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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Jan 13

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,288 head

▼ 358 vs last sale 1,646▲ 1,111 vs year ago 177 · +627.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,285 head

▲ 1,230 vs last sale 55▲ 769 vs year ago 516 · +149.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

629 head

▲ 612 vs last sale 17▼ 148 vs year ago 777 · −19.0%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Yearling quality was average to attractive. Demand was mostly good for all yearlings on offer. Steer calves sold generally steady on all weights. Steer quality is average to attractive. Heifer calves sold mostly 5.00 higher on all weights. Quality this week was mostly average to very attractive. Buyers showed very good demand for cattle suitable to run on grass this summer. Small packages and singles continue to sell with light demand. Market activity this week was mostly active with a large buyer pool actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand and offerings. All cows and bulls were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Heavy offerings allowed for several buyers to actively be in the market without moving prices higher. Both packers and feeding cow buyers were active in buying cows to feed to premium white this week. Feeding cows sold with steady to lower undertones. Slaughter cows sold with steady undertones on breaking cows, boning and lean cows sold with lower undertones. Slaughter bulls sold steady to weak. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly good demand this sale. Offerings were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend.

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 $160.49/cwt on 672 head.

Average price

$160.49

672 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$610

per head · Medium 1-2 over Large 1

$74.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.51

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	351	192.50	676	6thin
Medium and Large 1	649	162.82	1,057	598
Medium 1	435	150.00	653	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	694	146.71	1,019	39
Medium and Large 2	630	130.00	819	7thin
Large 1	1,085	118.42	1,285	19thin

One grade step is worth $74.08/cwt here — about −$610 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 sale672 hd

160.49

—

MT average3 barns · 1,615 hd

168.01

−7.51

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	1,814	79.87	1,449	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,659	62.35	1,034	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,366	54.44	743	210
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,129	49.98	564	705

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	210.62/cwt	210.00–211.00	771	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	397	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	854	9
Steers	—	Medium 1	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	208.06/cwt	205.00–210.00	888	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	914	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	214.39/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,025	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	201.24/cwt	193.00–208.00	1,034	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	907	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	186.80/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,083	18
Steers	—	Large 1	599	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,012	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	178.07/cwt	177.50–179.00	1,093	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,084	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,035	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,164	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	754	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,071	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,237	30
Steers	—	Medium 1	820	142.98/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,172	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,267	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	856	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,220	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,304	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,316	2
Steers	—	Large 1	1,026	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,395	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	351	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	676	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	189.50/cwt	185.00–192.00	720	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	635	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	186.29/cwt	184.00–187.00	822	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	184.56/cwt	176.00–186.50	853	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	805	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	171.83/cwt	161.00–174.00	897	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	883	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	160.74/cwt	160.50–163.00	897	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	162.11/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,013	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	149.02/cwt	145.00–149.50	1,006	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	998	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	153.77/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,101	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	151.55/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,184	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	152.48/cwt	150.50–153.00	1,243	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	135.96/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,142	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	148.54/cwt	148.00–149.50	1,301	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,255	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	147.57/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,353	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	142.80/cwt	141.50–148.00	1,381	35
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,014	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,318	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,095	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,424	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,130	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,243	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	781	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	461	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	922	6
Bulls	—	Medium 1	803	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,060	9
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,027	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,099	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,250	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	938	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	76.73/cwt	72.50–81.00	1,299	29
Bulls	—	—	1,995	83.78/cwt	81.50–88.50	1,671	23
Bulls	—	—	2,280	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	2,063	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	846	43.95/cwt	42.00–47.00	372	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	901	24.87/cwt	23.00–33.00	224	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,057	47.38/cwt	46.00–49.00	501	83
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,124	52.70/cwt	51.00–58.00	592	349
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,129	62.10/cwt	61.00–64.00	701	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	46.44/cwt	41.00–51.00	537	211
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,239	52.45/cwt	51.00–56.00	650	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,290	67.08/cwt	65.00–71.00	865	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,356	51.38/cwt	46.00–53.50	697	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	54.89/cwt	53.00–57.00	748	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	49.01/cwt	44.00–53.00	670	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,369	55.63/cwt	54.00–60.50	762	131
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,563	64.80/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,013	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,622	60.14/cwt	52.50–62.00	975	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,627	75.95/cwt	69.00–80.00	1,236	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,696	58.82/cwt	55.00–62.00	998	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,802	64.43/cwt	63.00–66.00	1,161	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	977	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	10,845	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,099	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	8,627	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	1,163.09/cwt	1,125.00–1,250.00	14,888	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,306	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,366	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,318	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,994	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,403	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,926	16
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	83.73/cwt	80.00–87.00	660	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	924	95.14/cwt	69.00–111.00	879	302
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,041	76.33/cwt	54.00–94.00	795	91
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	554	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	658	1

