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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Jun 10

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← May 27Jun 10Jun 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,415 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 1,517▲ 96 vs year ago 1,319 · +7.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,117 head

▲ 775 vs last sale 342▲ 889 vs year ago 228 · +389.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

898 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 844▼ 56 vs year ago 954 · −5.9%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale (5-27-2021), feeder steers sold uneven. Steers 500 to 700 lbs sold weak; steers 700 to 850 lbs sold strong; steers 850 to 1000 lbs sold weak. Feeder heifers overall sold weak. Feeder bulls sold strong on a light comparison. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate supply for the feeder cattle. Good demand was noted on large drafts of feeders. Slaughter breaker cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher on a light comparison; slaughter boner cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher; slaughter lean cows sold steady. Buyer demand for the slaughter cattle was moderate with good demand noted on higher quality cows. Replacement stock cows sold strong. Cow-Calf pairs sold strong. Buyer demand was moderate to good on stock cows with moderate demand on cow-calf pairs. Good demand was noted on heavier cows and calves.

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 $141.02/cwt on 622 head.

Average price

$141.02

622 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$23.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	629	142.81	899	574
Medium and Large 1-2	602	119.58	720	48

One grade step is worth $23.23/cwt here — about $179 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 sale622 hd

141.02

—

MT average3 barns · 1,195 hd

138.93

+2.09

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	1,765	93.90	1,657	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	70.51	1,002	147
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	62.40	800	311
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,199	57.05	684	117

Every lot

99 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	328	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	525	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	139.48/cwt	131.00–143.00	534	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	139.47/cwt	130.00–147.50	577	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	162.68/cwt	162.50–163.00	703	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	156.32/cwt	150.00–165.00	761	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	499	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	878	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	144.76/cwt	144.00–152.00	737	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	521	179.98/cwt	177.00–181.00	938	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	168.14/cwt	165.00–169.00	915	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	877	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	168.52/cwt	165.00–173.00	966	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	172.54/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,070	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	129.68/cwt	124.00–135.00	816	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	154.86/cwt	151.00–169.00	1,062	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	155.67/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,110	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	136.07/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,008	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	146.74/cwt	141.50–154.00	1,137	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	797	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,084	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	139.63/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,159	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,040	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	121.66/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,058	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	938	120.61/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,131	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,168	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,050	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,103	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,130	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,209	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,155	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,005	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	452	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	138.51/cwt	135.00–142.00	524	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	133.46/cwt	130.00–137.00	554	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	113.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	512	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	137.65/cwt	130.00–145.00	650	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	483	152.82/cwt	150.00–156.00	738	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	142.55/cwt	136.00–145.00	754	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	119.37/cwt	118.00–125.00	637	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	548	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	866	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	113.48/cwt	107.50–115.00	626	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	567	161.18/cwt	150.00–163.50	914	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	576	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	599	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	135.41/cwt	128.00–138.00	785	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	147.73/cwt	140.00–154.00	919	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	132.43/cwt	126.00–133.00	853	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	646	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	872	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	138.43/cwt	131.00–145.00	940	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	123.31/cwt	112.00–129.00	853	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	713	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	841	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	131.30/cwt	131.00–133.50	949	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	114.63/cwt	110.00–117.00	841	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	125.21/cwt	121.00–126.00	965	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	837	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	121.37/cwt	114.00–125.50	993	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	901	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	113.89/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,009	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	899	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,191	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	950	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	439	146.28/cwt	142.50–150.00	642	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	493	144.27/cwt	143.00–146.00	711	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	631	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	498	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	802	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	539	131.75/cwt	130.00–137.50	710	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	614	128.52/cwt	121.00–130.00	789	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	651	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	977	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	878	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	764	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,177	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,049	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	850	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,003	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	77.44/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,084	4
Bulls	—	—	1,761	90.19/cwt	82.00–96.00	1,588	40
Bulls	—	—	1,835	103.21/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,894	23
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	54.03/cwt	52.50–55.50	599	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	46.34/cwt	46.00–47.00	533	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	58.54/cwt	56.00–61.50	680	69
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	64.26/cwt	62.00–67.50	804	64
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,253	62.43/cwt	61.25–66.00	782	135
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	62.37/cwt	62.00–63.50	788	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,271	67.89/cwt	67.00–69.00	863	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,334	56.07/cwt	56.00–58.00	748	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	60.45/cwt	58.00–61.50	808	101
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	70.00/cwt	69.00–74.00	957	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	75.05/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,054	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	70.78/cwt	69.00–74.50	999	90
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,412	67.60/cwt	66.00–71.00	955	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	66.86/cwt	65.00–68.50	988	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,523	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,127	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	973	90.32/cwt	81.00–101.00	879	99
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	73.36/cwt	64.00–80.00	809	65
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,054	1,171.93/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	12,352	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,123	955.53/cwt	850.00–975.00	10,731	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,139	903.43/cwt	900.00–910.00	10,290	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	1,354.69/cwt	1,325.00–1,425.00	15,511	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,153	1,408.59/cwt	1,225.00–1,575.00	16,241	86
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,278	1,356.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,400.00	17,330	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,318	1,456.73/cwt	1,325.00–1,485.00	19,200	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,406	1,026.11/cwt	975.00–1,200.00	14,427	87
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,452	1,277.84/cwt	1,025.00–1,475.00	18,554	328
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,630	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	21,598	1

