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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Jan 14

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Jan 7Jan 14Jan 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

177 head

▼ 5,469 vs last sale 5,646▼ 148 vs year ago 325 · −45.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

516 head

▲ 376 vs last sale 140▲ 306 vs year ago 210 · +145.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

777 head

▲ 696 vs last sale 81▼ 1,427 vs year ago 2,204 · −64.7%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Steers and heifers were all too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed on a significantly lower quality offering. Demand this week was mostly light for light offerings. Quality was mostly plain and most calves were offered in small packages or as singles. Market activity was slow. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for heavy offerings. Packer buyers were reserved as they bid on cow offerings this week, showing mostly light demand for both slaughter and feeding cows. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 lower on lean cows. Boning and breaking cows were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 lower. Weigh up conditions were average this week and better overall than last. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Around 650 bred cows were on offer this sale. Demand was light to moderate. Quality was mostly plain. Young age cows suitable to rebreed were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend.

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 $120.50/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$120.50

87 head · 721 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$32.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.10

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	714	125.11	893	67
Medium 2	438	110.00	482	6thin
Medium 1	736	108.50	799	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	970	101.00	980	4thin
Large 1	1,073	92.50	993	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.61/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale87 hd

120.50

—

MT average3 barns · 794 hd

139.60

−19.10

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	1,718	76.51	1,314	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,648	53.40	880	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,407	49.38	695	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,184	44.69	529	267

Every lot

64 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	398	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	728	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	700	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	164.46/cwt	158.00–170.00	771	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	156.23/cwt	155.00–157.50	825	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	821	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	149.99/cwt	149.00–151.00	874	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	125.13/cwt	125.00–125.50	902	8
Steers	—	Large 1	1,102	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,196	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	438	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	482	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	716	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	139.22/cwt	138.00–140.00	738	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	785	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	129.90/cwt	128.00–130.50	799	11
Heifers	—	Medium 1	736	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	799	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,005	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	105.57/cwt	105.00–106.00	956	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	980	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,073	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	993	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,024	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	922	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,434	81.20/cwt	78.50–83.00	1,164	5
Bulls	—	—	1,712	73.44/cwt	68.00–77.50	1,257	13
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,738	74.44/cwt	72.50–74.75	1,294	7
Bulls	—	—	1,800	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,557	1
Bulls	—	—	1,943	82.80/cwt	82.00–84.50	1,609	3
Bulls	—	—	2,305	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,809	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	936	40.58/cwt	37.50–45.00	380	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	943	32.50/cwt	32.00–33.00	306	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	36.82/cwt	35.00–38.50	414	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	44.03/cwt	39.00–47.00	513	133
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,188	44.96/cwt	42.00–47.00	534	63
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,227	48.13/cwt	47.50–52.00	591	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,296	47.82/cwt	47.25–51.00	620	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,305	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	750	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,383	51.78/cwt	48.50–54.50	716	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,410	46.55/cwt	43.00–48.00	656	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,463	45.50/cwt	43.00–48.00	666	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,528	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	779	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,628	52.96/cwt	51.00–53.50	862	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,659	55.48/cwt	54.50–56.50	920	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,805	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	893	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	933	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,263	8
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	12,452	35
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,858	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,061	1,261.65/cwt	1,085.00–1,325.00	13,386	35
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	941	88.73/cwt	81.00–95.00	835	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	972	71.07/cwt	54.00–82.00	691	134
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,056	1,106.18/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	11,681	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	1,335.23/cwt	1,300.00–1,410.00	15,796	42
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,183	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,985	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,217	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,866	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	792.88/cwt	700.00–810.00	10,268	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,308	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	15,500	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,317	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,195	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,317	718.72/cwt	710.00–735.00	9,466	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,338	842.38/cwt	750.00–925.00	11,271	158
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,468	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,355	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,976	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,363	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,312	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,372	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	14,063	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,379	1,215.75/cwt	1,110.00–1,275.00	16,765	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,390	994.39/cwt	860.00–1,075.00	13,822	69
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,980	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,565	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	12,129	1

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 Jan 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 5,646Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 516Last week 140Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 777Last week 81Year ago 2,204

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	933	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	—	1,061	1,085.00–1,325.00	1,261.65
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	969	1,285.00	1,285.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	941	81.00–95.00	88.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	134	—	972	54.00–82.00	71.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,379	1,110.00–1,275.00	1,215.75
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	69	—	1,390	860.00–1,075.00	994.39
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,372	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	—	1,183	1,300.00–1,410.00	1,335.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,056	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,106.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,345	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,217	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,308	1,185.00	1,185.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,317	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,363	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,295	700.00–810.00	792.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,415	1,200.00	1,200.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,565	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,183	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	158	—	1,338	750.00–925.00	842.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	810.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,317	710.00–735.00	718.72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	151.00	151.00
14	—	906	105.00–106.00	105.57
4	—	345	160.00	160.00
5	—	530	138.00–140.00	139.22
19	—	878	114.50	114.50
11	—	615	128.00–130.50	129.90
10	—	577	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	970	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	438	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	736	108.50	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	155.00–157.50	156.23
6	—	583	149.00–151.00	149.99
11	—	469	158.00–170.00	164.46
8	—	721	125.00–125.50	125.13
2	—	398	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,102	108.50	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	459	152.50	152.50
4	—	570	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,024	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	32.00–33.00	32.50
8	—	936	37.50–45.00	40.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,296	47.25–51.00	47.82
1	—	1,305	57.50	57.50
63	—	1,188	42.00–47.00	44.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,628	51.00–53.50	52.96
4	—	1,659	54.50–56.50	55.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,410	43.00–48.00	46.55
50	—	1,383	48.50–54.50	51.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
133	—	1,165	39.00–47.00	44.03
14	—	1,227	47.50–52.00	48.13
7	—	1,124	35.00–38.50	36.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,463	43.00–48.00	45.50
3	—	1,528	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	49.50	49.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,305	78.50	78.50
1	—	1,800	86.50	86.50
3	—	1,943	82.00–84.50	82.80
13	—	1,712	68.00–77.50	73.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,434	78.50–83.00	81.20
7	—	1,738	72.50–74.75	74.44

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.