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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Aug 14

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

363 head

▲ 192 vs last sale 171▲ 363 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

265 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 331▲ 265 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 239 vs last sale 294▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported sale(7-31-19): All feeder cattle were too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noted. CME positions have fallen off sharply since last sale and buyers bought cattle mostly lower as a result. Feeder cattle quality was mostly average to attractive this week. Demand for yearlings was light to moderate on light offerings. Market activity was slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand. Packers continue to be the driving force in the market as they show need for cows for immediate harvest. The cutter cow cutout continues to hold its value as packers juggle good demand and seasonally tighter cow supplies. As of today's close the cutter cow cutout was estimated at 175.32 up 0.93 from Tuesdays close. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to weak. Weigh up conditions continue to be mostly in the sellers favor as many cows continue to show heavy amounts of fill. Young age cows sold on light to moderate demand. Young age feeding or re-breeding cows sold fully steady. 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 $128.38/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$128.38

156 head · 829 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$268

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$28.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	692	135.28	936	36
Medium and Large 1	903	130.00	1,174	79
Medium and Large 1-2	825	125.67	1,036	18thin
Medium 1-2	640	117.50	751	16thin
Large 1	1,132	106.36	1,204	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.92/cwt here — about −$268 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 sale156 hd

128.38

—

MT average2 barns · 177 hd

129.95

−1.57

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	1,871	86.48	1,618	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,441	67.16	968	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	66.67	1,072	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,235	61.96	765	56

Every lot

50 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	543	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	717	2
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	586	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	686	8
Steers	—	Medium 1	644	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	882	8
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	693	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	818	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	993	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	718	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	969	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,013	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,025	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	134.09/cwt	128.50–136.50	1,150	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	129.01/cwt	126.00–130.50	1,208	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,131	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	981	123.56/cwt	122.50–124.50	1,212	30
Steers	—	Large 1	1,003	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,179	3
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,229	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,204	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	516	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	671	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1	611	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	849	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	711	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	896	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	933	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	783	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	987	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	977	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,064	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	127.53/cwt	125.00–128.25	1,124	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,079	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,032	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	123.24/cwt	121.50–125.00	1,126	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	973	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,148	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,035	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,012	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,179	11
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,041	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,062	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,052	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,094	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	724	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	898	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	788	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	961	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,055	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,150	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,143	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,086	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,613	77.58/cwt	71.00–81.50	1,251	15
Bulls	—	—	1,948	87.88/cwt	82.00–93.50	1,712	41
Bulls	—	—	1,960	95.96/cwt	94.00–97.50	1,881	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	903	59.30/cwt	57.50–61.00	535	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	463	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,248	61.20/cwt	53.00–65.50	764	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,275	66.45/cwt	64.00–68.50	847	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	66.79/cwt	64.50–70.00	945	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,443	62.88/cwt	60.50–64.50	907	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,499	73.22/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,098	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	61.10/cwt	59.50–65.00	937	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,633	68.52/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,119	9
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,224	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,004	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,157	68.68/cwt	63.00–73.00	795	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,168	73.06/cwt	72.00–74.00	853	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,487	69.09/cwt	64.00–69.50	1,027	19

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 Aug 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 171Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 331Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 294Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	57.50–61.00	59.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,443	60.50–64.50	62.88
14	—	1,499	72.00–76.00	73.22
32	—	1,415	64.50–70.00	66.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,633	67.00–69.00	68.52
3	—	1,533	59.50–65.00	61.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,275	64.00–68.50	66.45
2	—	1,028	45.00	45.00
37	—	1,248	53.00–65.50	61.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,960	94.00–97.50	95.96
15	—	1,613	71.00–81.50	77.58
41	—	1,948	82.00–93.50	87.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,055	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	122.00	122.00
4	—	724	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	104.50	104.50
8	—	881	122.50	122.50
6	—	788	124.00	124.00
4	—	723	129.00	129.00
3	—	913	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	914	121.50–125.00	123.24
7	—	973	118.00	118.00
4	—	831	128.00	128.00
13	—	881	125.00–128.25	127.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	783	126.00	126.00
11	—	1,012	116.50	116.50
3	—	1,052	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	516	130.00	130.00
4	—	711	126.00	126.00
4	—	611	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,041	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	936	126.00–130.50	129.01
4	—	709	140.00	140.00
30	—	981	122.50–124.50	123.56
39	—	858	128.50–136.50	134.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,229	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	773	131.00	131.00
12	—	817	125.50	125.50
2	—	975	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	132.00	132.00
8	—	644	137.00	137.00
26	—	718	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	586	117.00	117.00
8	—	693	118.00	118.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	1,224	82.00	82.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	72.00–74.00	73.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,157	63.00–73.00	68.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,487	64.00–69.50	69.09

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.