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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Fri, Nov 12

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1776

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,119 head

▲ 1,032 vs last sale 3,087▲ 774 vs year ago 3,345 · +23.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

234 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 381▲ 103 vs year ago 131 · +78.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 138▲ 122 vs year ago 35 · +348.6%

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. Steer calves under 450 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 lower, 450-599 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher, steers over 600 lbs sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher, heifers over 500lbs sold 4.00-6.00 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 demand. 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 and feeding cows sold steady to weak in a narrow comparison. 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 average this sale. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, firm 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 $163.83/cwt on 2,109 head.

Average price

$163.83

2,109 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$41.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.87

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	166.99	932	1,509
Medium 1	471	163.04	768	60
Medium and Large 1-2	473	155.68	736	529
Large 1	461	125.91	580	11thin

One grade step is worth $41.08/cwt here — about $352 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 sale2,109 hd

163.83

—

MT average5 barns · 5,592 hd

170.70

−6.87

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	1,339	85.58	1,146	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,623	52.50	852	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,421	51.31	729	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,230	40.82	502	98

Every lot, as filed

96 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	258	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	497	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	342	196.45/cwt	195.00–202.50	672	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	190.59/cwt	185.00–201.00	656	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	346	172.30/cwt	170.00–174.00	596	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	384	188.59/cwt	180.00–215.00	724	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	393	162.44/cwt	161.00–167.50	638	18
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	6
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	413	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	737	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	423	164.32/cwt	147.00–177.50	695	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	197.38/cwt	188.00–198.00	843	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	192.60/cwt	180.00–206.00	828	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	440	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	664	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	703	263
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	476	156.26/cwt	145.00–161.00	744	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	183.55/cwt	173.00–196.00	876	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	482	156.92/cwt	148.00–166.00	756	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	848	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	832	8
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	511	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	772	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	785	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	169.91/cwt	165.00–171.00	887	190
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	522	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	632	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	527	150.08/cwt	141.00–157.00	791	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	529	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	767	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	566	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	798	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	569	161.37/cwt	151.00–166.50	918	370
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	572	146.53/cwt	134.00–155.00	838	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	852	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	158.71/cwt	156.00–160.00	930	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	610	137.28/cwt	132.50–151.00	837	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	158.55/cwt	151.00–164.50	970	106
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	616	133.40/cwt	133.00–135.00	822	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	156.20/cwt	150.50–162.00	972	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	629	151.66/cwt	151.00–153.00	954	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	666	151.47/cwt	145.00–159.50	1,009	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	935	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	155.54/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,056	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	711	157.99/cwt	153.00–159.50	1,123	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	147.30/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,066	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	764	154.42/cwt	146.00–163.00	1,180	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,213	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,213	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	902	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,358	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	279	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	449	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	290	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	423	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	301	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	530	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	319	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	447	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	337	168.69/cwt	165.00–183.00	568	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	529	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	171.12/cwt	160.00–175.00	654	101
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	388	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	582	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	395	170.25/cwt	159.00–175.50	672	53
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	396	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	602	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	163.29/cwt	150.00–168.50	687	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	422	142.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	602	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	163.55/cwt	145.00–164.50	718	62
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	479	139.87/cwt	131.50–148.00	670	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	482	135.07/cwt	133.00–142.00	651	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	154.41/cwt	147.00–156.00	747	282
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	492	128.81/cwt	122.50–135.00	634	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	705	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	680	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	509	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	697	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	509	131.86/cwt	127.00–139.00	671	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	511	149.36/cwt	142.00–156.00	763	277
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	517	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	721	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	142.78/cwt	140.00–144.50	760	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	551	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	749	7
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	562	143.44/cwt	139.00–144.00	806	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	146.30/cwt	140.00–156.00	850	169
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	581	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	790	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	142.64/cwt	141.00–145.00	843	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	139.19/cwt	136.00–140.25	866	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	670	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	945	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	733	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,100	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,011	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	817	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,176	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	160.49/cwt	141.00–169.00	751	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	878	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,203	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,220	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,098	7
Bulls	—	—	1,755	70.10/cwt	67.50–74.50	1,230	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	925	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	537	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	44.83/cwt	41.00–46.00	530	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,183	34.15/cwt	30.00–35.50	404	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	32.32/cwt	29.00–33.00	392	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,250	40.74/cwt	38.00–43.00	509	50
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,255	37.63/cwt	34.00–40.50	472	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,260	46.24/cwt	45.00–51.00	583	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,414	45.59/cwt	37.00–47.00	645	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,430	58.47/cwt	56.00–60.00	836	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	852	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	812	96.13/cwt	75.00–98.50	781	61
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	74.88/cwt	70.00–80.00	749	2