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 Jun 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,415Last week 1,517Year ago 1,319

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,117Last week 342Year ago 228

Replacement CattleReceipts 898Last week 844Year ago 954

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	529	136.00–145.00	142.55
2	—	415	130.00–137.00	133.46
4	—	341	132.50	132.50
9	—	472	130.00–145.00	137.65
11	—	580	128.00–138.00	135.41
31	—	886	107.00–119.00	113.89
10	—	378	135.00–142.00	138.51
1	—	950	100.00	100.00
32	—	723	131.00–133.50	131.30
43	—	679	131.00–145.00	138.43
63	—	622	140.00–154.00	147.73
40	—	818	114.00–125.50	121.37
32	—	771	121.00–126.00	125.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	713	118.00	118.00
16	—	646	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	899	132.50	132.50
55	—	483	150.00–156.00	152.82
41	—	548	158.00	158.00
122	—	567	150.00–163.50	161.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	534	118.00–125.00	119.37
12	—	644	126.00–133.00	132.43
3	—	692	112.00–129.00	123.31
1	—	775	108.00	108.00
2	—	838	107.00–108.00	107.50
3	—	734	110.00–117.00	114.63
3	—	452	110.00–115.00	113.34
5	—	552	107.50–115.00	113.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	439	142.50–150.00	146.28
7	—	493	143.00–146.00	144.27
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
11	—	780	134.50	134.50
9	—	663	132.50	132.50
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
15	—	614	121.00–130.00	128.52
1	—	850	118.00	118.00
7	—	539	130.00–137.50	131.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	498	161.00	161.00
19	—	764	154.00	154.00
27	—	651	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	521	177.00–181.00	179.98
4	—	499	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	544	165.00–169.00	168.14
6	—	870	117.00–126.00	121.66
87	—	830	129.00–140.00	139.63
5	—	938	118.00–125.00	120.61
2	—	328	160.00	160.00
33	—	713	150.00–161.00	155.67
19	—	383	131.00–143.00	139.48
13	—	487	150.00–165.00	156.32
45	—	686	151.00–169.00	154.86
122	—	620	162.00–175.00	172.54
15	—	775	141.50–154.00	146.74
35	—	573	165.00–173.00	168.52
1	—	990	118.00	118.00
16	—	432	162.50–163.00	162.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	797	136.00	136.00
13	—	414	130.00–147.50	139.47
31	—	509	144.00–152.00	144.76
4	—	566	155.00	155.00
12	—	741	120.00–145.00	136.07
10	—	629	124.00–135.00	129.68
2	—	680	90.00	90.00
3	—	830	125.00–126.00	125.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,130	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,050	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	99	—	973	81.00–101.00	90.32

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	65	—	1,103	64.00–80.00	73.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,139	900.00–910.00	903.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	328	—	1,452	1,025.00–1,475.00	1,277.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,123	850.00–975.00	955.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	44	—	1,318	1,325.00–1,485.00	1,456.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,054	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,171.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,630	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,278	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,356.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	86	—	1,153	1,225.00–1,575.00	1,408.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,145	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,354.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	87	—	1,406	975.00–1,200.00	1,026.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,150	46.00–47.00	46.34
11	—	1,109	52.50–55.50	54.03
4	—	1,263	62.00–63.50	62.37
69	—	1,161	56.00–61.50	58.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	74.00	74.00
18	—	1,412	66.00–71.00	67.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,405	75.00–76.00	75.05
90	—	1,412	69.00–74.50	70.78
18	—	1,477	65.00–68.50	66.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,271	67.00–69.00	67.89
135	—	1,253	61.25–66.00	62.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	1,337	58.00–61.50	60.45
6	—	1,367	69.00–74.00	70.00
64	—	1,251	62.00–67.50	64.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,334	56.00–58.00	56.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	75.00–79.00	77.44
23	—	1,835	98.00–108.00	103.21
40	—	1,761	82.00–96.00	90.19

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.