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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Jun 8

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

175 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 155▼ 69 vs year ago 244 · −28.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

570 head

▲ 163 vs last sale 407▼ 466 vs year ago 1,036 · −45.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

245 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 265▼ 8 vs year ago 253 · −3.2%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality this week was plain to average. Demand for feeders was mostly moderate, with the best demand seen for cattle suitable to run on grass. Market activity this week was moderate. Weigh up cows comprised the majority of the sale this week. Demand for slaughter cows was significantly stronger compared to last week. Breaking cows sold generally steady. Boning cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 higher. Lean cows sold with the best demand and advanced 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand from western packers was very strong this week as cow prices in Washington and Idaho are sharply higher due to tight cow supplies. Demand for cows improved throughout the sale. Fewer cows were purchased to feed this week as slaughter demand surpassed feeding demand. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady to firm. Weigh up conditions were average to above average today as most cows were slicked off and very empty. Young age cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Quality this week was average to attractive and overall better than last weeks offering.

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 $162.28/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$162.28

62 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$5.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.89

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	613	164.47	1,009	35
Medium and Large 1-2	514	159.44	819	27

One grade step is worth $5.02/cwt here — about $190 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 sale62 hd

162.28

—

MT average3 barns · 228 hd

156.39

+5.89

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	1,683	97.41	1,639	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,642	80.61	1,324	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,380	79.30	1,095	113
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,193	77.71	927	227

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,159	$1,224	13
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,287	$1,085	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,197	$1,079	19

Every lot

57 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	436	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	872	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	192.93/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,021	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,079	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	178.78/cwt	177.00–179.00	1,171	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,173	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	149.28/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,155	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	898	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,347	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	383	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	613	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	756	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	922	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	167.54/cwt	167.00–170.00	973	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	169.63/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,033	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	155.76/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,028	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,003	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	146.67/cwt	145.50–150.00	1,040	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	637	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	962	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	934	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,168	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	973	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,245	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,050	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,271	6
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,150	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,208	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,216	85.77/cwt	82.00–86.50	1,043	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,331	94.92/cwt	91.00–99.50	1,263	13
Bulls	—	—	1,648	89.18/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,470	23
Bulls	—	—	1,712	100.39/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,719	21
Bulls	—	—	2,035	109.21/cwt	105.00–115.00	2,222	20
Bulls	—	—	2,205	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,985	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	925	55.44/cwt	54.00–57.00	513	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	941	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	696	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	70.05/cwt	62.00–73.00	780	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,204	77.50/cwt	73.00–80.00	933	104
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,231	82.85/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,020	46
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,247	75.31/cwt	74.00–78.00	939	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,258	84.32/cwt	83.00–84.75	1,061	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,305	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	940	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,327	82.65/cwt	81.50–84.50	1,097	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	73.20/cwt	72.00–73.50	987	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	76.61/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,034	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	83.49/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,144	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,435	73.48/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,054	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,447	78.67/cwt	75.50–82.00	1,138	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,179	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,337	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	85.27/cwt	85.00–85.50	1,407	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,659	80.86/cwt	79.50–84.50	1,341	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,755	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,281	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	85.47/cwt	85.00–86.00	714	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,008	113.41/cwt	92.00–125.00	1,143	58
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	76.26/cwt	74.00–78.50	869	38
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,153	74.54/cwt	74.00–75.00	859	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,158	86.26/cwt	77.00–107.00	999	63
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,159	1,224.00/head	1,200.00–1,235.00	1,224	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,194	105.02/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,254	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,197	1,079.01/head	1,075.00–1,085.00	1,079	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,287	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,450	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,436	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,578	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,176	6

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 Jun 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 155Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 570Last week 407Year ago 1,036

Replacement CattleReceipts 245Last week 265Year ago 253

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	63	—	1,158	77.00–107.00	86.26
(<2 yrs)	Open	58	—	1,008	92.00–125.00	113.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,140	74.00–78.50	76.26

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	2	—	835	85.00–86.00	85.47

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	2	—	1,153	74.00–75.00	74.54

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)	6	—	1,578	74.50	74.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,194	103.00–106.00	105.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,450	99.00	99.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,159	1,200.00–1,235.00	1,224.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,197	1,075.00–1,085.00	1,079.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,287	1,085.00	1,085.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	436	200.00	200.00
3	—	620	174.00	174.00
2	—	670	175.00	175.00
7	—	774	147.00–150.00	149.28
21	—	529	192.00–196.00	192.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	655	177.00–179.00	178.78
2	—	898	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	709	145.50–150.00	146.67
16	—	581	167.00–170.00	167.54
11	—	609	168.00–170.00	169.63
4	—	660	152.00–157.00	155.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	461	164.00	164.00
6	—	678	148.00	148.00
3	—	580	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	105.00	105.00
6	—	1,050	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	180.00	180.00
6	—	934	125.00	125.00
5	—	637	151.00	151.00
4	—	973	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,620	82.50	82.50
2	—	1,650	85.00–85.50	85.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,370	82.00–88.00	83.49
11	—	1,349	72.00–73.50	73.20
26	—	1,350	74.00–80.00	76.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	73.00–74.00	73.48
14	—	1,327	81.50–84.50	82.65
31	—	1,447	75.50–82.00	78.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	941	74.00	74.00
2	—	925	54.00–57.00	55.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	74.00–78.00	75.31
26	—	1,258	83.00–84.75	84.32
1	—	1,305	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	73.00	73.00
17	—	1,659	79.50–84.50	80.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,231	80.00–88.00	82.85
104	—	1,204	73.00–80.00	77.50
41	—	1,114	62.00–73.00	70.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,648	81.00–93.00	89.18
1	—	2,205	90.00	90.00
20	—	2,035	105.00–115.00	109.21
21	—	1,712	93.00–105.00	100.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,216	82.00–86.50	85.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,331	91.00–99.50	94.92

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.