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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Billings, Montana · Fri, Dec 10

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1776

← Dec 3Dec 10Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,028 head

▼ 2,054 vs last sale 3,082▼ 932 vs year ago 1,960 · −47.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

250 head

▲ 217 vs last sale 33▼ 83 vs year ago 333 · −24.9%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers traded 3.00-5.00 lower, while heifers traded 6.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls had no test. Demand was good with quality mostly long weaned (30 plus days) vaccinated feeders.

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 $165.35/cwt on 421 head.

Average price

$165.35

421 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$403

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$25.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.94

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	556	171.11	952	9thin
Medium and Large 1	621	166.61	1,034	374
Medium and Large 1-2	645	152.54	984	33
Medium and Large 2	377	145.50	549	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.61/cwt here — about $403 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 sale421 hd

165.35

—

MT average4 barns · 2,459 hd

187.29

−21.94

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	1,686	73.64	1,242	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	71.29	1,086	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	66.44	766	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,181	42.30	500	126

Every lot, as filed

70 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	462	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	706	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	199.90/cwt	195.00–205.00	756	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	207.19/cwt	190.00–214.00	860	15
Steers	—	Large 1	443	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	842	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	187.21/cwt	182.50–188.00	857	23
Steers	—	Large 1	487	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	877	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	842	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	173.92/cwt	170.00–180.00	918	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	170.42/cwt	163.00–177.50	973	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	152.09/cwt	142.50–156.00	875	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	158.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	997	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	161.09/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,021	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	873	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	653	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,048	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	966	5
Steers	—	Large 1	665	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,031	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	162.08/cwt	158.00–165.50	1,081	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	157.28/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,145	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,126	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	148.08/cwt	140.00–154.50	1,136	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,094	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,048	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,341	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	449	12
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	353	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	498	2
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	432	136.40/cwt	135.00–137.50	589	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	700	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	3
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	483	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	744	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	805	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	512	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	783	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	153.59/cwt	150.00–160.00	789	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	134.03/cwt	130.00–136.00	700	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	640	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	158.83/cwt	152.00–164.50	916	34
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	591	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	821	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	604	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	915	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	143.23/cwt	135.00–145.00	888	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	147.34/cwt	143.00–154.00	939	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	923	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,025	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	131.00/cwt	130.00–133.00	933	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	145.22/cwt	145.00–145.50	1,054	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,018	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	139.44/cwt	124.00–147.00	1,129	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,189	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	887	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	905	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,327	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,287	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	441	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	783	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	838	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	784	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	616	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	856	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	977	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	721	133.63/cwt	130.00–136.00	963	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	756	129.29/cwt	127.50–130.00	977	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	900	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	909	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,285	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	810	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	73.70/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,234	9
Bulls	—	—	2,138	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,796	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	916	82.29/cwt	65.00–98.00	754	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	36.51/cwt	34.00–38.50	405	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	43.80/cwt	38.00–47.00	526	100
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	59.35/cwt	56.00–64.00	736	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	53.42/cwt	51.00–55.00	735	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	71.29/cwt	66.00–77.50	1,086	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 Dec 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,028Last week 3,082Year ago 1,960

Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 33Year ago 333

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	850	150.00	150.00
43	—	728	149.00–161.00	157.28
2	—	1,048	128.00	128.00
1	—	340	207.50	207.50
4	—	378	195.00–205.00	199.90
13	—	528	170.00–180.00	173.92
15	—	415	190.00–214.00	207.19
6	—	753	149.50	149.50
72	—	667	158.00–165.50	162.08
77	—	571	163.00–177.50	170.42
77	—	634	160.00–163.00	161.09
23	—	458	182.50–188.00	187.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	653	160.50	160.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	142.50–156.00	152.09
9	—	767	140.00–154.50	148.08
6	—	518	160.00–165.00	162.57
5	—	631	150.00–160.00	158.04
5	—	653	148.00	148.00
1	—	835	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	190.00	190.00
3	—	487	180.00	180.00
4	—	665	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	147.50	147.50
1	—	635	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	122.00	122.00
4	—	491	164.00	164.00
56	—	637	143.00–154.00	147.34
34	—	577	152.00–164.50	158.83
20	—	810	124.00–147.00	139.44
31	—	514	150.00–160.00	153.59
7	—	726	145.00–145.50	145.22
3	—	445	165.00	165.00
2	—	868	137.00	137.00
17	—	915	145.00	145.00
10	—	670	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	141.00	141.00
4	—	591	139.00	139.00
3	—	483	154.00	154.00
7	—	432	135.00–137.50	136.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	604	151.50	151.50
9	—	512	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	887	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	321	140.00	140.00
12	—	522	130.00–136.00	134.03
3	—	712	130.00–133.00	131.00
2	—	440	159.00	159.00
7	—	659	140.00	140.00
75	—	620	135.00–145.00	143.23
1	—	760	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
2	—	490	150.00	150.00
4	—	693	141.00	141.00
1	—	570	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	101.00	101.00
1	—	470	170.00	170.00
2	—	555	151.00	151.00
5	—	441	177.50	177.50
5	—	616	139.00	139.00
7	—	756	127.50–130.00	129.29
13	—	721	130.00–136.00	133.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,109	34.00–38.50	36.51
100	—	1,200	38.00–47.00	43.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	66.00–77.50	71.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,375	51.00–55.00	53.42
35	—	1,240	56.00–64.00	59.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	916	65.00–98.00	82.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,138	84.00	84.00
9	—	1,675	72.00–78.00	73.70
2	—	1,285	63.00	63.00

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.