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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Sep 24

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

678 head

▲ 112 vs last sale 566▼ 1,050 vs year ago 1,728 · −60.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

438 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 328▲ 258 vs year ago 180 · +143.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 55▼ 35 vs year ago 107 · −32.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers not enough comparable weights for an accurate market trend, lower undertone noted. Heifer Calves not enough comparable weights, lower undertone noted. Yearling Heifers higher undertone noted. Breaker and Boning Utility cows sold steady. Lean Cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls sold steady.

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 $135.35/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$135.35

226 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$6.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.37

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	780	137.13	1,069	161
Medium and Large 1-2	625	130.94	818	65

One grade step is worth $6.20/cwt here — about $251 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 sale226 hd

135.35

—

MT average3 barns · 1,493 hd

133.99

+1.37

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	1,842	75.97	1,399	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,571	63.26	994	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,338	59.04	790	142
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,199	52.07	625	131

Every lot

49 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	201	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	392	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	274	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	527	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	316	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	545	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	397	181.04/cwt	180.00–186.00	719	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	440	163.37/cwt	157.50–170.00	719	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	164.16/cwt	162.00–166.00	785	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	562	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	764	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	992	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	128.96/cwt	125.00–131.00	941	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,082	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,162	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,143	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	131.18/cwt	131.00–131.25	1,216	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	251	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	414	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	360	142.04/cwt	140.00–144.00	511	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	390	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	589	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	419	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	629	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	722	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	526	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	715	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	553	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	780	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	131.36/cwt	131.00–131.50	892	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	890	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	136.82/cwt	133.50–141.50	1,121	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	928	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,241	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	959	122.76/cwt	121.00–124.50	1,177	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	389	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	587	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	484	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	755	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,756	74.76/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,313	10
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,790	80.05/cwt	79.50–81.50	1,433	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,832	73.39/cwt	69.00–77.50	1,345	25
Bulls	—	—	1,969	81.33/cwt	80.50–82.50	1,601	8
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	2,225	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,891	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	40.32/cwt	37.50–42.00	398	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	48.03/cwt	45.00–52.00	561	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,182	53.01/cwt	52.00–55.50	627	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	53.80/cwt	52.00–57.50	658	88
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	64.22/cwt	63.00–65.00	841	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	53.02/cwt	52.00–54.00	707	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	57.36/cwt	54.00–59.75	770	84
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,343	63.67/cwt	63.00–64.00	855	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,348	59.09/cwt	55.00–62.00	797	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,512	63.29/cwt	60.75–66.00	957	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,562	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,070	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,588	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	889	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	63.66/cwt	59.00–66.25	1,024	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,648	55.50/cwt	54.00–57.00	915	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,003	83.91/cwt	73.00–99.00	842	52

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 566Year ago 1,728

Slaughter CattleReceipts 438Last week 328Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 55Year ago 107

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	440	157.50–170.00	163.37
5	—	201	195.00	195.00
17	—	397	180.00–186.00	181.04
42	—	478	162.00–166.00	164.16
9	—	500	160.00	160.00
7	—	274	192.50	192.50
11	—	316	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	927	131.00–131.25	131.18
13	—	820	141.75	141.75
4	—	759	142.50	142.50
6	—	858	133.25	133.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	730	125.00–131.00	128.96
4	—	696	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	553	141.00	141.00
7	—	251	165.00	165.00
13	—	419	150.00	150.00
4	—	480	150.50	150.50
4	—	390	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	526	136.00	136.00
6	—	360	140.00–144.00	142.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	718	124.00	124.00
7	—	829	112.00	112.00
27	—	679	131.00–131.50	131.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	940	132.00	132.00
19	—	959	121.00–124.50	122.76
71	—	819	133.50–141.50	136.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	389	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	484	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,832	69.00–77.50	73.39
6	—	1,790	79.50–81.50	80.05
1	—	2,225	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,969	80.50–82.50	81.33
10	—	1,756	70.00–78.00	74.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	56.00	56.00
16	—	1,512	60.75–66.00	63.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,348	55.00–62.00	59.09
6	—	1,343	63.00–64.00	63.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,182	52.00–55.50	53.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,342	54.00–59.75	57.36
2	—	1,333	52.00–54.00	53.02
24	—	1,310	63.00–65.00	64.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,608	59.00–66.25	63.66
2	—	1,648	54.00–57.00	55.50
4	—	1,562	68.50	68.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,169	45.00–52.00	48.03
88	—	1,223	52.00–57.50	53.80
5	—	986	37.50–42.00	40.32

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	52	—	1,003	73.00–99.00	83.91

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.