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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Sep 25

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

339 head

▼ 134 vs last sale 473▲ 339 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

165 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 222▲ 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

306 head

▲ 221 vs last sale 85▲ 306 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers were all too lightly tested to trend, however higher undertones were noticed. The best test for yearling heifers was for 850-899 lbs which sold mostly 5.00-6.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Demand today was mostly moderate to good. Quality was mostly plain this sale with many small packages and singles. Buyers were reserved this sale as quality was significantly lower than last week. Market activity was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand and light to moderate offerings. Packers were very aggressive while bidding against feeding buyers as they searched for cows for immediate harvest. Feeding buyers showed stronger demand for cows this week as well, showing mostly good demand. Fleshy cows continue to sell with the best demand as both packer and feeder buyers desired these offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Weigh up conditions were average to below average. Many cows and bulls were coming straight off grass were pushing fill again this week. Young age cows suitable to re-breed sold on mostly moderate to good demand this week. A larger and higher quality supply of young cows were seen this week, however not enough to establish an accurate market trend. Higher undertones were noticed.

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 $136.40/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$136.40

117 head · 828 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$11.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.93

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	796	141.31	1,125	52
Medium and Large 1-2	926	134.90	1,249	34
Medium and Large 2	847	130.00	1,101	10thin
Medium 2	737	129.74	956	21

One grade step is worth $11.57/cwt here — about $168 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 sale117 hd

136.40

—

MT average3 barns · 917 hd

138.33

−1.93

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	—	Low	1,769	81.96	1,450	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,682	68.83	1,158	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,456	65.51	954	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,221	60.49	738	48

Every lot

42 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	362	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	457	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	740	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	569	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	780	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	721	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	952	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	752	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,045	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	789	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	967	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	142.06/cwt	141.50–143.50	1,192	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	847	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,101	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,249	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,268	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	984	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,279	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	432	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	626	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	731	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	547	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	695	11
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	904	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	131.04/cwt	129.75–133.00	1,140	36
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	441	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	644	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	449	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	727	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,087	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,141	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	970	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,474	73.83/cwt	68.50–76.00	1,088	11
Bulls	—	—	1,799	81.93/cwt	78.50–87.50	1,474	21
Bulls	—	—	2,007	90.15/cwt	86.50–97.50	1,809	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	985	51.41/cwt	49.00–53.00	506	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	60.11/cwt	55.00–63.00	736	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,307	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	850	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,315	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	894	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	960	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,452	66.10/cwt	64.50–68.00	960	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,476	63.86/cwt	59.00–64.50	943	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,142	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,735	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,162	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	977	83.54/cwt	74.00–96.00	816	47
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	74.15/cwt	63.00–81.00	827	44
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	56.72/cwt	56.50–57.00	675	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,242	67.87/cwt	66.50–69.00	843	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,428	67.69/cwt	63.00–70.00	967	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,492	64.19/cwt	59.75–69.00	958	45
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,244	1,102.27/cwt	1,075.00–1,110.00	13,712	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,277	756.59/cwt	750.00–760.00	9,662	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,385	885.97/cwt	850.00–900.00	12,271	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,442	1,076.19/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	15,519	18

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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 473Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 222Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 306Last week 85Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	441	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,087	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	449	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	547	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	870	129.75–133.00	131.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	145.00	145.00
6	—	526	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	752	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	943	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	847	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	789	122.50	122.50
16	—	721	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	839	141.50–143.50	142.06
7	—	984	130.00	130.00
12	—	900	138.75	138.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	162.00	162.00
7	—	569	137.00	137.00
2	—	362	172.50	172.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,474	68.50–76.00	73.83
11	—	2,007	86.50–97.50	90.15
21	—	1,799	78.50–87.50	81.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	72.50	72.50
2	—	1,735	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,452	64.50–68.00	66.10
3	—	1,372	70.00	70.00
17	—	1,476	59.00–64.50	63.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	68.00	68.00
11	—	1,307	65.00	65.00
31	—	1,225	55.00–63.00	60.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	985	49.00–53.00	51.41

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	44	—	1,115	63.00–81.00	74.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,242	66.50–69.00	67.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	45	—	1,492	59.75–69.00	64.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,428	63.00–70.00	67.69
(<2 yrs)	Open	47	—	977	74.00–96.00	83.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	56.50–57.00	56.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,442	950.00–1,125.00	1,076.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,244	1,075.00–1,110.00	1,102.27
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,385	850.00–900.00	885.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,277	750.00–760.00	756.59

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.