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Billings Livestock Commission
Billings, MT
Market information provided by USDA
05 Dec '24
Compared to last sale(11-21-24): Feeder steer calves under 600 lbs sold mostly 10.00-20.00 higher, steer calves over 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs sold mostly 8.00-15.00 higher; heifer calves over 600 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Demand was mostly good to very good for all calves on offer. Offerings were heavy. Quality today was mixed from plain to very attractive. Quality this week was higher than last sales offering. A very large buyer pool was on hand for todays sale as 16 feeder buyers purchased calves. A few farmer feeders were in the stands as well actively bidding on calves. Demand for weaned calves was good again this week, however buyers showed more interest in quality over vaccinations and weaning status. Package sizes varied greatly this week, however a good volume of load lots and partial load lots were seen. Demand for light weight calves suitable to go to grass was very good today. Buyers took calves up to 550 lbs for steers and 525 lbs for heifers to grass. Yearling demand was stronger this sale as well as cooperate buyers were very active in buying yearlings. Most yearlings were out of grow lots this sale and in moderate to moderate plus flesh. Market activity was active this sale with buyers rapidly bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand and light offerings. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend however, steady to higher undertones were noticed. Feeding cows sold with the best demand again this week. Feeding cows sold with steady to higher undertones. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, higher undertones were noticed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed on a lower quality offering. Quality was mostly plain to average today.
Feeder Cattle
BULLS - Medium 1
HdWt RangeAvg WtPrice RangeAvg Price
31498-498498312.50-312.50312.50
 
BULLS - Medium and Large 1
HdWt RangeAvg WtPrice RangeAvg Price
12471-471471349.00-349.00349.00
20573-573573306.00-306.00306.00
15565-590577297.50-307.00302.46
10618-618618284.00-284.00284.00
7693-694694243.00-250.00247.00
2920-920920228.00-228.00228.00
 
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2
HdWt RangeAvg WtPrice RangeAvg Price
31015-10151015202.50-202.50202.50
31120-11201120182.50-182.50182.50
13505-505505316.00-316.00316.00
 
HEIFERS - Large 1
HdWt RangeAvg WtPrice RangeAvg Price
41085-10851085208.00-208.00208.00
21118-11181118196.00-196.00196.00
631151-11951153192.50-194.00193.93
8461-461461314.00-314.00314.00
14557-557557280.00-280.00280.00
26617-617617258.00-258.00258.00
4808-808808233.50-233.50233.50
 
HEIFERS - Medium 1
HdWt RangeAvg WtPrice RangeAvg Price
29306-341329360.00-372.50364.01
28353-396385336.00-340.00336.92
8482-482482318.00-318.00318.00
7798-798798237.00-237.00237.00
12819-819819236.00-236.00236.00
 
HEIFERS - Medium 2
HdWt RangeAvg WtPrice RangeAvg Price
23489-489489241.00-241.00241.00
 
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1
HdWt RangeAvg WtPrice RangeAvg Price
17290-294294415.00-415.00415.00
6294-294294420.00-420.00420.00
1310-310310420.00-420.00420.00
52359-390367350.00-380.00372.35
19367-388374361.00-375.00370.41
4404-404404349.00-349.00349.00
202402-449423331.00-355.00342.39
17459-459459358.00-358.00358.00
134454-490469317.50-337.00330.56
210458-492477321.00-349.00331.80
116504-536514307.00-325.00317.65
78502-541521305.00-323.00316.37
154551-598568280.00-309.50296.44
212556-599573279.00-310.00297.80
31606-629617258.00-285.00273.81
4638-638638256.00-256.00256.00
45610-640639272.00-280.00272.34
78654-689661247.00-267.00261.72
11674-693681250.00-267.00260.71
3707-707707244.00-244.00244.00
11709-709709241.00-241.00241.00
123753-779759244.00-254.00251.63
28809-835816238.00-238.00238.00
137855-874869248.50-249.25248.88
160906-940910235.00-239.50238.99
 
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2
HdWt RangeAvg WtPrice RangeAvg Price
6345-345345370.00-370.00370.00
16372-372372322.50-322.50322.50
7377-384381340.00-345.00342.88
40400-441413319.50-332.50322.71
39461-498466300.00-310.00308.90
7489-489489313.00-313.00313.00
30500-525518290.00-304.00297.10
34518-547531275.00-287.50283.35
4588-588588257.50-257.50257.50
91570-598595263.00-279.00264.91
8600-600600246.00-246.00246.00
6642-642642248.00-248.00248.00
7707-707707241.00-241.00241.00
10824-824824226.00-226.00226.00
7828-828828222.00-222.00222.00
5891-891891226.50-226.50226.50
 
