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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, May 5

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

468 head

▼ 2,650 vs last sale 3,118▼ 359 vs year ago 827 · −43.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

292 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 373▼ 132 vs year ago 424 · −31.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

188 head

▼ 137 vs last sale 325▼ 125 vs year ago 313 · −39.9%

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 all too lightly tested this week to develop an accurate market trend, higher undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Most consignments were small packages, with no load lots seen this week. Despite light offerings demand for feeder cattle was mostly good. Most buyers were short loaded and needed weight to load out for the week. This helped create good demand as buyers competed over todays light offering. Market activity was mostly activity with buyers rapidly bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand and offerings. Packers showed light demand for slaughter cows this sale. Heavy supplies have been available to the packer following the snow storms in recent weeks, as ranchers sell off cows which lost calves. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 lower on all classes. Feeding cow demand remains strong as both packers and independent feeders showed strong demand for cows as many feel the uptick in supplies will be short lived. Feeding cows sold steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on good demand as buyers continue to look for cows to rebreed. These offerings sold generally steady in a narrow comparison.

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 $174.51/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$174.51

197 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$199

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

$15.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.79

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	374	182.86	684	25
Medium and Large 1	544	177.30	965	100
Medium and Large 1-2	526	167.73	882	72

One grade step is worth $15.13/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 sale197 hd

174.51

—

MT average3 barns · 783 hd

162.72

+11.79

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	1,847	92.97	1,717	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,661	75.84	1,259	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,392	74.96	1,043	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,174	68.43	803	97

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 1	389	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	817	20
Steers	—	Medium 1	426	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	852	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	968	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	928	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	212.41/cwt	208.00–218.00	1,090	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	958	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	199.63/cwt	193.00–207.00	1,128	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,080	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,156	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	659	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,239	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	170.11/cwt	169.50–173.50	1,136	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	170.20/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,258	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	161.65/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,227	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	157.61/cwt	155.00–158.50	1,280	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	151.28/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,319	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	65	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	81	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	165	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	553	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	342	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	641	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	762	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	782	7
Heifers	—	Medium 1	442	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	765	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	844	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	174.49/cwt	173.50–180.00	836	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	162.20/cwt	160.00–166.00	834	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	184.70/cwt	179.00–187.00	997	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	162.75/cwt	161.00–164.00	920	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,018	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	160.28/cwt	158.00–164.00	976	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	169.21/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,047	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,092	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,020	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	155.24/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,121	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,169	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	80	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	188	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	84	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	105	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	120	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	360	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,055	6
Bulls	—	Large 1Fancy	1,103	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,274	15
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,118	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,219	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,212	106.33/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,289	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,255	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,192	2
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,340	75.05/cwt	70.00–85.00	1,006	3
Bulls	—	—	1,578	84.72/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,337	11
Bulls	—	—	1,797	95.90/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,723	24
Bulls	—	—	2,144	89.08/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,910	6
Bulls	—	—	2,165	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	2,154	3
Bulls	—	—	2,230	106.18/cwt	104.00–110.50	2,368	8
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,915	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,778	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	921	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	562	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	959	55.66/cwt	55.00–56.00	534	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	528	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	77.48/cwt	77.00–78.00	887	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,155	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	901	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	66.67/cwt	62.00–70.00	773	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,192	69.14/cwt	64.00–72.00	824	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,244	73.32/cwt	72.00–75.00	912	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,268	71.62/cwt	69.50–75.00	908	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,343	77.77/cwt	74.00–83.50	1,044	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,365	83.26/cwt	83.00–83.50	1,136	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,419	74.05/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,051	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,471	68.15/cwt	61.00–71.00	1,002	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,478	70.68/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,045	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,552	80.54/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,250	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,619	78.66/cwt	77.00–79.50	1,274	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,756	71.27/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,252	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,011	103.80/cwt	83.00–121.50	1,049	58
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,110	82.01/cwt	79.50–90.00	910	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,142	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	868	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,232	77.47/cwt	74.00–82.00	954	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,268	1,335.00/cwt	1,335.00–1,335.00	16,928	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	15,704	7

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 May 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 468Last week 3,118Year ago 827

Slaughter CattleReceipts 292Last week 373Year ago 424

Replacement CattleReceipts 188Last week 325Year ago 313

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	84	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	120	300.00	300.00
1	—	80	235.00	235.00
6	—	672	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	106.00–107.00	106.33
2	—	1,118	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,103	115.50	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	759	154.00	154.00
2	—	670	163.00	163.00
4	—	722	153.00–156.00	155.24
10	—	540	179.00–187.00	184.70
27	—	403	189.00	189.00
35	—	580	175.50	175.50
1	—	65	125.00	125.00
1	—	165	335.00	335.00
12	—	619	160.00–174.00	169.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	342	187.50	187.50
8	—	442	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	694	147.00	147.00
7	—	437	179.00	179.00
35	—	479	173.50–180.00	174.49
8	—	514	160.00–166.00	162.20
8	—	609	158.00–164.00	160.28
5	—	565	161.00–164.00	162.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	206.00	206.00
3	—	759	159.00–163.00	161.65
3	—	602	192.00	192.00
27	—	565	193.00–207.00	199.63
6	—	872	146.00–157.00	151.28
4	—	812	155.00–158.50	157.61
5	—	739	170.00–171.00	170.20
23	—	513	208.00–218.00	212.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	668	169.50–173.50	170.11
2	—	518	185.00	185.00
7	—	582	185.50	185.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	200.00	200.00
20	—	389	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	659	188.00	188.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,192	64.00–72.00	69.14
11	—	1,244	72.00–75.00	73.32
1	—	1,155	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,552	75.00–83.00	80.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,478	69.00–72.00	70.68
4	—	1,365	83.00–83.50	83.26
48	—	1,343	74.00–83.50	77.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,160	62.00–70.00	66.67
1	—	1,015	52.00	52.00
2	—	1,145	77.00–78.00	77.48
17	—	1,268	69.50–75.00	71.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,619	77.00–79.50	78.66
7	—	1,756	65.00–73.00	71.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	959	55.00–56.00	55.66
6	—	921	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,419	72.00–79.00	74.05
19	—	1,471	61.00–71.00	68.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,144	88.00–91.00	89.08
24	—	1,797	91.00–104.00	95.90
11	—	1,578	80.00–89.00	84.72
8	—	2,230	104.00–110.50	106.18
3	—	2,165	99.50	99.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	70.00–85.00	75.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,915	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,232	74.00–82.00	77.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,110	79.50–90.00	82.01
(<2 yrs)	Open	58	—	1,011	83.00–121.50	103.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,142	76.00	76.00

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)	5	—	1,268	1,335.00	1,335.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,083	1,450.00	1,450.00

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.