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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Fri, Oct 21

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1776

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,098 head

▼ 407 vs last sale 2,505▼ 3,206 vs year ago 5,304 · −60.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

223 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 190▼ 49 vs year ago 272 · −18.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

118 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 38▲ 38 vs year ago 80 · +47.5%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 550 lbs sold mostly 10.00-15.00 higher, steer calves over 550 lbs sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers under 450 lbs sold generally steady, heifer calves over 450 lbs sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Yearlings of both sexes were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand today was mostly moderate to good for moderate offerings. Quality today was mostly attractive. Todays sale featured preconditioned calves and the majority of calves had both spring and preconditioning shots. The best demand remains for cattle suitable to develop into yearlings, and buyers purchased steers up to 575 lbs and heifers up to 525 lbs for that purpose. The cattle on feed report added some fuel to todays market as it showed cattle on feed down 1%, placements down 1% and cattle marketed up 1% from last year. Market activity was mostly active this sale as a good crowd of buyers was on hand rapidly bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for light offerings. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average this sale as many cows were pushing heavy amounts of fill. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-5.00 lower on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows sold generally steady to weak. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however higher 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 $200.77/cwt on 974 head.

Average price

$200.77

974 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,136

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$10.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.25

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	200.89	1,141	918
Medium and Large 1-2	528	199.99	1,057	50
Large 1	554	190.00	1,052	6thin

One grade step is worth $10.89/cwt here — about $89 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 sale974 hd

200.77

—

MT average5 barns · 3,731 hd

205.03

−4.25

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	1,642	84.09	1,381	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,554	74.73	1,161	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,403	62.82	881	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,207	56.85	686	141

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,118	$1,175	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,326	$1,150	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,236	$1,060	18

Every lot, as filed

67 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	335	261.46/cwt	247.50–271.00	876	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	346	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	848	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	387	255.39/cwt	248.00–260.00	988	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	420	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	893	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	439	240.22/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,055	46
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	450	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	968	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	460	230.92/cwt	226.00–244.00	1,062	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	481	203.27/cwt	197.00–211.50	978	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	210.45/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,105	213
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	548	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,017	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	194.29/cwt	185.00–201.50	1,111	293
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	188.71/cwt	175.00–194.00	1,166	181
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,191	17
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	657	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,084	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	663	179.84/cwt	174.00–182.00	1,192	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	171.38/cwt	171.00–172.00	1,236	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	740	176.81/cwt	173.00–178.50	1,308	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	758	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,281	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	891	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,595	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	939	159.72/cwt	158.50–166.00	1,500	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	286	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	644	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	339	200.28/cwt	191.00–206.00	679	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	340	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	721	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	374	214.59/cwt	208.00–218.00	803	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	200.79/cwt	194.00–214.00	855	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	438	188.05/cwt	185.50–191.00	824	17
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	453	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	702	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	469	191.93/cwt	186.50–205.00	900	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	179.52/cwt	170.00–186.00	941	196
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	532	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	888	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	541	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	925	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	560	178.61/cwt	167.00–185.75	1,000	103
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	577	156.46/cwt	145.00–162.50	903	24
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	593	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	895	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	170.44/cwt	164.00–172.50	1,060	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	660	164.78/cwt	161.00–168.50	1,088	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	710	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,154	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	996	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,494	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	326	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	734	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	340	233.73/cwt	232.50–235.00	795	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	390	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	946	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	432	231.35/cwt	225.00–236.00	999	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	503	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,011	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	564	151.70/cwt	151.00–154.00	856	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	586	173.88/cwt	163.00–176.00	1,019	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	699	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,090	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	702	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,102	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	752	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,248	32
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,280	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	922	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	90.14/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,643	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	880	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	484	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	508	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,209	59.66/cwt	52.00–61.50	721	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	55.69/cwt	50.00–61.00	677	73
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,266	68.71/cwt	65.50–72.50	870	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	63.71/cwt	61.50–66.00	809	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,313	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	827	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,409	57.96/cwt	56.00–63.00	817	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,438	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,093	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,442	71.23/cwt	69.50–72.00	1,027	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	74.50/cwt	70.00–76.50	1,173	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	964	110.15/cwt	91.00–125.00	1,062	40
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	725	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,112	82.34/cwt	74.00–94.00	916	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,236	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,326	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	22

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 Oct 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,098Last week 2,505Year ago 5,304

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 190Year ago 272

Replacement CattleReceipts 118Last week 38Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	548	185.50	185.50
30	—	481	197.00–211.50	203.27
4	—	346	245.00	245.00
4	—	420	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	625	190.50	190.50
13	—	721	171.00–172.00	171.38
9	—	891	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	740	173.00–178.50	176.81
181	—	618	175.00–194.00	188.71
293	—	572	185.00–201.50	194.29
213	—	525	200.00–226.00	210.45
5	—	758	169.00	169.00
55	—	460	226.00–244.00	230.92
52	—	663	174.00–182.00	179.84
9	—	335	247.50–271.00	261.46
9	—	387	248.00–260.00	255.39
46	—	439	230.00–249.00	240.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	939	158.50–166.00	159.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	165.00	165.00
3	—	450	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	560	167.00–185.75	178.61
42	—	622	164.00–172.50	170.44
5	—	286	225.00	225.00
196	—	524	170.00–186.00	179.52
109	—	469	186.50–205.00	191.93
53	—	426	194.00–214.00	200.79
24	—	660	161.00–168.50	164.78
12	—	340	212.00	212.00
41	—	374	208.00–218.00	214.59
9	—	710	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	339	191.00–206.00	200.28
7	—	541	171.00	171.00
17	—	438	185.50–191.00	188.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	577	145.00–162.50	156.46
8	—	453	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	996	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	593	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	586	163.00–176.00	173.88
1	—	390	242.50	242.50
7	—	699	156.00	156.00
3	—	702	157.00	157.00
2	—	340	232.50–235.00	233.73
9	—	432	225.00–236.00	231.35
3	—	503	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	752	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	564	151.00–154.00	151.70
4	—	326	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,575	70.00–76.50	74.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,409	56.00–63.00	57.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,270	61.50–66.00	63.71
23	—	1,104	46.00	46.00
73	—	1,215	50.00–61.00	55.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,266	65.50–72.50	68.71
10	—	1,209	52.00–61.50	59.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,442	69.50–72.00	71.23
11	—	1,313	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,823	87.00–93.00	90.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	72.00	72.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	70.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	40	—	964	91.00–125.00	110.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,112	74.00–94.00	82.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,326	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,236	1,060.00	1,060.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,118	1,175.00	1,175.00

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.