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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Jan 6

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,646 head

▼ 874 vs last sale 2,520▼ 4,000 vs year ago 5,646 · −70.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 429 vs last sale 484▼ 85 vs year ago 140 · −60.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 210 vs last sale 227▼ 64 vs year ago 81 · −79.0%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale(12-16-21): Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Steer calves under 650 lbs sold mostly 8.00-12.00 higher. Steers over 650 lbs sold generally steady. Heifers under 550 lbs sold mostly 10.00 higher. Heifer over 550 lbs sold steady to firm. Quality this week was mixed from average to very attractive. Buyers showed very good demand for load lots today. Small packages of calves sold with light demand. The best demand this week was for cattle that could be developed into yearlings. Demand for yearling type cattle was good to very good, while demand for heavy or very light weight cattle was mostly moderate. Market activity this week was mostly moderate to active with a large buyer pool actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows and bulls were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend, however higher to sharply higher undertones were noticed on very light offerings.

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 $192.87/cwt on 706 head.

Average price

$192.87

706 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$358

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

$55.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.78

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	195.13	1,094	611
Medium and Large 1-2	511	181.47	928	84
Medium 1	523	179.93	941	4thin
Medium and Large 2	526	140.00	736	7thin

One grade step is worth $55.13/cwt here — about $358 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 sale706 hd

192.87

—

MT average2 barns · 740 hd

192.09

+0.78

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	1,823	83.71	1,526	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	64.50	1,000	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,382	64.05	885	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	56.29	655	28

Every lot

45 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	196.47/cwt	191.00–208.00	660	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	215.18/cwt	211.00–219.00	917	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	212.92/cwt	199.00–220.00	1,001	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	190.27/cwt	190.00–192.00	934	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	203.22/cwt	195.00–209.50	1,059	208
Steers	—	Medium 1	523	179.93/cwt	175.00–185.00	941	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	736	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	185.77/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,005	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	190.31/cwt	187.00–198.00	1,089	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,040	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	177.70/cwt	169.50–187.00	1,100	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	162.55/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,027	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,154	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	159.91/cwt	158.50–160.00	1,206	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	153.24/cwt	147.00–154.50	1,353	46
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	383	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	659	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	679	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	706	17
Heifers	—	Medium 1	419	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	737	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	183.71/cwt	174.00–189.00	786	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	724	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	171.46/cwt	170.00–174.00	816	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	155.94/cwt	146.00–165.50	744	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	501	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	626	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	513	175.76/cwt	175.00–177.00	902	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	167.35/cwt	165.00–170.00	904	135
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	562	171.84/cwt	168.00–173.00	966	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	156.71/cwt	153.00–160.00	904	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	150.51/cwt	148.00–152.00	942	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,002	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	149.70/cwt	145.50–150.50	1,135	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,302	19
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,365	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,078	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,747	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,467	7
Bulls	—	—	2,021	84.25/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,703	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	965	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	483	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	52.14/cwt	51.00–54.00	563	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,105	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	674	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,207	57.43/cwt	55.00–62.00	693	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,325	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	894	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	62.33/cwt	61.00–63.50	879	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	1,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	890	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,161	68.82/cwt	60.00–73.00	799	9

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 Jan 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,646Last week 2,520Year ago 5,646

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 484Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 227Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	491	190.00–192.00	190.27
25	—	632	161.00–164.00	162.55
6	—	591	176.00	176.00
23	—	336	191.00–208.00	196.47
23	—	541	185.00–187.00	185.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	695	166.00	166.00
208	—	521	195.00–209.50	203.22
91	—	426	211.00–219.00	215.18
34	—	754	158.50–160.00	159.91
55	—	619	169.50–187.00	177.70
46	—	883	147.00–154.50	153.24
90	—	470	199.00–220.00	212.92
62	—	572	187.00–198.00	190.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	175.00–185.00	179.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	477	146.00–165.50	155.94
3	—	390	174.00	174.00
32	—	435	166.50	166.50
12	—	545	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	513	175.00–177.00	175.76
27	—	562	168.00–173.00	171.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	577	153.00–160.00	156.71
64	—	758	145.50–150.50	149.70
44	—	655	153.00	153.00
19	—	877	148.50	148.50
17	—	391	180.50	180.50
17	—	428	174.00–189.00	183.71
16	—	626	148.00–152.00	150.51
71	—	476	170.00–174.00	171.46
135	—	540	165.00–170.00	167.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	176.00	176.00
11	—	383	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	501	125.00	125.00

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	9	—	1,161	60.00–73.00	68.82
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	86.00	86.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,747	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,365	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,021	84.00–85.00	84.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	61.00	61.00
1	—	965	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,207	55.00–62.00	57.43
6	—	1,079	51.00–54.00	52.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	61.00–63.50	62.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	64.50	64.50

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.