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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Jun 2

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← May 26Jun 2Jun 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

638 head

▼ 1,317 vs last sale 1,955▲ 638 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

516 head

▲ 224 vs last sale 292▲ 516 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

286 head

▼ 405 vs last sale 691▲ 286 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 either this week or last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on all offerings. Quality was mixed from plain to attractive with consigned cattle and load lots offering the best quality. Demand for grass cattle was very good this week as recent rains and sharply higher CME positions help bolster demand. Market activity today was mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Packers showed stronger demand for slaughter cows today pushing all offerings higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on all offerings. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Quality today was average to attractive and overall better than last week. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average today, however weigh conditions were better overall compared to last week. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher. Bull quality was mostly attractive this week. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady to weak. Quality was mostly average to attractive today.

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 $179.01/cwt on 396 head.

Average price

$179.01

396 head · 734 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$51.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	712	188.13	1,340	255
Medium and Large 1-2	669	177.45	1,188	89
Large 1	949	137.00	1,300	52

One grade step is worth $51.13/cwt here — about $40 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 sale396 hd

179.01

—

MT average3 barns · 437 hd

177.54

+1.48

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	—	High	1,785	102.79	1,835	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,611	77.55	1,249	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,402	77.21	1,082	226
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,179	70.28	828	187

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,388	$1,272	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,433	$1,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,473	$1,335	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,610	$1,325	2thin

Every lot

70 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 and Large 1-2	472	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	916	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,021	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,300	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,233	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,350	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	176.93/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,224	57
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	692	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,073	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	184.88/cwt	178.00–185.50	1,339	203
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,234	2
Steers	—	Large 1	811	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,152	4
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	831	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,138	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,282	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	132.39/cwt	131.50–133.00	1,288	5
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,082	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,396	8
Steers	—	Large 1	1,147	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,457	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	837	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	863	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	543	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	929	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	147.82/cwt	146.00–155.00	897	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	990	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	164.71/cwt	164.50–165.00	1,110	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	984	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	688	133.29/cwt	133.00–134.00	917	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	702	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,088	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	963	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	754	130.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	984	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,082	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	135.34/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,102	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,156	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,009	120.42/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,215	7
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,125	107.66/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,211	3
Bulls	—	Large 1Fancy	1,150	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,334	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,175	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,246	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,354	100.87/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,366	13
Bulls	—	—	1,713	88.48/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,516	8
Bulls	—	—	1,851	102.10/cwt	94.50–106.50	1,890	23
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,983	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,241	5
Bulls	—	—	2,002	111.89/cwt	108.00–118.00	2,240	11
Bulls	—	—	2,370	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,631	1
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,510	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	2,485	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows20 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	880	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	458	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	915	62.49/cwt	62.00–63.00	572	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	963	71.51/cwt	70.00–73.00	689	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	54.38/cwt	53.50–59.00	574	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	67.49/cwt	61.50–71.50	777	70
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	73.98/cwt	72.00–78.50	890	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,212	70.34/cwt	69.00–71.50	853	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,235	74.22/cwt	72.00–78.00	917	45
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,241	81.76/cwt	79.00–84.50	1,015	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,306	79.47/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,038	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,384	71.30/cwt	66.00–73.50	987	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,388	77.12/cwt	75.00–80.50	1,070	119
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,402	72.59/cwt	67.00–82.00	1,018	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,424	82.88/cwt	80.50–86.50	1,180	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,429	76.04/cwt	74.50–78.50	1,087	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,451	82.60/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,199	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,590	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,272	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	76.86/cwt	74.00–77.50	1,232	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,270	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,690	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,301	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,388	1,271.78/head	1,200.00–1,285.00	1,272	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,433	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,473	1,335.00/head	1,335.00–1,335.00	1,335	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,610	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	879	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	996	82.96/cwt	72.00–93.00	826	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,026	103.13/cwt	89.00–120.00	1,058	57
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,121	88.75/cwt	75.00–107.00	995	129
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,223	75.21/cwt	72.00–79.00	920	27

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 Jun 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 638Last week 1,955Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 516Last week 292Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 286Last week 691Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,388	1,200.00–1,285.00	1,271.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,433	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,610	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,473	1,335.00	1,335.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	100.00	100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	57	—	1,026	89.00–120.00	103.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,223	72.00–79.00	75.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	129	—	1,121	75.00–107.00	88.75

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	7	—	996	72.00–93.00	82.96
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	94.00	94.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	754	130.00–135.00	130.52
7	—	688	133.00–134.00	133.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	674	164.50–165.00	164.71
15	—	814	134.00–139.00	135.34
9	—	611	162.00	162.00
5	—	702	155.00	155.00
5	—	784	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	607	146.00–155.00	147.82
1	—	520	166.00	166.00
4	—	708	136.00	136.00
5	—	866	133.50	133.50
6	—	681	144.00–145.00	144.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	543	171.00	171.00
10	—	473	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	692	155.00	155.00
8	—	1,082	129.00	129.00
8	—	831	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	680	198.50	198.50
203	—	724	178.00–185.50	184.88
2	—	878	146.00	146.00
18	—	616	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	555	184.00	184.00
8	—	472	194.00	194.00
6	—	649	190.00	190.00
57	—	692	175.00–177.00	176.93
2	—	748	165.00	165.00
5	—	973	131.50–133.00	132.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,147	127.00	127.00
4	—	811	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,009	113.00–122.00	120.42
3	—	1,125	106.00–111.00	107.66
4	—	1,175	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	2,002	108.00–118.00	111.89
1	—	2,370	111.00	111.00
23	—	1,851	94.50–106.50	102.10
8	—	1,713	82.00–93.00	88.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,983	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,510	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,354	93.00–105.00	100.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,241	79.00–84.50	81.76
34	—	1,203	72.00–78.50	73.98
13	—	1,056	53.50–59.00	54.38
70	—	1,151	61.50–71.50	67.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,424	80.50–86.50	82.88
119	—	1,388	75.00–80.50	77.12
15	—	1,402	67.00–82.00	72.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,212	69.00–71.50	70.34
10	—	1,306	79.00–81.00	79.47
45	—	1,235	72.00–78.00	74.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,690	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,603	74.00–77.50	76.86
2	—	1,608	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,451	81.00–85.00	82.60
23	—	1,384	66.00–73.50	71.30
25	—	1,429	74.50–78.50	76.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	52.00	52.00
3	—	915	62.00–63.00	62.49
2	—	963	70.00–73.00	71.51

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.