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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Jan 13

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

399 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 408▲ 248 vs year ago 151 · +164.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

631 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 659▲ 612 vs year ago 19 · +3,221.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

276 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 211▲ 77 vs year ago 199 · +38.7%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers were scarcely tested. Yearling heifers sold with lower undertones in a narrow comparison. Weaned calves were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Cattle were of mostly plain to average quality today and offered in mostly small packages. Demand was mostly light, with the exception of a few offerings suitable to go to grass which sold on moderate demand. Not enough cattle were on offer for buyers to start loads. Most cattle were weaned this sale. CME feeder cattle positions continue to struggle as corn and bean prices surge. Demand for feeder cattle has been hampered by sharply higher feed costs. Market activity was slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for moderate offerings. Packer buyers showed lighter demand for all classes of cows this week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower on breaking cows and boning cows, and steady to weak on lean cows. Feeding cows sold fully steady. Feeding buyers showed stronger demand than packer buyers for cows this week. Cow quality this week was mostly average. Weigh up conditions were average this week. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00 higher as feeding buyers and packer buyers competed over offerings. Young age cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand this sale. Quality was average to attractive. Young age cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher.

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 $140.47/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$140.47

124 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$10.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.23

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	141.38	779	109
Medium and Large 1-2	536	134.82	723	11thin
Medium and Large 2	454	131.00	595	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.38/cwt here — about $185 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 sale124 hd

140.47

—

MT average3 barns · 2,797 hd

149.70

−9.23

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	1,808	79.82	1,443	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,730	53.97	934	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,423	49.85	710	165
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,171	45.51	533	235

Every lot

57 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	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	724	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	182.02/cwt	181.00–190.00	792	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	693	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	154.21/cwt	150.00–155.00	723	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	785	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	742	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	872	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	155.72/cwt	150.00–156.00	875	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	888	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	935	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	950	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	956	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	587	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	622	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	644	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	454	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	595	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	149.26/cwt	145.00–152.50	728	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	671	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	142.65/cwt	138.00–150.00	763	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	123.71/cwt	122.00–128.00	787	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	790	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	939	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,019	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	800	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,203	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,059	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,225	67.73/cwt	62.00–70.00	830	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,610	74.39/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,198	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,640	80.27/cwt	77.50–84.25	1,316	13
Bulls	—	—	1,928	80.64/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,555	11
Bulls	—	—	2,025	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,499	2
Bulls	—	—	2,070	86.78/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,796	9
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,610	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	2,023	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	870	30.92/cwt	29.00–33.00	269	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	881	41.99/cwt	38.00–46.00	370	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	36.62/cwt	33.00–38.00	399	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	44.15/cwt	38.50–47.50	513	82
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,200	45.34/cwt	42.00–47.50	544	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,211	49.99/cwt	47.50–55.00	605	44
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,224	48.58/cwt	47.50–51.50	595	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,385	45.36/cwt	45.00–48.00	628	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,389	54.09/cwt	51.50–57.00	751	63
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	46.21/cwt	42.00–48.00	653	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,435	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	832	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,614	51.42/cwt	48.75–54.00	830	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,655	53.24/cwt	49.50–55.00	881	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,742	55.79/cwt	55.00–56.00	972	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,905	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,353	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,060	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	1,102	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,070	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	932	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	783	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	501	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	976	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	605	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	997	68.49/cwt	47.00–89.00	683	188
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,038	91.94/cwt	81.00–99.00	954	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,134	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,773	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,135	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,243	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,388	736.32/cwt	735.00–760.00	10,220	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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 399Last week 408Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 631Last week 659Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 276Last week 211Year ago 199

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	58.00	58.00
63	—	1,389	51.50–57.00	54.09
32	—	1,385	45.00–48.00	45.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,413	42.00–48.00	46.21
17	—	1,655	49.50–55.00	53.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,070	45.00	45.00
1	—	2,060	53.50	53.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	881	38.00–46.00	41.99
2	—	870	29.00–33.00	30.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,200	42.00–47.50	45.34
44	—	1,211	47.50–55.00	49.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,742	55.00–56.00	55.79
8	—	1,614	48.75–54.00	51.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,224	47.50–51.50	48.58
18	—	1,090	33.00–38.00	36.62
82	—	1,161	38.50–47.50	44.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,225	62.00–70.00	67.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,610	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,070	85.00–88.00	86.78
2	—	2,025	74.00	74.00
11	—	1,928	79.00–83.00	80.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,610	71.00–76.00	74.39
13	—	1,640	77.50–84.25	80.27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	137.50	137.50
5	—	640	123.50	123.50
3	—	412	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	122.00–128.00	123.71
7	—	961	106.00	106.00
47	—	488	145.00–152.50	149.26
10	—	429	150.00	150.00
24	—	535	138.00–150.00	142.65
8	—	831	113.00	113.00
6	—	367	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	454	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	435	181.00–190.00	182.02
4	—	600	148.00	148.00
1	—	345	195.00	195.00
5	—	389	186.00	186.00
5	—	736	127.00	127.00
8	—	771	124.00	124.00
11	—	535	163.00	163.00
23	—	562	150.00–156.00	155.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	742	128.00	128.00
5	—	520	151.00	151.00
19	—	469	150.00–155.00	154.21
3	—	447	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	534	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	88.00	88.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	188	—	997	47.00–89.00	68.49
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,038	81.00–99.00	91.94

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	3	—	783	64.00	64.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	976	62.00	62.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,134	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,135	550.00	550.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,388	735.00–760.00	736.32

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.