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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Jul 7

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Jun 16Jul 7Jul 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

111 head

▼ 314 vs last sale 425▼ 729 vs year ago 840 · −86.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

621 head

▲ 180 vs last sale 441▼ 383 vs year ago 1,004 · −38.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

155 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 164▼ 333 vs year ago 488 · −68.2%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale 6/16/22: Feeder steers and heifers were all too lightly tested either this week or last sale to develop any market trend. Quality was mostly plain to average this week. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly mostly moderate to good. Cattle were offered in mostly small size packages with many singles on offer as well. Several ranchers were on hand for todays sale and most were bidding on cattle to turn out on grass. Market activity this week was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. The last sale was held 3 weeks ago making it difficult to develop an accurate market trend. Most cows were purchased for slaughter this week, with only high quality cows were purchased to feed. Feeding cow demand was moderate to good as these offerings sold with the best demand. Slaughter bulls sold on mostly moderate demand for moderate offerings. Cow and bull quality was average to very attractive. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week, and lower than last sale. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed continue to sell on moderate to good demand. Quality this week was mostly average.

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 $150.14/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$150.14

37 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	699	150.14	1,049	37

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale37 hd

150.14

—

MT average1 barns · 37 hd

150.14

+0.00

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	1,816	107.20	1,946	91
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,525	84.09	1,283	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,375	81.82	1,125	345
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,154	76.54	883	64

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)	1,453	$1,275	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,361	$1,800	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,485	$1,652	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,495	$1,600	6

Every lot

46 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	708	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,041	2
Steers	—	Large 1	719	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,129	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,280	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,369	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,359	6
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,068	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,383	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	465	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	809	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	158.44/cwt	157.00–160.00	913	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,003	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	155.12/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,014	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	145.58/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,122	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	135.16/cwt	131.50–137.00	1,181	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	128.03/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,173	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,289	110.20/cwt	100.50–113.50	1,420	4
Bulls	—	—	1,524	91.57/cwt	80.00–97.00	1,396	18
Bulls	—	—	1,861	107.91/cwt	101.50–112.00	2,008	42
Bulls	—	—	2,011	114.94/cwt	113.00–119.00	2,311	24
Bulls	—	—Natural	2,070	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,588	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	932	69.64/cwt	68.00–74.00	649	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	995	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	776	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	995	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	627	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,060	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	933	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	60.02/cwt	54.00–65.00	671	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	73.84/cwt	69.00–77.00	870	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,074	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,230	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,058	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	81.41/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,001	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,330	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	998	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	81.79/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,105	142
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	75.66/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,026	69
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,371	87.44/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,199	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,411	83.63/cwt	78.00–87.50	1,180	73
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,420	87.49/cwt	87.00–88.50	1,242	48
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,439	84.26/cwt	83.50–86.00	1,213	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	85.75/cwt	84.00–87.50	1,375	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,606	80.94/cwt	76.00–83.50	1,300	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,663	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,347	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,361	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,485	1,651.91/head	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,652	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1	1,495	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	954	81.07/cwt	76.00–86.00	773	10
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,068	89.10/cwt	81.00–111.00	952	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,144	107.22/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,227	41
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,224	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	967	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,227	85.97/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,055	26
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,453	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	4

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 Jul 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 425Year ago 840

Slaughter CattleReceipts 621Last week 441Year ago 1,004

Replacement CattleReceipts 155Last week 164Year ago 488

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,070	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,289	100.50–113.50	110.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	2,011	113.00–119.00	114.94
18	—	1,524	80.00–97.00	91.57
42	—	1,861	101.50–112.00	107.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	81.00	81.00
35	—	1,439	83.50–86.00	84.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,356	68.00–78.00	75.66
142	—	1,351	78.00–86.00	81.79
9	—	1,371	87.00–88.00	87.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,118	54.00–65.00	60.02
1	—	1,220	88.00	88.00
15	—	1,178	69.00–77.00	73.84
28	—	1,230	78.00–85.00	81.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,330	75.00	75.00
48	—	1,420	87.00–88.50	87.49
73	—	1,411	78.00–87.50	83.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	78.00	78.00
10	—	932	68.00–74.00	69.64
1	—	995	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,603	84.00–87.50	85.75
12	—	1,606	76.00–83.50	80.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	88.00	88.00
3	—	1,230	86.00	86.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,485	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,651.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,361	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,495	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,224	79.00	79.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,227	80.00–90.00	85.97
(<2 yrs)	Open	41	—	1,144	100.00–119.00	107.22

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	—	954	76.00–86.00	81.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,068	81.00–111.00	89.10

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)	4	—	1,453	1,275.00	1,275.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	855	159.00	159.00
6	—	723	177.00	177.00
4	—	810	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	719	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	874	131.50–137.00	135.16
8	—	654	151.00–157.00	155.12
8	—	576	157.00–160.00	158.44
1	—	635	158.00	158.00
7	—	771	143.00–148.00	145.58
6	—	916	127.00–130.00	128.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	174.00	174.00

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.