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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Sep 11

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Aug 28Sep 11Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,053 head

▼ 160 vs last sale 1,213▲ 1,053 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 245▲ 145 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

182 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 80▲ 182 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported sale(8-28-19): Yearling steers under 800 lbs sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher in a narrow comparison, Yearling steers over 800 lbs sold mostly steady. Yearling heifers 850-1049 lbs sold mostly 3.00-5.00 lower. Demand today was mostly moderate to good despite steady to lower prices compared to two weeks ago. CME positions have shown strong positive movement over the past couple days and buyers bid aggressively as a result. Yearlings were in mostly light flesh and coming off grass. Quality was average to attractive. Market activity was mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and offerings. This week there was a sharp divide between slaughter cows and feeding cows driven by lighter demand for thin cows and wet bagged cows fresh off weaning. Packer buyers showed significantly lighter demand for cows to send to harvest. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 lower on lean and boning cows. Fleshy breaking cows were too lightly tested to trend as most of these cows returned to feed. The best demand for cows was for large framed heavily fleshed cows which can quickly finish once put on feed. Feeding buyers would buy thin fleshed cows too, just at a heavy discount. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00-7.00 lower. All cows were very full this sale offering buyers mostly below average weigh up conditions.

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 $141.98/cwt on 506 head.

Average price

$141.98

506 head · 756 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$175

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$36.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.80

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	738	144.08	1,063	450
Medium and Large 1-2	702	140.14	984	30
Large 1-2	1,068	110.70	1,183	5thin
Large 1	1,154	107.26	1,238	21

One grade step is worth $36.81/cwt here — about −$175 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 sale506 hd

141.98

—

MT average3 barns · 1,057 hd

139.19

+2.80

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	1,920	79.41	1,525	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,673	63.25	1,058	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,454	58.31	848	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,221	54.18	661	37

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	396	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	695	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	424	157.42/cwt	154.00–161.00	667	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	460	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	773	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	544	146.85/cwt	146.00–156.50	799	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	977	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	145.39/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,061	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	141.18/cwt	139.00–141.75	1,103	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,129	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,096	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	129.80/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,120	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	134.63/cwt	132.50–135.50	1,179	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	885	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,204	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	131.11/cwt	129.50–133.00	1,218	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	127.56/cwt	127.00–127.75	1,234	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	981	121.66/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,193	6
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,042	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,172	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,108	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,197	2
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,145	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,202	4
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,151	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,249	5
Steers	—	Large 1Full	1,158	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,245	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	483	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	374	145.33/cwt	145.00–146.00	544	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	605	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	454	142.80/cwt	142.00–143.00	648	21
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	638	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	836	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	659	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	857	7
Heifers	—	Medium 1	674	136.95/cwt	136.00–138.00	923	35
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	731	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	877	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	989	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1	784	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,017	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	792	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	927	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	124.98/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,047	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,077	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	125.34/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,111	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	912	123.52/cwt	120.00–124.25	1,127	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	941	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,115	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	949	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,110	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	119.63/cwt	117.00–120.25	1,156	16
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,016	115.83/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,177	12
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,020	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,117	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,066	116.16/cwt	111.00–116.75	1,238	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	425	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	591	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	690	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,743	71.79/cwt	65.00–76.00	1,251	18
Bulls	—	—	1,935	80.75/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,563	24
Bulls	—	—	2,077	85.23/cwt	84.00–89.50	1,770	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	845	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	397	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	47.24/cwt	45.00–48.50	516	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,237	54.44/cwt	50.00–62.00	673	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,350	64.09/cwt	63.00–65.00	865	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	61.39/cwt	61.00–62.00	853	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	57.04/cwt	53.00–60.00	824	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	977	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,142	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,750	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,208	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	905	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	878	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,141	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	673	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,213	56.82/cwt	54.00–57.00	689	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,237	70.17/cwt	66.50–78.00	868	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,249	56.34/cwt	55.00–57.00	704	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,489	61.02/cwt	57.50–69.00	909	35
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,632	64.59/cwt	60.00–67.00	1,054	22

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 Sep 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,053Last week 1,213Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 245Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 182Last week 80Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	738	134.00	134.00
9	—	838	124.00–127.00	124.98
16	—	966	117.00–120.25	119.63
42	—	886	123.00–127.00	125.34
53	—	912	120.00–124.25	123.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	941	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	659	130.00	130.00
4	—	731	120.00	120.00
2	—	638	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	674	136.00–138.00	136.95
11	—	784	129.75	129.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,020	109.50	109.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,016	114.00–118.00	115.83
10	—	1,066	111.00–116.75	116.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	144.00	144.00
17	—	374	145.00–146.00	145.33
21	—	454	142.00–143.00	142.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	122.00	122.00
7	—	949	117.00	117.00
11	—	340	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	792	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	425	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	426	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	105.00	105.00
5	—	1,151	108.50	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,158	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	108.00	108.00
3	—	1,042	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	836	135.00	135.00
16	—	967	127.00–127.75	127.56
37	—	929	129.50–133.00	131.11
76	—	876	132.50–135.50	134.63
64	—	730	141.00–147.00	145.39
43	—	781	139.00–141.75	141.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	154.00–161.00	157.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	981	121.00–122.00	121.66
6	—	681	143.50	143.50
5	—	863	129.00–131.00	129.80
3	—	843	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	544	146.00–156.50	146.85
52	—	460	168.00	168.00
24	—	396	175.50	175.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	885	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,237	50.00–62.00	54.44
3	—	1,093	45.00–48.50	47.24
2	—	1,350	63.00–65.00	64.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	66.00	66.00
1	—	1,615	60.50	60.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,445	53.00–60.00	57.04
5	—	1,390	61.00–62.00	61.39
2	—	1,750	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,935	77.00–84.00	80.75
18	—	2,077	84.00–89.50	85.23
18	—	1,743	65.00–76.00	71.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,141	59.00	59.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,249	55.00–57.00	56.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,213	54.00–57.00	56.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,237	66.50–78.00	70.17
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	97.00	97.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,632	60.00–67.00	64.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,489	57.50–69.00	61.02

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.