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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Apr 15

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

254 head

▼ 222 vs last sale 476▲ 28 vs year ago 226 · +12.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

347 head

▼ 341 vs last sale 688▲ 232 vs year ago 115 · +201.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

329 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 322▲ 262 vs year ago 67 · +391.0%

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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 average, and offered in mostly small packages or as singles. Demand was light to moderate this sale. Most buyers were buying cattle to square up loads from yesterdays big sale. Market activity was slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. Packers showed lighter demand for slaughter cows this sale. Feeding cow demand was good to very good. Packers opted to put most high quality young cows on feed this sale. Feeding buyers were not as aggressive in bidding on thin or older cows this sale. This allowed packers to buy slaughter cows lower. Feeding cows sold fully steady, while slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower on all classes. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a lower quality offering. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed sold fully steady. Quality was average to attractive this week.

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 $142.93/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$142.93

72 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$397

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

$2.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.05

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	309	145.00	448	4thin
Medium and Large 1	657	143.01	939	42
Medium and Large 1-2	593	142.47	845	26

One grade step is worth $2.53/cwt here — about −$397 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 sale72 hd

142.93

—

MT average3 barns · 3,994 hd

147.98

−5.05

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	1,632	87.96	1,435	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,678	70.30	1,180	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,420	68.73	976	114
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,785	67.00	1,196	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,165	64.20	748	116

Every lot

68 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	435	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	779	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	896	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	789	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	187.99/cwt	185.00–190.00	957	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,026	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	979	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	151.58/cwt	148.50–154.00	1,082	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	145.56/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,041	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	904	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,085	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,068	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,207	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	309	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	448	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	699	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	157.22/cwt	156.00–158.00	758	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	153.01/cwt	152.00–154.00	773	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	149.75/cwt	149.00–150.00	872	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	143.63/cwt	143.00–147.00	845	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	148.27/cwt	147.00–149.00	906	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	132.60/cwt	131.00–135.00	830	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	144.02/cwt	143.00–145.50	956	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	973	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,028	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	799	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,015	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	844	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	890	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	947	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	792	126.79/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,004	10
Bulls	—	Large 1	810	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,029	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	848	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,077	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	908	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,035	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,028	114.71/cwt	112.50–116.00	1,179	11
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,055	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,224	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,130	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,017	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,163	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,268	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,222	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,222	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,267	90.67/cwt	90.50–91.00	1,149	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,163	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	954	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,254	86.68/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,087	9
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,305	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,214	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,315	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	960	1
Bulls	—	—	1,631	83.10/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,355	7
Bulls	—	—	1,872	90.35/cwt	85.00–93.50	1,691	17
Bulls	—	—	1,976	96.09/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,899	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows22 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	934	60.83/cwt	59.00–62.50	568	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	50.68/cwt	50.00–51.00	564	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,117	63.76/cwt	62.00–66.00	712	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	62.04/cwt	57.00–64.50	727	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	65.75/cwt	55.00–69.50	787	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,209	70.53/cwt	70.00–72.50	853	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,214	67.44/cwt	66.00–70.50	819	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,273	71.74/cwt	71.00–72.50	913	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	67.50/cwt	65.50–69.00	935	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,403	73.32/cwt	72.00–74.50	1,029	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	62.77/cwt	60.00–65.50	882	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,423	63.14/cwt	58.00–65.00	898	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,426	69.22/cwt	67.00–72.00	987	63
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,473	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,097	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,555	71.50/cwt	71.00–72.50	1,112	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,632	73.17/cwt	72.75–74.50	1,194	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,678	71.26/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,196	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,717	65.56/cwt	64.50–68.00	1,126	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,760	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,197	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,785	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,196	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,818	70.43/cwt	70.00–71.50	1,280	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	89.38/cwt	82.00–93.00	798	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,036	97.77/cwt	79.50–117.00	1,013	139
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,052	83.71/cwt	67.00–99.50	881	86
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,288	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	13,331	14

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 476Year ago 226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 347Last week 688Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 329Last week 322Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,028	112.50–116.00	114.71
2	—	810	127.00	127.00
3	—	1,222	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,267	90.50–91.00	90.67
2	—	1,055	116.00	116.00
4	—	1,163	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	175.00	175.00
2	—	848	127.00	127.00
1	—	530	168.00	168.00
3	—	908	114.00	114.00
6	—	667	142.00	142.00
10	—	792	125.00–128.00	126.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	582	149.00–150.00	149.75
11	—	611	147.00–149.00	148.27
7	—	788	130.50	130.50
5	—	664	143.00–145.50	144.02
7	—	721	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	152.00–154.00	153.01
4	—	799	127.00	127.00
7	—	626	131.00–135.00	132.60
6	—	588	143.00–147.00	143.63
5	—	482	156.00–158.00	157.22
2	—	445	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	309	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	185.00–190.00	187.99
8	—	586	175.00	175.00
22	—	714	148.50–154.00	151.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	184.00	184.00
7	—	646	151.50	151.50
4	—	904	120.00	120.00
4	—	715	140.00–147.50	145.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	161.00	161.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	7	—	893	82.00–93.00	89.38

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	86	—	1,052	67.00–99.50	83.71
(<2 yrs)	Open	139	—	1,036	79.50–117.00	97.77

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,288	1,035.00	1,035.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,818	70.00–71.50	70.43
7	—	1,717	64.50–68.00	65.56
8	—	1,632	72.75–74.50	73.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	934	59.00–62.50	60.83
1	—	915	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,403	72.00–74.50	73.32
6	—	1,423	58.00–65.00	63.14
63	—	1,426	67.00–72.00	69.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	71.00–72.50	71.74
19	—	1,214	66.00–70.50	67.44
22	—	1,117	62.00–66.00	63.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,172	57.00–64.50	62.04
7	—	1,209	70.00–72.50	70.53
22	—	1,197	55.00–69.50	65.75
3	—	1,112	50.00–51.00	50.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	71.00–72.50	71.50
7	—	1,385	65.50–69.00	67.50
15	—	1,405	60.00–65.50	62.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,678	70.00–72.00	71.26
1	—	1,760	68.00	68.00
2	—	1,473	74.50	74.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,305	93.00	93.00
9	—	1,254	85.00–91.00	86.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,872	85.00–93.50	90.35
7	—	1,631	80.00–84.00	83.10
4	—	1,976	94.00–101.00	96.09

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.