demand as they showed great need for cows for immediate harvest. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher on breaking cows and mostly 6.00-9.00 higher on boning and lean cows. Cow quality this week was mostly attractive to very attractive. Packers opted to feed the highest quality end of cows this week. Feeding cows were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on an outstanding offering. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed sold mostly 5.00 higher on a significantly higher offering than last week. A strong offering of bred cows and heifers were seen this sale. These offerings were of average to attractive quality and sold on mostly moderate to good demand.

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 $143.62/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$143.62

21 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$243

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$7.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.65

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	453	150.00	680	3thin
Medium and Large 1	647	142.56	923	18thin

One grade step is worth $7.44/cwt here — about −$243 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 sale21 hd

143.62

—

MT average3 barns · 353 hd

170.27

−26.65

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	1,814	85.68	1,554	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,370	65.74	901	163
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,245	64.65	805	156
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,651	62.24	1,028	27

Every lot

46 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	680	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	864	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	940	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	882	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	946	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	620	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	709	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	588	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	779	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	671	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	909	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	955	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	993	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,248	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,136	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,250	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	988	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,690	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,428	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,749	86.99/cwt	83.00–89.50	1,521	7
Bulls	—	—	1,780	78.93/cwt	77.00–80.50	1,405	2
Bulls	—	—	2,340	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	2,106	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	800	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	492	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	910	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	410	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	955	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	544	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	51.67/cwt	51.00–52.00	615	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,216	62.46/cwt	57.00–63.50	760	45
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	64.85/cwt	64.00–68.00	824	67
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,287	70.42/cwt	69.00–70.50	906	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	70.97/cwt	70.00–71.50	954	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	65.95/cwt	64.50–69.50	904	139
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,377	63.60/cwt	61.00–64.50	876	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,631	65.10/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,062	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,667	59.95/cwt	58.00–60.50	999	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	932	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	13,747	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	1,494.38/cwt	1,460.00–1,525.00	15,243	94
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	953	87.63/cwt	67.00–97.00	835	107
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	977	61.66/cwt	59.00–63.00	602	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,191	73.74/cwt	64.50–85.00	878	177
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,323	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	787	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,430	69.85/cwt	69.50–70.50	999	56
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,453	68.45/cwt	63.25–69.75	995	101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,246	1,583.83/cwt	1,525.00–1,600.00	19,735	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,268	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,412	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,344	1,208.04/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	16,236	45
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,395	1,065.75/cwt	1,025.00–1,085.00	14,867	47
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,410	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	14,241	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,437	981.95/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	14,111	64
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,464	1,106.76/cwt	1,075.00–1,135.00	16,203	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,531	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	972	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,608	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	19,859	8

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 Mar 19, 2020

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Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 2,277Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 385Last week 277Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 919Last week 144Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	150.00	150.00
7	—	479	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	588	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,690	84.50	84.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	104.00	104.00
3	—	433	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	858	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	757	125.00	125.00
4	—	530	163.00	163.00
4	—	711	124.00	124.00
7	—	631	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	94	—	1,020	1,460.00–1,525.00	1,494.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	932	1,475.00	1,475.00

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	101	—	1,453	63.25–69.75	68.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	56	—	1,430	69.50–70.50	69.85
(<2 yrs)	Open	107	—	953	67.00–97.00	87.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	177	—	1,191	64.50–85.00	73.74

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	3	—	1,323	59.50	59.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	977	59.00–63.00	61.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,464	1,075.00–1,135.00	1,106.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,608	1,235.00	1,235.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	—	1,246	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,583.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	45	—	1,344	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,208.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,268	900.00	900.00

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)	8	—	1,531	63.50	63.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	47	—	1,395	1,025.00–1,085.00	1,065.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	64	—	1,437	950.00–1,000.00	981.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,410	1,010.00	1,010.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,340	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,780	77.00–80.50	78.93
7	—	1,749	83.00–89.50	86.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,344	70.00–71.50	70.97
21	—	1,377	61.00–64.50	63.60
139	—	1,370	64.50–69.50	65.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,631	64.00–69.00	65.10
15	—	1,667	58.00–60.50	59.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,191	51.00–52.00	51.67
34	—	1,287	69.00–70.50	70.42
45	—	1,216	57.00–63.50	62.46
67	—	1,270	64.00–68.00	64.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	45.00	45.00
1	—	955	57.00	57.00
2	—	800	61.50	61.50

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.