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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Nov 10

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

3,037 head

▼ 187 vs last sale 3,224▼ 2,090 vs year ago 5,127 · −40.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

179 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 244▼ 149 vs year ago 328 · −45.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 181 vs last sale 260▼ 35 vs year ago 114 · −30.7%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifer were too lightly tested last week develop an accurate market trend, however sharply higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Yearling quality was very attractive this week. All yearlings were coming straight off grass and offered buyers good weigh conditions. Steer calves all sold steady to firm. Heifer calves under 550 lbs sold steady in a narrow comparison, heifer calves over 550 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was mostly moderate to good this week. Quality was average to very attractive, and significantly higher than last week. Most weaned cattle were weaned over 45 days this week and many were of attractive quality. Market activity was mostly active as a good buyer pool was on hand for todays sale. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand and light offerings. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop a full market trend, steady to firm undertones were noticed. Most cows returned to feed as packers continue to buy cows to put away for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. These cows were most thin and would normally go to slaughter. High quality feeding cows purchased to feed to premium white sold with steady undertones. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold 5.00-8.00 lower in a narrow comparison. The best demand continues to be for high quality rebreed type cows. Quality was not as attractive as last week.

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 $202.13/cwt on 1,367 head.

Average price

$202.13

1,367 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,218

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$383

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

$39.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.69

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	548	202.95	1,112	139
Medium and Large 1	604	202.71	1,223	1,207
Large 1	916	163.21	1,495	21

One grade step is worth $39.74/cwt here — about −$383 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 sale1,367 hd

202.13

—

MT average5 barns · 3,496 hd

203.82

−1.69

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	—	Low	2,073	89.44	1,854	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	80.00	1,265	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,418	65.59	930	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,188	58.68	697	55

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,069	$1,375	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,275	3thin

Every lot

89 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 1-2Unweaned	326	275.86/cwt	265.00–280.00	899	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	379	286.82/cwt	272.50–308.00	1,087	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	254.86/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,096	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	440	240.63/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,059	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	455	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	990	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	229.73/cwt	221.00–248.00	1,073	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	226.68/cwt	211.00–250.00	1,072	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,085	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	523	190.13/cwt	184.00–192.00	994	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	206.81/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,088	179
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	196.12/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,102	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	574	182.91/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,050	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	582	194.75/cwt	187.00–198.50	1,133	235
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	191.84/cwt	187.00–199.50	1,186	232
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	640	179.74/cwt	175.00–180.50	1,150	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	192.96/cwt	187.50–198.00	1,268	125
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	673	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,178	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	683	168.23/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,149	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	726	181.27/cwt	172.00–184.00	1,316	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	734	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,255	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,373	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	755	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,280	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	798	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,504	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,566	2
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	873	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,440	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	190.75/cwt	185.50–192.00	1,692	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,707	12
Steers	—	Large 1	1,040	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,638	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	282	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	627	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	322	222.30/cwt	215.00–237.50	716	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	372	214.23/cwt	212.00–216.00	797	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	393	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	766	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	785	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	857	15
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	431	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,004	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	431	208.14/cwt	199.00–218.00	897	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	433	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	836	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	911	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	195.03/cwt	190.00–202.00	922	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	489	182.05/cwt	172.00–184.00	890	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	879	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	524	173.30/cwt	169.00–179.00	908	32
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	528	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	929	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	536	183.83/cwt	181.00–186.00	985	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,028	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	180.56/cwt	172.00–184.00	1,026	194
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	571	153.89/cwt	150.00–166.00	879	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,009	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,057	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	175.70/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,077	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	624	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	942	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	690	164.40/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,134	26
Heifers	—	Medium 1	692	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,235	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	707	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,103	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	730	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,431	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	793	193.97/cwt	193.50–194.00	1,538	172
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,428	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	831	183.59/cwt	183.00–187.00	1,526	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	879	184.52/cwt	183.50–186.50	1,622	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	903	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,639	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	383	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	988	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,022	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,017	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	563	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	929	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	688	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,135	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	805	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,272	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,920	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,670	3
Bulls	—	—	2,070	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,946	5
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,545	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,883	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	940	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	414	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	55.41/cwt	50.00–62.00	638	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,166	60.12/cwt	60.00–61.00	701	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,206	64.92/cwt	63.00–66.00	783	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,213	61.85/cwt	60.00–65.00	750	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,264	41.84/cwt	37.00–43.00	529	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	58.87/cwt	52.00–64.00	817	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,414	63.56/cwt	61.00–68.00	899	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,432	74.70/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,070	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,445	76.72/cwt	71.50–79.00	1,109	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,485	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,188	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,540	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,232	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,581	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,265	18
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	934	108.80/cwt	95.00–117.50	1,016	42
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	975	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	829	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	631	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,058	79.88/cwt	68.00–94.00	845	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,069	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	3

