Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Steers under 500 lbs sold unevenly steady from 10.00 higher to 10.00 lower;500-649 lbs sold mostly steady to weak; steer calves over 650 lbs sold mostly 4.00-8.00 lower. Heifer calves under 450 lbs sold mostly steady to 10.00 lower in a narrow compairson, heifers 500-650 lbs sold mostly 3.00-6.00 lower. Quality this week was mostly average to very attractive and overall much more attractive than last week. Calves were offered in larger packages this week which allowed buyers to start loads and build to them. Demand was mostly moderate to good for heavy offerings. Demand for load lots was mostly good this week as several were seen. Large price spreads were seen today due to a combination of factors including, both vaccination status and package size. A moderate size buyer pool was seen today. Demand did slip later in the sale as buyers filled loads. Weigh up cows and bulls were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Due to the federal holiday weigh up cows and bulls were not reported this sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $279.64/cwt on 1,972 head.

Average price

$279.64

1,972 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2

$94.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.74

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	416	289.41	1,203	22
Medium 1	486	289.23	1,404	149
Medium and Large 1-2	500	285.94	1,429	202
Medium and Large 1	575	278.19	1,599	1,591
Large 1	555	252.50	1,401	1thin
Medium 2	453	195.00	883	7thin

One grade step is worth $94.41/cwt here — about $320 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 sale1,972 hd

279.64

—

MT average5 barns · 5,409 hd

283.38

−3.74

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

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,343	17
Steers	Medium 1	—	472	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,381	15
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	558	247.38/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,380	33
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	555	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	269.63/cwt	261.00–282.00	1,567	330
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	258.67/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,617	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,668	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,690	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	486	309.03/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,502	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	277	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	873	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	745	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	429	338.35/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,452	100
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	496	290.61/cwt	280.00–295.50	1,441	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	315	360.21/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,135	9
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	422	302.08/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,275	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	544	269.11/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,464	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	730	233.92/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,708	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	398	363.14/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,445	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	472	296.67/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,400	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	577	248.59/cwt	234.00–254.00	1,434	43
Steers	Medium 2Unweaned	—	453	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	883	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	608	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,490	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	376	346.84/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,304	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	393	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,199	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	513	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	251.52/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,323	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	245.65/cwt	239.00–253.00	1,405	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	240.67/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,550	23
Heifers	Medium 1Full	—	418	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	909	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	524	239.10/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,253	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	274.50/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,290	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	562	246.98/cwt	241.00–253.00	1,388	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	587	232.53/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,365	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	238.57/cwt	227.00–244.00	1,472	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	327	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	474	280.23/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,328	270
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	375	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,095	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	436	264.94/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,155	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	256.50/cwt	249.00–278.00	1,336	106
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	406	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,634	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	703	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	478	261.49/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,250	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	495	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,027	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	602	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,324	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	422	280.89/cwt	277.00–300.00	1,185	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	385	275.88/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,062	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	349	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,117	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	393	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,385	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,590	5
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	495	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	689	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	605	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,500	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	479	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,413	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	265.57/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,631	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	244.81/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,638	243
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	525	245.44/cwt	245.00–245.50	1,289	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	322	287.27/cwt	280.00–290.00	925	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,406	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	290.05/cwt	276.00–296.00	1,560	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	825	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	299.32/cwt	278.00–310.00	1,550	216

How this sale compares

Montana weighted averages

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