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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Aug 10

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

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Feeder Cattle receipts

316 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 334▲ 17 vs year ago 299 · +5.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

494 head

▲ 265 vs last sale 229▼ 73 vs year ago 567 · −12.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 66▼ 20 vs year ago 62 · −32.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers were too lightly tested this week and last sale to develop an market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Quality this sale was mostly plain to average. Several sets of grass cattle were seen this week. Demand for green light fleshed cattle was mostly good. Cattle were mostly offered in small packages or as singles. Market activity was mostly active this week with a large crowd on hand actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for moderate offerings. Packers showed very good demand for slaughter cows today and opted to send all cows purchased to immediate harvest. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 higher on breaking and boing cows, lean cows sold mostly steady. Feeding cows sold on very good demand this sale as several order buyers were very competitive as they bid on attractive offerings. Feeding cows sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher on a very high quality and mostly high yielding offering. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Weigh up conditions were mostly average this week. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly teste to develop an accurate market trend, higher undertones were noticed as several buyers were looking for high quality cows suitable to rebreed. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive.

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 $214.67/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$214.67

160 head · 859 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$270

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 1

$34.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.09

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	656	245.00	1,607	13thin
Medium 1-2	654	218.75	1,430	6thin
Large 1	866	217.32	1,883	19thin
Medium and Large 1	890	210.83	1,877	122

One grade step is worth $34.17/cwt here — about −$270 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 sale160 hd

214.67

—

MT average2 barns · 225 hd

219.76

−5.09

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	1,768	120.13	2,123	139
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,654	114.35	1,891	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,417	113.26	1,605	162
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,210	100.01	1,210	69

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,381	$1,950	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,473	$1,550	6

Every lot

62 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	572	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,401	5
Steers	—	Medium 1	586	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,626	8
Steers	—	Medium 1	676	268.07/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,812	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,871	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	776	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,843	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,864	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,057	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,215	2
Steers	—	Large 1	1,018	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,138	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	557	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,295	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	644	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,578	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	661	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,619	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	681	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,685	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	750	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,538	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	213.89/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,747	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	211.92/cwt	210.00–213.50	1,859	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	210.02/cwt	206.50–210.50	1,903	23
Heifers	—	Large 1	943	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,862	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	206.05/cwt	201.50–207.50	2,015	23
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,025	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,009	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,083	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,079	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,727	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,786	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	850	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,976	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	962	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,996	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,063	194.98/cwt	190.00–197.50	2,073	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,110	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,732	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,136	178.68/cwt	171.00–187.50	2,030	5
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,173	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,965	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,179	168.75/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,990	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,205	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,958	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,283	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,001	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,409	106.45/cwt	97.50–112.00	1,500	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,523	118.68/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,807	4
Bulls	—	—	1,619	110.58/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,790	25
Bulls	—	—	1,793	120.43/cwt	115.00–125.00	2,159	70
Bulls	—	—	1,855	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,393	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	129.10/cwt	125.00–139.00	2,446	32
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	3,471	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	885	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	620	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,145	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,289	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	110.61/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,349	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	93.62/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,142	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,229	103.26/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,269	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,268	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,027	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,352	118.47/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,602	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,376	111.29/cwt	105.50–114.50	1,531	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,389	107.23/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,489	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,392	100.38/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,397	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,478	119.71/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,769	60
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,592	118.87/cwt	118.50–120.00	1,892	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,597	115.20/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,840	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	113.84/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,844	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,677	106.38/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,784	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,681	122.60/cwt	121.00–127.50	2,061	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,065	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	2,199	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,120	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,608	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,381	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,473	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	995	179.32/cwt	146.00–207.50	1,784	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,271	131.12/cwt	129.50–140.00	1,667	6
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,088	1

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 Aug 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 334Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 494Last week 229Year ago 567

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 66Year ago 62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,597	115.00–116.00	115.20
7	—	1,681	121.00–127.50	122.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,677	105.00–111.00	106.38
4	—	1,592	118.50–120.00	118.87
20	—	1,620	111.00–117.00	113.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,392	97.00–102.00	100.38
16	—	1,352	114.00–122.00	118.47
58	—	1,389	103.00–113.00	107.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,376	105.50–114.50	111.29
60	—	1,478	115.00–125.00	119.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,220	85.00–98.00	93.62
34	—	1,229	100.00–108.00	103.26
5	—	1,220	110.00–112.00	110.61
3	—	1,268	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,145	110.00–115.00	112.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,065	106.50	106.50
1	—	2,120	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,670	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	129.00	129.00
25	—	1,619	102.00–114.00	110.58
32	—	1,895	125.00–139.00	129.10
70	—	1,793	115.00–125.00	120.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,523	117.00–122.00	118.68
6	—	1,409	97.50–112.00	106.45

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,381	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,473	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	995	146.00–207.50	179.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,271	129.50–140.00	131.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	160.00	160.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	661	245.00	245.00
4	—	644	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	943	197.50	197.50
8	—	681	247.50	247.50
4	—	1,083	192.00	192.00
1	—	1,025	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	877	210.00–213.50	211.92
23	—	906	206.50–210.50	210.02
23	—	978	201.50–207.50	206.05
23	—	817	212.00–220.00	213.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	232.50	232.50
3	—	750	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	232.50	232.50
3	—	785	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	162.50	162.50
5	—	1,136	171.00–187.50	178.68
4	—	1,179	167.50–170.00	168.75
3	—	1,063	190.00–197.50	194.98
2	—	1,283	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	167.50	167.50
1	—	1,110	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	207.50	207.50
2	—	850	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	676	265.00–270.00	268.07
4	—	776	237.50	237.50
8	—	586	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	793	235.00	235.00
4	—	741	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,018	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	230.00	230.00
8	—	868	237.00	237.00

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.