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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Mar 23

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

355 head

▲ 310 vs last sale 45▼ 91 vs year ago 446 · −20.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

486 head

▲ 151 vs last sale 335▲ 232 vs year ago 254 · +91.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

299 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 318▲ 176 vs year ago 123 · +143.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were scarcely tested this week, thus a full market trend isn't available, however lower undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mostly plain to average and was a big drag on demand. Additionally most cattle were offered in small groups and many buyers were not willing to start loads due to light offerings and no other sales this week to fill out loads. Market activity was mostly slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for moderate offerings. Packers were very aggressive as they bid on offerings for both immediate harvest and to feed. Slaughter cows sold generally steady to firm on all classes. Packers pushed to own as much of the cow offering as possible again this week. Packers continue to put high quality feeding cows away on feed. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this week. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. Quality this week was average to attractive. Many sets of cattle are being purchased to feed as most are just not starting to turn 2 years old. Demand for young cows that lost calves continues to be good as well as order buyers ask to sort heifers from wet bagged cows.

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 $156.36/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$156.36

148 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$187

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

$24.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.04

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	480	179.00	859	9thin
Medium 1-2	351	160.00	562	4thin
Medium and Large 1	676	154.74	1,046	135

One grade step is worth $24.26/cwt here — about −$187 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 sale148 hd

156.36

—

MT average2 barns · 710 hd

167.40

−11.04

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	1,673	97.56	1,632	113
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,638	86.17	1,411	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,427	80.38	1,147	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,189	74.20	882	70

Every lot

65 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	909	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	969	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	202.84/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,057	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	193.43/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,019	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,034	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	187.65/cwt	185.00–193.00	1,075	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	179.78/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,160	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	659	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,054	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,097	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,172	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,252	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	351	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	562	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	775	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	859	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	183.61/cwt	178.00–185.00	968	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	547	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	881	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	961	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	162.28/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,027	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	639	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	984	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	153.14/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,031	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	148.87/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,096	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,155	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	888	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,159	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	105	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	368	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	432	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	901	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	951	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	586	185.19/cwt	178.00–187.00	1,085	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	637	169.94/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,083	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	808	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,123	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	900	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,152	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	918	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,019	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,019	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,202	7
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,153	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,268	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,310	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,424	88.36/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,258	19
Bulls	—	—	1,578	91.41/cwt	80.00–94.50	1,442	28
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,625	101.35/cwt	96.00–103.50	1,647	23
Bulls	—	—	1,778	101.19/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,799	31
Bulls	—	—	2,111	109.81/cwt	108.50–112.00	2,318	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	860	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	495	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	925	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	657	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,130	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	994	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	82.70/cwt	82.00–83.50	954	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,194	71.83/cwt	64.00–75.50	858	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	76.68/cwt	75.00–81.00	922	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,239	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,004	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,359	73.83/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,003	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,397	85.47/cwt	84.00–86.50	1,194	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	79.00/cwt	76.50–83.50	1,122	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,444	81.90/cwt	78.50–86.50	1,183	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,480	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,288	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,514	86.05/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,303	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,584	79.50/cwt	78.50–80.50	1,259	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,657	89.25/cwt	89.25–89.25	1,479	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	79.53/cwt	78.50–82.00	1,328	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,683	84.72/cwt	83.50–86.00	1,426	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,768	87.52/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,547	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,025	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,721	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	941	78.49/cwt	77.00–79.00	739	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,009	92.98/cwt	75.00–105.00	938	60
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,026	118.97/cwt	100.00–135.00	1,221	137
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	100.37/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,089	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,215	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	887	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,288	1,349.22/cwt	1,325.00–1,450.00	17,378	9

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 Mar 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 45Year ago 446

Slaughter CattleReceipts 486Last week 335Year ago 254

Replacement CattleReceipts 299Last week 318Year ago 123

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	105	350.00	350.00
2	—	808	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,180	111.00	111.00
4	—	466	204.00	204.00
14	—	637	168.00–175.00	169.94
5	—	586	178.00–187.00	185.19
3	—	432	208.50	208.50
3	—	900	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	918	111.00	111.00
13	—	1,153	110.00	110.00
7	—	1,019	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	736	146.00–154.00	148.87
27	—	633	157.00–169.00	162.28
8	—	426	182.00	182.00
7	—	673	151.00–154.00	153.14
4	—	559	172.00	172.00
5	—	527	178.00–185.00	183.61
2	—	805	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	351	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	639	154.00	154.00
7	—	547	161.00	161.00
17	—	888	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	163.00	163.00
9	—	527	190.00–194.00	193.43
12	—	571	181.00	181.00
2	—	320	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	417	218.00	218.00
9	—	645	178.00–180.00	179.78
6	—	573	185.00–193.00	187.65
4	—	710	165.00	165.00
25	—	521	197.00–207.00	202.84
13	—	768	163.00	163.00
4	—	466	208.00	208.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,420	76.50–83.50	79.00
14	—	1,359	71.00–76.00	73.83
3	—	1,397	84.00–86.50	85.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	87.00–88.00	87.52
9	—	1,683	83.50–86.00	84.72
7	—	1,670	78.50–82.00	79.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	71.00	71.00
1	—	860	57.50	57.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,239	80.00–82.00	81.00
1	—	1,130	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,584	78.50–80.50	79.50
13	—	1,514	85.00–87.00	86.05
28	—	1,657	89.25	89.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,194	64.00–75.50	71.83
2	—	1,153	82.00–83.50	82.70
22	—	1,203	75.00–81.00	76.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,480	87.00	87.00
59	—	1,444	78.50–86.50	81.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,578	80.00–94.50	91.41
12	—	2,111	108.50–112.00	109.81
31	—	1,778	95.00–108.00	101.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,424	84.00–95.00	88.36
23	—	1,625	96.00–103.50	101.35

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	137	—	1,026	100.00–135.00	118.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	60	—	1,009	75.00–105.00	92.98

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	4	—	941	77.00–79.00	78.49
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,085	99.00–103.00	100.37

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,288	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,349.22

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,215	73.00	73.00

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.