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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, May 13

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

510 head

▼ 317 vs last sale 827▲ 157 vs year ago 353 · +44.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

806 head

▲ 382 vs last sale 424▲ 631 vs year ago 175 · +360.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

344 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 313▼ 261 vs year ago 605 · −43.1%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Demand was mixed. Good demand was seen for high quality, thin fleshed offerings, while light demand was seen for plain or crossbred offerings. Quality was mixed as well from plain to attractive. CME positions traded mixed as well with the nearby May contract closing 0.70 higher at 137.45, while the August closed 0.025 lower at 150.50.Market activity this week was mostly slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Packers buyers didn't seem want to push the market higher but showed need for cows both for immediate slaughter as well as to feed. Slaughter and feeding cows sold steady to 1.00 higher on all classes. Drought conditions continues to push cows to market and packers continue to gather supplies as the cutter cow cutout continues to inch higher. As of todays close the cutter cow cutout was 205.53, 1.37 higher than Wednesdays close. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Several very high dressing bulls sold today and these offerings were met with good demand. Weigh up conditions started the sale above average, however weigh conditions deteriorated as the sale pushed into the afternoon. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold unevenly steady. Good demand was seen for high quality offerings, however plain to average quality offerings were met with mostly light demand and created uneven prices. Quality this week was mixed.

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 $134.57/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$134.57

175 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$280

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

$44.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.74

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	556	143.00	795	20
Medium and Large 1	636	140.94	896	112
Medium and Large 2	641	121.00	776	13thin
Medium 2-3	466	116.00	541	9thin
Medium 1-2	668	112.00	748	16thin
Large 1	1,086	99.00	1,075	5thin

One grade step is worth $44.00/cwt here — about −$280 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 sale175 hd

134.57

—

MT average3 barns · 1,778 hd

143.31

−8.74

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	1,737	86.04	1,495	98
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,415	65.12	922	214
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,589	64.00	1,017	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	60.55	718	314

Every lot

64 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 and Large 1Thin Fleshed	535	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,019	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	553	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,053	36
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	561	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	715	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	607	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,080	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	160.13/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,004	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	153.15/cwt	152.00–155.00	965	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	160.20/cwt	148.00–167.00	1,064	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	959	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,040	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	127.51/cwt	126.00–129.00	988	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	165	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	330	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	466	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	541	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	158.58/cwt	152.00–163.00	818	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	787	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	800	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	876	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	607	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	777	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	908	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	668	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	748	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	671	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	772	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	704	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	964	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	946	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	114.54/cwt	112.00–115.00	945	20
Heifers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,086	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,075	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	438	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	591	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	844	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	975	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	910	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	946	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	944	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	850	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	989	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	999	6
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,044	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	1,028	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,349	75.59/cwt	70.50–81.00	1,020	17
Bulls	—	—	1,631	80.04/cwt	70.00–83.50	1,305	23
Bulls	—	—	1,798	87.86/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,580	34
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,845	87.23/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,609	6
Bulls	—	—	2,090	99.75/cwt	94.50–110.00	2,085	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	952	54.49/cwt	51.00–56.00	519	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,131	60.02/cwt	55.00–61.50	679	46
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,165	71.57/cwt	70.50–73.25	834	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	57.36/cwt	50.50–60.50	683	112
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,206	63.34/cwt	61.00–68.50	764	91
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	62.50/cwt	60.50–65.00	759	51
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,290	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	890	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,358	72.29/cwt	69.00–74.00	982	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	58.17/cwt	55.00–61.50	810	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,401	64.09/cwt	62.00–67.00	898	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,449	61.47/cwt	60.50–62.00	891	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,454	65.97/cwt	62.00–68.50	959	75
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,468	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,006	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	62.29/cwt	61.00–64.50	967	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,597	67.66/cwt	66.50–68.00	1,081	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,681	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	967	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,241	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	22,338	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,479	1,205.52/cwt	1,175.00–1,225.00	17,830	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,552	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	22,892	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	803	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	570	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	916	81.36/cwt	79.00–89.00	745	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	966	60.25/cwt	55.00–71.00	582	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	967	92.41/cwt	72.00–103.00	894	134
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,011	64.30/cwt	64.00–65.00	650	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	75.48/cwt	65.00–95.00	785	75
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,105	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	674	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,248	1,038.77/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	12,964	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 May 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 827Year ago 353

Slaughter CattleReceipts 806Last week 424Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 344Last week 313Year ago 605

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,552	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,241	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,479	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,205.52

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	10	—	966	55.00–71.00	60.25
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	916	79.00–89.00	81.36

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	2	—	803	71.00	71.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,011	64.00–65.00	64.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	134	—	967	72.00–103.00	92.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	75	—	1,040	65.00–95.00	75.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	61.00	61.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,248	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,038.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	136.00	136.00
11	—	627	157.00–169.00	160.13
8	—	664	148.00–167.00	160.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	630	152.00–155.00	153.15
4	—	775	126.00–129.00	127.51
2	—	690	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	535	190.50	190.50
36	—	553	190.50	190.50
43	—	607	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	561	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	704	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	825	112.00–115.00	114.54
54	—	516	152.00–163.00	158.58
3	—	668	136.00	136.00
7	—	782	121.00	121.00
2	—	588	149.00	149.00
2	—	165	200.00	200.00
1	—	200	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	690	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,086	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	580	138.00	138.00
10	—	532	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	607	128.00	128.00
7	—	671	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	668	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	844	115.50	115.50
6	—	989	101.00	101.00
2	—	910	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	438	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,044	98.50	98.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	944	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,449	60.50–62.00	61.47
42	—	1,358	69.00–74.00	72.29
75	—	1,454	62.00–68.50	65.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,206	61.00–68.50	63.34
46	—	1,131	55.00–61.50	60.02
5	—	1,165	70.50–73.25	71.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,597	66.50–68.00	67.66
5	—	1,552	61.00–64.50	62.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,393	55.00–61.50	58.17
39	—	1,401	62.00–67.00	64.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,190	50.50–60.50	57.36
51	—	1,215	60.50–65.00	62.50
2	—	1,290	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,681	57.50	57.50
2	—	1,468	68.50	68.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	952	51.00–56.00	54.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,349	70.50–81.00	75.59
6	—	1,845	84.00–90.00	87.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,631	70.00–83.50	80.04
18	—	2,090	94.50–110.00	99.75
34	—	1,798	84.00–93.00	87.86

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.