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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Sep 29

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Receipts

3,783 head

▲ 3,318 vs last sale 465▲ 3,351 vs year ago 432 · +775.7%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers sold weak. Feeder heifers sold weak. No comparison on slaughter cows due to limited reporter availability. Buyer demand was moderate on a moderate to heavy supply for the annual first calf and yearling special.

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 $184.86/cwt on 1,277 head.

Average price

$184.86

1,277 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,251

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$522

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$21.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.31

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	640	188.38	1,206	1,054
Medium and Large 1-2	683	169.42	1,157	118
Large 1	1,035	166.95	1,728	105

One grade step is worth $21.43/cwt here — about −$522 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 sale1,277 hd

184.86

—

MT average2 barns · 1,380 hd

184.55

+0.31

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

63 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	303	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	583	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	837	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	366	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	706	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	190.61/cwt	186.00–195.00	827	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	207.13/cwt	200.50–213.50	901	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	198.76/cwt	172.50–214.50	918	244
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	191.19/cwt	186.00–198.50	1,023	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	169.78/cwt	166.00–175.50	929	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	191.81/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,082	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	990	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	181.81/cwt	179.50–184.50	1,160	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	170.15/cwt	164.50–171.00	1,126	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	186.64/cwt	184.50–190.50	1,252	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,155	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	179.64/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,272	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,266	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	180.62/cwt	179.25–181.00	1,414	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	175.07/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,430	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	162.83/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,365	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	176.15/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,547	236
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	162.50/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,433	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	901	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,442	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	931	165.49/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,541	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	981	166.07/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,629	49
Steers	—	Large 1	1,019	171.33/cwt	162.50–177.50	1,746	70
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,046	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,564	8
Steers	—	Large 1	1,073	160.76/cwt	157.25–166.00	1,725	27
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	278	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	500	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	311	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	575	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	339	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	576	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	200.76/cwt	199.00–205.00	757	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	396	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	707	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	166.50/cwt	165.00–167.00	703	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	189.03/cwt	185.00–195.00	832	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	177.65/cwt	176.50–180.00	867	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	160.30/cwt	150.00–165.00	785	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	169.86/cwt	164.00–177.00	878	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	539	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	992	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	159.67/cwt	157.00–162.00	867	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	168.07/cwt	162.50–174.50	951	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	608	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,049	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	165.82/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,020	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	662	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,178	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	667	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,201	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	171.05/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,165	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,112	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	718	174.17/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,251	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	172.77/cwt	172.50–173.00	1,261	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	732	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,310	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	740	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,162	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	769	175.37/cwt	172.00–178.75	1,349	141
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,340	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	801	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,338	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	172.88/cwt	172.00–173.00	1,400	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,145	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	164.67/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,449	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	922	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,494	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	162.21/cwt	153.00–166.00	1,509	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	979	158.67/cwt	157.75–159.00	1,553	51
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,112	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,618	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	634	180.25/cwt	180.25–180.25	1,143	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	876	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,209	6

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 29, 2022

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

Receipts 3,783Last week 465Year ago 432

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	566	162.50–174.50	168.07
37	—	681	165.00–172.50	171.05
21	—	730	172.50–173.00	172.77
43	—	810	172.00–173.00	172.88
39	—	930	153.00–166.00	162.21
51	—	979	157.75–159.00	158.67
26	—	377	199.00–205.00	200.76
5	—	788	170.00	170.00
83	—	488	176.50–180.00	177.65
68	—	880	162.00–168.00	164.67
7	—	311	185.00	185.00
30	—	517	164.00–177.00	169.86
17	—	615	165.00–167.00	165.82
120	—	440	185.00–195.00	189.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	422	165.00–167.00	166.50
55	—	490	150.00–165.00	160.30
21	—	543	157.00–162.00	159.67
6	—	704	158.00	158.00
5	—	396	178.50	178.50
5	—	836	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	732	179.00	179.00
12	—	667	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	339	170.00	170.00
6	—	278	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	740	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	769	172.00–178.75	175.37
17	—	801	167.00	167.00
17	—	922	162.00	162.00
10	—	662	178.00	178.00
7	—	608	172.50	172.50
29	—	718	170.00–177.50	174.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	539	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,112	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,046	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	586	169.00	169.00
15	—	547	166.00–175.50	169.78
10	—	767	165.00	165.00
6	—	704	164.00	164.00
14	—	434	186.00–195.00	190.61
30	—	662	164.50–171.00	170.15
19	—	838	161.00–166.00	162.83
9	—	882	159.00–167.00	162.50
6	—	901	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	435	200.50–213.50	207.13
11	—	638	179.50–184.50	181.81
14	—	708	179.00–180.00	179.64
244	—	462	172.50–214.50	198.76
110	—	564	184.00–194.00	191.81
95	—	783	179.25–181.00	180.62
236	—	878	165.00–177.00	176.15
10	—	338	247.50	247.50
7	—	290	240.00	240.00
95	—	535	186.00–198.50	191.19
12	—	931	165.00–166.00	165.49
49	—	981	160.00–170.00	166.07
29	—	817	169.00–179.00	175.07
22	—	671	184.50–190.50	186.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,019	162.50–177.50	171.33
27	—	1,073	157.25–166.00	160.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	303	192.50	192.50
38	—	366	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	634	180.25	180.25
6	—	876	138.00	138.00

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.