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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Apr 28

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

244 head

▼ 633 vs last sale 877▲ 84 vs year ago 160 · +52.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

498 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 448▲ 172 vs year ago 326 · +52.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

291 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 278▲ 69 vs year ago 222 · +31.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Feeder cattle quality today was mostly plain. Demand was light to moderate for very light offerings. CME feeder cattle positions continue to traded lower as corn and beans have traded higher since last week. The April feeder cattle contract closed at 133.875, the May contract closed at 134.975 and the August at 148.90. Market activity today was slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for light to moderate offerings. Slaughter and feeding cows sold generally steady. Packers continue to show good demand for young age high quality cows suitable to feed. Feeding buyers were active again this week but were not willing to push cows higher than last weeks prices. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average this week as most offerings were pushing heavy amounts of fill. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 7.00-10.00 lower. The biggest declines were seen for 2 year old cows and heifers to feed as feed cost continue to climb.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $107.91/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −96.13 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$107.91

103 head · 984 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$225

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

$30.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.38

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	676	125.11	846	11thin
Medium and Large 1	795	120.86	961	29
Large 1	1,124	99.60	1,120	54
Large 1-2	1,127	94.99	1,070	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.12/cwt here — about −$225 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

107.91

—

MT average2 barns · 265 hd

96.53

+11.38

This barn, trailing median30 sales

204.04

−96.13

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

30 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.44, low $164.67, median $204.04 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,633	86.15	1,407	94
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,765	72.80	1,285	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,668	65.90	1,099	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,409	65.54	923	135
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,216	63.40	771	148

Every lot

62 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	195	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	731	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	909	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,045	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	900	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	868	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	123	295.20/cwt	285.00–310.00	363	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	125	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	219	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	767	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	130.31/cwt	129.00–132.00	801	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	842	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	721	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	858	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	884	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	986	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	948	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	966	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,019	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	974	108.33/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,055	9
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,040	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,071	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,088	101.84/cwt	100.50–102.50	1,108	6
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,121	95.11/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,066	8
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,128	99.30/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,120	20
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,174	99.09/cwt	94.00–100.50	1,163	12
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,175	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,105	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,233	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,147	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,260	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	1,153	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2-3	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	8
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	825	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	920	27
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2-3	618	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	698	9
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	743	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	843	23
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,289	88.46/cwt	85.00–89.50	1,140	18
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,305	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	874	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,320	80.70/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,065	11
Bulls	—	—	1,553	80.26/cwt	75.00–84.50	1,246	21
Bulls	—	—	1,830	89.19/cwt	84.50–92.00	1,632	30
Bulls	—	—	2,044	95.26/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,947	10
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,623	85.24/cwt	85.00–85.50	2,236	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows22 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	870	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	461	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	828	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,197	61.22/cwt	56.00–64.00	733	46
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,204	66.85/cwt	64.00–69.50	805	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,222	65.69/cwt	64.00–69.50	803	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	645	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,233	60.65/cwt	54.00–63.50	748	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,252	71.31/cwt	70.00–74.00	893	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	748	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	66.95/cwt	65.00–69.00	933	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,396	67.97/cwt	65.00–70.00	949	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,402	62.60/cwt	59.00–64.50	878	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,417	61.48/cwt	56.00–64.50	871	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,423	72.13/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,026	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,425	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,040	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	73.42/cwt	72.00–74.50	1,076	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,541	66.82/cwt	61.00–68.00	1,030	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,626	69.67/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,133	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,712	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,250	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,727	64.35/cwt	61.50–68.50	1,111	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,790	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	1,038	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%Heavy Weight	2,240	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,590	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	793	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	611	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	829	62.47/cwt	59.00–68.00	518	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	735	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	70.59/cwt	66.50–74.00	676	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	965	93.65/cwt	73.00–111.00	904	120
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	998	68.15/cwt	63.00–75.00	680	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,138	75.29/cwt	64.00–87.00	857	76

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 877Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 498Last week 448Year ago 326

Replacement CattleReceipts 291Last week 278Year ago 222

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	730	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	825	111.50	111.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,174	94.00–100.50	99.09
5	—	1,233	93.00	93.00
6	—	1,088	100.50–102.50	101.84
2	—	1,040	103.00	103.00
2	—	1,260	91.50	91.50
7	—	966	105.50	105.50
20	—	1,128	98.00–101.00	99.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	515	149.00	149.00
8	—	884	111.50	111.50
9	—	974	108.00–109.00	108.33
5	—	721	119.00	119.00
2	—	123	285.00–310.00	295.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,121	94.00–97.00	95.11
1	—	1,175	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	127.00	127.00
2	—	903	105.00	105.00
7	—	615	129.00–132.00	130.31
1	—	125	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	618	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	743	113.50	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	648	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	625	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	375.00	375.00
7	—	909	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	998	63.00–75.00	68.15
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	793	77.00	77.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	120	—	965	73.00–111.00	93.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	76	—	1,138	64.00–87.00	75.29

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	7	—	958	66.50–74.00	70.59
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	865	85.00	85.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	829	59.00–68.00	62.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,197	56.00–64.00	61.22
14	—	1,252	70.00–74.00	71.31
39	—	1,222	64.00–69.50	65.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,727	61.50–68.50	64.35
7	—	1,626	69.00–71.00	69.67
1	—	1,790	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,396	65.00–70.00	67.97
29	—	1,402	59.00–64.50	62.60
21	—	1,423	70.00–75.00	72.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,240	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,393	65.00–69.00	66.95
38	—	1,417	56.00–64.50	61.48
1	—	1,385	54.00	54.00
3	—	1,465	72.00–74.50	73.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	72.00	72.00
9	—	1,204	64.00–69.50	66.85
3	—	1,228	52.50	52.50
35	—	1,233	54.00–63.50	60.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,712	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,541	61.00–68.00	66.82
1	—	1,425	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,553	75.00–84.50	80.26
10	—	2,044	92.00–101.00	95.26
30	—	1,830	84.50–92.00	89.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,623	85.00–85.50	85.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,320	72.00–84.00	80.70
18	—	1,289	85.00–89.50	88.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	67.00	67.00

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.