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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,288Last week 1,646Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,285Last week 55Year ago 516

Replacement CattleReceipts 629Last week 17Year ago 777

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	557	158.50	158.50
5	—	391	162.50	162.50
18	—	840	134.00–146.00	135.96
4	—	491	164.00	164.00
3	—	913	137.50	137.50
2	—	703	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	967	141.50–148.00	142.80
31	—	380	185.00–192.00	189.50
23	—	781	150.00–156.00	151.55
7	—	917	147.00–148.00	147.57
103	—	522	161.00–174.00	171.83
54	—	625	158.00–165.00	162.11
16	—	462	176.00–186.50	184.56
46	—	675	145.00–149.50	149.02
37	—	558	160.50–163.00	160.74
49	—	815	150.50–153.00	152.48
72	—	441	184.00–187.00	186.29
65	—	876	148.00–149.50	148.54
60	—	716	150.00–158.00	153.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,014	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,095	130.00	130.00
11	—	1,130	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	351	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	630	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	614	177.50–179.00	178.07
5	—	887	147.00	147.00
41	—	478	205.00–218.00	214.39
14	—	677	172.00	172.00
10	—	514	193.00–208.00	201.24
9	—	397	215.00	215.00
30	—	793	156.00	156.00
2	—	823	154.00	154.00
18	—	580	180.00–194.00	186.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	647	167.50	167.50
11	—	476	192.00	192.00
11	—	366	210.00–211.00	210.62
2	—	933	141.00	141.00
9	—	427	205.00–210.00	208.06
6	—	567	160.00	160.00
2	—	668	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	754	142.00	142.00
7	—	856	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,026	136.00	136.00
5	—	599	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	820	141.00–145.00	142.98
9	—	400	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	190.50	190.50
6	—	461	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	803	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,027	107.00	107.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
211	—	1,156	41.00–51.00	46.44
46	—	1,239	51.00–56.00	52.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	69.00–80.00	75.95
10	—	1,802	63.00–66.00	64.43
4	—	1,696	55.00–62.00	58.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	901	23.00–33.00	24.87
6	—	846	42.00–47.00	43.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,129	61.00–64.00	62.10
349	—	1,124	51.00–58.00	52.70
83	—	1,057	46.00–49.00	47.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,367	44.00–53.00	49.01
31	—	1,363	53.00–57.00	54.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,356	46.00–53.50	51.38
3	—	1,290	65.00–71.00	67.08
131	—	1,369	54.00–60.50	55.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,563	64.00–68.00	64.80
27	—	1,622	52.50–62.00	60.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,995	81.50–88.50	83.78
1	—	2,280	90.50	90.50
29	—	1,693	72.50–81.00	76.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,403	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,318	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	977	1,110.00	1,110.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,306	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,280	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,163.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,099	785.00	785.00

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	1	—	1,065	52.00	52.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	788	80.00–87.00	83.73

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	91	—	1,041	54.00–94.00	76.33
(<2 yrs)	Open	302	—	924	69.00–111.00	95.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	57.00	57.00

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.