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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2026-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Nov 4

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Oct 28Nov 4latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

182 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 115▲ 182 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,257 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 1,177▼ 600 vs year ago 1,857 · −32.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

439 head

▼ 283 vs last sale 722▼ 1,946 vs year ago 2,385 · −81.6%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week (10-28-26): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Todays sale mostly featured bred cows, weigh cows and bulls. A few tested open heifers were seen off bred heifer offerings. Demand was mostly moderate for limited offerings. Quality this week was mostly average. Market activity was slow to moderate with a small crowd of buyers ringside. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for heavy offerings. Demand for feeding cows was moderate, but not as strong as last week. American packers and Canadian buyers both showed lighter demand for feeding cow this week. Private feeders absorbed much of the offering but with lighter demand seen from packers and Canadian buyers, feeding cows prices weakened. Feeding cows sold mostly 3.00-8.00 lower on all classes. A wide variety of quality was noticed today, but overall cows were average to attractive. Private feeders and some packer buyers were willing to put some lame and slightly blemished cows on feed. Packer purchased thin and blemished cows were mostly purchased to hold for the upcoming holiday season. Slaughter cows sold generally steady on all classes of slaughter cows. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average today. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on good to very good demand today with several buyers purchasing this class of cow this week. Young age offerings sold mostly steady on like quality offerings. A light offering of bred cows was seen today and demand was mostly moderate. Quality was mostly plain to average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $357.00/cwt on 17 head, down $0.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 20 comparable sales and sits −38.35 against this barn's trailing median of $395.35.

Average price

$357.00

▼ 0.04 vs prior sale

17 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−27.78

vs MT average

−2.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	357.00	1,996	17thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

357.00

—

MT average5 barns · 895 hd

384.78

−27.78

National average91 barns · 8,635 hd

359.14

−2.14

This barn, trailing median20 sales

395.35

−38.35

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $464.07, low $347.53, median $395.35 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,824	169.39	3,090	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,386	135.35	1,876	565
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,564	129.34	2,022	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,194	120.78	1,442	416

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,187	$2,845	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,181	$2,825	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,430	$2,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,408	$2,300	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,371	$2,214	7
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	429	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,025	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,237	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	602	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,242	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	662	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,168	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	559	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,996	17
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	907	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,694	14
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,910	3
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,139	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,939	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	800–850	Medium 1Full	831	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,953	6
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	947	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,604	3
Bulls	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,176	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,911	6
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1	1,209	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,720	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,243	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,613	176.79/cwt	172.50–180.00	2,852	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,759	163.88/cwt	157.50–169.00	2,883	6
Bulls	—	—	1,809	163.20/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,952	10
Bulls	—	—	1,991	174.17/cwt	170.00–181.00	3,468	9
Bulls	—	—	2,143	182.90/cwt	182.00–184.00	3,920	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	915	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	984	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	932	84.62/cwt	80.00–88.00	789	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	82.10/cwt	80.00–87.50	938	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	109.20/cwt	106.00–117.50	1,274	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,174	113.73/cwt	100.00–122.50	1,335	122
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,208	146.60/cwt	145.00–150.50	1,771	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	97.18/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,174	52
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,216	135.03/cwt	124.00–144.00	1,642	184
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,358	148.47/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,016	73
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,380	117.49/cwt	106.00–125.00	1,621	88
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,390	139.86/cwt	126.00–146.00	1,944	366
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	112.47/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,589	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,426	102.49/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,462	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,501	123.94/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,860	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,506	138.66/cwt	132.00–144.00	2,088	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,559	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,292	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,718	110.01/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,890	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,095	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,430	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows10 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	825	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,021	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	841	285.93/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,405	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	254.53/cwt	212.50–270.00	2,380	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	950	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,090	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	286.20/cwt	230.00–320.00	2,934	122
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	186.73/cwt	149.00–265.00	2,069	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,115	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,369	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	229.16/cwt	170.00–290.00	2,647	117
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,255	156.77/cwt	149.00–171.00	1,967	34
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,347	152.21/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,050	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,116	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	2,837.24/head	2,600.00–2,975.00	2,837	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,246	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,328	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,375	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,385	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,408	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,428	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,430	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,491	2
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,089	272.06/cwt	225.00–285.00	2,963	27
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,335	187.44/cwt	172.50–202.50	2,502	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 Nov 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 115Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,257Last week 1,177Year ago 1,857

Replacement CattleReceipts 439Last week 722Year ago 2,385

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,718	105.00–115.00	110.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,095	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,506	132.00–144.00	138.66
17	—	1,501	118.00–131.00	123.94
7	—	1,559	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,208	90.00–105.00	97.18
19	—	1,167	106.00–117.50	109.20
17	—	1,142	80.00–87.50	82.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	107.50	107.50
3	—	932	80.00–88.00	84.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	1,174	100.00–122.50	113.73
18	—	1,208	145.00–150.50	146.60
184	—	1,216	124.00–144.00	135.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,426	100.00–107.00	102.49
21	—	1,413	107.00–116.00	112.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,380	106.00–125.00	117.49
73	—	1,358	147.00–155.00	148.47
366	—	1,390	126.00–146.00	139.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,809	155.00–168.00	163.20
9	—	1,991	170.00–181.00	174.17
2	—	2,143	182.00–184.00	182.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,613	172.50–180.00	176.79
6	—	1,759	157.50–169.00	163.88

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	1	—	950	220.00	220.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	245.00	245.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	841	275.00–300.00	285.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,347	151.00–155.00	152.21
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	212.50	212.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	935	212.50–270.00	254.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,108	149.00–265.00	186.73

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	117	—	1,155	170.00–290.00	229.16
(<2 yrs)	Open	122	—	1,025	230.00–320.00	286.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,255	149.00–171.00	156.77

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)	4	—	1,116	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,143	2,600.00–2,975.00	2,837.24

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,246	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,430	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,385	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,408	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,220	2,850.00	2,850.00

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)	3	—	1,428	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,328	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	27	—	1,089	225.00–285.00	272.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,335	172.50–202.50	187.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,060	235.00	235.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	831	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1200–1250	1,209	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	947	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1150–1200	1,176	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1100–1150	1,139	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	559	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	900–950	907	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,043	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	662	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	429	472.00	472.00
9	550–600	575	389.00	389.00
12	600–650	602	372.50	372.50

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.