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 Nov 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,037Last week 3,224Year ago 5,127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 244Year ago 328

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 260Year ago 114

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	326	265.00–280.00	275.86
5	—	734	171.00	171.00
4	—	455	217.50	217.50
24	—	574	180.00–186.00	182.91
18	—	523	184.00–192.00	190.13
33	—	640	175.00–180.50	179.74
33	—	440	230.00–245.00	240.63
10	—	683	164.00–170.00	168.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,040	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	798	188.50	188.50
9	—	467	221.00–248.00	229.73
3	—	742	185.00	185.00
22	—	512	212.00	212.00
12	—	903	189.00	189.00
125	—	657	187.50–198.00	192.96
86	—	562	193.00–198.00	196.12
107	—	887	185.50–192.00	190.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	175.00	175.00
9	—	873	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
235	—	582	187.00–198.50	194.75
58	—	379	272.50–308.00	286.82
16	—	430	250.00–261.00	254.86
36	—	726	172.00–184.00	181.27
2	—	755	169.50	169.50
232	—	618	187.00–199.50	191.84
179	—	526	200.00–215.00	206.81
74	—	473	211.00–250.00	226.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	879	183.50–186.50	184.52
172	—	793	193.50–194.00	193.97
60	—	831	183.00–187.00	183.59
17	—	730	196.00	196.00
17	—	903	181.50	181.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
194	—	568	172.00–184.00	180.56
124	—	536	181.00–186.00	183.83
111	—	613	168.00–178.00	175.70
40	—	473	190.00–202.00	195.03
26	—	690	160.00–166.00	164.40
33	—	372	212.00–216.00	214.23
5	—	707	156.00	156.00
83	—	431	199.00–218.00	208.14
11	—	282	222.50	222.50
6	—	322	215.00–237.50	222.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	412	208.00	208.00
34	—	583	173.00	173.00
84	—	537	191.50	191.50
20	—	604	175.00	175.00
27	—	472	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	489	172.00–184.00	182.05
2	—	393	195.00	195.00
4	—	433	193.00	193.00
32	—	524	169.00–179.00	173.30
12	—	571	150.00–166.00	153.89
4	—	624	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	830	172.00	172.00
3	—	530	170.00	170.00
9	—	495	177.50	177.50
2	—	408	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	692	178.50	178.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	233.00	233.00
6	—	528	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	240.00	240.00
15	—	516	197.00	197.00
3	—	563	165.00	165.00
3	—	688	165.00	165.00
3	—	383	258.00	258.00
2	—	805	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,432	72.00–76.00	74.70
11	—	1,388	52.00–64.00	58.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,264	37.00–43.00	41.84
15	—	1,152	50.00–62.00	55.41
10	—	1,213	60.00–65.00	61.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,445	71.50–79.00	76.72
1	—	1,485	80.00	80.00
35	—	1,414	61.00–68.00	63.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,166	60.00–61.00	60.12
17	—	1,206	63.00–66.00	64.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,581	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,920	87.00	87.00
5	—	2,070	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,545	74.00	74.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	975	85.00	85.00

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	1	—	1,035	61.00	61.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,058	68.00–94.00	79.88
(<2 yrs)	Open	42	—	934	95.00–117.50	108.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,230	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,069	1,375.00	1,375.00

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.