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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Jan 27

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 350 vs last sale 455▼ 180 vs year ago 285 · −63.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

388 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 430▲ 168 vs year ago 220 · +76.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 105▼ 280 vs year ago 351 · −79.8%

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 to develop any market trend. Demand was light to moderate for very light offerings. Quality was mostly plain to average. Not enough feeder cattle sold today for buyers to be able to put together loads, which limited demand. Market activity was mostly slow. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light offerings. Winter weather near the packing plants has tightened supplies delivered to the plant so packers are looking for supplies to meet immediate kill needs. This pushed all cow prices higher as feeding buyers and packer buyers competed over offerings. Feeding cows sold mostly mostly 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher in a narrow comparison on all classes. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Cow and bull quality this week was mostly plain to average. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average today with many very full cows on offer. Young age cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand this sale. Quality was average. Young age cows sold generally steady in a narrow comparison.

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 $153.78/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$153.78

43 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$11.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.64

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	602	157.68	948	28
Medium and Large 1-2	611	146.50	895	15thin

One grade step is worth $11.18/cwt here — about $54 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 sale43 hd

153.78

—

MT average4 barns · 2,381 hd

169.41

−15.64

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	1,741	84.50	1,471	44
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,745	59.25	1,034	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	57.70	847	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,374	54.97	756	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,148	52.57	604	174

Every lot

41 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	396	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	723	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	180.83/cwt	180.00–182.50	741	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	843	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	833	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	877	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	885	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	143.65/cwt	142.50–144.50	901	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,090	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	154.69/cwt	153.00–156.00	747	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	786	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	925	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	947	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,100	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,128	4
Heifers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,139	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,071	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,305	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,259	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	732	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	926	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,235	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	902	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,328	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,023	5
Bulls	—	—	1,584	80.25/cwt	76.50–83.50	1,271	7
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,650	80.60/cwt	77.00–83.50	1,330	6
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,891	89.88/cwt	89.75–90.25	1,700	15
Bulls	—	—	1,905	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	1,743	1
Bulls	—	—	1,939	86.10/cwt	84.00–90.50	1,669	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	944	47.79/cwt	47.00–48.50	451	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	364	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,109	52.73/cwt	44.00–54.50	585	55
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,149	54.93/cwt	54.00–58.00	631	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	52.14/cwt	45.00–54.25	611	65
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,222	54.09/cwt	54.00–55.50	661	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,361	56.79/cwt	56.00–61.50	773	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,362	55.06/cwt	54.00–58.50	750	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,366	52.19/cwt	51.00–53.50	713	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	52.03/cwt	51.00–53.00	730	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,437	55.83/cwt	55.00–56.25	802	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	58.03/cwt	57.50–58.25	843	48
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,486	58.53/cwt	58.00–60.00	870	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,494	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	896	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,663	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	848	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,745	59.25/cwt	59.25–59.25	1,034	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,014	86.86/cwt	82.00–92.00	881	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	67.32/cwt	55.00–79.00	730	46

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 105Last week 455Year ago 285

Slaughter CattleReceipts 388Last week 430Year ago 220

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 105Year ago 351

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	91.50	91.50
7	—	1,584	76.50–83.50	80.25
9	—	1,939	84.00–90.50	86.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,328	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,650	77.00–83.50	80.60
15	—	1,891	89.75–90.25	89.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,362	54.00–58.50	55.06
4	—	1,494	60.00	60.00
6	—	1,403	51.00–53.00	52.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,366	51.00–53.50	52.19
24	—	1,361	56.00–61.50	56.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,453	57.50–58.25	58.03
3	—	1,663	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,172	45.00–54.25	52.14
23	—	1,222	54.00–55.50	54.09
3	—	1,040	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	944	47.00–48.50	47.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,437	55.00–56.25	55.83
12	—	1,486	58.00–60.00	58.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,745	59.25	59.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,109	44.00–54.50	52.73
24	—	1,149	54.00–58.00	54.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	410	180.00–182.50	180.83
10	—	865	126.00	126.00
3	—	490	172.00	172.00
3	—	553	160.00	160.00
4	—	396	182.50	182.50
2	—	510	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	165.00	165.00
13	—	627	142.50–144.50	143.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	135.00	135.00
2	—	915	103.50	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,305	96.50	96.50
4	—	1,100	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	720	128.50	128.50
7	—	483	153.00–156.00	154.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,139	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	126.50	126.50

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,014	82.00–92.00	86.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	46	—	1,085	55.00–79.00	67.32

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.