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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Jun 16

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

425 head

▼ 328 vs last sale 753▼ 189 vs year ago 614 · −30.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

441 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 425▼ 60 vs year ago 501 · −12.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

164 head

▼ 263 vs last sale 427▼ 34 vs year ago 198 · −17.2%

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 any market trend. Quality was mostly plain to average this week. Cattle were offered in mostly small size packages with many singles on offer as well. One consignment of beef on dairy steers and heifers sold today and these offerings were very attractive and sold on good to very good demand. Several sets of fall calves continue to be seen and most of these offerings were met with light to moderate demand. Demand overall was mostly moderate for light offerings. Market activity this week was mostly moderate to active. Market activity today was mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand for light to moderate offerings. Packers showed stronger demand for slaughter cows again today pushing all offerings higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher on all classes. Demand from western packers continues to drive cow prices higher as western packers are short cows for immediate harvest. Feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Packers purchased a few sets of cows to put on short term feed for the upcoming 4th of July holiday. Most of these offerings were of plain to average quality. Quality today was mostly average to attractive. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Bull quality was mostly attractive again this week. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average today and significantly lower than last weeks offering. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold 5.00 lower on a lower quality offering. Demand for high quality offerings remains good to very good, however high quality offerings were limited this week.

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 $160.36/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$160.36

162 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$21

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

$20.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.22

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	576	161.73	931	37
Medium and Large 1	689	160.58	1,106	121
Medium and Large 2	675	141.00	952	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.73/cwt here — about −$21 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 sale162 hd

160.36

—

MT average2 barns · 197 hd

160.14

+0.22

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	1,855	107.91	2,001	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,619	82.74	1,339	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,371	82.09	1,126	190
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,167	77.60	906	116

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)	1,275	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$1,050	3thin

Every lot

68 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 1Unweaned	499	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	948	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	185.66/cwt	185.00–186.00	978	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	564	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,046	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,093	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,182	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	941	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,147	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	153.22/cwt	147.00–154.50	1,261	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	829	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	795	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	830	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	173.33/cwt	173.00–174.00	903	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	541	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	817	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	174.00/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,006	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	163.69/cwt	162.50–169.00	954	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	982	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	166.17/cwt	163.50–172.00	1,105	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	952	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,021	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,072	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,122	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,094	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	816	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,163	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,241	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	901	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,219	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,097	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	779	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,176	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	865	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,280	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	925	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,323	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,216	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 1-2	715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,008	6
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 1-2	835	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,150	35
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 1-2	885	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,221	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 1-2	851	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,268	30
Dairy Steers	—	Large 1-2	978	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,340	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,360	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,312	1
Bulls	—	—	1,399	91.64/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,282	8
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,420	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,342	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	104.22/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,860	19
Bulls	—	—	1,993	113.72/cwt	108.00–122.00	2,266	35
Bulls	—	—Natural	2,050	117.24/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,403	2
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,797	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	911	66.12/cwt	62.00–73.00	602	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	925	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	726	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	948	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	806	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,140	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	963	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	72.38/cwt	63.00–75.00	825	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	79.27/cwt	75.00–83.00	931	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,198	82.18/cwt	81.00–83.00	985	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,227	83.73/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,027	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,275	68.12/cwt	68.00–69.00	869	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	85.26/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,148	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	79.58/cwt	77.00–84.50	1,079	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,357	74.21/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,007	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,396	86.42/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,206	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,401	80.64/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,130	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,534	87.25/cwt	86.50–89.00	1,338	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	79.37/cwt	76.00–79.75	1,256	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,649	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,352	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	83.95/cwt	82.00–86.50	1,398	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,722	87.95/cwt	87.00–88.50	1,514	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	86.85/cwt	80.00–92.00	845	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,071	109.22/cwt	90.00–123.00	1,170	41
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,088	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,208	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,117	90.32/cwt	80.00–107.00	1,009	51
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,224	89.54/cwt	89.50–90.00	1,096	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 753Year ago 614

Slaughter CattleReceipts 441Last week 425Year ago 501

Replacement CattleReceipts 164Last week 427Year ago 198

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	665	163.50–172.00	166.17
20	—	578	171.00–175.00	174.00
15	—	758	148.00	148.00
3	—	434	191.00	191.00
1	—	710	151.00	151.00
2	—	850	146.00	146.00
17	—	901	135.25	135.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	170.00	170.00
2	—	760	144.00	144.00
10	—	608	161.50	161.50
5	—	448	177.50	177.50
11	—	583	162.50–169.00	163.69
2	—	685	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	541	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	816	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	173.00–174.00	173.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	499	190.00	190.00
6	—	564	185.50	185.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	185.00–186.00	185.66
1	—	770	149.00	149.00
3	—	607	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	632	187.00	187.00
7	—	823	147.00–154.50	153.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	663	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	885	138.00	138.00
35	—	835	137.75	137.75
6	—	715	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	851	149.00	149.00
9	—	978	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	690	159.00	159.00
1	—	925	143.00	143.00
12	—	865	148.00	148.00
7	—	779	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	84.50	84.50
8	—	1,275	68.00–69.00	68.12
12	—	1,198	81.00–83.00	82.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,722	87.00–88.50	87.95
19	—	1,665	82.00–86.50	83.95
20	—	1,583	76.00–79.75	79.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,649	82.00	82.00
7	—	1,534	86.50–89.00	87.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,140	63.00–75.00	72.38
20	—	1,227	83.00–86.00	83.73
41	—	1,174	75.00–83.00	79.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,356	77.00–84.50	79.58
15	—	1,357	68.00–76.00	74.21
46	—	1,347	83.00–88.00	85.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	911	62.00–73.00	66.12
1	—	925	78.50	78.50
2	—	948	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,401	75.00–83.00	80.64
37	—	1,396	84.00–88.50	86.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,785	97.00–109.00	104.22
35	—	1,993	108.00–122.00	113.72
8	—	1,399	87.00–95.00	91.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,520	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	96.50	96.50
1	—	1,420	94.50	94.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,050	115.00–120.00	117.24

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	41	—	1,071	90.00–123.00	109.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	51	—	1,117	80.00–107.00	90.32

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	10	—	973	80.00–92.00	86.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	111.00	111.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,224	89.50–90.00	89.54

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)	1	—	1,275	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,245	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.