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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, May 26

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← May 19May 26Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,955 head

▲ 1,788 vs last sale 167▲ 438 vs year ago 1,517 · +28.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

292 head

▼ 507 vs last sale 799▼ 50 vs year ago 342 · −14.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

691 head

▲ 237 vs last sale 454▼ 153 vs year ago 844 · −18.1%

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 last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on a higher quality offering. Quality was mostly average to attractive this week. Several load lots were seen this week and these cattle were met with mostly good to very good demand. Many sets of cattle were developed for grass and were in light to moderate flesh. Demand for grass cattle was mostly good to very good, while cattle destined for the feedlot sold on mostly moderate demand. A good crowd was on hand for todays sold with both order buyers and ranchers actively bidding on offerings. Market activity was mostly active this week. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand this sale. Packers opted to send most offerings to slaughter this week as cow quality was mostly plain to average. The limited offering of attractive cattle were purchased to feed. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00 lower on all offerings. Feeding cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average today as temperatures warmed into the low 80s and cows tanked up on water. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady. Several sets of cow calf and heifer pairs were seen today and these were met with mostly moderate demand. Quality was average to attractive. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 2.00-4.00 lower. Quality was mostly average today and not as many takers were seen for this class of cows.

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 $161.22/cwt on 808 head.

Average price

$161.22

808 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$21.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.49

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	495	163.00	808	15thin
Medium and Large 1	644	162.62	1,047	701
Medium and Large 1-2	618	151.82	938	77
Medium and Large 2	567	142.00	805	15thin

One grade step is worth $21.00/cwt here — about $2 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 sale808 hd

161.22

—

MT average3 barns · 1,071 hd

160.73

+0.49

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	1,866	99.70	1,861	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,612	76.75	1,237	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,414	73.70	1,042	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,214	68.88	836	96

Every lot

88 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 1Unweaned	435	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	874	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	453	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	849	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	987	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	203.62/cwt	202.00–206.50	1,083	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	211.24/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,181	127
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	591	153.69/cwt	150.00–158.00	908	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	597	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,122	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	608	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,131	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	615	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,304	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,130	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	205.43/cwt	186.00–209.00	1,309	260
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	201.25/cwt	178.00–209.00	1,334	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,137	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,294	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	746	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,194	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	154.23/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,194	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	852	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,223	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,247	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,229	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	645	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	445	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	723	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	457	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	754	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	460	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	771	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	822	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	178.57/cwt	175.00–180.00	920	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	807	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	546	170.70/cwt	170.50–171.00	932	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	160.48/cwt	157.00–165.00	899	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	805	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	170.06/cwt	164.00–175.50	981	274
Heifers	—	Medium 1	601	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	947	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	163.69/cwt	160.00–168.50	1,031	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	991	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	147.09/cwt	147.00–147.50	983	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	162.03/cwt	157.00–165.50	1,110	143
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	143.13/cwt	143.00–143.50	1,018	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	151.46/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,084	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	717	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,169	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,111	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	760	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	9,500	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	797	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,180	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	807	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,138	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	142.08/cwt	141.75–144.00	1,161	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	140.19/cwt	138.00–141.50	1,211	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	968	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,171	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	666	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,099	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	965	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,197	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,180	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	850	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,357	93.83/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,273	4
Bulls	—	—	1,658	89.24/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,480	5
Bulls	—	—	1,964	98.53/cwt	95.50–105.00	1,935	14
Bulls	—	—	2,084	110.59/cwt	105.50–115.00	2,305	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	875	56.08/cwt	54.00–58.00	491	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	55.61/cwt	53.00–57.50	607	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,182	76.83/cwt	76.50–77.00	908	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	66.18/cwt	59.00–72.00	802	50
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	73.92/cwt	72.50–77.00	917	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,284	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	912	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,342	78.55/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,054	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,411	74.17/cwt	73.50–74.50	1,047	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	80.24/cwt	80.00–80.50	1,138	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,422	82.73/cwt	82.50–83.00	1,176	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	68.21/cwt	63.00–72.00	971	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,446	74.63/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,079	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,548	73.28/cwt	71.50–75.50	1,134	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,648	80.52/cwt	79.50–83.50	1,327	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,870	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,384	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	16,815	4
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,253	1,760.90/cwt	1,610.00–1,850.00	22,064	14
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,253	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	20,988	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,192	1,625.00/cwt	1,625.00–1,625.00	19,370	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,307	1,744.23/cwt	1,600.00–1,850.00	22,797	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	18,225	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,400	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,500	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,420	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	21,655	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,428	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	22,491	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,458	1,416.94/cwt	1,385.00–1,485.00	20,659	88
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,465	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,580	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	20,048	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,517	1,367.50/cwt	1,300.00–1,375.00	20,745	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,530	1,748.84/cwt	1,510.00–1,825.00	26,757	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,565	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	22,301	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,613	1,508.26/cwt	1,475.00–1,700.00	24,328	20
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	665	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	977	105.92/cwt	85.00–114.00	1,035	69
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,189	87.45/cwt	71.00–105.00	1,040	50
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	963	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,352	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,173	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,317	9

