Sale reports / Montana / Public Auction Yards / 2019-10-04

Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Fri, Oct 4

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1776

← earliestOct 4Oct 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

688 head

▲ 349 vs last sale 339▲ 688 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 165▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 294 vs last sale 306▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today was the first Friday sale of the fall therefore no comparisons can be made. Demand was mostly moderate to good for all yearlings and calves on offer. Offerings were mostly light. Quality this week was average to attractive for yearlings and mostly attractive for spring born calves. Lightweight calves suitable to run on grass or develop into yearlings sold with the best demand. The stands were mostly full this sale as this was the first Friday special of the fall run. Market activity was moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand as packers showed strong demand for cows for immediate harvest. Slaughter cows and bulls both sold fully steady with Wednesdays test.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.29/cwt on 316 head.

Average price

$152.29

316 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$13.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	641	154.36	990	262
Large 1	704	143.20	1,008	30
Medium and Large 1-2	629	141.04	887	24

One grade step is worth $13.31/cwt here — about $102 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 sale316 hd

152.29

—

MT average4 barns · 590 hd

148.26

+4.02

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	1,927	81.70	1,574	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,378	64.98	896	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,201	61.21	735	26

Every lot

47 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. 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	369	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	720	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	432	178.69/cwt	177.00–180.00	772	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	172.39/cwt	165.00–174.00	810	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	506	165.70/cwt	161.00–167.00	838	32
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	519	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	799	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	548	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	795	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	557	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	824	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	589	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	795	7
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	598	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	834	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	144.70/cwt	141.00–145.50	888	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	665	138.36/cwt	138.00–138.50	920	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	723	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	962	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	798	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,013	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	140.84/cwt	139.50–141.50	1,161	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,244	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	884	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,193	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	143.19/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,296	52
Steers	—	Large 1	1,028	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,306	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,060	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,330	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	386	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	672	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	406	159.40/cwt	159.00–162.50	647	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	440	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	152.58/cwt	144.50–156.50	722	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	475	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	675	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	518	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	707	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	546	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	696	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	133.79/cwt	132.00–135.00	760	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	589	126.22/cwt	125.00–127.00	743	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	642	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	854	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	674	125.01/cwt	124.50–126.50	843	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,091	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,117	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	871	126.52/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,102	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	948	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,197	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	128.36/cwt	125.00–129.50	1,232	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	981	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,162	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,012	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,199	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,662	70.42/cwt	68.50–73.00	1,170	3
Bulls	—	—	2,060	90.78/cwt	87.50–93.00	1,870	3
Bulls	—	—	2,125	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,806	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	955	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	544	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	64.28/cwt	64.00–64.50	751	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	61.13/cwt	53.00–63.50	743	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	65.15/cwt	64.25–68.00	896	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	880	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	533	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,067	74.51/cwt	63.00–78.50	795	11

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 (Fri)

Fri Oct 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 688Last week 339Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 165Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 306Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	798	127.00	127.00
32	—	506	161.00–167.00	165.70
19	—	432	177.00–180.00	178.69
7	—	369	195.00	195.00
63	—	614	141.00–145.50	144.70
43	—	470	165.00–174.00	172.39
11	—	665	138.00–138.50	138.36
6	—	723	133.00	133.00
5	—	557	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	867	143.50	143.50
52	—	905	141.00–144.00	143.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,060	125.50	125.50
3	—	1,028	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	824	139.50–141.50	140.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	548	145.00	145.00
7	—	589	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	519	154.00	154.00
3	—	598	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	884	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	142.00	142.00
2	—	440	147.00	147.00
5	—	589	125.00–127.00	126.22
6	—	546	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	473	144.50–156.50	152.58
16	—	674	124.50–126.50	125.01
10	—	642	133.00	133.00
2	—	518	136.50	136.50
6	—	386	174.00	174.00
9	—	406	159.00–162.50	159.40
15	—	568	132.00–135.00	133.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	859	130.00	130.00
36	—	814	134.00	134.00
51	—	960	125.00–129.50	128.36
10	—	948	126.25	126.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,012	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	981	118.50	118.50
17	—	871	126.00–127.00	126.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,215	53.00–63.50	61.13
2	—	1,168	64.00–64.50	64.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,376	64.25–68.00	65.15
1	—	1,420	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,060	87.50–93.00	90.78
3	—	1,662	68.50–73.00	70.42
2	—	2,125	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	11	—	1,067	63.00–78.50	74.51

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	1	—	860	62.00	62.00

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.