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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Apr 27

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Apr 13Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,649 head

▲ 4,420 vs last sale 229▲ 1,531 vs year ago 3,118 · +49.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 274 vs last sale 345▼ 254 vs year ago 325 · −78.2%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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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 $234.28/cwt on 1,885 head.

Average price

$234.28

1,885 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,480

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$64.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.97

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	239.18	1,501	1,637
Large 1	703	213.09	1,499	33
Medium 1-2	632	209.96	1,326	91
Medium and Large 1-2	593	203.90	1,210	56
Medium and Large 2	576	203.33	1,172	9thin
Large 1-2	721	192.87	1,390	22
Large 2	776	174.26	1,352	37

One grade step is worth $64.92/cwt here — about $149 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 sale1,885 hd

234.28

—

MT average3 barns · 2,701 hd

237.25

−2.97

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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)	1,230	$2,109	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,462	$1,776	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	991	$1,488	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,473	$1,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,343	$1,250	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$1,922	19
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,586	$1,950	16

Every lot

86 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	219.77/cwt	215.00–225.00	820	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,029	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	246.34/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,067	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	283.90/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,235	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	292.00/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,425	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,295	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	277.23/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,478	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	282.55/cwt	266.00–295.00	1,579	236
Steers	—	Large 1	568	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,556	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	252.52/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,470	8
Steers	—	Medium 2	600	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,050	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	265.49/cwt	245.00–297.50	1,675	175
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,548	6
Steers	—	Large 1	638	235.88/cwt	224.00–241.00	1,505	42
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	676	218.28/cwt	205.00–226.00	1,476	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	247.44/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,683	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	221.47/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,515	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	215.43/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,540	40
Steers	—	Large 1	718	220.44/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,583	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	240.87/cwt	210.00–248.00	1,739	151
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	743	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,709	22
Steers	—	Medium 2	750	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,305	4
Steers	—	Large 1	758	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,508	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	208.40/cwt	198.00–219.00	1,611	201
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	213.75/cwt	205.00–219.50	1,657	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	201.95/cwt	196.00–204.00	1,640	70
Steers	—	Large 1	825	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,576	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	189.94/cwt	178.00–194.00	1,651	26
Steers	—	Large 1	896	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,693	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	187.74/cwt	183.00–196.00	1,727	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	615	1
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	369	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	849	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	234.82/cwt	220.00–251.00	909	118
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	407	224.31/cwt	221.50–238.00	913	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	211.65/cwt	202.50–220.00	880	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	258.38/cwt	247.50–269.00	1,088	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,109	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	261.01/cwt	242.00–274.00	1,261	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	225.12/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,155	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	250.21/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,304	46
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	542	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,084	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,032	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	548	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,249	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	561	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,352	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	255.69/cwt	234.00–271.00	1,473	229
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,197	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	616	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,411	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	252.49/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,581	424
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,209	12
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	664	226.67/cwt	221.00–232.50	1,505	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	235.21/cwt	225.50–246.00	1,571	356
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	205.19/cwt	192.50–213.00	1,383	15
Heifers	—	Large 2	683	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,182	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	698	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,501	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	220.47/cwt	201.00–234.00	1,592	243
Heifers	—	Large 1	732	208.88/cwt	192.00–214.00	1,529	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	206.77/cwt	199.00–208.00	1,582	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,515	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	3
Heifers	—	Large 2	794	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,386	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	196.06/cwt	181.00–203.00	1,602	79
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	837	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,511	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	180.68/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,565	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	908	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,594	29
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,079	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	499	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,272	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	507	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,354	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,351	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	608	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,490	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	753	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,438	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	860	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,479	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	919	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,562	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,189	2,102.60/head	1,650.00–2,225.00	2,103	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,343	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,343	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,448	1,883.50/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,884	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,473	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,493	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	948	1,921.95/head	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,922	19
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,497	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,674	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	8

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,649Last week 229Year ago 3,118

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 345Year ago 325

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	919	170.00	170.00
3	—	860	172.00	172.00
2	—	360	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	499	255.00	255.00
2	—	423	255.00	255.00
14	—	608	245.00	245.00
11	—	507	267.00	267.00
29	—	569	237.50	237.50
4	—	753	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	407	221.50–238.00	224.31
4	—	369	230.00	230.00
29	—	908	175.50	175.50
13	—	561	241.00	241.00
14	—	698	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	837	180.50	180.50
2	—	345	195.00	195.00
4	—	664	221.00–232.50	226.67
3	—	542	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	785	185.00	185.00
3	—	482	230.00	230.00
1	—	300	205.00	205.00
2	—	543	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	794	174.50	174.50
6	—	683	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	207.50	207.50
7	—	785	193.00	193.00
12	—	633	191.00	191.00
4	—	513	220.00–230.00	225.12
15	—	674	192.50–213.00	205.19
15	—	416	202.50–220.00	211.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
424	—	626	220.00–260.00	252.49
356	—	668	225.50–246.00	235.21
118	—	387	220.00–251.00	234.82
79	—	817	181.00–203.00	196.06
243	—	722	201.00–234.00	220.47
46	—	521	240.00–262.00	250.21
42	—	765	199.00–208.00	206.77
27	—	421	247.50–269.00	258.38
10	—	866	175.00–189.00	180.68
229	—	576	234.00–271.00	255.69
63	—	483	242.00–274.00	261.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	732	192.00–214.00	208.88
2	—	548	228.00	228.00
5	—	616	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	215.00–225.00	219.77
2	—	510	254.00	254.00
61	—	775	205.00–219.50	213.75
40	—	715	210.00–217.50	215.43
8	—	582	245.00–265.00	252.52
34	—	684	210.00–228.00	221.47
11	—	433	245.00–247.50	246.34
6	—	632	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	274.00	274.00
42	—	638	224.00–241.00	235.88
5	—	896	189.00	189.00
4	—	825	191.00	191.00
33	—	718	219.00–221.00	220.44
11	—	758	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	743	230.00	230.00
11	—	676	205.00–226.00	218.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	920	183.00–196.00	187.74
26	—	869	178.00–194.00	189.94
201	—	773	198.00–219.00	208.40
236	—	559	266.00–295.00	282.55
75	—	533	271.00–290.00	277.23
70	—	812	196.00–204.00	201.95
22	—	435	275.00–295.00	283.90
5	—	374	275.00	275.00
95	—	488	265.00–297.50	292.00
88	—	680	235.00–265.00	247.44
175	—	631	245.00–297.50	265.49
151	—	722	210.00–248.00	240.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	750	174.00	174.00
2	—	600	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,343	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	875	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,343	2,125.00	2,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,473	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,493	1,525.00	1,525.00

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,185	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,448	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,883.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,189	1,650.00–2,225.00	2,102.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	948	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,921.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,497	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,674	2,300.00	2,300.00

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.