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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Feb 4

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,739 head

▲ 4,477 vs last sale 262▲ 2,682 vs year ago 2,057 · +130.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

522 head

▲ 187 vs last sale 335▲ 314 vs year ago 208 · +151.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

213 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 190▼ 221 vs year ago 434 · −50.9%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were all too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed on all offerings. Demand was moderate to good for mostly heavy offerings. Quality this week was mostly average to very attractive. Many load lots were seen this sale and demand for load lots was mostly very good. Many sets of heavyweight cattle were seen this week and most were out of backgrounding lots. Despite this, most backgrounded offerings were in mostly moderate flesh, with very few fleshy offerings seen. Light weight cattle were in mostly light flesh this week with many sets were developed and marketed as grass cattle. Almost all cattle on offer were weaned 60-120 days. A large crowd was on hand for todays sale with many order buyers actively bidding on offerings. Market activity was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for moderate offerings. Packers were very active in procuring offerings this sale. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeding cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. The cutter cow cutout as of todays close was 179.70, 0.34 higher than yesterdays close. Cow quality was average to attractive this week. Cows and bulls offered buyers mostly average to below average weigh up conditions. Slaughter bulls mostly steady firm in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to rebreed sold generally steady.

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 $161.08/cwt on 2,319 head.

Average price

$161.08

2,319 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$42.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.70

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	472	184.40	870	35
Medium and Large 1-2	551	164.02	905	312
Medium and Large 1	636	160.32	1,019	1,960
Medium and Large 2	553	141.50	782	12thin

One grade step is worth $42.90/cwt here — about $88 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 sale2,319 hd

161.08

—

MT average3 barns · 3,162 hd

162.78

−1.70

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	1,810	80.78	1,462	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,352	60.41	817	118
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,452	55.16	801	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,149	53.77	618	259

Every lot

88 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	191.19/cwt	188.00–192.00	723	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	796	37
Steers	—	Large 1	392	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	768	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	201.91/cwt	190.00–206.00	852	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	181.28/cwt	179.50–188.00	781	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	194.56/cwt	192.00–198.00	897	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	179.19/cwt	172.50–182.00	846	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	477	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	830	6
Steers	—	Large 1	492	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	893	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	503	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	732	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	180.72/cwt	175.50–188.25	947	339
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	165.81/cwt	164.00–167.00	890	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	556	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	995	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	156.73/cwt	154.00–158.00	912	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	165.74/cwt	160.00–174.00	971	278
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	620	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	880	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	150.73/cwt	147.00–156.00	951	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	910	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	653	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	872	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	657	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	936	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	149.20/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,004	462
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	141.58/cwt	138.50–144.50	1,018	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	134.44/cwt	132.00–137.00	967	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	978	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	759	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,116	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	136.84/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,054	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	133.13/cwt	129.50–136.00	1,098	149
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	127.86/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,056	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	127.33/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,129	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	943	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,226	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	955	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,270	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	984	125.14/cwt	122.00–125.50	1,231	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	530	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1	364	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	582	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	167.01/cwt	164.00–170.00	631	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	628	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1	406	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	599	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	168.35/cwt	162.00–178.00	714	178
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	159.38/cwt	156.00–161.50	698	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	444	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	639	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	164.25/cwt	158.50–169.50	770	160
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	154.77/cwt	152.00–156.00	729	26
Heifers	—	Medium 1	476	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	657	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	158.03/cwt	152.50–160.50	809	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	140.75/cwt	137.00–141.50	733	59
Heifers	—	Large 1	529	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	800	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	554	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	886	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	559	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	781	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	149.00/cwt	142.00–153.50	851	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	137.70/cwt	133.00–140.00	790	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	595	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	797	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	130.83/cwt	127.00–135.00	805	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	132.72/cwt	128.00–134.00	823	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	139.73/cwt	136.50–142.50	884	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	642	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	774	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	668	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	888	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	136.09/cwt	133.75–141.50	923	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	679	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	862	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	122.42/cwt	120.50–123.50	874	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	131.21/cwt	130.00–132.00	947	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	126.96/cwt	123.75–129.50	975	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	121.01/cwt	120.50–122.00	987	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,012	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,073	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,128	98.27/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,108	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	400	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	752	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,215	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,033	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,295	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	932	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	75.44/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,305	13
Bulls	—	—	1,989	86.03/cwt	83.50–90.50	1,711	4
Bulls	—	—	2,167	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	2,037	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	925	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	379	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	976	51.14/cwt	49.50–52.00	499	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,127	52.75/cwt	48.00–55.50	594	85
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,128	58.99/cwt	55.00–62.50	665	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	55.66/cwt	55.00–57.00	628	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	502	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,155	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	751	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,189	52.33/cwt	45.00–55.00	622	103
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,269	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	749	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,307	64.95/cwt	64.00–67.00	849	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	56.28/cwt	55.75–58.00	738	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	52.93/cwt	50.00–56.00	704	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,398	60.72/cwt	58.00–64.00	849	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	978	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,435	53.91/cwt	53.50–54.00	774	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,562	52.86/cwt	52.50–56.00	826	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	827	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	604	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,013	73.10/cwt	61.00–85.00	741	122

