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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Jun 17

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

614 head

▼ 801 vs last sale 1,415▲ 441 vs year ago 173 · +254.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

501 head

▼ 616 vs last sale 1,117▲ 194 vs year ago 307 · +63.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

198 head

▼ 700 vs last sale 898▼ 57 vs year ago 255 · −22.4%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to firm undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Several sets of light fleshed cattle were on offer this week. Many of these offerings ran out of grass due to drought. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly moderate to good on light offerings. Market activity was mostly moderate to active. Weight up cows comprised the majority of the sale this week. Packers opted to sent the majority of the cows to feed this week. Many very attractive cows were seen this week off reputation ranches. Packers purchased these high quality offerings on very good demand. Feeding cows sold a full 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold on light to moderate demand and sold generally steady on breaking and boning cows, lean cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Only lame or blemished cows not suitable to feed sold as slaughter cows this week. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. Several ranchers were in the market for rebreed type cows this week. This helped provide some support to this class of cattle.

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 $140.06/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$140.06

232 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$122

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$34.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.08

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	687	142.89	982	189
Medium and Large 1-2	603	138.62	837	18thin
Medium 1-2	593	126.25	748	16thin
Large 1	1,022	108.00	1,104	9thin

One grade step is worth $34.89/cwt here — about −$122 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 sale232 hd

140.06

—

MT average3 barns · 335 hd

139.98

+0.08

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	—	Average	1,704	90.69	1,546	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	72.74	1,160	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,427	69.90	997	265
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,181	63.69	752	99

Every lot

70 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	475	167.51/cwt	165.00–171.00	796	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,040	16
Steers	—	Medium 1	544	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	963	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,042	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,011	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	178.10/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,092	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	162.64/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,020	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,034	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,171	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,195	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,107	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	957	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,225	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	995	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,194	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,070	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,220	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	95	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	309	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	240	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	924	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	725	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	161.21/cwt	154.00–163.00	821	48
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	516	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	655	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	148.00/cwt	145.00–149.00	802	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	558	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	915	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	153.03/cwt	151.50–155.00	941	21
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	618	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	779	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	981	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	131.90/cwt	125.00–136.00	902	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,012	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	131.38/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,010	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,043	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	124.50/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,068	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	888	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,030	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,088	11
Heifers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,022	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,104	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	90	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	293	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	544	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	947	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	875	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	890	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,041	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	900	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,089	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	988	116.75/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,153	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,070	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,209	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,139	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,316	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,265	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,250	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,250	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,023	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	614	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,294	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,100	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,404	76.55/cwt	69.00–78.50	1,075	10
Bulls	—	—	1,565	82.69/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,294	5
Bulls	—	—	1,689	89.77/cwt	84.50–94.00	1,516	38
Bulls	—	—	1,974	100.72/cwt	96.50–108.50	1,988	25
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	915	54.43/cwt	52.00–57.50	498	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	67.10/cwt	65.00–71.00	764	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	63.00/cwt	60.50–66.50	730	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,180	64.97/cwt	62.00–67.50	767	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,213	73.88/cwt	71.50–77.50	896	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,216	58.40/cwt	56.00–60.00	710	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,233	60.19/cwt	55.00–61.00	742	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,410	67.84/cwt	62.00–72.00	957	105
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,425	76.32/cwt	71.00–80.50	1,088	106
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	63.73/cwt	62.00–68.00	908	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,484	58.16/cwt	55.00–62.00	863	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,498	61.14/cwt	56.00–62.50	916	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,534	70.57/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,083	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,546	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,175	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	64.64/cwt	64.00–66.00	1,060	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,671	77.12/cwt	76.00–77.50	1,289	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	70.89/cwt	69.00–73.50	1,205	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	78.02/cwt	76.00–80.00	658	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	595	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,076	93.15/cwt	74.50–104.50	1,002	119
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	74.97/cwt	68.00–88.00	810	47

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 614Last week 1,415Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 501Last week 1,117Year ago 307

Replacement CattleReceipts 198Last week 898Year ago 255

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,498	56.00–62.50	61.14
106	—	1,425	71.00–80.50	76.32
105	—	1,410	62.00–72.00	67.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,534	70.00–71.00	70.57
9	—	1,546	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,425	62.00–68.00	63.73
17	—	1,484	55.00–62.00	58.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,640	64.00–66.00	64.64
4	—	1,671	76.00–77.50	77.12
4	—	1,700	69.00–73.50	70.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,213	71.50–77.50	73.88
28	—	1,180	62.00–67.50	64.97
9	—	1,233	55.00–61.00	60.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,139	65.00–71.00	67.10
23	—	1,159	60.50–66.50	63.00
19	—	1,216	56.00–60.00	58.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	915	52.00–57.50	54.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,689	84.50–94.00	89.77
5	—	1,565	81.00–84.00	82.69
25	—	1,974	96.50–108.50	100.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,294	85.00	85.00
10	—	1,404	69.00–78.50	76.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	117.00	117.00
4	—	544	174.00	174.00
3	—	1,140	111.00	111.00
2	—	658	133.00	133.00
1	—	90	325.00	325.00
4	—	988	116.00–117.00	116.75
1	—	900	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,139	115.00–116.00	115.50
1	—	1,250	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,070	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	325.00	325.00
4	—	681	144.00	144.00
10	—	858	124.00–126.00	124.50
17	—	700	144.50	144.50
11	—	930	117.00	117.00
48	—	509	154.00–163.00	161.21
10	—	818	127.50	127.50
1	—	240	385.00	385.00
21	—	615	151.50–155.00	153.03
27	—	769	128.00–135.00	131.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	124.00	124.00
4	—	542	145.00–149.00	148.00
4	—	483	150.00	150.00
8	—	684	125.00–136.00	131.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	558	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	888	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,022	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	618	126.00	126.00
4	—	516	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	151.00	151.00
9	—	475	165.00–171.00	167.51
3	—	832	133.00	133.00
3	—	627	162.00–164.00	162.64
7	—	591	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	723	162.00	162.00
3	—	957	128.00	128.00
12	—	563	185.00	185.00
76	—	613	168.00–180.00	178.10
7	—	761	157.00	157.00
16	—	536	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	544	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	114.00	114.00
3	—	995	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	60.00	60.00

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	2	—	843	76.00–80.00	78.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	63.00	63.00

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	47	—	1,080	68.00–88.00	74.97
(<2 yrs)	Open	119	—	1,076	74.50–104.50	93.15

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.