Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 450 lbs traded mostly 10.00-15.00 higher in a narrow comparison, steer calves 450-499 lbs traded unevenly steady, steers over 500 lbs sold steady. Heifer calves under 450 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, heifers over 450 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was mostly moderate to good for moderate offerings. Quality today was average to very attractive. Several buyers were looking for very attractive heifers that could be developed into replacements, this pushed heavier heifers higher today as feeding buyers pushed to fill loads. Demand for light weight cattle to develop into yearlings remains very good, however more takers were seen for steer calves today than for heifers. Market activity this week was mostly active with good buyer participation noticed. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand and offerings. Packers continue to put most of the cow offering away on feed either for short term feed for the upcoming holiday or to feed to premium white. Slaughter cows sold generally steady on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were not tested last sale thus no trend is available. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Quality this week was slightly better than last week. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested either this week or last week to develop any market trend. Young age cows were not well compared. Demand for high quality offerings suitable to rebreed remains very good. Quality today was mostly plain to average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $205.12/cwt on 1,164 head.

Average price

$205.12

1,164 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$705

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$79.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.67

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	440	210.61	928	125
Medium and Large 1-2	505	206.30	1,042	170
Medium and Large 1	564	206.11	1,163	842
Medium 1-2	450	200.00	900	4thin
Large 1	1,245	131.09	1,632	23

One grade step is worth $79.52/cwt here — about −$705 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 sale1,164 hd

205.12

—

MT average5 barns · 4,591 hd

206.79

−1.67

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	—	Average	1,643	83.91	1,378	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,636	78.45	1,284	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,395	66.78	931	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,119	54.77	613	108

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)	1,079	$1,400	6
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$1,188	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,362	$1,130	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,343	$942	20
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,151	$900	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,195	$850	3thin

Every lot, as filed

99 lots · USDA AMS · Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Fri)

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	250	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	544	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 2Unweaned	—	348	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	386	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	471	193.56/cwt	187.00–198.50	912	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	188.66/cwt	182.50–190.50	987	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	322	225.69/cwt	212.50–232.50	727	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	674	157.44/cwt	156.00–159.50	1,061	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	204.81/cwt	200.00–208.00	866	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	536	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	938	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	270	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	718	17
Steers	Medium 1	—	439	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	904	13
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,383	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,673	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	386	194.97/cwt	190.00–198.00	753	23
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	592	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	977	28
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	647	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,009	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	499	190.25/cwt	190.25–190.25	949	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,236	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,045	7
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	523	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	430	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	290	271.91/cwt	267.50–275.00	789	15
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	661	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,157	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,158	11
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	590	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	175.41/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,181	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	344	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,049	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	385	259.44/cwt	249.00–269.00	999	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	579	179.42/cwt	177.50–185.00	1,039	47
Steers	Medium 1	—	341	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	798	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	487	200.21/cwt	195.00–205.00	975	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	515	191.51/cwt	185.00–193.00	986	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	478	222.04/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,061	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	632	171.02/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,081	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	195.65/cwt	187.50–202.00	1,131	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	263.59/cwt	249.00–272.00	1,115	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	188.69/cwt	181.50–194.00	1,189	130
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	548	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	205.82/cwt	198.50–210.00	1,087	116
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	708	177.30/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,255	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	365	290.08/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,059	19
Heifers	Medium 1	—	401	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	734	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,015	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,528	9
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,107	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,234	16
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,005	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	338	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	853	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	490	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	985	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	868	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	417	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,173	73.41/cwt	73.00–74.00	861	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	54.10/cwt	49.00–59.00	624	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	1,065	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	81.20/cwt	79.00–82.50	1,214	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,383	74.29/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,027	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	940	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	536	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	59.19/cwt	54.00–65.00	857	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,595	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,308	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,372	67.83/cwt	62.00–70.50	931	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	41.91/cwt	36.00–47.00	470	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,236	62.18/cwt	60.00–63.00	769	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	2,075	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,587	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	834	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	359	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,202	64.86/cwt	61.00–71.00	780	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,236	56.31/cwt	52.00–60.00	696	20
Bulls	—	—	2,095	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,959	1
Bulls	—	—	1,769	82.96/cwt	74.50–87.00	1,468	19
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,243	83.46/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,037	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,185	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,126	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,079	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	907	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	935	101.82/cwt	81.00–117.00	952	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	816	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	174.29/cwt	168.00–182.50	999	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	413	188.50/cwt	181.00–191.00	779	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	342	205.01/cwt	201.00–208.50	701	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	513	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,018	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	519	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	937	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	248	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	173.21/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,069	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	493	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	372	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	525	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,069	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	977	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,220	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	361	212.86/cwt	209.00–214.00	768	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	195.09/cwt	193.50–196.00	995	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	598	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	948	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	—	1,279	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,378	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,151	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,362	1,130.04/head	1,125.00–1,135.00	1,130	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	3
Stock Cows	Large 1	—	1,340	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,099	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,096	78.59/cwt	62.00–85.00	861	12

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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