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,955Last week 167Year ago 1,517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 292Last week 799Year ago 342

Replacement CattleReceipts 691Last week 454Year ago 844

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,253	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,253	1,610.00–1,850.00	1,760.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,121	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,465	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,428	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,192	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,565	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,307	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,744.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,420	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,530	1,510.00–1,825.00	1,748.84
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,613	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,508.26

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	3	—	1,350	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,485	1,350.00	1,350.00

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	88	—	1,458	1,385.00–1,485.00	1,416.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,517	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,367.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,400	1,250.00	1,250.00

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	50	—	1,189	71.00–105.00	87.45
(<2 yrs)	Open	69	—	977	85.00–114.00	105.92

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	2	—	863	77.00	77.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	963	1,075.00	1,075.00

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)	9	—	1,173	1,050.00	1,050.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	601	157.50	157.50
11	—	457	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	567	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	668	147.00–147.50	147.09
18	—	524	154.00	154.00
16	—	711	143.00–143.50	143.13
14	—	560	157.00–165.00	160.48
13	—	635	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	756	147.00	147.00
9	—	462	178.00	178.00
143	—	685	157.00–165.50	162.03
72	—	716	146.00–154.00	151.46
21	—	817	141.75–144.00	142.08
44	—	515	175.00–180.00	178.57
274	—	577	164.00–175.50	170.06
22	—	630	160.00–168.50	163.69
16	—	864	138.00–141.50	140.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	760	1,250.00	1,250.00
3	—	797	148.00	148.00
15	—	717	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	167.50	167.50
4	—	385	167.50	167.50
4	—	445	162.50	162.50
18	—	546	170.50–171.00	170.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	807	141.00	141.00
13	—	968	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	897	139.00	139.00
6	—	619	180.00–185.00	182.54
4	—	506	195.00	195.00
4	—	685	166.00	166.00
4	—	924	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	663	178.00–209.00	201.25
260	—	637	186.00–209.00	205.43
31	—	532	202.00–206.50	203.62
127	—	559	210.00–213.00	211.24
10	—	746	173.50	173.50
29	—	774	153.00–159.00	154.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	746	160.00	160.00
11	—	852	143.50	143.50
3	—	608	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	597	188.00	188.00
6	—	435	201.00	201.00
3	—	453	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	615	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	591	150.00–158.00	153.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	124.00	124.00
9	—	666	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	80.00–80.50	80.24
34	—	1,446	72.00–79.00	74.63
38	—	1,423	63.00–72.00	68.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	54.00–58.00	56.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,648	79.50–83.50	80.52
1	—	1,870	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	53.00–57.50	55.61
50	—	1,212	59.00–72.00	66.18
33	—	1,240	72.50–77.00	73.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,411	73.50–74.50	74.17
20	—	1,342	76.00–80.00	78.55
7	—	1,422	82.50–83.00	82.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,284	71.00	71.00
3	—	1,182	76.50–77.00	76.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,548	71.50–75.50	73.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,964	95.50–105.00	98.53
5	—	1,658	84.00–93.00	89.24
11	—	2,084	105.50–115.00	110.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,357	91.00–101.00	93.83

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.