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 Feb 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,739Last week 262Year ago 2,057

Slaughter CattleReceipts 522Last week 335Year ago 208

Replacement CattleReceipts 213Last week 190Year ago 434

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	634	143.50	143.50
38	—	431	179.50–188.00	181.28
70	—	582	154.00–158.00	156.73
20	—	719	132.00–137.00	134.44
67	—	472	172.50–182.00	179.19
10	—	752	130.00	130.00
34	—	826	125.00–130.00	127.86
20	—	537	164.00–167.00	165.81
43	—	378	188.00–192.00	191.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	620	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	887	125.00–132.50	127.33
339	—	524	175.50–188.25	180.72
37	—	392	203.00	203.00
3	—	943	130.00	130.00
92	—	631	147.00–156.00	150.73
113	—	461	192.00–198.00	194.56
462	—	673	142.00–155.00	149.20
278	—	586	160.00–174.00	165.74
87	—	422	190.00–206.00	201.91
133	—	719	138.50–144.50	141.58
19	—	984	122.00–125.50	125.14
51	—	770	135.00–137.50	136.84
149	—	825	129.50–136.00	133.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	556	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	174.00	174.00
11	—	657	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	759	147.00	147.00
61	—	955	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	392	196.00	196.00
28	—	492	181.50	181.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	503	145.50	145.50
4	—	653	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	164.00	164.00
59	—	521	137.00–141.50	140.75
17	—	714	120.50–123.50	122.42
23	—	615	127.00–135.00	130.83
37	—	574	133.00–140.00	137.70
9	—	323	164.00	164.00
26	—	471	152.00–156.00	154.77
21	—	438	156.00–161.50	159.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	722	130.00–132.00	131.21
48	—	378	164.00–170.00	167.01
178	—	424	162.00–178.00	168.35
39	—	768	123.75–129.50	126.96
88	—	633	136.50–142.50	139.73
9	—	816	120.50–122.00	121.01
160	—	469	158.50–169.50	164.25
68	—	678	133.75–141.50	136.09
120	—	512	152.50–160.50	158.03
99	—	571	142.00–153.50	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	679	127.00	127.00
20	—	595	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	559	139.75	139.75
19	—	620	128.00–134.00	132.72
57	—	668	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	138.00	138.00
5	—	406	147.50	147.50
18	—	364	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,128	98.00–99.00	98.27
28	—	529	151.25	151.25
3	—	1,012	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	554	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	642	120.50	120.50
7	—	444	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	188.00	188.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,730	71.00–81.00	75.44
4	—	2,167	94.00	94.00
4	—	1,989	83.50–90.50	86.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,127	48.00–55.50	52.75
1	—	1,155	65.00	65.00
41	—	1,128	55.00–62.50	58.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,398	58.00–64.00	60.72
11	—	1,435	53.50–54.00	53.91
42	—	1,307	64.00–67.00	64.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,312	55.75–58.00	56.28
12	—	1,330	50.00–56.00	52.93
2	—	1,418	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,128	55.00–57.00	55.66
1	—	1,140	44.00	44.00
103	—	1,189	45.00–55.00	52.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	41.00	41.00
4	—	976	49.50–52.00	51.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,562	52.50–56.00	52.86
6	—	1,269	59.00	59.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	122	—	1,013	61.00–85.00	73.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	827	73.00	73.00

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.