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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-08

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

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Jun 17Jul 8Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

840 head

▲ 226 vs last sale 614▲ 840 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,004 head

▲ 503 vs last sale 501▲ 1,004 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

488 head

▲ 290 vs last sale 198▲ 488 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 either this week or last to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Several sets of cattle were coming off grass and were in light flesh. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly moderate to good on light offerings. Market activity was mostly moderate to active. Weight up cows sold on moderate to good demand. Demand following the holiday remains mostly good for feeding cows as both packers and feeding buyers showed good demand for offerings. The last sale took place three weeks ago so comparisons on cows is difficult. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to weak. Slaughter cows sold fully steady on breaking cows, boning and lean cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-4.00 lower. Cow quality was mostly average to attractive this week, however quality was not as attractive overall compared to last sale. Cows were pushing heavy amounts of fill this sale as temperatures soared into the upper 90's to low 100's. Packers continue to purchase the majority of the cow offering to feed as cow supplies remain large due to drought conditions. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 3.00-5.00 lower on a drastically lower quality offering. Demand for this class of cattle has lightened as it is getting too late in the season to breed for spring calves.

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 $161.72/cwt on 304 head.

Average price

$161.72

304 head · 717 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,159

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$15.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	651	162.89	1,060	40
Medium and Large 1	727	161.65	1,175	262
Large 1	703	147.00	1,033	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.89/cwt here — about $27 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 sale304 hd

161.72

—

MT average1 barns · 304 hd

161.72

+0.00

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	—	High	1,825	87.02	1,588	133
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	72.42	1,165	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,401	67.05	940	327
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,156	58.75	679	212

Every lot

83 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	379	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	682	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	451	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	758	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	980	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	181.19/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,064	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	956	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,106	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	163.73/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,095	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	673	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,097	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	6
Steers	—	Large 1	703	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,033	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	165.76/cwt	165.50–166.00	1,207	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	738	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,100	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,155	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	792	154.89/cwt	154.50–159.00	1,227	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	149.59/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,225	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	147.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,265	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	893	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,223	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	923	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,241	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	581	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	860	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	788	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	904	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	977	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	154.74/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,038	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	982	30
Heifers	—	Medium 1	688	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	949	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,004	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	146.88/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,085	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	145.26/cwt	141.50–146.00	1,120	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	130.16/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,082	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	128.67/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,123	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	931	123.07/cwt	121.00–125.50	1,146	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,222	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,026	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,236	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,108	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,274	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	976	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	904	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,098	8
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,087	115.45/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,255	15
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,161	112.48/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,306	6
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,263	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,339	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,484	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,143	3
Bulls	—	—	1,572	75.49/cwt	64.00–81.00	1,187	17
Bulls	—	—	1,812	87.04/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,577	83
Bulls	—	—	2,026	94.80/cwt	91.00–99.50	1,921	29
Bulls	—	—	2,365	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	2,034	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	866	52.41/cwt	47.00–56.00	454	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	482	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,135	58.64/cwt	57.00–60.00	666	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,163	65.47/cwt	64.00–67.00	761	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	55.95/cwt	49.00–59.50	657	81
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,215	70.20/cwt	67.00–72.00	853	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,229	61.62/cwt	59.00–65.00	757	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,377	61.71/cwt	58.00–63.50	850	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,382	71.77/cwt	69.00–79.50	992	99
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,393	66.73/cwt	62.50–68.50	930	130
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,412	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	1,010	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,421	62.18/cwt	61.00–65.00	884	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,447	58.21/cwt	53.00–62.00	842	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,504	69.13/cwt	67.50–73.00	1,040	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	64.22/cwt	62.50–67.00	976	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	70.56/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,132	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,654	76.02/cwt	74.00–79.50	1,257	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1Non-Legible BANGS	933	765.60/cwt	750.00–775.00	7,143	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,024	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,502	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,108	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,864	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,138	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,649	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,161	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,127	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,216	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,762	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,478	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	21,062	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	17,566	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,499	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	21,885	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,506	1,096.28/cwt	1,025.00–1,325.00	16,510	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,513	1,660.00/cwt	1,660.00–1,660.00	25,116	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,611	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	24,568	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,715	1,438.48/cwt	1,410.00–1,450.00	24,670	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,773	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	30,141	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	584	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	853	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	554	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,042	64.90/cwt	59.00–67.50	676	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,054	69.21/cwt	61.00–75.00	729	71
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,113	78.70/cwt	66.00–89.50	876	81
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,160	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	882	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,414	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	24,038	6

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 Jul 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 840Last week 614Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,004Last week 501Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 488Last week 198Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	673	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	728	165.50–166.00	165.76
61	—	792	154.50–159.00	154.89
6	—	819	145.00–152.00	149.59
5	—	625	177.00	177.00
15	—	587	178.00–186.00	181.19
25	—	860	140.00–148.00	147.04
6	—	675	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	669	160.00–166.00	163.73
5	—	760	152.00	152.00
3	—	613	156.00	156.00
6	—	540	170.00	170.00
3	—	580	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	451	168.00	168.00
8	—	379	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	134.50	134.50
11	—	738	149.00	149.00
3	—	893	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	588	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	873	125.00–131.00	128.67
13	—	671	147.00–157.00	154.74
69	—	739	145.00–147.00	146.88
74	—	771	141.50–146.00	145.26
14	—	831	129.00–131.00	130.16
6	—	643	152.00	152.00
15	—	931	121.00–125.50	123.07
3	—	970	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	115.00	115.00
8	—	1,026	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	688	138.00	138.00
5	—	581	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	136.00	136.00
30	—	687	143.00	143.00
3	—	628	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	745	131.00	131.00
8	—	904	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,161	109.00–116.00	112.48
4	—	1,263	105.00–107.00	106.00
15	—	1,087	115.00–122.00	115.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,216	885.00	885.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	31	—	1,108	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	19	—	933	750.00–775.00	765.60
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,138	760.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,161	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,024	635.00	635.00

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	30	—	1,506	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,096.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,773	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,478	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,513	1,660.00	1,660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,611	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	29	—	1,715	1,410.00–1,450.00	1,438.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,499	1,460.00	1,460.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,495	1,175.00	1,175.00

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	1	—	730	80.00	80.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,042	59.00–67.50	64.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	81	—	1,113	66.00–89.50	78.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	71	—	1,054	61.00–75.00	69.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	76.00	76.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	853	65.00	65.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,414	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,215	67.00–72.00	70.20
19	—	1,163	64.00–67.00	65.47
20	—	1,135	57.00–60.00	58.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	1,393	62.50–68.50	66.73
99	—	1,382	69.00–79.50	71.77
24	—	1,377	58.00–63.50	61.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,447	53.00–62.00	58.21
20	—	1,504	67.50–73.00	69.13
35	—	1,421	61.00–65.00	62.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	866	47.00–56.00	52.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,412	71.50	71.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,520	62.50–67.00	64.22
24	—	1,654	74.00–79.50	76.02
23	—	1,605	70.00–73.50	70.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,175	49.00–59.50	55.95
3	—	1,048	46.00	46.00
61	—	1,229	59.00–65.00	61.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	2,026	91.00–99.50	94.80
83	—	1,812	82.00–91.00	87.04
1	—	2,365	86.00	86.00
17	—	1,572	64.00–81.00	75.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,484	77.00	77.00

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.