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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Feb 16

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

490 head

▲ 254 vs last sale 236▲ 316 vs year ago 174 · +181.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

256 head

▼ 168 vs last sale 424▼ 43 vs year ago 299 · −14.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 88▲ 55 vs year ago 45 · +122.2%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeders were not well tested last week, so no trend is available. Demand was very good on a light selection of good quality cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.02/cwt on 239 head.

Average price

$179.02

239 head · 682 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$30.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.98

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	685	180.84	1,239	221
Medium and Large 2	388	170.33	661	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	770	149.90	1,154	12thin

One grade step is worth $30.94/cwt here — about $86 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 sale239 hd

179.02

—

MT average3 barns · 1,972 hd

183.01

−3.98

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	1,689	93.73	1,583	41
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,742	76.84	1,339	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,542	72.94	1,125	119
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,399	69.92	978	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,154	63.52	733	62

Every lot

57 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	446	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,030	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	849	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	219.41/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,139	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	199.76/cwt	199.50–200.00	1,111	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	186.15/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,160	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	948	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,157	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	159.67/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,146	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	149.48/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,082	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,163	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,295	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	143.32/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,208	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,353	74
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	668	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	181.54/cwt	175.00–182.50	608	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	207.31/cwt	192.50–210.00	788	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	170.39/cwt	170.00–172.00	709	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	449	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	911	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	808	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	904	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	183.90/cwt	181.00–192.00	958	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	781	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	170.05/cwt	169.00–175.00	954	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	160.67/cwt	160.00–162.00	913	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	889	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	159.13/cwt	157.50–167.00	996	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	986	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	143.64/cwt	143.50–144.00	1,063	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,175	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,017	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,035	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	740	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,080	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	86.72/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,282	17
Bulls	—	—	1,805	96.15/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,736	18
Bulls	—	—	1,938	106.32/cwt	106.00–106.50	2,060	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	53.65/cwt	52.00–56.00	570	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	60.82/cwt	57.00–65.00	693	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,159	69.37/cwt	69.00–73.00	804	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	68.30/cwt	66.00–73.00	806	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,214	65.31/cwt	64.00–67.00	793	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,297	71.30/cwt	68.00–74.00	925	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,432	59.11/cwt	59.00–60.00	846	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,446	70.49/cwt	67.50–74.00	1,019	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,477	75.93/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,121	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,498	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,138	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,504	71.89/cwt	67.00–73.50	1,081	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,513	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	953	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,059	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,567	72.81/cwt	72.00–74.50	1,141	77
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,742	76.84/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,339	26
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,078	80.91/cwt	78.00–85.00	872	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,208	101.65/cwt	93.00–114.00	1,228	2

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 236Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 256Last week 424Year ago 299

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 88Year ago 45

Compared to last week, feeders were not well tested last week, so no trend is available. Demand was very good on a light selection of good quality cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	395	240.00	240.00
21	—	556	199.50–200.00	199.76
74	—	870	155.50	155.50
4	—	661	175.00	175.00
52	—	718	154.00–163.00	159.67
3	—	830	156.00	156.00
25	—	519	213.00–223.00	219.41
8	—	446	231.00	231.00
13	—	623	184.00–188.00	186.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	843	143.00–145.00	143.32
1	—	510	190.00	190.00
1	—	770	151.00	151.00
4	—	724	146.00–153.00	149.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	175.00	175.00
4	—	300	175.00	175.00
1	—	645	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	521	181.00–192.00	183.90
7	—	662	149.00	149.00
8	—	334	200.00	200.00
12	—	561	169.00–175.00	170.05
45	—	740	143.50–144.00	143.64
56	—	626	157.50–167.00	159.13
13	—	380	192.50–210.00	207.31
14	—	449	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	880	133.50	133.50
6	—	568	160.00–162.00	160.67
8	—	335	175.00–182.50	181.54
1	—	505	179.00	179.00
5	—	416	170.00–172.00	170.39
1	—	455	177.50	177.50
6	—	609	146.00	146.00
1	—	750	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	197.50	197.50
1	—	575	170.00	170.00
1	—	605	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	146.00	146.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,742	75.00–77.00	76.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,159	69.00–73.00	69.37
11	—	1,214	64.00–67.00	65.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,504	67.00–73.50	71.89
14	—	1,477	75.00–76.00	75.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,567	72.00–74.50	72.81
1	—	1,535	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,063	52.00–56.00	53.65
21	—	1,140	57.00–65.00	60.82
12	—	1,180	66.00–73.00	68.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,446	67.50–74.00	70.49
7	—	1,432	59.00–60.00	59.11
4	—	1,498	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	63.00	63.00
29	—	1,297	68.00–74.00	71.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,478	83.00–90.00	86.72
6	—	1,938	106.00–106.50	106.32
18	—	1,805	91.00–101.00	96.15

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	4	—	1,078	78.00–85.00	80.91
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,208	93.00–114.00	101.65

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.