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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Jun 11

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,319 head

▲ 1,000 vs last sale 319▲ 1,319 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

228 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 225▲ 228 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

954 head

▲ 394 vs last sale 560▲ 954 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 week: Feeder steers were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to firm undertones were noticed. Feeder heifers were not well compared as most heifers last week were purchased as replacements. Feeder quality this week mostly average. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly moderate for light to moderate offerings. CME positions continued a week of lower movement as all contracts traded lower. The August contract settled at 132.175, 0.50 lower than Wednesdays value. Market activity this week was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Feeding buyers showed slightly lower demand for cows this sale, however packers pick up much of the slack as they purchased slaughter cows on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower as lighter feeding demand allowed packers to purchase cows lower. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week as they started the sale mostly in buyers favor, however, as the sale pushed into the afternoon cows offered buyers mostly below average weigh conditions with many cows pushing excess fill. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm on a very attractive offering with many high quality, high dressing bulls. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed sold mostly steady to weak. Lighter demand for re-breed type cattle caused this class of cattle to slide lower. Quality this week was mostly average.

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 $131.30/cwt on 602 head.

Average price

$131.30

602 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$349

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

$12.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.49

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	360	143.50	517	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	133.71	749	78
Medium and Large 1	662	130.75	866	516

One grade step is worth $12.75/cwt here — about −$349 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 sale602 hd

131.30

—

MT average3 barns · 788 hd

129.81

+1.49

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	1,849	88.15	1,630	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,454	61.80	898	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	58.42	917	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,187	57.75	685	88

Every lot

77 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	636	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	750	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	854	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	168.04/cwt	167.00–173.00	879	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	177.37/cwt	173.50–180.00	942	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	168.50/cwt	164.50–173.00	986	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	160.05/cwt	159.00–165.00	970	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	152.48/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,012	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	139.57/cwt	135.00–145.00	955	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	146.41/cwt	141.00–147.50	1,050	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	131.34/cwt	130.00–140.00	971	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	140.44/cwt	140.00–140.50	1,072	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	982	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	785	132.16/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,037	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	796	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,035	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	801	134.73/cwt	130.00–136.50	1,079	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,082	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,053	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	969	105.65/cwt	104.50–108.00	1,024	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	360	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	517	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	573	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	148.77/cwt	146.50–151.00	699	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	680	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.50	780	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	142.45/cwt	138.50–145.25	818	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	133.85/cwt	133.00–136.00	782	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	586	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	785	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	127.40/cwt	127.00–128.00	787	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	137.05/cwt	134.00–139.50	850	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	131.03/cwt	128.00–132.50	867	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	664	126.72/cwt	126.00–127.00	841	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	821	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	123.03/cwt	119.00–125.00	885	155
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	119.81/cwt	115.00–121.00	925	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	854	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	948	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	990	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	941	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	573	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	905	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	923	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,020	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,020	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 1-2	869	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	904	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 1-2	805	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	869	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,671	78.19/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,307	12
Bulls	—	—	1,793	86.23/cwt	83.00–88.50	1,546	17
Bulls	—	—	2,031	97.09/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,972	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	785	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	290	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	904	50.92/cwt	48.00–54.00	460	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	46.45/cwt	46.00–47.00	459	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	55.09/cwt	52.00–57.00	652	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,219	60.45/cwt	57.50–63.50	737	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,273	64.55/cwt	64.00–67.50	822	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,426	66.00/cwt	65.50–67.00	941	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,434	56.28/cwt	52.00–59.00	807	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,471	61.77/cwt	58.00–64.50	909	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	954	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,602	56.19/cwt	52.00–61.00	900	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,174	1,859.31/cwt	1,775.00–1,875.00	21,828	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,133	988.52/cwt	950.00–1,010.00	11,200	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,250	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,375	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,383	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	16,942	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,475	1,112.70/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	16,412	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	608	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,087	82.63/cwt	67.50–99.00	898	72
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,155	55.76/cwt	55.50–56.00	644	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,159	53.77/cwt	53.00–56.00	623	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,197	66.45/cwt	58.00–84.00	795	77
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,323	58.69/cwt	54.00–64.50	776	32
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,332	61.18/cwt	56.00–67.00	815	103
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,207	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	15,993	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,249	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,486	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	1,433.49/cwt	1,350.00–1,475.00	18,277	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,458	1,909.04/cwt	1,875.00–1,950.00	27,834	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,607	1,629.50/cwt	1,450.00–1,850.00	26,186	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,618	1,291.60/cwt	1,185.00–1,375.00	20,898	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,655	1,332.12/cwt	1,275.00–1,350.00	22,047	36
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,128	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	20,304	16
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	17,081	3

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 Jun 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,319Last week 319Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 225Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 954Last week 560Year 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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,475	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,112.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,133	950.00–1,010.00	988.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,383	1,225.00	1,225.00

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)	10	—	1,250	750.00	750.00

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	32	—	1,323	54.00–64.50	58.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	103	—	1,332	56.00–67.00	61.18
(<2 yrs)	Open	72	—	1,087	67.50–99.00	82.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	77	—	1,197	58.00–84.00	66.45

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	8	—	1,159	53.00–56.00	53.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	55.50–56.00	55.76

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	1	—	980	62.00	62.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,249	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,207	1,325.00	1,325.00

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	36	—	1,655	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,332.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,618	1,185.00–1,375.00	1,291.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,607	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,629.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,275	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,433.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,458	1,875.00–1,950.00	1,909.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,174	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,859.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,158	1,475.00	1,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,128	1,800.00	1,800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	586	134.00	134.00
26	—	664	126.00–127.00	126.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	574	138.50–145.25	142.45
58	—	662	128.00–132.50	131.03
155	—	719	119.00–125.00	123.03
72	—	525	148.00–149.50	148.50
14	—	620	134.00–139.50	137.05
13	—	854	111.00	111.00
59	—	772	115.00–121.00	119.81
22	—	470	146.50–151.00	148.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	696	118.00	118.00
10	—	618	127.00–128.00	127.40
31	—	584	133.00–136.00	133.85
7	—	382	150.00	150.00
3	—	720	110.00	110.00
20	—	486	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	360	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	990	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	763	140.00–140.50	140.44
10	—	855	126.50	126.50
3	—	468	182.50	182.50
24	—	585	164.50–173.00	168.50
26	—	664	150.00–154.00	152.48
11	—	801	130.00–136.50	134.73
85	—	606	159.00–165.00	160.05
51	—	531	173.50–180.00	177.37
68	—	717	141.00–147.50	146.41
5	—	916	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	796	130.00	130.00
12	—	969	104.50–108.00	105.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	523	167.00–173.00	168.04
13	—	684	135.00–145.00	139.57
22	—	739	130.00–140.00	131.34
6	—	449	167.00	167.00
12	—	395	161.00	161.00
4	—	773	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	785	129.00–133.00	132.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	905	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	409	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	869	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	805	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	64.00	64.00
5	—	1,602	52.00–61.00	56.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,471	58.00–64.50	61.77
12	—	1,434	52.00–59.00	56.28
16	—	1,426	65.50–67.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	904	48.00–54.00	50.92
1	—	785	37.00	37.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,273	64.00–67.50	64.55
34	—	1,219	57.50–63.50	60.45
2	—	988	46.00–47.00	46.45
36	—	1,183	52.00–57.00	55.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,793	83.00–88.50	86.23
17	—	2,031	90.00–106.00	97.09
12	—	1,671	70.00–81.00	78.19

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.