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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Fri, Nov 5

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1776

← Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,087 head

▲ 1,097 vs last sale 1,990▼ 526 vs year ago 3,613 · −14.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

381 head

▲ 93 vs last sale 288▲ 182 vs year ago 199 · +91.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

138 head

▼ 1,063 vs last sale 1,201▼ 2 vs year ago 140 · −1.4%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday: All yearlings were too scarcely tested last week to develop any market trend. Demand for yearlings was mostly moderate. Most yearlings were out of a grow lot this week. Most of these yearling offerings were in moderate to moderate plus flesh and sold with a discount to the yearlings coming off grass. Steer calves under 450 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, 450-599 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, steers over 600 lbs sold mostly steady to 10.00 higher. Quality this week was average to very attractive. Demand was stronger and more consistent today as trucks have started to loosen up. Vaccinations remain vital to getting front end prices this year. Calves with two rounds of vaccinations sold with strong 10.00-12.00 premiums. Price spreads remain large. Market activity this week was moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold steady to weak in a narrow comparison. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. All cows and bulls were packing lots of fill as they sold late in the sale. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady to firm. Bull quality was mostly attractive this sale. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, lower undertones were noticed.

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 $165.49/cwt on 1,358 head.

Average price

$165.49

1,358 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$294

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$25.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.35

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	166.92	951	1,237
Medium 1	554	156.90	870	49
Medium and Large 1-2	527	151.83	800	38
Large 1	881	141.32	1,245	34

One grade step is worth $25.59/cwt here — about −$294 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 sale1,358 hd

165.49

—

MT average3 barns · 3,781 hd

165.85

−0.35

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	1,754	81.88	1,436	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	60.50	911	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,392	55.50	773	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,194	45.68	545	179

Every lot, as filed

89 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	282	211.51/cwt	205.00–225.00	596	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	207.72/cwt	200.00–210.00	667	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	335	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	677	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	355	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	657	3
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	380	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	718	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	194.53/cwt	187.00–200.00	749	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	196.19/cwt	188.00–207.00	844	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	856	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	460	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	768	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	187.25/cwt	183.50–190.00	867	26
Steers	—	Large 1	476	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	759	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	182.95/cwt	167.50–194.00	880	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	165.47/cwt	156.00–169.00	869	69
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	529	148.73/cwt	137.00–155.00	787	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	535	146.77/cwt	140.00–156.00	785	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	799	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	865	32
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	562	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	843	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	157.67/cwt	150.00–168.50	902	426
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	631	161.49/cwt	148.50–166.50	1,019	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	648	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	966	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	671	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	939	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	682	149.53/cwt	144.00–151.50	1,020	126
Steers	—	Medium 1	746	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,015	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	755	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,125	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,252	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,325	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	999	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,229	17
Steers	—	Large 1	1,003	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,454	12
Steers	—	Large 1	1,081	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,411	6
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,152	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,325	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	322	175.40/cwt	171.00–176.00	565	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	565	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	354	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	559	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	375	169.10/cwt	168.00–170.00	634	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	630	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	408	149.28/cwt	142.00–154.00	609	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	416	159.32/cwt	155.00–163.00	663	69
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Unweaned	429	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	592	18
Heifers	—	Medium 1	432	142.13/cwt	140.00–143.00	614	14
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	436	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	661	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1	463	139.74/cwt	137.00–142.00	647	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	746	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	154.78/cwt	149.00–162.00	732	140
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	480	142.56/cwt	140.50–144.00	684	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	145.64/cwt	142.00–149.75	765	169
Heifers	—	Medium 1	529	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	693	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	753	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	569	142.57/cwt	139.50–144.75	811	221
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	808	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	139.22/cwt	134.00–141.50	876	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	656	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	886	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	687	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	900	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	698	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	914	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	944	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	730	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,000	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,081	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	788	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,131	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	137.17/cwt	134.00–140.50	1,197	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	917	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,183	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	134.34/cwt	133.00–134.50	1,233	38
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	383	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	613	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	609	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	639	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	698	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	698	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,143	1
Bulls	—	—	1,802	85.50/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,541	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	922	36.62/cwt	35.50–39.00	338	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	995	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	328	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	36.33/cwt	34.50–38.00	402	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	41.21/cwt	38.00–44.00	466	44
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	46.81/cwt	46.00–47.50	547	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,205	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	705	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,250	44.03/cwt	40.50–46.50	550	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,258	50.01/cwt	47.00–54.00	629	86
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	594	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,377	49.17/cwt	47.00–54.50	677	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,401	61.42/cwt	56.50–65.50	860	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,456	67.37/cwt	65.00–68.00	981	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,505	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	911	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	888	86.75/cwt	70.00–92.00	770	27
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,058	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	661	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,069	62.16/cwt	49.00–76.00	664	27
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	955	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,550	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,450	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,278	51.24/cwt	49.00–52.00	655	16

