Billings Livestock Commission Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 06/14/2018
Billings Livestock Commission – Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 06/14/2018
Receipts: 4,125 Last Week: 1,522 Year Ago: N/A
Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested this week to develop any market trend. Quality this week was
mostly plain to average. Demand for feeder cattle was light to moderate on light supplies. Market activity was moderate. Weigh
up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher
on lean and boning cows. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones
were noticed. Packers were more active this week in purchasing offerings both to feed and send to immediate harvest. With July
4th only a few weeks away packers opted to put a small portion of cows away on short term feed for the upcoming holiday. Feeding
cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher as packers and feeding buyers
both showed stronger demand for high quality feeding cows. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm on stronger demand from all
packer buyers. Feeding bull buyers also bid aggressively for thinner and lighter weight bulls which helped push average and lower yielding
bulls slightly higher. 2 year olds to young age cows sold mixed as feeding quality cows sold lower, while rebreed quality cows sold steady.
A very heavy offering of pairs was seen this week and the stands were full of buyers looking for high quality offerings to fill summer
pastures and range land. Demand for pairs was mostly good as prices continue to inch higher. The feeder cattle offering was 41 percent steers
and bulls, 59 percent heifers with 49 percent weighing over 600 lbs. Today supply consisted of 19 percent feeder cattle, 8 percent slaughter
cows, 1 percent slaughter bulls, 23 percent feeding cows and bulls and cows returning to the country, balance bred cows, heifers, and pairs.
Next sale is Thursday June 21th 2018.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 449 449 187.00 187.00
11 510 510 183.50 183.50
20 570 570 173.00 173.00
37 677-693 685 160.00-160.50 160.26
98 700-739 733 155.50-158.00 157.29
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
14 453 453 183.00 183.00
45 535-542 539 165.50-171.00 168.57
6 708 708 152.00 152.00
3 897 897 132.50 132.50
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 830 830 125.00 125.00
Feeder Steers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1050 1050 114.00 114.00
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Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
57 509-532 529 154.50-159.00 156.18
124 557-593 581 150.50-156.50 153.89
59 607-619 608 149.50-151.00 150.44
46 661 661 145.00 145.00
32 706 706 143.00 143.00 Replacement
8 901 901 118.00 118.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
31 473-493 477 154.50-159.50 157.28
3 520 520 145.00 145.00
27 575-586 577 142.50-143.00 142.58
10 607-639 629 130.00-135.00 131.45
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 564 564 130.00 130.00
5 698 698 123.00 123.00
Feeder Heifers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 504 504 128.00 128.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 452 452 171.00 171.00
23 620 620 147.50 147.50
6 777 777 138.00 138.00
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 553 553 150.00-158.00 154.00
7 644 644 143.50 143.50
Slaughter Cows
Pct Lean Weight Avg Dress High Dress Low Dress Very Low Dress
Breakers 75-80 1555-1770 67.00-69.50 — — —
Boners 80-85 1330-1505 64.00-67.50 69.25 56.00-64.00 —
Lean 85-90 911-1370 61.50-65.00 — 55.50-61.50 53.00-53.50
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Weight Avg Dress High Dress Low Dress
1690-2355 81.00-87.00 89.50-91.50 73.50
Feeding bulls: 1215-1605 lbs 78.50-87.00, thin 72.00.
Bulls Returning to the country: 910-999 lbs 112.00-123.00, 905-1325 lbs 1,300.00-1,650.00
Feeding Cows and Cows Returning to the Country: 2 yrs old: 843-1467 lbs 70.00-110.00.
3 yrs old: 860-1405 lbs 64.50-93.00. Young age: 960-1570 lbs 62.00-76.00. Middle aged:
1260-1710 lbs 61.50-69.50, thin 60.00. Aged 1083-1637 lbs 61.00-65.75, thin 55.50-61.00.
Heifer pairs: Medium and large 1 with 150-300 lbs calves 1074-1289 lbs 1,835.00-2,300.00.
Medium 1 with 177-190 lbs calves 970-999 lbs 1,875.00.
Cow/calf pairs: 3-4 yrs old Medium and large 1 with 180-272 lbs calves 1136-1504 lbs
1,910.00-2,125.00, with younger calves 100-150 lbs calves 1,775.00-1,800.00, not tagged to
match 1247 lbs with 190 lbs calves 1,725.00.
Cow/calf pairs: 3-6 yrs old Medium and large 1 with 160-218 lbs calves 1411-1532 lbs 1,675.00
-2,025.00.
Cow/calf pairs: 5-6 yrs old Medium and large 1 with 200-260 lbs calves 1418-1488 lbs 1,675.00
-1,900.00, not tagged to match 1405 lbs with 193 lbs calves 1,425.00.
Cow/calf pairs: Middle age (Solid mouth) Medium and large 1 with 248-275 lbs calves 1420
-1533 lbs 1,475.00-1,775.00, not tagged to match 1513 lbs with 214 lbs calves 1,335.00.
Cow/calf pairs: Aged (Solid and Broken mouth) Medium and large 1 with 200-275 lbs calves 1466
-1720 lbs 1,375.00-1,475.00.
Cow/calf pairs: Aged (Broken mouth) Medium and large 1 with 200-325 lbs calves 1365-1660 lbs
1,325.00-1,550.00, with young 125-150 lbs calves 1575 lbs 1,385.00. Medium and large 1-2 with
175-224 lbs calves 1433-1529 lbs 1,275.00-1,300.00.
Source: USDA Market News Service, Billings, MT