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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Fri, Nov 6

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1776

← Oct 30Nov 6Nov 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,613 head

▲ 1,188 vs last sale 2,425▼ 187 vs year ago 3,800 · −4.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

199 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 214▲ 41 vs year ago 158 · +25.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 40▼ 42 vs year ago 182 · −23.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Unweaned steers under 400 lbs were too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however sharply lower undertones were noticed. Feeder steers over 400 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower, except 550-599 lbs steers which sold mostly 2.00 higher. Unweaned heifers under 400 lbs sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher; heifers over 400 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was mostly light to moderate today for moderate to heavy offerings. Quality this sale was mixed from plain to attractive. Calves with 2 rounds of preconditioning shots sold with the best demand. Weaned calves are beginning to be marketed, demand was similar to unweaned calves this sale. Transportation is tight this week and demand lightened as buyers filled trucks. Many continental cross breed cattle sold this sale. Market activity was slow to moderate today. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for light offerings. Slaughter cows sold generally steady to firm as packers attempted to fill loads for the week. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to weak. Cows and bulls offered average to below average weigh up conditions this sale. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed as feeding bull buyers pushed bull prices higher. Young age 2-3 year olds sold mostly 3.00-4.00 lower. Quality was mostly average this week.

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 $152.68/cwt on 1,682 head.

Average price

$152.68

1,682 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$27.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.93

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	414	163.00	675	11thin
Medium and Large 1	548	153.73	843	1,372
Medium and Large 1-2	478	152.65	729	174
Medium 1	544	146.50	797	20
Large 1	622	140.49	874	75
Large 1-2	505	135.50	684	30

One grade step is worth $27.50/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale1,682 hd

152.68

—

MT average5 barns · 6,765 hd

155.61

−2.93

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	1,913	75.12	1,437	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,662	59.34	986	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,375	51.55	709	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,169	45.07	527	70

Every lot

97 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	290	191.20/cwt	185.00–196.00	554	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	328	183.80/cwt	183.00–185.00	603	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	374	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	602	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	389	180.08/cwt	175.00–182.00	701	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	675	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	422	164.35/cwt	154.00–169.00	694	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	174.61/cwt	167.00–182.00	744	161
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	473	155.35/cwt	149.50–157.00	735	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	162.52/cwt	155.00–169.00	774	115
Steers	—	Large 1-2Unweaned	505	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	684	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	777	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	516	144.97/cwt	141.50–148.00	748	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	153.90/cwt	146.00–160.50	814	315
Steers	—	Medium 1	544	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	797	20
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	548	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	808	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	569	148.18/cwt	144.00–150.00	843	332
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	862	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	592	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	781	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	143.25/cwt	133.00–145.00	885	169
Steers	—	Large 1	646	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	859	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	646	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	801	4
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	647	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	896	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	924	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	677	138.43/cwt	132.00–143.00	937	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	718	134.97/cwt	131.50–137.00	969	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	755	138.72/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,047	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,043	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	844	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,173	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	295	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	460	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	428	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	310	157.13/cwt	153.00–159.50	487	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	348	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	494	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	380	153.07/cwt	150.00–156.00	582	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	393	143.07/cwt	140.00–143.50	562	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	148.24/cwt	143.50–152.00	624	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	447	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	639	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	693	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	144.41/cwt	139.50–150.50	690	216
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	487	135.91/cwt	135.00–137.00	662	56
Heifers	—	Medium 1	496	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	697	21
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	513	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	693	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	145.04/cwt	136.75–148.00	750	110
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	137.68/cwt	134.00–144.00	720	125
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	524	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	629	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	537	131.31/cwt	130.00–132.00	705	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	133.47/cwt	126.00–135.25	769	135
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	583	133.12/cwt	132.50–133.25	776	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	637	128.82/cwt	127.00–130.00	821	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	126.72/cwt	126.50–127.00	839	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	726	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	828	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,039	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	131.25/cwt	129.75–133.00	1,143	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,179	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,109	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	997	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,157	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	349	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	524	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	362	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	626	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	152.87/cwt	152.00–153.00	651	73
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	489	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	685	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	145.42/cwt	144.00–146.00	758	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	586	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	774	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	602	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	765	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,330	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	998	1
Bulls	—	—	1,661	76.41/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,269	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,940	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,397	2
Bulls	—	—	2,120	73.35/cwt	72.00–74.50	1,555	2
Bulls	—	—	2,245	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,908	1
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,700	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,890	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	38.95/cwt	35.00–40.00	397	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,124	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	405	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,161	45.83/cwt	43.00–48.50	532	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,199	59.33/cwt	58.00–62.00	711	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,234	49.67/cwt	49.00–50.50	613	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,245	49.30/cwt	46.00–52.00	614	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,273	46.04/cwt	45.00–46.50	586	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,351	52.02/cwt	48.00–58.50	703	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	50.99/cwt	49.00–53.00	713	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	44.68/cwt	44.00–45.00	643	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,458	62.31/cwt	59.00–63.50	908	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,525	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	633	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,660	59.07/cwt	58.00–63.50	981	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,680	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,042	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Non-Legible BANGS	918	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,885	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	993	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,944	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,375	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Non-Legible BANGS	1,040	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,760	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,068	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	513	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,156	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,138	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,223	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,701	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,233	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,864	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,367	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,253	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	938	76.60/cwt	68.00–80.00	719	24
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	986	62.00/cwt	58.00–63.00	611	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,145	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	630	7

