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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Sep 2

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Aug 19Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

799 head

▼ 1,417 vs last sale 2,216▲ 97 vs year ago 702 · +13.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

896 head

▲ 137 vs last sale 759▲ 606 vs year ago 290 · +209.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

197 head

▼ 247 vs last sale 444▼ 164 vs year ago 361 · −45.4%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers as well as spring born steer calves sold generally steady. Yearling heifers under 800 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher, while heifers over 800 lbs sold mostly steady to weak. Demand was mostly moderate to good for all yearlings and calves on offer. Quality this sale was average to attractive on yearlings and mostly average on calves. One load lot of yearlings was seen this week and demand was mostly good. CME positions have slid lower over the past week, however demand and prices remain very similar to last sale two weeks ago. Market activity was moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mixed demand for heavy offerings. Cows continue to sell to feed, slaughter and to go back to the country to test for breds. This created uneven demand in places as replacement buyers and feeding buyers both showed good demand for cows. Slaughter cow buyers showed light to moderate demand for cows. Breaking cows sold steady to 2.00 higher as feeding buyers forced these offerings mostly higher. Boning and lean cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on good to very good demand both from packer and feeding buyers. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower, again feeding buyers helped hold bull prices near steady. Feeding bull buyers showed good demand for all sound bulls under 2000 lbs. Replacement cows sold on mostly good demand especially for young to middle age cows which were confirmed bred by the vet. All stocker cows sold on mostly good demand. These offerings sold fully steady.

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 $154.67/cwt on 436 head.

Average price

$154.67

436 head · 719 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$12.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.84

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	594	157.41	935	23
Medium and Large 1	730	154.94	1,130	395
Medium 1-2	639	145.16	927	18thin

One grade step is worth $12.25/cwt here — about $8 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 sale436 hd

154.67

—

MT average3 barns · 2,695 hd

163.51

−8.84

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	1,736	84.07	1,460	101
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	74.36	1,142	156
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,371	62.64	859	220
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,167	54.19	632	250

Every lot

82 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	330	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	739	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	351	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	790	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	848	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	429	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	785	4
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	485	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	820	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	491	179.49/cwt	177.00–187.00	881	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	517	173.74/cwt	172.00–175.00	898	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	523	167.04/cwt	161.00–169.00	874	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	963	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	737	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,131	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,289	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	827	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,166	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,345	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	851	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,319	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,384	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,394	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	926	139.91/cwt	139.50–140.50	1,296	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	315	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	589	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	378	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	669	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	664	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	412	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	696	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	171.57/cwt	167.00–179.00	743	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	466	169.16/cwt	164.00–170.00	788	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	485	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	820	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	842	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	590	148.32/cwt	145.00–150.00	875	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	598	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	891	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	687	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	976	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,074	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	156.11/cwt	154.00–157.50	1,107	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	719	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	999	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,044	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	156.12/cwt	152.75–157.75	1,216	165
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	841	142.05/cwt	139.50–144.00	1,195	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	875	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,155	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	145.85/cwt	142.00–146.25	1,283	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	138.32/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,284	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,328	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	996	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,260	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1Unweaned	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	3
Bulls	—	Large 1Unweaned	439	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	702	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,140	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	707	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,495	85.04/cwt	84.50–86.00	1,271	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,557	76.35/cwt	69.00–81.50	1,189	18
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,693	88.85/cwt	88.50–89.50	1,504	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	77.39/cwt	71.00–80.50	1,327	13
Bulls	—	—	1,742	84.34/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,469	31
Bulls	—	—	1,911	91.41/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,747	30
Slaughter Cattle · Cows21 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	896	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	403	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	978	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	528	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	985	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	552	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,060	54.09/cwt	51.00–56.00	573	45
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	734	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	53.78/cwt	49.50–56.50	641	158
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,211	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	575	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,241	56.62/cwt	56.00–57.00	703	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,276	60.04/cwt	57.00–65.50	766	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,332	73.17/cwt	70.00–75.00	975	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	54.17/cwt	52.00–56.50	729	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,356	64.38/cwt	58.50–69.00	873	70
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,399	55.52/cwt	54.25–57.00	777	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	58.42/cwt	56.25–63.00	825	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,434	71.90/cwt	67.00–72.50	1,031	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,504	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,038	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	68.73/cwt	61.00–73.00	1,034	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	76.52/cwt	74.00–77.50	1,171	66
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,533	77.42/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,187	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,641	79.14/cwt	78.00–82.50	1,299	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,890	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,512	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,156	1,140.02/cwt	1,025.00–1,185.00	13,179	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,199	987.72/cwt	950.00–1,035.00	11,843	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,180	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,940	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,269	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,690	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	755	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	649	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	988	86.52/cwt	67.00–98.50	855	28
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,093	72.98/cwt	58.00–88.00	798	49
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	840	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,118	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,263	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3Broken Mouth	1,098	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,314	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,159	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	15,762	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,493	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	19,185	2

