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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Nov 2

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Oct 26Nov 2Nov 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

831 head

▲ 426 vs last sale 405▲ 373 vs year ago 458 · +81.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,198 head

▲ 212 vs last sale 986▼ 708 vs year ago 1,906 · −37.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

488 head

▲ 93 vs last sale 395▼ 450 vs year ago 938 · −48.0%

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 both too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on steer calves under 550 lbs and steady to higher undertones were noticed on steers over 550 lbs; Heifer calves under 550 lbs sold with higher undertones and heifers over 550 lbs sold with steady to lower undertones. Quality today was mostly plain to average and better than last week. Demand was mostly moderate for light offerings. Most feeders were offered in small package or as singles. Market activity was mostly slow to moderate today. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and heavy offerings. The majority of the cow offering was purchased to feed this week, either to feed and hold for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday or to feed to premium white. Short term feeding cows sold slightly higher with most sales steady to 3.00 higher. Most of these cows are located in the report as low dressing lean or boning cows returning to feed. High quality cows suitable to feed to premium white sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on boning and lean cows. The only decline in slaughter cows was for very low dressing cows as packers showed light demand for very thin and severely crippled cows, which sold mostly 3.00-4.00 lower. Breaking cows sold steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher. Cow quality was average to attractive today, and slightly higher than last week. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this sale. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly moderate to good demand. These offerings sold steady to firm. Good demand continues to be seen for high quality rebreed type offerings.

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 $166.71/cwt on 240 head.

Average price

$166.71

240 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$575

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

$31.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.90

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	558	175.93	981	21
Medium and Large 1	649	168.90	1,095	183
Medium 1	681	156.00	1,062	4thin
Large 1	1,055	149.99	1,583	29
Large 1-2	1,077	144.50	1,556	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.43/cwt here — about −$575 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 sale240 hd

166.71

—

MT average5 barns · 3,236 hd

190.61

−23.90

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	—	Low	1,737	87.07	1,512	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,591	78.66	1,251	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,425	72.96	1,040	320
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,203	60.18	724	393

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,311	$1,315	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,127	$1,267	12
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,133	$1,254	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,385	$1,000	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,261	$866	37
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,030	$1,400	3thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	301	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	771	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	355	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	772	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	367	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	908	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	414	233.88/cwt	230.00–237.50	968	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	414	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	890	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	482	214.39/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,033	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	493	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	912	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	528	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,001	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	197.03/cwt	190.50–207.00	1,044	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	569	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,030	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	188.11/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,072	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	616	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,096	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	184.14/cwt	176.50–189.50	1,145	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,168	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	684	173.36/cwt	172.50–175.50	1,186	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	718	169.79/cwt	169.50–171.00	1,219	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,260	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	792	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,315	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,317	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	186.07/cwt	185.50–186.50	1,561	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	265	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	616	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	741	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	387	217.57/cwt	214.00–222.00	842	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	195.46/cwt	195.00–197.00	837	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	430	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	828	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	470	179.95/cwt	178.00–181.00	846	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	174.59/cwt	173.00–180.00	927	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	158.84/cwt	157.00–160.00	915	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	946	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	975	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	670	155.20/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,040	11
Heifers	—	Medium 1	681	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,062	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	162.22/cwt	158.50–166.00	1,155	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,199	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,431	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,329	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	159.58/cwt	154.00–160.50	1,534	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	993	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,460	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,021	151.40/cwt	150.50–152.00	1,546	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,073	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,601	19
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,077	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,556	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	894	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	417	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	897	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	920	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	163.35/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,013	5
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,050	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,124	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,175	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,293	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,180	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,204	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,224	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,236	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,431	90.99/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,302	9
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,609	79.79/cwt	72.00–86.50	1,284	11
Bulls	—	—	1,719	81.23/cwt	66.00–86.00	1,396	28
Bulls	—	—	1,880	92.91/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,747	21
Bulls	—	—	2,011	101.35/cwt	101.00–103.00	2,038	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	898	55.62/cwt	54.00–57.00	499	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	900	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	378	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	54.38/cwt	48.00–61.00	643	79
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,187	59.19/cwt	52.00–63.00	703	96
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	42.11/cwt	32.00–47.00	505	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,219	65.86/cwt	63.00–70.00	803	156
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,247	72.94/cwt	72.50–73.50	910	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,286	63.94/cwt	62.50–66.00	822	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,375	65.33/cwt	57.00–67.00	898	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,421	75.16/cwt	68.00–80.00	1,068	153
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,437	83.58/cwt	80.50–85.00	1,201	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,439	69.90/cwt	66.50–75.00	1,006	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,444	61.18/cwt	55.00–66.75	883	56
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	83.75/cwt	83.75–83.75	1,299	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,565	72.97/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,142	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,582	80.15/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,268	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	81.16/cwt	80.50–82.50	1,289	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,626	72.09/cwt	66.00–76.00	1,172	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,638	79.56/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,303	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	913	52.54/cwt	52.00–53.00	480	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	916	92.11/cwt	80.00–111.00	844	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	951	114.79/cwt	86.00–129.00	1,092	169
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,107	87.26/cwt	70.00–105.00	966	120
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,221	72.40/cwt	63.00–77.00	884	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	1,281.41/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,281	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,146	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,247	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,272	935.48/head	835.00–960.00	935	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,311	1,315.29/head	1,275.00–1,335.00	1,315	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,385	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	6

