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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Jan 19

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Jan 12Jan 19Jan 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

305 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 190▼ 150 vs year ago 455 · −33.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

190 head

▼ 498 vs last sale 688▼ 240 vs year ago 430 · −55.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

182 head

▼ 495 vs last sale 677▲ 77 vs year ago 105 · +73.3%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Most calves were offered as singles or small lots. Demand for feeders was mostly light to moderate. Fewer buyers were on hand this week compared to last. Market activity was slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand light offerings. Cow quality this week was mostly plain to average with on a limited offering of high quality feeding cows on offer. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on boning and lean cows, breaking cows sold generally steady in a very narrow comparison. Feeding cows sold generally steady. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. Quality this week was mostly average.

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 $149.03/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$149.03

96 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$494

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$32.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.93

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	586	155.05	908	68
Medium and Large 2	462	145.00	670	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	692	135.17	936	21
Large 1	1,145	122.50	1,403	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.55/cwt here — about −$494 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 sale96 hd

149.03

—

MT average4 barns · 3,543 hd

166.96

−17.93

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	1,630	81.42	1,327	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,573	61.60	969	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,401	56.41	790	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,208	52.58	635	53

Every lot

54 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	912	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	945	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	901	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,096	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,030	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	693	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	918	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,112	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	748	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,025	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	670	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	164.59/cwt	162.00–167.00	782	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	829	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	155.48/cwt	150.00–158.25	919	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	961	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	870	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	145.61/cwt	144.00–148.00	951	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	952	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	988	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	847	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,101	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,145	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,403	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	548	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	970	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	592	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	983	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	603	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	959	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	796	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	979	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,182	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,253	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,346	81.64/cwt	80.50–89.00	1,099	19
Bulls	—	—	1,745	84.42/cwt	83.50–87.50	1,473	13
Bulls	—	—	1,805	75.09/cwt	71.00–82.00	1,355	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,908	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,545	2
Bulls	—	—	1,990	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,851	1
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,525	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	2,146	1
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,680	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,662	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,120	51.83/cwt	51.00–52.00	580	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,135	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	704	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,211	50.14/cwt	48.00–53.00	607	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,219	55.24/cwt	53.50–56.00	673	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,260	56.64/cwt	54.00–58.00	714	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	536	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,323	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	714	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,377	57.46/cwt	54.00–63.50	791	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,391	56.51/cwt	55.75–64.00	786	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,427	52.53/cwt	49.00–54.00	750	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,500	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	855	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,519	65.48/cwt	65.00–66.00	995	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,565	65.68/cwt	65.00–66.00	1,028	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,587	61.34/cwt	56.00–64.00	973	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	60.43/cwt	60.00–62.50	564	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,011	87.03/cwt	75.00–99.00	880	51
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	691	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,088	71.34/cwt	61.00–82.00	776	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,925	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,307	1,205.21/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	15,752	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,326	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,945	13

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 Jan 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 190Year ago 455

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 688Year ago 430

Replacement CattleReceipts 182Last week 677Year ago 105

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	18	—	1,088	61.00–82.00	71.34
(<2 yrs)	Open	51	—	1,011	75.00–99.00	87.03

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	5	—	933	60.00–62.50	60.43
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,063	65.00	65.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,326	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,175	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,307	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,205.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	591	150.00–158.25	155.48
16	—	624	154.00	154.00
15	—	475	162.00–167.00	164.59
1	—	515	161.00	161.00
15	—	653	144.00–148.00	145.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	847	130.00	130.00
5	—	692	137.50	137.50
2	—	778	127.00	127.00
11	—	635	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	555	136.00	136.00
6	—	608	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	159.00	159.00
4	—	548	177.00	177.00
3	—	680	144.00	144.00
5	—	592	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	624	165.00	165.00
4	—	741	150.00	150.00
17	—	533	169.00	169.00
11	—	445	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	693	132.50	132.50
3	—	748	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	591	185.50	185.50
6	—	461	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,120	51.00–52.00	51.83
1	—	1,135	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,260	54.00–58.00	56.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	57.00	57.00
3	—	1,565	65.00–66.00	65.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	54.00	54.00
4	—	1,519	65.00–66.00	65.48
31	—	1,391	55.75–64.00	56.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,377	54.00–63.50	57.46
13	—	1,427	49.00–54.00	52.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,211	48.00–53.00	50.14
1	—	1,260	42.50	42.50
19	—	1,219	53.50–56.00	55.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,587	56.00–64.00	61.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,805	71.00–82.00	75.09
1	—	1,990	93.00	93.00
13	—	1,745	83.50–87.50	84.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,346	80.50–89.00	81.64
2	—	1,908	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,680	62.00	62.00
1	—	2,525	85.00	85.00

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.