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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Feb 2

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Jan 26Feb 2Feb 9 →

Slaughter Cattle receipts

356 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 322▲ 47 vs year ago 309 · +15.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

486 head

▲ 297 vs last sale 189▲ 363 vs year ago 123 · +295.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were not tested this week, thus no trend is available. Todays sell featured bred cows and the weigh ups off the blue ribbon II special from yesterday. Weigh up cows sold on very good demand as packers were very aggressive as they purchased cows for immediate needs. Packers pushed all classes of slaughter cows sharply higher, with most sales 7.00-10.00 higher and instances of higher sales noted at times. Cows on a carcass basis today cost from 148.00-160.00. Many cows that packers were buying were blemished bred or late bred cows that they could buy away from ranchers. Feeding cows were not well tested this sale, however higher undertones were noticed. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Bred cows sold on moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. Quality today was mostly average. A good crowd was on hand actively bidding on todays bred cow offering. Market activity was moderate to active.

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	1,770	85.94	1,521	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	72.94	1,196	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,415	71.03	1,005	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,206	66.87	806	209

Every lot

40 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
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,483	83.49/cwt	72.00–86.00	1,238	5
Bulls	—	—	1,988	85.34/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,697	4
Bulls	—	—	2,005	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	1,975	1
Bulls	—	—	2,095	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,844	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	985	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	621	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	995	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	677	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	51.03/cwt	44.00–54.00	572	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	62.14/cwt	56.00–66.00	728	72
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,223	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	856	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,236	70.72/cwt	67.00–73.00	874	110
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,247	73.42/cwt	73.00–73.50	916	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,285	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	822	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,295	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	965	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	65.96/cwt	62.50–67.00	881	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,408	70.13/cwt	67.50–74.50	987	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,437	72.34/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,040	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,474	75.70/cwt	75.50–76.50	1,116	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,500	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,148	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,545	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,089	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,056	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,287	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,692	74.76/cwt	74.50–75.00	1,265	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	987	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	12,683	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,031	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,310	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,052	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,942	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,096	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,700	36
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,109	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,922	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,201	865.68/cwt	825.00–875.00	10,397	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,234	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,106	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,247	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	18,705	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,264	1,193.88/cwt	1,100.00–1,375.00	15,091	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,269	1,045.98/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	13,273	52
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,277	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,770	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,278	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	850	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,356	1,299.76/cwt	1,110.00–1,400.00	17,625	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,362	1,001.03/cwt	950.00–1,035.00	13,634	90
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,418	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,725	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,845	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,018	90.05/cwt	72.00–97.00	917	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,084	78.81/cwt	65.00–86.00	854	54

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 Feb 2, 2022

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

Slaughter CattleReceipts 356Last week 322Year ago 309

Replacement CattleReceipts 486Last week 189Year ago 123

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,277	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,052	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,264	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,193.88
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	52	—	1,269	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,045.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,356	1,110.00–1,400.00	1,299.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,247	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	90	—	1,362	950.00–1,035.00	1,001.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	987	1,285.00	1,285.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,278	66.50	66.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,201	825.00–875.00	865.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	36	—	1,096	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,234	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,109	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,031	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,418	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,030	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,018	72.00–97.00	90.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	54	—	1,084	65.00–86.00	78.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,095	88.00	88.00
4	—	1,988	80.00–88.00	85.34
1	—	2,005	98.50	98.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,483	72.00–86.00	83.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	70.50	70.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	74.50	74.50
3	—	1,285	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,223	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,172	56.00–66.00	62.14
9	—	1,121	44.00–54.00	51.03
110	—	1,236	67.00–73.00	70.72
6	—	1,247	73.00–73.50	73.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,474	75.50–76.50	75.70
44	—	1,408	67.50–74.50	70.13
17	—	1,335	62.50–67.00	65.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,692	74.50–75.00	74.76
1	—	1,660	77.50	77.50
1	—	1,600	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	76.50	76.50
3	—	1,437	72.00–73.00	72.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	63.00	63.00
3	—	995	68.00	68.00

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.