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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Apr 7

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

374 head

▼ 4,829 vs last sale 5,203▼ 102 vs year ago 476 · −21.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

509 head

▲ 265 vs last sale 244▼ 179 vs year ago 688 · −26.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

282 head

▼ 443 vs last sale 725▼ 40 vs year ago 322 · −12.4%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested this week to develop an accurate market trend, lower undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mostly plain to average and significantly lower than last weeks very attractive offerings. Buyers all showed lighter demand for feeders as quality was lower. Buyers all showed a desire to buy everything lower as higher input costs are weighing on buyers. CME positions have also taken a hit from last week which put additional pressure on the market. Market activity was mostly slow to moderate this week. Fewer buyers were on hand this week compared to last. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for moderate offerings. Packers showed a desire to buy cows lower, but feeding buyers helped support the market. Slaughter cows sold steady on breaking cows, while boning and lean cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. High quality front end cows sold with the best demand and traded mostly steady, while plain or lower quality feeding cows sold mostly 2.00 lower. Cows were very full this sale with most cows offering buyers below average weigh up conditions. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady to weak. These offerings started the sale lower but as buyers started loads demand increased quickly. Quality this week was average to attractive.

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 $158.86/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$158.86

141 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$184

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

$7.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.47

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	414	165.00	683	9thin
Medium and Large 1	666	159.12	1,059	83
Medium and Large 2	425	159.00	676	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	552	157.15	867	45

One grade step is worth $7.85/cwt here — about −$184 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 sale141 hd

158.86

—

MT average3 barns · 546 hd

157.40

+1.47

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	1,914	104.34	1,997	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	85.00	1,354	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,434	79.89	1,145	178
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	75.68	900	233

Every lot

61 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	198.00/cwt	196.00–200.00	838	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	908	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	202.38/cwt	201.00–206.00	984	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,005	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	195.91/cwt	188.00–197.50	1,087	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,087	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,127	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	150	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	375	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	656	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1	414	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	683	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	676	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	169.19/cwt	162.50–172.00	731	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	179.01/cwt	175.00–185.00	911	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	169.39/cwt	166.00–171.00	913	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	171.46/cwt	164.00–174.00	982	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	988	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	948	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	151.87/cwt	145.00–155.50	1,086	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,044	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,197	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	100	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	175	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	110	338.64/cwt	325.00–350.00	373	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	968	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	989	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	772	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,034	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	898	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,131	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	941	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,120	5
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,065	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,108	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,070	111.66/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,195	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,626	93.50/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,520	4
Bulls	—	—	1,880	104.00/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,955	17
Bulls	—	—	2,204	112.54/cwt	109.50–115.00	2,480	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows20 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	860	58.14/cwt	56.00–60.00	500	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	907	68.55/cwt	65.00–72.00	622	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	985	75.66/cwt	75.50–76.00	745	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,178	72.38/cwt	67.00–78.00	853	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	73.89/cwt	64.50–76.50	876	61
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	62.27/cwt	60.50–63.00	741	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,218	78.82/cwt	77.00–83.00	960	52
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,219	78.18/cwt	76.50–80.50	953	62
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,275	85.85/cwt	85.00–86.50	1,095	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,290	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,109	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,358	87.04/cwt	86.50–87.50	1,182	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,403	82.84/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,162	72
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,442	75.34/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,086	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,467	80.65/cwt	78.00–84.50	1,183	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,467	76.13/cwt	73.50–78.00	1,117	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	85.81/cwt	84.50–87.50	1,331	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,577	88.16/cwt	85.50–89.50	1,390	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	82.67/cwt	82.50–84.00	1,306	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,680	87.40/cwt	85.50–88.50	1,468	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,840	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,619	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,740	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,328	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	16,401	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	97.70/cwt	92.00–105.00	874	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	991	114.70/cwt	91.00–129.00	1,137	177
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,038	83.33/cwt	78.00–90.00	865	45
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	76.26/cwt	71.00–84.00	872	3
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,275	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,084	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,331	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,025	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,364	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,732	4

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 Apr 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 374Last week 5,203Year ago 476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 509Last week 244Year ago 688

Replacement CattleReceipts 282Last week 725Year ago 322

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,328	1,235.00	1,235.00

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	45	—	1,038	78.00–90.00	83.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,331	77.00	77.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	177	—	991	91.00–129.00	114.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	85.00	85.00

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	3	—	1,143	71.00–84.00	76.26
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	895	92.00–105.00	97.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,364	1,300.00	1,300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	509	175.00–185.00	179.01
9	—	837	143.00	143.00
1	—	150	250.00	250.00
12	—	573	164.00–174.00	171.46
2	—	625	158.00	158.00
44	—	715	145.00–155.50	151.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	414	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	539	166.00–171.00	169.39
5	—	386	170.00	170.00
13	—	432	162.50–172.00	169.19
2	—	773	135.00	135.00
19	—	658	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	100	175.00	175.00
5	—	941	119.00	119.00
1	—	590	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	110	325.00–350.00	338.64
2	—	898	126.00	126.00
3	—	618	160.00	160.00
5	—	772	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,070	111.00–113.00	111.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	555	188.00–197.50	195.91
18	—	486	201.00–206.00	202.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	706	154.00	154.00
4	—	423	196.00–200.00	198.00
2	—	478	190.00	190.00
14	—	811	139.00	139.00
9	—	532	189.00	189.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,467	78.00–84.50	80.65
57	—	1,442	72.00–77.00	75.34
5	—	1,577	85.50–89.50	88.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	985	75.50–76.00	75.66
6	—	907	65.00–72.00	68.55
2	—	860	56.00–60.00	58.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,680	85.50–88.50	87.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,467	73.50–78.00	76.13
4	—	1,358	86.50–87.50	87.04
72	—	1,403	80.00–86.50	82.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	86.00	86.00
3	—	1,190	60.50–63.00	62.27
61	—	1,186	64.50–76.50	73.89
62	—	1,219	76.50–80.50	78.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,551	84.50–87.50	85.81
1	—	1,840	88.00	88.00
11	—	1,580	82.50–84.00	82.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,275	85.00–86.50	85.85
40	—	1,178	67.00–78.00	72.38
52	—	1,218	77.00–83.00	78.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,626	88.00–96.00	93.50
6	—	2,204	109.50–115.00	112.54
17	—	1,880	99.00–108.00	104.00

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.