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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Nov 1

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Oct 25Nov 1Nov 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

595 head

▲ 130 vs last sale 465▼ 236 vs year ago 831 · −28.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

787 head

▲ 172 vs last sale 615▼ 411 vs year ago 1,198 · −34.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

262 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 202▼ 226 vs year ago 488 · −46.3%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested last sale or this sale to develop any market trend. Quality was mostly plain to average today and mostly offered in very small packages or as singles. Demand for feeders was mostly light. Country and pen conditions are muddy following last weeks snow. Most calves were dirty this week and buyers discounted calves as a result. Market activity was mostly slow. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand and moderate to heavy offerings. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher on boning cows and 1.00-3.00 higher on lean cows. Breaking slaughter cows were too lightly tested to trend as most were purchased to feed this week. Demand for feeding cows was good to very good. Buyer participation was very good with as many as 8 buyers actively bidding on cows to return to feed throughout the sale. Thin cows purchased to feed or turn out on corn stalks this winter sold 2.00-4.00 higher. High quality feeding cows suitable to feed to premium white sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Weigh up conditions were average to below average this sale, with most cows pushing heavy amounts of fill. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Cow quality today was mostly average to attractive. Young age cows sold mostly 10.00-15.00 lower. Demand for these offerings was mostly moderate from rebreed buyers and light to moderate from feeding buyers.

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 $230.90/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$230.90

218 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,462

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$18.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.89

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	636	233.21	1,482	163
Medium 1	516	233.00	1,202	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	627	224.70	1,408	42
Medium 1-2	689	215.00	1,481	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.21/cwt here — about $1 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 sale218 hd

230.90

—

MT average4 barns · 1,614 hd

255.78

−24.89

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	1,866	106.01	1,978	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,604	100.79	1,616	70
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,425	93.55	1,333	229
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,203	84.13	1,012	195

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,087	$1,907	11
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,284	$1,310	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,314	$1,298	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,292	$1,237	10

Every lot

75 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	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	395	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,274	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	411	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,346	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	303.36/cwt	298.00–310.00	1,438	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	493	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,341	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	508	290.40/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,475	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	514	269.48/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,385	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	518	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,269	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	570	250.43/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,427	32
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	611	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,485	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	613	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,471	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	640	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	653	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,486	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	661	242.31/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,602	22
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	676	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,562	6
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	715	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,630	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	447	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,129	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	448	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,232	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	461	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,245	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	472	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,050	7
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	516	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,202	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	254.15/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,322	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	541	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,315	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	560	236.54/cwt	230.00–240.50	1,325	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,324	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	636	230.52/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,466	78
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	689	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,481	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	710	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,541	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,658	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	209.55/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,697	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,799	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,855	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,922	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,908	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,995	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	984	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,943	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	640	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,402	3
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,155	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,819	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,780	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,851	2
Bulls	—	—	1,803	103.56/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,867	26
Bulls	—	—	1,918	109.37/cwt	107.00–111.50	2,098	7
Bulls	—	—	2,135	125.13/cwt	123.50–126.00	2,672	3
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,505	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	2,330	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	905	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	643	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,157	71.82/cwt	60.00–75.00	831	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,171	84.42/cwt	82.00–87.00	989	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,206	90.46/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,091	65
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,206	80.04/cwt	74.00–86.00	965	68
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,260	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,298	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,268	88.36/cwt	86.50–93.50	1,120	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,387	89.63/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,243	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,420	107.32/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,524	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,433	99.92/cwt	94.00–104.50	1,432	90
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,434	85.87/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,231	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,478	75.68/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,119	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,492	93.78/cwt	93.00–95.50	1,399	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,571	100.02/cwt	95.50–104.00	1,571	49
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,597	99.26/cwt	94.00–101.50	1,585	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,758	106.20/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,867	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,818	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,936	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	791	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	593	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,087	1,906.60/head	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,907	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,284	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,292	1,236.92/head	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,237	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,314	1,298.34/head	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,298	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,439	91.76/cwt	90.50–99.00	1,320	24
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	895	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,006	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,134	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,004	153.84/cwt	112.00–189.00	1,545	63
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,052	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,115	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,065	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	916	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,069	96.38/cwt	91.00–102.50	1,030	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,101	115.47/cwt	93.00–145.00	1,271	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 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 595Last week 465Year ago 831

Slaughter CattleReceipts 787Last week 615Year ago 1,198

Replacement CattleReceipts 262Last week 202Year ago 488

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,803	90.00–106.00	103.56
7	—	1,918	107.00–111.50	109.37
3	—	2,135	123.50–126.00	125.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,505	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,206	74.00–86.00	80.04
19	—	1,157	60.00–75.00	71.82
21	—	1,268	86.50–93.50	88.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,818	106.50	106.50
11	—	1,597	94.00–101.50	99.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,420	105.00–109.00	107.32
90	—	1,433	94.00–104.50	99.92
60	—	1,387	82.00–94.00	89.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,206	86.00–97.00	90.46
20	—	1,171	82.00–87.00	84.42
1	—	1,260	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,492	93.00–95.50	93.78
3	—	1,478	75.00–77.00	75.68
52	—	1,434	80.00–91.00	85.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,571	95.50–104.00	100.02
8	—	1,758	105.00–109.00	106.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	71.00	71.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	208.00	208.00
3	—	613	216.00	216.00
2	—	780	212.50	212.50
1	—	940	203.00	203.00
11	—	810	205.00–210.00	209.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	520	252.00–255.00	254.15
37	—	560	230.00–240.50	236.54
78	—	636	222.00–234.00	230.52
4	—	448	275.00	275.00
2	—	710	217.00	217.00
4	—	461	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	447	252.50	252.50
6	—	555	230.00	230.00
7	—	541	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	689	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	984	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	210.00	210.00
9	—	922	208.50	208.50
2	—	873	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	474	298.00–310.00	303.36
16	—	508	290.00–292.50	290.40
1	—	640	248.00	248.00
22	—	661	237.00–247.00	242.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	228.00	228.00
6	—	676	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	322.50	322.50
2	—	613	240.00	240.00
4	—	653	227.50	227.50
4	—	411	327.50	327.50
6	—	493	272.00	272.00
8	—	514	265.00–274.00	269.48
1	—	325	335.00	335.00
32	—	570	245.00–260.00	250.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	611	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	219.00	219.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	24	—	1,439	90.50–99.00	91.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,087	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,906.60

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	16	—	1,284	1,310.00	1,310.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,292	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,236.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,314	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,298.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	18	—	791	75.00	75.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,052	106.00	106.00

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	2	—	895	110.00–115.00	112.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	86.00	86.00

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	15	—	1,069	91.00–102.50	96.38
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	120.00	120.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	63	—	1,004	112.00–189.00	153.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	76	—	1,101	93.00–145.00	115.47

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.