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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, May 19

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

167 head

▼ 740 vs last sale 907▼ 147 vs year ago 314 · −46.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

799 head

▲ 378 vs last sale 421▲ 240 vs year ago 559 · +42.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

454 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 397▼ 51 vs year ago 505 · −10.1%

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 all too lightly tested today to develop any market trend. Quality was mostly plain to average. Demand for feeders was mostly moderate for todays very light offering. Several ranchers were in the stands bidding on grass cattle. Rain continues to be in the forecast and temperatures remain unseasonably cool. However grass has greened and many ranchers are in need of feeders to fill summer pastures. A good crowd was on hand for todays sale. Market activity was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows comprised most of the offering this week. Packers showed slightly stronger demand for cows this week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were mostly purchased to return to feed this week. Feeding cows sold fully steady this week on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows returning to feed sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Cow quality was average to attractive this week with many sets of high quality cows on offer. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average this sale with many full cows on offer. Weigh up conditions were poorer this week than last. Young age cows sold on mostly good to very good demand today. Young replacement type cows sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Quality this week was average to attractive.

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 $171.84/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$171.84

31 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$8.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.28

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	565	173.56	981	9thin
Medium and Large 1	708	172.49	1,221	18thin
Medium and Large 2	579	165.00	955	4thin

One grade step is worth $8.56/cwt here — about $26 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 sale31 hd

171.84

—

MT average3 barns · 851 hd

179.12

−7.28

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	1,749	95.61	1,672	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,637	77.50	1,269	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,422	75.34	1,071	264
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,168	72.26	844	225

Every lot

67 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	824	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,010	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	955	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,247	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	159.98/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,169	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,186	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,188	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	790	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	150.79/cwt	150.00–154.00	858	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	840	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	984	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	895	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	693	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,060	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,016	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	841	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,059	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	930	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,125	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,028	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,234	8
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,270	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,422	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	898	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	404	13
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,083	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	612	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,225	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,311	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,260	101.52/cwt	98.50–104.50	1,279	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,363	84.25/cwt	76.50–87.50	1,148	3
Bulls	—	—	1,594	88.19/cwt	80.00–93.50	1,406	30
Bulls	—	—	1,891	97.97/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,853	27
Bulls	—	—	2,048	105.43/cwt	104.00–109.00	2,159	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows20 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	928	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	473	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	943	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	688	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	947	66.94/cwt	62.00–69.50	634	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	591	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,137	71.63/cwt	70.50–72.50	814	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,155	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	970	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,167	77.84/cwt	74.00–80.50	908	48
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	68.98/cwt	62.00–73.50	806	99
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	75.65/cwt	73.00–79.00	938	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,366	76.31/cwt	73.50–79.00	1,042	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,385	83.79/cwt	82.50–84.50	1,160	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,398	82.11/cwt	80.00–84.50	1,148	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,406	71.23/cwt	65.50–73.50	1,001	68
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,177	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,441	71.59/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,032	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,452	78.23/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,136	95
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,604	80.58/cwt	79.50–83.00	1,293	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,633	75.07/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,226	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,686	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,324	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,870	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,496	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,281	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,208	123.13/cwt	102.50–140.00	1,487	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	77.73/cwt	74.00–84.00	707	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,002	94.55/cwt	82.00–98.50	947	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,036	107.90/cwt	91.00–126.00	1,118	179
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,081	89.48/cwt	73.00–107.00	967	164
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,160	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	835	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,227	72.82/cwt	72.00–75.00	894	15
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,262	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,037	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,458	1,435.00/cwt	1,435.00–1,435.00	20,922	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,705	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	23,870	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	921	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	8,611	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,193	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	12,944	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,200	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	14,220	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,324	1,224.70/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	16,215	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,378	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	14,262	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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 907Year ago 314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 799Last week 421Year ago 559

Replacement CattleReceipts 454Last week 397Year ago 505

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	179	—	1,036	91.00–126.00	107.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,227	72.00–75.00	72.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	164	—	1,081	73.00–107.00	89.48

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	5	—	910	74.00–84.00	77.73
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,002	82.00–98.50	94.55

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	1	—	1,160	72.00	72.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,458	1,435.00	1,435.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,705	1,400.00	1,400.00

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	—	1,262	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,033	124.00	124.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,208	102.50–140.00	123.13

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)	3	—	1,378	1,035.00	1,035.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,324	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,224.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,193	1,085.00	1,085.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,200	1,185.00	1,185.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	921	935.00	935.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	489	161.50	161.50
2	—	385	170.00	170.00
2	—	613	137.00	137.00
2	—	545	155.00	155.00
2	—	653	137.00	137.00
2	—	770	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	150.00–154.00	150.79
2	—	693	153.00	153.00
4	—	645	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	182.00	182.00
4	—	448	184.00	184.00
2	—	815	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	660	189.00	189.00
5	—	731	157.00–162.00	159.98
2	—	770	154.00	154.00
2	—	803	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	898	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,083	56.50	56.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,028	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,270	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	179.00	179.00
1	—	930	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	51.00	51.00
2	—	943	73.00	73.00
9	—	947	62.00–69.50	66.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,385	82.50–84.50	83.79
95	—	1,452	75.00–82.00	78.23
46	—	1,441	69.00–74.00	71.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,167	74.00–80.50	77.84
1	—	1,155	84.00	84.00
13	—	1,137	70.50–72.50	71.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,366	73.50–79.00	76.31
68	—	1,406	65.50–73.50	71.23
2	—	1,435	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	80.00–84.50	82.11
1	—	1,055	56.00	56.00
99	—	1,168	62.00–73.50	68.98
47	—	1,240	73.00–79.00	75.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,633	74.00–79.00	75.07
13	—	1,604	79.50–83.00	80.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	80.00	80.00
6	—	1,686	78.50	78.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,891	94.00–103.00	97.97
15	—	2,048	104.00–109.00	105.43
30	—	1,594	80.00–93.50	88.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	98.50–104.50	101.52
3	—	1,225	107.00	107.00
3	—	1,363	76.50–87.50	84.25

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.