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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Apr 14

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

6,057 head

▲ 5,759 vs last sale 298▲ 4,069 vs year ago 1,988 · +204.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

158 head

▼ 216 vs last sale 374▲ 143 vs year ago 15 · +953.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

326 head

▲ 212 vs last sale 114▲ 302 vs year ago 24 · +1,258.3%

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. Today Public auction yards hosted its annual April fest feeder special. Demand was mostly moderate to good for heavy offerings. Quality was mostly average to very attractive. Feeders were offered in both load lots and packages. Demand for light fleshed cattle suitable to run on grass was mostly moderate today. Demand for grass cattle was slightly lower this week as concerns over drought conditions and higher feed prices weighted on the market. Heavy weight cattle were mostly attractive to very attractive and despite lower CME feeder and live cattle positions this class of cattle sold with moderate to good demand. CME feeder cattle positions sold off today as higher feed prices pressured feeder contracts lower. The April contract closed 1.30 lower at 141.15, while the May closed 1.90 lower at 145.425. Market activity this sale was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for light offerings. Packers and feeding buyers were both active in buying cows suitable to feed. Feeing cows and slaughter cows sold steady to firm in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average today as cows sold late in the evening. Most cows were pushing heavy amounts of fill. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed sold steady to firm as quality this sale was average to attractive and slightly higher than last sale. Several cow-calf pairs sold today. These offerings were met with mostly light to moderate demand. As discussed earlier, much of the state is dry and worries of a drought hampered demand.

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 $147.55/cwt on 3,384 head.

Average price

$147.55

3,384 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$357

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$41.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	395	170.00	672	20
Medium 1-2	348	156.65	546	34
Medium and Large 1	658	148.25	975	2,589
Medium and Large 2	471	147.79	696	77
Medium and Large 1-2	584	146.00	853	572
Large 1	799	128.81	1,029	92

One grade step is worth $41.19/cwt here — about −$357 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 sale3,384 hd

147.55

—

MT average3 barns · 4,059 hd

148.27

−0.73

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	1,699	89.75	1,524	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,399	66.97	937	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,775	66.75	1,185	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,202	64.71	778	50

Every lot

100 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	699	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	397	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	802	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	201.36/cwt	198.00–202.00	832	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	190.45/cwt	182.50–193.00	842	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	193.98/cwt	193.00–199.00	941	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	182.41/cwt	180.00–189.00	901	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	501	165.50/cwt	162.00–169.00	829	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	190.42/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,004	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	181.26/cwt	177.00–182.00	972	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	181.48/cwt	177.00–184.00	1,034	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	167.22/cwt	154.00–175.00	962	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	586	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,023	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	149.60/cwt	149.00–150.50	926	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	173.19/cwt	169.25–179.25	1,096	498
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	649	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,061	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	162.45/cwt	157.00–171.00	1,095	310
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	693	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	922	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	153.21/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,108	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	144.65/cwt	143.00–146.50	1,063	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	736	146.70/cwt	146.50–147.00	1,080	35
Steers	—	Large 1	741	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,037	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	137.25/cwt	136.50–138.00	1,039	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	146.60/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,114	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	788	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,076	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	136.41/cwt	135.50–139.00	1,110	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	127.30/cwt	127.00–127.50	1,069	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	858	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,158	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	136.20/cwt	133.00–138.25	1,192	176
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	129.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,191	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,113	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	966	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,159	29
Steers	—	Large 1	992	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,240	7
Steers	—	Large 1	1,183	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,337	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	342	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	527	16
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	354	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	563	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	567	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	649	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	169.15/cwt	165.00–173.00	651	46
Heifers	—	Medium 1	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	175.38/cwt	171.00–182.50	747	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	644	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	160.77/cwt	157.50–162.00	711	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	169.78/cwt	169.00–171.00	806	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	154.31/cwt	151.00–165.00	733	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	163.40/cwt	159.00–169.00	853	210
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	154.83/cwt	150.00–158.00	813	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	542	144.12/cwt	140.50–145.00	781	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	158.81/cwt	153.50–164.50	907	457
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	146.98/cwt	139.00–152.00	852	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	581	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	959	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	151.55/cwt	146.00–154.50	941	379
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	138.88/cwt	134.00–139.50	882	148
Heifers	—	Large 1	662	139.08/cwt	134.00–139.50	921	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	146.83/cwt	142.00–149.50	997	262
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	135.32/cwt	133.50–139.00	920	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	698	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	935	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	140.20/cwt	135.50–144.00	1,016	591
Heifers	—	Large 1	729	129.02/cwt	128.50–131.00	941	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	131.28/cwt	129.00–133.50	958	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	739	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,075	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	766	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,042	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	129.42/cwt	127.50–129.75	994	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	132.45/cwt	130.00–134.50	1,021	217
Heifers	—	Large 1	791	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,024	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	128.92/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,069	132
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	836	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,112	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	980	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	128.14/cwt	127.75–130.00	1,092	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,154	16
Heifers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,028	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,172	29
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	879	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	603	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	820	14
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,023	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,136	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,305	81.92/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,069	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,326	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,127	4
Bulls	—	—	1,490	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,237	1
Bulls	—	—	1,836	91.24/cwt	87.00–93.50	1,675	9
Bulls	—	—	2,011	96.74/cwt	95.00–98.50	1,945	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	965	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	521	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,177	65.56/cwt	64.00–66.25	772	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,195	67.43/cwt	66.50–71.50	806	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,213	66.97/cwt	66.50–67.50	812	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,256	64.33/cwt	59.00–66.00	808	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,340	68.91/cwt	67.00–71.00	923	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	67.23/cwt	66.50–68.00	937	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,466	64.32/cwt	60.00–66.00	943	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,545	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	1,012	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,690	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,158	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,860	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,209	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,387	1,182.01/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	16,394	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,409	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,613	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,555	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	26,046	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,569	1,503.47/cwt	1,350.00–1,550.00	23,589	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,613	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	22,582	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,629	1,371.29/cwt	1,350.00–1,375.00	22,338	19
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,141	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	18,256	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	846	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	986	103.13/cwt	81.00–112.50	1,017	39
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,121	77.86/cwt	66.00–91.00	873	31
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	820	1