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 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 831Last week 405Year ago 458

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,198Last week 986Year ago 1,906

Replacement CattleReceipts 488Last week 395Year ago 938

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	470	178.00–181.00	179.95
4	—	430	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	681	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,073	149.25	149.25
10	—	1,021	150.50–152.00	151.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	863	154.00	154.00
3	—	745	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,077	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	232.50	232.50
45	—	576	157.00–160.00	158.84
6	—	629	155.00	155.00
9	—	428	195.00–197.00	195.46
11	—	670	151.00–160.00	155.20
3	—	300	247.00	247.00
9	—	387	214.00–222.00	217.57
31	—	531	173.00–180.00	174.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	862	166.00	166.00
14	—	961	154.00–160.50	159.58
18	—	712	158.50–166.00	162.22
4	—	591	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	993	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	679	172.00	172.00
7	—	839	185.50–186.50	186.07
6	—	792	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	684	172.50–175.50	173.36
32	—	622	176.50–189.50	184.14
7	—	750	168.00	168.00
6	—	570	185.00–194.00	188.11
17	—	482	211.00–220.00	214.39
19	—	718	169.50–171.00	169.79
3	—	367	247.50	247.50
42	—	530	190.50–207.00	197.03
3	—	340	265.00	265.00
8	—	414	230.00–237.50	233.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	493	185.00	185.00
4	—	616	178.00	178.00
3	—	355	217.50	217.50
4	—	414	215.00	215.00
4	—	301	256.00	256.00
4	—	569	181.00	181.00
14	—	528	189.50	189.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,050	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,224	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,175	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	245.00	245.00
5	—	620	161.00–165.00	163.35
5	—	511	180.00	180.00
3	—	417	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,626	66.00–76.00	72.09
4	—	1,551	83.75	83.75
17	—	1,588	80.50–82.50	81.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,444	55.00–66.75	61.18
14	—	1,439	66.50–75.00	69.90
2	—	1,638	77.00–82.00	79.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,437	80.50–85.00	83.58
153	—	1,421	68.00–80.00	75.16
36	—	1,375	57.00–67.00	65.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	54.00–57.00	55.62
1	—	900	42.00	42.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	70.00–76.00	72.97
14	—	1,582	79.00–82.00	80.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,286	62.50–66.00	63.94
79	—	1,182	48.00–61.00	54.38
30	—	1,199	32.00–47.00	42.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,187	52.00–63.00	59.19
14	—	1,247	72.50–73.50	72.94
156	—	1,219	63.00–70.00	65.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,719	66.00–86.00	81.23
6	—	2,011	101.00–103.00	101.35
21	—	1,880	88.00–98.00	92.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,431	89.00–94.00	90.99
11	—	1,609	72.00–86.50	79.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	7	—	1,221	63.00–77.00	72.40
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	916	80.00–111.00	92.11

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	120	—	1,107	70.00–105.00	87.26
(<2 yrs)	Open	169	—	951	86.00–129.00	114.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	52.00–53.00	52.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,030	1,400.00	1,400.00

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)	6	—	1,385	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,311	1,275.00–1,335.00	1,315.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,146	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	1,120	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,281.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,030	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,218	1,075.00	1,075.00

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)	21	—	1,272	835.00–960.00	935.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,247	775.00	775.00

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.