Sale reports / Montana / Public Auction Yards / 2019-05-29

Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, May 29

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← May 22May 29Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 111▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

192 head

▲ 130 vs last sale 62▲ 192 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

153 head

▼ 123 vs last sale 276▲ 153 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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. Rain and flooded creeks kept receipts light again this week on all offerings. Demand for feeders was light to moderate on very light offerings. Market activity was slow. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand. Demand started the sale light however very quickly improved as offerings were light. Packers passed on many cows early in the morning allowing feeding buyers to purchase the majority of cows to feed, however by late morning packers were back in the market pushing to own the majority of the cows. This forced feeders mostly out of the market as cow prices improved 3.00-4.00 during the sale. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Feeding cows sold unevenly steady from 3.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady, however bulls were pushing excess fill again this week. Young age cows sold with steady to higher undertones in a narrow comparison. Demand for re-breeding cows helped push this market higher. Quality was average to attractive.

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 $131.79/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$131.79

37 head · 811 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$248

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

$29.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.79

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	726	137.14	996	29
Large 1	1,098	115.00	1,263	5thin
Large 1-2	1,152	108.00	1,244	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.14/cwt here — about −$248 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 sale37 hd

131.79

—

MT average3 barns · 94 hd

143.58

−11.79

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	—	High	1,766	83.23	1,470	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,659	67.71	1,123	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,429	65.93	942	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,250	63.47	793	93

Every lot

37 lots · USDA AMS · Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Wed)

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	867	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	990	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	133.60/cwt	128.00–139.00	953	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	769	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	977	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	866	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,022	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,164	2
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,098	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,263	5
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,152	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,244	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	140.84/cwt	140.00–143.00	724	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	129.20/cwt	129.00–130.00	813	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	113.37/cwt	113.00–114.00	914	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	910	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,030	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	999	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,140	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,151	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,714	78.39/cwt	71.00–82.00	1,344	12
Bulls	—	—	1,746	86.04/cwt	83.00–88.50	1,502	10
Bulls	—	—	2,043	93.25/cwt	91.50–95.50	1,905	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	940	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	602	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	965	57.59/cwt	54.00–61.00	556	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,219	59.43/cwt	54.00–62.50	724	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,238	71.83/cwt	70.00–72.50	889	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,286	64.73/cwt	63.00–68.00	832	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	65.82/cwt	64.00–67.50	921	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,451	70.40/cwt	69.00–74.00	1,022	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,484	60.77/cwt	58.00–63.00	902	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	65.60/cwt	62.00–67.00	1,040	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,703	68.97/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,175	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	778	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	975	100.27/cwt	82.00–117.00	978	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	670	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,099	56.83/cwt	56.00–58.00	625	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	74.70/cwt	65.00–84.00	885	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	61.70/cwt	61.00–62.00	795	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,319	63.76/cwt	60.00–66.00	841	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,441	66.25/cwt	63.00–69.00	955	27
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,458	68.17/cwt	64.00–71.00	994	18

This sale against other markets

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 (Wed)

Wed May 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 111Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 153Last week 276Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,098	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	769	127.00	127.00
6	—	866	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,152	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	128.00–139.00	133.60
2	—	978	119.00	119.00
6	—	552	157.00	157.00
9	—	678	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	806	113.00–114.00	113.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	128.00	128.00
7	—	514	140.00–143.00	140.84
10	—	629	129.00–130.00	129.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,043	91.50–95.50	93.25
10	—	1,746	83.00–88.50	86.04
12	—	1,714	71.00–82.00	78.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,286	63.00–68.00	64.73
8	—	1,238	70.00–72.50	71.83
30	—	1,219	54.00–62.50	59.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,703	68.00–70.00	68.97
3	—	1,585	62.00–67.00	65.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,400	64.00–67.50	65.82
9	—	1,484	58.00–63.00	60.77
11	—	1,451	69.00–74.00	70.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	54.00–61.00	57.59
1	—	940	64.00	64.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	23	—	975	82.00–117.00	100.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,185	65.00–84.00	74.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,319	60.00–66.00	63.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,441	63.00–69.00	66.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,458	64.00–71.00	68.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,099	56.00–58.00	56.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,288	61.00–62.00	61.70
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	855	91.00	91.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	65.00	65.00

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.