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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Apr 20

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,749 head

▼ 1,696 vs last sale 3,445▲ 872 vs year ago 877 · +99.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

735 head

▲ 609 vs last sale 126▲ 287 vs year ago 448 · +64.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

290 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 310▲ 12 vs year ago 278 · +4.3%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady on all weights. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher on all heifers under 800 lbs, heifers over 800 lbs not well compared. Quality this week was mixed from plain to very attractive and similar to last weeks offering. Several load lots and multiple load lots were seen this sale. Demand was mostly good this week. The best demand continues to be for cattle suitable to run as yearlings. Buyers purchased cattle up to 750 lbs to run on grass. Flesh conditions were mostly light to moderate today, with very few fleshy offerings seen. Demand for replacement quality heifers was good to very good. Last weeks snow storm coupled with a rain forecast for this weekend gave ranchers some optimism as they bid on high quality replacement cattle. 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 demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Feeding and slaughter cows were lightly tested last week, thus all comparisons are narrow. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Feeding cows sold generally steady to weak. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this week, however weigh conditions were better in places than last week. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady this week. Quality was average to attractive.

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 $167.23/cwt on 610 head.

Average price

$167.23

610 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,046

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$34.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.22

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	527	167.94	885	99
Medium and Large 1	645	167.92	1,083	498
Large 1	753	138.00	1,039	6thin
Medium and Large 2	544	133.86	729	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.08/cwt here — about $157 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 sale610 hd

167.23

—

MT average3 barns · 888 hd

161.02

+6.22

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	1,750	99.64	1,744	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,697	80.13	1,360	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,444	79.50	1,148	183
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,204	73.64	886	122

Every lot

84 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	219.31/cwt	212.00–225.00	947	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,016	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	473	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,093	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	185.74/cwt	184.00–191.00	947	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	211.48/cwt	209.50–213.00	1,136	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,051	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	192.48/cwt	189.00–209.00	1,132	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,082	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	183.97/cwt	183.50–184.00	1,187	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	161.30/cwt	156.00–168.00	1,092	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	182.46/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,244	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,219	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,249	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,223	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	151.41/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,257	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	856	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,327	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,258	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,372	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	958	143.24/cwt	143.00–143.25	1,372	171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	170.95/cwt	165.00–174.50	631	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	751	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	172.45/cwt	170.00–177.00	740	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	856	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	177.45/cwt	170.00–180.00	839	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	188.46/cwt	182.00–191.50	897	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	503	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	875	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	687	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	189.38/cwt	184.00–189.50	992	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	170.82/cwt	168.00–176.00	922	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	180.59/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,020	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	995	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	597	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	782	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	173.11/cwt	168.00–174.00	1,066	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	159.22/cwt	159.00–160.00	998	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	923	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	161.20/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,096	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	158.61/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,125	65
Heifers	—	Large 1	753	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,039	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	151.77/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,149	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	778	1,246.30/cwt	1,185.00–1,260.00	9,696	163
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	140.76/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,215	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	888	132.03/cwt	129.00–133.50	1,172	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	554	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,025	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	689	155.55/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,072	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	827	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,092	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	873	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,091	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	923	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,089	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,008	117.44/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,184	11
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,066	111.98/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,194	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,166	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,236	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,236	102.50/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,267	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	721	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	995	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	858	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,175	20
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	666	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	859	4
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	810	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	996	17
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,286	82.85/cwt	78.00–91.00	1,065	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,340	100.47/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,346	2
Bulls	—	—	1,523	89.24/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,359	6
Bulls	—	—	1,858	101.88/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,893	25
Bulls	—	—	2,004	111.36/cwt	107.50–116.00	2,232	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	930	61.03/cwt	58.00–64.00	568	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	985	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	739	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	64.43/cwt	59.00–66.00	760	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	73.12/cwt	67.00–78.00	864	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,213	72.83/cwt	66.50–77.00	883	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,242	78.05/cwt	77.00–82.00	969	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,249	78.72/cwt	77.00–82.50	983	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,290	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,084	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,425	75.76/cwt	70.50–78.00	1,080	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,441	82.19/cwt	77.50–85.00	1,184	80
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	75.74/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,098	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,451	79.29/cwt	77.50–84.50	1,150	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,510	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,321	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,554	85.58/cwt	84.50–87.00	1,330	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,565	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,330	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,694	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,440	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,758	76.24/cwt	71.00–83.00	1,340	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	104.53/cwt	90.00–120.50	1,082	117
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,159	75.97/cwt	75.50–80.00	880	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	85.38/cwt	75.00–99.00	1,007	60
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	928	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,465	73.40/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,075	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,417	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,296	3

