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Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction (Fri) · Fri, Nov 10

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Feeder Cattle · Billings, Montana · Fri, Nov 10

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1776

← Nov 3Nov 10Nov 17 →

Receipts

3,962 head

▲ 1,682 vs last sale 2,280▲ 781 vs year ago 3,181 · +24.6%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Steers under 500 lbs sold unevenly steady from 10.00 higher to 10.00 lower;500-649 lbs sold mostly steady to weak; steer calves over 650 lbs sold mostly 4.00-8.00 lower. Heifer calves under 450 lbs sold mostly steady to 10.00 lower in a narrow compairson, heifers 500-650 lbs sold mostly 3.00-6.00 lower. Quality this week was mostly average to very attractive and overall much more attractive than last week. Calves were offered in larger packages this week which allowed buyers to start loads and build to them. Demand was mostly moderate to good for heavy offerings. Demand for load lots was mostly good this week as several were seen. Large price spreads were seen today due to a combination of factors including, both vaccination status and package size. A moderate size buyer pool was seen today. Demand did slip later in the sale as buyers filled loads. Weigh up cows and bulls were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Due to the federal holiday weigh up cows and bulls were not reported this sale.

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 $279.64/cwt on 1,972 head.

Average price

$279.64

1,972 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2

$94.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.74

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	416	289.41	1,203	22
Medium 1	486	289.23	1,404	149
Medium and Large 1-2	500	285.94	1,429	202
Medium and Large 1	575	278.19	1,599	1,591
Large 1	555	252.50	1,401	1thin
Medium 2	453	195.00	883	7thin

One grade step is worth $94.41/cwt here — about $320 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 sale1,972 hd

279.64

—

MT average5 barns · 5,409 hd

283.38

−3.74

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

68 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	277	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	873	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	315	360.21/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,135	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	376	346.84/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,304	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	393	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,385	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	393	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,199	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,343	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	398	363.14/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,445	55
Steers

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 10, 2023

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

Receipts 3,962Last week 2,280Year ago 3,181

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	395	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	472	292.50	292.50
15	—	393	352.50	352.50

Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt

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Public Auction Yards

Feeder Cattle · Billings, Montana · Fri, Nov 10

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1776

← Nov 3Nov 10Nov 17 →

Receipts

3,962 head

▲ 1,682 vs last sale 2,280▲ 781 vs year ago 3,181 · +24.6%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $279.64/cwt on 1,972 head.

Average price

$279.64

1,972 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium 2

$94.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.74

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	416	289.41	1,203	22
Medium 1	486	289.23	1,404	149
Medium and Large 1-2	500	285.94	1,429	202
Medium and Large 1	575	278.19	1,599	1,591
Large 1	555	252.50	1,401	1thin
Medium 2	453	195.00	883	7thin

One grade step is worth $94.41/cwt here — about $320 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 sale1,972 hd

279.64

—

MT average5 barns · 5,409 hd

283.38

−3.74

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

68 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	277	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	873	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	315	360.21/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,135	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	376	346.84/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,304	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	393	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,385	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	393	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,199	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,343	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	398	363.14/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,445	55
Steers

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 10, 2023

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

Receipts 3,962Last week 2,280Year ago 3,181

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	395	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	472	292.50	292.50
15	—	393	352.50	352.50

Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt

Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	322	287.27/cwt	280.00–290.00	925	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	327	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	801	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	349	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,117	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	375	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,095	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	385	275.88/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,062	27
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	406	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,121	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1Full	418	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	909	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	422	280.89/cwt	277.00–300.00	1,185	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	436	264.94/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,155	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	274.50/cwt	274.00–275.00	1,290	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	280.23/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,328	270
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	478	261.49/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,250	53
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	495	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,151	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	495	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,027	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1	513	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,241	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	256.50/cwt	249.00–278.00	1,336	106
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	524	239.10/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,253	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	525	245.44/cwt	245.00–245.50	1,289	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	251.52/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,323	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	562	246.98/cwt	241.00–253.00	1,388	139
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	245.65/cwt	239.00–253.00	1,405	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	587	232.53/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,365	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	602	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,324	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	617	238.57/cwt	227.00–244.00	1,472	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	240.67/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,550	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,634	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	689	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,550	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	703	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,540	4

Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1

33	—	558	246.00–251.00	247.38
63	—	496	280.00–295.50	290.61
23	—	422	300.00–307.50	302.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
330	—	581	261.00–282.00	269.63
244	—	625	249.00–265.00	258.67
120	—	486	300.00–327.50	309.03
21	—	315	370.00	370.00
100	—	429	330.00–345.00	338.35
79	—	730	230.00–236.00	233.92
55	—	398	360.00–385.00	363.14
243	—	669	235.00–251.00	244.81
3	—	825	223.00	223.00
216	—	518	278.00–310.00	299.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	526	250.00–252.00	251.52
59	—	572	239.00–253.00	245.65
23	—	644	240.00–244.00	240.67
12	—	470	274.00–275.00	274.50
23	—	660	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	716	233.00	233.00
15	—	775	218.00	218.00
5	—	564	282.00	282.00
28	—	614	265.00–266.00	265.57
7	—	461	305.00	305.00
64	—	538	276.00–296.00	290.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	277	315.00	315.00
2	—	745	216.00	216.00
1	—	485	230.00	230.00
12	—	393	305.00	305.00
2	—	535	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	315	350.00–365.00	360.21
21	—	544	261.00–271.00	269.11
90	—	472	290.00–299.00	296.67
43	—	577	234.00–254.00	248.59
5	—	650	225.00	225.00
13	—	608	245.00	245.00
4	—	376	345.00–347.50	346.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	453	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	320.00	320.00
27	—	605	248.00	248.00
14	—	479	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	235.00–243.00	239.10
4	—	406	276.00	276.00
3	—	495	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	562	241.00–253.00	246.98
38	—	617	227.00–244.00	238.57
270	—	474	260.00–285.00	280.23
33	—	375	292.00	292.00
106	—	521	249.00–278.00	256.50
4	—	703	219.00	219.00
65	—	422	277.00–300.00	280.89
4	—	349	320.00	320.00
5	—	689	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	587	225.00–235.00	232.53
10	—	436	260.00–272.50	264.94
53	—	478	251.00–265.00	261.49
7	—	602	220.00	220.00
27	—	385	270.00–280.00	275.88
60	—	525	245.00–245.50	245.44
7	—	322	280.00–290.00	287.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	245.00	245.00
6	—	495	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	330.00	330.00