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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

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

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

846 head

▲ 373 vs last sale 473▲ 846 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

645 head

▼ 249 vs last sale 894▲ 645 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

461 head

▲ 241 vs last sale 220▲ 461 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 sale (7-14-21): Feeder cattle were too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed on steers, while higher undertones were noticed on heifers. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Several sets of unweaned calves were seen this week. Most were split off pairs that would not bring enough to leave as a pair. Demand was mostly good for yearlings and light to moderate for calves. Several sets of replacement heifers were seen this week. Most had been turned out with the bull, however all heifers were purchased for feed this sale and were aborted at the consigners expense. Market activity was mostly moderate to active this week. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand this sale. Packers continue to show need for cows for immediate harvest. Packers competed with several other slaughter cow buyers this week as well as with buyers looking for weigh up cows that could be bred. Both feeding and slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00-2.00 lower this week. Most bulls on offer have been turned out with cows to breed and are thin in body condition and are lower in yield as a result. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this sale as most cows were pushing some fill. Young age cows sold generally steady. Several sets of cow-calf pairs sold this week. Demand for these offerings was moderate.

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 $145.29/cwt on 418 head.

Average price

$145.29

418 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$457

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$18.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.87

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	586	148.22	868	18thin
Medium and Large 1	697	148.06	1,032	316
Medium 1-2	538	144.10	776	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	730	138.07	1,008	26
Large 1	1,019	130.09	1,325	48

One grade step is worth $18.14/cwt here — about −$457 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 sale418 hd

145.29

—

MT average3 barns · 2,071 hd

144.42

+0.87

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	1,727	84.67	1,462	106
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,589	72.74	1,156	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,421	68.15	969	165
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,149	61.42	706	182

Every lot

94 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	106	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	133	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	293	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	557	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	379	172.76/cwt	164.00–187.50	655	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	164.10/cwt	160.00–167.00	711	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	496	156.59/cwt	152.50–157.00	777	32
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	511	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	797	8
Steers	—	Medium 1	549	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	933	7
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	551	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	771	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	591	158.25/cwt	151.00–169.00	935	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,052	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	161.29/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,013	16
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	632	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	885	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,071	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,112	34
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	671	150.01/cwt	146.00–161.00	1,007	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	167.75/cwt	167.50–168.00	1,179	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	160.66/cwt	160.50–161.50	1,176	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	145.84/cwt	145.50–148.00	1,148	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	802	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,123	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	146.26/cwt	144.00–147.50	1,195	13
Steers	—	Large 1	818	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,137	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	137.97/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,327	12
Steers	—	Large 1	1,024	122.01/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,249	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	148.38/cwt	147.50–150.00	638	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	140.78/cwt	137.50–141.00	676	43
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	531	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	770	7
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	568	149.20/cwt	146.00–150.00	847	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1	608	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	894	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	926	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	157.23/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,046	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	138.42/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,004	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	151.85/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,124	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,169	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	138.01/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,068	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	145.39/cwt	142.50–145.75	1,215	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,111	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,043	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	142.21/cwt	142.00–142.50	1,243	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	135.92/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,252	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,099	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	993	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,321	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,015	131.21/cwt	130.50–131.50	1,332	41
Heifers	—	Large 1Full	1,040	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,284	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	835	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,052	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	975	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,145	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,214	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,246	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,184	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,230	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,132	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,253	68.10/cwt	64.00–72.00	853	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,428	85.78/cwt	80.50–90.00	1,225	12
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,433	76.58/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,097	6
Bulls	—	—	1,605	76.31/cwt	68.00–80.00	1,225	16
Bulls	—	—	1,798	85.88/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,544	51
Bulls	—	—	1,942	93.12/cwt	90.50–96.00	1,808	16
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,500	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,950	1
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,595	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	2,310	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	715	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	300	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	839	54.31/cwt	50.00–59.00	456	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	980	61.49/cwt	60.00–63.00	603	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	59.09/cwt	54.00–61.00	681	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,175	70.24/cwt	70.00–70.50	825	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,239	65.19/cwt	61.50–67.50	808	59
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,246	62.91/cwt	62.50–68.00	784	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	60.25/cwt	60.00–61.00	791	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	66.16/cwt	62.00–68.50	918	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	979	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,426	67.34/cwt	63.00–69.00	960	85
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,446	73.25/cwt	69.00–79.00	1,059	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,519	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,071	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,545	61.20/cwt	60.50–62.00	946	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	71.39/cwt	69.00–73.50	1,142	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,608	76.80/cwt	75.50–78.00	1,235	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,704	79.20/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,350	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,885	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,282	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	1,594.67/cwt	1,575.00–1,610.00	18,100	18
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,502	1,775.00/cwt	1,775.00–1,775.00	26,661	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,321	1,685.00/cwt	1,685.00–1,685.00	22,259	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,450	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	18,995	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,462	1,335.00/cwt	1,335.00–1,335.00	19,518	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,486	1,251.82/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	18,602	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,506	1,735.00/cwt	1,735.00–1,735.00	26,129	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,540	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	25,410	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,603	1,418.73/cwt	1,385.00–1,550.00	22,742	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,645	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	23,195	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	778	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	65.54/cwt	61.50–69.00	875	74
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	838	63.15/cwt	60.00–66.00	529	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	860	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	636	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,057	70.70/cwt	66.00–77.00	747	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,081	78.75/cwt	71.50–84.50	851	14

