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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Mar 11

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

2,505 head

▲ 399 vs last sale 2,106▲ 228 vs year ago 2,277 · +10.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

345 head

▼ 215 vs last sale 560▲ 68 vs year ago 277 · +24.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,504 head

▲ 1,351 vs last sale 153▲ 1,360 vs year ago 144 · +944.4%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers weighing less than 550 lbs were too lightly tested either this week or last week to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Steers 550 lbs and heavier sold steady to weak. Heifer calves weighing less than 700 lbs sold generally steady, heifers over 700 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Quality this week was average to attractive. Demand was mostly moderate to good for moderate to heavy offerings. Cattle continue to be in mostly light flesh and suitable to run on grass. Demand for heavier cattle was notably stronger this week than last. Market activity was mostly active this week with a large crowd on hand. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. Quality this week was mostly average. Feeding buyers pushed higher quality cows higher as they purchased them away from packer buyers. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold fully steady. Packers opted to send the majority of cows to feed this week. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. A heavy offering of bred cows sold today as two large ranches dispersed their herds. Quality was mostly attractive. Demand was mostly good to very good with a large crowd on hand actively bidding on offerings.

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 $149.45/cwt on 1,191 head.

Average price

$149.45

1,191 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$844

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$41.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.94

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	402	157.45	633	51
Medium and Large 1	590	151.31	893	739
Large 1	521	149.61	780	110
Medium and Large 1-2	555	145.53	807	259
Medium and Large 2	493	139.50	688	12thin
Medium 2	441	116.25	513	20

One grade step is worth $41.20/cwt here — about $120 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 sale1,191 hd

149.45

—

MT average3 barns · 2,126 hd

152.40

−2.94

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	1,743	81.73	1,424	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,385	59.87	829	86
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	58.27	880	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,177	55.72	656	161

Every lot

98 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	186.50/cwt	184.00–190.00	642	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	653	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	728	8
Steers	—	Medium 1	395	179.75/cwt	171.00–183.00	710	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	194.13/cwt	190.50–195.50	817	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	173.74/cwt	170.50–176.50	742	27
Steers	—	Large 1	433	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	786	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	808	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	178.74/cwt	178.00–182.00	826	16
Steers	—	Medium 2	475	130.25/cwt	122.00–136.00	619	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	183.35/cwt	181.00–184.00	886	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	180.92/cwt	178.00–183.00	928	59
Steers	—	Medium 2	513	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	657	9
Steers	—	Medium 1	530	153.10/cwt	152.00–165.00	811	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	170.00/cwt	166.00–174.00	910	8
Steers	—	Medium 1	554	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	870	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	172.49/cwt	160.00–178.50	994	232
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	156.44/cwt	145.00–163.00	917	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	147.42/cwt	145.00–149.00	905	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	160.10/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,013	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	140.09/cwt	134.00–144.00	964	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	149.12/cwt	144.00–149.50	1,054	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,025	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,059	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	898	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,140	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	939	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,155	13
Steers	—	Large 1	1,071	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,232	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	354	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	559	23
Heifers	—	Medium 2	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	152.27/cwt	152.00–152.50	617	13
Heifers	—	Large 1	413	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	640	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	163.04/cwt	160.00–165.00	699	38
Heifers	—	Medium 1	436	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	689	21
Heifers	—	Medium 1	456	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	702	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	465	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	523	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	469	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	704	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	677	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	163.45/cwt	161.50–165.00	781	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	151.11/cwt	145.00–157.00	731	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	148.68/cwt	146.50–155.00	766	43
Heifers	—	Medium 2	517	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	595	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	159.50/cwt	156.00–162.50	853	193
Heifers	—	Large 1	548	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	817	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	157.28/cwt	148.50–159.50	879	176
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	709	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	144.71/cwt	138.00–145.00	835	168
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	144.14/cwt	139.00–147.50	888	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	132.34/cwt	131.75–135.00	895	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	134.25/cwt	127.50–135.00	976	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	893	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	130.29/cwt	127.00–130.75	1,055	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,127	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,197	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	391	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	692	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	607	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	886	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	716	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	895	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	788	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	977	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	966	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,140	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,043	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,158	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,195	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	896	1
Bulls	—	—	1,611	73.32/cwt	67.50–78.50	1,181	11
Bulls	—	—	1,769	92.47/cwt	89.00–93.50	1,636	5
Bulls	—	—	1,822	85.54/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,559	16
Bulls	—	—	2,040	74.03/cwt	68.00–79.00	1,510	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	915	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	467	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	965	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	511	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	54.22/cwt	49.50–56.50	606	61
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	46.43/cwt	45.00–48.00	522	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	58.33/cwt	57.00–61.00	697	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,217	59.48/cwt	57.00–64.00	724	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,226	55.45/cwt	51.00–57.00	680	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	57.75/cwt	57.00–58.50	756	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,375	56.22/cwt	55.50–56.50	773	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,391	62.58/cwt	58.00–65.50	870	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,411	54.92/cwt	54.00–56.00	775	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	55.47/cwt	54.75–60.00	792	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,632	63.64/cwt	62.00–66.00	1,039	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,730	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	986	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	11,540	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,169	1,627.25/cwt	1,450.00–1,675.00	19,023	448
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,172	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,822	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	1,190.42/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	14,047	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,188	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,286	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,248	782.47/cwt	775.00–800.00	9,765	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,264	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	10,554	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,324	1,520.45/cwt	1,410.00–1,600.00	20,131	119
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,330	982.14/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	13,062	215
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	1,440.82/cwt	1,400.00–1,450.00	19,235	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,398	1,309.35/cwt	1,150.00–1,360.00	18,305	331
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,464	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,908	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	989	91.69/cwt	81.00–103.00	907	76
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,008	82.61/cwt	62.00–96.50	833	36
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,117	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	782	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	972	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	12,879	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,213	1,429.78/cwt	1,425.00–1,435.00	17,343	43

