Sale reports / Montana / Public Auction Yards / 2019-09-18

Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Sep 18

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

473 head

▼ 580 vs last sale 1,053▲ 473 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

222 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 145▲ 222 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 182▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were all too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. CME positions continue to show positive movement giving buyers additional confidence as they bid on offerings. Demand this sale was mostly moderate to good on light offerings. Quality was mostly plain to average and lower than last week. Market activity was mostly active with many bidders and buyers in the seats bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mixed demand this sale. Demand started the sale light to moderate, however improved drastically as the morning progressed. The big demand push come from packer buyers which became very aggressive mid morning while looking for slaughter cows. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Cow quality was mostly plain to average. Cows and bulls continue to push fill this week offering buyers mostly below average weigh up conditions. Feeding cows were too lightly tested to trend. Cow quality was mostly plain with many cows not suitable to feed. Packers purchased the majority of the cow offering for harvest this week. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Young age cows suitable to re-breed were too lightly tested to develop any market trend.

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 $131.07/cwt on 303 head.

Average price

$131.07

303 head · 751 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$69

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$21.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.88

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	635	133.68	848	57
Medium and Large 1	741	132.73	984	209
Medium and Large 1-2	949	119.00	1,129	4thin
Large 1	1,014	118.29	1,199	29
Medium and Large 2	819	112.00	917	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.68/cwt here — about −$69 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 sale303 hd

131.07

—

MT average3 barns · 772 hd

128.19

+2.88

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	1,809	76.77	1,389	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	61.21	952	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,424	58.12	827	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,278	55.98	715	59

Every lot

55 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	471	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	739	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	514	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	781	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	789	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	589	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	848	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	853	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	614	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	853	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	710	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,108	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	148.66/cwt	148.50–149.50	1,090	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	797	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,148	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	839	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,107	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	137.52/cwt	137.50–138.00	1,188	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,120	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	869	135.29/cwt	135.00–135.50	1,176	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	128.33/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,174	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,260	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,225	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	995	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,284	7
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,008	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,189	3
Steers	—	Large 1Full	1,091	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,266	11
Steers	—	Large 1Full	1,184	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,285	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	532	128.20/cwt	127.00–129.00	682	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	794	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	773	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	624	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	838	47
Heifers	—	Medium 1Full	684	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	896	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	696	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	971	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	982	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	781	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	914	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	819	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	917	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	125.72/cwt	124.50–127.50	1,082	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	121.94/cwt	121.00–122.50	1,122	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	925	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,105	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	949	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,129	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	977	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,168	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,014	118.29/cwt	115.50–119.00	1,199	29
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	458	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	607	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,138	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,240	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,699	72.14/cwt	66.00–74.50	1,226	19
Bulls	—	—	1,838	78.22/cwt	75.00–82.50	1,438	25
Bulls	—	—	2,037	85.37/cwt	83.50–88.00	1,739	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,252	54.07/cwt	50.00–57.50	677	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	838	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,294	48.32/cwt	48.00–49.00	625	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,321	59.98/cwt	58.50–63.50	792	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,396	56.90/cwt	53.50–61.00	794	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,401	56.53/cwt	50.00–58.00	792	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,483	65.20/cwt	64.00–66.00	967	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,483	61.53/cwt	57.00–65.00	912	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,621	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,021	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	764	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,096	73.94/cwt	64.00–78.00	810	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,235	65.70/cwt	64.50–67.00	811	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,415	61.60/cwt	57.50–67.50	872	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,490	58.32/cwt	54.50–66.50	869	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 Sep 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 473Last week 1,053Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 145Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 182Year ago 0

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,235	64.50–67.00	65.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,096	64.00–78.00	73.94
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	74.50	74.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,490	54.50–66.50	58.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,415	57.50–67.50	61.60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	130.00	130.00
4	—	618	128.50	128.50
10	—	730	134.50	134.50
11	—	920	121.00–122.50	121.94
24	—	861	124.50–127.50	125.72
113	—	696	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	925	119.50	119.50
3	—	977	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	624	134.25	134.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	684	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,014	115.50–119.00	118.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	532	127.00–129.00	128.20
2	—	618	125.00	125.00
8	—	781	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	949	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	819	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	868	129.00	129.00
6	—	980	125.00	125.00
6	—	915	128.00–129.00	128.33
4	—	839	132.00	132.00
3	—	580	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	157.00	157.00
4	—	514	152.00	152.00
4	—	589	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	995	129.00	129.00
5	—	869	135.00–135.50	135.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	136.50	136.50
4	—	609	140.00	140.00
5	—	797	144.00	144.00
12	—	733	148.50–149.50	148.66
27	—	864	137.50–138.00	137.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	710	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,184	108.50	108.50
11	—	1,091	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	614	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,252	50.00–57.50	54.07
20	—	1,321	58.50–63.50	59.98
3	—	1,294	48.00–49.00	48.32
1	—	1,270	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,621	63.00	63.00
5	—	1,396	53.50–61.00	56.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,401	50.00–58.00	56.53
4	—	1,483	64.00–66.00	65.20
15	—	1,483	57.00–65.00	61.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,037	83.50–88.00	85.37
19	—	1,699	66.00–74.50	72.14
25	—	1,838	75.00–82.50	78.22

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.