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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Apr 13

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Apr 6Apr 13Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,445 head

▲ 3,229 vs last sale 216▼ 2,612 vs year ago 6,057 · −43.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

126 head

▼ 158 vs last sale 284▼ 32 vs year ago 158 · −20.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

310 head

▲ 152 vs last sale 158▼ 16 vs year ago 326 · −4.9%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive and significantly higher than last weeks offering. Offerings this week were mostly in load lots or multiple load lots. Demand was good to very good for cattle suitable to develop into yearlings. Demand for cattle too heavy to go to grass was mostly moderate to good. Flesh conditions varied greatly this week, and discounts for over fleshed cattle were heavy at times. Demand for replacement quality heifers was mostly good this week and several consignments were purchased to breed. Market activity was mostly active with a good crowd of order buyers in the stands today actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand for light offerings. Feeding and slaughter cows were too lightly tested this week to develop an accurate market trend, steady undertones were noticed on both slaughter and feeding cows. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this week with many full cows in the offering. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to trend, steady undertones were noticed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were not well compared this week.

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 $172.28/cwt on 2,608 head.

Average price

$172.28

2,608 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$30.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.69

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	470	179.00	841	4thin
Medium and Large 1	616	172.59	1,063	2,508
Medium and Large 1-2	551	166.53	918	81
Medium and Large 2	566	148.33	840	15thin

One grade step is worth $30.67/cwt here — about $2 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 sale2,608 hd

172.28

—

MT average2 barns · 2,749 hd

171.59

+0.69

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	—	High	1,633	99.77	1,629	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,421	80.86	1,149	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,147	72.70	834	24

Every lot

77 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	655	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	792	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	221.75/cwt	221.00–226.00	931	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	863	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	454	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,046	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	937	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	965	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	521	216.42/cwt	216.00–217.50	1,128	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	208.11/cwt	205.00–214.50	1,090	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	926	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	179.44/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,003	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	196.20/cwt	195.50–200.00	1,144	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,151	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,075	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	630	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,109	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	665	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,270	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,153	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	177.71/cwt	175.50–186.00	1,217	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,200	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,148	6
Steers	—	Large 1	737	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,164	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	151.61/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,242	25
Steers	—	Large 1	841	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,228	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,310	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	644	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	698	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	673	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	828	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	190.54/cwt	188.50–194.50	890	178
Heifers	—	Medium 1	470	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	841	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	171.59/cwt	167.00–174.50	891	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	184.85/cwt	177.00–185.75	991	226
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	907	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	175.78/cwt	171.50–179.50	1,011	389
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	586	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	879	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	970	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	613	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,097	799
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	171.95/cwt	169.00–173.50	1,063	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	165.38/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,030	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	641	159.05/cwt	158.50–162.50	1,020	129
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	652	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	958	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	663	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,120	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	896	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	166.90/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,128	145
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	153.74/cwt	153.50–154.00	1,044	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	154.10/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,100	150
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	737	145.45/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,072	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	147.40/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,117	129
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	770	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,093	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	794	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,187	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	804	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,142	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	135.67/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,092	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	862	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,181	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,201	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	943	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,150	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,010	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,232	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,357	100.83/cwt	95.00–102.50	1,368	10
Bulls	—	—	1,698	92.70/cwt	78.00–98.00	1,574	7
Bulls	—	—	1,975	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,113	2
Bulls	—	—	2,443	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,736	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	935	70.10/cwt	64.00–76.00	655	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,005	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	784	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	55.31/cwt	55.00–56.00	624	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,166	73.91/cwt	65.00–78.50	862	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,213	78.94/cwt	77.00–81.00	958	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,420	81.63/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,159	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,422	80.50/cwt	78.00–85.50	1,145	19
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	950	107.47/cwt	102.00–119.00	1,021	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	80.71/cwt	76.00–83.00	876	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1Thin Fleshed	1,061	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,080	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,089	1,081.64/cwt	1,075.00–1,085.00	11,779	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,244	1,471.64/cwt	1,400.00–1,575.00	18,307	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,279	1,236.54/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	15,815	125
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,338	1,172.23/cwt	1,150.00–1,175.00	15,684	41
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,428	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,136	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,480	1,175.99/cwt	1,160.00–1,185.00	17,405	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,605	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	19,019	1

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 Apr 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,445Last week 216Year ago 6,057

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 284Year ago 158

Replacement CattleReceipts 310Last week 158Year ago 326

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	443	187.00	187.00
145	—	676	161.00–169.00	166.90
178	—	467	188.50–194.50	190.54
150	—	714	152.00–157.00	154.10
226	—	536	177.00–185.75	184.85
389	—	575	171.50–179.50	175.78
27	—	374	186.50	186.50
8	—	864	139.00	139.00
129	—	758	144.00–149.00	147.40
120	—	618	169.00–173.50	171.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	794	149.50	149.50
30	—	663	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	360	179.00	179.00
20	—	623	164.00–166.00	165.38
6	—	588	165.00	165.00
19	—	519	167.00–174.50	171.59
10	—	679	153.50–154.00	153.74
6	—	805	135.00–136.00	135.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	560	162.00	162.00
5	—	770	142.00	142.00
10	—	652	147.00	147.00
10	—	804	142.00	142.00
9	—	737	145.00–146.00	145.45
129	—	641	158.50–162.50	159.05
6	—	862	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
799	—	613	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	664	135.00	135.00
4	—	414	162.50	162.50
6	—	586	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	913	143.50	143.50
14	—	420	221.00–226.00	221.75
128	—	583	195.50–200.00	196.20
22	—	609	189.00	189.00
64	—	524	205.00–214.50	208.11
10	—	706	170.00	170.00
27	—	455	206.00	206.00
69	—	685	175.50–186.00	177.71
25	—	819	151.00–154.00	151.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	548	169.00	169.00
12	—	364	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	841	146.00	146.00
5	—	737	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	630	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	731	157.00	157.00
8	—	674	171.00	171.00
13	—	420	205.50	205.50
21	—	559	176.00–185.00	179.44
1	—	505	191.00	191.00
19	—	370	214.00	214.00
8	—	614	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	665	191.00	191.00
33	—	521	216.00–217.50	216.42
38	—	454	230.50	230.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,128	55.00–56.00	55.31
12	—	1,166	65.00–78.50	73.91
6	—	1,213	77.00–81.00	78.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	64.00–76.00	70.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,422	78.00–85.50	80.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,420	79.00–82.00	81.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,443	112.00	112.00
2	—	1,975	107.00	107.00
7	—	1,698	78.00–98.00	92.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,357	95.00–102.50	100.83

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	5	—	1,085	76.00–83.00	80.71
(<2 yrs)	Open	18	—	950	102.00–119.00	107.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	1,089	1,075.00–1,085.00	1,081.64

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)	31	—	1,244	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,471.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,428	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,480	1,160.00–1,185.00	1,175.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	41	—	1,338	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,172.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	125	—	1,279	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,236.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,061	950.00	950.00

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)	1	—	1,605	1,185.00	1,185.00

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.