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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Nov 24

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Nov 17Nov 24Dec 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

568 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 548▲ 49 vs year ago 519 · +9.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

620 head

▼ 465 vs last sale 1,085▼ 388 vs year ago 1,008 · −38.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

283 head

▼ 503 vs last sale 786▲ 1 vs year ago 282 · +0.4%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested either this week or last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noted and sharply higher undertones noted at times. Quality this week was mixed from average to attractive. Demand was mostly good to very good. CME positions continue to climb higher. Demand for grass type calves was very good as the August board has pushed into the upper 170's in days. Market activity was mostly active this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for moderate offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was stronger this sale as packers pushed to buy for the rest of the holiday break. Very few sales are occurring late in the week due to the holiday. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher on all classes. Packers were less interested in buying high quality feeding cows as they would have to sit in the yards for the rest of the week due to the holiday. Demand for feeding cows was lighter, however quality was mostly plain to average with very few high quality cows on offer. Feeding cows sold generally steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly steady to weak.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.62/cwt on 205 head.

Average price

$182.62

205 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$29.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.18

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	188.19	930	162
Medium 1	384	187.50	720	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	528	158.21	835	38

One grade step is worth $29.98/cwt here — about $95 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 sale205 hd

182.62

—

MT average4 barns · 2,975 hd

174.44

+8.18

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	1,715	80.68	1,384	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	61.99	965	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,401	47.14	660	139
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,207	41.50	501	327

Every lot

74 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	249	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	473	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	693	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	384	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	720	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	417	198.78/cwt	188.00–210.00	829	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	202.82/cwt	201.00–203.00	854	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	726	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	914	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	190.37/cwt	184.00–193.00	973	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	182.86/cwt	178.50–184.00	940	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	540	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	805	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	175.83/cwt	175.50–178.00	1,029	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	900	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	164.98/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,010	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	616	141.77/cwt	139.00–147.00	873	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	714	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	971	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1	361	158.40/cwt	157.50–162.50	572	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	375	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	628	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	399	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	618	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	439	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	707	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	166.45/cwt	160.00–173.00	739	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	727	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	156.64/cwt	152.50–157.00	750	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	154.10/cwt	150.00–157.00	804	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	525	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	730	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	567	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	799	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	634	136.49/cwt	136.00–138.00	865	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	869	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,166	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,018	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,384	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,045	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,223	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,059	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,281	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,100	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,419	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	558	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	714	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	781	6
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,180	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,198	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,238	67.67/cwt	62.00–75.00	838	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,507	81.69/cwt	77.50–83.00	1,231	6
Bulls	—	—	1,662	73.59/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,223	8
Bulls	—	—	1,811	82.76/cwt	78.00–87.50	1,499	13
Bulls	—	—	1,993	90.62/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,806	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows21 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	845	31.01/cwt	27.50–33.00	262	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	945	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	350	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,124	33.88/cwt	32.00–35.00	381	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,180	57.13/cwt	56.00–59.00	674	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,186	39.99/cwt	35.00–44.50	474	149
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	33.12/cwt	27.00–35.00	399	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,211	39.91/cwt	35.00–44.50	483	84
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,273	49.66/cwt	46.00–52.00	632	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,332	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	606	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,377	46.72/cwt	43.00–49.00	643	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,404	42.86/cwt	40.00–46.00	602	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,415	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	877	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,419	53.78/cwt	50.00–59.00	763	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	37.30/cwt	36.00–39.00	535	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,508	62.73/cwt	60.00–66.50	946	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,510	53.17/cwt	50.00–56.00	803	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	913	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,575	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	866	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,678	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,057	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,830	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,272	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,895	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,270	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	999	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,992	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,074	941.98/cwt	800.00–1,085.00	10,117	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,085	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,478	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,740	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,530	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,434	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	11,114	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	778	83.10/cwt	80.00–85.00	647	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	925	97.14/cwt	62.00–111.00	899	112
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,105	50.60/cwt	49.00–60.00	559	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,114	68.26/cwt	55.00–79.00	760	34
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	648	1

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 568Last week 548Year ago 519

Slaughter CattleReceipts 620Last week 1,085Year ago 1,008

Replacement CattleReceipts 283Last week 786Year ago 282

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	167.50	167.50
23	—	522	150.00–157.00	154.10
8	—	567	141.00	141.00
4	—	634	136.00–138.00	136.49
12	—	479	152.50–157.00	156.64
11	—	439	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	129.00	129.00
2	—	1,018	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	444	160.00–173.00	166.45
6	—	320	170.00	170.00
21	—	644	135.00	135.00
21	—	472	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	117.00	117.00
4	—	1,059	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	361	157.50–162.50	158.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	399	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	897	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	421	201.00–203.00	202.82
41	—	514	178.50–184.00	182.86
29	—	585	175.50–178.00	175.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	205.00	205.00
7	—	427	170.00	170.00
3	—	588	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	616	139.00–147.00	141.77
5	—	249	190.00	190.00
9	—	714	136.00	136.00
2	—	540	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	184.00–193.00	190.37
2	—	660	150.00	150.00
6	—	612	163.00–166.00	164.98
19	—	481	190.00	190.00
26	—	417	188.00–210.00	198.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,180	101.50	101.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,434	775.00	775.00

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)	12	—	1,074	800.00–1,085.00	941.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,145	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,300	810.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,085	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	999	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	778	80.00–85.00	83.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,105	49.00–60.00	50.60

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	34	—	1,114	55.00–79.00	68.26
(<2 yrs)	Open	112	—	925	62.00–111.00	97.14

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	1	—	1,200	54.00	54.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,507	77.50–83.00	81.69
2	—	1,238	62.00–75.00	67.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,811	78.00–87.50	82.76
5	—	1,993	89.00–92.00	90.62
8	—	1,662	71.00–77.00	73.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	62.00	62.00
34	—	1,419	50.00–59.00	53.78
55	—	1,377	43.00–49.00	46.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	69.50	69.50
18	—	1,508	60.00–66.50	62.73
1	—	1,575	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,332	45.50	45.50
84	—	1,211	35.00–44.50	39.91
16	—	1,205	27.00–35.00	33.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	845	27.50–33.00	31.01
1	—	945	37.00	37.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,404	40.00–46.00	42.86
3	—	1,510	50.00–56.00	53.17
7	—	1,435	36.00–39.00	37.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,180	56.00–59.00	57.13
36	—	1,273	46.00–52.00	49.66
149	—	1,186	35.00–44.50	39.99
5	—	1,124	32.00–35.00	33.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,895	67.00	67.00
6	—	1,561	58.50	58.50

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.