Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling feeder cattle were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noted. Demand for feeder calves was mostly good on average offerings. Market activity was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand with moderate offerings. The majority of the cow offering sold as feeding cows this week. Demand for boning flesh cows and young cows was good as both packers and feeding buyers purchased these cows to feed to premium white. Feeding cows sold mostly steady on these type offerings. Packer buyers opted to only purchase extremely lame or cows with major blemishes to send to slaughter. Both packers and feeding buyers purchased cows with slight blemishes to feed until the market improves. A moderate offering of thin cows was seen this sale. Thin feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Cow quality this week was average to attractive. Feeding buyers continue to be active in purchasing very thin cows. These offerings offer lots of compensatory gain. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Competition with feeding buyers helped keep offerings steady. Over 1,400 head of bred cows and heifers sold in todays offerings. Young age cows sold mostly firm compared to a light test last week. Too few bred cows and heifers were tested last week for a market comparison this week, but overall sold with moderate to good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.72/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$133.72

192 head · 809 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.05

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	809	133.72	1,082	192

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

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale192 hd

133.72

—

MT average5 barns · 3,536 hd

146.76

−13.05

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	—	High	1,748	78.56	1,373	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,514	56.04	849	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,329	51.12	679	219
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,148	41.91	481	549

Every lot, as filed

71 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	1,267.57/cwt	950.00–1,350.00	12,156	101
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,394	17
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,202	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,316	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	860.54/cwt	700.00–1,225.00	10,524	229
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,240	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,750	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,226	694.15/cwt	585.00–950.00	8,510	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	974	80.18/cwt	61.00–100.00	781	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,149	605.22/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,954	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,341	665.71/cwt	660.00–725.00	8,927	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,082	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	553	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	688	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	929	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	137.84/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,134	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	137.93/cwt	132.50–141.00	1,290	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	142.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	479	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	596	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,319	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	409	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	591	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	640	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	383	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	142.11/cwt	140.00–152.00	912	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	149.55/cwt	148.00–150.00	785	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	329	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,248	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	136.18/cwt	130.00–138.50	1,332	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,200	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	132.33/cwt	131.00–136.00	558	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	1,024	112.31/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,150	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,122	55.87/cwt	54.00–57.00	627	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	74.22/cwt	62.50–84.50	615	30
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	987	75.71/cwt	63.00–86.00	747	72
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	850	107.09/cwt	75.00–126.00	910	337
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	874	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	673	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	708.44/cwt	650.00–775.00	8,983	124
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,764	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	9,386	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,177	595.28/cwt	560.00–760.00	7,006	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	1,304.08/cwt	1,025.00–1,360.00	11,567	58
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	642.82/cwt	525.00–675.00	8,016	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,381	826.06/cwt	650.00–1,050.00	11,408	33
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,185	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,406	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	1,162.93/cwt	760.00–1,475.00	14,013	393
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,115	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,802	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	1,073.90/cwt	750.00–1,300.00	14,390	117
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,852	89.32/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,654	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,683	74.23/cwt	67.00–78.00	1,249	15
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,737	78.63/cwt	76.50–87.00	1,366	34
Bulls	—	—	1,510	72.63/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,097	6
Bulls	—	—	1,912	82.97/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,586	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,459	45.66/cwt	43.00–49.00	666	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	50.86/cwt	45.00–59.00	800	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	32.83/cwt	30.00–33.50	375	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,311	61.30/cwt	55.00–65.50	804	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,343	48.39/cwt	44.00–54.00	650	129
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,485	54.95/cwt	50.00–59.50	816	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	40.39/cwt	35.00–44.00	496	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,530	61.72/cwt	60.00–66.00	944	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	47.27/cwt	45.00–51.50	547	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,235	49.09/cwt	46.00–55.00	606	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,133	41.03/cwt	34.00–45.50	465	317
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	905	28.44/cwt	25.50–32.00	257	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,205	39.90/cwt	36.00–42.00	481	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	46.57/cwt	41.00–50.00	645	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	62.80/cwt	61.00–65.00	1,016	6

How this sale compares

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.

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