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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Sep 22

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

604 head

▼ 1,286 vs last sale 1,890▼ 742 vs year ago 1,346 · −55.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,410 head

▲ 643 vs last sale 767▲ 1,010 vs year ago 400 · +252.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

500 head

▲ 252 vs last sale 248▲ 460 vs year ago 40 · +1,150.0%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to weak undertones were noticed. Quality this sale was mostly plain to average. Calves were mostly offered in small lots or as singles. Demand was light to moderate for light offerings. Market activity was slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for heavy offerings. Ranches continue to cull cows hard as high hay prices are forcing ranchers to thin down herds. Packers showed slightly stronger demand for slaughter cows this week compared to last week. Slaughter cows sold generally steady on boning and lean cows, breaking cows sold steady to weak. Feeding cow demand remains mostly good. However the quality of feeding cows was not as attractive this week. Feeding cows sold generally steady. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average this week with most cows pushing heavy amounts of fill. Young age cows suitable to rebreed sold on good demand, with several buyers actively bidding on this class of cow. This class of cows sold mostly 5.00-8.00 higher.

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 $145.06/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$145.06

215 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$969

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$451

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.69

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	616	148.09	912	143
Medium and Large 1-2	605	144.86	876	43
Medium 1-2	682	144.00	982	3thin
Large 1	1,058	128.90	1,364	26

One grade step is worth $19.18/cwt here — about −$451 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 sale215 hd

145.06

—

MT average3 barns · 1,785 hd

162.75

−17.69

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	1,626	82.61	1,343	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,596	75.40	1,203	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,416	65.52	928	373
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,198	52.67	631	460

Every lot

81 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	394	185.28/cwt	182.50–188.00	730	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	410	179.18/cwt	178.00–180.00	735	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	495	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	817	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	167.17/cwt	164.00–168.00	858	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	581	154.47/cwt	153.00–156.00	897	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	592	160.37/cwt	160.00–160.50	949	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	610	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	927	2
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	628	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	980	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	643	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,022	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,150	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	899	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,335	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	135.75/cwt	132.00–139.50	1,222	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	938	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,351	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	968	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,316	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,037	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,421	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	391	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	682	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	413	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	657	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	164.00/cwt	162.50–165.50	702	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	460	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	745	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	465	154.03/cwt	149.00–158.00	716	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	152.43/cwt	150.00–158.00	806	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	542	144.63/cwt	144.00–146.00	784	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	542	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	775	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	148.75/cwt	147.00–150.00	845	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	682	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	982	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	816	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,167	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,176	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	936	135.40/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,267	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	132.78/cwt	130.50–134.00	1,281	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	970	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,149	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,168	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,013	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,324	14
Heifers	—	Large 1Full	1,025	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,307	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,075	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,387	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,141	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,438	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	475	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	765	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	491	156.49/cwt	154.00–163.00	768	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	505	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	778	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	553	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	802	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	628	139.80/cwt	138.00–141.00	878	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	943	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,179	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,338	86.84/cwt	81.00–88.50	1,162	13
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,395	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,088	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,417	74.09/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,050	13
Bulls	—	—	1,795	85.54/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,535	18
Bulls	—	—	2,002	91.01/cwt	88.00–95.50	1,822	6
Bulls	—	—	2,068	71.03/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,469	2
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,605	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,876	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	963	47.20/cwt	46.00–52.00	455	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	995	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	418	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,179	52.10/cwt	51.00–54.50	614	96
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	50.53/cwt	47.00–53.50	599	220
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,229	57.25/cwt	55.00–63.00	704	88
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	55.87/cwt	54.00–60.00	704	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,392	58.55/cwt	54.00–62.00	815	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,399	65.33/cwt	61.00–70.00	914	198
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	54.19/cwt	51.00–57.50	764	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,440	72.50/cwt	70.50–79.00	1,044	86
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,484	62.06/cwt	59.00–64.50	921	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,523	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,066	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	69.34/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,066	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,544	72.06/cwt	70.50–76.50	1,113	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	81.27/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,284	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,667	77.23/cwt	75.50–78.50	1,287	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,091	1,120.63/cwt	1,100.00–1,135.00	12,226	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,236	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	674	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	731	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,262	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	656	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,317	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	705	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,514	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	924	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	815	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	693	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	880	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	594	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	74.01/cwt	71.00–80.00	690	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	962	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	510	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,041	88.01/cwt	70.00–104.50	916	196
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	73.16/cwt	62.00–92.00	790	110
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	931	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	909	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	10,090	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 Sep 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 1,890Year ago 1,346

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,410Last week 767Year ago 400

Replacement CattleReceipts 500Last week 248Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	542	143.00	143.00
9	—	816	143.00	143.00
6	—	970	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	155.00	155.00
19	—	542	144.00–146.00	144.63
7	—	465	149.00–158.00	154.03
3	—	413	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	529	150.00–158.00	152.43
4	—	600	144.00	144.00
20	—	568	147.00–150.00	148.75
5	—	460	162.00	162.00
5	—	391	174.50	174.50
8	—	428	162.50–165.50	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	965	130.50–134.00	132.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	129.00	129.00
8	—	1,141	126.00	126.00
14	—	1,013	130.75	130.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	120.00	120.00
4	—	865	136.00	136.00
5	—	936	133.00–136.00	135.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	943	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	628	138.00–141.00	139.80
1	—	365	175.00	175.00
10	—	475	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	491	154.00–163.00	156.49
3	—	553	145.00	145.00
3	—	505	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	968	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	132.00–139.50	135.75
9	—	723	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	144.00	144.00
11	—	899	148.50	148.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	581	153.00–156.00	154.47
4	—	394	182.50–188.00	185.28
2	—	610	152.00	152.00
5	—	410	178.00–180.00	179.18
9	—	495	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	592	160.00–160.50	160.37
29	—	513	164.00–168.00	167.17
3	—	643	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,037	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,667	75.50–78.50	77.23
7	—	1,580	81.00–82.00	81.27
8	—	1,538	65.00–74.00	69.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,410	51.00–57.50	54.19
8	—	1,544	70.50–76.50	72.06
18	—	1,484	59.00–64.50	62.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,260	54.00–60.00	55.87
220	—	1,186	47.00–53.50	50.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
198	—	1,399	61.00–70.00	65.33
86	—	1,440	70.50–79.00	72.50
37	—	1,392	54.00–62.00	58.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	42.00	42.00
5	—	963	46.00–52.00	47.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,229	55.00–63.00	57.25
96	—	1,179	51.00–54.50	52.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,002	88.00–95.50	91.01
18	—	1,795	80.00–88.00	85.54
2	—	2,068	70.00–72.00	71.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,605	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	78.00	78.00
13	—	1,417	72.00–77.00	74.09
13	—	1,338	81.00–88.50	86.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	—	1,091	1,100.00–1,135.00	1,120.63
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,514	61.00	61.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	—	1,260	58.00	58.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,236	54.50	54.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,317	53.50	53.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,262	52.00	52.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	196	—	1,041	70.00–104.50	88.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	110	—	1,080	62.00–92.00	73.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	85.00	85.00

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	3	—	962	53.00	53.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	67.50	67.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	932	71.00–80.00	74.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	66.00	66.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	909	1,110.00	1,110.00

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.