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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Sep 29

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,121 head

▲ 517 vs last sale 604▲ 681 vs year ago 440 · +154.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

743 head

▼ 667 vs last sale 1,410▲ 319 vs year ago 424 · +75.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

398 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 500▲ 97 vs year ago 301 · +32.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were all too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Steer calves were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Heifer calves sold were too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Quality this sale was mostly average to attractive and overall better than last week. Calves were mostly offered in small lots. Demand was light to moderate for light offerings. Market activity was slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Packers continue to show need for cows for immediate harvest as farmers and dairymen are busy with harvest. Slaughter cows sold fully steady on boning and lean cows, breaking cows sold 1.00-4.00 lower. Feeding cows sold generally steady. Weigh up conditions were were mostly below average this sale with many very full cows and bulls on offer. Weigh up conditions were lower than last sale. Young age cows suitable to rebreed sold on mostly good demand, with several buyers actively bidding on this class of cow. Young cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 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 $152.67/cwt on 414 head.

Average price

$152.67

414 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$474

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$27.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.44

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	155.03	812	314
Medium and Large 1-2	558	148.10	827	74
Medium and Large 2	409	143.13	585	16thin
Large 1	1,010	127.35	1,286	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.68/cwt here — about −$474 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 sale414 hd

152.67

—

MT average3 barns · 3,316 hd

159.10

−6.44

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	1,974	85.89	1,695	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,697	72.44	1,229	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,450	64.21	931	170
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,201	53.01	637	295

Every lot

75 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	230	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	495	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	278	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	637	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	368	193.05/cwt	180.00–201.00	710	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	422	180.32/cwt	174.00–184.00	761	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	440	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	739	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	171.96/cwt	171.50–175.00	831	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	501	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	726	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	517	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	796	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538	169.30/cwt	165.50–172.50	911	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	566	166.60/cwt	165.00–169.00	943	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	964	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	151.56/cwt	147.50–153.00	1,003	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	721	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,060	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,086	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	149.47/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,306	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,349	11
Steers	—	Large 1	1,066	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,455	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	278	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	503	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	361	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	581	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	379	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	550	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	384	170.42/cwt	168.00–177.00	654	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	404	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	610	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	445	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	719	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	484	145.15/cwt	144.00–149.00	703	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	486	156.39/cwt	150.00–158.00	760	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	150.07/cwt	143.00–153.00	773	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	538	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	726	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	583	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	822	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	607	142.79/cwt	141.00–144.00	867	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	144.82/cwt	144.00–145.50	1,060	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,149	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	141.25/cwt	141.00–141.50	1,146	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	131.63/cwt	129.00–134.50	1,264	17
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,010	127.35/cwt	126.00–130.50	1,286	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	381	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	638	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	483	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	744	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	503	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	775	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	850	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,701	83.85/cwt	83.00–85.50	1,426	6
Bulls	—	—	1,978	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,543	2
Bulls	—	—	2,055	84.53/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,737	7
Bulls	—	—	2,092	90.07/cwt	87.50–95.00	1,884	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows20 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	943	44.30/cwt	43.00–45.00	418	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	979	48.21/cwt	47.00–53.00	472	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	995	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	547	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	44.75/cwt	43.00–47.00	519	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,179	50.68/cwt	47.00–54.00	598	45
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	51.88/cwt	47.50–54.00	622	106
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,219	55.35/cwt	54.50–57.00	675	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,247	56.29/cwt	55.00–64.00	702	96
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,297	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	882	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,400	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,106	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,417	72.36/cwt	71.50–75.00	1,025	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,436	54.07/cwt	51.00–58.00	776	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,444	65.88/cwt	62.00–70.00	951	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,475	46.17/cwt	44.00–48.50	681	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,479	61.39/cwt	58.50–64.00	908	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,500	57.08/cwt	54.00–59.00	856	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,506	71.31/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,074	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,633	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,323	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,666	69.78/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,163	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,811	73.61/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,333	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	672	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	860	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	452	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	945	100.92/cwt	73.00–108.50	954	171
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,032	78.76/cwt	59.00–92.00	813	85
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,093	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	579	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,111	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	533	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	60.44/cwt	55.00–69.50	710	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	59.04/cwt	54.00–61.00	759	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,058	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	11,744	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,172	1,166.43/cwt	1,160.00–1,175.00	13,671	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,214	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,016	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,289	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,312	17

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,121Last week 604Year ago 440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 743Last week 1,410Year ago 424

Replacement CattleReceipts 398Last week 500Year ago 301

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,506	68.00–73.00	71.31
33	—	1,436	51.00–58.00	54.07
12	—	1,479	58.50–64.00	61.39
2	—	1,475	44.00–48.50	46.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,247	55.00–64.00	56.29
45	—	1,179	47.00–54.00	50.68
3	—	1,297	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,219	54.50–57.00	55.35
11	—	1,159	43.00–47.00	44.75
106	—	1,199	47.50–54.00	51.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,811	71.00–78.00	73.61
2	—	1,633	81.00	81.00
12	—	1,666	68.00–71.00	69.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,500	54.00–59.00	57.08
44	—	1,417	71.50–75.00	72.36
45	—	1,444	62.00–70.00	65.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	943	43.00–45.00	44.30
5	—	979	47.00–53.00	48.21
1	—	995	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,055	80.00–87.00	84.53
2	—	1,978	78.00	78.00
9	—	2,092	87.50–95.00	90.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,701	83.00–85.50	83.85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	147.00	147.00
18	—	381	167.50	167.50
14	—	503	154.00	154.00
3	—	483	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	811	141.00–141.50	141.25
17	—	960	129.00–134.50	131.63
6	—	771	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,010	126.00–130.50	127.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	515	143.00–153.00	150.07
25	—	278	181.00	181.00
10	—	583	141.00	141.00
34	—	384	168.00–177.00	170.42
5	—	690	140.00	140.00
81	—	486	150.00–158.00	156.39
32	—	445	161.50	161.50
25	—	607	141.00–144.00	142.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	404	151.00	151.00
10	—	361	161.00	161.00
21	—	484	144.00–149.00	145.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	732	144.00–145.50	144.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	379	145.00	145.00
3	—	538	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	566	165.00–169.00	166.60
79	—	422	174.00–184.00	180.32
2	—	230	215.00	215.00
132	—	538	165.50–172.50	169.30
19	—	278	229.00	229.00
5	—	721	147.00	147.00
20	—	662	147.50–153.00	151.56
27	—	368	180.00–201.00	193.05
10	—	622	155.00	155.00
15	—	483	171.50–175.00	171.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	960	140.50	140.50
4	—	874	145.00–151.00	149.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	724	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	501	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	517	154.00	154.00
3	—	440	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,066	136.50	136.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	860	52.50	52.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,111	48.00	48.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,175	55.00–69.50	60.44
(<2 yrs)	Open	171	—	945	73.00–108.50	100.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,093	53.00	53.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	85	—	1,032	59.00–92.00	78.76

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	6	—	800	84.00	84.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,285	54.00–61.00	59.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,058	1,110.00	1,110.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	17	—	1,289	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	26	—	1,172	1,160.00–1,175.00	1,166.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,214	825.00	825.00

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.