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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-01

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

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1776

← Feb 26Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,463 head

▼ 1,502 vs last sale 4,965▲ 3,463 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 97▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 114▲ 37 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

This is the first Friday sale of the fall run so no comparisons are available. Demand was mostly moderate with moderate to good demand seen at times, especially on very attractive cattle. Quality this week was average to very attractive. Calves were mostly offered in moderate size packages this sale, however a couple load lots were seen as well. Mostly good demand was seen for feeders under 400 lbs suitable to develop into yearlings. Most cattle on offer were in light flesh as most were straight off the cow and coming out of very dry conditions. Market activity was moderate to active this sale, however a limited number of order buyers were in the seats this sale. Weigh up cows and bulls were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand was moderate to good today as buyers pushed to fill loads from yesterdays sale.

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 $173.40/cwt on 1,641 head.

Average price

$173.40

1,641 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$29.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.66

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	174.44	920	1,376
Medium and Large 1-2	440	169.62	746	213
Medium 1	444	164.43	729	38
Large 1	540	155.00	837	10thin
Medium and Large 2	489	145.00	709	4thin

One grade step is worth $29.44/cwt here — about $211 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 sale1,641 hd

173.40

—

MT average4 barns · 3,711 hd

178.05

−4.66

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	1,852	87.27	1,616	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	82.50	1,308	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,402	68.68	963	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,207	50.75	613	18

Every lot

81 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	274	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	545	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	275	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	328	211.69/cwt	210.00–215.00	694	17
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	335	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	580	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	346	184.60/cwt	184.00–190.00	639	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	375	206.84/cwt	194.00–211.00	776	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	389	183.43/cwt	180.00–190.00	714	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	419	169.87/cwt	164.00–176.00	712	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	193.14/cwt	179.00–199.00	823	199
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	793	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	177.21/cwt	170.00–182.00	829	197
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	468	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	761	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	485	164.53/cwt	161.00–166.00	798	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	489	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	709	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	515	153.61/cwt	152.00–158.50	791	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	517	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	946	177
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	168.57/cwt	161.00–174.00	878	265
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	169.90/cwt	169.00–172.00	917	49
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	159.82/cwt	154.50–168.00	929	164
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	154.32/cwt	151.00–156.50	955	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	667	148.89/cwt	147.00–152.00	993	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,107	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	152.68/cwt	150.50–154.00	1,151	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	844	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,262	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	142.06/cwt	141.50–142.25	1,246	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,258	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	136.75/cwt	136.50–137.00	1,333	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	269	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	444	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	294	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	500	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	323	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	565	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	340	182.70/cwt	180.00–186.00	621	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	377	179.53/cwt	171.00–183.50	677	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	397	156.77/cwt	151.50–161.00	622	45
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	407	148.24/cwt	145.00–151.00	603	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	417	155.25/cwt	151.00–163.00	647	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	422	167.79/cwt	165.00–175.00	708	155
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	452	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	768	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	454	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	686	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	462	147.11/cwt	145.00–149.00	680	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	713	7
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	470	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	700	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	487	159.61/cwt	152.00–162.00	777	418
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	793	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	150.54/cwt	148.00–156.50	795	147
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	785	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	547	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	793	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	572	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	859	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	146.51/cwt	139.00–152.00	842	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	138.49/cwt	136.00–140.50	850	13
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	669	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	963	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	670	138.75/cwt	130.00–139.50	930	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	972	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	713	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	930	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,040	22
Heifers	—	Medium 1Fleshy	774	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	937	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	141.05/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,150	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,241	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	978	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,223	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	322	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	628	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	800	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,843	83.91/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,546	4
Bulls	—	—	1,870	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,758	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	890	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	378	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	56.94/cwt	55.00–59.00	659	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,225	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	655	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,252	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	551	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,267	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	729	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,267	52.11/cwt	47.00–53.50	660	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,332	75.24/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,002	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,406	66.08/cwt	60.00–70.00	929	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,480	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	829	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,490	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,058	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,575	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	811	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,585	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,308	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,039	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	758	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,069	69.03/cwt	60.00–76.00	738	22
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,078	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	765	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,147	54.64/cwt	54.00–55.00	627	3

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 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,463Last week 4,965Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 97Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 114Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	754	150.50–154.00	152.68
42	—	844	149.50	149.50
5	—	925	136.00	136.00
35	—	877	141.50–142.25	142.06
2	—	975	136.50–137.00	136.75
8	—	453	175.00	175.00
49	—	540	169.00–172.00	169.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
177	—	517	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	468	162.50	162.50
7	—	335	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	485	161.00–166.00	164.53
3	—	665	145.00	145.00
39	—	419	164.00–176.00	169.87
73	—	515	152.00–158.50	153.61
33	—	389	180.00–190.00	183.43
13	—	274	199.00	199.00
37	—	346	184.00–190.00	184.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	748	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	489	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	540	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
197	—	468	170.00–182.00	177.21
17	—	328	210.00–215.00	211.69
164	—	581	154.50–168.00	159.82
29	—	667	147.00–152.00	148.89
1	—	275	220.00	220.00
89	—	375	194.00–211.00	206.84
265	—	521	161.00–174.00	168.57
199	—	426	179.00–199.00	193.14
81	—	619	151.00–156.50	154.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	528	148.00–156.50	150.54
13	—	614	136.00–140.50	138.49
5	—	713	130.50	130.50
99	—	575	139.00–152.00	146.51
418	—	487	152.00–162.00	159.61
155	—	422	165.00–175.00	167.79
38	—	340	180.00–186.00	182.70
34	—	377	171.00–183.50	179.53
26	—	670	130.00–139.50	138.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	454	151.00	151.00
24	—	407	145.00–151.00	148.24
7	—	320	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	397	151.50–161.00	156.77
14	—	417	151.00–163.00	155.25
13	—	545	144.00	144.00
20	—	462	145.00–149.00	147.11
13	—	323	175.00	175.00
6	—	294	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	669	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	694	140.00	140.00
13	—	815	139.00–142.00	141.05
22	—	510	155.50	155.50
47	—	930	132.00–135.00	133.47
7	—	469	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	452	170.00	170.00
53	—	572	150.25	150.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	774	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	547	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	978	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	762	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	269	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	470	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	195.00	195.00
11	—	523	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	51.50	51.50
3	—	1,490	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,332	75.00–77.00	75.24
9	—	1,406	60.00–70.00	66.08
2	—	1,480	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	53.50	53.50
3	—	1,267	57.50	57.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	55.00–59.00	56.94
4	—	1,252	44.00	44.00
6	—	1,267	47.00–53.50	52.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	42.50	42.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,870	94.00	94.00
4	—	1,843	81.00–87.00	83.91

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,078	71.00	71.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,069	60.00–76.00	69.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,147	54.00–55.00	54.64
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,039	73.00	73.00

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.