Sale reports / Montana / Public Auction Yards / 2020-01-22

Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Jan 22

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Jan 15Jan 22Jan 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

467 head

▲ 316 vs last sale 151▲ 467 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

189 head

▲ 170 vs last sale 19▲ 189 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

269 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 199▲ 269 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

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend for steers or heifers. Quality this week was mostly average, however, higher than last weeks limited offering. Feeder cattle sold on mostly moderate demand for light offerings. Calves were offered in small packages or as singles again this week. Market activity was moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. Packers showed significantly better demand for cows this week as they purchased most of the offering for immediate harvest. Slaughter cows sold sharply higher in a narrow comparison. Feeding buyers also showed stronger demand for cows. Feeding cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Young age cows suitable to re-breed sold steady to firm in a narrow comparison. Quality was average.

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 $150.37/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$150.37

204 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$701

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

$42.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.87

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	385	160.63	619	16thin
Medium 1	319	158.00	504	4thin
Medium and Large 1	601	149.83	900	181
Large 1	1,118	118.00	1,319	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.63/cwt here — about −$701 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 sale204 hd

150.37

—

MT average4 barns · 1,341 hd

147.50

+2.87

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	1,911	81.06	1,549	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,715	66.61	1,143	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,612	63.22	1,019	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,446	56.83	822	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,195	53.52	640	68

Every lot

50 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	664	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	193.37/cwt	190.00–194.00	746	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	814	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	182.15/cwt	182.00–182.50	831	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	863	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	165.04/cwt	163.00–170.00	942	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	940	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,008	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	143.98/cwt	141.00–147.00	946	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	145.27/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,059	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,092	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,112	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,171	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	319	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	504	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	592	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	165.69/cwt	165.00–168.00	641	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	155.40/cwt	155.00–156.00	674	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	166.85/cwt	165.00–167.00	732	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	779	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	159.53/cwt	154.00–163.50	828	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	144.18/cwt	143.00–145.00	838	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	138.18/cwt	137.00–139.50	871	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	954	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,002	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,099	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	964	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,207	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,118	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,319	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	832	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	835	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,688	72.70/cwt	64.00–77.50	1,227	9
Bulls	—	—	1,842	81.43/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,500	5
Bulls	—	—	2,247	91.55/cwt	90.00–96.00	2,057	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	925	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	407	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	970	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	437	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,187	53.48/cwt	47.00–56.50	635	48
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	42.64/cwt	41.00–44.00	517	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,256	59.22/cwt	57.00–62.00	744	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	604	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	60.79/cwt	59.00–64.50	878	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,449	54.76/cwt	52.50–57.50	793	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,612	63.22/cwt	63.00–64.50	1,019	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,660	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	1,054	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,731	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,168	21
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	785	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	962	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,104	73.29/cwt	62.00–92.00	809	71
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,154	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	652	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,169	53.48/cwt	49.00–56.00	625	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,365	61.32/cwt	56.00–64.25	837	86
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,579	64.97/cwt	59.50–68.50	1,026	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 Jan 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 467Last week 151Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 269Last week 199Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	571	163.00–170.00	165.04
6	—	758	144.00	144.00
12	—	386	190.00–194.00	193.37
11	—	729	145.00–146.00	145.27
8	—	871	134.50	134.50
7	—	456	182.00–182.50	182.15
4	—	433	188.00	188.00
3	—	803	138.50	138.50
3	—	500	172.50	172.50
2	—	650	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	344	193.00	193.00
4	—	657	141.00–147.00	143.98
3	—	595	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	387	165.00–168.00	165.69
6	—	712	134.00	134.00
9	—	789	127.00	127.00
26	—	439	165.00–167.00	166.85
26	—	852	129.00	129.00
4	—	475	164.00	164.00
9	—	964	125.25	125.25
11	—	581	143.00–145.00	144.18
15	—	630	137.00–139.50	138.18
63	—	519	154.00–163.50	159.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	155.00–156.00	155.40
11	—	363	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,118	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	319	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	144.00	144.00
2	—	825	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	138.00	138.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,579	59.50–68.50	64.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	86	—	1,365	56.00–64.25	61.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	71	—	1,104	62.00–92.00	73.29
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	122.50	122.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,169	49.00–56.00	53.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,154	56.50	56.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,247	90.00–96.00	91.55
5	—	1,842	79.00–89.00	81.43
9	—	1,688	64.00–77.50	72.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,449	52.50–57.50	54.76
1	—	1,405	43.00	43.00
15	—	1,445	59.00–64.50	60.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,612	63.00–64.50	63.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,212	41.00–44.00	42.64
13	—	1,256	57.00–62.00	59.22
48	—	1,187	47.00–56.50	53.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,660	63.50	63.50
21	—	1,731	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	45.00	45.00
1	—	925	44.00	44.00

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.