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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Nov 6

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Oct 30Nov 6Nov 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,110 head

▲ 822 vs last sale 288▲ 1,110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

230 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 190▲ 230 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,180 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 1,139▲ 1,180 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 last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on all classes of feeder cattle. Quality was mostly plain to average today. Snow and sleet fell last night and through much of the morning. Many calves showed signs of stress as a result of the weather. Demand for all feeder cattle was light to moderate on mostly light offerings. Market activity was moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for heavy offerings. Packers showed better demand for slaughter cows again this week despite a large offering of cows. All classes of slaughter cows sold on moderate to good demand. The cutter cow cutout has been volatile over the last few days gaining and losing over 4.00 in a single day. The cutter cow cutout as of today's close was 178.20, up 4.42 from yesterdays close. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were scarcely tested last week thus no trend is available. Fleshy cows continue to sell with the best demand. Packers are competing with feeding buyers and farmer feeders across the upper plains as many are buying cows to feed silage or turn out on cornstalks, beets or unharvested wheat. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher on high quality cows suitable to feed to premium white. Thin fleshed cows of all ages sold with stronger demand this week. These cows sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to re-breed sold generally steady. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive.

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 $139.20/cwt on 376 head.

Average price

$139.20

376 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$572

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

$25.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.79

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	425	144.23	613	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	486	141.31	686	68
Medium and Large 1	578	140.03	809	272
Large 1	1,068	121.10	1,293	15thin
Large 1-2	1,000	118.50	1,185	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.73/cwt here — about −$572 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 sale376 hd

139.20

—

MT average5 barns · 4,056 hd

143.98

−4.79

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	1,833	76.15	1,396	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,584	66.73	1,057	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,449	51.08	740	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,253	45.52	570	103

Every lot

75 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	385	174.77/cwt	171.50–180.00	673	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	416	169.64/cwt	150.00–180.00	706	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	460	164.97/cwt	164.00–168.00	759	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	474	160.05/cwt	155.00–166.00	759	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	495	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	728	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	508	156.11/cwt	152.00–158.00	793	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	518	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	774	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	523	148.89/cwt	148.00–149.00	779	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	558	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	720	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	565	149.61/cwt	146.00–151.50	845	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	590	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	879	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	148.41/cwt	144.25–149.25	908	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	653	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	904	17
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	693	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	942	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,241	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	140.10/cwt	138.50–144.00	1,310	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	427	149.04/cwt	144.00–156.00	636	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	432	154.47/cwt	154.00–157.00	667	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	449	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	633	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	458	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	639	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	148.05/cwt	144.50–155.00	708	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	752	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	526	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	705	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	569	135.32/cwt	133.00–136.50	770	123
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	576	131.56/cwt	131.00–132.00	758	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	132.20/cwt	131.50–133.00	830	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	659	129.37/cwt	129.00–129.50	853	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	671	125.38/cwt	125.00–126.00	841	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,173	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	133.15/cwt	132.00–133.50	1,225	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	957	131.28/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,256	7
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,000	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,185	8
Heifers	—	Large 1Full	1,035	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,242	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,050	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,313	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,135	116.62/cwt	116.50–117.00	1,324	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	717	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	834	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	738	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	974	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	765	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,010	7
Bulls	—	Large 1	960	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,027	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,639	67.05/cwt	63.00–70.50	1,099	6
Bulls	—	—	1,839	78.57/cwt	76.00–81.50	1,445	12
Bulls	—	—	2,200	84.67/cwt	81.50–87.50	1,863	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	910	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	410	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,224	37.19/cwt	34.00–40.50	455	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	44.94/cwt	42.00–51.00	555	59
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,313	52.62/cwt	51.50–55.00	691	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	53.96/cwt	51.00–56.00	781	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,532	49.80/cwt	45.50–51.00	763	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	64.82/cwt	63.00–66.00	996	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	864	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,679	73.01/cwt	71.50–74.00	1,226	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	998.62/cwt	925.00–1,035.00	11,035	35
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,211	1,040.93/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	12,606	54
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,233	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,481	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,269	870.21/cwt	775.00–925.00	11,043	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,309	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	759	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,331	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,317	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows11 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	845	64.33/cwt	64.00–65.00	544	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	955	80.21/cwt	69.00–92.00	766	171
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,087	67.29/cwt	66.00–70.00	731	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,154	54.84/cwt	49.00–56.00	633	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	67.40/cwt	60.00–77.50	789	103
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,180	51.47/cwt	48.00–53.50	607	28
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,245	49.13/cwt	45.00–52.50	612	143
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,251	53.97/cwt	53.00–58.00	675	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,343	64.51/cwt	61.00–72.00	866	24
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,354	55.55/cwt	51.00–63.00	752	66
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,418	62.97/cwt	52.50–71.50	893	130
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,098	1,063.21/cwt	1,060.00–1,075.00	11,674	18

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 Nov 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,110Last week 288Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 190Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,180Last week 1,139Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	400	160.00	160.00
10	—	495	147.00	147.00
2	—	558	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	935	138.50–144.00	140.10
11	—	850	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	693	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	518	149.50	149.50
17	—	653	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	474	155.00–166.00	160.05
20	—	416	150.00–180.00	169.64
19	—	523	148.00–149.00	148.89
18	—	565	146.00–151.50	149.61
14	—	385	171.50–180.00	174.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	590	149.00	149.00
37	—	612	144.25–149.25	148.41
37	—	508	152.00–158.00	156.11
29	—	460	164.00–168.00	164.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	143.00	143.00
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
8	—	659	129.00–129.50	129.37
11	—	628	131.50–133.00	132.20
29	—	432	154.00–157.00	154.47
59	—	478	144.50–155.00	148.05
123	—	569	133.00–136.50	135.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,135	116.50–117.00	116.62
6	—	1,050	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,000	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	957	127.00–133.00	131.28
13	—	853	137.50	137.50
13	—	920	132.00–133.50	133.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	458	139.50	139.50
34	—	427	144.00–156.00	149.04
6	—	526	134.00	134.00
7	—	576	131.00–132.00	131.56
8	—	671	125.00–126.00	125.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	155.00	155.00
10	—	449	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,035	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	765	132.00	132.00
6	—	680	135.00	135.00
4	—	738	132.00	132.00
3	—	475	151.00	151.00
2	—	613	136.00	136.00
2	—	335	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	107.00	107.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	35	—	1,105	925.00–1,035.00	998.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	54	—	1,211	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,040.93
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,269	775.00–925.00	870.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,233	850.00	850.00

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)	5	—	1,309	58.00	58.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,331	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	171	—	955	69.00–92.00	80.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	66	—	1,354	51.00–63.00	55.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	130	—	1,418	52.50–71.50	62.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,343	61.00–72.00	64.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	103	—	1,170	60.00–77.50	67.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,087	66.00–70.00	67.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,251	53.00–58.00	53.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,154	49.00–56.00	54.84
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	845	64.00–65.00	64.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,180	48.00–53.50	51.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	143	—	1,245	45.00–52.50	49.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,098	1,060.00–1,075.00	1,063.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,200	81.50–87.50	84.67
12	—	1,839	76.00–81.50	78.57
6	—	1,639	63.00–70.50	67.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,537	63.00–66.00	64.82
5	—	1,679	71.50–74.00	73.01
1	—	1,585	54.50	54.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,235	42.00–51.00	44.94
26	—	1,313	51.50–55.00	52.62
18	—	1,224	34.00–40.50	37.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,532	45.50–51.00	49.80
10	—	1,448	51.00–56.00	53.96

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.