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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Fri, Oct 13

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1776

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

862 head

▼ 1,528 vs last sale 2,390▼ 1,643 vs year ago 2,505 · −65.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 96▼ 159 vs year ago 190 · −83.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 40▼ 23 vs year ago 38 · −60.5%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on steer calves under 450 lbs, steer calves over 450 lbs sold with steady to weak undertones; heifer calves under 600 lbs sold with higher undertones, heifer over 600 lbs sold with steady to weak undertones. All yearlings were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Heavy rain fell across much of the region over the last couple days and receipts were very light as a result. Several buyers finished buying loads from Thursdays sale but were reluctant to start additional loads. Demand was good to start the sale but waned as buyers filled loads. Quality was mostly plain to average, with a very limited selection of high quality offerings available to buyers. Most offerings were in very small groups of less than 10 head. Very light weight calves sold on good demand this sale as buyers look for calves suitable to develop into yearlings. Market activity was mostly moderate today. Weigh up cows and bulls sold on light to moderate demand for very light offerings. Not enough cows or bulls sold to develop any accurate market trend.

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 $275.76/cwt on 352 head.

Average price

$275.76

352 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1,080

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$90.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.50

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	404	295.00	1,192	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	509	278.78	1,420	55
Medium and Large 1	598	276.11	1,650	285
Medium 1	725	249.00	1,805	3thin
Large 1	1,108	205.00	2,271	4thin

One grade step is worth $90.00/cwt here — about −$1,080 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 sale352 hd

275.76

—

MT average5 barns · 2,013 hd

298.26

−22.50

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	1,468	102.00	1,497	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	108.00	1,760	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,410	98.18	1,384	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,218	85.49	1,041	10

Every lot, as filed

58 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	348	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,235	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	385	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,309	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	404	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,192	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	415	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,411	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	478	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,362	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	294.44/cwt	291.00–310.00	1,422	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	519	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,360	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	290.34/cwt	282.00–294.00	1,516	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	566	277.23/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,569	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	585	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,503	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	265.50/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,625	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	678	259.68/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,761	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	702	254.11/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,784	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,893	10
Steers	—	Medium 1	725	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,805	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,963	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	766	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,846	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	851	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,042	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	894	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,047	4
Steers	—	Large 1	1,108	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,271	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Unweaned	428	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	867	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	429	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,180	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,045	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	463	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,088	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	482	255.03/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,229	13
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	499	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,412	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	532	256.57/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,365	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	267.62/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,426	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	262.62/cwt	254.00–269.00	1,458	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	249.83/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,549	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	243.42/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,611	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,570	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	678	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,509	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	235.44/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,789	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	231.35/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,802	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,892	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	223.14/cwt	218.00–226.50	1,928	21
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 1Full	472	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	991	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	2
Bulls	—	Medium 1Unweaned	561	223.18/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,252	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,436	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	858	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,802	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,136	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,897	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,708	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,468	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,497	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	644	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	87.30/cwt	85.50–91.00	1,069	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,345	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,264	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,380	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,525	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,384	100.38/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,389	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,365	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,465	91.37/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,339	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,760	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,213	114.45/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,388	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,723	1

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 862Last week 2,390Year ago 2,505

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 96Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 40Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	490	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	222.50	222.50
19	—	429	275.00	275.00
34	—	532	252.00–260.00	256.57
13	—	482	253.00–260.00	255.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	310.00	310.00
22	—	533	260.00–275.00	267.62
7	—	555	254.00–269.00	262.62
4	—	499	283.00	283.00
4	—	668	235.00	235.00
42	—	620	243.00–255.00	249.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	826	229.00	229.00
23	—	760	235.00–237.00	235.44
21	—	864	218.00–226.50	223.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	662	239.00–245.00	243.42
15	—	779	230.00–234.00	231.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,108	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	766	241.00	241.00
52	—	678	251.00–265.00	259.68
75	—	522	282.00–294.00	290.34
11	—	702	250.00–259.00	254.11
2	—	348	355.00	355.00
66	—	612	258.00–275.00	265.50
19	—	483	291.00–310.00	294.44
17	—	415	340.00	340.00
13	—	566	276.00–278.00	277.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	717	264.00	264.00
6	—	851	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	340.00	340.00
12	—	519	262.00	262.00
22	—	478	285.00	285.00
2	—	300	350.00	350.00
13	—	585	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	404	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	894	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	260.00	260.00
5	—	630	228.00	228.00
2	—	858	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	561	222.50–225.00	223.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	472	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,136	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	96.50	96.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	62.50	62.50
8	—	1,225	85.50–91.00	87.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,465	89.00–96.00	91.37
1	—	1,380	110.50	110.50
6	—	1,384	97.00–107.00	100.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	102.00	102.00

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	8	—	1,213	110.00–130.00	114.45
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	130.00	130.00

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.