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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Dec 11

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 145▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7,300 head

▲ 6,107 vs last sale 1,193▲ 7,300 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The Public Auction Yards held their Annual Blue Ribbon Sale over the last two days. Buyers filled the stands both days from all over Montana and neighboring states. Buyers bid both ringside as well as on the internet throughout the two day sale. Demand was mostly light to moderate for heavy offerings. Quality was mostly average to very attractive. A heavy offering of bred heifers was seen this year as over 3,000 head sold over the two day sale. A.I.ed heifers and heifers which were represented to calve in tight windows sold with the best demand. Light to moderate flesh conditions were seen on both cow and heifers. Noticeably fewer re-breed cows were seen this year compared to last. A heavy offering of March April and May calving cows were seen this year as many ranchers have moved back calving dates due to difficult winters and heavy death losses. Market activity was moderate to active throughout the two day sale.

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,715	57.32	983	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,239	42.00	520	5thin

Every lot

40 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
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	620	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	429	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,265	44.50/cwt	44.50–44.50	563	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	57.32/cwt	56.50–58.00	983	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,098	69.46/cwt	61.00–80.00	763	25
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,205	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	603	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,248	65.24/cwt	65.00–66.00	814	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,258	42.66/cwt	41.50–49.00	537	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,399	58.97/cwt	56.00–68.50	825	37
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	59.87/cwt	53.00–62.00	838	32
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows20 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,025	1,144.60/cwt	1,135.00–1,150.00	11,732	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,124	1,199.79/cwt	1,100.00–1,260.00	13,486	48
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,131	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,614	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,184	1,313.86/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	15,556	119
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	19,200	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	1,449.16/cwt	1,275.00–1,600.00	17,462	1,385
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	1,318.89/cwt	1,200.00–1,360.00	15,893	132
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,205	1,057.21/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	12,739	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,245	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	19,298	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,253	999.07/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	12,518	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	1,182.01/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	14,929	55
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,316	900.23/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	11,847	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,323	1,328.53/cwt	1,100.00–1,460.00	17,576	334
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,351	1,077.01/cwt	900.00–1,225.00	14,550	432
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,362	877.94/cwt	700.00–1,125.00	11,958	711
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,391	941.48/cwt	925.00–950.00	13,096	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,417	1,825.00/cwt	1,825.00–1,825.00	25,860	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,423	1,056.29/cwt	1,025.00–1,125.00	15,031	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,474	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	11,571	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,562	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	15,620	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1Thin Fleshed	784	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	7,526	18
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	831	1,218.76/cwt	1,125.00–1,235.00	10,128	76
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	885	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	10,178	145
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	896	1,212.64/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	10,865	40
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	964	1,379.21/cwt	1,310.00–1,475.00	13,296	465
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,002	1,345.19/cwt	1,235.00–1,525.00	13,479	1,255
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	1,387.60/cwt	1,225.00–1,510.00	14,154	386
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,021	1,731.45/cwt	1,700.00–1,750.00	17,678	68
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,028	1,280.40/cwt	1,210.00–1,350.00	13,163	150
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,897	2

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 Dec 11, 2019

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 145Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7,300Last week 1,193Year ago 0

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	1	—	1,205	50.00	50.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,258	41.50–49.00	42.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,248	65.00–66.00	65.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,399	56.00–68.50	58.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,400	53.00–62.00	59.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,098	61.00–80.00	69.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,245	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,417	1,825.00	1,825.00

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)	711	—	1,362	700.00–1,125.00	877.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,474	785.00	785.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	48	—	1,124	1,100.00–1,260.00	1,199.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,131	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,205	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,057.21

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)	334	—	1,323	1,100.00–1,460.00	1,328.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	26	—	1,316	850.00–1,000.00	900.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,391	925.00–950.00	941.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	119	—	1,184	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,313.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	132	—	1,205	1,200.00–1,360.00	1,318.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1,385	—	1,205	1,275.00–1,600.00	1,449.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	—	1,200	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	—	1,253	975.00–1,100.00	999.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	432	—	1,351	900.00–1,225.00	1,077.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,423	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,056.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,562	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	55	—	1,263	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,182.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	1,025	1,135.00–1,150.00	1,144.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	76	—	831	1,125.00–1,235.00	1,218.76
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	145	—	885	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	784	960.00	960.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	40	—	896	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,212.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	386	—	1,020	1,225.00–1,510.00	1,387.60
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1,255	—	1,002	1,235.00–1,525.00	1,345.19
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	150	—	1,028	1,210.00–1,350.00	1,280.40
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	465	—	964	1,310.00–1,475.00	1,379.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	68	—	1,021	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,731.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	44.50	44.50
2	—	1,225	35.00	35.00
1	—	1,215	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	56.50–58.00	57.32

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.