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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Fri, Nov 8

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1776

← Nov 1Nov 8Nov 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,800 head

▲ 894 vs last sale 2,906▲ 3,800 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

158 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 111▲ 158 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

182 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 145▲ 182 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher; steers weighing over 500 lbs sold mostly steady to weak. Heifer calves weighing less than 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, 500-599 lbs heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher; heifers over 600 lbs sold mostly 2.00-3.00 lower. Quality this week was mixed from plain to very attractive. Many long strings of fresh calves were seen this sale as many cattle arrived throughout the morning and over the noon hour. Cattle this sale were very fresh and clean as a result. Buyers showed mostly moderate to good demand for calves this sale. Calves that were preconditioned this fall continue to sell with the best demand. Market activity this week was mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for light offerings. All classes of slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Packers opted to send a larger portion of the cow offering to slaughter again this week. All cows and bulls were very full offering buyers below average weigh up conditions. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Feeding cows were all too lightly tested to develop a full market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Young age cows suitable to re-breed 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 $156.89/cwt on 1,733 head.

Average price

$156.89

1,733 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$24.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.30

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	157.65	882	1,522
Medium and Large 1-2	526	151.60	797	209
Medium and Large 2	610	133.00	811	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.65/cwt here — about $71 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 sale1,733 hd

156.89

—

MT average5 barns · 6,268 hd

157.20

−0.30

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	1,787	68.84	1,230	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,590	61.67	980	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,456	54.83	798	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,258	47.90	602	68

Every lot

67 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	233	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	536	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	313	212.93/cwt	210.00–215.00	666	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	375	194.79/cwt	192.50–205.00	730	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	387	184.07/cwt	180.00–188.00	712	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	424	179.61/cwt	175.00–189.00	762	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	436	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	726	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	464	173.52/cwt	164.00–180.00	805	182
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	484	152.55/cwt	144.50–161.00	738	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	158.68/cwt	152.00–162.00	838	400
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	537	148.53/cwt	143.00–153.00	798	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	150.81/cwt	150.00–153.50	861	201
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	587	147.18/cwt	145.00–148.00	864	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	610	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	811	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	617	149.78/cwt	145.00–152.50	924	457
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	633	143.01/cwt	142.50–143.50	905	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	666	141.98/cwt	137.00–143.00	946	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	677	145.03/cwt	142.50–147.00	982	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	693	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	970	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	716	140.96/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,009	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	771	136.37/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,051	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	780	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,049	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	855	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,133	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,358	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	311	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	505	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	363	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	552	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	373	163.44/cwt	160.00–167.50	610	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	384	154.11/cwt	151.00–158.00	592	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	427	151.04/cwt	148.00–152.00	645	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	436	156.23/cwt	154.00–159.00	681	142
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	486	150.38/cwt	146.00–154.50	731	175
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	487	142.07/cwt	136.00–144.00	692	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	511	123.69/cwt	122.00–125.00	632	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	142.25/cwt	137.00–151.00	740	297
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	534	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	729	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	538	135.91/cwt	133.00–137.00	731	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	137.84/cwt	133.00–143.25	795	142
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	578	130.57/cwt	130.00–131.00	755	7
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	596	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	697	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	606	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	870	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	613	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	794	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	134.50/cwt	133.25–137.50	827	141
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	624	129.27/cwt	128.00–132.50	807	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	673	131.45/cwt	129.50–134.50	885	29
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	681	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	906	36
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	691	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	860	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	703	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	935	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	827	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	1,168	54
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	829	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	658	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	895	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,714	58.28/cwt	52.00–64.00	999	6
Bulls	—	—	1,830	75.17/cwt	70.50–76.50	1,376	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	38.16/cwt	37.00–40.00	441	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,277	49.74/cwt	43.00–52.50	635	52
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,310	53.12/cwt	52.50–55.00	696	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,442	58.22/cwt	58.00–58.50	840	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,444	52.34/cwt	50.50–53.50	756	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	902	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,637	64.83/cwt	64.50–65.00	1,061	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,700	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	1,080	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,387	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,541	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,005	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	553	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,153	48.15/cwt	46.00–50.00	555	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,199	49.57/cwt	46.00–53.50	594	34
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,234	63.96/cwt	60.00–69.00	789	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,388	56.99/cwt	50.50–59.00	791	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,416	58.94/cwt	53.00–66.50	835	24
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,515	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	871	10

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 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,800Last week 2,906Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 111Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 182Last week 145Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	129.50	129.50
7	—	578	130.00–131.00	130.57
10	—	311	162.50	162.50
21	—	384	151.00–158.00	154.11
30	—	427	148.00–152.00	151.04
67	—	487	136.00–144.00	142.07
85	—	538	133.00–137.00	135.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	703	133.00	133.00
297	—	520	137.00–151.00	142.25
175	—	486	146.00–154.50	150.38
142	—	577	133.00–143.25	137.84
142	—	436	154.00–159.00	156.23
141	—	615	133.25–137.50	134.50
54	—	827	141.25	141.25
34	—	373	160.00–167.50	163.44
29	—	673	129.50–134.50	131.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	534	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	363	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	606	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	681	133.00	133.00
18	—	624	128.00–132.50	129.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	596	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	691	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	122.00–125.00	123.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	587	145.00–148.00	147.18
21	—	633	142.50–143.50	143.01
63	—	484	144.50–161.00	152.55
85	—	537	143.00–153.00	148.53
11	—	387	180.00–188.00	184.07
10	—	436	166.50	166.50
8	—	666	137.00–143.00	141.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	313	210.00–215.00	212.93
2	—	233	230.00	230.00
21	—	771	136.00–144.00	136.37
43	—	716	137.00–145.00	140.96
53	—	375	192.50–205.00	194.79
69	—	677	142.50–147.00	145.03
71	—	424	175.00–189.00	179.61
182	—	464	164.00–180.00	173.52
201	—	571	150.00–153.50	150.81
400	—	528	152.00–162.00	158.68
457	—	617	145.00–152.50	149.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	780	134.50	134.50
4	—	693	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	855	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	136.00	136.00
4	—	605	137.00	137.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,387	760.00	760.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,388	50.50–59.00	56.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,416	53.00–66.50	58.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,515	57.50	57.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,234	60.00–69.00	63.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,199	46.00–53.50	49.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	55.00	55.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,153	46.00–50.00	48.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,277	43.00–52.50	49.74
12	—	1,156	37.00–40.00	38.16
4	—	1,310	52.50–55.00	53.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	58.50	58.50
3	—	1,637	64.50–65.00	64.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,444	50.50–53.50	52.34
7	—	1,442	58.00–58.50	58.22
1	—	1,700	63.50	63.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,830	70.50–76.50	75.17
6	—	1,714	52.00–64.00	58.28

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.