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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Jan 19

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Jan 12Jan 19Jan 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

498 head

▼ 248 vs last sale 746▼ 2,399 vs year ago 2,897 · −82.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

307 head

▼ 198 vs last sale 505▲ 106 vs year ago 201 · +52.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 111 vs last sale 212▼ 29 vs year ago 130 · −22.3%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All feeder cattle were too lighly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noted on all steer calves. Heifer calves sold with steady to weak undertones on calves under 550 lbs, heifers over 550 lbs sold sold with higher undertones. Quality today was plain to average, with a limited offering of attravtive cattle on offer. Demand was mostly moderate for light to moderate offerings. Package sizes were mostly small this week, with lots of singles in the offering. Most calves were long weaned from 50-90 days. A small buyer pool was on hand this sale. Market activity was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for light offerings. Slaughter cows sold on moderate to good demand as competition between eastern and western packers was strong this week. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher on all offerings. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand for bulls was mostly good for very light offerings. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady in a very narrow compairson.

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 $197.55/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$197.55

219 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$224

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$55.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.90

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	468	221.14	1,034	14thin
Medium and Large 1	629	198.70	1,249	150
Medium and Large 1-2	563	197.10	1,110	40
Large 1	761	165.30	1,257	15thin

One grade step is worth $55.84/cwt here — about −$224 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 sale219 hd

197.55

—

MT average4 barns · 3,573 hd

217.46

−19.90

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	1,910	94.13	1,798	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,656	71.74	1,188	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,416	67.17	951	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,160	60.40	701	85

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,276	$1,400	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,158	$1,200	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,515	$1,135	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,319	$826	14

Every lot

68 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	967	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	424	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,018	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	229.32/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,039	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	453	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,010	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	236.27/cwt	233.00–254.00	1,103	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	212.77/cwt	202.00–214.00	1,096	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	221.48/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,189	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	198.73/cwt	197.00–201.00	1,155	27
Steers	—	Medium 1	598	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,011	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	194.17/cwt	191.00–195.50	1,184	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	173.12/cwt	168.00–187.00	1,082	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,261	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	170.73/cwt	169.00–173.50	1,142	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	16
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	756	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,229	8
Steers	—	Large 1	766	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,291	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	170.80/cwt	170.50–171.50	1,310	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,393	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,446	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	850	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	868	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	448	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	869	23
Heifers	—	Medium 1	452	193.20/cwt	187.00–195.50	873	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	190.78/cwt	190.00–191.00	887	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	960	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	917	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	540	178.33/cwt	177.00–179.00	963	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	543	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,040	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	546	187.34/cwt	187.00–191.00	1,023	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	184.02/cwt	183.00–184.50	1,045	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	174.75/cwt	174.00–175.50	1,010	10
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	583	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,009	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	178.25/cwt	178.00–179.00	1,094	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	168.66/cwt	168.50–170.00	1,162	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,162	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	159.95/cwt	157.50–161.00	1,225	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	928	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	858	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,104	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,171	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,670	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,662	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,980	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,643	1
Bulls	—	—	1,995	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,935	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	839	51.79/cwt	45.50–58.00	435	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,095	73.20/cwt	71.50–77.00	802	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,146	64.39/cwt	62.00–68.00	738	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,183	65.05/cwt	63.00–68.00	770	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	57.83/cwt	54.00–62.50	687	49
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,213	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	661	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,382	70.33/cwt	67.50–75.00	972	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	61.32/cwt	57.00–63.00	858	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,437	73.14/cwt	68.50–73.75	1,051	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,484	62.96/cwt	59.50–67.50	934	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,520	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,125	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,194	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,681	69.73/cwt	66.50–73.50	1,172	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,010	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,417	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,158	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,253	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,267	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,276	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,483	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,515	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	940	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	916	143.07/cwt	127.00–153.00	1,311	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	982	88.74/cwt	69.00–123.00	871	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	85.91/cwt	73.00–90.00	992	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 Jan 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 746Year ago 2,897

Slaughter CattleReceipts 307Last week 505Year ago 201

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 212Year ago 130

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	669	169.00–173.50	170.73
15	—	515	202.00–214.00	212.77
4	—	453	220.00–232.50	229.32
2	—	383	252.50	252.50
11	—	625	168.00–187.00	173.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	705	180.00	180.00
9	—	824	169.00	169.00
27	—	581	197.00–201.00	198.73
13	—	610	191.00–195.50	194.17
20	—	660	191.00	191.00
10	—	767	170.50–171.50	170.80
9	—	858	168.50	168.50
27	—	537	214.00–226.00	221.48
19	—	467	233.00–254.00	236.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	756	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	766	168.50	168.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	223.00	223.00
8	—	424	240.00	240.00
3	—	598	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	614	178.00–179.00	178.25
17	—	766	157.50–161.00	159.95
22	—	568	183.00–184.50	184.02
28	—	546	187.00–191.00	187.34
4	—	490	196.00	196.00
9	—	713	163.00	163.00
9	—	689	168.50–170.00	168.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	452	187.00–195.50	193.20
23	—	448	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	194.00	194.00
4	—	543	191.50	191.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	578	174.00–175.50	174.75
9	—	465	190.00–191.00	190.78
4	—	524	175.00	175.00
4	—	444	195.50	195.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	177.00–179.00	178.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	115.00	115.00
6	—	572	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	192.50	192.50
1	—	1,105	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	73.00	73.00
4	—	1,681	66.50–73.50	69.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,095	71.50–77.00	73.20
13	—	1,183	63.00–68.00	65.05
2	—	1,213	54.50	54.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,484	59.50–67.50	62.96
23	—	1,382	67.50–75.00	70.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,399	57.00–63.00	61.32
9	—	1,437	68.50–73.75	73.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,188	54.00–62.50	57.83
12	—	1,146	62.00–68.00	64.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	70.50	70.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	839	45.50–58.00	51.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,520	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,995	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	99.50	99.50
1	—	1,980	83.00	83.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,276	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,235	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,267	810.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,483	1,010.00	1,010.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,253	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,515	1,135.00	1,135.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,158	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	6	—	1,155	73.00–90.00	85.91
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	127.00	127.00

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	29	—	982	69.00–123.00	88.74
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	916	127.00–153.00	143.07

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.