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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Jan 27

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

737 head

▼ 2,160 vs last sale 2,897▲ 475 vs year ago 262 · +181.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

509 head

▲ 308 vs last sale 201▲ 174 vs year ago 335 · +51.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

161 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 130▼ 29 vs year ago 190 · −15.3%

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 too lightly tested this week to develop an accurate market trend, lower undertones were noticed on a significantly lower quality offering. Quality this week was mostly plain. Calves were offered in mostly small packages with many singles in the offering. CME positions sold off again today and spent much of the week in the red. Lower quality coupled with lower CME positions pushed all feeder prices lower. Fewer buyers were on hand this week as well. Market activity was mostly slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for light to moderate offerings. Packer buyers showed very good demand for slaughter cows this week. Packers pushed to own the majority of the cows in the offering as they pushed cow prices sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 4.00-6.00 higher on all classes. Feeding cows were too lightly tested to trend, higher undertones were noticed. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market comparison, however higher undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mostly average and better than last week. Demand for young age cows was mostly moderate.

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 $158.40/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$158.40

249 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$735

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$38.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.09

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	382	169.40	647	28
Medium and Large 1	572	160.29	917	109
Medium and Large 1-2	508	155.75	791	79
Medium 1-2	362	151.75	549	26
Large 1-2	563	141.00	794	6thin
Large 1	1,055	131.00	1,382	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.40/cwt here — about −$735 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 sale249 hd

158.40

—

MT average3 barns · 1,549 hd

161.49

−3.09

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	1,718	81.73	1,404	81
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	68.41	1,074	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	64.47	906	170
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,206	57.78	697	122

Every lot

71 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	361	203.75/cwt	200.00–206.00	736	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	814	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	193.96/cwt	190.00–205.00	791	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	214.91/cwt	212.00–218.00	928	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	205.96/cwt	204.00–213.00	995	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	193.93/cwt	192.00–197.50	937	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,039	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	968	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	162.44/cwt	157.00–170.00	910	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,078	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	162.99/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,020	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	164.27/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,099	11
Steers	—	Large 1-2	676	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,028	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,076	5
Steers	—	Medium 1	695	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,008	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	342	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	522	13
Heifers	—	Medium 1	382	169.40/cwt	165.00–174.00	647	28
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	382	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	577	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	666	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	167.82/cwt	165.00–170.00	681	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	174.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	803	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	800	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	152.84/cwt	152.00–154.00	776	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	842	13
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	563	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	794	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	825	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	161.42/cwt	160.00–163.00	948	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	588	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	788	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	602	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	873	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	142.67/cwt	140.00–144.00	866	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.50	921	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	150.34/cwt	149.50–151.00	985	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	931	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	134.64/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,030	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	134.19/cwt	134.00–134.50	1,169	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,055	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,382	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1	393	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	727	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	399	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	798	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	158.63/cwt	150.00–163.00	777	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	589	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	889	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	914	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	688	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	949	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	904	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	703	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	977	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	805	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	974	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	924	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,063	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	947	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	990	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,089	7
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,110	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,110	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,271	85.84/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,091	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,529	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,177	8
Bulls	—	—	1,692	78.35/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,326	37
Bulls	—	—	1,757	84.12/cwt	82.00–88.50	1,478	21
Bulls	—	—	2,079	94.50/cwt	92.00–97.50	1,965	7
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,625	80.97/cwt	80.00–82.00	2,125	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	54.20/cwt	47.00–58.50	646	67
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,222	62.15/cwt	58.50–68.50	759	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	58.74/cwt	57.00–59.50	760	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	63.86/cwt	59.50–67.00	900	119
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,417	67.08/cwt	63.50–68.50	951	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,444	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,018	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,488	68.89/cwt	68.75–70.00	1,025	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,540	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,047	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,652	66.60/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,100	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,779	69.62/cwt	67.50–71.50	1,239	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	744	80.22/cwt	80.00–82.00	597	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	663	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	485	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	957	92.54/cwt	73.00–103.00	886	101
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,127	72.02/cwt	60.00–85.00	812	31

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 737Last week 2,897Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 509Last week 201Year ago 335

Replacement CattleReceipts 161Last week 130Year ago 190

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,625	80.00–82.00	80.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,529	77.00	77.00
6	—	1,271	85.00–86.00	85.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,079	92.00–97.50	94.50
37	—	1,692	72.00–82.00	78.35
21	—	1,757	82.00–88.50	84.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,192	47.00–58.50	54.20
55	—	1,222	58.50–68.50	62.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,779	67.50–71.50	69.62
13	—	1,652	65.00–67.00	66.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,488	68.75–70.00	68.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,417	63.50–68.50	67.08
16	—	1,444	70.50	70.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,294	57.00–59.50	58.74
1	—	1,540	68.00	68.00
119	—	1,410	59.50–67.00	63.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	563	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	342	152.50	152.50
13	—	382	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	382	165.00–174.00	169.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	765	133.00–136.00	134.64
7	—	508	152.00–154.00	152.84
29	—	406	165.00–170.00	167.82
5	—	491	163.00	163.00
3	—	670	139.00	139.00
3	—	607	140.00–144.00	142.67
9	—	573	144.00	144.00
9	—	392	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	588	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	655	149.50–151.00	150.34
35	—	460	170.00–175.00	174.49
5	—	610	150.00–152.50	150.99
25	—	587	160.00–163.00	161.42
8	—	871	134.00–134.50	134.19
13	—	526	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	602	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	217.00	217.00
13	—	483	204.00–213.00	205.96
26	—	432	212.00–218.00	214.91
11	—	669	161.00–167.00	164.27
9	—	604	178.50	178.50
8	—	533	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	677	159.00	159.00
4	—	535	181.00	181.00
4	—	408	190.00–205.00	193.96
7	—	361	200.00–206.00	203.75
22	—	626	160.00–168.00	162.99
19	—	483	192.00–197.50	193.93
7	—	560	157.00–170.00	162.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	676	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	150.00–163.00	158.63
4	—	938	101.00	101.00
3	—	770	125.00	125.00
2	—	690	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	924	115.00	115.00
5	—	589	151.00	151.00
6	—	399	200.00	200.00
23	—	605	151.00	151.00
14	—	703	139.00	139.00
7	—	990	110.00	110.00
3	—	805	121.00	121.00
5	—	688	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	780	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	933	52.00	52.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	101	—	957	73.00–103.00	92.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,127	60.00–85.00	72.02

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	9	—	744	80.00–82.00	80.22

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.