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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Jun 18

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

173 head

▼ 1,146 vs last sale 1,319▲ 173 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

307 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 228▲ 307 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

255 head

▼ 699 vs last sale 954▲ 255 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Feeder quality was mostly plain to average this week and significantly lower than last week. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly light for light offerings. CME positions moved sideways much of this week. The August contract settled at 132.975, 0.80 higher than last Thursdays settlement price. Market activity this sale was mostly slow. Weigh up cows comprised much of the sale this week. Packers were the driving force in the market as they purchased much of the cow offering for immediate harvest. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average today as all livestock sold pushed fill. Feeding cows sold unevenly steady from 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Buyers were conscious of weigh conditions as they discounted cows carrying exorbitant amounts of fill, while offering premiums for cows offering above average weigh up conditions. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00-2.00 lower on a lower quality offering. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed sold steady to weak. Quality this week was mostly average.

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 $138.15/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$138.15

68 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$8.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.08

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	650	141.90	922	31
Medium and Large 1	708	135.26	957	33
Medium 1	639	133.00	850	4thin

One grade step is worth $8.90/cwt here — about $73 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 sale68 hd

138.15

—

MT average3 barns · 330 hd

138.23

−0.08

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	1,788	85.99	1,537	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,251	63.03	789	89
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,476	62.90	928	94
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,655	62.21	1,029	10

Every lot

41 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	880	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	585	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	863	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	913	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	949	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	639	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	850	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	134.33/cwt	134.00–136.00	870	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	699	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	944	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	963	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	974	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,076	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	729	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	126.93/cwt	125.00–131.00	730	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	813	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	122.97/cwt	121.00–124.00	830	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	726	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	806	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	103	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	129	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	124.77/cwt	122.50–128.00	705	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	901	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	860	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	840	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	869	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,265	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	949	1
Bulls	—	—	1,449	75.69/cwt	69.00–80.00	1,097	18
Bulls	—	—	1,824	86.01/cwt	80.50–91.50	1,569	39
Bulls	—	—	1,981	93.23/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,847	27
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	990	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	564	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,242	57.98/cwt	51.50–61.00	720	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,252	63.08/cwt	61.00–64.50	790	44
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,262	66.51/cwt	64.50–67.50	839	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,330	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	599	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,432	57.87/cwt	57.00–60.00	829	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	66.26/cwt	65.00–68.50	974	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,486	62.65/cwt	61.00–64.50	931	62
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	60.99/cwt	58.00–62.25	985	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,747	65.05/cwt	63.50–65.75	1,136	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,396	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,611	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	82.32/cwt	65.00–94.00	922	48
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,184	55.28/cwt	54.00–56.50	655	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	66.12/cwt	61.00–75.00	793	48
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,426	63.25/cwt	55.50–70.00	902	43
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,486	60.56/cwt	54.50–63.75	900	39

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 1,319Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 307Last week 228Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 255Last week 954Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	90.50	90.50
3	—	622	119.00	119.00
4	—	913	92.00	92.00
5	—	565	122.50–128.00	124.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	125.00	125.00
6	—	901	95.50	95.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	713	135.00	135.00
8	—	593	154.00	154.00
2	—	548	160.50	160.50
6	—	648	134.00–136.00	134.33
5	—	761	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	153.50	153.50
2	—	965	111.50	111.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	699	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	639	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	125.00–131.00	126.93
7	—	538	135.50	135.50
3	—	675	121.00–124.00	122.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	726	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,432	57.00–60.00	57.87
62	—	1,486	61.00–64.50	62.65
21	—	1,470	65.00–68.50	66.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	45.00	45.00
28	—	1,262	64.50–67.50	66.51
15	—	1,242	51.50–61.00	57.98
44	—	1,252	61.00–64.50	63.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,615	58.00–62.25	60.99
3	—	1,747	63.50–65.75	65.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,449	69.00–80.00	75.69
27	—	1,981	91.00–100.00	93.23
39	—	1,824	80.50–91.50	86.01

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,396	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	48	—	1,120	65.00–94.00	82.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	48	—	1,200	61.00–75.00	66.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	39	—	1,486	54.50–63.75	60.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,426	55.50–70.00	63.25

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	4	—	1,184	54.00–56.50	55.28

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.