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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Fri, Nov 1

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1776

← Oct 25Nov 1Nov 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,906 head

▲ 690 vs last sale 2,216▲ 2,906 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 77▲ 111 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 202 vs last sale 347▲ 145 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

Compared to last Fridays sale: Yearling steers and heifers were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Steer calves weighing less than 400 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed; 400-549 lbs steers sold mostly 4.00-8.00 higher; 550-749 lbs steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 350-499 lbs sold mostly 4.00-8.00 higher; Heifers 500-699 lbs sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Quality today was plain to attractive. Calves were mostly offered in small to medium size packages throughout the day forcing buyers to piece together loads. CME positions showed strong positive gains throughout trading secession. November through April contract closed 1.325-1.775 higher. With higher prices seen on live cattle contracts as well, buyers showed strong demand for heavy weight cattle that can finish against the April live contract. A few offerings of weaned calves are beginning to be marketed. Non commented calves are calves weaned over 45 days. Buyers continue to show good demand for calves with two rounds of vaccinations this sale. Calves with two rounds of vaccinations offered mostly a 8.00-10.00 premium over non preconditioned calves or calves with only spring preconditioning shots. Calves were in mostly light to moderate flesh this week. Market activity this sale was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand. Packers showed mostly light to moderate demand for slaughter cows this week and significantly higher demand than last week. Slaughter cows sold mostly 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeding cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop any market trend.

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 $153.69/cwt on 1,241 head.

Average price

$153.69

1,241 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$355

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$23.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.96

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	431	167.83	723	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	535	160.63	859	149
Medium and Large 1	599	153.23	918	981
Large 1-2	593	145.00	860	19thin
Large 1	746	144.58	1,078	74

One grade step is worth $23.25/cwt here — about −$355 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 sale1,241 hd

153.69

—

MT average5 barns · 5,475 hd

157.65

−3.96

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	—	Low	1,784	67.45	1,204	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,763	57.50	1,014	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,516	51.75	784	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,160	44.61	518	29

Every lot

82 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	340	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	700	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	340	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	655	4
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	350	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	604	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	373	192.97/cwt	189.00–201.00	720	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	383	185.98/cwt	182.00–187.50	712	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	414	186.14/cwt	177.50–194.00	771	35
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	417	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	701	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	430	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	765	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	465	167.48/cwt	153.00–175.00	779	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	167.82/cwt	160.00–177.00	802	54
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	491	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	810	7
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	513	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	805	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	158.38/cwt	153.00–163.00	825	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	530	147.38/cwt	144.00–152.00	781	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	152.03/cwt	150.00–155.25	870	259
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	586	145.94/cwt	142.50–148.50	855	19
Steers	—	Large 1-2Unweaned	593	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	860	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	148.33/cwt	144.50–154.50	917	214
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	667	147.92/cwt	140.50–150.50	987	192
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	696	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,023	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	706	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	981	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	721	145.08/cwt	143.50–147.00	1,046	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,080	30
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	778	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,058	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,145	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	784	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,105	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,187	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,019	132.25/cwt	131.50–134.50	1,348	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	369	167.75/cwt	165.00–170.00	619	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	384	160.90/cwt	159.00–164.00	618	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	414	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	638	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	435	158.00/cwt	155.00–163.50	687	130
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	469	153.55/cwt	145.00–162.00	720	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	532	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	708	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	139.40/cwt	134.50–148.50	743	192
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	566	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	784	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	784	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	574	137.56/cwt	134.00–141.00	790	320
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	585	132.56/cwt	131.00–133.00	775	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	138.02/cwt	134.00–140.00	860	31
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	646	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	908	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	927	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	681	137.36/cwt	134.00–139.00	935	78
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	697	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	906	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	727	133.20/cwt	130.00–135.00	968	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,039	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,088	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,177	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	904	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,189	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,051	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,235	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,053	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,248	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	448	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	750	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	763	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	535	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	797	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	593	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	824	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	632	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	834	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	955	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,203	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,651	62.83/cwt	54.00–70.00	1,037	5
Bulls	—	—	2,118	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,673	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	965	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	434	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	39.54/cwt	38.00–41.00	456	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	44.83/cwt	41.50–47.00	522	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	622	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,443	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	714	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,588	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	858	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,729	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	968	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	1,898	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	1,205	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	703	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	422	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	971	78.09/cwt	71.00–84.00	758	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,040	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	447	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,131	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	633	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,178	62.05/cwt	58.50–72.00	731	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,276	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	632	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,324	41.65/cwt	39.00–46.00	551	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,462	56.88/cwt	49.00–59.00	832	24
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,485	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	817	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,183	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,239	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,265	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	614	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,487	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	11,153	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,494	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	12,101	12

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 Nov 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,906Last week 2,216Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 145Last week 347Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	369	165.00–170.00	167.75
320	—	574	134.00–141.00	137.56
192	—	533	134.50–148.50	139.40
130	—	435	155.00–163.50	158.00
119	—	469	145.00–162.00	153.55
78	—	681	134.00–139.00	137.36
31	—	623	134.00–140.00	138.02
23	—	727	130.00–135.00	133.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	573	136.75	136.75
8	—	869	135.50	135.50
4	—	1,051	117.50	117.50
36	—	674	137.50	137.50
33	—	904	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	585	131.00–133.00	132.56
6	—	414	154.00	154.00
6	—	384	159.00–164.00	160.90
5	—	532	133.00	133.00
1	—	615	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	646	140.50	140.50
15	—	566	138.50	138.50
7	—	697	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	764	136.00	136.00
6	—	850	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,053	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	478	160.00–177.00	167.82
35	—	414	177.50–194.00	186.14
18	—	373	189.00–201.00	192.97
5	—	784	141.00	141.00
1	—	340	206.00	206.00
97	—	521	153.00–163.00	158.38
71	—	721	143.50–147.00	145.08
259	—	572	150.00–155.25	152.03
214	—	618	144.50–154.50	148.33
192	—	667	140.50–150.50	147.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,019	131.50–134.50	132.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	824	144.00	144.00
30	—	727	148.50	148.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	383	182.00–187.50	185.98
5	—	430	178.00	178.00
4	—	706	139.00	139.00
64	—	465	153.00–175.00	167.48
19	—	586	142.50–148.50	145.94
18	—	530	144.00–152.00	147.38
4	—	340	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	491	165.00	165.00
7	—	417	168.00	168.00
4	—	350	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	593	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	696	147.00	147.00
2	—	778	136.00	136.00
2	—	513	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	779	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	632	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	163.00	163.00
5	—	610	140.00	140.00
4	—	535	149.00	149.00
3	—	955	126.00	126.00
3	—	593	139.00	139.00
2	—	448	167.50	167.50

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	18	—	1,178	58.50–72.00	62.05
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	971	71.00–84.00	78.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,462	49.00–59.00	56.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,276	49.50	49.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,485	55.00	55.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	43.00	43.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,131	56.00	56.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	703	60.00	60.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,324	39.00–46.00	41.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,487	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	48.50	48.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,494	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,183	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	38.00–41.00	39.54
1	—	1,270	49.00	49.00
25	—	1,164	41.50–47.00	44.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,898	63.50	63.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,729	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	54.00	54.00
2	—	1,443	49.50	49.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,651	54.00–70.00	62.83
2	—	2,118	79.00	79.00

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.