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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Sep 22

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

465 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 506▼ 4,048 vs year ago 4,513 · −89.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

383 head

▲ 113 vs last sale 270▼ 390 vs year ago 773 · −50.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 39▼ 142 vs year ago 202 · −70.3%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Heifers were too lightly tested to develop a full market comparison; however slightly higher undertones were noticed on heifers under 800 lbs. Market activity was mostly moderate this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 lower on lean and boning cows. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00-7.00 lower.

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 $165.01/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$165.01

253 head · 825 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$10.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.36

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	844	166.80	1,408	211
Medium and Large 1-2	731	156.06	1,140	42

One grade step is worth $10.74/cwt here — about $268 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 sale253 hd

165.01

—

MT average3 barns · 886 hd

170.37

−5.36

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	1,681	88.99	1,496	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	86.29	1,372	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,383	79.70	1,102	204
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,189	75.19	894	18

Every lot

65 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	326	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	791	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	895	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	992	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,068	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,088	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	192.25/cwt	192.00–192.50	1,180	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	181.51/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,231	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,423	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,516	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,522	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	172.54/cwt	169.00–173.00	1,580	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,580	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,053	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,664	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,178	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,738	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	680	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	188.60/cwt	182.00–190.00	802	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	163.50/cwt	162.00–165.00	809	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	870	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	845	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	157.86/cwt	152.00–161.00	889	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	966	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	584	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	911	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	993	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,082	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	174.35/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,144	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,012	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	157.26/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,131	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	727	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,323	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	178.84/cwt	170.00–179.75	1,311	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,245	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	170.85/cwt	166.50–172.75	1,403	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	154.80/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,277	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	166.30/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,452	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	146.56/cwt	142.50–150.50	1,279	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	159.18/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,477	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,382	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,437	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	972	161.39/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,569	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,022	157.05/cwt	153.00–160.50	1,605	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,076	149.12/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,605	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,107	147.74/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,635	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	860	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	587	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	951	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	645	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,142	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,313	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,419	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,237	100.79/cwt	97.50–102.00	1,247	7
Bulls	—	—	1,530	74.85/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,145	4
Bulls	—	—	1,659	77.34/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,283	3
Bulls	—	—	1,748	88.13/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,541	39
Bulls	—	—	1,971	99.60/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,963	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,189	75.19/cwt	71.00–79.50	894	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	75.74/cwt	72.00–77.00	991	77
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,378	90.48/cwt	89.25–93.00	1,247	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	78.66/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,100	74
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,470	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,257	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,486	86.19/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,281	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	86.38/cwt	82.00–92.50	1,372	56
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,820	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,492	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	969	108.62/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,053	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,219	90.86/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,108	11

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 Sep 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 465Last week 506Year ago 4,513

Slaughter CattleReceipts 383Last week 270Year ago 773

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 39Year ago 202

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	190.00	190.00
35	—	873	162.00–168.00	166.30
16	—	972	152.00–163.00	161.39
37	—	821	166.50–172.75	170.85
28	—	1,022	153.00–160.50	157.05
18	—	1,107	145.00–149.00	147.74
14	—	500	174.00	174.00
1	—	565	171.00	171.00
6	—	425	182.00–190.00	188.60
21	—	733	170.00–179.75	178.84
8	—	1,076	146.00–151.00	149.12
5	—	928	154.00–161.00	159.18
11	—	656	168.00–178.00	174.35
1	—	615	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	142.50–150.50	146.56
3	—	940	147.00	147.00
11	—	825	151.00–160.00	154.80
3	—	563	152.00–161.00	157.86
1	—	670	151.00	151.00
3	—	613	162.00	162.00
3	—	788	158.00	158.00
2	—	515	164.00	164.00
2	—	495	162.00–165.00	163.50
4	—	719	157.00–158.00	157.26
1	—	380	175.00	175.00
3	—	958	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	727	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	205.00	205.00
5	—	741	192.00	192.00
13	—	916	169.00–173.00	172.54
6	—	833	182.00	182.00
2	—	678	181.00–182.00	181.51
14	—	538	198.50	198.50
8	—	614	192.00–192.50	192.25
2	—	1,178	147.50	147.50
1	—	975	162.00	162.00
2	—	555	196.00	196.00
1	—	860	177.00	177.00
5	—	326	242.50	242.50
1	—	385	232.50	232.50
6	—	1,053	158.00	158.00
6	—	445	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,075	132.00	132.00
4	—	583	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	162.00	162.00
4	—	410	185.00	185.00
12	—	480	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	645	177.00	177.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,486	80.00–89.00	86.19
9	—	1,378	89.25–93.00	90.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,189	71.00–79.50	75.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,588	82.00–92.50	86.38
1	—	1,820	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,399	74.00–85.00	78.66
77	—	1,309	72.00–77.00	75.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	85.50	85.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,530	74.00–76.00	74.85
4	—	1,971	96.00–103.00	99.60
3	—	1,659	77.00–78.00	77.34
39	—	1,748	84.00–95.00	88.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,237	97.50–102.00	100.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	11	—	1,219	85.00–98.00	90.86
(<2 yrs)	Open	20	—	969	103.00–113.00	108.62

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.