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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Fri, Oct 6

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1776

← Feb 24Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,390 head

▲ 753 vs last sale 1,637▼ 711 vs year ago 3,101 · −22.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 13▲ 38 vs year ago 58 · +65.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 20 · +100.0%

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 sale was mixed from plain to attractive. Yearlings over 750 lbs sold on lighter demand while lighter weight yearlings sold on moderate to good demand. Buyers showed stronger demand for lightweight yearlings as most of these offerings will finish against the April contract. Calves were mostly offered in moderate size packages this sale and buyers showed good demand on all package sizes as they pieced together offerings. Mostly good demand was seen for feeders under 400 lbs as buyers purchased this weight to develop into yearlings. Demand for heavy weight calves over 675 lbs was also mostly good as most of these offerings were purchased to try to finish against the April live contract. Most calves on offer were in light to moderate flesh, however some heavy weight calves were in moderate plus flesh as grass was very good, especially in higher elevations. 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 light to moderate today as buyers pushed to fill loads from sales held earlier in the week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $250.24/cwt on 1,161 head.

Average price

$250.24

1,161 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$609

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2-3

$45.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.22

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	253.52	1,631	945
Medium 1	551	250.95	1,382	69
Medium and Large 1-2	672	236.93	1,592	100
Large 1	559	228.57	1,278	7thin
Medium 2	671	210.00	1,409	12thin
Medium and Large 2	736	209.00	1,538	4thin
Medium 2-3	491	208.23	1,022	24

One grade step is worth $45.29/cwt here — about $609 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 sale1,161 hd

250.24

—

MT average4 barns · 2,080 hd

252.47

−2.22

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	1,918	111.02	2,130	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,566	103.21	1,616	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,379	97.59	1,345	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,160	91.08	1,057	20

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,096	$1,510	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,265	$1,150	5

Every lot, as filed

87 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 2Unweaned	338	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	642	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	339	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,195	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	342	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,146	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	355	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,287	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	422	301.26/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,271	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	429	326.43/cwt	313.00–337.50	1,400	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	461	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,328	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	302.86/cwt	292.00–320.00	1,439	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	291.56/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,525	208
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	530	280.19/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,485	37
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	551	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,499	7
Steers	—	Medium 2-3	562	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,236	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	568	265.61/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,509	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	585	277.44/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,623	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	601	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,551	7
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	632	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,561	6
Steers	—	Medium 2	635	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,603	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	637	270.30/cwt	268.50–272.00	1,722	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,632	6
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	662	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,582	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	261.23/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,876	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	720	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,879	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	757	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,760	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	761	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,750	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,971	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	814	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,929	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,081	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	225.66/cwt	222.00–229.00	2,049	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,120	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	276	313.11/cwt	312.50–315.00	864	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	391	297.32/cwt	293.00–312.50	1,163	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	288.81/cwt	281.00–295.00	1,251	45
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	441	265.60/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,171	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	275.87/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,319	182
Heifers	—	Medium 2-3	491	208.23/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,022	24
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	265.18/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,387	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	536	251.20/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,346	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	567	254.94/cwt	251.00–259.50	1,446	123
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	252.55/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,548	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	247.69/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,595	13
Heifers	—	Medium 1	647	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,579	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	252.40/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,671	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	671	243.30/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,633	19
Heifers	—	Medium 2	671	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,409	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,722	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	244.34/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,732	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	252.18/cwt	241.00–258.50	1,823	61
Heifers	—	Medium 1	723	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,627	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	736	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,538	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	220.91/cwt	216.00–225.50	1,741	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,884	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	224.97/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,818	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,754	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,743	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	214.04/cwt	213.00–216.50	1,869	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	212.83/cwt	210.00–218.50	1,986	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	957	211.80/cwt	210.00–212.00	2,027	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	964	218.77/cwt	218.00–220.50	2,109	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	203.25/cwt	203.25–203.25	2,114	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,098	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,130	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	399	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,177	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	494	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,319	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	504	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,260	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	720	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,562	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	792	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,822	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,815	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,942	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	113.03/cwt	108.00–118.00	2,227	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	865	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	606	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	895	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	734	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,050	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	966	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	86.52/cwt	82.50–93.00	1,028	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,236	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,248	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,308	104.23/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,363	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,354	91.82/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,243	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,400	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,596	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	90.94/cwt	87.50–95.00	1,280	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,439	98.84/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,422	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,529	109.01/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,667	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,552	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,536	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,818	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,900	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,197	121.81/cwt	117.00–138.00	1,458	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,096	1,509.62/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,510	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,445	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,301	5

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 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,390Last week 1,637Year ago 3,101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 13Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	600	235.00	235.00
3	—	505	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,040	203.25	203.25
95	—	795	237.00	237.00
61	—	723	241.00–258.50	252.18
42	—	933	210.00–218.50	212.83
37	—	808	223.00–230.00	224.97
4	—	1,098	194.00	194.00
15	—	662	250.00–254.00	252.40
90	—	873	213.00–216.50	214.04
10	—	957	210.00–212.00	211.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	441	265.00–268.00	265.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	523	260.00–269.00	265.18
12	—	276	312.50–315.00	313.11
45	—	433	281.00–295.00	288.81
19	—	671	240.00–247.00	243.30
80	—	391	293.00–312.50	297.32
7	—	613	249.00–254.00	252.55
182	—	478	270.00–281.00	275.87
123	—	567	251.00–259.50	254.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	536	250.00–254.00	251.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	964	218.00–220.50	218.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	736	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	678	254.00	254.00
38	—	788	216.00–225.50	220.91
13	—	644	244.00–248.00	247.69
3	—	709	244.00–245.00	244.34
2	—	835	210.00	210.00
3	—	850	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	647	244.00	244.00
11	—	723	225.00	225.00
10	—	785	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	491	201.00–210.00	208.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	671	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	908	222.00–229.00	225.66
6	—	645	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	757	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	914	232.00	232.00
18	—	767	257.00	257.00
4	—	860	242.00	242.00
2	—	718	260.00–262.50	261.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	761	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	338	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	637	268.50–272.00	270.30
115	—	585	275.00–280.00	277.44
2	—	355	362.50	362.50
14	—	720	261.00	261.00
208	—	523	280.00–298.00	291.56
98	—	429	313.00–337.50	326.43
62	—	475	292.00–320.00	302.86
6	—	339	352.50	352.50
7	—	814	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	562	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	422	300.00–303.00	301.26
37	—	530	271.00–281.00	280.19
7	—	601	258.00	258.00
13	—	568	265.00–266.00	265.61
12	—	342	335.00	335.00
27	—	461	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	632	247.00	247.00
7	—	551	272.00	272.00
6	—	662	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	792	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	399	295.00	295.00
6	—	720	217.00	217.00
12	—	494	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	504	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,188	82.50–93.00	86.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,354	86.00–95.00	91.82
8	—	1,308	97.00–108.00	104.23
1	—	1,400	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,236	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,050	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,529	108.00–111.00	109.01
13	—	1,552	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,439	98.00–102.00	98.84
9	—	1,407	87.50–95.00	90.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,818	104.50	104.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	70.00	70.00
1	—	895	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,970	108.00–118.00	113.03
1	—	1,815	107.00	107.00

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	22	—	1,197	117.00–138.00	121.81

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,096	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,509.62
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,265	1,150.00	1,150.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,445	90.00	90.00

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.