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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, May 12

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

907 head

▲ 439 vs last sale 468▲ 397 vs year ago 510 · +77.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

421 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 292▼ 385 vs year ago 806 · −47.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

397 head

▲ 209 vs last sale 188▲ 53 vs year ago 344 · +15.4%

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 all 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 weeks offering. Many consignments were cutback cattle off video or country sales this week. Most consignments were small packages or singles this week. A few packages of replacement quality heifers were seen and these offerings were met with moderate to good demand. Market activity was mostly slow. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for mostly moderate offerings. Demand for cows was mixed today as the sale started with light to moderate demand and ended the sale with moderate to good demand as buyers pushed to fill loads to get out for the week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower on breakers, boning and lean cows sold steady to firm. Feeding cow demand from private buyers was lighter today as the Dakotas got or expect rain. Fleshy feeding cows sold with the lightest demand, selling steady to 3.00 lower. Boning and lean cows sold fully steady with last weeks sale. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady. Weigh up conditions we mixed today, from below average to above average. Weigh up conditions improved as the sale progressed. Young age cows sold on mostly good to very good demand today. Young, replacement type cows sold mostly 5.00-7.00 higher. Quality this week was average to very 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 $160.42/cwt on 393 head.

Average price

$160.42

393 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$45.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	403	170.11	686	22
Medium and Large 1	660	160.86	1,062	328
Medium and Large 1-2	595	157.37	936	36
Medium 1-2	494	125.00	618	7thin

One grade step is worth $45.11/cwt here — about $69 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 sale393 hd

160.42

—

MT average3 barns · 608 hd

158.71

+1.71

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	1,672	96.02	1,605	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,414	77.19	1,091	98
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,676	76.28	1,278	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,175	72.06	847	186

Every lot

91 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	341	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	597	10
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	421	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	632	7
Steers	—	Medium 1	436	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	824	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	178.07/cwt	175.00–185.00	776	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	193.63/cwt	185.00–194.50	881	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	175.28/cwt	170.00–176.00	824	32
Steers	—	Medium 2	471	138.44/cwt	134.00–141.00	652	11
Steers	—	Medium 1	503	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	905	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	562	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,031	16
Steers	—	Medium 1	569	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	984	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,083	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	180.00/cwt	175.00–181.00	1,049	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	589	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,001	11
Steers	—	Medium 2	593	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	806	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,087	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	168.33/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,158	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,186	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	159.12/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,154	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	149.58/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,231	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	730	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	673	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	819	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	756	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	494	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	618	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	504	174.34/cwt	171.00–176.00	879	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	166.22/cwt	165.00–167.00	896	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	167.67/cwt	163.50–172.00	949	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	156.31/cwt	154.00–160.00	957	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,020	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	156.20/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,070	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	699	159.25/cwt	159.25–159.25	1,113	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,004	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	154.14/cwt	154.00–154.50	1,122	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	742	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,158	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	150.01/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,169	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	810	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,231	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	840	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	10,500	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,228	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	724	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	538	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	942	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	171.98/cwt	170.00–173.00	963	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	562	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	989	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,116	14
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,019	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,182	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,065	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,203	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,085	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,139	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,133	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,246	6
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,150	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,254	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,255	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,318	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,268	97.69/cwt	89.50–100.00	1,239	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,285	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	964	3
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,300	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	936	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,395	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,297	1
Bulls	—	—	1,559	86.75/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,352	4
Bulls	—	—	1,768	97.15/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,718	21
Bulls	—	—	1,923	106.58/cwt	104.50–110.50	2,050	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows20 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	945	67.33/cwt	64.00–69.00	636	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	975	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	692	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	564	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,155	69.14/cwt	67.00–72.50	799	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,167	73.74/cwt	72.00–79.50	861	56
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,189	66.04/cwt	62.00–72.50	785	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,201	73.28/cwt	70.00–78.00	880	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,209	82.03/cwt	80.00–86.00	992	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	81.60/cwt	79.50–86.00	1,004	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	73.60/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,018	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,394	77.35/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,078	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	81.66/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,154	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,437	67.34/cwt	62.00–70.50	968	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,442	84.52/cwt	82.50–86.50	1,219	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,500	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,260	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,512	73.17/cwt	71.00–73.50	1,106	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,612	76.27/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,229	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,629	77.78/cwt	75.00–80.50	1,267	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,705	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,279	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,809	74.29/cwt	68.50–75.50	1,344	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1Thin Fleshed	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	944	82.87/cwt	82.50–83.00	782	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	963	115.25/cwt	91.00–127.00	1,110	171
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	980	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,137	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	75.31/cwt	71.00–77.00	746	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,091	73.02/cwt	69.00–75.00	797	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,093	87.32/cwt	78.50–105.50	954	57
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,174	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,080	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,109	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,367	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,186	1,265.14/cwt	1,210.00–1,310.00	15,005	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	1,174.43/cwt	1,125.00–1,200.00	13,976	8
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,349	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,165	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,353	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,207	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 1Thin Fleshed	895	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	10,293	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 May 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 907Last week 468Year ago 510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 421Last week 292Year ago 806