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 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,613Last week 2,425Year ago 3,800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 199Last week 214Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 40Year ago 182

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	637	127.00–130.00	128.82
25	—	310	153.00–159.50	157.13
112	—	421	143.50–152.00	148.24
16	—	662	126.50–127.00	126.72
9	—	726	114.00	114.00
216	—	478	139.50–150.50	144.41
135	—	576	126.00–135.25	133.47
31	—	380	150.00–156.00	153.07
125	—	523	134.00–144.00	137.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	997	116.00	116.00
2	—	615	130.00	130.00
110	—	517	136.75–148.00	145.04
15	—	764	136.00	136.00
3	—	932	126.50	126.50
17	—	871	129.75–133.00	131.25
28	—	462	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	513	135.00	135.00
58	—	583	132.50–133.25	133.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	496	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	345	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	537	130.00–132.00	131.31
32	—	447	143.00	143.00
10	—	300	142.50	142.50
56	—	487	135.00–137.00	135.91
10	—	295	156.00	156.00
61	—	393	140.00–143.50	143.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	348	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	990	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	362	173.00	173.00
6	—	602	127.00	127.00
18	—	521	144.00–146.00	145.42
73	—	426	152.00–153.00	152.87
2	—	665	122.00	122.00
22	—	586	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	349	150.00	150.00
6	—	489	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	290	185.00–196.00	191.20
34	—	755	132.00–142.00	138.72
47	—	389	175.00–182.00	180.08
115	—	476	155.00–169.00	162.52
332	—	569	144.00–150.00	148.18
102	—	677	132.00–143.00	138.43
161	—	426	167.00–182.00	174.61
169	—	618	133.00–145.00	143.25
315	—	529	146.00–160.50	153.90
23	—	718	131.50–137.00	134.97
19	—	328	183.00–185.00	183.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	473	149.50–157.00	155.35
12	—	374	161.00	161.00
39	—	422	154.00–169.00	164.35
6	—	592	132.00	132.00
4	—	646	124.00	124.00
60	—	516	141.50–148.00	144.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	508	153.00	153.00
7	—	844	139.00	139.00
10	—	756	138.00	138.00
4	—	655	141.00	141.00
18	—	573	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	505	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	647	138.50	138.50
19	—	548	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	646	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	414	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	544	146.50	146.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	918	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,040	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,156	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,223	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,233	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,367	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	993	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,003	835.00	835.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,068	48.00	48.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	24	—	938	68.00–80.00	76.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	986	58.00–63.00	62.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,145	55.00	55.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,124	36.00	36.00
21	—	1,161	43.00–48.50	45.83
3	—	1,199	58.00–62.00	59.33
20	—	1,245	46.00–52.00	49.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,234	49.00–50.50	49.67
4	—	1,458	59.00–63.50	62.31
23	—	1,351	48.00–58.50	52.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,273	45.00–46.50	46.04
11	—	1,020	35.00–40.00	38.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	62.00	62.00
10	—	1,660	58.00–63.50	59.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	41.50	41.50
3	—	1,440	44.00–45.00	44.68
25	—	1,398	49.00–53.00	50.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,120	72.00–74.50	73.35
1	—	2,245	85.00	85.00
4	—	1,661	75.00–79.00	76.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,940	72.00	72.00
1	—	1,330	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,700	70.00	70.00

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.