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Billings Livestock Commission

Name: Billings Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Sep 21

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

242 head

▼ 275 vs last sale 517▼ 223 vs year ago 465 · −48.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

273 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 245▼ 110 vs year ago 383 · −28.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 88▲ 10 vs year ago 60 · +16.7%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The majority of feeder offerings sold unevenly steady, however higher undertones were noticed on all offerings. Demand for all feeder offerings was mostly good. Quality this week was average to attractive, with market activity being mostly active this week. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower and feeding cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls and feeding bulls sold both 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Quality today was mostly average to attractive. Several packages of young cows sold this week. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly on good demand today as rebreed buyers and feeding buyers both competed over offerings.

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 $228.25/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$228.25

118 head · 819 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$24.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.82

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	780	234.56	1,829	74
Medium and Large 1	944	221.53	2,090	29
Medium and Large 2	776	210.11	1,630	15thin

One grade step is worth $24.44/cwt here — about $199 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 sale118 hd

228.25

—

MT average3 barns · 1,154 hd

246.07

−17.82

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	—	Low	1,774	114.05	2,023	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,679	110.25	1,851	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,316	102.62	1,350	156
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,134	89.70	1,017	37

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,187	$1,443	9

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,356	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,440	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	262.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,623	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	701	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,928	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,845	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,033	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,931	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,976	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,115	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	854	246.50/cwt	246.00–247.00	2,105	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	235.79/cwt	232.50–239.00	2,075	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	925	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,878	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,179	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	241.00/cwt	240.00–242.00	2,347	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,282	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,288	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,306	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,439	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	707	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,502	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	240.74/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,733	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	763	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,602	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	244.31/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,874	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	230.82/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,819	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	821	207.94/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,707	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	226.50/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,887	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,958	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	222.72/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,964	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	885	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,788	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	930	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,860	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	939	216.34/cwt	212.00–217.00	2,031	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	211.45/cwt	205.00–212.50	2,047	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	217.05/cwt	215.00–217.50	2,134	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,989	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,168	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	619	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,455	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	238.61/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,821	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,926	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,062	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,970	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,263	106.29/cwt	102.50–110.00	1,342	2
Bulls	—	—	1,561	105.23/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,643	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,722	112.72/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,941	34
Bulls	—	—	1,952	118.43/cwt	111.00–122.00	2,312	15
Bulls	—	—	2,069	123.84/cwt	123.00–125.50	2,562	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	90.76/cwt	87.50–94.00	1,018	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,000	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,284	104.91/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,347	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	95.67/cwt	92.50–98.50	1,237	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,304	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,258	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	105.35/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,381	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,460	112.79/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,647	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,848	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,798	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,706	108.81/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,856	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	162.19/cwt	132.50–191.00	1,684	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,142	113.27/cwt	102.00–130.00	1,294	39
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	1,442.69/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,443	9

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 517Year ago 465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 273Last week 245Year ago 383

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 88Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	234.00	234.00
1	—	935	233.00	233.00
5	—	715	258.00	258.00
2	—	618	260.00–265.00	262.55
1	—	780	247.50	247.50
1	—	815	242.50	242.50
7	—	501	287.50	287.50
1	—	1,040	220.00	220.00
2	—	425	319.00	319.00
2	—	880	232.50–239.00	235.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	203.00	203.00
3	—	525	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	836	253.00	253.00
4	—	974	240.00–242.00	241.00
2	—	854	246.00–247.00	246.50
8	—	701	275.00	275.00
2	—	773	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	882	220.00–224.00	222.72
19	—	720	230.00–242.50	240.74
15	—	939	212.00–217.00	216.34
12	—	543	265.00	265.00
10	—	968	205.00–212.50	211.45
3	—	788	227.50–232.50	230.82
2	—	833	225.00–228.00	226.50
4	—	475	275.00	275.00
1	—	1,025	194.00	194.00
1	—	600	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	210.00	210.00
5	—	821	200.00–210.00	207.94
1	—	930	200.00	200.00
1	—	655	227.50	227.50
1	—	885	202.00	202.00
5	—	707	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	983	215.00–217.50	217.05
2	—	1,035	209.50	209.50
3	—	855	229.00	229.00
4	—	767	240.00–250.00	244.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	197.00	197.00
11	—	811	237.50	237.50
3	—	982	210.00	210.00
9	—	763	237.50–242.50	238.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	225.00	225.00
1	—	570	240.00	240.00
4	—	619	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,235	81.00	81.00
33	—	1,122	87.50–94.00	90.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,284	102.00–110.00	104.91
23	—	1,304	96.50	96.50
18	—	1,460	112.00–114.00	112.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	120.00	120.00
8	—	1,706	107.00–112.00	108.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,293	92.50–98.50	95.67
39	—	1,311	100.00–110.00	105.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,561	103.00–106.00	105.23
15	—	1,952	111.00–122.00	118.43
4	—	2,069	123.00–125.50	123.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	102.50–110.00	106.29
34	—	1,722	109.00–120.00	112.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	8	—	1,038	132.50–191.00	162.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	39	—	1,142	102.00–130.00	113.27

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,187	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,442.69

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.