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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Mar 10

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

299 head

▲ 214 vs last sale 85▼ 106 vs year ago 405 · −26.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

224 head

▼ 323 vs last sale 547▲ 119 vs year ago 105 · +113.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 1,644 vs last sale 1,745▼ 52 vs year ago 153 · −34.0%

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 both this week and last to develop any market trend. Demand was light to moderate for light offerings. Demand for all feeder feed cattle was lighter this week. CME positions continue to struggle on nearby months. Lower contract prices coupled with limited offerings led to lighter demand and lower prices. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Market activity was slow to moderate. Weigh up cow sold on moderate to good demand for light offerings. Feeding buyers were the driving force this week pushing cows mostly above where packers were willing to even buy feeding cows. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher. Weigh up conditions were average to below average this week and significantly poorer than last week. Some feeding buyers were searching for cows that could be bred within the weigh up cow offering. This created uneven demand at times. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady. Two year old to 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.15/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$143.15

103 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$837

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$4.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.44

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	143.68	840	91
Medium and Large 1-2	581	139.08	807	12thin

One grade step is worth $4.60/cwt here — about $33 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 sale103 hd

143.15

—

MT average3 barns · 1,946 hd

153.58

−10.44

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	1,919	83.63	1,605	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,419	62.09	881	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,655	60.32	998	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,156	56.64	654	100

Every lot

47 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 1-2	372	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	698	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	777	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	829	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	165.97/cwt	165.50–167.00	916	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	144.83/cwt	143.00–149.00	886	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	939	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	987	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,028	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	159.70/cwt	159.50–160.00	752	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	826	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	750	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	142.37/cwt	142.00–143.50	804	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	146.37/cwt	145.00–152.00	837	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	134.50/cwt	132.00–141.50	842	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	874	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	884	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	828	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	843	117.95/cwt	117.00–118.00	994	21
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	897	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,049	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	949	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,120	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,020	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,142	1
Bulls	—	Large 1Fancy	1,060	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,187	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,864	78.54/cwt	74.50–83.50	1,464	12
Bulls	—	—	1,934	86.14/cwt	84.00–90.50	1,666	7
Bulls	—	—	2,030	92.35/cwt	91.50–93.00	1,875	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	915	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	526	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	995	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	537	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	45.44/cwt	45.00–46.00	482	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,112	55.21/cwt	53.00–57.00	614	60
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,155	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	809	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,201	56.23/cwt	53.00–57.00	675	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,249	58.55/cwt	57.50–60.50	731	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,265	61.23/cwt	58.00–64.00	775	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	904	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,345	58.90/cwt	55.00–61.00	792	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,365	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	901	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	60.99/cwt	59.00–63.00	847	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	56.23/cwt	51.00–59.00	791	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,449	63.52/cwt	61.00–66.00	920	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	54.12/cwt	52.00–56.00	877	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,642	59.32/cwt	58.00–62.00	974	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,682	63.80/cwt	62.00–65.00	1,073	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	982	99.74/cwt	85.00–113.50	979	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	697	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	73.16/cwt	58.00–90.00	790	47

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 Mar 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 85Year ago 405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 224Last week 547Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 1,745Year ago 153

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	45.00–46.00	45.44
7	—	1,201	53.00–57.00	56.23
11	—	1,249	57.50–60.50	58.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	59.00–63.00	60.99
1	—	1,330	68.00	68.00
4	—	1,407	51.00–59.00	56.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,449	61.00–66.00	63.52
1	—	1,365	66.00	66.00
9	—	1,345	55.00–61.00	58.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,265	58.00–64.00	61.23
1	—	1,155	70.00	70.00
60	—	1,112	53.00–57.00	55.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,642	58.00–62.00	59.32
5	—	1,682	62.00–65.00	63.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	57.50	57.50
1	—	995	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	52.00–56.00	54.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,934	84.00–90.50	86.14
5	—	2,030	91.50–93.00	92.35
12	—	1,864	74.50–83.50	78.54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	626	132.00–141.50	134.50
5	—	713	124.00	124.00
9	—	528	156.50	156.50
17	—	471	159.50–160.00	159.70
30	—	572	145.00–152.00	146.37
21	—	672	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	123.00	123.00
2	—	528	142.00	142.00
8	—	565	142.00–143.50	142.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	124.00	124.00
4	—	949	118.00	118.00
10	—	897	117.00	117.00
21	—	843	117.00–118.00	117.95
1	—	480	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	408	190.50	190.50
7	—	806	127.50	127.50
16	—	552	165.50–167.00	165.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	179.00	179.00
6	—	678	138.50	138.50
12	—	774	127.50	127.50
13	—	612	143.00–149.00	144.83
3	—	372	187.50	187.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,025	68.00	68.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	982	85.00–113.50	99.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	47	—	1,080	58.00–90.00	73.16

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.