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 Apr 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,057Last week 298Year ago 1,988

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 374Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 326Last week 114Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	413	198.00–202.00	201.36
13	—	920	127.00–130.00	129.46
16	—	336	208.00	208.00
17	—	485	193.00–199.00	193.98
129	—	814	135.50–139.00	136.41
310	—	674	157.00–171.00	162.45
143	—	723	148.00–158.00	153.21
142	—	570	177.00–184.00	181.48
176	—	875	133.00–138.25	136.20
54	—	527	187.00–195.00	190.42
33	—	760	141.00–150.00	146.60
498	—	633	169.25–179.25	173.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	586	174.50	174.50
29	—	966	120.00	120.00
11	—	788	136.50	136.50
35	—	736	146.50–147.00	146.70
33	—	649	163.50	163.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	494	180.00–189.00	182.41
4	—	757	136.50–138.00	137.25
17	—	619	149.00–150.50	149.60
33	—	735	143.00–146.50	144.65
52	—	442	182.50–193.00	190.45
5	—	840	127.00–127.50	127.30
37	—	536	177.00–182.00	181.26
56	—	575	154.00–175.00	167.22
2	—	920	121.00	121.00
13	—	397	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	741	140.00	140.00
6	—	1,183	113.00	113.00
7	—	992	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	501	162.00–169.00	165.50
11	—	693	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	858	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	495	177.50	177.50
14	—	603	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
210	—	522	159.00–169.00	163.40
262	—	679	142.00–149.50	146.83
132	—	829	125.00–131.00	128.92
379	—	621	146.00–154.50	151.55
591	—	725	135.50–144.00	140.20
217	—	771	130.00–134.50	132.45
75	—	852	127.75–130.00	128.14
67	—	426	171.00–182.50	175.38
457	—	571	153.50–164.50	158.81
16	—	962	120.00	120.00
9	—	369	176.00	176.00
88	—	475	169.00–171.00	169.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	680	133.50–139.00	135.32
19	—	730	129.00–133.50	131.28
33	—	768	127.50–129.75	129.42
71	—	525	150.00–158.00	154.83
46	—	385	165.00–173.00	169.15
5	—	838	117.00	117.00
97	—	580	139.00–152.00	146.98
49	—	442	157.50–162.00	160.77
148	—	635	134.00–139.50	138.88
33	—	475	151.00–165.00	154.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	698	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	766	136.00	136.00
35	—	739	145.50	145.50
7	—	836	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	581	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	729	128.50–131.00	129.02
41	—	662	134.00–139.50	139.08
8	—	791	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	354	159.00	159.00
16	—	342	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,028	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	395	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	366	155.00	155.00
29	—	432	149.00	149.00
35	—	542	140.50–145.00	144.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,569	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,503.47
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,613	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,555	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,409	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,629	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,371.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,387	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,182.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,141	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	39	—	986	81.00–112.50	103.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,121	66.00–91.00	77.86

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	—	1,215	67.50	67.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	65.50	65.50
22	—	1,340	67.00–71.00	68.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,256	59.00–66.00	64.33
2	—	1,213	66.50–67.50	66.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	68.50	68.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,466	60.00–66.00	64.32
11	—	1,393	66.50–68.00	67.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,177	64.00–66.25	65.56
8	—	1,195	66.50–71.50	67.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,011	95.00–98.50	96.74
9	—	1,836	87.00–93.50	91.24
1	—	1,490	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	81.00–83.00	81.92
4	—	1,326	85.00	85.00

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.