Sale reports / Montana / Public Auction Yards / 2021-06-16

Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Jun 16

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

143 head

▼ 101 vs last sale 244▼ 155 vs year ago 298 · −52.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

501 head

▼ 535 vs last sale 1,036▲ 317 vs year ago 184 · +172.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

301 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 253▲ 90 vs year ago 211 · +42.7%

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 to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly moderate for light offerings. Quality today was mostly plain to average. Market activity was moderate. Weigh up cows comprised the majority of the offering this week. Packers continue to show good demand for cows for immediate harvest. Breaking and boning cows sold fully steady, while lean cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold with lower undertones in a narrow comparison. Demand for these offerings was light. Demand for cow calf pairs was light to moderate. Dry conditions continue to bring these offering to market and consequently also limited demand for these offerings.

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 $145.83/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$145.83

63 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$11.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.98

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	613	148.76	912	43
Medium and Large 1-2	590	141.18	833	11thin
Medium 1	517	137.50	711	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.26/cwt here — about $201 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 sale63 hd

145.83

—

MT average3 barns · 725 hd

140.85

+4.98

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	1,918	94.45	1,812	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,390	69.32	964	203
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,622	69.04	1,120	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,209	62.71	758	144

Every lot

50 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,093	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	998	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,086	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	848	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,162	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	135.49/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,196	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	235	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	846	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	517	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	711	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	790	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	786	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	155.81/cwt	150.00–160.50	888	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	838	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	131.68/cwt	129.00–133.00	961	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,072	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	898	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,051	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,050	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,187	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,155	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,236	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,244	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,263	6
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,285	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,272	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,205	1
Bulls	—	—	1,764	89.57/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,580	13
Bulls	—	—	2,047	98.45/cwt	94.00–103.00	2,015	19
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	877	55.14/cwt	52.00–59.00	484	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	970	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	592	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,125	57.36/cwt	56.00–58.00	645	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,216	57.83/cwt	54.00–60.00	703	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,218	64.48/cwt	63.00–67.00	785	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,229	69.16/cwt	67.00–71.00	850	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,232	67.03/cwt	66.75–68.00	826	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,247	63.74/cwt	61.00–66.00	795	76
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,362	72.94/cwt	69.00–76.50	993	115
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,371	65.40/cwt	62.00–67.50	897	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	70.91/cwt	67.00–73.50	979	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,383	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	975	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,440	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	850	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,451	64.68/cwt	62.00–66.00	939	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,505	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	978	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,514	59.72/cwt	57.00–62.00	904	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,632	70.96/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,158	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,694	62.17/cwt	56.00–65.50	1,053	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,772	73.14/cwt	72.50–74.50	1,296	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,201	1,429.01/cwt	1,385.00–1,460.00	17,162	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,863	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,450	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,950	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	909	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	554	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,022	92.24/cwt	73.00–103.00	943	70
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	72.76/cwt	62.50–90.00	829	66
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,163	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	733	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,316	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	20,069	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	12,058	7

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 Jun 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 244Year ago 298

Slaughter CattleReceipts 501Last week 1,036Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 301Last week 253Year ago 211

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,764	84.00–92.00	89.57
19	—	2,047	94.00–103.00	98.45
1	—	1,470	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,216	54.00–60.00	57.83
76	—	1,247	61.00–66.00	63.74
6	—	1,232	66.75–68.00	67.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,218	63.00–67.00	64.48
6	—	1,229	67.00–71.00	69.16
3	—	1,125	56.00–58.00	57.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,694	56.00–65.50	62.17
8	—	1,772	72.50–74.50	73.14
4	—	1,632	66.00–73.00	70.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	877	52.00–59.00	55.14
1	—	970	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,380	67.00–73.50	70.91
41	—	1,451	62.00–66.00	64.68
11	—	1,514	57.00–62.00	59.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	59.00	59.00
115	—	1,362	69.00–76.50	72.94
30	—	1,371	62.00–67.50	65.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,383	70.50	70.50
2	—	1,505	65.00	65.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,285	99.00	99.00
2	—	1,155	107.00	107.00
6	—	1,244	101.50	101.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	898	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	126.00	126.00
5	—	578	145.00	145.00
4	—	546	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	570	150.00–160.50	155.81
4	—	523	151.00	151.00
9	—	730	129.00–133.00	131.68
3	—	235	360.00	360.00
2	—	875	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	883	134.00–137.00	135.49
11	—	705	155.00	155.00
7	—	848	137.00	137.00
9	—	781	139.00	139.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,201	1,385.00–1,460.00	1,429.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,450	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,350	1,175.00	1,175.00

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	2	—	1,163	63.00	63.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	909	61.00	61.00

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	66	—	1,140	62.50–90.00	72.76
(<2 yrs)	Open	70	—	1,022	73.00–103.00	92.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,316	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,165	1,035.00	1,035.00

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.