Replacement CattleReceipts 397Last week 188Year ago 344

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	171.50	171.50
2	—	580	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	562	176.00	176.00
14	—	668	167.00	167.00
2	—	538	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,133	110.00	110.00
5	—	1,019	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,065	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,255	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,150	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	560	170.00–173.00	171.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	566	163.50–172.00	167.67
39	—	779	147.00–157.00	150.01
46	—	624	163.50	163.50
27	—	728	154.00–154.50	154.14
12	—	685	152.00–163.00	156.20
7	—	386	189.00	189.00
6	—	504	171.00–176.00	174.34
3	—	877	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	742	156.00	156.00
72	—	840	1,250.00	1,250.00
77	—	699	159.25	159.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	810	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	539	165.00–167.00	166.22
7	—	482	170.00	170.00
11	—	612	154.00–160.00	156.31
9	—	717	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	155.00	155.00
19	—	390	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	494	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	562	183.50	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	436	175.00–185.00	178.07
11	—	589	170.00	170.00
10	—	341	175.00	175.00
32	—	470	170.00–176.00	175.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	471	134.00–141.00	138.44
2	—	593	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	725	155.00–162.00	159.12
6	—	583	175.00–181.00	180.00
6	—	688	168.00–170.00	168.33
22	—	455	185.00–194.50	193.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	167.50	167.50
14	—	823	146.00–153.00	149.58
7	—	604	180.00	180.00
4	—	579	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	569	173.00	173.00
23	—	503	180.00	180.00
8	—	436	189.00	189.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,612	75.00–80.00	76.27
1	—	1,705	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,500	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,512	71.00–73.50	73.17
15	—	1,442	82.50–86.50	84.52
53	—	1,394	74.00–82.00	77.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,209	80.00–86.00	82.03
56	—	1,167	72.00–79.50	73.74
32	—	1,155	67.00–72.50	69.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,201	70.00–78.00	73.28
2	—	1,065	53.00	53.00
31	—	1,189	62.00–72.50	66.04
5	—	1,230	79.50–86.00	81.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,629	75.00–80.50	77.78
10	—	1,809	68.50–75.50	74.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,413	80.00–83.00	81.66
8	—	1,383	72.00–75.00	73.60
9	—	1,437	62.00–70.50	67.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	64.00–69.00	67.33
1	—	975	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,559	85.00–88.00	86.75
21	—	1,768	92.00–103.00	97.15
9	—	1,923	104.50–110.50	106.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,300	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,268	89.50–100.00	97.69
3	—	1,285	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,174	92.00	92.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	171	—	963	91.00–127.00	115.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	57	—	1,093	78.50–105.50	87.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,091	69.00–75.00	73.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	90.00	90.00

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	8	—	990	71.00–77.00	75.31
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	944	82.50–83.00	82.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	980	116.00	116.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,109	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,349	1,050.00	1,050.00

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)	19	—	1,186	1,210.00–1,310.00	1,265.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,190	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,174.43
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,353	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	895	1,150.00	1,150.00

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.