Sale reports / Montana / Public Auction Yards / 2020-07-15

Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Jul 15

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

245 head

▼ 983 vs last sale 1,228▲ 0 vs year ago 245 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

238 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 290▲ 34 vs year ago 204 · +16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

543 head

▼ 603 vs last sale 1,146▲ 238 vs year ago 305 · +78.0%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale (6-24-20): Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Feeder heifers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Demand was moderate to good for all yearling type cattle. Offerings were light. Cattle were in mostly light flesh this sale with many coming off grass. Market activity today was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for moderate offerings. 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 cows to blend down trimmings from over finished cattle which are currently being marketed. Many long strings of cows off reputation ranches were seen this sale. Cow quality was mostly attractive overall. Feeding cow demand was mostly good today. Feeding cows sold generally steady. Cows started the day offering average weigh up, however by midday cows were pushing heavy amounts of fill and buyers backed off prices as a result. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady on a lower quality offering than was seen last sale. Demand for re-breed cattle was mostly moderate to good. Many high quality sets of young cows were seen this sale off reputation ranches. Young age cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Quality was attractive to very 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 $139.38/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$139.38

129 head · 784 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$283

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 1

$10.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	564	149.00	840	4thin
Medium 1-2	605	146.00	883	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	662	143.00	947	3thin
Medium and Large 1	813	138.27	1,124	111

One grade step is worth $10.73/cwt here — about −$283 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 sale129 hd

139.38

—

MT average1 barns · 129 hd

139.38

+0.00

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	—	Average	1,861	86.77	1,615	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,418	63.56	901	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,662	60.62	1,008	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,219	59.79	729	63

Every lot

46 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	564	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	840	4
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	605	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	883	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	947	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	148.49/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,091	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	142.91/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,129	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	134.55/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,114	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	128.33/cwt	128.00–128.50	1,119	33
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	666	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	836	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	894	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	960	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	981	108.98/cwt	106.00–110.50	1,069	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,066	98.16/cwt	95.00–99.50	1,046	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,157	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,128	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	384	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	643	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	955	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	993	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,035	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	963	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,606	85.09/cwt	76.00–86.50	1,367	9
Bulls	—	—	1,717	79.08/cwt	71.00–82.00	1,358	12
Bulls	—	—	1,829	86.20/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,577	26
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,965	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,886	1
Bulls	—	—Natural	2,000	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,860	1
Bulls	—	—	2,074	92.96/cwt	90.50–98.50	1,928	18
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,670	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	2,189	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	960	57.50/cwt	55.00–60.00	552	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	965	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	632	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	46.05/cwt	44.00–48.50	539	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	55.09/cwt	50.00–59.00	668	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	66.18/cwt	66.00–67.00	821	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,244	61.93/cwt	59.00–65.50	770	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,384	59.15/cwt	53.00–61.50	819	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,421	64.35/cwt	61.50–65.00	914	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,495	67.58/cwt	66.50–69.50	1,010	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,624	59.56/cwt	58.00–61.50	967	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,810	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,231	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,015	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	760	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	608	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,069	82.45/cwt	66.00–91.50	881	95
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,077	59.91/cwt	58.00–62.00	645	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,098	61.58/cwt	61.00–62.00	676	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,138	56.93/cwt	53.00–62.00	648	24
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,226	69.30/cwt	65.00–75.50	850	125
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,377	61.53/cwt	56.00–65.50	847	75
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,458	65.17/cwt	61.00–68.00	950	115

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 Jul 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 1,228Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 238Last week 290Year ago 204

Replacement CattleReceipts 543Last week 1,146Year ago 305

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	75	—	1,377	56.00–65.50	61.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	115	—	1,458	61.00–68.00	65.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	125	—	1,226	65.00–75.50	69.30
(<2 yrs)	Open	95	—	1,069	66.00–91.50	82.45

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	24	—	1,138	53.00–62.00	56.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	61.00–62.00	61.58
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	80.00	80.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,077	58.00–62.00	59.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,157	97.50	97.50
10	—	1,066	95.00–99.50	98.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	134.00	134.00
5	—	469	142.00	142.00
8	—	725	120.00	120.00
6	—	624	134.00	134.00
9	—	981	106.00–110.50	108.98
19	—	828	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	828	133.00–138.00	134.55
12	—	735	146.00–149.00	148.49
33	—	872	128.00–128.50	128.33
54	—	790	142.00–143.00	142.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	605	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	167.50	167.50
2	—	955	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,421	61.50–65.00	64.35
3	—	1,495	66.50–69.50	67.58
11	—	1,384	53.00–61.50	59.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	65.50	65.50
2	—	960	55.00–60.00	57.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,244	59.00–65.50	61.93
6	—	1,240	66.00–67.00	66.18
2	—	1,170	44.00–48.50	46.05
18	—	1,212	50.00–59.00	55.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	68.00	68.00
1	—	2,015	67.00	67.00
13	—	1,624	58.00–61.50	59.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,829	82.00–89.50	86.20
18	—	2,074	90.50–98.50	92.96
12	—	1,717	71.00–82.00	79.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	93.00	93.00
9	—	1,606	76.00–86.50	85.09
1	—	1,965	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,670	82.00	82.00

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.