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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Aug 28

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Aug 14Aug 28Sep 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,213 head

▲ 850 vs last sale 363▲ 1,213 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

245 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 265▲ 245 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 55▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported sale(8-14-19): All feeder cattle were too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noted. Feeder cattle quality was mostly average to attractive this week with most offerings coming off grass. Most yearlings were in light flesh. Demand for yearlings was moderate on light to moderate offerings. Market activity was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand as both packers and feeding buyers were both active in bidding on cows this sale. Feeding buyers from the corn belt are looking to western cattle as supplies are tight in the corn belt and prices are high. Packers continue to show good demand for cows for immediate harvest as they search for supplies. Cow quality this week was mostly plain to average and lower than last sale. Cows were also pushing excess fill today as temperatures reached into the 90's. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher in a very narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Seasonally higher bull numbers have pushed bull prices down as ranchers are beginning to sell bulls after breeding season. Young age cows sold on mostly moderate demand. Young age feeding or re-breeding cows sold with higher undertones. Quality was mostly average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.75/cwt on 576 head.

Average price

$125.75

576 head · 911 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$260

per head · Medium 1-2 over Large 1-2

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.11

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	658	133.50	878	2thin
Medium 1	736	129.81	956	27
Medium and Large 1	889	128.13	1,140	409
Medium and Large 1-2	862	122.09	1,052	47
Large 1	1,094	115.61	1,265	89
Large 1-2	1,003	113.50	1,138	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about −$260 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 sale576 hd

125.75

—

MT average3 barns · 1,275 hd

127.86

−2.11

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	—	Average	1,842	84.23	1,552	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,631	68.40	1,116	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,409	64.37	907	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,266	60.78	770	47

Every lot

62 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	429	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	712	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	799	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	869	7
Steers	—	Medium 1	618	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	896	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	865	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,034	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,017	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	139.92/cwt	139.00–142.50	1,080	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	135.46/cwt	134.50–135.75	1,074	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	138.43/cwt	135.00–140.50	1,152	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	832	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,073	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,117	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	135.07/cwt	133.00–135.75	1,201	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,162	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	131.96/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,236	129
Steers	—	Medium 2	943	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,056	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,012	125.47/cwt	122.50–126.00	1,270	50
Steers	—	Large 1Full	1,094	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,296	12
Steers	—	Large 1	1,100	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,342	2
Steers	—	Large 1Full	1,164	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,315	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	895	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	658	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	878	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	681	133.39/cwt	132.50–134.00	908	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	986	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	769	127.71/cwt	127.00–128.00	982	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	129.59/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,011	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	128.72/cwt	128.50–129.00	1,046	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	123.69/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,014	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	864	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,067	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	128.96/cwt	127.75–130.00	1,131	132
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	128.15/cwt	125.00–129.25	1,170	138
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	947	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,117	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	124.14/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,214	71
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,003	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,138	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,027	121.19/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,245	34
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,063	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,300	24
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,136	106.73/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,212	20
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,295	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	753	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	930	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,163	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,060	120.33/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,275	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	649	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	357	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	834	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	475	18
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,008	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	564	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,096	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	855	7
Bulls	—	—	1,808	79.50/cwt	73.00–82.50	1,437	20
Bulls	—	—	1,918	85.98/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,649	33
Bulls	—	—	2,152	93.51/cwt	90.50–98.00	2,012	9
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,465	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	2,009	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	871	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,257	54.27/cwt	53.50–55.50	682	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,269	61.07/cwt	55.00–65.00	775	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,276	67.43/cwt	66.00–69.00	860	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,406	69.35/cwt	69.00–70.50	975	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	62.43/cwt	60.00–65.00	880	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,631	68.40/cwt	67.50–69.00	1,116	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,098	78.47/cwt	72.50–105.00	862	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,156	71.31/cwt	69.00–74.00	824	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,519	71.54/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,087	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,522	71.08/cwt	68.00–73.25	1,082	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,522	64.29/cwt	62.00–70.50	978	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 Aug 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,213Last week 363Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 245Last week 265Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 55Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,060	119.00–123.00	120.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	649	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	937	126.00–133.00	131.96
75	—	832	135.00–140.50	138.43
2	—	718	144.00	144.00
7	—	579	150.00	150.00
18	—	772	139.00–142.50	139.92
22	—	889	133.00–135.75	135.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	112.00	112.00
6	—	660	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	166.00	166.00
10	—	540	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	133.00	133.00
4	—	540	148.00	148.00
8	—	933	124.50	124.50
11	—	737	138.00	138.00
17	—	793	134.50–135.75	135.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,164	113.00	113.00
12	—	1,094	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	122.00	122.00
50	—	1,012	122.50–126.00	125.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	832	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	877	127.75–130.00	128.96
71	—	978	122.00–126.00	124.14
45	—	780	129.00–131.00	129.59
14	—	813	128.50–129.00	128.72
5	—	637	140.50	140.50
4	—	720	137.00	137.00
138	—	913	125.00–129.25	128.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,295	100.00	100.00
20	—	1,136	104.00–109.00	106.73
24	—	1,063	122.25	122.25
34	—	1,027	119.00–123.00	121.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	113.50	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	681	132.50–134.00	133.39
17	—	769	127.00–128.00	127.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	864	123.50	123.50
13	—	947	118.00	118.00
27	—	820	121.00–127.00	123.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	649	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	834	57.00	57.00
3	—	1,008	56.00	56.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,269	55.00–65.00	61.07
12	—	1,257	53.50–55.50	54.27
9	—	1,276	66.00–69.00	67.43
1	—	1,210	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,631	67.50–69.00	68.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,410	60.00–65.00	62.43
7	—	1,406	69.00–70.50	69.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,096	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,465	81.50	81.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,918	82.00–90.00	85.98
20	—	1,808	73.00–82.50	79.50
9	—	2,152	90.50–98.00	93.51

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	10	—	1,098	72.50–105.00	78.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,522	68.00–73.25	71.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,522	62.00–70.50	64.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,519	70.00–73.00	71.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,156	69.00–74.00	71.31

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.