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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Oct 30

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Oct 23Oct 30Nov 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

288 head

▼ 628 vs last sale 916▲ 288 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

190 head

▼ 386 vs last sale 576▲ 190 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,139 head

▲ 139 vs last sale 1,000▲ 1,139 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality was mostly average today. Demand for all feeder cattle was light to moderate on mostly very light offerings. Market activity was moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for heavy offerings. Packers showed better demand this week for cows destined for immediate harvest. Packers sent the majority of fleshy cows to harvest this week rather than feed. With heavy supplies of lean cows on offer packers showed very good demand for fleshy cows as they need fat to blend down the heavy amounts of lean product being harvested. Packers also showed slightly better demand for lean and boning cows this week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on lean and boning cows. Breaking cows all sold to feed last week thus no trend is available. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00-3.00 higher. Young age cows suitable to re-breed sold with higher undertones in a narrow comparison. Quality this week was mostly average. A heavy offering of bred stock was seen this week. Demand for bred cows was mostly moderate with good demand seen for cattle off a complete dispersion.

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 $129.07/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$129.07

116 head · 777 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,003

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$117

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

$18.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.98

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	849	133.00	1,129	4thin
Medium and Large 1	741	130.53	967	96
Large 1	946	120.75	1,142	12thin
Large 1-2	1,084	115.00	1,247	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.00/cwt here — about −$117 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 sale116 hd

129.07

—

MT average5 barns · 3,795 hd

141.04

−11.98

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	—	High	1,846	71.83	1,326	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	65.75	1,078	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,448	46.51	673	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,202	42.69	513	105

Every lot

52 lots · USDA AMS · Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Wed)

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	640	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	893	38
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	675	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	972	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,132	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,317	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	427	148.34/cwt	147.50–150.50	633	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	715	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	539	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	733	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	586	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	785	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	633	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	829	3
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	849	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,129	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	127.61/cwt	126.00–128.50	1,175	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	119.74/cwt	119.25–121.00	1,166	29
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,046	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,245	9
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,084	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,247	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,707	68.25/cwt	64.00–70.00	1,165	11
Bulls	—	—	1,865	72.72/cwt	68.50–80.00	1,356	15
Bulls	—	—	2,263	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,822	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	938	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	300	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	965	35.34/cwt	35.00–36.00	341	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	37.32/cwt	36.00–38.50	415	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	43.13/cwt	39.00–46.00	524	74
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,283	46.74/cwt	46.50–49.50	600	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	46.51/cwt	45.00–47.00	673	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	65.75/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,078	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	986	83.31/cwt	70.00–92.50	821	58
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,128	69.01/cwt	59.00–78.00	778	62
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,164	49.35/cwt	46.00–56.00	574	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,239	51.87/cwt	51.00–54.50	643	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,256	46.84/cwt	46.50–49.50	588	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,276	45.27/cwt	38.00–49.00	578	90
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,341	58.46/cwt	52.00–70.50	784	33
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,357	54.47/cwt	47.00–68.00	739	48
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,467	63.57/cwt	49.50–69.00	933	84
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,204	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,535	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,207	1,108.63/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	13,381	46
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,240	783.76/cwt	775.00–785.00	9,719	48
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,289	767.45/cwt	700.00–785.00	9,892	117
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,299	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,768	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,339	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	770	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,340	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,740	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,348	897.40/cwt	800.00–985.00	12,097	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	1,353.42/cwt	1,350.00–1,360.00	18,271	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,377	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	11,154	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,503	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	13,302	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1Thin Fleshed	755	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,851	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	804	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,834	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	867	1,014.65/cwt	1,010.00–1,035.00	8,797	38
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	1,059.22/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	9,565	14
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	904	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	9,130	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	995	1,250.38/cwt	1,210.00–1,350.00	12,441	109
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,073	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,998	12

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 →

Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Wed)

Wed Oct 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 916Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 576Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,139Last week 1,000Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,084	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	921	126.00–128.50	127.61
29	—	974	119.25–121.00	119.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	148.00	148.00
3	—	633	131.00	131.00
6	—	539	136.00	136.00
11	—	427	147.50–150.50	148.34
28	—	586	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	849	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,046	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	934	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	820	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	640	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	675	144.00	144.00

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	58	—	986	70.00–92.50	83.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	48	—	1,357	47.00–68.00	54.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	84	—	1,467	49.50–69.00	63.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	62	—	1,128	59.00–78.00	69.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,341	52.00–70.50	58.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	90	—	1,276	38.00–49.00	45.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,256	46.50–49.50	46.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,239	51.00–54.50	51.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,164	46.00–56.00	49.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,340	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,299	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,204	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	48	—	1,240	775.00–785.00	783.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,339	57.50	57.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	117	—	1,289	700.00–785.00	767.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,377	810.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	1,348	800.00–985.00	897.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	—	1,207	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,108.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,350	1,350.00–1,360.00	1,353.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,503	885.00	885.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	903	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,059.22
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,073	1,025.00	1,025.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	109	—	995	1,210.00–1,350.00	1,250.38
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	904	1,010.00	1,010.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	—	867	1,010.00–1,035.00	1,014.65
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	804	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	755	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,263	80.50	80.50
11	—	1,707	64.00–70.00	68.25
15	—	1,865	68.50–80.00	72.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,448	45.00–47.00	46.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,640	64.00–68.00	65.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,112	36.00–38.50	37.32
16	—	1,283	46.50–49.50	46.74
74	—	1,214	39.00–46.00	43.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	32.00	32.00
3	—	965	35.00–36.00	35.34

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.