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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Feb 18

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

754 head

▲ 684 vs last sale 70▲ 754 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

455 head

▲ 347 vs last sale 108▲ 455 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

290 head

▲ 235 vs last sale 55▲ 290 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 undertones were noticed on feeders under 650 and weak undertones were noticed on cattle over 650 lbs. Demand was moderate to good for mostly light to moderate offerings. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. A single load lot of steers was seen this week and sold on good demand. Packages of calves sold on mostly moderate demand. Good buyer participation this sale with many order buyers actively bidding on offerings. Market activity was mostly moderate to active as a result. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Slaughter cows sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Packers continue to buy for the storm market as extreme cold has slowed cattle being delivered to the plant. Feeding cow buyers showed moderate to good demand for cows today however most feeding buyers purchased cows that were young and of higher quality. No comparisons can be made for feeding cows as all cows last week were destined for immediate harvest. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Young age cows suitable to rebreed sold on mostly moderate to good demand this week. Most of these offerings were average to attractive in quality and many had freshly lost calves. None of these offerings were seen last week so no comparison can be made.

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 $144.81/cwt on 334 head.

Average price

$144.81

334 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$142

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

$0.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.30

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	503	145.03	729	21
Medium and Large 1	602	144.79	871	313

One grade step is worth $0.24/cwt here — about −$142 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 sale334 hd

144.81

—

MT average3 barns · 784 hd

144.51

+0.30

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	2,100	88.76	1,864	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,516	63.21	958	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,394	62.02	864	187
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,216	59.69	726	163

Every lot

59 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	186.10/cwt	185.00–188.00	703	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	777	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	763	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	870	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	829	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	181.07/cwt	177.00–188.00	969	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	178.68/cwt	170.00–180.50	999	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	157.00/cwt	154.00–161.00	983	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	145.65/cwt	138.50–147.50	1,004	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	701	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,002	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	133.23/cwt	132.00–133.50	1,088	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	131.63/cwt	129.50–132.00	1,140	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	399	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	678	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	683	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	147.67/cwt	146.00–150.00	688	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	158.91/cwt	156.00–165.00	775	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	813	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	148.53/cwt	145.00–151.50	853	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	131.50/cwt	130.00–134.00	778	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	141.49/cwt	139.00–144.00	877	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	135.87/cwt	134.00–136.00	899	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	131.32/cwt	128.50–135.00	930	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	973	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	902	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,010	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	773	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,983	89.85/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,782	6
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,425	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	2,086	1
Bulls	—	—	2,475	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	2,104	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	900	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	531	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	965	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	502	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	502	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,165	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	827	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,168	67.78/cwt	65.00–68.00	792	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	57.37/cwt	53.50–61.00	695	68
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,225	57.79/cwt	56.50–61.00	708	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,247	61.37/cwt	60.50–64.00	765	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,353	65.65/cwt	63.50–67.50	888	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,390	64.36/cwt	64.25–65.00	895	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,397	59.51/cwt	55.00–61.50	831	69
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,404	63.71/cwt	61.00–68.50	894	64
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,410	59.73/cwt	58.50–61.00	842	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,555	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	746	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,570	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	966	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	61.58/cwt	59.00–63.75	991	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,137	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,868	65.34/cwt	64.00–66.50	1,221	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,408	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,273	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,048	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,289	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,857	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,317	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	790	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,318	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,544	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,319	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,169	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,393	900.52/cwt	850.00–910.00	12,544	52
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,420	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	845	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,496	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	883	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	851	94.99/cwt	91.00–99.50	808	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	614	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	987	80.93/cwt	61.00–90.00	799	114
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,024	96.97/cwt	89.00–108.50	993	24

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 754Last week 70Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 455Last week 108Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 290Last week 55Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	378	185.00–188.00	186.10
2	—	418	182.50	182.50
2	—	463	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	817	132.00–133.50	133.23
7	—	866	129.50–132.00	131.63
8	—	463	188.00	188.00
30	—	418	186.00	186.00
31	—	559	170.00–180.50	178.68
14	—	701	143.00	143.00
113	—	689	138.50–147.50	145.65
22	—	535	177.00–188.00	181.07
30	—	626	154.00–161.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	791	123.00	123.00
51	—	488	156.00–165.00	158.91
67	—	574	145.00–151.50	148.53
29	—	516	155.00–160.00	157.47
3	—	902	112.00	112.00
28	—	708	128.50–135.00	131.32
49	—	620	139.00–144.00	141.49
51	—	662	134.00–136.00	135.87
11	—	399	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	592	130.00–134.00	131.50
6	—	427	160.00	160.00
7	—	466	146.00–150.00	147.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	418	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,273	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,319	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	27	—	1,170	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,289	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,318	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,496	59.00	59.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	59.50	59.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,317	60.00	60.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	52	—	1,393	850.00–910.00	900.52

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	114	—	987	61.00–90.00	80.93
(<2 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,024	89.00–108.50	96.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	851	91.00–99.50	94.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	975	63.00	63.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,410	58.50–61.00	59.73
34	—	1,353	63.50–67.50	65.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	59.00	59.00
1	—	965	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,168	65.00–68.00	67.78
2	—	1,165	71.00	71.00
24	—	1,225	56.50–61.00	57.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	48.00	48.00
52	—	1,247	60.50–64.00	61.37
68	—	1,212	53.50–61.00	57.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,570	61.50	61.50
21	—	1,390	64.25–65.00	64.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	64.00–66.50	65.34
17	—	1,610	59.00–63.75	61.58
1	—	1,685	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	48.00	48.00
64	—	1,404	61.00–68.50	63.71
69	—	1,397	55.00–61.50	59.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,983	86.00–92.00	89.85
1	—	2,475	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,425	86.00	86.00

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.