Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report, Billings, MT

Billings, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 22, 2023

1,135 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.89/cwt -16.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,197/hd at 516 lb · 30 head

light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $192.86/cwt ≈ $1,209/hd at 627 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.58/cwt -19.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,325/hd at 582 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,135	2,661	1,643
Feeder cattle	242	692	706
Slaughter cattle	705	1,567	644
Replacement cattle	188	402	293

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder Steers and Heifers sold mostly 20.00-30.00 lower on a lighter run. Slaughter Cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower on a lighter run.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	381	5	205.00–260.00	$246.78	$940	—
425–430	428	2	200.00–210.00	$205.03	$878	—
450–490	461	6	150.00–230.00	$195.83	$903	—
555–597	573	12	210.00–216.00	$215.26	$1,233	—
610–639	633	10	212.50–231.00	$216.06	$1,368	—
687	687	16	217.00	$217.00	$1,491	—
730–745	733	11	212.00–225.00	$220.53	$1,616	—
750	750	5	215.00	$215.00	$1,612	—
950	950	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,829	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–273	267	4	245.00–300.00	$273.17	$729	—
325–335	331	5	295.00–320.00	$302.95	$1,003	—
381–390	385	14	250.00–300.00	$283.04	$1,090	—
418–435	428	7	240.00–300.00	$284.49	$1,218	—
465	465	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,302	—
505–535	527	9	224.00–250.00	$235.42	$1,241	—
558–595	565	7	224.00–239.00	$235.73	$1,332	—
620	620	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,426	—
675	675	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,519	—
800–813	809	3	210.00–219.00	$212.97	$1,723	—
1060–1075	1065	3	182.00–190.50	$187.64	$1,998	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	315	3	250.00–255.00	$251.72	$793	—
375–389	387	6	250.00–285.00	$279.34	$1,081	—
400–440	423	9	222.50–264.00	$256.67	$1,086	—
455–495	472	8	217.00–245.00	$236.56	$1,117	—
502–545	516	30	221.00–240.00	$231.89	$1,197	—
550–594	582	17	216.00–252.50	$227.58	$1,325	—
605–628	619	11	185.00–223.00	$218.44	$1,352	—
655–695	682	3	197.50–217.00	$210.75	$1,437	—
715–732	728	10	202.00–215.00	$210.52	$1,533	—
813–835	816	9	182.00–198.00	$193.30	$1,577	-24.70
863	863	7	212.00	$212.00	$1,830	—
903–928	912	9	201.00–207.00	$204.66	$1,866	—
978–995	982	4	154.00–194.00	$183.87	$1,806	-18.54
1160	1160	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,653	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–330	322	3	190.00–265.00	$215.62	$694	—
395	395	1	210.00	$210.00	$830	—
443	443	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,041	—
450–470	460	11	214.00–245.00	$227.61	$1,047	—
518	518	2	233.00	$233.00	$1,207	—
570–587	579	10	194.00–209.00	$199.25	$1,154	—
613–640	627	20	177.50–207.50	$192.86	$1,209	—
650–677	672	8	155.00–177.00	$172.85	$1,162	—
720–749	740	7	162.50–190.00	$172.36	$1,275	—
930	930	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,628	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,147	—
527	527	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,238	—
550	550	3	212.00	$212.00	$1,166	—
620–645	633	2	180.00–185.00	$182.45	$1,155	—
750	750	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,425	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880	880	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,364	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1485	1246	80-85%	17	72.00–81.00	$77.27	$963	—
1140–1620	1258	80-85%	37	79.00–93.00	$82.76	$1,041	—
945–1388	1270	80-85%	20	89.50–110.00	$99.84	$1,268	—
1058–1630	1288	80-85%	252	78.00–96.50	$82.89	$1,068	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840	840	85-90%	2	85.00	$85.00	$714	—
965–1348	1161	85-90%	97	68.00–81.00	$76.69	$890	-20.36
1090–1290	1190	85-90%	2	65.00–66.00	$65.54	$780	-8.23
950–1428	1202	85-90%	31	68.00–78.00	$72.92	$876	-10.14

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1098–1110	1101	75-80%	4	110.00	$110.00	$1,211	—
1167	1167	75-80%	9	110.50	$110.50	$1,290	—
1175–1910	1528	75-80%	19	92.00–103.00	$95.14	$1,454	—
1285–1892	1570	75-80%	21	91.00–100.50	$95.92	$1,506	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1185	1162	5	120.00–122.00	$121.63	$1,413	—
1300–2030	1490	14	79.00–103.00	$90.03	$1,341	—
1115–2255	1671	33	92.00–112.00	$109.27	$1,826	—

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1930	1401	4	123.00–167.50	$141.92	$1,988	—
1440–1920	1662	15	102.50–110.00	$106.28	$1,766	—
1540–1960	1750	2	80.00–89.00	$85.04	$1,488	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–1073	942	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	77	125.00–182.50	$154.85	$1,459
952–1185	1037	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	160.00–194.50	$183.06	$1,898

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
683–793	762	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	130.00–136.00	$131.49	$1,002
890–895	894	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	140.00–162.50	$156.90	$1,403

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
848–1213	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	105.00–132.50	$113.43	$1,123

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1259	1111	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	1,500.00–2,225.00	$2,070.17
1065–1170	1146	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,500.00–1,650.00	$1,537.68
1178	1178	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
1520	1520	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1325	1218	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,275.00	$1,166.79
1228	1228	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.