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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Jul 31

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Jul 17Jul 31Aug 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

171 head

▼ 74 vs last sale 245▲ 171 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

331 head

▲ 127 vs last sale 204▲ 331 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

294 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 305▲ 294 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported sale(7-17-19): All feeder cattle were too lightly tested last sale to develop any market trend. Limited yearling supplies are beginning to come to market. These offerings were met with mostly moderate demand. Market activity this week was moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for moderate offerings. Packers showed strong demand for cows for immediate harvest. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-5.00 higher on all classes as packers pushed to fill loads. Packers also put a limited portion of cows away on feed. Most of these cows were very high quality cows that did not pencil to kill due to fill or body condition. Slaughter bulls sold on good demand as well. Bulls sold mostly 4.00-7.00 higher. Young age cows sold on light to moderate demand. Young age feeding or re-breeding cows sold steady to weak. Quality was mostly plain to average.

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 $136.44/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$136.44

79 head · 877 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,197

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$197

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

$9.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.73

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	688	146.00	1,004	2thin
Medium and Large 1	882	136.20	1,201	77

One grade step is worth $9.80/cwt here — about −$197 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 sale79 hd

136.44

—

MT average2 barns · 187 hd

132.71

+3.73

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	1,703	86.22	1,468	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,607	65.75	1,057	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,404	65.20	916	145
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,197	61.29	734	83

Every lot

41 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	998	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,004	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,141	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,168	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	133.63/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,227	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	989	126.46/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,251	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	309	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	487	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	950	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	913	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	998	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	952	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	124.00/cwt	123.50–124.50	1,081	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	947	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,042	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	304	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	502	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,029	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	753	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,009	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	835	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,069	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	940	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,100	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,050	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,239	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,544	76.74/cwt	70.00–80.50	1,185	11
Bulls	—	—	1,716	89.01/cwt	83.00–92.50	1,527	21
Bulls	—	—	2,070	97.68/cwt	95.00–99.00	2,022	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	905	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	588	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	954	56.86/cwt	54.50–59.00	542	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	67.74/cwt	67.50–68.00	738	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	553	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	64.21/cwt	63.00–67.00	776	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,227	60.42/cwt	54.00–62.00	741	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,401	65.31/cwt	64.00–68.00	915	122
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,401	62.44/cwt	53.00–63.50	875	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,478	70.90/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,048	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	65.24/cwt	63.00–66.50	1,039	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	67.85/cwt	67.75–69.00	1,084	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,681	61.47/cwt	60.00–62.50	1,033	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	63.14/cwt	61.00–65.00	603	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	57.60/cwt	55.00–60.00	627	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	76.63/cwt	68.50–94.00	870	41
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,237	67.74/cwt	63.00–79.00	838	64
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,404	65.21/cwt	61.00–70.00	916	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,415	66.01/cwt	63.00–68.50	934	74
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,507	69.42/cwt	69.25–69.50	1,046	16

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 Jul 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 171Last week 245Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 331Last week 204Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 294Last week 305Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	55.00–60.00	57.60
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	61.00–65.00	63.14

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	26	—	1,404	61.00–70.00	65.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	74	—	1,415	63.00–68.50	66.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,507	69.25–69.50	69.42
(<2 yrs)	Open	41	—	1,135	68.50–94.00	76.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	64	—	1,237	63.00–79.00	67.74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	865	135.00	135.00
9	—	650	153.50	153.50
37	—	918	129.00–134.00	133.63
18	—	989	125.00–127.00	126.46
10	—	771	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	134.00	134.00
1	—	835	128.00	128.00
1	—	740	139.00	139.00
3	—	940	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	304	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	765	124.50	124.50
3	—	713	128.00	128.00
3	—	947	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	734	136.00	136.00
9	—	674	141.00	141.00
15	—	872	123.50–124.50	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	309	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,070	95.00–99.00	97.68
11	—	1,544	70.00–80.50	76.74
21	—	1,716	83.00–92.50	89.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,208	63.00–67.00	64.21
40	—	1,227	54.00–62.00	60.42
2	—	1,090	67.50–68.00	67.74
4	—	1,176	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,401	53.00–63.50	62.44
122	—	1,401	64.00–68.00	65.31
6	—	1,478	70.00–72.00	70.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,681	60.00–62.50	61.47
17	—	1,598	67.75–69.00	67.85
20	—	1,593	63.00–66.50	65.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	954	54.50–59.00	56.86
1	—	905	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.