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2
HdWt RangeAvg WtPrice RangeAvg Price
35486-486486285.00-285.00285.00
 
STEERS - Large 1
HdWt RangeAvg WtPrice RangeAvg Price
8685-685685251.00-251.00251.00
5744-744744259.00-259.00259.00
 
STEERS - Large 1-2
HdWt RangeAvg WtPrice RangeAvg Price
10706-706706255.00-255.00255.00
 
STEERS - Medium 1
HdWt RangeAvg WtPrice RangeAvg Price
3423-423423340.00-340.00340.00
7425-425425325.00-325.00325.00
12509-509509346.00-346.00346.00
9523-523523320.00-320.00320.00
24596-596596303.00-303.00303.00
22605-644634279.00-297.00285.78
7656-656656262.00-262.00262.00
 
STEERS - Medium 1-2
HdWt RangeAvg WtPrice RangeAvg Price
9508-508508230.00-230.00230.00
 
STEERS - Medium and Large 1
HdWt RangeAvg WtPrice RangeAvg Price
851012-10231013227.00-235.50234.34
7255-285262510.00-517.50513.87
2303-303303505.00-505.00505.00
27312-343319470.00-502.00494.35
15362-390374437.50-445.00441.59
57358-393381437.50-495.00481.47
125400-448419405.00-435.00420.38
71428-447434412.00-428.00419.73
269453-497477366.00-406.00383.26
102450-493479365.00-393.00382.00
170501-546516342.00-374.00357.12
312505-544522339.00-366.00357.34
308550-599576309.00-342.50325.66
32574-581579317.00-320.00318.63
51610-626619293.00-304.00300.42
261600-648631293.00-313.50303.16
22653-668655274.00-297.00293.80
61661-682674275.00-296.00289.60
14726-726726266.00-266.00266.00
100710-747733267.00-279.00274.62
28759-759759258.00-258.00258.00
89775-798781251.00-264.00260.55
16824-824824254.00-254.00254.00
3877-877877248.00-248.00248.00
14881-881881245.50-245.50245.50
8933-933933237.00-237.00237.00
16954-954954245.50-245.50245.50
 
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2
HdWt RangeAvg WtPrice RangeAvg Price
11331-332331437.50-450.00440.92
22337-344341445.00-467.50456.37
14367-382372413.00-415.00414.27
21403-448438340.00-385.00354.86
14455-474467334.00-350.00339.56
38453-483481327.50-351.00349.25
13527-527527325.00-325.00325.00
117501-547534319.00-341.00334.10
38570-597592282.00-315.00287.94
11602-602602291.00-291.00291.00
5631-631631283.00-283.00283.00
10659-687667270.00-274.00272.76
8693-693693269.00-269.00269.00
4744-744744249.00-249.00249.00
5789-789789233.00-233.00233.00
6966-966966225.00-225.00225.00
 
STEERS - Medium and Large 2
HdWt RangeAvg WtPrice RangeAvg Price
7409-409409340.00-340.00340.00
10426-426426345.00-345.00345.00
8479-479479322.50-322.50322.50
43494-494494295.00-295.00295.00
12556-556556238.00-238.00238.00
 
 
Replacement Cattle
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1
HdWt RangeAvg WtPrice RangeAvg Price
41179-117911792400.00-2400.002400.00
161285-143012941800.00-1800.001800.00
31427-142714271700.00-1700.001700.00
 
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1
HdWt RangeAvg WtPrice RangeAvg Price
9910-11551036128.00-152.50147.71
21453-14531453161.00-161.00161.00
49890-1155988150.00-205.00184.51
 
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2
HdWt RangeAvg WtPrice RangeAvg Price
2750-750750182.50-182.50182.50
1965-965965160.00-160.00160.00
 
 
Slaughter Cattle
BULLS
HdWt RangeAvg WtPrice RangeAvg Price
71355-21251735123.00-147.50132.88
51688-19451760126.00-139.00134.59
 
COWS
HdWt RangeAvg WtPrice RangeAvg Price
41098-1098109891.00-91.0091.00
121040-1255111073.00-89.0077.46
41092-1235112895.00-96.0095.27
24910-1252118292.00-103.00100.66
201045-12541194112.00-123.00117.92
11310-13101310131.00-131.00131.00
21328-13281328105.00-105.00105.00
11345-13451345116.00-116.00116.00
201320-1653137695.00-112.00105.82
231250-14841381113.00-126.00116.75
31423-1560146989.00-91.0089.71
31420-1645154891.50-95.0093.08
41588-15881588105.00-105.00105.00
81670-17101675121.00-126.50121.70
21770-18201795111.00-118.00114.45
30756-99083372.50-82.0075.39
1900-90090089.50-89.5089.50