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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Jun 30

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

464 head

▼ 523 vs last sale 987▲ 464 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

940 head

▼ 474 vs last sale 1,414▲ 940 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

254 head

▼ 248 vs last sale 502▲ 254 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 either this week or last week in any particular weight group to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Demand was mostly moderate to good. Several sets of unweaned calves sold this sale as drought conditions are driving calves to market. Demand for unweaned calves was light to moderate. Market activity this sale was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows comprised most of the sale again this week. Packers showed stronger demand for feeding cows this week following last weeks decline. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher, with instances of 3.00 higher seen at times. Packers showed really good demand for breaking flesh cows for immediate harvest as they search for fat to blend down the lean cows which are being marketed out of drought areas. Breaking cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Boning and lean cows sold steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 3.00 lower. Demand for these offerings was mostly moderate. Cow calf pairs were of mostly plain to average quality this week and many pairs split as it was more advantageous to the seller to sell the cow and calf separately.

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 $144.14/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$144.14

224 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$24.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.25

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	674	145.83	983	167
Medium and Large 2	313	142.50	446	5thin
Medium 1	592	142.37	842	41
Medium and Large 1-2	660	139.00	917	3thin
Medium 1-2	623	121.00	754	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.83/cwt here — about $230 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 sale224 hd

144.14

—

MT average2 barns · 377 hd

146.39

−2.25

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	1,779	88.25	1,570	110
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,655	71.62	1,186	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,404	66.44	933	319
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,241	62.19	772	189

Every lot

60 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	8
Steers	—	Medium 1	516	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	846	7
Steers	—	Medium 1	579	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	926	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	169.66/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,069	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,110	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	146.34/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,033	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	157.92/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,124	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,256	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	856	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,113	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	313	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	446	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	419	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	591	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	662	16
Heifers	—	Medium 1	536	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	772	15
Heifers	—	Medium 1	554	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	809	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	933	28
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	623	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	754	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	922	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1	661	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	919	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	904	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	129.75/cwt	129.25–132.00	1,024	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,046	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	973	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,187	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	885	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,089	107.36/cwt	105.50–110.00	1,169	12
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,133	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,184	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,185	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,209	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,232	104.21/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,284	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,270	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,257	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,300	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	780	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,408	74.22/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,045	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,419	83.54/cwt	81.00–87.50	1,185	13
Bulls	—	—	1,475	75.31/cwt	66.00–81.00	1,111	11
Bulls	—	—	1,764	87.54/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,544	44
Bulls	—	—	2,062	97.70/cwt	94.00–104.00	2,015	36
Bulls	—	—	2,290	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,534	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	960	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	614	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	486	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,196	58.74/cwt	57.00–60.00	703	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,197	66.82/cwt	66.75–67.00	800	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,237	58.20/cwt	52.00–60.50	720	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,243	64.81/cwt	62.00–66.50	806	72
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,269	61.68/cwt	60.50–63.50	783	51
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,359	59.44/cwt	57.00–60.00	808	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,397	65.25/cwt	62.25–68.50	912	201
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,415	73.05/cwt	69.00–78.00	1,034	68
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	63.75/cwt	62.00–66.00	905	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,437	58.83/cwt	55.00–62.00	845	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	70.83/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,026	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,616	66.70/cwt	64.00–67.50	1,078	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,650	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,304	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,651	71.86/cwt	69.00–73.50	1,186	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,691	76.47/cwt	74.00–79.50	1,293	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,805	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,101	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	566	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	561	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,103	80.78/cwt	67.00–103.00	891	75
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,119	70.40/cwt	64.00–77.00	788	75

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 987Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 940Last week 1,414Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 254Last week 502Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	104.00–105.00	104.49
5	—	1,232	101.00–105.00	104.21
1	—	1,185	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,270	99.00	99.00
12	—	1,089	105.50–110.00	107.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	543	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	405	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	706	146.00–148.00	146.34
3	—	630	169.00–171.00	169.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	856	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	818	153.50	153.50
14	—	712	154.00–159.00	157.92
3	—	657	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	579	160.00	160.00
7	—	516	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	700	150.00	150.00
16	—	789	129.25–132.00	129.75
1	—	830	126.00	126.00
28	—	604	154.50	154.50
9	—	973	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	131.00	131.00
2	—	645	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	313	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	473	140.00	140.00
7	—	419	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	661	139.00	139.00
9	—	554	146.00	146.00
15	—	536	144.00	144.00

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	2	—	935	60.00	60.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	72.50	72.50

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	75	—	1,119	64.00–77.00	70.40
(<2 yrs)	Open	75	—	1,103	67.00–103.00	80.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	2,062	94.00–104.00	97.70
44	—	1,764	83.00–94.00	87.54
11	—	1,475	66.00–81.00	75.31
1	—	2,290	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,419	81.00–87.50	83.54
4	—	1,408	71.00–79.00	74.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,415	69.00–78.00	73.05
201	—	1,397	62.25–68.50	65.25
11	—	1,437	55.00–62.00	58.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,420	62.00–66.00	63.75
2	—	1,448	69.00–73.00	70.83
8	—	1,359	57.00–60.00	59.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,269	60.50–63.50	61.68
1	—	1,130	43.00	43.00
39	—	1,237	52.00–60.50	58.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,691	74.00–79.50	76.47
19	—	1,651	69.00–73.50	71.86
1	—	1,805	61.00	61.00
16	—	1,616	64.00–67.50	66.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,197	66.75–67.00	66.82
72	—	1,243	62.00–66.50	64.81
13	—	1,196	57.00–60.00	58.74

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.