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 Jul 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 846Last week 473Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 645Last week 894Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 461Last week 220Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	379	164.00–187.50	172.76
2	—	293	190.00	190.00
5	—	433	160.00–167.00	164.10
32	—	496	152.50–157.00	156.59
15	—	591	151.00–169.00	158.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	666	167.00	167.00
38	—	703	167.50–168.00	167.75
4	—	619	170.00	170.00
12	—	962	134.00–140.00	137.97
13	—	817	144.00–147.50	146.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	787	145.50–148.00	145.84
2	—	653	164.00	164.00
16	—	628	160.00–165.00	161.29
6	—	732	160.50–161.50	160.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	106	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	802	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	549	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,024	118.00–126.00	122.01
5	—	818	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	671	146.00–161.00	150.01
8	—	511	156.00	156.00
4	—	551	140.00	140.00
8	—	632	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	147.50–150.00	148.38
43	—	480	137.50–141.00	140.78
4	—	225	160.00	160.00
16	—	360	155.00	155.00
8	—	325	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	874	142.00–142.50	142.21
37	—	836	142.50–145.75	145.39
34	—	921	131.00–140.00	135.92
36	—	665	155.00–158.00	157.23
3	—	993	133.00	133.00
78	—	740	148.00–152.00	151.85
23	—	754	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	131.00	131.00
4	—	774	137.00–139.00	138.01
10	—	725	133.00–142.00	138.42
8	—	643	144.00	144.00
1	—	855	122.00	122.00
1	—	935	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,040	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	145.00	145.00
3	—	555	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	608	147.00	147.00
10	—	568	146.00–150.00	149.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,015	130.50–131.50	131.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,246	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	99.00	99.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	18	—	1,135	1,575.00–1,610.00	1,594.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,502	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,321	1,685.00	1,685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	1,450	1,310.00	1,310.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,462	1,335.00	1,335.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,540	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,603	1,385.00–1,550.00	1,418.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,506	1,735.00	1,735.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,486	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,251.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,645	1,410.00	1,410.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,225	63.50	63.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	74	—	1,335	61.50–69.00	65.54

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	15	—	1,057	66.00–77.00	70.70
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,081	71.50–84.50	78.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	74.00	74.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	60.00–66.00	63.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	64.00–72.00	68.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,605	68.00–80.00	76.31
16	—	1,942	90.50–96.00	93.12
51	—	1,798	81.00–89.50	85.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,595	89.00	89.00
1	—	2,500	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,433	76.00–79.00	76.58
1	—	1,230	92.00	92.00
12	—	1,428	80.50–90.00	85.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,239	61.50–67.50	65.19
39	—	1,152	54.00–61.00	59.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	68.00	68.00
4	—	1,704	76.00–82.00	79.20
6	—	1,600	69.00–73.50	71.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,246	62.50–68.00	62.91
4	—	1,175	70.00–70.50	70.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,388	62.00–68.50	66.16
3	—	1,398	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,313	60.00–61.00	60.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	60.50–62.00	61.20
36	—	1,446	69.00–79.00	73.25
85	—	1,426	63.00–69.00	67.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	42.00	42.00
28	—	839	50.00–59.00	54.31
3	—	980	60.00–63.00	61.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,608	75.50–78.00	76.80
13	—	1,519	70.50	70.50

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.