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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Feb 16

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

375 head

▼ 2,716 vs last sale 3,091▲ 16 vs year ago 359 · +4.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

201 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 219▼ 92 vs year ago 293 · −31.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 101▼ 163 vs year ago 288 · −56.6%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Heifer calves were not well compared. Demand was mostly moderate to good for light offerings. Quality today was mostly plain to average and lower than last weeks attractive offering. Most calves were offered in small packages or as singles. Both quality was the biggest limiting factor affecting demand today. Market activity was mostly moderate today, with fewer market participants seen. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for mostly light offerings. Packers showed mostly very good demand for cows for immediate harvest. Slaughter cows sold mostly 4.00-7.00 higher on all offerings. Feeding cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend, as most cows sold to slaughter buyers. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-6.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Many young cow offerings continue to be sold to slaughter buyers as the cow market took another large jump higher.

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 $187.56/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$187.56

214 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,390

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

per head · Large 1 over Medium 1

$31.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.98

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	650	202.70	1,317	30
Medium and Large 1-2	679	187.83	1,275	23
Medium and Large 1	770	185.30	1,427	154
Medium 1	690	171.43	1,183	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.27/cwt here — about $133 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 sale214 hd

187.56

—

MT average3 barns · 416 hd

197.53

−9.98

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	1,771	106.02	1,878	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,554	92.06	1,431	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,366	88.04	1,203	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,156	82.65	955	62

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,388	$1,316	27
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,378	$1,307	39

Every lot

59 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	438	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	964	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,119	4
Steers	—	Large 1	503	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,137	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	227.35/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,200	6
Steers	—	Large 1	556	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,179	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,281	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,348	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	190.50/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,246	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,359	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	694	190.50/cwt	189.00–195.50	1,322	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	194.25/cwt	193.00–195.00	1,375	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	747	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,345	5
Steers	—	Large 1	754	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,395	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	774	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,277	6
Steers	—	Medium 1	791	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,202	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	181.61/cwt	178.00–182.25	1,480	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	832	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,331	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	839	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,472	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	840	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,369	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	959	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,515	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	973	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,498	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,030	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,627	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	405	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	780	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	417	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	813	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	872	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	199.18/cwt	197.50–200.00	950	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	498	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	961	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,085	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,054	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	555	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,066	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,142	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	833	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,250	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,127	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,224	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,273	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,150	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,231	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	100.44/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,687	5
Bulls	—	—	1,805	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	2,080	2
Bulls	—	—	1,903	108.14/cwt	104.00–112.00	2,058	4
Bulls	—	—	2,255	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	2,390	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	875	75.22/cwt	73.00–77.50	658	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	900	84.03/cwt	83.00–85.00	756	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	670	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	66.45/cwt	65.00–68.00	744	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	79.09/cwt	74.00–82.50	909	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	91.02/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,091	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,202	86.16/cwt	82.50–89.00	1,036	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	82.64/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,105	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,377	89.03/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,226	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,385	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,205	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	95.16/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,331	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,486	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	91.69/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,426	43
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,378	1,306.91/head	1,285.00–1,325.00	1,307	39
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,388	1,315.98/head	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,316	27
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	93.17/cwt	78.00–110.00	807	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,054	107.00/cwt	87.00–123.50	1,128	46
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	122.25/cwt	116.00–132.00	1,308	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 Feb 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 3,091Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 219Year ago 293

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 101Year ago 288

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	220.00	220.00
5	—	791	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,030	158.00	158.00
9	—	503	226.00	226.00
7	—	754	185.00	185.00
10	—	556	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	234.00	234.00
10	—	654	187.00–192.00	190.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	959	158.00	158.00
6	—	528	226.00–230.00	227.35
6	—	627	215.00	215.00
14	—	690	197.00	197.00
16	—	708	193.00–195.00	194.25
2	—	585	219.00	219.00
48	—	815	178.00–182.25	181.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	774	165.00	165.00
3	—	840	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	839	175.50	175.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	747	180.00	180.00
6	—	832	160.00	160.00
3	—	973	154.00	154.00
17	—	694	189.00–195.50	190.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	191.00	191.00
12	—	725	170.00	170.00
7	—	532	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	208.00	208.00
6	—	477	197.50–200.00	199.18
7	—	664	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	195.00	195.00
12	—	498	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	740	172.00	172.00
3	—	618	198.00	198.00
3	—	578	195.00	195.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	39	—	1,378	1,285.00–1,325.00	1,306.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,388	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,315.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,070	116.00–132.00	122.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	46	—	1,054	87.00–123.50	107.00

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	5	—	866	78.00–110.00	93.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,903	104.00–112.00	108.14
2	—	1,805	115.25	115.25
5	—	1,680	96.00–103.00	100.44
1	—	2,255	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	73.00–77.50	75.22
2	—	900	83.00–85.00	84.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,548	96.00	96.00
43	—	1,555	89.00–94.00	91.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,149	74.00–82.50	79.09
21	—	1,202	82.50–89.00	86.16
2	—	1,120	65.00–68.00	66.45
8	—	1,199	90.00–94.00	91.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,399	93.00–97.00	95.16
48	—	1,377	84.00–92.00	89.03
14	—	1,337	79.00–84.00	82.64
1	—	1,000	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	87.00	87.00

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.