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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Feb 17

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Feb 10Feb 17Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

359 head

▼ 3,092 vs last sale 3,451▼ 395 vs year ago 754 · −52.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

293 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 423▼ 162 vs year ago 455 · −35.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

288 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 221▼ 2 vs year ago 290 · −0.7%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeders were not well tested. Trade was active, demand good on light offerings. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls mostly steady on a light test.

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 $193.31/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$193.31

148 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,084

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3

$39.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	199.33	1,143	102
Medium and Large 2	433	187.50	812	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	540	183.32	989	37
Small and Medium 2-3	532	160.00	851	7thin

One grade step is worth $39.33/cwt here — about $291 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 sale148 hd

193.31

—

MT average3 barns · 625 hd

192.38

+0.93

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	1,910	99.87	1,908	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,432	71.78	1,028	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	69.62	889	227
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	65.03	771	133

Every lot

62 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	292	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	599	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	204.76/cwt	195.00–210.00	778	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	812	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	213.35/cwt	209.00–215.00	973	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	199.99/cwt	199.00–205.00	972	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	216.41/cwt	204.00–217.00	1,112	46
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	532	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	851	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,015	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,155	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,056	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	184.77/cwt	183.00–186.00	1,146	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	160.89/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,089	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,108	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,187	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,209	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	163.88/cwt	160.00–172.50	546	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	615	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	708	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	143.78/cwt	142.50–145.00	558	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	717	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	184.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	810	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	196.76/cwt	191.00–197.50	907	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	698	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	160.68/cwt	158.00–162.00	763	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	519	147.64/cwt	145.00–149.00	766	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	178.94/cwt	174.00–187.00	930	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,042	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	964	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	606	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	794	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	969	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	154.82/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,040	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	718	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	862	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	125.05/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,009	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	845	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	951	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	453	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	915	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,023	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,228	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,325	88.03/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,166	2
Bulls	—	—	1,853	93.01/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,723	3
Bulls	—	—	2,134	107.25/cwt	106.00–110.00	2,289	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	52.24/cwt	50.00–54.00	486	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	61.31/cwt	57.00–64.00	657	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,123	66.06/cwt	66.00–67.00	742	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	912	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	66.27/cwt	65.00–67.00	803	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	65.68/cwt	65.00–68.00	798	103
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,223	74.05/cwt	74.00–75.50	906	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	70.11/cwt	67.00–75.50	897	146
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,281	68.86/cwt	67.00–77.00	882	73
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,298	67.51/cwt	65.00–69.00	876	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,436	73.50/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,055	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,471	71.40/cwt	68.50–72.00	1,050	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,525	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,182	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,054	939.28/cwt	900.00–950.00	9,900	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,219	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,257	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,810	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,454	1,461.84/cwt	1,250.00–1,500.00	21,255	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,530	1,065.83/cwt	1,010.00–1,075.00	16,307	31
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,049	99.74/cwt	81.00–124.00	1,046	58
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,201	70.25/cwt	65.00–88.00	844	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,028	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	892	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,028	3

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 3,451Year ago 754

Slaughter CattleReceipts 293Last week 423Year ago 455

Replacement CattleReceipts 288Last week 221Year ago 290

Compared to last week, feeders were not well tested. Trade was active, demand good on light offerings. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls mostly steady on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	461	191.00–197.50	196.76
9	—	520	174.00–187.00	178.94
10	—	579	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	606	131.00	131.00
3	—	405	150.00	150.00
6	—	519	145.00–149.00	147.64
2	—	845	112.50	112.50
2	—	718	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	672	149.00–161.00	154.82
6	—	807	122.00–131.00	125.05
3	—	617	157.00	157.00
4	—	340	181.00	181.00
3	—	387	183.00	183.00
3	—	475	158.00–162.00	160.68
1	—	595	162.00	162.00
33	—	439	180.00–185.00	184.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	147.50	147.50
3	—	333	160.00–172.50	163.88
2	—	428	167.50	167.50
4	—	388	142.50–145.00	143.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	155.00	155.00
5	—	620	183.00–186.00	184.77
3	—	817	148.00	148.00
15	—	456	209.00–215.00	213.35
14	—	558	207.00	207.00
46	—	514	204.00–217.00	216.41
17	—	776	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	187.00	187.00
3	—	292	205.00	205.00
2	—	600	176.00	176.00
9	—	486	199.00–205.00	199.99
6	—	380	195.00–210.00	204.76
15	—	677	157.00–167.00	160.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	532	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	120.00	120.00
3	—	453	202.00	202.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,471	68.50–72.00	71.40
3	—	1,525	77.50	77.50
4	—	1,436	73.00–75.00	73.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,281	67.00–77.00	68.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,123	66.00–67.00	66.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,212	65.00–67.00	66.27
146	—	1,279	67.00–75.50	70.11
1	—	1,200	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	930	50.00–54.00	52.24
12	—	1,072	57.00–64.00	61.31
103	—	1,215	65.00–68.00	65.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,223	74.00–75.50	74.05
5	—	1,298	65.00–69.00	67.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	83.00–92.00	88.03
6	—	2,134	106.00–110.00	107.25
3	—	1,853	91.00–98.00	93.01

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,054	900.00–950.00	939.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,257	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	—	1,454	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,461.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	—	1,530	1,010.00–1,075.00	1,065.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,125.00	1,125.00

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	21	—	1,201	65.00–88.00	70.25
(<2 yrs)	Open	58	—	1,049	81.00–124.00	99.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	892	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	845	950.00	950.00

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.