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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, May 4

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

362 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 291▲ 14 vs year ago 348 · +4.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

399 head

▼ 339 vs last sale 738▲ 10 vs year ago 389 · +2.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

615 head

▲ 431 vs last sale 184▲ 472 vs year ago 143 · +330.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Quality this week was average to attractive for todays light offering. Demand for all feeders was good with most destined to run on grass for the summer. Rain continues to provide some optimism for ranchers as drought conditions have improved across much of the southern portion of the state. Market activity this week was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and offerings. Packers sat on their hands much of the sale as they wanted to buy cows lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00 lower on all classes. Feeding cows continue to sell with good demand and both packers and independent feeders both showed good demand for cows suitable to feed. These offerings sold steady to weak. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher. Bull quality this week was mostly attractive. Weigh up conditions were mostly in buyers favor as fresh green grass has cows slicked off and hollowed out. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. Demand for cattle to rebreed continues to be good.

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 $176.68/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$176.68

113 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$47.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.97

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	180.16	969	99
Medium and Large 1-2	607	159.69	969	10thin
Medium and Large 2	546	133.00	726	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.16/cwt here — about $243 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 sale113 hd

176.68

—

MT average3 barns · 2,025 hd

161.71

+14.97

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	1,746	95.65	1,670	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,729	78.37	1,355	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,452	73.19	1,063	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,184	69.19	819	73

Every lot

79 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	199.22/cwt	199.00–200.00	849	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,075	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,062	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	191.41/cwt	191.00–191.75	1,198	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	171.33/cwt	171.00–172.00	1,102	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,142	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,243	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	150	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	465	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	225	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	844	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,062	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	356	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	685	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	806	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	873	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	863	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	183.25/cwt	181.00–184.00	982	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	546	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	726	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	952	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	172.29/cwt	165.50–176.50	1,058	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	159.30/cwt	158.00–162.00	996	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,026	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,041	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	230	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	874	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,039	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	599	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,105	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	714	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,150	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	882	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,094	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,011	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,132	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,211	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,200	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,260	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,185	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	936	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,324	99.12/cwt	95.50–101.00	1,312	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,383	84.25/cwt	82.00–85.50	1,165	4
Bulls	—	—	1,585	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,395	1
Bulls	—	—	1,671	87.33/cwt	83.00–90.50	1,459	7
Bulls	—	—	2,002	108.79/cwt	106.00–111.00	2,178	11
Bulls	—	—	2,061	98.24/cwt	92.00–104.00	2,025	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	972	65.36/cwt	62.50–67.00	635	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,157	64.90/cwt	57.00–69.00	751	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	73.23/cwt	71.00–74.50	877	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,219	77.02/cwt	76.00–78.50	939	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,242	68.52/cwt	66.00–72.00	851	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,381	86.51/cwt	84.00–87.50	1,195	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,429	82.51/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,179	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,442	74.50/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,074	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	67.00/cwt	60.00–70.50	970	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,451	78.64/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,141	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,507	70.70/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,065	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,612	85.67/cwt	85.00–86.50	1,381	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,665	79.21/cwt	78.50–82.00	1,319	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,813	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,305	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,822	76.17/cwt	76.00–76.50	1,388	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,085	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,460	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,238	1,358.66/cwt	1,300.00–1,385.00	16,820	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,117.47/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	13,913	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,293	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,766	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,439	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	13,095	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,445	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	16,979	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,448	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	15,204	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	810	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	648	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	926	84.98/cwt	75.00–87.00	787	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	930	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	698	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	985	105.52/cwt	88.00–119.00	1,039	113
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	84.72/cwt	75.00–100.00	915	24
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	73.55/cwt	72.00–75.00	794	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,173	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	16,422	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,198	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,579	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,255	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	14,872	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,289	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,824	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,299	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,016	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,327	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	19,242	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,346	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	21,536	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,356	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	23,052	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,378	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,847	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,389	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,057	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,464	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	18,446	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,552	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	24,832	16
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 1	965	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	16,888	15
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,076	2,034.58/cwt	2,010.00–2,050.00	21,892	67

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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 291Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 399Last week 738Year ago 389

Replacement CattleReceipts 615Last week 184Year ago 143

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 (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,445	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,238	1,300.00–1,385.00	1,358.66
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,439	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,448	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,245	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,117.47

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)	5	—	1,293	910.00	910.00

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	2	—	1,080	72.00–75.00	73.55
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	926	75.00–87.00	84.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	80.00	80.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	113	—	985	88.00–119.00	105.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,080	75.00–100.00	84.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	75.00	75.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,255	1,185.00	1,185.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,378	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,289	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,198	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,346	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,173	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,299	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,552	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,389	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,327	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,356	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,464	1,260.00	1,260.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	965	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	67	—	1,076	2,010.00–2,050.00	2,034.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	187.00	187.00
28	—	536	181.00–184.00	183.25
3	—	662	155.00	155.00
1	—	295	360.00	360.00
1	—	225	375.00	375.00
4	—	356	192.50	192.50
21	—	463	188.50	188.50
1	—	150	310.00	310.00
36	—	614	165.50–176.50	172.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	165.00	165.00
3	—	625	158.00–162.00	159.30
3	—	577	165.00	165.00
2	—	708	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	546	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	113.00	113.00
13	—	454	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	599	184.50	184.50
22	—	513	202.50	202.50
1	—	230	310.00	310.00
10	—	714	161.00	161.00
3	—	882	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,132	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	626	191.00–191.75	191.41
3	—	708	175.50	175.50
11	—	518	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	426	199.00–200.00	199.22
6	—	643	171.00–172.00	171.33
5	—	692	165.00	165.00
9	—	574	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,451	73.00–82.00	78.64
13	—	1,507	67.00–74.00	70.70
4	—	1,381	84.00–87.50	86.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,219	76.00–78.50	77.02
17	—	1,242	66.00–72.00	68.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,442	71.00–79.00	74.50
36	—	1,448	60.00–70.50	67.00
3	—	1,429	81.00–85.50	82.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,198	71.00–74.50	73.23
27	—	1,157	57.00–69.00	64.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,813	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,822	76.00–76.50	76.17
3	—	1,612	85.00–86.50	85.67
7	—	1,665	78.50–82.00	79.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	972	62.50–67.00	65.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,085	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	88.00	88.00
7	—	1,671	83.00–90.50	87.33
9	—	2,061	92.00–104.00	98.24
11	—	2,002	106.00–111.00	108.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,383	82.00–85.50	84.25
3	—	1,324	95.50–101.00	99.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,185	79.00	79.00

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.