Sale reports / Montana / Public Auction Yards / 2019-10-09

Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Oct 9

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

589 head

▲ 360 vs last sale 229▲ 589 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

385 head

▲ 230 vs last sale 155▲ 385 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

350 head

▲ 177 vs last sale 173▲ 350 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Spring born calves were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Yearling steers were scarcely traded today thus no trend is available. Yearling heifers were too lightly tested to trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Quality was mostly plain today. Heavy snowfall was seen across much of the Central portions of the state overnight and through the day. Many freshly weaned calves were seen this sale and buyers discounted most of these offerings severely as many showed signs of stress. Demand for calves was mostly light while demand for yearlings was moderate. Offerings were light to moderate. Market activity was slow. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for mostly moderate to heavy offerings. Packer buyers continue to buy cows for immediate harvest. Many load lots of cows were seen today and packers bought cows to put on feed and for immediate harvest. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeding cows were too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to lower undertones were noticed. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to re-breed sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand for these offerings was moderate to good. Quality was average to attractive.

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 $142.54/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$142.54

171 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$380

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$29.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.91

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	148.62	799	113
Medium and Large 1-2	464	132.04	613	52
Medium and Large 2	991	119.00	1,179	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.62/cwt here — about −$380 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 sale171 hd

142.54

—

MT average5 barns · 1,285 hd

145.45

−2.91

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	1,684	78.83	1,327	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,642	67.65	1,111	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,466	62.72	919	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,192	58.52	698	240

Every lot

54 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 and Large 1-2Unweaned	307	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	491	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	328	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	582	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	369	150.00/cwt	139.00–157.50	554	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	381	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	629	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	413	161.27/cwt	160.00–162.00	666	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	473	121.66/cwt	120.50–123.00	575	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	782	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	583	143.86/cwt	138.00–144.50	839	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	136.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	853	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	665	132.50/cwt	130.00–133.00	881	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	988	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	761	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	997	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	991	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,179	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	323	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	420	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	429	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	558	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	488	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	615	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	125.93/cwt	125.00–126.00	655	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	126.09/cwt	124.50–131.00	729	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	124.19/cwt	124.00–124.50	765	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1	719	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	956	7
Heifers	—	Medium 1	794	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,032	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,070	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	838	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,073	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,172	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	123.57/cwt	123.00–124.50	1,209	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	989	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,167	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,000	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,195	13
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,104	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,170	13
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,165	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,212	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	398	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	637	11
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,023	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,166	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,596	74.90/cwt	71.00–77.50	1,195	25
Bulls	—	—	1,809	84.09/cwt	80.50–87.00	1,521	9
Bulls	—	—	1,948	91.54/cwt	89.50–95.50	1,783	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	963	57.31/cwt	54.50–60.00	552	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	57.22/cwt	50.00–61.00	669	177
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,265	62.32/cwt	60.50–66.50	788	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	59.55/cwt	58.75–62.50	852	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,463	65.73/cwt	63.00–67.50	962	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,555	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	824	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,584	71.83/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,138	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	994	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	67.82/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,109	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	70.54/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,174	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,613	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,355	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	998	84.05/cwt	80.00–85.00	839	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,081	73.46/cwt	63.00–78.00	794	107
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,083	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	682	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,304	62.17/cwt	59.00–69.00	811	43
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	65.18/cwt	64.50–70.00	873	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,354	61.22/cwt	55.00–66.00	829	29
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	957	615.03/cwt	600.00–625.00	5,886	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,167	1,080.73/cwt	1,075.00–1,085.00	12,612	12

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 Oct 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 229Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 385Last week 155Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 350Last week 173Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,463	63.00–67.50	65.73
1	—	1,555	53.00	53.00
38	—	1,430	58.75–62.50	59.55
11	—	1,584	70.00–72.00	71.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	54.50–60.00	57.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
177	—	1,170	50.00–61.00	57.22
61	—	1,265	60.50–66.50	62.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,635	66.00–69.00	67.82
1	—	1,630	61.00	61.00
2	—	1,665	70.00–71.00	70.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,596	71.00–77.50	74.90
9	—	1,809	80.50–87.00	84.09
4	—	1,948	89.50–95.50	91.54

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,083	63.00	63.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,354	55.00–66.00	61.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,304	59.00–69.00	62.17
(<2 yrs)	Open	29	—	998	80.00–85.00	84.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	107	—	1,081	63.00–78.00	73.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,340	64.50–70.00	65.18

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	5	—	1,613	84.00	84.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	957	600.00–625.00	615.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,167	1,075.00–1,085.00	1,080.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	130.00	130.00
16	—	429	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	905	129.50	129.50
14	—	978	123.00–124.50	123.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	126.00	126.00
8	—	616	124.00–124.50	124.19
12	—	578	124.50–131.00	126.09
14	—	520	125.00–126.00	125.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,000	119.50	119.50
13	—	1,104	106.00	106.00
13	—	1,165	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	719	133.00	133.00
7	—	794	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	823	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	989	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	761	131.00	131.00
8	—	381	165.00	165.00
10	—	521	150.00	150.00
12	—	665	130.00–133.00	132.50
14	—	328	177.50	177.50
14	—	413	160.00–162.00	161.27
20	—	583	138.00–144.50	143.86
30	—	623	130.00–140.00	136.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	991	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	713	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	121.00	121.00
5	—	307	160.00	160.00
10	—	369	139.00–157.50	150.00
29	—	473	120.50–123.00	121.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,023	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	398	160.00	160.00

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.