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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Nov 23

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

706 head

▼ 214 vs last sale 920▲ 138 vs year ago 568 · +24.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

644 head

▼ 340 vs last sale 984▲ 24 vs year ago 620 · +3.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

293 head

▼ 110 vs last sale 403▲ 10 vs year ago 283 · +3.5%

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 all too lightly tested this week or last week to develop any market trend. Quality today was mostly plain, with many cutback calves off summer video sales. Most calves were offered in small lots or as singles. Demand was mostly light for light offering. Several buyers were absent for todays light sale ahead of the holiday. Market activity was mostly slow. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Cow quality today was mostly average. Most of the cow offering continues to be purchased to feed, either for the upcoming holidays, to turn out on corn stalks, or to feed to premium white. Short term feeding cows and high quality feeding cows both sold steady to weak. Packers opted to send almost the entire sale to feed this week as slaughter demand was mostly light. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower on breaking cows, boning and lean cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, steady undertones were noticed. Weigh up conditions were mostly average this sale and better overall compared to last week. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Quality was not as attractive as last week and fewer takers were actively bidding on these offerings. Many thin young cows were purchased by feeding and packer buyers and were included in the slaughter cow portion of the report.

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 $161.29/cwt on 296 head.

Average price

$161.29

296 head · 726 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$822

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$38.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.63

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	789	173.38	1,368	146
Medium and Large 1-2	589	160.11	942	42
Medium 1	612	157.00	961	20
Large 1	894	145.78	1,304	45
Medium and Large 2	540	140.26	757	38
Medium 2	404	135.00	545	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.38/cwt here — about $822 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 sale296 hd

161.29

—

MT average4 barns · 3,647 hd

186.93

−25.63

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	1,404	80.12	1,125	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,592	76.42	1,217	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,400	65.67	919	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	54.50	629	264

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,155	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,391	$1,150	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$1,121	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,256	$994	11

Every lot

67 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	240.50/cwt	240.00–241.00	926	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	459	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	831	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	524	173.44/cwt	171.00–178.00	909	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	602	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	885	33
Steers	—	Medium 1	712	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,196	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,230	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,336	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	385	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	643	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	397	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	615	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2Unweaned	404	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	545	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	473	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	719	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	492	169.05/cwt	165.00–171.00	832	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	492	155.07/cwt	146.00–160.00	763	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	819	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	513	140.29/cwt	139.00–140.50	720	31
Heifers	—	Large 1	521	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	768	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	556	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	834	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	564	136.44/cwt	131.00–142.00	770	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	147.92/cwt	139.00–152.00	924	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	971	3
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	669	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	990	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,225	11
Heifers	—	Medium 1	754	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,206	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,359	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	787	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,141	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	180.85/cwt	178.00–182.50	1,467	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,604	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,375	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	161.06/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,506	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	989	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,563	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,043	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,533	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,087	143.43/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,559	21
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	476	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	726	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	934	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	551	9
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,250	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,225	2
Bulls	—	—	1,479	80.73/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,194	4
Bulls	—	—	1,550	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,194	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,526	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	92.31/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,588	8
Bulls	—	—	1,895	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,876	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	764	33.50/cwt	33.50–33.50	256	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	934	49.96/cwt	45.00–53.00	467	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	49.82/cwt	47.00–56.00	563	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,147	40.63/cwt	32.00–46.00	466	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	672	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,161	53.96/cwt	47.00–57.00	626	54
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,162	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	500	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,203	71.81/cwt	69.00–76.00	864	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,203	60.92/cwt	58.00–65.50	733	122
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,370	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,096	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,385	74.92/cwt	68.00–79.00	1,038	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,400	57.37/cwt	52.00–65.00	803	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	55.59/cwt	50.00–60.00	797	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,022	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	77.17/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,219	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,602	82.02/cwt	81.00–82.50	1,314	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,668	67.01/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,118	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	887	62.31/cwt	53.00–67.50	553	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	966	93.79/cwt	77.00–110.00	906	127
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,066	76.32/cwt	65.00–84.00	814	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,013	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,053	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,110	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,151	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,256	994.14/head	925.00–1,200.00	994	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,391	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	4

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 706Last week 920Year ago 568

Slaughter CattleReceipts 644Last week 984Year ago 620

Replacement CattleReceipts 293Last week 403Year ago 283

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,087	142.00–144.00	143.43
8	—	521	147.50	147.50
8	—	1,043	147.00	147.00
4	—	556	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	787	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	920	149.50	149.50
11	—	738	166.00	166.00
4	—	509	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	647	150.00	150.00
15	—	935	160.00–162.00	161.06
3	—	755	180.00	180.00
49	—	853	188.00	188.00
34	—	811	178.00–182.50	180.85
8	—	989	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	152.00	152.00
4	—	397	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	669	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	492	146.00–160.00	155.07
8	—	385	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	625	139.00–152.00	147.92
12	—	492	165.00–171.00	169.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	404	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	754	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	513	139.00–140.50	140.29
4	—	564	131.00–142.00	136.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	524	171.00–178.00	173.44
12	—	459	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	715	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	712	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	805	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	602	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	385	240.00–241.00	240.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	476	152.50	152.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,370	80.00	80.00
37	—	1,385	68.00–79.00	74.92
28	—	1,400	52.00–65.00	57.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	1,203	58.00–65.50	60.92
54	—	1,161	47.00–57.00	53.96
13	—	1,203	69.00–76.00	71.81
6	—	1,162	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,580	75.00–78.00	77.17
3	—	1,602	81.00–82.50	82.02
4	—	1,668	66.00–68.00	67.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	71.00	71.00
20	—	1,433	50.00–60.00	55.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	58.00	58.00
9	—	1,130	47.00–56.00	49.82
39	—	1,147	32.00–46.00	40.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	934	45.00–53.00	49.96
15	—	764	33.50	33.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	77.00	77.00
4	—	1,479	73.00–84.00	80.73
2	—	1,895	99.00	99.00
8	—	1,720	90.00–96.00	92.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	934	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,695	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	887	53.00–67.50	62.31

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	22	—	1,066	65.00–84.00	76.32
(<2 yrs)	Open	127	—	966	77.00–110.00	93.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,391	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,256	925.00–1,200.00	994.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,151	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,013	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,053	1,150.00	1,150.00

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.