Sale reports / Montana / Public Auction Yards / 2019-06-05

Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Jun 5

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

253 head

▲ 158 vs last sale 95▲ 253 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

210 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 192▲ 210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

771 head

▲ 618 vs last sale 153▲ 771 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 any market trend. Quality this week was mostly plain and offered in small packages or as singles. Ranchers continue to bid on grass cattle this sale. Offerings suitable to run on grass sold on good demand again this week all other weights of feeder cattle sold on light to moderate demand. Offerings were very light. Market activity was slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for heavy offerings. Packers and feeding buyers both showed lighter demand for cows this week as heavy offerings were seen. Packers put mostly high quality, average to high yielding cows on feed this week. Packers also purchased cows for short term feeding as they begin to save cows for the 4th of July holiday week. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower on lean and boning cows, breaking cows were too lightly tested to trend as most of these offerings went to feed. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Weigh up conditions were mostly good for buyers as most cows were offering above average weigh up and significantly better than the last few weeks. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Young age cows sold steady to lower this week as quality was not as attractive. Demand for these offerings was light to moderate.

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 $126.83/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$126.83

68 head · 757 lb average

Value per head Derived

$960

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$355

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

$39.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.52

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	713	139.29	994	14thin
Medium and Large 1	805	130.35	1,050	42
Medium 2	639	100.00	639	12thin

One grade step is worth $39.29/cwt here — about $355 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 sale68 hd

126.83

—

MT average3 barns · 544 hd

150.35

−23.52

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	1,855	85.64	1,588	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	2,045	64.00	1,309	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,435	63.58	913	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,211	60.31	730	105

Every lot

46 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	605	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	914	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	999	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	639	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	639	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	963	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	138.40/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,019	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,060	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	129.70/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,045	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	974	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,081	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	740	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	854	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	146.16/cwt	146.00–147.00	924	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	143.77/cwt	141.00–145.00	955	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	878	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	940	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	963	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	919	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	915	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,047	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	971	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,126	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,064	105.34/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,121	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	76.20/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,227	2
Bulls	—	—	1,826	84.75/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,548	13
Bulls	—	—	1,999	90.70/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,813	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	886	52.42/cwt	50.00–55.00	464	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	56.96/cwt	50.00–62.00	682	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,202	67.57/cwt	66.00–70.00	812	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,243	63.51/cwt	61.50–66.00	789	55
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,272	45.71/cwt	43.00–49.00	581	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,412	64.98/cwt	62.00–66.75	918	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,519	58.60/cwt	55.00–63.00	890	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,045	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,309	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,228	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	13,631	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,279	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	14,517	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,360	1,231.50/cwt	1,135.00–1,300.00	16,748	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows10 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	788	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	690	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	90.91/cwt	80.00–109.00	966	51
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,080	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	680	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,116	76.22/cwt	65.00–102.00	851	70
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,129	56.25/cwt	55.00–59.00	635	31
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	59.45/cwt	59.00–60.00	687	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	755	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,248	62.50/cwt	58.00–68.00	780	140
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,317	67.11/cwt	63.00–72.00	884	51
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	65.91/cwt	61.00–73.00	890	114
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,538	1,334.03/cwt	1,300.00–1,350.00	20,517	6

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 Jun 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 95Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 192Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 771Last week 153Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,360	1,135.00–1,300.00	1,231.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,228	1,110.00	1,110.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,279	1,135.00	1,135.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	87.50	87.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	140	—	1,248	58.00–68.00	62.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	114	—	1,350	61.00–73.00	65.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	51	—	1,317	63.00–72.00	67.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	70	—	1,116	65.00–102.00	76.22
(<2 yrs)	Open	51	—	1,063	80.00–109.00	90.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	59.00–60.00	59.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	64.50	64.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,129	55.00–59.00	56.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	63.00	63.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,538	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,334.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	785	135.00	135.00
7	—	693	139.00	139.00
2	—	605	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	639	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	159.00	159.00
5	—	736	137.00–144.00	138.40
31	—	806	126.00–131.00	129.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	974	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	712	132.00	132.00
5	—	810	113.00	113.00
6	—	632	146.00–147.00	146.16
7	—	783	123.00	123.00
9	—	664	141.00–145.00	143.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	146.00	146.00
3	—	792	116.00	116.00
6	—	593	144.00	144.00
10	—	708	124.00	124.00
2	—	680	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	895	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	971	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,064	100.00–108.00	105.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,202	66.00–70.00	67.57
41	—	1,198	50.00–62.00	56.96
55	—	1,243	61.50–66.00	63.51
2	—	1,272	43.00–49.00	45.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,519	55.00–63.00	58.60
25	—	1,412	62.00–66.75	64.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,045	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	886	50.00–55.00	52.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	74.00–78.00	76.20
13	—	1,826	82.00–88.00	84.75
6	—	1,999	88.00–93.00	90.70

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.