Sale reports / Montana / Public Auction Yards / 2019-06-26

Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Jun 26

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

406 head

▲ 153 vs last sale 253▲ 406 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

245 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 210▲ 245 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,470 head

▲ 699 vs last sale 771▲ 1,470 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported sale(6-5-19): All feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend. Feeder cattle supplies continue to be light as most ranchers have already turned out for summer. Demand for feeders was light on very light offerings. Market activity was slow. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for heavy offerings. Packers showed mostly moderate demand for both cows for immediate harvest as well as cows to put on feed. Cow quality this week was mostly attractive, with many long strings of cows off reputation ranches. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower on boning and lean cows, breaking cows were too lightly tested to trend, as most sold to feed. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady on a very attractive offering. Young age cows less than 4 years old sold steady to 5.00 lower. Quality was not as attractive this week. Offerings destined to feed sold lower as CME positions have inched lower over the past 3 weeks. Demand for high quality cows suitable to re-breed remains good and these offerings sold steady with the last reported 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 $145.92/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$145.92

152 head · 702 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$202

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$29.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.51

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	150.21	994	118
Medium and Large 1-2	703	140.52	988	18thin
Large 1	995	120.31	1,197	16thin

One grade step is worth $29.90/cwt here — about −$202 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 sale152 hd

145.92

—

MT average2 barns · 158 hd

145.41

+0.51

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	1,925	86.50	1,665	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,923	65.25	1,254	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,406	61.30	862	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,207	59.29	716	72

Every lot

56 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	459	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	744	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	595	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	946	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	965	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	146.64/cwt	145.00–149.00	911	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	962	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	704	144.24/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,015	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	140.22/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,007	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,089	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	131.33/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,040	3
Steers	—	Large 1	847	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,080	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	959	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,160	6
Steers	—	Large 1	1,083	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,256	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	678	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	503	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	739	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	644	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	546	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	764	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	138.01/cwt	137.00–139.00	787	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	589	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	819	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	135.51/cwt	133.00–139.50	860	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	996	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,517	75.95/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,152	6
Bulls	—	—	1,833	84.64/cwt	79.50–87.50	1,551	35
Bulls	—	—	2,091	90.27/cwt	87.00–94.50	1,888	34
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	950	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	580	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	963	55.10/cwt	50.00–57.00	531	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	56.63/cwt	50.00–59.50	681	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,254	60.71/cwt	59.00–62.50	761	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,276	66.68/cwt	65.00–68.50	851	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,389	62.33/cwt	60.00–63.50	866	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,432	56.89/cwt	54.00–59.50	815	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,455	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	989	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,775	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,154	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,070	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	1,356	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,926	99.19/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,910	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,311	1,885.58/cwt	1,860.00–1,900.00	24,720	59
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,316	1,340.97/cwt	1,325.00–1,375.00	17,647	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	20,925	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,395	1,827.81/cwt	1,550.00–1,950.00	25,498	54
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,419	1,285.92/cwt	1,200.00–1,425.00	18,247	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,437	1,737.10/cwt	1,350.00–1,800.00	24,962	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,454	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	22,901	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,473	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,940	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	61.19/cwt	61.00–61.50	622	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	60.46/cwt	58.00–62.00	631	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,059	90.99/cwt	70.00–109.00	964	86
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	723	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,138	68.99/cwt	62.00–87.50	785	60
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,363	66.49/cwt	62.00–68.25	906	123
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,391	64.32/cwt	59.50–67.00	895	161
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,393	61.78/cwt	57.50–64.50	861	105
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	18,398	11
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	1,900.00/cwt	1,900.00–1,900.00	22,420	14

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 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 406Last week 253Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 210Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,470Last week 771Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,454	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,316	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,340.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	54	—	1,395	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,827.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	59	—	1,311	1,860.00–1,900.00	1,885.58
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,437	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,737.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,473	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,350	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,419	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,285.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	123	—	1,363	62.00–68.25	66.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	105	—	1,393	57.50–64.50	61.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	161	—	1,391	59.50–67.00	64.32
(<2 yrs)	Open	86	—	1,059	70.00–109.00	90.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	60	—	1,138	62.00–87.50	68.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,063	68.00	68.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,017	61.00–61.50	61.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,043	58.00–62.00	60.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,180	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,115	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,926	90.00–106.00	99.19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	847	127.50	127.50
10	—	1,083	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	130.00	130.00
4	—	650	148.00	148.00
4	—	775	140.50	140.50
6	—	959	121.00	121.00
31	—	611	158.00	158.00
42	—	704	144.00–146.00	144.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	718	139.00–141.00	140.22
5	—	621	145.00–149.00	146.64
3	—	792	128.00–133.00	131.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	459	162.00	162.00
23	—	595	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	131.00	131.00
5	—	530	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	546	140.00	140.00
11	—	710	124.00	124.00
66	—	635	133.00–139.50	135.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	147.00	147.00
7	—	589	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	491	138.00	138.00
8	—	570	137.00–139.00	138.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,517	73.00–79.00	75.95
34	—	2,091	87.00–94.50	90.27
35	—	1,833	79.50–87.50	84.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	68.00	68.00
7	—	1,432	54.00–59.50	56.89
17	—	1,389	60.00–63.50	62.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	963	50.00–57.00	55.10
1	—	950	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,203	50.00–59.50	56.63
26	—	1,254	59.00–62.50	60.71
9	—	1,276	65.00–68.50	66.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,070	65.50	65.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	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.