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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Apr 14

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

414 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 374▲ 160 vs year ago 254 · +63.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

122 head

▼ 387 vs last sale 509▼ 225 vs year ago 347 · −64.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 177 vs last sale 282▼ 224 vs year ago 329 · −68.1%

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 and lower than last week. Most consignments were comprised of small lots or singles. Consigners offered mostly cutback cattle off earlier video sales today, with very few front end offerings seen. Buyers showed mostly light demand for todays offering. A light crowd was on hand for todays sale. Market activity was slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on very good demand today. Packer buyers were aggressive as they bid on todays limited offering. Snow and blizzard conditions were seen across southern Montana and locations east earlier in the week which limited the volume of cattle available to packers as several sales were cancelled as a result of the spring storm. Slaughter cows sold on very good demand today. Breaking cows sold generally steady, boning and lean cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeding cow buyers showed very good demand for thin offerings which caused thin and lower yielding cows to see the greatest increase in price. Feeding cows sold steady to 4.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop a full market trend, higher undertones were noticed. Cows and bulls were very full this sale with most consignments offering buyers below average weigh up conditions. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. Quality was mostly average this week.

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 $148.06/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$148.06

195 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$182

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

$28.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.53

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	584	160.40	937	83
Medium and Large 2	501	153.54	769	12thin
Medium 1	598	145.19	869	41
Medium and Large 1	851	131.58	1,119	59

One grade step is worth $28.82/cwt here — about −$182 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 sale195 hd

148.06

—

MT average2 barns · 2,803 hd

170.59

−22.53

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	1,782	99.13	1,766	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,671	81.82	1,367	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,386	81.60	1,131	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,186	79.74	946	34

Every lot

42 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	677	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	914	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,012	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	409	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	658	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	731	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	173.85/cwt	172.00–175.50	847	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	888	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	909	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	800	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	153.10/cwt	148.00–154.00	958	20
Heifers	—	Medium 1Fleshy	679	138.63/cwt	137.00–139.00	941	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,036	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	141.72/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,006	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	818	130.55/cwt	129.50–132.00	1,068	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	136.09/cwt	136.00–136.50	1,131	29
Heifers	—	Medium 1Fleshy	866	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,057	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	904	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,130	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	90	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	225	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	95	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	166	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	973	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,120	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,210	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,177	107.01/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,260	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,340	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,139	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	89.09/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,372	5
Bulls	—	—	1,760	103.38/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,819	3
Bulls	—	—	2,354	116.33/cwt	115.00–117.00	2,738	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,122	78.11/cwt	77.00–78.50	876	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,179	82.31/cwt	79.50–85.00	970	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	81.64/cwt	79.00–83.00	978	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,213	77.10/cwt	76.00–78.00	935	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	82.07/cwt	80.50–84.00	1,119	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,387	82.05/cwt	81.00–83.50	1,138	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,437	78.79/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,132	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,483	76.53/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,135	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,671	81.82/cwt	81.00–82.75	1,367	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	790	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	632	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	75.45/cwt	74.00–77.00	757	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,043	89.99/cwt	77.00–100.00	939	42
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,071	106.95/cwt	93.00–119.00	1,145	55
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	945	1
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,290	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,084	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 Apr 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 374Year ago 254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 509Year ago 347

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 282Year ago 329

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	138.00	138.00
1	—	90	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,120	108.00	108.00
7	—	1,177	104.00–111.00	107.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	95	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	904	125.00	125.00
12	—	818	129.50–132.00	130.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	626	148.00–154.00	153.10
22	—	521	170.50	170.50
6	—	693	149.50	149.50
14	—	710	140.00–146.00	141.72
19	—	487	172.00–175.50	173.85
2	—	575	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	409	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	443	165.00	165.00
5	—	582	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	679	137.00–139.00	138.63
4	—	866	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	831	136.00–136.50	136.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	585	173.00	173.00
3	—	508	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	625	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	80.00	80.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	55	—	1,071	93.00–119.00	106.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	42	—	1,043	77.00–100.00	89.99

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	—	1,125	84.00	84.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	74.00–77.00	75.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,760	102.00–106.00	103.38
3	—	2,354	115.00–117.00	116.33
5	—	1,540	81.00–94.00	89.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,387	81.00–83.50	82.05
5	—	1,437	78.00–79.00	78.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,198	79.00–83.00	81.64
12	—	1,213	76.00–78.00	77.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,179	79.50–85.00	82.31
5	—	1,122	77.00–78.50	78.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	76.00–77.00	76.53
21	—	1,364	80.50–84.00	82.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,671	81.00–82.75	81.82

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.