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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Jun 24

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,228 head

▲ 930 vs last sale 298▲ 822 vs year ago 406 · +202.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

290 head

▲ 106 vs last sale 184▲ 45 vs year ago 245 · +18.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,146 head

▲ 935 vs last sale 211▼ 324 vs year ago 1,470 · −22.0%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were all too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive and significantly higher than last week. Buyers filled the stands today as this is the last sale until the week after the 4th of July. Demand was moderate to good for light to moderate offerings. Buyers showed good demand for green cattle suitable to turn out on grass. Cattle were in mostly light flesh this sale. Notably, the 781 lbs heifers tagged as replacements were A.I. bred for one round with no clean up bulls turned out. Market activity today was mostly active with many order buyers and ranchers in the stands actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Cow and bull quality this week was mostly attractive to very attractive. Packers showed moderate to good demand for slaughter cows as they bid aggressively against feeding buyers over offerings. Lean cows sold with the best demand as packers search for lean product to blend down trimmings from the backlog of over finished cattle. Many long strings of cows off reputation ranches were seen this sale. Feeding cow demand was mostly very good today. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm on a high quality offering. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average today as hot temperatures had many cows pushing excess fill. Demand for re-breed cattle was better in places as ranchers purchased many high quality sets of young cows. Young age cows sold mostly 2.00-5.00 higher on a significantly higher quality offering. Quality was attractive to very attractive.

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 $130.22/cwt on 529 head.

Average price

$130.22

529 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$135

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

$3.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.39

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	593	133.43	791	88
Medium 1-2	440	132.00	581	9thin
Medium 1	465	129.75	604	8thin
Medium and Large 1	715	129.52	926	424

One grade step is worth $3.91/cwt here — about −$135 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 sale529 hd

130.22

—

MT average3 barns · 610 hd

130.61

−0.39

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	1,840	89.03	1,638	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	68.00	937	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,410	64.71	913	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,239	60.47	750	120

Every lot

80 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	469	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	821	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	800	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	782	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	846	5
Steers	—	Medium 1	538	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	898	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	954	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	152.84/cwt	151.00–155.50	949	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	958	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	922	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	678	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	956	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	152.27/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,035	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	145.08/cwt	144.00–147.50	1,036	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	138.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	991	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	968	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	139.43/cwt	135.50–144.50	1,081	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,104	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	127.20/cwt	124.50–131.00	1,116	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	115.03/cwt	114.75–120.50	1,024	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	123.15/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,118	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	917	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,009	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	949	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,025	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	115.30/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,114	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	381	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	526	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	440	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	581	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	144.44/cwt	138.00–149.00	695	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	506	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	764	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	150.00/cwt	149.00–150.50	779	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	748	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	137.52/cwt	131.00–139.00	800	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	137.62/cwt	132.00–140.00	864	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	121.06/cwt	117.00–123.00	823	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	907	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	118.06/cwt	114.00–124.00	837	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1	718	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	754	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	729	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	951	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	127.24/cwt	125.50–129.50	928	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	741	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	867	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	124.73/cwt	118.00–128.25	958	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	781	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	980	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	117.66/cwt	115.00–118.00	962	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	838	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	935	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	931	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	987	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	811	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	825	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,265	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,012	1
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,658	89.83/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,489	3
Bulls	—	—	1,689	74.35/cwt	65.00–80.00	1,256	6
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,690	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,420	1
Bulls	—	—	1,777	85.26/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,515	26
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,881	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,862	8
Bulls	—	—	1,985	93.96/cwt	91.00–102.50	1,865	24
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	950	55.08/cwt	51.00–57.00	523	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	46.98/cwt	46.00–48.00	516	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,242	62.63/cwt	59.50–65.00	778	61
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,271	56.67/cwt	51.00–60.00	720	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,292	66.81/cwt	66.00–67.50	863	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,372	64.75/cwt	62.50–65.50	888	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	937	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,422	57.25/cwt	54.00–60.00	814	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,488	68.34/cwt	66.00–71.00	1,017	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,341	1,510.00/cwt	1,510.00–1,510.00	20,249	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,402	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	20,680	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,403	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	22,448	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,451	1,625.00/cwt	1,625.00–1,625.00	23,579	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,524	1,625.00/cwt	1,625.00–1,625.00	24,765	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,605	1,387.20/cwt	1,350.00–1,425.00	22,265	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,755	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	24,570	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,266	1,696.24/cwt	1,575.00–1,900.00	21,474	26
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,097	79.03/cwt	65.50–95.50	867	86
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,117	58.06/cwt	52.00–61.00	649	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,170	62.93/cwt	59.00–64.00	736	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,212	69.04/cwt	61.00–84.50	837	170
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,222	62.67/cwt	57.00–63.50	766	25
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,338	62.82/cwt	59.00–66.50	841	67
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,457	66.55/cwt	58.00–71.00	970	230
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,342	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,762	3

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 Jun 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,228Last week 298Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 290Last week 184Year ago 245

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,146Last week 211Year ago 1,470

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	729	130.50	130.50
60	—	781	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	818	115.00–118.00	117.66
8	—	862	108.50	108.50
13	—	687	132.00	132.00
93	—	729	125.50–129.50	127.24
88	—	768	118.00–128.25	124.73
86	—	628	132.00–140.00	137.62
28	—	519	149.00–150.50	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	931	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	709	114.00–124.00	118.06
6	—	680	117.00–123.00	121.06
37	—	582	131.00–139.00	137.52
3	—	750	107.00	107.00
21	—	481	138.00–149.00	144.44
2	—	818	102.50	102.50
7	—	546	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	741	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	440	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	381	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	506	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	88.00	88.00
5	—	559	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	908	118.00–124.00	123.15
10	—	966	115.00–116.00	115.30
11	—	680	151.00–153.00	152.27
8	—	558	171.00	171.00
102	—	775	135.50–144.50	139.43
13	—	714	144.00–147.50	145.08
16	—	621	151.00–155.50	152.84
82	—	877	124.50–131.00	127.20
22	—	815	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	762	127.00	127.00
5	—	519	163.00	163.00
7	—	486	161.00	161.00
20	—	890	114.75–120.50	115.03
3	—	668	138.00	138.00
15	—	643	149.00	149.00
14	—	949	108.00	108.00
18	—	716	135.00–140.00	138.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	145.00	145.00
10	—	479	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	917	110.00	110.00
3	—	678	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	469	175.00	175.00
15	—	538	167.00	167.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,403	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,524	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,755	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,402	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,451	1,625.00	1,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,341	1,510.00	1,510.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,605	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,387.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,266	1,575.00–1,900.00	1,696.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	86	—	1,097	65.50–95.50	79.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	170	—	1,212	61.00–84.50	69.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	230	—	1,457	58.00–71.00	66.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	67	—	1,338	59.00–66.50	62.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,170	59.00–64.00	62.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,117	52.00–61.00	58.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,222	57.00–63.50	62.67

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,342	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,372	62.50–65.50	64.75
12	—	1,488	66.00–71.00	68.34
6	—	1,422	54.00–60.00	57.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,242	59.50–65.00	62.63
39	—	1,271	51.00–60.00	56.67
12	—	1,292	66.00–67.50	66.81
2	—	1,098	46.00–48.00	46.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	950	51.00–57.00	55.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,881	99.00	99.00
3	—	1,658	88.00–93.00	89.83
1	—	1,690	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,985	91.00–102.50	93.96
26	—	1,777	83.00–89.00	85.26
6	—	1,689	65.00–80.00	74.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	80.00	80.00

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.