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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Nov 17

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Nov 10Nov 17Dec 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

5,604 head

▲ 2,567 vs last sale 3,037▲ 1,352 vs year ago 4,252 · +31.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

280 head

▲ 101 vs last sale 179▼ 106 vs year ago 386 · −27.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 79▼ 177 vs year ago 212 · −83.5%

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 to develop any market trend. Steer calves under 450 lbs sold mostly 10.00-15.00 lower, 450-499 lbs steers sold steady to 10.00 lower, steer calves over 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, heifers over 600 lbs sold unevenly steady. Quality this week was mixed from plain to very attractive with lots of variance seen this week. Demand for feeders was mostly light to moderate. Cold and snowy conditions have been seen over the past week and cattle have greened up considerably. Weather was a big factor in demand for light calves today as buyers backed up calf prices due to concern over weather stress. Todays high was only 21 degrees and tonight's low is forecasted for the low single digits, the coldest of the fall. A large buyer pool was on hand for todays sale, with both farmer feeders and order buyers actively bidding on offerings. Market activity was mostly mostly active today. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and light offerings. Cow quality was mostly plain to average today. Both slaughter and feeding cows were too lightly tested to develop a full market trend, however lower undertones were noticed on both classes. Packers showed mostly light demand for slaughter cows as they put most cows away on feed, either for the upcoming holidays or to feed to premium white. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, steady undertones were noticed. Young age cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend.

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 $210.12/cwt on 2,646 head.

Average price

$210.12

2,646 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$213

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$56.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.80

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	446	224.75	1,002	16thin
Medium and Large 1	542	210.84	1,142	2,127
Medium and Large 1-2	487	207.87	1,013	450
Medium 1-2	444	205.00	910	40
Large 1	723	168.00	1,215	13thin

One grade step is worth $56.75/cwt here — about −$213 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 sale2,646 hd

210.12

—

MT average5 barns · 6,171 hd

208.32

+1.80

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	1,644	80.95	1,331	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,525	73.88	1,127	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,427	62.24	888	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,188	54.21	644	136

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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	217	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	651	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	274	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	740	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	336	257.91/cwt	252.50–262.50	867	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	344	240.95/cwt	240.00–241.00	829	87
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	371	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	920	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	374	257.81/cwt	252.00–266.00	964	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	389	239.66/cwt	230.00–246.00	932	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	960	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	417	251.22/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,048	244
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	428	228.87/cwt	220.00–235.00	980	58
Steers	—	Medium 1-2Unweaned	444	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	910	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	227.42/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,035	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	228.37/cwt	214.00–238.00	1,092	608
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	208.80/cwt	208.50–210.00	1,025	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	491	204.39/cwt	197.50–211.00	1,004	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	983	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	204.86/cwt	197.00–214.00	1,078	222
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,104	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	532	193.51/cwt	188.00–194.50	1,029	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	196.06/cwt	187.00–200.00	1,096	26
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	570	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,060	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	573	195.11/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,118	371
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	573	183.66/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,052	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,071	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,168	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	623	170.79/cwt	163.00–178.00	1,064	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	626	188.95/cwt	181.00–194.00	1,183	301
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	165.53/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,096	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	667	186.59/cwt	178.00–191.00	1,245	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,193	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	723	176.52/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,276	117
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	723	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,215	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	784	168.48/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,321	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	241	240.90/cwt	240.00–241.00	581	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	332	229.59/cwt	228.00–230.00	762	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	345	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	768	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	371	204.34/cwt	195.00–211.00	758	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	373	219.79/cwt	210.00–223.00	820	155
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	845	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	214.22/cwt	197.00–218.00	902	250
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	422	188.81/cwt	184.00–197.50	797	22
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	423	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	829	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	731	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	195.27/cwt	186.00–209.50	920	237
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	481	182.02/cwt	170.00–185.00	876	43
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	486	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	904	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	186.58/cwt	184.00–190.00	909	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	502	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	936	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	511	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,002	38
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1	520	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	775	19
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	521	175.65/cwt	175.00–176.00	915	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	188.44/cwt	184.50–193.75	984	243
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	903	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	534	174.59/cwt	167.50–179.00	932	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	551	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,052	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	180.87/cwt	172.00–189.00	1,027	137
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	583	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	939	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	589	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	860	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	593	168.83/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,001	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1	604	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	988	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,027	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	169.75/cwt	163.00–173.50	1,051	192
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	648	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,137	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	660	157.29/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,038	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	678	165.65/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,123	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	723	164.03/cwt	160.50–167.00	1,186	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	751	170.25/cwt	170.25–170.25	1,279	28
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	535	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	958	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	770	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,140	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,300	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	923	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	79.32/cwt	74.50–88.50	1,321	5
Bulls	—	—	1,765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,589	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	810	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	373	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	938	57.25/cwt	57.00–57.50	537	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	38.84/cwt	37.50–42.00	406	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	54.65/cwt	48.00–58.00	642	48
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,218	54.16/cwt	50.50–59.00	660	43
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,254	60.28/cwt	59.00–63.50	756	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,279	61.26/cwt	61.00–62.00	784	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,407	71.19/cwt	68.50–73.25	1,002	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,409	58.97/cwt	53.00–63.00	831	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,426	57.36/cwt	55.00–60.00	818	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,457	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,093	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,570	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,091	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,621	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,200	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,706	72.69/cwt	69.00–74.50	1,240	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	738	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	535	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	923	80.65/cwt	70.00–91.00	744	22

