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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Oct 15

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Receipts

4,990 head

▲ 3,000 vs last sale 1,990▼ 1,391 vs year ago 6,381 · −21.8%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

This sale marked the Annual NILE Week Feeder Special at Billings Livestock Commission. Compared to last week, feeder steers 300 to 500 lbs sold steady; feeder steers 500 to 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher; feeder steers 600 to 700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 300 to 400 lbs sold steady; feeder heifers 400 to 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher; feeder heifers 600 to 700 lbs sold steady; feeder heifers 700 to 900 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower; feeder heifers 900 lbs and higher sold steady. Buyer demand was good on a heavy supply.

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 $155.84/cwt on 2,331 head.

Average price

$155.84

2,331 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$401

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$32.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.07

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	156.44	861	1,841
Medium and Large 1-2	505	154.84	782	470
Large 1	1,015	124.31	1,262	20

One grade step is worth $32.13/cwt here — about −$401 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 sale2,331 hd

155.84

—

MT average5 barns · 5,011 hd

156.91

−1.07

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

70 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	548	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	320	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	698	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	209.35/cwt	202.00–212.50	691	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	353	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	713	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	194.46/cwt	187.50–197.00	749	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	178.67/cwt	172.00–179.00	700	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	397	153.67/cwt	153.00–156.00	610	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	401	187.64/cwt	185.50–190.50	752	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	179.56/cwt	177.00–184.00	763	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	170.62/cwt	165.00–174.00	737	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	163.27/cwt	160.00–169.00	771	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	158.00/cwt	154.00–162.00	749	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	474	147.46/cwt	145.00–149.00	699	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	156.82/cwt	150.00–162.00	822	607
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	146.72/cwt	142.50–149.50	786	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	147.06/cwt	142.50–152.00	837	455
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	139.52/cwt	135.00–141.50	820	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	599	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	845	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	134.68/cwt	132.00–135.00	826	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	626	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	911	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	143.16/cwt	136.00–147.00	896	164
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	142.46/cwt	138.00–148.00	954	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	136.01/cwt	134.00–137.00	934	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	136.50/cwt	133.00–139.00	999	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	140.22/cwt	134.50–141.25	1,080	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	133.62/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,086	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	138.89/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,144	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,088	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	135.54/cwt	134.00–140.75	1,194	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,116	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	946	138.35/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,309	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,206	2
Steers	—	Large 1	1,015	124.31/cwt	119.50–126.00	1,262	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	171.30/cwt	165.00–177.00	558	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	160.04/cwt	155.00–161.00	528	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	146.86/cwt	141.00–152.00	549	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	158.99/cwt	153.00–163.00	607	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	153.68/cwt	147.50–157.50	650	264
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	140.44/cwt	135.00–143.50	610	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	145.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	692	431
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	131.93/cwt	126.00–135.00	629	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	139.56/cwt	134.00–144.00	730	387
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	127.27/cwt	121.00–129.50	669	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	553	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	813	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	136.95/cwt	132.00–141.00	787	199
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	130.61/cwt	128.00–131.00	767	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	125.26/cwt	122.00–130.00	780	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	138.06/cwt	133.00–142.00	867	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	140.60/cwt	140.00–142.00	967	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	864	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	140.12/cwt	137.00–140.50	1,040	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	138.62/cwt	130.00–140.25	1,065	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	128.05/cwt	124.00–135.00	989	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	855	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,141	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	127.54/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,121	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	128.36/cwt	123.50–129.00	1,190	110
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	958	125.95/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,207	71
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,012	120.08/cwt	114.00–122.25	1,215	31
Heifers	—	Large 1Spayed	1,024	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,219	28
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,066	117.91/cwt	117.00–119.25	1,257	35
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,123	114.56/cwt	110.50–115.25	1,287	10
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,180	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,180	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	363	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	672	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	167.92/cwt	164.00–172.00	735	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	484	144.89/cwt	144.00–151.00	701	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	527	135.90/cwt	132.00–140.00	716	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	557	141.19/cwt	135.00–142.00	786	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 Oct 15, 2020

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

Receipts 4,990Last week 1,990Year ago 6,381

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	135.00	135.00
52	—	392	172.00–179.00	178.67
82	—	432	165.00–174.00	170.62
16	—	613	132.00–135.00	134.68
39	—	588	135.00–141.50	139.52
140	—	536	142.50–149.50	146.72
17	—	687	134.00–137.00	136.01
6	—	309	177.50	177.50
7	—	813	128.00–136.00	133.62
1	—	915	122.00	122.00
5	—	857	127.00	127.00
72	—	474	154.00–162.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	202.00	202.00
93	—	455	180.00	180.00
21	—	401	185.50–190.50	187.64
13	—	320	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
607	—	524	150.00–162.00	156.82
42	—	824	132.00–141.00	138.89
55	—	670	138.00–148.00	142.46
97	—	472	160.00–169.00	163.27
2	—	965	125.00	125.00
23	—	881	134.00–140.75	135.54
12	—	946	131.00–139.00	138.35
18	—	330	202.00–212.50	209.35
23	—	732	133.00–139.00	136.50
32	—	770	134.50–141.25	140.22
164	—	626	136.00–147.00	143.16
108	—	425	177.00–184.00	179.56
455	—	569	142.50–152.00	147.06
49	—	385	187.50–197.00	194.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	397	153.00–156.00	153.67
23	—	474	145.00–149.00	147.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	626	145.50	145.50
7	—	599	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,015	119.50–126.00	124.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	772	124.00–135.00	128.05
15	—	587	128.00–131.00	130.61
4	—	697	124.00	124.00
1	—	800	115.00	115.00
60	—	434	135.00–143.50	140.44
9	—	623	122.00–130.00	125.26
12	—	330	155.00–161.00	160.04
9	—	477	126.00–135.00	131.93
17	—	526	121.00–129.50	127.27
19	—	374	141.00–152.00	146.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
431	—	475	140.00–150.00	145.73
26	—	326	165.00–177.00	171.30
264	—	423	147.50–157.50	153.68
65	—	742	137.00–140.50	140.12
76	—	879	125.00–129.00	127.54
104	—	768	130.00–140.25	138.62
110	—	927	123.50–129.00	128.36
71	—	958	120.00–127.00	125.95
29	—	688	140.00–142.00	140.60
387	—	523	134.00–144.00	139.56
94	—	382	153.00–163.00	158.99
96	—	628	133.00–142.00	138.06
199	—	575	132.00–141.00	136.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,012	114.00–122.25	120.08
10	—	1,123	110.50–115.25	114.56
35	—	1,066	117.00–119.25	117.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,024	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	553	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	855	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	527	132.00–140.00	135.90
8	—	484	144.00–151.00	144.89
9	—	557	135.00–142.00	141.19
14	—	438	164.00–172.00	167.92
2	—	363	185.00	185.00

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.