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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Oct 13

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

201 head

▼ 600 vs last sale 801▼ 407 vs year ago 608 · −66.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,027 head

▼ 452 vs last sale 1,479▲ 325 vs year ago 702 · +46.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,304 head

▲ 906 vs last sale 398▲ 1,032 vs year ago 272 · +379.4%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All feeder cattle were scarcely tested this week as this sale featured weigh up cows and bred cows. Weigh up cows sold on light demand for heavy offerings. Packers showed mostly very light to light demand for cows for immediate harvest. Slaughter cows sold mostly 4.00-9.00 lower on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, lower undertones were noticed. Cows suitable to feed sold with the best demand this week, however demand was lower than last weeks sale. Feeding cows sold 4.00-8.00 lower. Heavy supplies of cows continue to be seen as ranchers are out of hay and water in many locations and are forced to bring cows to market. Packers are also facing difficulties as they struggle with labor issues which is keeping them from running at full slaughter capacity, despite good demand from retailers. Many cows continue to be very thin this week as yields are reaching seasonal lows. Feeding buyers purchased many thin cows this week to hold until the market improves or to test for bred cows which buyers are running on cornstalks until spring. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00 lower. Weigh up conditions were average to below average this week and slightly lower than last week. Young age cows sold unevenly steady. Most of these offerings are being purchased for southern fall breeding programs.

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 $130.22/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$130.22

43 head · 978 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,273

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$126

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

$9.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.40

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	879	135.93	1,195	15thin
Large 1	1,026	127.39	1,307	21
Large 1-2	1,044	126.50	1,321	7thin

One grade step is worth $9.43/cwt here — about −$126 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 sale43 hd

130.22

—

MT average5 barns · 4,733 hd

156.62

−26.40

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	1,688	78.12	1,318	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,756	70.80	1,243	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,424	55.42	789	239
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,218	42.30	515	338

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 · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	844	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,169	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,222	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,004	128.80/cwt	128.50–132.00	1,293	12
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,044	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,321	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,056	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,325	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,504	74.46/cwt	64.00–78.00	1,120	9
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,605	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,300	3
Bulls	—	—	1,959	81.59/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,598	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	910	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	319	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	951	28.65/cwt	23.00–33.00	272	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	32.32/cwt	28.00–36.00	370	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,158	34.11/cwt	32.00–35.00	395	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,208	42.23/cwt	34.00–45.50	510	165
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,233	51.48/cwt	46.00–55.00	635	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,251	40.57/cwt	36.00–44.50	508	85
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,319	46.71/cwt	46.00–47.00	616	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,401	55.76/cwt	50.00–61.00	781	107
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,414	44.59/cwt	42.00–48.00	631	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	44.35/cwt	38.00–47.00	630	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,456	64.35/cwt	62.00–69.50	937	69
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,494	50.11/cwt	47.00–55.00	749	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,623	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	974	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,735	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,110	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,804	75.54/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,363	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,041	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	10,774	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,071	1,073.70/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	11,499	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,275	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,320	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,140	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,669	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	833.75/cwt	800.00–860.00	9,797	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,177	1,290.60/cwt	1,150.00–1,350.00	15,190	123
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,178	570.82/cwt	560.00–575.00	6,724	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,178	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	6,185	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,214	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	534	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,218	49.44/cwt	45.00–55.00	602	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,241	668.27/cwt	635.00–735.00	8,293	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,278	1,140.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,210.00	14,569	62
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,282	780.45/cwt	725.00–835.00	10,005	82
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,335	702.24/cwt	635.00–760.00	9,375	185
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,391	60.16/cwt	60.00–60.50	837	38
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,441	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	958	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,646	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	20,575	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	942	99.67/cwt	64.00–111.50	939	238
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	981	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	687	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,023	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	450	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,067	73.32/cwt	71.00–81.00	782	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,119	65.91/cwt	54.00–94.00	738	73
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	531	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,204	54.07/cwt	52.00–57.00	651	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	793	1,114.35/cwt	1,060.00–1,300.00	8,837	65
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	1,315.33/cwt	1,275.00–1,360.00	12,285	100
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,034	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	14,476	20

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 801Year ago 608

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,027Last week 1,479Year ago 702

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,304Last week 398Year ago 272

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,056	125.50	125.50
12	—	1,004	128.50–132.00	128.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	844	138.50	138.50
7	—	919	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,044	126.50	126.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,178	525.00	525.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	1,218	45.00–55.00	49.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	185	—	1,335	635.00–760.00	702.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,140	585.00	585.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	30	—	1,241	635.00–735.00	668.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,132	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,071	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,073.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	27	—	1,175	800.00–860.00	833.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	62	—	1,278	1,100.00–1,210.00	1,140.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,100	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,441	66.50	66.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	123	—	1,177	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,290.60
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	82	—	1,282	725.00–835.00	780.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,646	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	38	—	1,391	60.00–60.50	60.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,041	1,035.00	1,035.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	22	—	1,178	560.00–575.00	570.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,214	44.00	44.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,204	52.00–57.00	54.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	73	—	1,119	54.00–94.00	65.91
(<2 yrs)	Open	238	—	942	64.00–111.50	99.67

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	8	—	1,023	44.00	44.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,067	71.00–81.00	73.32

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	1	—	1,180	45.00	45.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	981	70.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,034	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	100	—	934	1,275.00–1,360.00	1,315.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	65	—	793	1,060.00–1,300.00	1,114.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	81.00	81.00
9	—	1,504	64.00–78.00	74.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,959	77.00–84.00	81.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,208	34.00–45.50	42.23
39	—	1,233	46.00–55.00	51.48
3	—	1,158	32.00–35.00	34.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	64.00	64.00
6	—	1,804	74.00–76.00	75.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,420	38.00–47.00	44.35
7	—	1,494	47.00–55.00	50.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	951	23.00–33.00	28.65
1	—	910	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,401	50.00–61.00	55.76
18	—	1,414	42.00–48.00	44.59
69	—	1,456	62.00–69.50	64.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,144	28.00–36.00	32.32
22	—	1,319	46.00–47.00	46.71
85	—	1,251	36.00–44.50	40.57

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.