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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Oct 26

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Oct 19Oct 26Nov 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

405 head

▼ 280 vs last sale 685▼ 72 vs year ago 477 · −15.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

986 head

▼ 189 vs last sale 1,175▼ 628 vs year ago 1,614 · −38.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

395 head

▼ 615 vs last sale 1,010▼ 244 vs year ago 639 · −38.2%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested either this sale or last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Quality today was mostly plain to average. Most calves were cutbacks off the summer videos with very few fresh calves on offer. Demand was mostly light for light offerings. Most feeders were offered in small package or as singles. Market activity was mostly slow today. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and heavy offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 higher on breaking cows, boning cows sold steady to 4.00 lower, lean cows sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Cow quality was plain to attractive today. Feeding cow quality was significantly higher this week and packer buyers were much more active as a result. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this sale, and slightly better for buyers this week compared to last. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly moderate to good demand. These offerings sold unevenly steady, with higher prices seen on high quality rebreed offerings and lower prices seen on average, feeding quality offerings.

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 $195.27/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$195.27

129 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$204

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

$35.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.95

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	486	200.20	973	30
Medium and Large 1	571	195.31	1,116	94
Large 1	713	165.00	1,176	5thin

One grade step is worth $35.20/cwt here — about −$204 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 sale129 hd

195.27

—

MT average5 barns · 3,380 hd

204.23

−8.95

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	1,739	86.73	1,509	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	79.68	1,303	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,420	71.10	1,009	216
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,210	58.41	707	345

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,171	$1,262	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,109	$1,220	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$1,125	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,408	$1,060	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,220	$858	18

Every lot

72 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	347	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	819	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	413	217.44/cwt	217.00–218.00	898	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	415	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	896	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	462	206.00/cwt	203.00–211.00	952	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	207.78/cwt	206.00–209.00	972	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	193.82/cwt	190.50–203.00	998	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	544	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	947	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	188.45/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,095	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	609	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,142	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	656	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,105	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	693	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,123	4
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	713	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,176	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	842	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,516	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	323	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	688	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	745	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	431	192.93/cwt	191.00–194.00	832	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	465	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	860	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	184.17/cwt	180.00–189.00	882	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	540	173.60/cwt	173.00–175.00	937	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	540	169.55/cwt	169.00–172.50	916	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	556	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	917	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	560	173.67/cwt	165.00–176.00	973	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	617	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	944	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	755	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,216	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,356	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,477	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,438	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	998	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,507	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,011	152.44/cwt	152.00–152.50	1,541	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	505	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	985	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	999	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	638	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,034	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	715	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,115	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,045	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,150	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,070	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,220	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,290	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	813	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,333	82.86/cwt	79.00–87.50	1,105	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,538	91.21/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,403	6
Bulls	—	—	1,686	78.05/cwt	72.00–82.50	1,316	9
Bulls	—	—	1,915	98.49/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,886	2
Bulls	—	—	1,983	91.51/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,815	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	860	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	353	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	933	47.94/cwt	46.00–50.00	447	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	995	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	517	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	45.23/cwt	41.00–48.00	531	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,194	54.62/cwt	49.00–59.00	652	150
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,235	58.86/cwt	55.50–61.00	727	58
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,241	67.60/cwt	63.00–74.00	839	89
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,266	61.88/cwt	60.00–66.00	783	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,396	81.73/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,141	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,399	74.23/cwt	68.00–81.00	1,038	101
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,426	80.67/cwt	78.50–84.50	1,150	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,426	62.20/cwt	57.50–67.50	887	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,444	58.57/cwt	52.50–65.00	846	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	70.55/cwt	65.50–76.00	1,048	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,520	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,216	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	76.12/cwt	68.00–79.00	1,241	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	82.05/cwt	79.00–83.50	1,342	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,667	84.60/cwt	84.00–85.50	1,410	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	746	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	836	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	904	87.14/cwt	78.00–107.50	788	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	629	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	971	112.46/cwt	81.00–128.00	1,092	178
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,037	83.46/cwt	71.00–107.50	865	61
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,109	1,219.87/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,220	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,171	1,262.06/head	1,210.00–1,325.00	1,262	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,177	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,295	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,307	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,408	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	2

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 405Last week 685Year ago 477

Slaughter CattleReceipts 986Last week 1,175Year ago 1,614

Replacement CattleReceipts 395Last week 1,010Year ago 639

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	155.00	155.00
4	—	869	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	160.50	160.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,011	152.00–152.50	152.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	998	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	213.00	213.00
19	—	560	165.00–176.00	173.67
17	—	479	180.00–189.00	184.17
11	—	431	191.00–194.00	192.93
20	—	540	173.00–175.00	173.60
3	—	365	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	185.00	185.00
6	—	617	153.00	153.00
6	—	540	169.00–172.50	169.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	842	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	581	186.00–190.00	188.45
14	—	515	190.50–203.00	193.82
11	—	413	217.00–218.00	217.44
10	—	468	206.00–209.00	207.78
5	—	380	240.00	240.00
4	—	656	168.50	168.50
20	—	609	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	713	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	347	236.00	236.00
15	—	462	203.00–211.00	206.00
4	—	693	162.00	162.00
4	—	544	174.00	174.00
4	—	415	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	576	173.50	173.50
1	—	715	156.00	156.00
4	—	505	195.00	195.00
3	—	638	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,241	63.00–74.00	67.60
58	—	1,235	55.50–61.00	58.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	1,399	68.00–81.00	74.23
28	—	1,426	57.50–67.50	62.20
34	—	1,426	78.50–84.50	80.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,174	41.00–48.00	45.23
150	—	1,194	49.00–59.00	54.62
19	—	1,266	60.00–66.00	61.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,630	68.00–79.00	76.12
6	—	1,667	84.00–85.50	84.60
10	—	1,635	79.00–83.50	82.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,444	52.50–65.00	58.57
4	—	1,396	77.00–87.00	81.73
15	—	1,485	65.50–76.00	70.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	41.00	41.00
2	—	933	46.00–50.00	47.94
6	—	995	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,983	85.00–97.00	91.51
9	—	1,686	72.00–82.50	78.05
2	—	1,915	98.00–99.00	98.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,333	79.00–87.50	82.86
6	—	1,538	86.00–94.00	91.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	5	—	746	112.00	112.00

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	2	—	953	66.00	66.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	904	78.00–107.50	87.14

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	61	—	1,037	71.00–107.50	83.46
(<2 yrs)	Open	178	—	971	81.00–128.00	112.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,408	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,171	1,210.00–1,325.00	1,262.06
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,307	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,109	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,219.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,295	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,177	800.00	800.00

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.