Sale reports / Montana / Public Auction Yards / 2021-02-17

Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Feb 17

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Feb 3Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

174 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 222▼ 98 vs year ago 272 · −36.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

299 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 309▲ 24 vs year ago 275 · +8.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 123▼ 219 vs year ago 264 · −83.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: No sale was held last week due to extreme cold and very light offerings. Feeder cattle were too lightly tested both this week and two weeks ago to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed. Demand was mostly moderate for light offerings. Quality was mostly plain to average. Despite light feeder cattle supplies buyers were quick to bid on offerings. Market activity was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for light offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher in a narrow comparison on all classes. Packers continue to need cows for immediate harvest as extreme cold and snowy conditions have lightened available supplies. Feeding buyers showed some desire to buy cows to feed. Most of these offerings were really high quality and young age. Feeding cows sold mostly 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were very lightly tested today and were mostly lower quality and low dressing. Steady to firm undertones were noticed. Young age cows sold with higher undertones this week. Most young cows on offer freshly lost calves.

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 $149.56/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$149.56

102 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.82

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	149.56	820	102

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale102 hd

149.56

—

MT average3 barns · 502 hd

144.74

+4.82

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	1,716	78.54	1,348	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,385	63.65	881	135
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,586	63.58	1,009	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,139	58.23	663	69

Every lot

27 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	687	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	497	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	890	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	952	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	142.00/cwt	140.50–142.50	1,018	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	724	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	158.12/cwt	152.00–160.00	816	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	593	136.28/cwt	135.50–138.50	808	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	126.75/cwt	126.00–127.00	900	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,145	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	847	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	76.88/cwt	74.00–81.50	1,349	6
Bulls	—	—	1,885	85.78/cwt	85.00–86.50	1,617	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	870	39.69/cwt	35.50–46.00	345	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,129	57.14/cwt	56.00–61.00	645	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	57.06/cwt	52.00–61.50	653	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,180	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	708	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	65.80/cwt	62.00–68.75	788	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	60.05/cwt	57.00–62.00	806	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,387	64.55/cwt	63.00–69.50	895	62
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,423	65.70/cwt	64.00–68.25	935	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,515	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	954	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,529	59.17/cwt	58.00–61.50	905	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	65.51/cwt	64.50–68.50	1,057	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,620	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,126	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,008	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,003	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,167	70.12/cwt	61.00–91.00	818	41

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 222Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 299Last week 309Year ago 275

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 123Year ago 264

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	41	—	1,167	61.00–91.00	70.12
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	99.50	99.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	497	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	179.00	179.00
8	—	717	140.50–142.50	142.00
4	—	610	160.00	160.00
13	—	585	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	710	126.00–127.00	126.75
55	—	516	152.00–160.00	158.12
31	—	593	135.50–138.50	136.28
8	—	439	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,129	56.00–61.00	57.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	870	35.50–46.00	39.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,613	64.50–68.50	65.51
20	—	1,529	58.00–61.50	59.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,145	52.00–61.50	57.06
15	—	1,197	62.00–68.75	65.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,342	57.00–62.00	60.05
1	—	1,620	69.50	69.50
62	—	1,387	63.00–69.50	64.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,423	64.00–68.25	65.70
1	—	1,180	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,885	85.00–86.50	85.78
6	—	1,755	74.00–81.50	76.88

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.