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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Oct 7

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

5,107 head

▲ 4,675 vs last sale 432▲ 3,117 vs year ago 1,990 · +156.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

478 head

▼ 1,348 vs last sale 1,826▲ 238 vs year ago 240 · +99.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

455 head

▼ 890 vs last sale 1,345▲ 327 vs year ago 128 · +255.5%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All feeder cattle were scarcely tested last sale as it featured bred cows, thus comparisons are not available. Todays sale was comprised mostly of spring born calves. Quality this sale was average to very attractive. Many sets of reputation cattle were seen this sale. Demand for calves was slightly uneven, but most offerings sold with moderate to good demand. Transportation was the biggest factor limiting demand this sale, as trucks are unprecedently tight. Drought conditions and early marketing's coupled with heavy cow movement has truck availability very tight. This led to large and often overlapping price spreads at times. Many feeders in the state have opted to sell their feed and yard space to ranchers for cows instead of feeding calves this year. This has also put some pressure on the market as many offerings that normally sell to local feeders have no place available to feed. Vaccinations were also vital as buyers offered strong premiums for calves with both spring and fall shots. Several sets of weaned calves were seen this week. Many sets of calves have been weaned since the beginning of August due to extremely dry conditions. CME positions saw strong positive movement today as triple digit gains were seen. The October and November feeder cattle contracts closed 3.55 and 3.475 higher respectively. Market activity was mostly active with many buyers ringside actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light demand for moderate offerings. Packers showed very light to light demand for cows for immediate harvest. Heavy supplies of cows have been seen over the last few weeks and packers have started to pack up prices. Slaughter cows sold mostly 5.00-8.00 lower on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were not tested. Most cows were extremely thin and very full this sale. Feeding cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 lower, again comparisons were difficult due to poor weigh up conditions. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady. Cows suitable to rebreed sold on mostly good demand. Quality this week was mostly attractive with many one iron home-raised offerings. Offerings sold mostly 5.00 higher.

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 $177.30/cwt on 2,442 head.

Average price

$177.30

2,442 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$383

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1-2

$43.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.01

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	393	179.37	705	27
Medium and Large 1	506	178.94	906	1,960
Medium and Large 1-2	442	174.94	773	289
Medium 1-2	363	170.00	617	14thin
Large 1	490	169.88	833	70
Medium and Large 2	444	159.00	706	62
Large 1-2	804	135.50	1,089	20

One grade step is worth $43.87/cwt here — about −$383 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 sale2,442 hd

177.30

—

MT average5 barns · 5,260 hd

177.28

+0.01

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	1,784	77.57	1,384	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,483	53.14	788	111
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,224	43.60	534	160

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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	268	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	529	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	299	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	637	7
Steers	—	Medium 1	328	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	604	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	338	220.80/cwt	202.50–223.50	746	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	706	6
Steers	—	Medium 1-2Unweaned	363	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	617	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	376	209.15/cwt	197.00–218.00	786	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	377	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	603	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	385	190.39/cwt	189.00–194.00	733	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	209.50/cwt	202.00–217.00	855	72
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	408	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	714	5
Steers	—	Medium 1	413	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	739	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	193.20/cwt	184.00–203.00	811	356
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	421	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	775	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	427	174.80/cwt	164.00–180.00	746	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	784	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	444	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	714	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	179.88/cwt	174.00–187.50	847	536
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	814	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	484	169.26/cwt	167.00–171.00	819	36
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	493	169.54/cwt	168.50–170.00	836	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	505	156.27/cwt	148.50–161.00	789	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	900	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	523	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	732	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	527	171.22/cwt	166.00–177.00	902	362
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	553	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	852	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	562	163.81/cwt	158.00–168.00	921	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	942	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	575	155.40/cwt	155.00–156.00	894	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,019	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	631	161.66/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,020	258
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	665	161.80/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,076	19
Steers	—	Large 1-2	796	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,075	10
Steers	—	Large 1-2	811	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,103	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	148.59/cwt	146.50–150.00	1,242	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	899	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,326	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	946	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,348	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	287	189.29/cwt	189.00–190.00	543	27
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Unweaned	307	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	491	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	321	181.19/cwt	174.00–185.00	582	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	333	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	556	6
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3Unweaned	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	373	165.18/cwt	162.00–166.00	616	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	378	172.76/cwt	167.00–177.00	653	213
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Unweaned	391	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	571	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	396	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	645	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	584	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3Unweaned	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	417	153.12/cwt	152.50–155.00	639	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	424	165.81/cwt	157.00–172.00	703	210
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	428	153.06/cwt	149.00–156.00	655	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	454	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	763	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	154.81/cwt	150.50–160.00	740	322
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	489	144.89/cwt	142.00–146.00	709	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	489	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	704	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	499	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	724	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	154.31/cwt	145.00–159.50	792	335
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	551	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	815	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	558	137.10/cwt	136.00–138.00	765	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	148.28/cwt	141.00–153.50	848	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	641	147.84/cwt	145.00–148.50	948	32
Heifers	—	Medium 1	744	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,071	7
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	831	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	947	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	140.26/cwt	139.50–142.75	1,222	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,190	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,291	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,171	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	998	132.09/cwt	129.00–132.25	1,318	20
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,030	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,339	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,087	125.49/cwt	122.50–127.50	1,364	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	346	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	699	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	408	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	755	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	440	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	722	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	771	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	512	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	814	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	151.44/cwt	146.00–155.50	791	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	587	142.28/cwt	137.00–144.50	835	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	637	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	892	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,753	67.12/cwt	63.00–74.00	1,177	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	82.56/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,474	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,870	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,571	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,125	38.50/cwt	38.50–38.50	433	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	37.85/cwt	31.00–42.00	446	70
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,232	42.99/cwt	41.00–46.00	530	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,290	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	671	52
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,345	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	693	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	46.24/cwt	44.00–47.50	642	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	582	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,435	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,005	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,462	51.58/cwt	44.00–57.00	754	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,495	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	852	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,534	57.04/cwt	56.50–64.00	875	40
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,163	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,212	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,213	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	14,677	15
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	544	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	891	104.69/cwt	84.00–115.75	933	255
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	68.60/cwt	62.50–75.00	640	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,114	72.38/cwt	59.00–80.00	806	49
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,174	11

