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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Feb 3

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,236 head

▲ 1,499 vs last sale 737▼ 2,503 vs year ago 4,739 · −52.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

390 head

▼ 119 vs last sale 509▼ 132 vs year ago 522 · −25.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 161▼ 78 vs year ago 213 · −36.6%

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 last week to develop an accurate market trend, higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Calves were offered in mostly moderate size packages. A few light load lots were on offer as well and these were met with very good demand. Most calves were backgrounded and long weaned. A few bigger calves were starting to show some flesh, however quality on calves over 700 lbs was very attractive and buyers showed good demand as a result. CME positions were higher most of the week and buyers showed good demand for all feeders on offer. A large crowd was on hand for todays sale and both order buyers and ranchers were actively bidding on offerings. The best demand was for cattle suitable to develop into yearlings. Buyers purchased steers up to 660 lbs and heifers up to 625 lbs to run on grass. 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 again this week. Slaughter cows sold sharply higher with most sales 6.00-9.00 higher on all classes. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher, with most sales 13.00-17.00 higher. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.85/cwt on 901 head.

Average price

$178.85

901 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$199

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

$41.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	407	210.96	858	13thin
Medium and Large 1	666	180.13	1,200	738
Medium 1-2	303	170.00	515	8thin
Large 1	620	169.82	1,054	81
Medium and Large 1-2	623	169.64	1,058	61

One grade step is worth $41.32/cwt here — about −$199 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 sale901 hd

178.85

—

MT average2 barns · 1,655 hd

182.91

−4.06

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	1,761	97.11	1,710	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,363	71.64	977	135
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,144	65.69	752	109

Every lot

80 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	303	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	515	8
Steers	—	Medium 1	396	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	840	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	214.29/cwt	212.50–216.00	879	10
Steers	—	Medium 1	443	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	919	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	919	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	210.78/cwt	210.50–211.00	984	40
Steers	—	Large 1	512	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	988	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	188.33/cwt	183.00–190.00	994	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	205.11/cwt	192.00–208.00	1,087	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,015	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	193.40/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,097	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	569	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,070	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	180.67/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,118	113
Steers	—	Large 1	620	163.19/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,012	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	649	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,074	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	179.16/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,208	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	160.01/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,078	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	684	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,149	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	162.95/cwt	162.50–164.00	1,162	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,051	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	155.87/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,202	31
Steers	—	Large 1	786	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,171	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,155	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	158.06/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,393	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	887	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,273	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	979	144.08/cwt	143.00–144.50	1,411	18
Steers	—	Large 1	1,014	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,379	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	538	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	322	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	515	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	169.74/cwt	167.50–175.00	623	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	186.27/cwt	180.00–187.00	719	28
Heifers	—	Medium 1	403	152.39/cwt	150.00–156.00	614	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	413	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	752	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	178.10/cwt	175.00–179.00	769	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	183.93/cwt	183.00–188.00	807	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	830	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	461	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	761	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	167.34/cwt	167.00–168.00	802	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	168.73/cwt	167.00–170.00	852	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	173.12/cwt	172.00–173.50	893	36
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	517	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	729	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	179.00/cwt	173.00–186.50	942	126
Heifers	—	Large 1	537	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	859	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	170.85/cwt	161.50–176.00	986	179
Heifers	—	Large 1	581	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	883	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	157.96/cwt	152.00–158.50	981	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	955	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	161.00/cwt	157.00–162.25	1,009	127
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	157.54/cwt	149.50–161.50	1,037	30
Heifers	—	Large 1	702	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	955	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,056	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,053	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	898	134.82/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,211	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	193.92/cwt	190.00–195.00	844	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	895	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,000	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	959	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	688	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	998	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	751	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,081	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,270	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	978	1
Bulls	—	—	1,466	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,400	4
Bulls	—	—	1,578	91.43/cwt	83.50–94.00	1,443	11
Bulls	—	—	1,947	101.19/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,970	17
Bulls	—	—	2,028	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,170	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	943	59.63/cwt	55.00–62.00	562	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	61.37/cwt	58.00–66.00	681	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,165	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	821	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,189	69.10/cwt	66.00–73.00	822	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,288	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	953	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,300	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	702	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	71.84/cwt	68.00–76.50	976	99
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,364	70.29/cwt	69.00–75.00	959	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	904	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,427	78.65/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,122	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,478	77.71/cwt	77.00–78.50	1,149	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	16,109	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	760	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	608	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	915	90.44/cwt	73.00–110.00	828	58
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	765	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	77.86/cwt	71.00–83.00	845	12

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 Feb 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,236Last week 737Year ago 4,739

Slaughter CattleReceipts 390Last week 509Year ago 522

Replacement CattleReceipts 135Last week 161Year ago 213

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	467	210.50–211.00	210.78
31	—	771	150.00–158.00	155.87
131	—	567	185.00–199.00	193.40
123	—	881	149.00–159.00	158.06
113	—	619	176.00–186.00	180.67
18	—	979	143.00–144.50	144.08
10	—	410	212.50–216.00	214.29
94	—	674	177.00–180.00	179.16
40	—	713	162.50–164.00	162.95
97	—	530	192.00–208.00	205.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	198.00	198.00
27	—	674	155.00–168.00	160.01
8	—	528	183.00–190.00	188.33
15	—	564	180.00	180.00
3	—	715	147.00	147.00
4	—	786	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	649	165.50	165.50
13	—	684	168.00	168.00
19	—	887	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	396	212.00	212.00
3	—	443	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	303	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	512	193.00	193.00
45	—	620	163.00–166.00	163.19
4	—	1,014	136.00	136.00
7	—	786	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	627	157.00–162.25	161.00
126	—	526	173.00–186.50	179.00
4	—	456	182.00	182.00
53	—	726	145.50	145.50
30	—	658	149.50–161.50	157.54
42	—	439	183.00–188.00	183.93
179	—	577	161.50–176.00	170.85
11	—	898	134.00–135.00	134.82
28	—	386	180.00–187.00	186.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	537	160.00	160.00
2	—	702	136.00	136.00
5	—	581	152.00	152.00
30	—	461	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	413	182.00	182.00
48	—	621	152.00–158.50	157.96
36	—	516	172.00–173.50	173.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	505	167.00–170.00	168.73
4	—	780	135.00	135.00
20	—	624	153.00	153.00
10	—	367	167.50–175.00	169.74
9	—	432	175.00–179.00	178.10
3	—	313	172.00	172.00
9	—	479	167.00–168.00	167.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	322	160.00	160.00
14	—	517	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	403	150.00–156.00	152.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	751	144.00	144.00
6	—	568	176.00	176.00
5	—	688	145.00	145.00
3	—	533	168.00	168.00
14	—	435	190.00–195.00	193.92
1	—	635	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,478	77.00–78.50	77.71
99	—	1,358	68.00–76.50	71.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	78.00–79.00	78.65
29	—	1,364	69.00–75.00	70.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	943	55.00–62.00	59.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,165	70.50	70.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,189	66.00–73.00	69.10
42	—	1,109	58.00–66.00	61.37
1	—	1,300	54.00	54.00
6	—	1,288	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,947	98.00–105.00	101.19
11	—	1,578	83.50–94.00	91.43
2	—	2,028	107.00	107.00
4	—	1,466	95.50	95.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	77.00	77.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,315	1,225.00	1,225.00

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	1	—	1,020	75.00	75.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	58	—	915	73.00–110.00	90.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,085	71.00–83.00	77.86

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	—	760	80.00	80.00

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.