How this sale compares

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 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,087Last week 1,990Year ago 3,613

Slaughter CattleReceipts 381Last week 288Year ago 199

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 1,201Year ago 140

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	648	149.00	149.00
77	—	390	200.00	200.00
13	—	321	200.00–210.00	207.72
63	—	900	147.25	147.25
26	—	463	183.50–190.00	187.25
32	—	560	154.50	154.50
28	—	805	155.50	155.50
4	—	441	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	999	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,152	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,081	130.50	130.50
12	—	1,003	145.00	145.00
6	—	476	159.50	159.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	155.00	155.00
2	—	555	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	525	156.00–169.00	165.47
27	—	385	187.00–200.00	194.53
7	—	335	202.00	202.00
3	—	282	205.00–225.00	211.51
426	—	572	150.00–168.50	157.67
5	—	755	149.00	149.00
156	—	481	167.50–194.00	182.95
74	—	631	148.50–166.50	161.49
76	—	430	188.00–207.00	196.19
126	—	682	144.00–151.50	149.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	167.00	167.00
3	—	355	185.00	185.00
20	—	535	140.00–156.00	146.77
4	—	671	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	562	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	380	189.00	189.00
18	—	529	137.00–155.00	148.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	746	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	135.00	135.00
169	—	525	142.00–149.75	145.64
140	—	473	149.00–162.00	154.78
20	—	375	168.00–170.00	169.10
221	—	569	139.50–144.75	142.57
18	—	322	171.00–176.00	175.40
69	—	416	155.00–163.00	159.32
121	—	629	134.00–141.50	139.22
1	—	735	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	436	151.50	151.50
35	—	480	140.50–144.00	142.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	760	135.00	135.00
16	—	463	137.00–142.00	139.74
14	—	432	140.00–143.00	142.13
6	—	529	131.00	131.00
21	—	687	131.00	131.00
8	—	730	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	788	143.50	143.50
24	—	917	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	175.00	175.00
3	—	710	133.00	133.00
2	—	698	131.00	131.00
30	—	873	134.00–140.50	137.17
38	—	918	133.00–134.50	134.34
12	—	573	141.00	141.00
10	—	542	139.00	139.00
14	—	469	159.00	159.00
38	—	382	165.00	165.00
14	—	761	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	354	158.00	158.00
11	—	408	142.00–154.00	149.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	429	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	383	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	698	100.00	100.00
5	—	609	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,107	34.50–38.00	36.33
2	—	1,168	46.00–47.50	46.81
44	—	1,130	38.00–44.00	41.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	922	35.50–39.00	36.62
1	—	995	33.00	33.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,401	56.50–65.50	61.42
5	—	1,456	65.00–68.00	67.37
31	—	1,377	47.00–54.50	49.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	60.50	60.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,250	40.50–46.50	44.03
7	—	1,205	58.50	58.50
86	—	1,258	47.00–54.00	50.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,802	80.00–88.00	85.50
1	—	1,610	71.00	71.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	27	—	888	70.00–92.00	86.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,058	62.50	62.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,069	49.00–76.00	62.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	955	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,045	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	16	—	1,278	49.00–52.00	51.24

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.