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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Apr 9

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

321 head

▼ 2,363 vs last sale 2,684▼ 24 vs year ago 345 · −7.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 32▼ 74 vs year ago 160 · −46.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

931 head

▲ 834 vs last sale 97▲ 673 vs year ago 258 · +260.9%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to firm undertones were noticed. Feeder heifers 550-600 lbs sold steady to firm, 600-650 lbs sold mostly 5.00 lower on a lower quality offering, all other weights of heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mostly average and significantly lower than last week. Demand was mostly moderate for light offerings. Market activity was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light demand for light to moderate offerings. Packers showed light demand for cows for immediate harvest as well as to feed. Feeding buyers purchased a large portion of the cow offering this week, buying up many middle age and older cows to hold until the market improves. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Cow quality this week was mostly plain to average. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-6.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed sold generally steady. 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 $135.90/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$135.90

167 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$35

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

$10.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.10

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	528	138.00	729	3thin
Medium and Large 1	606	136.96	830	144
Medium and Large 1-2	597	127.89	764	20

One grade step is worth $10.11/cwt here — about −$35 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 sale167 hd

135.90

—

MT average3 barns · 315 hd

131.80

+4.10

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	1,699	71.36	1,212	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,415	48.13	681	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,595	45.00	718	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,188	44.90	533	32

Every lot

53 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	167.50/cwt	163.00–169.00	854	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	895	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	830	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	129.40/cwt	128.00–130.00	921	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	528	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	729	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	131.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	711	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	143.28/cwt	141.00–144.50	801	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	754	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	132.73/cwt	129.50–133.00	848	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	868	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	699	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	832	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	866	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	775	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	928	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	872	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	993	89.89/cwt	88.50–97.00	893	6
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,038	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	893	8
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,079	86.63/cwt	85.50–89.00	935	12
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,148	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	907	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,159	83.67/cwt	82.00–84.50	970	12
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,220	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	903	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,370	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	945	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	62.03/cwt	53.00–68.00	907	2
Bulls	—	—	1,717	72.87/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,251	6
Bulls	—	—	2,060	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,669	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	42.29/cwt	40.00–46.00	488	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,253	49.89/cwt	48.00–50.25	625	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	48.13/cwt	47.00–49.00	681	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	718	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,033	1,810.00/cwt	1,810.00–1,810.00	18,697	31
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,153	1,789.48/cwt	1,775.00–1,825.00	20,633	70
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,314	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	21,024	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	1,664.07/cwt	1,650.00–1,675.00	22,465	45
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,390	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	20,503	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,403	1,642.62/cwt	1,475.00–1,725.00	23,046	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,409	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,317	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	73.06/cwt	69.50–85.00	616	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,011	81.15/cwt	70.00–93.50	820	86
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,050	46.01/cwt	45.00–47.00	483	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	62.64/cwt	50.00–74.00	733	73
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,332	48.64/cwt	46.00–55.50	648	33
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,405	46.33/cwt	42.50–49.50	651	37
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,212	1,592.25/cwt	1,500.00–1,635.00	19,298	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,295	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,137	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,324	1,396.68/cwt	1,350.00–1,425.00	18,492	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,350	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,935	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,359	1,510.00/cwt	1,510.00–1,510.00	20,521	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,375	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,781	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,456	1,328.94/cwt	1,150.00–1,425.00	19,349	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,039	1,445.11/cwt	1,410.00–1,475.00	15,015	9

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 2,684Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 32Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 931Last week 97Year ago 258

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,033	1,810.00	1,810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	45	—	1,350	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,664.07
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,403	1,475.00–1,725.00	1,642.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,390	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	70	—	1,153	1,775.00–1,825.00	1,789.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,409	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,314	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	73	—	1,170	50.00–74.00	62.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,332	46.00–55.50	48.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,405	42.50–49.50	46.33
(<2 yrs)	Open	86	—	1,011	70.00–93.50	81.15

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	—	1,050	45.00–47.00	46.01

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	4	—	843	69.50–85.00	73.06

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)	3	—	1,350	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,295	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,375	1,075.00	1,075.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	1,212	1,500.00–1,635.00	1,592.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,456	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,328.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,359	1,510.00	1,510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,324	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,396.68

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)	9	—	1,039	1,410.00–1,475.00	1,445.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	69.00	69.00
12	—	1,159	82.00–84.50	83.67
1	—	1,220	74.00	74.00
12	—	1,079	85.50–89.00	86.63
8	—	1,038	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	690	105.00	105.00
2	—	928	94.00	94.00
6	—	993	88.50–97.00	89.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	807	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	410	175.00	175.00
28	—	579	154.50	154.50
10	—	712	128.00–130.00	129.40
21	—	510	163.00–169.00	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	593	140.00	140.00
2	—	435	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	541	130.00–133.00	131.48
6	—	571	132.00	132.00
6	—	699	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	716	121.00	121.00
56	—	639	129.50–133.00	132.73
2	—	440	160.00	160.00
68	—	559	141.00–144.50	143.28
7	—	678	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	53.00–68.00	62.03
6	—	1,717	71.00–77.00	72.87
1	—	2,060	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,415	47.00–49.00	48.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,154	40.00–46.00	42.29
11	—	1,253	48.00–50.25	49.89

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.