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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Apr 13

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

229 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 310▼ 185 vs year ago 414 · −44.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

577 head

▲ 167 vs last sale 410▲ 455 vs year ago 122 · +373.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

345 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 370▲ 240 vs year ago 105 · +228.6%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers were too lightly tested today to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on all offerings. Quality this sale was mostly plain to average. Most lots were offered in small packages or as singles. Demand was good to very good, despite light offerings. Higher CME live and feeder cattle contract prices continue to add support to the market. Demand for cattle suitable to run on grass was very good as order buyers and ranchers competed over offerings. Market activity was active to very active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for moderate offerings. Packers showed good demand for both feeding and slaughter cows this sale. Slaughter cows sold generally steady to firm on breaking and boning cows, lean cows sold unevenly steady. Feeding cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher on very good demand from packer buyers. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mixed today as both full and empty offerings were seen. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Quality this week was average to very attractive. Most open rebreed type offerings sold for $1550-1750 per head, few fancy offerings up to $1800 per head.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.13/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$219.13

75 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$517

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$91.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.83

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	598	231.86	1,386	44
Medium and Large 1-2	536	228.23	1,223	15thin
Medium 1	643	204.00	1,312	6thin
Medium 2	600	171.00	1,026	6thin
Medium 2-3	621	140.00	869	4thin

One grade step is worth $91.86/cwt here — about $517 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 sale75 hd

219.13

—

MT average3 barns · 1,657 hd

222.96

−3.83

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	—	High	1,690	114.30	1,932	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,628	97.29	1,584	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	94.24	1,324	197
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,193	89.76	1,071	205

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$1,975	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,208	$1,785	3thin

Every lot

70 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	375	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,106	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,264	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	273.23/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,169	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,355	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,325	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	289.48/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,392	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	264.17/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,374	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,497	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	268.34/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,586	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	253.48/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,587	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,569	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,541	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	171.75/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,494	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	232.04/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,188	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	257.41/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,351	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	236.14/cwt	225.00–239.50	1,329	9
Heifers	—	Medium 2	600	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,026	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,312	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	621	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	869	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,366	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	643	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,312	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	206.30/cwt	204.00–213.00	1,388	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,441	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,459	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	612	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,444	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	726	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,401	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	783	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,472	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	795	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,367	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	919	168.23/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,546	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,025	165.70/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,698	9
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,140	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,630	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,225	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,709	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,305	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,618	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,308	112.46/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,471	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,312	103.57/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,359	8
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	1,552	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,723	3
Bulls	—	—	1,724	103.39/cwt	94.00–111.00	1,782	16
Bulls	—	—	1,859	115.45/cwt	114.00–119.00	2,146	7
Bulls	—	—	1,864	142.00/cwt	131.00–144.00	2,647	8
Bulls	—	—	2,178	125.88/cwt	123.00–131.00	2,742	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows20 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	875	77.47/cwt	74.00–82.00	678	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	925	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	796	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,113	84.30/cwt	81.00–87.50	938	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	81.31/cwt	74.00–85.50	907	50
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,215	92.07/cwt	86.00–95.50	1,119	69
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	90.24/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,101	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,273	101.96/cwt	97.00–104.50	1,298	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,377	104.98/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,446	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	87.76/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,224	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,397	95.42/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,333	72
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	94.50/cwt	88.00–99.25	1,330	84
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,425	88.39/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,260	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	101.50/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,449	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,440	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,469	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,488	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,518	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,530	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,408	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,594	98.40/cwt	96.00–100.50	1,568	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,637	92.48/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,514	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,678	102.17/cwt	101.50–103.00	1,714	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,037	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	2,006	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,208	1,785.00/head	1,785.00–1,785.00	1,785	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,310	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	884	96.89/cwt	87.00–116.00	857	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	893	195.62/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,747	42
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,009	134.03/cwt	119.00–156.00	1,352	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,031	159.92/cwt	120.00–187.00	1,649	141
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	118.24/cwt	93.50–160.00	1,342	93

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 Apr 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 310Year ago 414

Slaughter CattleReceipts 577Last week 410Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 345Last week 370Year ago 105

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	255.00	255.00
10	—	512	220.00–240.00	232.04
4	—	619	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	643	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	190.00	190.00
4	—	625	218.50	218.50
9	—	563	225.00–239.50	236.14
17	—	525	244.00–260.00	257.41
8	—	673	204.00–213.00	206.30
4	—	724	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	600	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	172.00	172.00
2	—	1,225	139.00–140.00	139.50
9	—	1,025	155.00–167.00	165.70
2	—	1,140	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	236.00	236.00
4	—	726	193.00	193.00
5	—	919	164.00–171.00	168.23
2	—	783	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	285.00	285.00
1	—	375	295.00	295.00
3	—	428	270.00–280.00	273.23
3	—	520	260.00–272.50	264.17
4	—	870	170.00–177.00	171.75
1	—	565	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	389	325.00	325.00
1	—	430	315.00	315.00
8	—	481	285.00–291.00	289.48
2	—	688	228.00	228.00
13	—	626	250.00–259.00	253.48
5	—	710	217.00	217.00
1	—	530	282.50	282.50
8	—	591	265.00–274.00	268.34

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,208	1,785.00	1,785.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,310	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	42	—	893	190.00–205.00	195.62

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	12	—	884	87.00–116.00	96.89
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,009	119.00–156.00	134.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	141	—	1,031	120.00–187.00	159.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	93	—	1,135	93.50–160.00	118.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	124.00	124.00
8	—	1,312	96.00–108.00	103.57
2	—	1,308	112.00–113.00	112.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,864	131.00–144.00	142.00
7	—	1,859	114.00–119.00	115.45
16	—	1,724	94.00–111.00	103.39
3	—	2,178	123.00–131.00	125.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,220	85.00–94.00	90.24
50	—	1,116	74.00–85.50	81.31
12	—	1,273	97.00–104.50	101.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,637	89.00–94.00	92.48
32	—	1,594	96.00–100.50	98.40
3	—	1,678	101.50–103.00	102.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,397	90.00–99.00	95.42
3	—	1,440	100.00–104.00	101.99
11	—	1,425	87.00–90.00	88.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,407	88.00–99.25	94.50
19	—	1,395	86.00–91.00	87.76
8	—	1,428	100.00–103.00	101.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,377	96.00–108.00	104.98
69	—	1,215	86.00–95.50	92.07
14	—	1,113	81.00–87.50	84.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,488	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,037	98.50	98.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	86.00	86.00
3	—	875	74.00–82.00	77.47

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.