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 Oct 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,107Last week 432Year ago 1,990

Slaughter CattleReceipts 478Last week 1,826Year ago 240

Replacement CattleReceipts 455Last week 1,345Year ago 128

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	575	155.00–156.00	155.40
61	—	385	189.00–194.00	190.39
103	—	427	164.00–180.00	174.80
36	—	484	167.00–171.00	169.26
33	—	505	148.50–161.00	156.27
5	—	268	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	665	157.00–163.00	161.80
67	—	376	197.00–218.00	209.15
362	—	527	166.00–177.00	171.22
7	—	299	213.00	213.00
152	—	562	158.00–168.00	163.81
536	—	471	174.00–187.50	179.88
356	—	420	184.00–203.00	193.20
44	—	338	202.50–223.50	220.80
258	—	631	155.00–168.00	161.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	408	202.00–217.00	209.50
32	—	899	147.50	147.50
6	—	523	172.00	172.00
10	—	836	146.50–150.00	148.59
14	—	629	162.00	162.00
6	—	340	207.50	207.50
4	—	564	167.00	167.00
15	—	946	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	493	168.50–170.00	169.54
7	—	421	184.00	184.00
5	—	553	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	160.00	160.00
5	—	523	140.00	140.00
51	—	444	160.75	160.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	438	179.00	179.00
8	—	479	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	413	179.00	179.00
6	—	328	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	796	135.00	135.00
10	—	811	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	408	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	363	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
213	—	378	167.00–177.00	172.76
43	—	321	174.00–185.00	181.19
210	—	424	157.00–172.00	165.81
322	—	478	150.50–160.00	154.81
95	—	572	141.00–153.50	148.28
27	—	287	189.00–190.00	189.29
32	—	641	145.00–148.50	147.84
335	—	513	145.00–159.50	154.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	428	149.00–156.00	153.06
24	—	499	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	417	152.50–155.00	153.12
24	—	373	162.00–166.00	165.18
35	—	489	142.00–146.00	144.89
18	—	558	136.00–138.00	137.10
6	—	333	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	933	125.50	125.50
4	—	403	145.00	145.00
6	—	878	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	489	144.00	144.00
39	—	396	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	454	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,030	130.00	130.00
10	—	1,087	122.50–127.50	125.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	744	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	871	139.50–142.75	140.26
6	—	927	139.25	139.25
15	—	551	148.00	148.00
20	—	998	129.00–132.25	132.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	831	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	307	160.00	160.00
15	—	391	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	370	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	410	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	522	146.00–155.50	151.44
9	—	346	202.00	202.00
8	—	637	140.00	140.00
4	—	476	162.00	162.00
16	—	587	137.00–144.50	142.28
6	—	408	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	512	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,178	31.00–42.00	37.85
3	—	1,345	51.50	51.50
27	—	1,232	41.00–46.00	42.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	70.00	70.00
40	—	1,534	56.50–64.00	57.04
60	—	1,462	44.00–57.00	51.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,125	38.50	38.50
52	—	1,290	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	57.00	57.00
4	—	1,420	41.00	41.00
5	—	1,388	44.00–47.50	46.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,753	63.00–74.00	67.12
5	—	1,785	80.00–85.00	82.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	84.00	84.00

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)	15	—	1,213	1,210.00	1,210.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,163	1,050.00	1,050.00

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	2	—	933	62.50–75.00	68.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	863	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
(<2 yrs)	Open	255	—	891	84.00–115.75	104.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	49	—	1,114	59.00–80.00	72.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	824	142.50	142.50

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.