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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Feb 5

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

263 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 285▲ 263 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

195 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 220▲ 195 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

259 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 351▲ 259 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested either this week or last week to develop an accurate market trend for steers or heifers however, steady to higher undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mostly plain to average and offered in small packages or as singles. Feeder cattle sold on mostly light to moderate demand for light offerings. Demand was stronger this week than last despite light offerings. Market activity was mostly slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for light to moderate offerings. Packers started the sale purchasing cows on moderate demand, however as the sale progressed demand improved. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher on boning and lean cows, breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Feeding cows sold generally steady to firm. Cow quality this week was plain to average and generally lower than last week. Many of the best sets of feeding cows were late bred cows which packers opted to feed instead of send to harvest. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Young age cows suitable to feed or 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.42/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$157.42

92 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$299

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

$24.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.94

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	394	176.95	697	19thin
Medium and Large 1	654	152.34	996	73

One grade step is worth $24.61/cwt here — about −$299 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 sale92 hd

157.42

—

MT average3 barns · 2,227 hd

154.48

+2.94

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	1,840	78.41	1,443	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,735	59.15	1,026	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,410	56.91	802	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,219	53.27	650	85

Every lot

47 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	559	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	759	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	843	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	849	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	910	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	154.72/cwt	152.00–158.00	962	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	965	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	140.14/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,010	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,096	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,157	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	723	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	734	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	567	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	782	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	591	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	824	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	830	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	819	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	862	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	912	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	663	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	888	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Full	783	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	979	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	955	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,098	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,040	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,009	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,090	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,123	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,806	74.50/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,345	5
Bulls	—	—	1,856	80.18/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,488	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	873	46.55/cwt	45.00–48.00	406	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	418	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	50.38/cwt	43.00–52.00	607	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,243	55.83/cwt	52.00–58.00	694	46
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,283	59.26/cwt	59.00–59.50	760	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	59.92/cwt	59.00–62.00	820	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,402	56.27/cwt	54.00–58.50	789	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	998	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,525	52.41/cwt	49.00–53.50	799	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,673	58.30/cwt	55.00–60.00	975	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	1,915	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	1,053	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	1,975	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	1,155	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	73.19/cwt	58.00–88.00	768	67
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,149	52.23/cwt	49.00–55.00	600	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,195	56.01/cwt	55.00–57.00	669	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,279	56.23/cwt	55.00–56.50	719	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,331	59.27/cwt	55.00–63.00	789	61
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,370	61.12/cwt	57.00–65.00	837	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,925	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,400	7

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 Feb 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 285Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 220Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 259Last week 351Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	591	139.50	139.50
4	—	629	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	153.00	153.00
7	—	345	150.00	150.00
3	—	607	135.00	135.00
3	—	595	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	455	159.00	159.00
17	—	707	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	115.00	115.00
3	—	575	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	543	167.50	167.50
2	—	870	133.00	133.00
13	—	812	135.00	135.00
14	—	721	140.00–142.00	140.14
9	—	458	184.00	184.00
11	—	652	148.00	148.00
13	—	622	152.00–158.00	154.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	417	182.00	182.00
3	—	477	178.00	178.00
7	—	329	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	45.00–48.00	46.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	58.50	58.50
1	—	1,915	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	66.50	66.50
3	—	1,673	55.00–60.00	58.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,402	54.00–58.50	56.27
22	—	1,369	59.00–62.00	59.92
10	—	1,525	49.00–53.50	52.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,205	43.00–52.00	50.38
2	—	1,283	59.00–59.50	59.26
1	—	1,195	35.00	35.00
46	—	1,243	52.00–58.00	55.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,806	74.00–75.00	74.50
11	—	1,856	77.00–82.00	80.18

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	2	—	1,195	55.00–57.00	56.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,279	55.00–56.50	56.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,149	49.00–55.00	52.23

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	67	—	1,050	58.00–88.00	73.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	61	—	1,331	55.00–63.00	59.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,370	57.00–65.00	61.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,400	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,225	1,300.00	1,300.00

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.