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,749Last week 3,445Year ago 877

Slaughter CattleReceipts 735Last week 126Year ago 448

Replacement CattleReceipts 290Last week 310Year ago 278

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	597	131.00	131.00
4	—	505	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	369	165.00–174.50	170.95
33	—	473	170.00–180.00	177.45
23	—	627	159.00–160.00	159.22
11	—	540	168.00–176.00	170.82
9	—	429	170.00–177.00	172.45
8	—	596	167.00	167.00
7	—	664	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	192.50	192.50
65	—	709	151.00–162.00	158.61
17	—	863	137.00–141.00	140.76
56	—	565	179.00–184.00	180.59
30	—	476	182.00–191.50	188.46
86	—	757	143.00–154.00	151.77
57	—	524	184.00–189.50	189.38
54	—	680	158.00–163.00	161.20
101	—	616	168.00–174.00	173.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	181.00	181.00
12	—	503	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	753	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
163	—	778	1,185.00–1,260.00	1,246.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	888	129.00–133.50	132.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	510	184.00–191.00	185.74
5	—	573	183.50	183.50
3	—	615	176.00	176.00
19	—	677	156.00–168.00	161.30
15	—	779	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	830	147.00–153.00	151.41
4	—	856	147.00	147.00
63	—	537	209.50–213.00	211.48
41	—	645	183.50–184.00	183.97
171	—	958	143.00–143.25	143.24
19	—	432	212.00–225.00	219.31
6	—	748	163.00	163.00
4	—	918	149.50	149.50
22	—	759	164.50	164.50
38	—	682	182.00–184.00	182.46
31	—	588	189.00–209.00	192.48
11	—	464	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	856	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	473	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	721	138.00	138.00
20	—	858	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	666	129.00	129.00
17	—	810	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	118.00	118.00
18	—	689	153.00–165.00	155.55
11	—	554	185.00	185.00
15	—	827	132.00	132.00
3	—	873	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,236	102.00–104.00	102.50
4	—	1,166	106.00	106.00
4	—	1,066	109.00–113.00	111.98
11	—	1,008	112.00–118.00	117.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,180	59.00–66.00	64.43
22	—	1,249	77.00–82.50	78.72
33	—	1,182	67.00–78.00	73.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	84.00	84.00
18	—	1,242	77.00–82.00	78.05
29	—	1,213	66.50–77.00	72.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,554	84.50–87.00	85.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,425	70.50–78.00	75.76
1	—	1,565	85.00	85.00
80	—	1,441	77.50–85.00	82.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	58.00–64.00	61.03
2	—	985	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,694	85.00	85.00
12	—	1,758	71.00–83.00	76.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,450	73.00–77.00	75.74
2	—	1,510	87.50	87.50
39	—	1,451	77.50–84.50	79.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,004	107.50–116.00	111.36
6	—	1,523	80.00–95.00	89.24
25	—	1,858	97.00–106.00	101.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,286	78.00–91.00	82.85
2	—	1,340	100.00–101.00	100.47

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	117	—	1,035	90.00–120.50	104.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	60	—	1,180	75.00–99.00	85.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	77.00	77.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,159	75.50–80.00	75.97

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,465	73.00–76.00	73.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,417	1,150.00	1,150.00

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.