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 Mar 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,505Last week 2,106Year ago 2,277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 345Last week 560Year ago 277

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,504Last week 153Year ago 144

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	750	120.00	120.00
24	—	484	145.00–157.00	151.11
43	—	515	146.50–155.00	148.68
168	—	577	138.00–145.00	144.71
13	—	405	152.00–152.50	152.27
2	—	738	121.00	121.00
4	—	630	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	810	127.00–130.75	130.29
38	—	429	160.00–165.00	163.04
90	—	616	139.00–147.50	144.14
52	—	676	131.75–135.00	132.34
72	—	478	161.50–165.00	163.45
62	—	727	127.50–135.00	134.25
193	—	535	156.00–162.50	159.50
17	—	950	126.00	126.00
176	—	559	148.50–159.50	157.28
7	—	874	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	469	150.00	150.00
7	—	413	155.00	155.00
78	—	548	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	456	154.00	154.00
23	—	354	158.00	158.00
21	—	436	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	465	112.50	112.50
3	—	517	115.00	115.00
9	—	395	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	126.00	126.00
9	—	470	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	483	181.00–184.00	183.35
82	—	707	144.00–149.50	149.12
6	—	898	127.00	127.00
98	—	633	154.00–162.00	160.10
11	—	751	141.00	141.00
48	—	421	190.50–195.50	194.13
8	—	383	190.00	190.00
232	—	576	160.00–178.50	172.49
59	—	513	178.00–183.00	180.92
13	—	939	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	355	184.00	184.00
15	—	688	134.00–144.00	140.09
9	—	614	145.00–149.00	147.42
9	—	449	180.00	180.00
16	—	586	145.00–163.00	156.44
3	—	743	138.00	138.00
8	—	535	166.00–174.00	170.00
12	—	344	184.00–190.00	186.50
16	—	462	178.00–182.00	178.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	554	157.00	157.00
35	—	530	152.00–165.00	153.10
22	—	395	171.00–183.00	179.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	433	181.50	181.50
5	—	1,071	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	427	170.50–176.50	173.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	513	128.00	128.00
15	—	475	122.00–136.00	130.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	391	177.00	177.00
23	—	540	155.00	155.00
16	—	607	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	716	125.00	125.00
10	—	966	118.00	118.00
3	—	788	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,043	111.00	111.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,180	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,190.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,335	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,440.82
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,464	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	1,115	1,035.00	1,035.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	119	—	1,324	1,410.00–1,600.00	1,520.45
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	331	—	1,398	1,150.00–1,360.00	1,309.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	448	—	1,169	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,627.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,188	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	1,172	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,248	775.00–800.00	782.47

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	215	—	1,330	875.00–1,050.00	982.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,264	835.00	835.00

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	36	—	1,008	62.00–96.50	82.61
(<2 yrs)	Open	76	—	989	81.00–103.00	91.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,117	70.00	70.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	972	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	43	—	1,213	1,425.00–1,435.00	1,429.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,309	57.00–58.50	57.75
8	—	1,411	54.00–56.00	54.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	51.00	51.00
1	—	965	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,195	57.00–61.00	58.33
2	—	1,124	45.00–48.00	46.43
61	—	1,117	49.50–56.50	54.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,427	54.75–60.00	55.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,226	51.00–57.00	55.45
30	—	1,217	57.00–64.00	59.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,375	55.50–56.50	56.22
50	—	1,391	58.00–65.50	62.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	57.00	57.00
7	—	1,632	62.00–66.00	63.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,611	67.50–78.50	73.32
5	—	1,769	89.00–93.50	92.47
16	—	1,822	84.00–89.00	85.54
2	—	2,040	68.00–79.00	74.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	75.00	75.00

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.