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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Aug 4

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Jul 21Aug 4Aug 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

299 head

▼ 291 vs last sale 590▼ 1,547 vs year ago 1,846 · −83.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

567 head

▲ 208 vs last sale 359▼ 672 vs year ago 1,239 · −54.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 45▼ 823 vs year ago 885 · −93.0%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale(7-21-22): Feeder steers and heifers were all too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Demand today was mostly good. Quality was mostly average to attractive this week. Most offerings were sold in small to medium size packages. A good crowd was on hand bidding on offerings as well as several bidders on the internet. Market activity was mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for light to moderate offerings. Packers showed stronger demand today for all offerings. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeding cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly moderate demand. Quality this week was plain to average. Offerings

were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, steady to lower undertones were noticed.

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 $164.42/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$164.42

223 head · 862 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,417

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$390

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

$27.86/cwt at this weight

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 1-2	686	168.00	1,152	4thin
Medium and Large 1	841	167.64	1,410	186
Medium 1	826	155.67	1,285	12thin
Large 1	1,101	140.14	1,543	21

One grade step is worth $27.86/cwt here — about −$390 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 sale223 hd

164.42

—

MT average1 barns · 223 hd

164.42

+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	—	Average	1,873	101.51	1,901	121
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,452	87.43	1,269	261
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,566	85.47	1,339	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,153	79.13	913	67

Every lot

53 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	668	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,102	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	900	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,494	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	440	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	849	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	879	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,060	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	175.18/cwt	174.00–175.50	1,153	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,152	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,332	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	783	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,245	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,392	12
Heifers	—	Medium 1	834	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,293	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	865	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,306	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	166.72/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,474	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	931	163.59/cwt	161.00–166.50	1,523	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	161.80/cwt	156.50–164.50	1,561	26
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,096	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,551	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,135	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,600	7
Heifers	—	Large 1Full	1,169	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,526	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	443	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	837	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	866	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,438	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,276	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	932	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,528	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,123	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,348	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,407	95.33/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,341	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,555	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,438	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,679	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,662	9
Bulls	—	—	1,693	93.02/cwt	83.00–98.00	1,575	25
Bulls	—	—	1,820	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,893	1
Bulls	—	—	1,922	96.91/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,863	3
Bulls	—	—	1,964	112.48/cwt	109.00–118.00	2,209	11
Bulls	—	—	1,965	103.87/cwt	99.00–108.00	2,041	67
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,565	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	2,488	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	680	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	313	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	875	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	665	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	990	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	782	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	77.25/cwt	73.00–80.00	885	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,229	83.40/cwt	81.50–86.00	1,025	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,252	86.80/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,087	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,268	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	850	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,292	84.35/cwt	83.00–84.50	1,090	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,339	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,071	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	77.56/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,064	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,391	94.25/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,311	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	84.69/cwt	81.00–87.50	1,205	101
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,494	84.93/cwt	83.00–87.50	1,269	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,540	92.90/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,431	49
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	83.22/cwt	82.00–83.50	1,282	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,567	85.83/cwt	84.00–87.50	1,345	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	90.67/cwt	90.50–91.00	1,469	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,530	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,184	101.07/cwt	91.00–121.00	1,197	10
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,211	101.83/cwt	101.50–105.50	1,233	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,239	89.32/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,107	14

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)

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Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 590Year ago 1,846

Slaughter CattleReceipts 567Last week 359Year ago 1,239

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 45Year ago 885

were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, steady to lower undertones were noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	658	174.00–175.50	175.18
4	—	779	171.00	171.00
67	—	931	161.00–166.50	163.59
34	—	884	165.00–169.00	166.72
12	—	807	172.50	172.50
26	—	965	156.50–164.50	161.80
11	—	602	176.00	176.00
5	—	514	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,169	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	151.00	151.00
8	—	1,096	141.50	141.50
7	—	1,135	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	159.00	159.00
10	—	834	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	686	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	900	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	932	164.00	164.00
5	—	866	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	868	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	120.00	120.00

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	10	—	1,184	91.00–121.00	101.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,239	81.00–92.00	89.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,211	101.50–105.50	101.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,922	95.00–99.00	96.91
1	—	1,820	104.00	104.00
25	—	1,693	83.00–98.00	93.02
67	—	1,965	99.00–108.00	103.87
11	—	1,964	109.00–118.00	112.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,565	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,679	99.00	99.00
1	—	1,555	92.50	92.50
3	—	1,407	95.00–96.00	95.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,391	89.00–97.00	94.25
57	—	1,494	83.00–87.50	84.93
7	—	1,339	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,541	82.00–83.50	83.22
3	—	1,620	90.50–91.00	90.67
19	—	1,567	84.00–87.50	85.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,252	86.00–88.00	86.80
14	—	1,229	81.50–86.00	83.40
2	—	1,268	67.00	67.00
16	—	1,145	73.00–80.00	77.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	46.00	46.00
1	—	990	79.00	79.00
9	—	875	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,292	83.00–84.50	84.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,372	73.00–82.00	77.56
49	—	1,540	89.00–94.00	92.90
101	—	1,423	81.00–87.50	84.69

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.