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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Fri, Jul 28

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

334 head

▲ 169 vs last sale 165▼ 256 vs year ago 590 · −43.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

229 head

▼ 290 vs last sale 519▼ 130 vs year ago 359 · −36.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 96▲ 21 vs year ago 45 · +46.7%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Only one sale was held this week as auctions continue with summer sale schedules. This weeks only sale was held at Billings Livestock commission, please check that sale report for current market commentary.

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 $234.65/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$234.65

76 head · 809 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$534

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

$69.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	618	266.46	1,647	22
Medium 1	757	241.81	1,831	24
Medium 1-2	658	232.50	1,530	2thin
Medium and Large 2	763	222.50	1,698	3thin
Medium and Large 1	953	208.00	1,982	10thin
Large 1	1,107	197.00	2,181	15thin

One grade step is worth $69.46/cwt here — about −$534 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 sale76 hd

234.65

—

MT average1 barns · 76 hd

234.65

+0.00

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	1,750	119.39	2,089	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	113.23	1,868	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,352	112.38	1,520	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,201	104.48	1,254	49

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,716	$2,725	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,710	$2,400	1thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,422	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,582	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,605	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	658	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,530	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	675	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,694	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,779	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	763	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,698	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	769	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,849	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	241.38/cwt	240.00–243.50	1,863	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,888	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	984	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,998	8
Steers	—	Large 1	1,107	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,181	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	457	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	983	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	556	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,529	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	726	226.46/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,644	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	217.68/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,785	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	207.67/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,803	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	202.16/cwt	200.00–206.50	1,876	15
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,013	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,965	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,050	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	2,032	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,181	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,008	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,074	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	215.73/cwt	209.00–222.50	1,797	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,723	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,035	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,604	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,090	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,744	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,138	157.50/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,792	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 1-2	759	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,852	15
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 1-2	870	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,862	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 1-2	924	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,857	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	966	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,063	7
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	630	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,292	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 1-2	772	208.18/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,607	24
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 1-2	861	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,756	8
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	966	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,806	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,238	104.43/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,293	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,323	110.86/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,467	2
Bulls	—	—	1,637	110.55/cwt	106.50–114.00	1,810	9
Bulls	—	—	1,807	122.16/cwt	116.00–127.00	2,207	24
Bulls	—	—	2,025	132.10/cwt	129.00–136.00	2,675	6
Bulls	—	—	2,120	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,502	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	977	112.20/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,096	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	980	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,019	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	90.93/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,027	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,234	104.23/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,286	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,246	112.42/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,401	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,292	109.39/cwt	106.00–112.50	1,413	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,327	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	113.95/cwt	113.00–116.50	1,535	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,363	114.07/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,555	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	106.06/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,446	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,914	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	112.54/cwt	111.00–114.50	1,857	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,710	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,716	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,307	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,019	164.55/cwt	148.00–188.00	1,677	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,168	127.91/cwt	119.50–148.00	1,494	40

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)

Fri Jul 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 165Year ago 590

Slaughter CattleReceipts 229Last week 519Year ago 359

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 96Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	160.00	160.00
4	—	1,138	154.00–159.00	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	202.00	202.00
2	—	413	260.00	260.00
2	—	833	209.00–222.50	215.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	870	214.00	214.00
15	—	759	244.00	244.00
10	—	924	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	966	110.00	110.00
6	—	785	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	205.00	205.00
1	—	966	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	772	207.00–209.00	208.18
8	—	861	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,107	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	267.50	267.50
4	—	772	240.00–243.50	241.38
3	—	732	243.00	243.00
1	—	490	285.00	285.00
3	—	517	275.00	275.00
10	—	567	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	228.00	228.00
8	—	984	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	769	240.50	240.50
3	—	675	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,013	194.00	194.00
4	—	1,181	170.00	170.00
7	—	1,050	193.50	193.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	928	200.00–206.50	202.16
21	—	868	205.00–212.00	207.67
3	—	655	240.00	240.00
3	—	820	213.00–220.00	217.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	556	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	726	224.00–229.00	226.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	99.00	99.00
23	—	1,347	113.00–116.50	113.95
11	—	1,363	102.00–109.00	106.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,246	112.00–113.00	112.42
28	—	1,234	100.00–107.00	104.23
7	—	1,129	80.00–94.00	90.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,292	106.00–112.50	109.39
40	—	1,363	113.00–116.00	114.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	977	110.00–116.00	112.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,650	111.00–114.50	112.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,807	116.00–127.00	122.16
1	—	2,120	118.00	118.00
9	—	1,637	106.50–114.00	110.55
6	—	2,025	129.00–136.00	132.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	90.00–110.00	104.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	107.00–114.00	110.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,710	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,716	2,725.00	2,725.00

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	—	990	132.00	132.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,168	119.50–148.00	127.91
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,019	148.00–188.00	164.55

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.