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,604Last week 3,037Year ago 4,252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 280Last week 179Year ago 386

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 79Year ago 212

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	678	164.00–168.00	165.65
95	—	332	228.00–230.00	229.59
250	—	421	197.00–218.00	214.22
15	—	723	160.50–167.00	164.03
192	—	619	163.00–173.50	169.75
137	—	568	172.00–189.00	180.87
155	—	373	210.00–223.00	219.79
237	—	471	186.00–209.50	195.27
17	—	241	240.00–241.00	240.90
243	—	522	184.50–193.75	188.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	521	175.00–176.00	175.65
11	—	583	161.00	161.00
5	—	486	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	423	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	604	163.50	163.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	511	196.00	196.00
28	—	751	170.25	170.25
22	—	551	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	502	186.50	186.50
6	—	615	167.00	167.00
24	—	410	206.00	206.00
29	—	487	184.00–190.00	186.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	464	157.50	157.50
4	—	525	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	660	155.00–159.00	157.29
22	—	422	184.00–197.50	188.81
28	—	534	167.50–179.00	174.59
41	—	371	195.00–211.00	204.34
4	—	345	222.50	222.50
43	—	481	170.00–185.00	182.02
10	—	593	164.00–170.00	168.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	589	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	648	175.50	175.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	520	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	676	176.50	176.50
14	—	455	227.00–228.00	227.42
3	—	605	193.00	193.00
26	—	559	187.00–200.00	196.06
10	—	528	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	232.50	232.50
5	—	645	180.00	180.00
21	—	662	165.00–166.00	165.53
22	—	582	184.00	184.00
24	—	491	208.50–210.00	208.80
4	—	524	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
301	—	626	181.00–194.00	188.95
16	—	374	252.00–266.00	257.81
244	—	417	240.00–256.00	251.22
222	—	526	197.00–214.00	204.86
608	—	478	214.00–238.00	228.37
117	—	723	170.00–183.00	176.52
141	—	667	178.00–191.00	186.59
14	—	784	167.00–170.00	168.48
371	—	573	190.00–205.00	195.11
26	—	336	252.50–262.50	257.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	344	240.00–241.00	240.95
35	—	491	197.50–211.00	204.39
27	—	573	181.00–185.00	183.66
79	—	623	163.00–178.00	170.79
58	—	428	220.00–235.00	228.87
48	—	532	188.00–194.50	193.51
17	—	389	230.00–246.00	239.66
16	—	274	270.00	270.00
3	—	217	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	186.00	186.00
10	—	371	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	444	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	723	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	179.00	179.00
5	—	770	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,426	55.00–60.00	57.36
4	—	1,621	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	46.00	46.00
2	—	938	57.00–57.50	57.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,279	61.00–62.00	61.26
48	—	1,175	48.00–58.00	54.65
13	—	1,046	37.50–42.00	38.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,407	68.50–73.25	71.19
18	—	1,409	53.00–63.00	58.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,218	50.50–59.00	54.16
22	—	1,254	59.00–63.50	60.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,706	69.00–74.50	72.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,457	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,570	69.50	69.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,665	74.50–88.50	79.32
2	—	1,765	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	71.00	71.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	923	70.00–91.00	80.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	738	72.50	72.50

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.