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Billings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Dec 8

● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifer were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand for yearlings was mostly moderate to good. Yearling cattle were mostly average to attractive in quality. Steer calves under 400 lbs were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. 400-449 lbs steers sold mostly steady to 10.00 higher, steer calves over 450 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower on a lower quality offering. Demand for light weight calves did diminish as the sale progressed and buyers filled loads. Quality this week was mixed and varied greatly, much like last week. Demand for calves was mostly moderate to good. Many sets of weaned calves were seen this week. Weaned calves showed the greatest variation in quality as some were weaned very well, while others were still full bellied and rough haired. Market activity was mostly moderate to active this week with good participation seen from both order buyers and farmer feeders. Weigh up cows and bulls were too lightly tested last sale to develop a full market trend, however lower undertones were noticed on both feeding and slaughter cows. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested last week to develop a full market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Demand for young cows suitable to rebreed was stronger again this sale.

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 $204.14/cwt on 2,103 head.

Average price

$204.14

2,103 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$691

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$88.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.34

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	434	212.89	924	19thin
Medium and Large 1	577	205.65	1,186	1,831
Medium and Large 1-2	525	202.84	1,066	216
Medium and Large 2	876	150.00	1,314	8thin
Small and Medium 2-3	466	135.00	629	10thin
Large 1	1,302	124.00	1,614	19thin

One grade step is worth $88.89/cwt here — about −$691 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 sale2,103 hd

204.14

—

MT average4 barns · 4,219 hd

206.48

−2.34

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	1,794	84.74	1,520	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,416	59.36	841	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,725	58.50	1,009	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,200	52.90	635	141

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)	1,278	$1,250	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,183	$1,196	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,032	$985	2thin

Every lot

133 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.

Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)

Thu Dec 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,199Last week 5,586Year ago 3,607

Slaughter CattleReceipts 368Last week 159Year ago 588

Replacement CattleReceipts 183Last week 81Year ago 297

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt

Billings Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Thu, Dec 8

● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1777

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,199 head

▼ 1,387 vs last sale 5,586▲ 592 vs year ago 3,607 · +16.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

368 head

▲ 209 vs last sale 159▼ 220 vs year ago 588 · −37.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

183 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 81▼ 114 vs year ago 297 · −38.4%

Also sold here(Mon)Mon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $204.14/cwt on 2,103 head.

Average price

$204.14

2,103 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$691

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$88.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.34

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	434	212.89	924	19thin
Medium and Large 1	577	205.65	1,186	1,831
Medium and Large 1-2	525	202.84	1,066	216
Medium and Large 2	876	150.00	1,314	8thin
Small and Medium 2-3	466	135.00	629	10thin
Large 1	1,302	124.00	1,614	19thin

One grade step is worth $88.89/cwt here — about −$691 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 sale2,103 hd

204.14

—

MT average4 barns · 4,219 hd

206.48

−2.34

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	1,794	84.74	1,520	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,416	59.36	841	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,725	58.50	1,009	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,200	52.90	635	141

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)	1,278	$1,250	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,183	$1,196	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,032	$985	2thin

Every lot

133 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.

Billings Livestock Commission Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Thu)

Thu Dec 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,199Last week 5,586Year ago 3,607

Slaughter CattleReceipts 368Last week 159Year ago 588

Replacement CattleReceipts 183Last week 81Year ago 297

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers49 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	341	265.15/cwt	260.00–268.00	904	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	341	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	878	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	360	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	819	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	237.34/cwt	232.50–247.50	892	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	253.18/cwt	250.00–272.50	975	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	386	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,062	6
Steers	—	Medium 1	391	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	870	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	395	233.27/cwt	230.00–234.00	921	16
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	408	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	908	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	229.43/cwt	222.50–240.00	941	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	413	257.97/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,065	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	427	226.26/cwt	220.00–240.00	966	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	246.22/cwt	239.00–258.00	1,066	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	461	230.41/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,062	14
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	466	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	629	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	229.54/cwt	224.00–242.00	1,093	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	214.36/cwt	207.00–218.50	1,031	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	485	216.05/cwt	214.00–217.50	1,048	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	489	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	944	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	195.89/cwt	187.50–213.00	999	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	212.66/cwt	203.00–226.00	1,112	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	217.57/cwt	202.00–234.00	1,144	188
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	538	195.52/cwt	193.00–197.00	1,052	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	185.81/cwt	177.00–189.50	1,046	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	574	201.37/cwt	187.00–206.75	1,156	202
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	199.66/cwt	191.00–205.50	1,148	217
Steers	—	Medium 1	598	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	987	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,110	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	194.13/cwt	187.50–204.00	1,200	215
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	631	177.74/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,122	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	633	190.68/cwt	183.50–197.00	1,207	165
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	663	172.42/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,143	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	665	181.29/cwt	177.00–182.50	1,206	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	183.10/cwt	177.50–189.00	1,223	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	173.33/cwt	171.00–174.50	1,224	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	718	184.31/cwt	183.00–186.00	1,323	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	178.80/cwt	178.50–180.00	1,286	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	737	171.75/cwt	171.00–172.00	1,266	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	760	177.19/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,347	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	171.31/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,307	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,299	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	171.10/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,389	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	839	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,414	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,455	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	876	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,314	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,558	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,531	4
Steers	—	Large 1	1,302	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,614	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers54 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	304	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	623	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	316	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	679	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1	337	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	623	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	343	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	600	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	786	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	378	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	741	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	381	210.65/cwt	206.00–211.00	803	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	796	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	177.23/cwt	175.00–180.00	697	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	396
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	412	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	968	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	925	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	567	173.41/cwt	171.00–175.00	983	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	952	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,137	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,769	83.42/cwt	72.00–88.00	1,476	7
Bulls	—	—	1,965	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,847	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,175	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	811	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	35.25/cwt	32.00–40.00	415	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,179	58.61/cwt	56.00–65.50	691	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,204	53.91/cwt	51.00–73.00	649	80
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,211	50.84/cwt	46.00–54.00	616	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,320	71.95/cwt	67.00–74.00	950	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,323	56.49/cwt	56.00–57.00	747	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	530	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,365	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,065	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,397
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	860	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	796	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	923	111.08/cwt	81.00–130.50	1,025	67
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	979	72.16/cwt	72.00–72.50	706	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	72.70/cwt	59.00–81.00	778	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,072	59.86/cwt	57.00–60.50	642	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,293	56.76/cwt	53.00–57.00	734	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,032	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	1,196.04/head	1,185.00–1,200.00	1,196	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,278	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	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 →