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 Sep 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 799Last week 2,216Year ago 702

Slaughter CattleReceipts 896Last week 759Year ago 290

Replacement CattleReceipts 197Last week 444Year ago 361

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	779	152.75–157.75	156.12
10	—	709	154.00–157.50	156.11
15	—	966	137.50	137.50
22	—	880	142.00–146.25	145.85
41	—	928	137.00–139.00	138.32
40	—	695	154.50	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	315	187.00	187.00
4	—	719	139.00	139.00
3	—	598	149.00	149.00
32	—	466	164.00–170.00	169.16
6	—	523	161.00	161.00
27	—	433	167.00–179.00	171.57
10	—	378	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	412	169.00	169.00
1	—	485	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	996	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	875	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	590	145.00–150.00	148.32
9	—	687	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	841	139.50–144.00	142.05
1	—	720	145.00	145.00
3	—	393	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	830	162.00	162.00
5	—	923	151.00	151.00
4	—	876	158.00	158.00
5	—	786	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	926	139.50–140.50	139.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	517	172.00–175.00	173.74
3	—	580	166.00	166.00
3	—	737	153.50	153.50
9	—	330	224.00	224.00
10	—	351	225.00	225.00
19	—	426	199.00	199.00
23	—	491	177.00–187.00	179.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	827	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	851	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	183.00	183.00
7	—	523	161.00–169.00	167.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	439	160.00	160.00
3	—	300	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,060	51.00–56.00	54.09
14	—	1,276	57.00–65.50	60.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,211	47.50	47.50
158	—	1,191	49.50–56.50	53.78
18	—	1,241	56.00–57.00	56.62
1	—	1,175	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,530	74.00–77.50	76.52
16	—	1,641	78.00–82.50	79.14
40	—	1,504	61.00–73.00	68.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,356	58.50–69.00	64.38
33	—	1,332	70.00–75.00	73.17
15	—	1,399	54.25–57.00	55.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,504	69.00	69.00
21	—	1,533	74.00–78.00	77.42
1	—	1,890	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,434	67.00–72.50	71.90
43	—	1,413	56.25–63.00	58.42
41	—	1,346	52.00–56.50	54.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	896	45.00	45.00
2	—	978	54.00	54.00
3	—	985	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,911	88.00–96.00	91.41
31	—	1,742	81.00–88.00	84.34
13	—	1,715	71.00–80.50	77.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,557	69.00–81.50	76.35
3	—	1,693	88.50–89.50	88.85
5	—	1,495	84.50–86.00	85.04

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,156	1,025.00–1,185.00	1,140.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	1,199	950.00–1,035.00	987.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,245	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,218	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,269	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	49	—	1,093	58.00–88.00	72.98
(<2 yrs)	Open	28	—	988	67.00–98.50	86.52

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	6	—	1,293	65.00	65.00

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	1	—	755	86.00	86.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,118	113.00	113.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,159	1,360.00	1,360.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,493	1,285.00	1,285.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,098	575.00	575.00

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.