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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-13

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

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Jul 6Jul 13Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

165 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 165▼ 71 vs year ago 236 · −30.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

519 head

▲ 379 vs last sale 140▼ 7 vs year ago 526 · −1.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 340 vs last sale 436▼ 262 vs year ago 358 · −73.2%

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 this week and last week to develop any market trend. Quality this sale was mostly plain to average. No load lots were seen today. Cattle were mostly offered in small packages or as singles. Demand for limited feeder cattle remains good to very good. Market activity was mostly active this week with several order buyers looking to fill orders for local feedlots. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for moderate offerings. Packers showed very good demand for slaughter cows today. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on breaking and boning cows, lean cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Packers only purchased cows for immediate harvest this week. Many sets of cows which packers would have normally fed were purchased for harvest this week. Order buyers purchased feeding cows on good to very good demand this week as they pushed to buy cows away from packers. Feeding cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher than last week. Slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady. Demand for high quality high dressing bulls was very good as these offerings sold up to 4.00 higher. Average to low dressing bulls sold steady to weak compared to last week. Weigh up conditions were mixed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly teste to develop an accurate market trend, steady undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mostly average.

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 $254.66/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$254.66

65 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$1.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.20

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	680	255.24	1,735	41
Medium and Large 1	689	253.67	1,747	24

One grade step is worth $1.57/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale65 hd

254.66

—

MT average2 barns · 86 hd

253.46

+1.20

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	1,734	129.52	2,245	95
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	110.63	1,701	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,371	109.03	1,495	244
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,192	102.51	1,222	81

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)	1,249	$1,350	4thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	277.57/cwt	277.50–278.00	1,552	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,630	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,702	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	250.58/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,719	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,618	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	747	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,823	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,820	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	235.75/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,841	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,311	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,604	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	216.20/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,552	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	224.96/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,707	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,591	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	215.03/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,798	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,674	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,913	8
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,032	187.98/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,940	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,715	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	853	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,638	5
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,080	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,717	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,111	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,733	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,200	103.27/cwt	81.00–112.00	1,239	9
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,544	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,257	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,345	3
Bulls	—	—	1,561	109.73/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,713	19
Bulls	—	—	1,840	130.42/cwt	118.00–140.00	2,400	31
Bulls	—	—	1,925	151.05/cwt	141.00–164.00	2,908	31
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,510	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,987	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	910	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	983	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	923	88.27/cwt	87.50–89.00	815	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,132	109.71/cwt	107.00–115.50	1,242	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,152	105.30/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,213	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,229	101.95/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,253	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,241	92.48/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,148	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,249	108.05/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,350	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,253	93.62/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,173	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,293	107.78/cwt	104.00–109.50	1,394	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	106.79/cwt	102.00–109.50	1,465	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,389	112.40/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,561	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,412	112.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,590	71
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,427	98.44/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,405	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	114.64/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,718	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,529	109.56/cwt	109.00–110.50	1,675	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,560	111.00/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,732	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,665	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,940	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,698	103.90/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,764	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,225	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,023	159.69/cwt	135.00–178.00	1,634	31
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,149	117.27/cwt	108.00–134.00	1,347	23
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,249	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	4

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 Jul 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 165Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 519Last week 140Year ago 526

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 436Year ago 358

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,023	135.00–178.00	159.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,149	108.00–134.00	117.27

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	1	—	935	131.00	131.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	110.00	110.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,249	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,257	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,510	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,200	81.00–112.00	103.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,840	118.00–140.00	130.42
31	—	1,925	141.00–164.00	151.05
19	—	1,561	104.00–116.00	109.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,389	110.00–117.00	112.40
15	—	1,427	96.00–100.00	98.44
61	—	1,372	102.00–109.50	106.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,249	107.00–110.00	108.05
23	—	1,229	96.00–106.00	101.95
15	—	1,241	80.00–95.00	92.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	108.00	108.00
2	—	923	87.50–89.00	88.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,529	109.00–110.50	109.56
2	—	1,698	102.00–106.00	103.90
8	—	1,499	114.00–116.00	114.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,560	110.00–113.00	111.00
1	—	1,665	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,132	107.00–115.50	109.71
19	—	1,152	100.00–108.00	105.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	93.00–94.00	93.62
54	—	1,293	104.00–109.50	107.78
71	—	1,412	110.00–115.00	112.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	759	219.00–227.00	224.96
8	—	911	210.00	210.00
11	—	836	208.00–217.00	215.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	718	215.00–217.00	216.20
5	—	900	186.00	186.00
2	—	780	204.00	204.00
3	—	690	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	187.00–190.00	187.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	277.50–278.00	277.57
16	—	635	268.00	268.00
3	—	696	232.50	232.50
15	—	781	231.00–239.00	235.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	286.00	286.00
12	—	686	247.00–257.00	250.58
5	—	755	241.00	241.00
3	—	747	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,080	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,111	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	853	192.00	192.00

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.