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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Sep 10

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,719 head

▲ 1,017 vs last sale 702▲ 1,319 vs year ago 400 · +329.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

108 head

▼ 182 vs last sale 290▼ 30 vs year ago 138 · −21.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 261 vs last sale 361▲ 4 vs year ago 96 · +4.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers over 850 lbs sold steady to firm, all other weights of steers were too lightly tested either this week or last to develop any market trend. Yearling heifers 800-949 lbs sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. All other weights of heifers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality this week was mostly average to very attractive. Cattle were offered in both load lots and in packages. Both yearling cattle and calves sold on moderate to good demand today. Market activity was mostly active with many buyers in the stands actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light demand and offerings. Packers continue to show light demand for cows for immediate harvest. Slaughter cows sold weak on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend as most of these offerings sold as feeding cows. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 lower on a limited option of cows available. Quality this week was mostly plain to average and lower overall compared to last week. Weigh up conditions were average to below average today. Cows selling after the noon hour were significantly fuller than cows which sold during the morning portion of the sale. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Young age cows were very lightly again this week and most sold as feeding cows.

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 $132.05/cwt on 844 head.

Average price

$132.05

844 head · 816 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,077

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$16

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$12.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.79

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	826	133.15	1,099	702
Medium and Large 1-2	681	133.01	906	33
Medium 1	672	128.57	864	58
Large 1	927	120.21	1,115	51

One grade step is worth $12.94/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale844 hd

132.05

—

MT average2 barns · 923 hd

132.83

−0.79

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	1,870	78.78	1,473	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,437	59.27	851	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,590	54.50	867	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,242	53.71	667	35

Every lot

75 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	411	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	690	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	429	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	716	6
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	478	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	750	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	480	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	749	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	166.73/cwt	164.00–169.00	852	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	157.62/cwt	152.00–162.00	906	10
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	614	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	823	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	633	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	918	9
Steers	—	Medium 1	643	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	891	17
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	679	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	913	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	143.95/cwt	142.50–145.50	1,058	30
Steers	—	Medium 1Full	740	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,021	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,080	8
Steers	—	Medium 1	768	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,075	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	777	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,072	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	141.93/cwt	141.50–143.00	1,120	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	142.48/cwt	138.00–143.50	1,163	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	837	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,038	9
Steers	—	Medium 1	838	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,135	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	849	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,150	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,189	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	132.00/cwt	130.00–133.25	1,181	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,179	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	133.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,222	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	980	125.07/cwt	122.00–126.25	1,226	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	986	126.35/cwt	126.00–127.50	1,246	21
Steers	—	Large 1	1,008	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,270	3
Steers	—	Large 1Full	1,011	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,203	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,053	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,306	3
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,170	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,193	3
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,416	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,345	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Large 1	367	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	539	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	456	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	661	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	152.46/cwt	146.00–157.00	714	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	484	141.38/cwt	141.00–142.00	684	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	502	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	683	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	143.76/cwt	138.50–146.00	768	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	569	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	777	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1	623	130.20/cwt	129.50–130.50	811	24
Heifers	—	Medium 1	672	124.29/cwt	124.00–126.00	835	7
Heifers	—	Medium 1	716	128.23/cwt	127.50–129.00	918	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	136.22/cwt	135.50–137.00	1,011	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	136.36/cwt	135.00–137.25	1,047	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	789	128.99/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,018	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	132.67/cwt	130.00–134.50	1,104	235
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	835	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,056	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	872	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,090	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	130.09/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,151	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,133	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	129.73/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,191	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,165	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	958	127.36/cwt	127.25–127.50	1,220	22
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,018	123.64/cwt	121.50–124.00	1,259	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,063	117.34/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,247	3
Heifers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,296	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,225	10
Heifers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,368	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,341	3
Heifers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,405	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,342	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	463	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	769	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	519	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	799	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	153.33/cwt	153.00–154.00	868	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,806	74.96/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,354	16
Bulls	—	—	1,854	80.96/cwt	78.50–84.50	1,501	20
Bulls	—	—	2,079	86.84/cwt	85.50–87.50	1,805	3
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,585	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,861	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	44.87/cwt	41.00–48.00	533	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,248	54.72/cwt	51.00–57.50	683	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,265	58.75/cwt	58.75–58.75	743	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,417	60.99/cwt	58.00–63.00	864	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,459	55.26/cwt	51.00–57.50	806	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,535	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	998	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	867	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	69.85/cwt	62.00–75.00	737	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,276	65.66/cwt	58.00–76.00	838	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,383	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	774	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,563	59.70/cwt	55.50–66.75	933	26

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 Sep 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,719Last week 702Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 290Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 361Year ago 96

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,055	62.00–75.00	69.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,563	55.50–66.75	59.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,383	56.00	56.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,276	58.00–76.00	65.66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	789	141.50–143.00	141.93
54	—	816	138.00–143.50	142.48
96	—	913	130.00–135.00	133.82
22	—	874	136.00	136.00
21	—	986	126.00–127.50	126.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	167.00	167.00
8	—	480	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	895	130.00–133.25	132.00
24	—	900	131.00	131.00
8	—	766	141.00	141.00
30	—	735	142.50–145.50	143.95
4	—	849	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	633	145.00	145.00
25	—	511	164.00–169.00	166.73
10	—	575	152.00–162.00	157.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,053	124.00	124.00
3	—	1,008	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	102.00	102.00
6	—	1,416	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	679	134.50	134.50
7	—	614	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	411	168.00	168.00
31	—	478	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,011	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	838	135.50	135.50
17	—	643	138.50	138.50
9	—	768	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	740	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	777	138.00	138.00
11	—	980	122.00–126.25	125.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	837	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	484	141.00–142.00	141.38
7	—	502	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	872	125.00	125.00
5	—	835	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	742	135.50–137.00	136.22
125	—	918	127.00–131.00	129.73
99	—	768	135.00–137.25	136.36
235	—	832	130.00–134.50	132.67
22	—	958	127.25–127.50	127.36
131	—	885	129.00–131.00	130.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	136.50	136.50
28	—	468	146.00–157.00	152.46
13	—	534	138.50–146.00	143.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	125.50	125.50
5	—	885	128.00	128.00
10	—	789	123.00–133.00	128.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	147.00	147.00
15	—	456	145.00	145.00
7	—	1,018	121.50–124.00	123.64
3	—	1,063	117.00–118.00	117.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	716	127.50–129.00	128.23
7	—	672	124.00–126.00	124.29
24	—	623	129.50–130.50	130.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	98.00	98.00
10	—	1,296	94.50	94.50
8	—	1,405	95.50	95.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	566	153.00–154.00	153.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	154.00	154.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,854	78.50–84.50	80.96
3	—	2,079	85.50–87.50	86.84
16	—	1,806	70.00–78.00	74.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,585	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,417	58.00–63.00	60.99
7	—	1,459	51.00–57.50	55.26
1	—	1,535	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	54.50	54.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	58.75	58.75
4	—	1,188	41.00–48.00	44.87
30	—	1,248	51.00–57.50	54.72

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.