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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Apr 8

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

476 head

▼ 6,864 vs last sale 7,340▲ 155 vs year ago 321 · +48.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

688 head

▲ 610 vs last sale 78▲ 602 vs year ago 86 · +700.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

322 head

▲ 257 vs last sale 65▼ 609 vs year ago 931 · −65.4%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All feeder cattle were too lightly tested this sale to develop any market trend. Quality was mostly plain to average, and offered in mostly small packages or as singles. Quality this week was significantly lower than last weeks offering. Demand was limited due to todays light offering. Market activity was mostly slow today. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand. Offerings were moderate to heavy. Packers continue to show good demand for cows for immediate harvest and to feed. Packers purchased mostly high quality, young cows to feed. Feeding buyers were active this week as well actively bidding on thin cows and cows which might be bred. Slaughter cows were lightly tested last week so all comparisons are narrow. Slaughter and feeding cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher on boning and breaking cows. Lean cows showed the greatest advance pushing mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeing cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher on all classes. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Bull quality today was mostly attractive. Young age cows sold on mostly good demand again this week. This class of cows sold mostly 5.00-8.00 higher than last week. Quality was average to attractive and better overall than last week.

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 $175.81/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$175.81

148 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$62.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.36

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	462	177.28	819	51
Medium and Large 1	566	176.95	1,002	94
Medium and Large 2	718	115.02	826	3thin

One grade step is worth $62.26/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale148 hd

175.81

—

MT average3 barns · 352 hd

185.17

−9.36

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	1,753	88.57	1,553	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,407	70.31	990	153
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	68.93	1,106	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,137	66.75	759	271

Every lot

66 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	643	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	720	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	405	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	753	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	191.29/cwt	190.00–195.00	779	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	460	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	771	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	196.64/cwt	191.00–203.00	922	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	166.21/cwt	163.00–176.00	866	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	176.33/cwt	173.00–177.00	982	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	171.86/cwt	171.50–174.00	1,002	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	903	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	164.24/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,025	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	160.99/cwt	159.00–162.50	1,059	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	115.02/cwt	114.00–117.00	826	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	898	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,190	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	339	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	553	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	158.19/cwt	156.00–159.00	579	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	658	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	161.48/cwt	160.00–162.00	748	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	788	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	167.06/cwt	160.00–168.50	849	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	157.68/cwt	154.00–160.50	902	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	147.95/cwt	146.00–150.00	861	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	147.39/cwt	144.00–151.50	908	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	128.44/cwt	125.00–131.00	849	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	142.42/cwt	136.00–146.00	976	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	956	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,014	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	878	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	95	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	143	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	658	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	733	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	491	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	810	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	721	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	981	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,116	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	920	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,168	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,310	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,146	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,382	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,092	3
Bulls	—	—	1,642	81.55/cwt	74.00–83.50	1,339	18
Bulls	—	—	1,762	89.40/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,575	31
Bulls	—	—	2,081	101.62/cwt	98.00–104.00	2,115	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	953	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	600	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	960	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	643	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,114	64.73/cwt	56.00–68.00	721	117
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	846	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	65.44/cwt	63.50–68.00	743	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,142	69.77/cwt	67.00–71.00	797	66
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,202	69.01/cwt	67.00–71.00	830	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,238	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	904	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,315	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	723	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,368	68.96/cwt	67.50–71.50	943	62
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,385	74.00/cwt	72.50–76.00	1,025	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,393	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	905	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,443	65.52/cwt	64.00–67.50	945	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,497	69.37/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,038	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,587	70.70/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,122	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,588	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,159	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,590	73.30/cwt	72.50–74.00	1,165	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,633	65.41/cwt	64.00–67.50	1,068	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,253	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	946	50
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,457	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	18,722	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	90.01/cwt	86.00–94.50	797	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	892	70.05/cwt	66.00–71.00	625	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	950	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	846	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	971	102.94/cwt	80.00–115.50	1,000	129
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	87.34/cwt	63.00–100.00	930	69

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 Apr 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 7,340Year ago 321

Slaughter CattleReceipts 688Last week 78Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 322Last week 65Year ago 931

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	802	109.50	109.50
15	—	463	160.00–162.00	161.48
4	—	582	146.00–150.00	147.95
12	—	366	156.00–159.00	158.19
7	—	661	125.00–131.00	128.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	508	160.00–168.50	167.06
14	—	685	136.00–146.00	142.42
19	—	572	154.00–160.50	157.68
4	—	741	129.00	129.00
3	—	473	166.50	166.50
6	—	616	144.00–151.50	147.39
2	—	768	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	427	154.00	154.00
9	—	339	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	163.00–176.00	166.21
3	—	373	193.00	193.00
17	—	342	188.00	188.00
4	—	407	190.00–195.00	191.29
13	—	583	171.50–174.00	171.86
3	—	623	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	162.00–165.00	164.24
21	—	658	159.00–162.50	160.99
30	—	469	191.00–203.00	196.64
5	—	898	132.50	132.50
30	—	557	173.00–177.00	176.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	114.00–117.00	115.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	872	128.00	128.00
2	—	95	150.00	150.00
2	—	405	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	127.00	127.00
11	—	721	136.00	136.00
5	—	413	177.50	177.50
4	—	491	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	131.00	131.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	50	—	1,253	75.50	75.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,457	1,285.00	1,285.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	892	66.00–71.00	70.05
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	885	86.00–94.50	90.01

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	69	—	1,065	63.00–100.00	87.34
(<2 yrs)	Open	129	—	971	80.00–115.50	102.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	950	89.00	89.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,443	64.00–67.50	65.52
28	—	1,497	68.00–71.00	69.37
3	—	1,590	72.50–74.00	73.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,587	70.00–72.50	70.70
9	—	1,633	64.00–67.50	65.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	65.00	65.00
62	—	1,368	67.50–71.50	68.96
46	—	1,385	72.50–76.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	73.00	73.00
117	—	1,114	56.00–68.00	64.73
66	—	1,142	67.00–71.00	69.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	67.00	67.00
2	—	953	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	55.00	55.00
40	—	1,202	67.00–71.00	69.01
41	—	1,135	63.50–68.00	65.44
1	—	1,135	74.50	74.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,588	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,382	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,310	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,642	74.00–83.50	81.55
10	—	2,081	98.00–104.00	101.62
31	—	1,762	86.00–94.00	89.40

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.