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,119Last week 3,087Year ago 3,345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 234Last week 381Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 157Last week 138Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	806	150.50	150.50
87	—	679	152.00–160.00	155.54
4	—	785	154.50	154.50
33	—	586	156.00–160.00	158.71
34	—	427	188.00–198.00	197.38
45	—	490	173.00	173.00
6	—	724	142.00–150.00	147.30
53	—	344	185.00–201.00	190.59
14	—	902	150.50	150.50
106	—	612	151.00–164.50	158.55
8	—	509	163.50	163.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	482	148.00–166.00	156.92
32	—	527	141.00–157.00	150.08
7	—	346	170.00–174.00	172.30
22	—	610	132.50–151.00	137.28
18	—	393	161.00–167.50	162.44
21	—	423	147.00–177.50	164.32
25	—	572	134.00–155.00	146.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	148.00–149.00	148.50
263	—	448	157.00	157.00
6	—	513	153.00	153.00
2	—	673	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	121.00	121.00
6	—	410	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	566	141.00	141.00
7	—	529	145.00	145.00
4	—	440	151.00	151.00
12	—	629	151.00–153.00	151.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	764	146.00–163.00	154.42
108	—	430	180.00–206.00	192.60
190	—	522	165.00–171.00	169.91
111	—	477	173.00–196.00	183.55
27	—	384	180.00–215.00	188.59
370	—	569	151.00–166.50	161.37
22	—	711	153.00–159.50	157.99
129	—	622	150.50–162.00	156.20
70	—	666	145.00–159.50	151.47
10	—	342	195.00–202.50	196.45
3	—	258	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	413	178.50	178.50
14	—	476	145.00–161.00	156.26
10	—	616	133.00–135.00	133.40
6	—	511	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	492	122.50–135.00	128.81
9	—	562	139.00–144.00	143.44
3	—	440	150.00	150.00
4	—	396	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	382	160.00–175.00	171.12
85	—	591	141.00–145.00	142.64
53	—	532	140.00–144.50	142.78
12	—	493	143.00	143.00
2	—	778	130.00	130.00
62	—	439	145.00–164.50	163.55
28	—	301	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	509	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	136.00	136.00
4	—	388	150.00	150.00
27	—	517	139.50	139.50
9	—	479	131.50–148.00	139.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	140.00	140.00
6	—	493	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
277	—	511	142.00–156.00	149.36
53	—	395	159.00–175.50	170.25
64	—	622	136.00–140.25	139.19
78	—	421	150.00–168.50	163.29
282	—	484	147.00–156.00	154.41
50	—	733	150.00	150.00
4	—	279	161.00	161.00
53	—	337	165.00–183.00	168.69
4	—	670	141.00	141.00
169	—	581	140.00–156.00	146.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	127.00–139.00	131.86
10	—	290	146.00	146.00
8	—	319	140.00	140.00
12	—	422	140.00–145.00	142.60
20	—	482	133.00–142.00	135.07
7	—	551	136.00	136.00
3	—	390	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	817	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	615	135.00	135.00
31	—	468	141.00–169.00	160.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,182	41.00–46.00	44.83
6	—	1,214	29.00–33.00	32.32
6	—	1,255	34.00–40.50	37.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,623	52.50	52.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,414	37.00–47.00	45.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,260	45.00–51.00	46.24
11	—	1,183	30.00–35.50	34.15
50	—	1,250	38.00–43.00	40.74
2	—	925	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,430	56.00–60.00	58.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	67.50–74.50	70.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,220	90.00	90.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	70.00–80.00	74.88
(<2 yrs)	Open	61	—	812	75.00–98.50	96.13

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.