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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Nov 30

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Nov 23Nov 30Dec 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

484 head

▼ 222 vs last sale 706▼ 91 vs year ago 575 · −15.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

863 head

▲ 219 vs last sale 644▼ 139 vs year ago 1,002 · −13.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

303 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 293▼ 371 vs year ago 674 · −55.0%

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 all too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on all feeder offerings. Quality today was mostly plain to average, but better overall compared to last week. Most calves were offered in small lots or as singles. Demand was mostly light to moderate, but noticeably stronger than last weeks pre-holiday sale. A larger buyer pool was on hand for todays sale compared to last week. Market activity was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Cow quality today was mostly plain to 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. Demand for thin cows was stronger from private buyers this week as they pushed to own a significant portion of the cow supply today. Short term feeding cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeding cows suitable to feed to premium white sold sold steady to 3.00 higher, with the biggest increase seen for plainer quality cows which private feeding buyers pushed higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher on boning and lean cows, breaking cows sold unevenly steady. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average this week with many full cows and bulls on offer. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold sharply higher, with most sales 10.00-20.00 higher. Additional buyers entered the market this week looking for high quality rebreed type cows.

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 $194.39/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$194.39

160 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$266

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

$21.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.29

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	398	212.74	847	25
Medium and Large 1	582	190.99	1,113	135

One grade step is worth $21.75/cwt here — about −$266 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 sale160 hd

194.39

—

MT average3 barns · 1,297 hd

214.68

−20.29

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	1,751	84.31	1,476	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,574	72.34	1,138	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,398	69.63	973	184
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,217	57.98	706	381

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)	1,185	$1,250	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,084	$1,150	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,099	$1,009	6

Every lot

58 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	797	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	834	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	478	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	966	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	974	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	204.04/cwt	203.00–206.00	1,053	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	187.19/cwt	186.00–194.00	1,078	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	186.84/cwt	186.50–190.00	1,160	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	693	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,185	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	722	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,264	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	775	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,302	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	751	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	431	182.52/cwt	181.00–185.00	787	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	532	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	963	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	535	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	872	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	566	150.48/cwt	146.00–154.00	852	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	160.33/cwt	157.00–170.00	922	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	688	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,080	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,355	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	155.28/cwt	155.00–155.50	1,441	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	485	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	764	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	178.34/cwt	172.00–179.00	1,095	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	680	168.97/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,149	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	834	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,084	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,085	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,280	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,130	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,198	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,140	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	809	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,290	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,161	1
Bulls	—	—	1,731	81.07/cwt	72.00–86.00	1,403	46
Bulls	—	—	1,756	90.89/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,596	16
Bulls	—	—	2,112	98.18/cwt	98.00–98.50	2,074	3
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,590	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	2,435	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	820	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	271	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	42.48/cwt	40.00–45.00	456	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,183	54.46/cwt	47.00–58.50	644	67
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	53.17/cwt	47.50–57.50	634	53
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,208	71.20/cwt	70.50–74.50	860	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,246	61.15/cwt	58.00–65.50	762	211
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,253	60.48/cwt	58.00–64.00	758	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,360	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,020	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,380	72.99/cwt	67.00–78.00	1,007	118
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,412	59.03/cwt	55.00–71.00	834	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,434	63.27/cwt	56.00–66.00	907	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,439	71.51/cwt	66.00–75.00	1,029	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,465	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,187	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,560	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,139	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,574	75.75/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,192	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,574	70.43/cwt	65.00–73.50	1,109	47
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,424	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,084	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,099	1,009.17/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,009	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,360	63.44/cwt	58.00–64.00	863	19
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	596	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	534	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	975	113.50/cwt	78.00–132.00	1,107	140
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,107	72.41/cwt	62.00–99.00	802	76

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 484Last week 706Year ago 575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 863Last week 644Year ago 1,002

Replacement CattleReceipts 303Last week 293Year ago 674

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)	19	—	1,360	58.00–64.00	63.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,099	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,009.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,185	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,084	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	140	—	975	78.00–132.00	113.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	76	—	1,107	62.00–99.00	72.41

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	1	—	970	55.00	55.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	75.00	75.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	181.00–185.00	182.52
7	—	566	146.00–154.00	150.48
2	—	395	190.00	190.00
1	—	450	171.00	171.00
5	—	535	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	181.00	181.00
6	—	688	157.00	157.00
26	—	575	157.00–170.00	160.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	852	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	928	155.00–155.50	155.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	175.00	175.00
3	—	478	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	175.00	175.00
4	—	775	168.00	168.00
2	—	693	171.00	171.00
1	—	480	203.00	203.00
45	—	576	186.00–194.00	187.19
39	—	516	203.00–206.00	204.04
41	—	621	186.50–190.00	186.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	358	222.50	222.50
9	—	402	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	614	172.00–179.00	178.34
3	—	680	168.00–171.00	168.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	834	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	80.00	80.00
23	—	1,574	74.00–78.00	75.75
47	—	1,574	65.00–73.50	70.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	81.00	81.00
118	—	1,380	67.00–78.00	72.99
37	—	1,434	56.00–66.00	63.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,183	47.00–58.50	54.46
8	—	1,208	70.50–74.50	71.20
211	—	1,246	58.00–65.50	61.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,193	47.50–57.50	53.17
21	—	1,253	58.00–64.00	60.48
20	—	1,074	40.00–45.00	42.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,439	66.00–75.00	71.51
18	—	1,412	55.00–71.00	59.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,560	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	33.00	33.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,731	72.00–86.00	81.07
16	—	1,756	87.00–96.00	90.89
3	—	2,112	98.00–98.50	98.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,590	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	90.00	90.00

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.