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	856	170.00	170.00
22	—	763	170.00–177.00	171.31
73	—	719	178.50–180.00	178.80
188	—	526	202.00–234.00	217.57
81	—	668	177.50–189.00	183.10
217	—	575	191.00–205.50	199.66
7	—	933	167.00	167.00
31	—	433	239.00–258.00	246.22
157	—	476	224.00–242.00	229.54
215	—	618	187.50–204.00	194.13
35	—	385	250.00–272.50	253.18
19	—	812	165.00–177.00	171.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	187.50–213.00	195.89
3	—	773	168.00	168.00
6	—	706	171.00–174.50	173.33
19	—	376	232.50–247.50	237.34
50	—	563	177.00–189.50	185.81
10	—	410	222.50–240.00	229.43
4	—	988	155.00	155.00
8	—	839	168.50	168.50
11	—	481	207.00–218.50	214.36
2	—	613	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	737	171.00–172.00	171.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	227.50	227.50
17	—	489	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	876	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	408	222.50	222.50
3	—	598	165.00	165.00
4	—	391	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
202	—	574	187.00–206.75	201.37
14	—	461	225.00–245.00	230.41
165	—	633	183.50–197.00	190.68
6	—	386	275.00	275.00
14	—	341	260.00–268.00	265.15
102	—	413	245.00–264.00	257.97
33	—	718	183.00–186.00	184.31
15	—	760	175.00–178.00	177.19
120	—	523	203.00–226.00	212.66
98	—	665	177.00–182.50	181.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,302	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	625	164.00–172.00	165.71
39	—	576	186.50–189.50	187.57
96	—	479	186.50–205.00	199.03
29	—	381	206.00–211.00	210.65
61	—	517	189.50–205.00	197.94
6	—	656	159.50	159.50
9	—	316	215.00	215.00
6	—	915	170.50	170.50
12	—	432	201.00–210.00	204.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	162.50	162.50
11	—	515	172.00–184.00	178.32
13	—	396	195.00–199.00	197.78
5	—	636	158.00	158.00
9	—	573	150.00–172.00	159.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	304	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	597	150.00	150.00
12	—	523	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,155	155.00	155.00
17	—	1,059	150.50–156.50	151.21
3	—	483	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	936	161.50	161.50
2	—	378	208.00	208.00
41	—	884	168.50–177.50	172.64
100	—	536	188.00–197.50	192.56
103	—	473	194.00–208.50	203.86
159	—	432	202.00–213.00	208.24
75	—	579	173.00–195.00	185.99
47	—	837	176.00–182.50	181.01
37	—	742	153.50–161.00	160.39
44	—	613	161.00–174.00	169.92
25	—	650	170.50	170.50
27	—	960	155.00–158.00	156.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	343	175.00	175.00
9	—	393	175.00–180.00	177.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	534	164.00–172.50	165.92
4	—	575	158.00–169.00	160.63
1	—	390	204.00	204.00
14	—	409	180.00–190.00	185.10
6	—	483	178.00–191.50	189.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	575	160.50–169.00	166.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	508	175.00–175.50	175.38
6	—	586	154.00	154.00
3	—	495	188.50	188.50
8	—	337	185.00	185.00
2	—	378	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	448	160.00–177.50	163.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	612	176.50	176.50
50	—	532	190.00–201.00	199.42
64	—	570	187.00–196.50	190.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	164.00	164.00
7	—	487	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	670	141.00	141.00
13	—	501	144.00	144.00
10	—	1,022	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	614	155.00	155.00
4	—	541	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	567	171.00–175.00	173.41
12	—	673	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	69.00	69.00
26	—	1,179	56.00–65.50	58.61
80	—	1,204	51.00–73.00	53.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	56.00–57.00	56.49
20	—	1,211	46.00–54.00	50.84
12	—	1,178	32.00–40.00	35.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	78.00	78.00
36	—	1,398	54.00–64.50	58.31
6	—	1,320	67.00–74.00	71.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	39.00	39.00
29	—	1,465	51.00–60.50	57.68
3	—	1,397	63.00–64.00	63.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,770	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	94.00	94.00
7	—	1,769	72.00–88.00	83.42

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	67	—	923	81.00–130.50	111.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,293	53.00–57.00	56.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,070	59.00–81.00	72.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,072	57.00–60.50	59.86
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	979	72.00–72.50	72.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	860	92.50	92.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,278	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,183	1,185.00–1,200.00	1,196.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,032	985.00	985.00

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.

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10	—	427	220.00–240.00	226.26
8	—	538	193.00–197.00	195.52
16	—	395	230.00–234.00	233.27
12	—	663	168.00–176.00	172.42
7	—	631	176.00–179.00	177.74
7	—	341	257.50	257.50
17	—	485	214.00–217.50	216.05