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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Feb 2

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Jan 26Feb 2Feb 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

696 head

▼ 2,890 vs last sale 3,586▼ 1,540 vs year ago 2,236 · −68.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

214 head

▼ 293 vs last sale 507▼ 176 vs year ago 390 · −45.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 257 vs last sale 345▼ 47 vs year ago 135 · −34.8%

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 today to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to firm undertones were noted on steers under 750 lbs and higher undertones were noticed on steers over 750 lbs. Heifer calves sold with higher undertones on all offerings. Quality today was mostly average to attractive. Demand was mostly good for light to moderate offerings. Most calves sold in small to moderate size packages. Most calves were long weaned from 60-90 days. Orderbuyers, buying for packers, continue to show very good demand for high quality heavy weight offerings. Market activity was mostly active today, dispite a lighter offering. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for mostly light offerings. Packers showed mostly very good demand for cows for immidiate harvest as they pushed to own as many offerings as possible. Slaughter cows sold mostly 7.00-10.00 higher on boning and breaking cows, however the largest advance was seen on lean cows which sold sharply higher, with mostly sales 12.00-17.00 higher. Extremely cold weather has limited the availibily of cows as cold weather has kept cows from coming to auction. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-5.00 higher in a narrow compairson. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Compairsons are difficult as last week had several consignments of fancy one iron, homeraised, ranch tested open, young cows, while quality this week was not as attractive.

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 $196.82/cwt on 296 head.

Average price

$196.82

296 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$400

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

$31.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.43

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	409	218.24	892	17thin
Medium and Large 1	650	197.37	1,282	229
Medium and Large 1-2	691	186.99	1,292	50

One grade step is worth $31.24/cwt here — about −$400 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 sale296 hd

196.82

—

MT average2 barns · 383 hd

174.39

+22.43

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	1,527	98.25	1,501	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,536	85.92	1,320	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,373	83.10	1,141	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,161	82.67	960	120

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)	1,010	$1,150	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,091	11
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,050	6

Every lot

55 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	919	8
Steers	—	Medium 1	397	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	873	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	227.28/cwt	217.50–233.00	948	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	232.82/cwt	230.50–234.00	1,113	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	495	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,015	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	230.88/cwt	213.00–233.00	1,198	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,126	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	213.43/cwt	208.00–219.00	1,199	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	196.34/cwt	196.00–196.50	1,227	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	189.54/cwt	189.25–191.00	1,302	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,462	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,379	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	962	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,438	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	301	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	497	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	353	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	547	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	199.24/cwt	196.00–203.00	741	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	193.00/cwt	190.00–197.00	840	12
Heifers	—	Medium 1	450	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	815	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	996	56
Heifers	—	Medium 2	493	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	604	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	523	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	894	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	203.87/cwt	203.00–207.50	1,068	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	189.77/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,067	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,038	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,136	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,106	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	172.46/cwt	166.00–177.00	1,140	13
Heifers	—	Medium 1	681	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,096	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	826	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,081	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	195.13/cwt	192.50–197.00	1,013	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,045	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,275	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,237	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,299	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,420	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,335	1
Bulls	—	—	1,579	93.10/cwt	80.00–97.00	1,470	10
Bulls	—	—	1,860	102.07/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,899	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	954	66.42/cwt	64.00–74.00	634	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	60.60/cwt	58.00–62.00	659	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	84.84/cwt	80.00–87.00	993	44
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	76.81/cwt	74.00–79.00	911	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,189	87.50/cwt	82.00–89.25	1,040	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	84.44/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,142	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,355	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,125	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	80.42/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,138	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	86.58/cwt	84.50–89.50	1,313	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,372	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	126.16/cwt	110.00–141.50	1,142	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	871	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	991	100.61/cwt	84.00–110.00	997	36
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,023	134.07/cwt	130.00–144.50	1,372	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	1,091.02/head	1,085.00–1,100.00	1,091	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	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 Feb 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 696Last week 3,586Year ago 2,236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 507Year ago 390

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 345Year ago 135

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	122.50	122.50
4	—	500	105.00	105.00
3	—	353	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	523	171.00	171.00
10	—	450	181.00	181.00
4	—	681	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	435	190.00–197.00	193.00
2	—	618	179.00	179.00
36	—	372	196.00–203.00	199.24
7	—	590	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	661	166.00–177.00	172.46
9	—	611	186.00	186.00
24	—	562	185.00–192.00	189.77
25	—	524	203.00–207.50	203.87
56	—	473	210.50	210.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	301	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	205.00	205.00
15	—	397	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	230.50–234.00	232.82
19	—	519	213.00–233.00	230.88
27	—	782	187.00	187.00
90	—	625	196.00–196.50	196.34
76	—	687	189.25–191.00	189.54
14	—	562	208.00–219.00	213.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	201.00	201.00
13	—	962	149.50	149.50
13	—	821	168.00	168.00
4	—	665	180.00	180.00
8	—	391	235.00	235.00
8	—	417	217.50–233.00	227.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	237.50	237.50
5	—	519	192.50–197.00	195.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	122.00	122.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	905	110.00–141.50	126.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	90.00	90.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,023	130.00–144.50	134.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	36	—	991	84.00–110.00	100.61

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,125	1,085.00–1,100.00	1,091.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,160	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	94.00	94.00
6	—	1,237	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,860	101.00–105.00	102.07
10	—	1,579	80.00–97.00	93.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	80.00	80.00
9	—	1,516	84.50–89.50	86.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,353	83.00–86.00	84.44
17	—	1,415	77.00–82.00	80.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,189	82.00–89.25	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	954	64.00–74.00	66.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,170	80.00–87.00	84.84
18	—	1,186	74.00–79.00	76.81
3	—	1,087	58.00–62.00	60.60

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.