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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, May 25

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← May 18May 25Jun 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

227 head

▼ 1,764 vs last sale 1,991▲ 37 vs year ago 190 · +19.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

497 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 528▼ 205 vs year ago 702 · −29.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

162 head

▼ 539 vs last sale 701▼ 237 vs year ago 399 · −59.4%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Quality this week was plain to average. Demand for feeders was mixed. A few buyers looking for heavyweight feeders showed moderate to good demand for limited offerings. Demand overall was mostly light to moderate for light offerings. Market activity this week was mostly moderate. Weigh up cattle comprised most of the offering this week. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady from 1.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Demand was uneven today as packers tried to buy cows lower but, when pressed gave slightly higher money for high quality offerings with good weigh up conditions. Feeding cows steady to 1.00 lower. Weigh conditions were mixed, however overall weigh conditions were better for buyers this week compared to last. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady. Young age cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Quality this week was not as attractive as last weeks offering. The volume of young cows that lost calves is starting to slow as most ranchers have already marketed the cows that lost calves in the April and May snow storms.

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 $147.60/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$147.60

105 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,019

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$18.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.92

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	702	151.08	1,061	69
Medium and Large 1-2	677	143.02	968	25
Large 1-2	624	140.00	874	5thin
Medium and Large 2	658	133.00	875	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.08/cwt here — about $186 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 sale105 hd

147.60

—

MT average3 barns · 288 hd

158.51

−10.92

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	1,784	97.28	1,736	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,708	79.73	1,362	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,420	76.42	1,085	140
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,198	73.78	884	200

Every lot

52 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	906	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,147	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	139.26/cwt	138.50–140.00	1,223	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	925	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	945	8
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	624	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	874	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	157.49/cwt	155.00–158.25	1,017	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	875	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	142.13/cwt	140.00–149.00	944	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	152.08/cwt	152.00–153.00	1,013	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	136.47/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,060	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	143.18/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,115	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,164	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	141.99/cwt	141.50–143.00	1,250	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	548	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	964	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	677	149.50/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,012	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	874	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,097	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	941	115.81/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,090	7
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,130	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,232	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,155	105.01/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,213	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,207	102.34/cwt	90.00–105.50	1,235	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,339	83.68/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,120	6
Bulls	—	—	1,748	83.70/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,463	8
Bulls	—	—	1,777	98.37/cwt	91.00–103.50	1,748	19
Bulls	—	—	2,125	109.27/cwt	105.50–116.00	2,322	12
Bulls	—	—	2,353	100.54/cwt	98.00–103.00	2,366	2
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,540	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	2,311	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows20 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	958	65.51/cwt	61.00–70.00	628	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,120	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	829	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	668	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	69.26/cwt	61.00–74.50	816	66
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,185	72.09/cwt	65.00–74.00	854	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,216	81.76/cwt	79.00–85.00	994	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,232	82.44/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,016	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	75.53/cwt	74.00–77.50	933	66
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,372	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,207	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,377	76.91/cwt	75.00–80.50	1,059	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,400	84.87/cwt	82.00–87.50	1,188	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,417	84.46/cwt	83.50–86.00	1,197	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,433	72.97/cwt	71.50–75.00	1,046	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,438	69.57/cwt	64.50–74.50	1,000	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,444	77.82/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,124	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,669	83.33/cwt	82.00–84.50	1,391	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,360	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	74.45/cwt	72.50–78.00	1,266	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,809	76.57/cwt	72.00–80.50	1,385	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,000	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,690	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,146	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,033	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,211	1,231.23/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	14,910	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	69.21/cwt	66.00–72.00	653	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,057	105.30/cwt	80.00–123.00	1,113	64
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	86.39/cwt	75.00–105.50	968	62

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 1,991Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 497Last week 528Year ago 702

Replacement CattleReceipts 162Last week 701Year ago 399

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	677	148.00–158.00	149.50
7	—	941	113.00–123.00	115.81
2	—	548	176.00	176.00
7	—	874	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,155	104.00–108.00	105.01
4	—	1,130	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	159.00	159.00
5	—	777	133.00–142.00	136.47
17	—	664	140.00–149.00	142.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	658	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	589	160.50	160.50
3	—	808	144.00	144.00
12	—	666	152.00–153.00	152.08
21	—	646	155.00–158.25	157.49
22	—	779	143.00–144.00	143.18
3	—	880	141.50–143.00	141.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	878	138.50–140.00	139.26
3	—	685	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	157.50	157.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	5	—	1,146	1,050.00	1,050.00

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)	11	—	1,211	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,231.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	64	—	1,057	80.00–123.00	105.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	62	—	1,120	75.00–105.50	86.39

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	3	—	943	66.00–72.00	69.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,339	80.00–86.00	83.68
5	—	1,207	90.00–105.50	102.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	2,125	105.50–116.00	109.27
2	—	2,353	98.00–103.00	100.54
8	—	1,748	75.00–89.00	83.70
19	—	1,777	91.00–103.50	98.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,540	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,700	72.50–78.00	74.45
3	—	1,372	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,700	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,444	74.00–81.00	77.82
35	—	1,433	71.50–75.00	72.97
14	—	1,400	82.00–87.50	84.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,232	81.00–85.00	82.44
3	—	1,120	74.00	74.00
22	—	1,185	65.00–74.00	72.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,438	64.50–74.50	69.57
33	—	1,377	75.00–80.50	76.91
3	—	1,417	83.50–86.00	84.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,669	82.00–84.50	83.33
9	—	1,809	72.00–80.50	76.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,216	79.00–85.00	81.76
66	—	1,235	74.00–77.50	75.53
66	—	1,178	61.00–74.50	69.26
2	—	1,133	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	84.50	84.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	958	61.00–70.00	65.51

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.