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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Nov 10

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

743 head

▲ 285 vs last sale 458▲ 174 vs year ago 569 · +30.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,135 head

▼ 771 vs last sale 1,906▼ 418 vs year ago 1,553 · −26.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2,078 head

▲ 1,140 vs last sale 938▲ 1,656 vs year ago 422 · +392.4%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling feeder cattle were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noted. Demand for feeder calves was mostly good on average offerings. Market activity was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand with moderate offerings. The majority of the cow offering sold as feeding cows this week. Demand for boning flesh cows and young cows was good as both packers and feeding buyers purchased these cows to feed to premium white. Feeding cows sold mostly steady on these type offerings. Packer buyers opted to only purchase extremely lame or cows with major blemishes to send to slaughter. Both packers and feeding buyers purchased cows with slight blemishes to feed until the market improves. A moderate offering of thin cows was seen this sale. Thin feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Cow quality this week was average to attractive. Feeding buyers continue to be active in purchasing very thin cows. These offerings offer lots of compensatory gain. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Competition with feeding buyers helped keep offerings steady. Over 1,400 head of bred cows and heifers sold in todays offerings. Young age cows sold mostly firm compared to a light test last week. Too few bred cows and heifers were tested last week for a market comparison this week, but overall sold with moderate to good demand.

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 $133.72/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$133.72

192 head · 809 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.05

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	809	133.72	1,082	192

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale192 hd

133.72

—

MT average5 barns · 3,536 hd

146.76

−13.05

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	1,748	78.56	1,373	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,514	56.04	849	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,329	51.12	679	219
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,148	41.91	481	549

Every lot

71 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	329	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	576	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	599	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	142.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	479	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	626	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	596	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	149.55/cwt	148.00–150.00	785	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	591	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	833	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	640	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	902	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	642	142.11/cwt	140.00–152.00	912	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	383	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	575	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	409	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	634	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	132.33/cwt	131.00–136.00	558	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	493	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	651	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	517	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	682	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	553	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	733	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	688	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	929	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,082	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	137.84/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,134	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	851	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,200	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	137.93/cwt	132.50–141.00	1,290	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	136.18/cwt	130.00–138.50	1,332	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,023	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,248	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	1,024	112.31/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,150	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,356	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,108	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,319	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	72.63/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,097	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,683	74.23/cwt	67.00–78.00	1,249	15
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,737	78.63/cwt	76.50–87.00	1,366	34
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,852	89.32/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,654	3
Bulls	—	—	1,912	82.97/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,586	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	905	28.44/cwt	25.50–32.00	257	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,133	41.03/cwt	34.00–45.50	465	317
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	32.83/cwt	30.00–33.50	375	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,157	47.27/cwt	45.00–51.50	547	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,205	39.90/cwt	36.00–42.00	481	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,227	40.39/cwt	35.00–44.00	496	44
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,235	49.09/cwt	46.00–55.00	606	98
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,311	61.30/cwt	55.00–65.50	804	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,343	48.39/cwt	44.00–54.00	650	129
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,384	46.57/cwt	41.00–50.00	645	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,459	45.66/cwt	43.00–49.00	666	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,485	54.95/cwt	50.00–59.50	816	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,530	61.72/cwt	60.00–66.00	944	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	50.86/cwt	45.00–59.00	800	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,618	62.80/cwt	61.00–65.00	1,016	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	1,304.08/cwt	1,025.00–1,360.00	11,567	58
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	959	1,267.57/cwt	950.00–1,350.00	12,156	101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows19 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	874	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	673	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	974	80.18/cwt	61.00–100.00	781	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,003	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,764	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,115	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,802	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,394	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,149	605.22/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,954	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,177	595.28/cwt	560.00–760.00	7,006	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,185	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,406	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,202	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,316	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	1,162.93/cwt	760.00–1,475.00	14,013	393
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,223	860.54/cwt	700.00–1,225.00	10,524	229
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,226	694.15/cwt	585.00–950.00	8,510	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,240	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,750	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,247	642.82/cwt	525.00–675.00	8,016	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	708.44/cwt	650.00–775.00	8,983	124
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,322	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	9,386	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	1,073.90/cwt	750.00–1,300.00	14,390	117
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,341	665.71/cwt	660.00–725.00	8,927	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,381	826.06/cwt	650.00–1,050.00	11,408	33
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	74.22/cwt	62.50–84.50	615	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	850	107.09/cwt	75.00–126.00	910	337
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	987	75.71/cwt	63.00–86.00	747	72
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,122	55.87/cwt	54.00–57.00	627	11

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 743Last week 458Year ago 569

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,135Last week 1,906Year ago 1,553

Replacement CattleReceipts 2,078Last week 938Year ago 422

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	101	—	959	950.00–1,350.00	1,267.57
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	58	—	887	1,025.00–1,360.00	1,304.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,125	835.00	835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	229	—	1,223	700.00–1,225.00	860.54
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	—	1,226	585.00–950.00	694.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	974	61.00–100.00	80.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	874	77.00	77.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,003	475.00	475.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,177	560.00–760.00	595.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	33	—	1,381	650.00–1,050.00	826.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	393	—	1,205	760.00–1,475.00	1,162.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	117	—	1,340	750.00–1,300.00	1,073.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,202	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,240	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	610.00	610.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,149	600.00–650.00	605.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,341	660.00–725.00	665.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	124	—	1,268	650.00–775.00	708.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,322	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	34	—	1,247	525.00–675.00	642.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,122	54.00–57.00	55.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	30	—	828	62.50–84.50	74.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	72	—	987	63.00–86.00	75.71
(<2 yrs)	Open	337	—	850	75.00–126.00	107.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	773	140.00	140.00
12	—	823	134.00–141.00	137.84
70	—	935	132.50–141.00	137.93
9	—	1,108	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,085	125.00	125.00
18	—	1,023	122.00	122.00
9	—	978	130.00–138.50	136.18
5	—	851	141.00	141.00
32	—	422	131.00–136.00	132.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	553	132.50	132.50
5	—	688	135.00	135.00
3	—	517	132.00	132.00
4	—	409	155.00	155.00
4	—	493	132.00	132.00
2	—	383	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,024	111.00–114.00	112.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	336	140.00–145.00	142.68
19	—	423	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	155.00	155.00
11	—	642	140.00–152.00	142.11
22	—	525	148.00–150.00	149.55
6	—	329	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	591	141.00	141.00
2	—	640	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,852	88.00–90.00	89.32
15	—	1,683	67.00–78.00	74.23
34	—	1,737	76.50–87.00	78.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,510	65.00–76.00	72.63
15	—	1,912	78.00–88.00	82.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,459	43.00–49.00	45.66
27	—	1,485	50.00–59.50	54.95
20	—	1,530	60.00–66.00	61.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,573	45.00–59.00	50.86
6	—	1,618	61.00–65.00	62.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,141	30.00–33.50	32.83
44	—	1,227	35.00–44.00	40.39
41	—	1,157	45.00–51.50	47.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,311	55.00–65.50	61.30
129	—	1,343	44.00–54.00	48.39
14	—	1,205	36.00–42.00	39.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,235	46.00–55.00	49.09
317	—	1,133	34.00–45.50	41.03
30	—	905	25.50–32.00	28.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,384	41.00–50.00	46.57

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.