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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Jun 23

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Jun 16Jun 23Jun 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

987 head

▲ 844 vs last sale 143▼ 241 vs year ago 1,228 · −19.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,414 head

▲ 913 vs last sale 501▲ 1,124 vs year ago 290 · +387.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

502 head

▲ 201 vs last sale 301▼ 644 vs year ago 1,146 · −56.2%

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 an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed. Demand was mixed for moderate offerings. Quality today was mixed from plain to attractive. Demand for front end high quality offerings remains mostly good, however plain to average quality offerings sold with significantly lighter demand. Most offerings were in light flesh and coming off grass. Drought conditions are driving offerings to market. Market activity today was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows comprised the majority of the offering this week. Packers purchased cows to both feed and for immediate harvest this week. Packers located to the east were much more reserved as they bid on offerings, while western packers were mostly active. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeding cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. Demand for these offerings was mostly moderate. 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. Many of these offerings were split today as it was more profitable to the seller to do so.

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 $147.96/cwt on 532 head.

Average price

$147.96

532 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$22.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.46

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	598	151.60	907	428
Medium and Large 2	545	133.44	727	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	620	133.26	827	78
Medium 1-2	561	129.00	724	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.60/cwt here — about $183 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 sale532 hd

147.96

—

MT average3 barns · 811 hd

145.49

+2.46

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	1,839	92.56	1,702	82
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	68.45	1,066	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,393	65.60	914	514
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,214	62.40	758	219

Every lot

74 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	520	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	816	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	553	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	940	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	554	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	798	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	158.76/cwt	156.00–161.00	929	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	159.77/cwt	151.00–168.00	979	10
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	661	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	512	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	668	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	925	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	163.31/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,102	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	714	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	917	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	155.54/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,112	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	144.42/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,125	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,203	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,184	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	103	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	155	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	333	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	450	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	363	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	517	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	656	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	747	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	11
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	561	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	724	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	135.58/cwt	130.00–148.00	766	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	157.20/cwt	150.00–159.00	910	158
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	599	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	785	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,006	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	131.38/cwt	130.00–132.00	866	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	151.43/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,009	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	704	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,042	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	132.70/cwt	129.00–137.00	951	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,013	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,008	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	103	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	155	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	391	152.05/cwt	152.00–152.50	595	10
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,150	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,288	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,181	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,282	74.83/cwt	71.00–82.00	959	8
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,403	86.40/cwt	83.50–90.00	1,212	2
Bulls	—	—	1,647	79.77/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,314	3
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,739	94.78/cwt	93.00–95.50	1,648	7
Bulls	—	—	1,823	88.09/cwt	84.50–93.00	1,606	20
Bulls	—	—	2,003	98.91/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,981	42
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	760	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	342	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	950	54.28/cwt	52.75–58.00	516	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	1,140	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	673	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	57.39/cwt	50.00–61.00	673	52
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,229	61.74/cwt	60.00–64.00	759	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,237	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	804	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,238	61.97/cwt	59.00–64.50	767	76
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,258	68.39/cwt	66.00–73.00	860	64
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,290	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	761	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,381	62.95/cwt	60.50–65.00	869	133
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,388	64.00/cwt	60.00–66.50	888	204
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,405	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	1,005	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,418	70.93/cwt	67.50–76.00	1,006	153
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	62.92/cwt	62.00–65.00	943	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,550	56.56/cwt	55.50–58.00	877	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,585	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,070	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	73.90/cwt	73.50–76.00	1,172	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	68.28/cwt	66.75–71.50	1,083	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,034	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	10,702	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,334	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	19,677	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,383	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,213	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,418	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,725	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,419	1,095.53/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	15,546	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,427	1,436.70/cwt	1,325.00–1,475.00	20,502	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,429	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,290	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,446	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	18,437	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	669	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	960	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	691	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	732	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	88.06/cwt	70.00–109.00	969	91
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,191	71.05/cwt	60.00–80.00	846	68
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,097	1,371.57/cwt	1,350.00–1,525.00	15,046	25

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 987Last week 143Year ago 1,228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,414Last week 501Year ago 290

Replacement CattleReceipts 502Last week 301Year ago 1,146

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	510	135.00	135.00
7	—	599	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	666	149.00–152.00	151.43
9	—	704	148.00	148.00
109	—	488	153.00	153.00
30	—	639	157.50	157.50
2	—	813	124.00	124.00
158	—	579	150.00–159.00	157.20
53	—	770	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	142.50	142.50
2	—	333	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	717	129.00–137.00	132.70
4	—	103	150.00	150.00
17	—	659	130.00–132.00	131.38
30	—	565	130.00–148.00	135.58
6	—	472	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	561	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	630	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	585	156.00–161.00	158.76
10	—	613	151.00–168.00	159.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	715	155.00–156.00	155.54
7	—	911	130.00	130.00
13	—	675	155.00–164.00	163.31
32	—	779	144.00–146.00	144.42
22	—	853	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	668	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	553	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	661	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	714	128.50	128.50
7	—	554	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	520	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	391	152.00–152.50	152.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	103	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	96.00	96.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,429	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,418	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,250	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,446	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	1,334	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,427	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,436.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,383	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	7	—	1,419	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,095.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,034	1,035.00	1,035.00

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	1	—	960	72.00	72.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	91	—	1,100	70.00–109.00	88.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	68	—	1,191	60.00–80.00	71.05

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	—	1,093	67.00	67.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	88.00	88.00

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	25	—	1,097	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,371.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,229	60.00–64.00	61.74
64	—	1,258	66.00–73.00	68.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	55.50–58.00	56.56
3	—	1,585	67.50	67.50
133	—	1,381	60.50–65.00	62.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
204	—	1,388	60.00–66.50	64.00
153	—	1,418	67.50–76.00	70.93
19	—	1,290	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	71.50	71.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,173	50.00–61.00	57.39
76	—	1,238	59.00–64.50	61.97
3	—	1,237	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	950	52.75–58.00	54.28
2	—	1,140	59.00	59.00
1	—	760	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,586	66.75–71.50	68.28
8	—	1,499	62.00–65.00	62.92
8	—	1,586	73.50–76.00	73.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,282	71.00–82.00	74.83
2	—	1,403	83.50–90.00	86.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	76.00–82.00	79.77
42	—	2,003	95.00–103.00	98.91
20	—	1,823	84.50–93.00	88.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,739	93.00–95.50	94.78

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.