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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Apr 2

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Mar 19Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,684 head

▲ 2,606 vs last sale 78▲ 2,684 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 353 vs last sale 385▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 822 vs last sale 919▲ 97 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 (3-19-20): Feeder steers and heifers were all too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to lower undertones were noticed. Feeder cattle sold on light to moderate demand and mostly moderate offerings. Quality this week was average to very attractive. Several load lots of very attractive home-raised one iron feeders were seen this week. These offerings were met with the best demand. Flesh conditions overall were attractive to buyers as most cattle were in light to moderate flesh. CME positions have traded sharply lower the last couple days wiping out much of the gains seen last week. The April contract closed at 110.675 as of today's close. Market activity this week was mostly moderate to active with lots of buyers on the internet and ringside bidding on cattle. Weigh up cows sold on mostly very light to light demand for light offerings. Packer buyers showed very light demand for cows as they allowed feeding buyers to purchase the majority of the cow offering. Slaughter and feeding cows were too lightly tested this sale to develop an accurate market trend, however lower to sharply lower undertones were noticed. Cow quality this week was mostly plain to average. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-8.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed sold mostly 5.00 lower. Demand from feeding buyers remains moderate.

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 $130.23/cwt on 1,233 head.

Average price

$130.23

1,233 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$54.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.72

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	456	145.00	661	10thin
Medium and Large 1	640	132.46	848	1,011
Medium and Large 1-2	598	128.73	769	148
Medium and Large 2	586	108.50	636	4thin
Medium 1-2	698	98.00	684	31
Large 1-2	795	94.00	747	17thin
Medium 2	595	91.00	541	12thin

One grade step is worth $54.00/cwt here — about $120 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 sale1,233 hd

130.23

—

MT average3 barns · 1,826 hd

134.95

−4.72

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	—	Low	1,955	79.27	1,550	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,537	48.31	742	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,201	42.81	514	9thin

Every lot

59 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	400	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	668	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	799	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	162.73/cwt	160.00–170.00	846	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	822	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	763	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	154.31/cwt	149.50–159.00	883	69
Steers	—	Medium 2	586	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	639	6
Steers	—	Large 1	597	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	872	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	606	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	745	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	913	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	843	53
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	641	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	705	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	658	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	971	185
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	142.21/cwt	139.00–143.00	939	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	125.74/cwt	124.00–126.00	902	31
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	717	109.25/cwt	109.25–109.25	783	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	133.00/cwt	128.00–133.50	956	194
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	754	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	980	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	114.52/cwt	111.00–115.00	866	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	122.41/cwt	122.25–125.00	960	231
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	793	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	856	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	119.49/cwt	114.50–122.00	979	114
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	595	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	456	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	661	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	149.97/cwt	149.00–151.00	721	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	145.28/cwt	142.00–148.50	780	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	137.88/cwt	137.50–139.50	750	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	142.64/cwt	141.25–147.00	819	262
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	132.18/cwt	127.50–134.00	759	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	586	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	636	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	595	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	541	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	139.50/cwt	132.00–141.00	857	180
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	122.80/cwt	121.00–124.00	781	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	116.56/cwt	116.00–118.00	793	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	123.59/cwt	118.00–125.50	844	308
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	698	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	684	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	701	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	866	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	118.72/cwt	118.00–119.00	845	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	105.60/cwt	104.50–112.00	768	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	754	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	899	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	887	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	827	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	795	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	747	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	109.54/cwt	108.00–110.00	907	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	949	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	862	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	836	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,645	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,226	2
Bulls	—	—	1,990	82.57/cwt	82.00–83.50	1,643	3
Bulls	—	—	2,058	79.20/cwt	75.00–81.50	1,630	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	960	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	432	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	40.63/cwt	34.00–46.00	483	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,360	48.24/cwt	48.00–48.50	656	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,508	48.97/cwt	48.25–51.00	738	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,575	47.43/cwt	45.50–51.00	747	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	934	82.86/cwt	70.00–92.00	774	42
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,265	48.14/cwt	48.00–49.00	609	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,299	57.40/cwt	55.00–62.50	746	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,428	48.26/cwt	45.50–51.50	689	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,485	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	794	1

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 Apr 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,684Last week 78Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 385Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 919Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,188	34.00–46.00	40.63
2	—	1,360	48.00–48.50	48.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	45.50–51.00	47.43
4	—	1,508	48.25–51.00	48.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	74.50	74.50
5	—	2,058	75.00–81.50	79.20
3	—	1,990	82.00–83.50	82.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	586	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	717	109.25	109.25
7	—	641	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	597	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	627	134.50	134.50
31	—	717	124.00–126.00	125.74
26	—	756	111.00–115.00	114.52
20	—	557	137.00	137.00
8	—	541	152.00	152.00
3	—	490	163.00	163.00
3	—	400	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	520	160.00–170.00	162.73
69	—	572	149.50–159.00	154.31
114	—	819	114.50–122.00	119.49
194	—	719	128.00–133.50	133.00
231	—	784	122.25–125.00	122.41
50	—	660	139.00–143.00	142.21
17	—	613	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	754	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	658	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	793	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	108.50	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	768	115.50	115.50
10	—	871	109.00	109.00
18	—	712	118.00–119.00	118.72
31	—	481	149.00–151.00	149.97
56	—	828	108.00–110.00	109.54
75	—	537	142.00–148.50	145.28
180	—	614	132.00–141.00	139.50
262	—	574	141.25–147.00	142.64
308	—	683	118.00–125.50	123.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	147.00	147.00
5	—	788	105.00	105.00
11	—	680	116.00–118.00	116.56
16	—	727	104.50–112.00	105.60
20	—	636	121.00–124.00	122.80
29	—	574	127.50–134.00	132.18
64	—	544	137.50–139.50	137.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	795	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	456	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	698	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	595	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	754	119.25	119.25
15	—	701	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	862	97.00	97.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,428	45.50–51.50	48.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,299	55.00–62.50	57.40
(<2 yrs)	Open	42	—	934	70.00–92.00	82.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,485	53.50	53.50

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	13	—	1,265	48.00–49.00	48.14

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.