Sale reports / Montana / Public Auction Yards / 2021-02-03

Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Feb 3

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

222 head

▲ 117 vs last sale 105▼ 41 vs year ago 263 · −15.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

309 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 388▲ 114 vs year ago 195 · +58.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

123 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 71▼ 136 vs year ago 259 · −52.5%

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 last week to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly moderate for very light offerings. Quality was mostly average. Despite light feeder cattle supplies, buyers were quick to bid on offerings as a good crowd of buyers was on hand actively bidding on offerings. Market activity was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher in a narrow comparison on all classes. The cutter cow cutout continues to push higher as seasonally light supplies have packers bidding up offerings in order to obtain supplies. Feeding buyers were active today as they pushed packer buyers to put together loads. Feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold were too lightly tested either this week or last to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Cow and bull quality this week was mostly average. Weigh up conditions were average to below average today, but better overall than last week. Young age cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand this sale. Quality was average. Young age cows sold steady to 5.00 higher in a narrow comparison.

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 $121.64/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$121.64

75 head · 784 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$150

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

$34.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.84

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	651	127.70	831	17thin
Medium and Large 1	736	126.91	934	45
Large 1	1,245	99.50	1,239	5thin
Large 1-2	1,055	93.00	981	8thin

One grade step is worth $34.70/cwt here — about −$150 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 sale75 hd

121.64

—

MT average3 barns · 1,127 hd

145.49

−23.84

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	1,707	80.36	1,372	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,585	60.04	952	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,431	58.56	838	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,166	52.31	610	178

Every lot

56 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	182.45/cwt	180.00–186.00	790	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	508	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	838	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	163.54/cwt	159.00–166.00	913	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	958	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	694	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	958	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	132.90/cwt	130.50–135.00	1,029	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	789	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,006	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	848	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,090	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,028	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,259	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	143.73/cwt	141.00–149.00	688	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	796	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	138.67/cwt	134.00–143.00	739	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	594	138.30/cwt	137.00–142.00	822	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	856	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	897	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	905	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	900	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	896	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,012	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.50	1,042	11
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,055	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	981	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,245	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,239	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	826	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	844	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 1-2	643	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	823	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 1-2	808	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	978	11
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 1-2	665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	884	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 1-2	809	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,031	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,545	83.98/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,297	2
Bulls	—	—	1,639	74.79/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,226	12
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,640	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,279	1
Bulls	—	—	1,843	86.54/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,595	6
Bulls	—	—	1,908	92.75/cwt	92.50–93.00	1,770	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	915	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	485	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	39.45/cwt	35.00–43.00	398	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,143	51.80/cwt	44.00–55.00	592	57
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,160	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	719	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	1,165	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	443	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,173	57.53/cwt	56.00–60.50	675	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	53.38/cwt	43.00–55.50	637	53
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,269	56.54/cwt	54.00–59.00	717	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	824	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,315	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	776	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,403	59.72/cwt	58.00–62.50	838	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	53.34/cwt	52.00–55.00	748	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,404	64.90/cwt	63.00–65.75	911	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,436	54.03/cwt	53.00–54.50	776	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,468	56.75/cwt	56.75–56.75	833	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	809	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,559	58.49/cwt	55.00–59.00	912	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,626	61.29/cwt	59.50–62.50	997	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	62.75/cwt	62.75–62.75	1,067	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,549	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	867	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	895	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	841	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	943	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	509	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	974	75.10/cwt	57.00–86.00	731	77

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 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 105Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 309Last week 388Year ago 195

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 71Year ago 259

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,639	70.00–80.00	74.79
6	—	1,843	85.00–90.00	86.54
2	—	1,908	92.50–93.00	92.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	83.00–85.00	83.98
1	—	1,640	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,404	63.00–65.75	64.90
6	—	1,436	53.00–54.50	54.03
7	—	1,403	58.00–62.50	59.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	56.75	56.75
1	—	1,315	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,143	44.00–55.00	51.80
15	—	1,173	56.00–60.50	57.53
3	—	1,160	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,010	35.00–43.00	39.45
53	—	1,193	43.00–55.50	53.38
29	—	1,269	54.00–59.00	56.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,626	59.50–62.50	61.29
1	—	1,700	62.75	62.75
1	—	1,555	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,403	52.00–55.00	53.34
12	—	1,559	55.00–59.00	58.49
2	—	1,308	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	53.00	53.00
1	—	1,165	38.00	38.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	724	125.00	125.00
11	—	926	110.00–115.50	112.54
5	—	625	137.00	137.00
10	—	594	137.00–142.00	138.30
3	—	527	151.00	151.00
4	—	896	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	134.00–143.00	138.67
2	—	600	134.00	134.00
3	—	723	124.00	124.00
5	—	826	109.00	109.00
3	—	479	141.00–149.00	143.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,055	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,245	99.50	99.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	180.00–186.00	182.45
4	—	661	145.00	145.00
13	—	774	130.50–135.00	132.90
5	—	848	128.50	128.50
7	—	558	159.00–166.00	163.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	789	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	694	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,028	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	153.00	153.00
1	—	570	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	643	128.00	128.00
11	—	808	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	665	133.00	133.00
16	—	809	127.50	127.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	7	—	1,549	56.00	56.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	94.00	94.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	77	—	974	57.00–86.00	75.10

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	6	—	943	54.00	54.00

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.