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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Sep 7

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Aug 24Sep 7Sep 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,134 head

▲ 831 vs last sale 303▼ 377 vs year ago 1,511 · −25.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

462 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 401▲ 126 vs year ago 336 · +37.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 28▼ 80 vs year ago 95 · −84.2%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale(8/24/23): The best comparison today was for 800-849 lbs steers which sold fully steady and 800-950 lbs heifers which sold steady to 3.00 higher. All other weights of feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality today was mostly average. Most cattle were in light flesh, with the exception of a few consignments of heifers over 900 lbs which offered moderate flesh. Most cattle were coming off grass this week. Several sets of cattle out of Eastern Montana were in very light flesh as grasshoppers and cattle competed over feed in that part of the state. Load lots of cattle saw very good demand this week with small packages and singles selling back slightly. Market activity was mostly active this week with good participation seen from buyers. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for light to moderate offerings. Packers showed very good demand for feeding cows today; a switch from the past two weeks. Quality today was mostly average to attractive and overall better than the last sale. Slaughter cows sold generally steady on breaking and boning cows, lean cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 higher as packer buyers started to purchase feeding cows again after a two week break. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady. Weigh up conditions were mixed with some cows offering buyers good weigh conditions, while others were pushing fill. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly teste to develop any market trend. Quality this week was mostly average and most offerings were purchased to feed.

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 $229.69/cwt on 558 head.

Average price

$229.69

558 head · 806 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$409

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$58.25/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 1	661	246.82	1,632	60
Medium 1-2	678	239.81	1,626	10thin
Medium and Large 1	832	229.71	1,912	420
Medium and Large 1-2	781	219.33	1,713	49
Large 1	891	203.00	1,808	10thin
Large 1-2	1,083	192.00	2,079	2thin
Medium 2	648	188.57	1,222	7thin

One grade step is worth $58.25/cwt here — about $409 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 sale558 hd

229.69

—

MT average1 barns · 558 hd

229.69

+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	1,732	116.37	2,016	85
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	113.46	1,849	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,461	105.93	1,548	171
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,216	94.39	1,147	92

Every lot

95 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	332	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,195	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	368	350.78/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,291	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	439	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,196	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	273.52/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,340	23
Steers	—	Medium 2	514	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,105	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	584	264.77/cwt	262.50–268.00	1,546	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	591	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,300	8
Steers	—	Medium 1	626	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,734	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,376	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	669	271.97/cwt	269.00–275.50	1,819	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,847	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	718	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,167	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,803	6
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	726	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,670	8
Steers	—	Large 1	745	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,810	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	1,980	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	760	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,946	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,983	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	804	227.56/cwt	217.50–229.00	1,830	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	252.12/cwt	244.00–254.00	2,057	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,018	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	243.67/cwt	241.00–245.50	2,108	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	909	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,954	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	931	235.00/cwt	234.50–238.00	2,188	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	229.68/cwt	226.00–232.00	2,228	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	981	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,178	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,016	221.55/cwt	221.00–223.00	2,251	11
Steers	—	Large 1	1,028	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,200	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,095	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,223	6
Steers	—	Large 1	1,129	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,281	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,165	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,353	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	319	315.89/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,008	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	439	269.03/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,181	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,272	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	527	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,154	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	542	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,084	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	593	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,494	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	631	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,590	37
Heifers	—	Medium 1	669	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,679	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	678	239.81/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,626	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	702	250.51/cwt	240.00–251.50	1,759	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,663	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	728	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,310	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	747	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,696	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	231.71/cwt	230.50–233.00	1,833	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	799	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,766	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	813	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,927	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	229.61/cwt	224.50–231.50	1,920	67
Heifers	—	Large 1	846	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,709	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	222.45/cwt	221.50–223.50	1,929	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,872	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	883	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,916	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	213.55/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,973	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	940	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,936	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	214.93/cwt	214.50–215.50	2,063	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,008	207.99/cwt	201.00–209.50	2,097	108
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,070	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,215	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,083	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,079	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1Unweaned	552	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,275	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	860	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,858	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	930	213.00/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,981	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	993	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,936	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,065	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,864	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,090	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,006	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,127	177.73/cwt	175.50–187.50	2,003	8
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,147	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,950	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,268	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,281	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,572	111.59/cwt	107.00–113.50	1,754	16
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,589	116.35/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,849	23
Bulls	—	—	1,618	108.03/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,748	12
Bulls	—	—	1,885	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,205	1
Bulls	—	—	1,961	119.88/cwt	115.00–124.00	2,351	19
Bulls	—	—	2,036	128.07/cwt	125.00–131.00	2,608	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	927	83.44/cwt	80.00–87.50	773	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,165	106.04/cwt	102.00–108.50	1,235	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,205	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,343	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,226	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,257	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,229	91.68/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,127	53
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,258	76.55/cwt	75.50–82.00	963	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,390	108.33/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,506	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,416	103.18/cwt	92.00–104.50	1,461	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,456	116.82/cwt	114.00–118.50	1,701	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,504	108.42/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,631	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,511	97.92/cwt	87.00–103.00	1,480	61
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,532	118.12/cwt	116.50–120.00	1,810	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,571	112.91/cwt	108.50–115.50	1,774	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,594	114.49/cwt	113.50–115.00	1,825	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,704	116.31/cwt	115.50–118.50	1,982	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,763	105.60/cwt	104.00–107.50	1,862	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,139	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,447	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,178	128.95/cwt	121.00–140.00	1,519	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,302	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,445	5

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 Sep 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,134Last week 303Year ago 1,511

Slaughter CattleReceipts 462Last week 401Year ago 336

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 28Year ago 95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	702	240.00–251.50	250.51
17	—	791	230.50–233.00	231.71
108	—	1,008	201.00–209.50	207.99
9	—	867	221.50–223.50	222.45
7	—	960	214.50–215.50	214.93
67	—	836	224.50–231.50	229.61
57	—	924	211.00–217.00	213.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	207.00	207.00
8	—	846	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	240.00	240.00
5	—	527	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	248.00	248.00
3	—	319	315.00–317.50	315.89
3	—	670	240.00	240.00
2	—	593	252.00	252.00
16	—	439	268.00–274.00	269.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	217.00	217.00
4	—	940	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	200.00	200.00
4	—	728	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	799	221.00	221.00
7	—	717	232.00	232.00
22	—	881	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	678	235.00–245.00	239.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	631	252.00	252.00
12	—	747	227.00	227.00
11	—	669	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,129	202.00	202.00
6	—	1,095	203.00	203.00
3	—	1,028	214.00	214.00
1	—	1,165	202.00	202.00
1	—	745	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	726	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	855	236.00	236.00
6	—	721	250.00	250.00
7	—	909	215.00	215.00
2	—	793	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	760	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	981	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	162.50	162.50
4	—	514	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	804	217.50–229.00	227.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	626	277.00	277.00
33	—	669	269.00–275.50	271.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	931	234.50–238.00	235.00
12	—	760	260.50	260.50
6	—	970	226.00–232.00	229.68
2	—	705	262.00	262.00
32	—	816	244.00–254.00	252.12
36	—	865	241.00–245.50	243.67
11	—	1,016	221.00–223.00	221.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	439	270.00–275.00	272.46
8	—	591	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	490	271.00–290.00	273.52
4	—	530	280.00	280.00
5	—	368	345.00–360.00	350.78
2	—	668	206.00	206.00
24	—	584	262.50–268.00	264.77
5	—	332	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	860	216.00	216.00
2	—	993	195.00	195.00
2	—	930	212.00–214.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	184.00	184.00
8	—	1,127	175.50–187.50	177.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,147	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,065	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,456	114.00–118.50	116.82
46	—	1,390	105.00–114.00	108.33
11	—	1,416	92.00–104.50	103.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,165	102.00–108.50	106.04
2	—	1,205	111.00–112.00	111.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,594	113.50–115.00	114.49
10	—	1,532	116.50–120.00	118.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,763	104.00–107.50	105.60
8	—	1,704	115.50–118.50	116.31
8	—	1,571	108.50–115.50	112.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	927	80.00–87.50	83.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,504	104.00–111.00	108.42
61	—	1,511	87.00–103.00	97.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,258	75.50–82.00	76.55
22	—	1,226	100.00–105.00	102.56
53	—	1,229	85.00–98.00	91.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,961	115.00–124.00	119.88
12	—	1,618	102.00–114.00	108.03
12	—	2,036	125.00–131.00	128.07
1	—	1,885	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,589	114.00–121.00	116.35
16	—	1,572	107.00–113.50	111.59

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,302	111.00	111.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,178	121.00–140.00	128.95

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	4	—	1,139	127.00	127.00

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.