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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Jun 15

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 153 vs last sale 175▼ 121 vs year ago 143 · −84.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

652 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 570▲ 151 vs year ago 501 · +30.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,888 head

▲ 1,643 vs last sale 245▲ 1,587 vs year ago 301 · +527.2%

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 scarcely tested this week as this sale featured mostly cow calf pairs. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand. Demand for cows to ship to packers on the west coast remains very good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on all classes. Feeding cow demand was mostly moderate to good. Packer buyers purchased several groups of cows to feed for the upcoming 4th of July holiday. These cows were of plain to average quality. Feeding cows sold unevenly steady as packers purchased poorer quality cows to hold for the holiday. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Weigh up conditions were mostly average this week and lower overall compared to last week. This week featured several complete dispersions off reputation ranches and demand for these offerings was very good. Recent rains have many ranchers looking to restock from last years drought. Most ranches in Central, Southern, and Eastern Montana have an abundance of grass following recent spring rains. Demand for all offerings was good to very good. A large crowd was on hand for todays sale and pairs sold sharply higher as competition was strong. Young age open cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. Quality this week was average to attractive.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $110.17/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −93.88 against this barn's trailing median of $204.04.

Average price

$110.17

18 head · 1,100 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.74

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	1,100	110.17	1,212	18thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

110.17

—

MT average3 barns · 247 hd

112.91

−2.74

This barn, trailing median30 sales

204.04

−93.88

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

30 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.44, low $164.67, median $204.04 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,941	103.42	2,007	39
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,481	86.30	1,278	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,588	80.99	1,286	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,393	78.64	1,096	183
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,208	75.52	912	157

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)	1,259	$1,300	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,972	$3,206	11
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,145	$2,151	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,579	$2,483	119
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,399	$2,467	67
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,558	$2,280	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,625	$2,279	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,562	$2,226	182
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,583	$1,911	83
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,417	$1,900	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,594	$1,843	128
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,524	$1,496	72
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,219	$2,656	88

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 · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,035	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,190	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,078	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,207	7
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,115	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,176	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,162	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,249	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,320	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,069	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,390	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,168	1
Bulls	—	—	1,594	88.26/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,407	3
Bulls	—	—	1,870	102.70/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,920	19
Bulls	—	—	2,078	114.03/cwt	106.00–120.50	2,370	12
Bulls	—	—	2,488	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	2,314	2
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,750	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	2,695	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	915	54.05/cwt	53.00–57.00	495	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	933	67.95/cwt	64.00–70.00	634	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	950	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	713	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	54.52/cwt	54.00–55.00	629	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	69.39/cwt	63.00–72.50	815	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,205	82.64/cwt	82.50–83.00	996	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,212	72.20/cwt	62.00–73.00	875	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,218	82.82/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,009	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,233	77.57/cwt	74.00–81.00	956	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,247	77.66/cwt	74.00–80.50	968	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,380	78.94/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,089	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,384	71.30/cwt	63.00–74.00	987	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,391	77.55/cwt	74.50–81.00	1,079	73
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	84.11/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,188	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,425	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,026	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,460	82.90/cwt	82.00–83.50	1,210	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,481	86.30/cwt	85.50–86.75	1,278	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,556	78.09/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,215	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	84.25/cwt	82.00–85.50	1,367	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	2,150.66/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,151	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,972	3,206.45/head	2,500.00–4,200.00	3,206	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs18 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,264	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	1,620.82/head	1,560.00–1,675.00	1,621	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,417	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,420	2,573.89/head	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,574	58
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,445	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,460	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,463	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,479	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,493	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,558	2,279.81/head	2,275.00–2,300.00	2,280	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,578	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,581	2,276.63/head	1,785.00–2,500.00	2,277	168
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,585	1,688.02/head	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,688	80
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,590	2,517.87/head	2,400.00–2,560.00	2,518	109
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,594	1,944.43/head	1,700.00–2,010.00	1,944	75
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,594	1,518.86/head	1,475.00–1,535.00	1,519	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,609	2,101.83/head	2,010.00–2,300.00	2,102	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,653	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	24
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	724	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,113	107.43/cwt	91.00–125.00	1,196	54
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	948	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,122	95.90/cwt	78.00–115.00	1,076	82
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,160	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	882	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,259	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	5
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,219	2,655.58/head	2,575.00–2,675.00	2,656	88

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 175Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 652Last week 570Year ago 501

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,888Last week 245Year ago 301

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,417	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,264	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,463	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,460	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	109	—	1,590	2,400.00–2,560.00	2,517.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,558	2,275.00–2,300.00	2,279.81
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	80	—	1,585	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,688.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	58	—	1,420	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,573.89
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,330	1,560.00–1,675.00	1,620.82
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	48	—	1,609	2,010.00–2,300.00	2,101.83
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	168	—	1,581	1,785.00–2,500.00	2,276.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,578	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	24	—	1,653	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	75	—	1,594	1,700.00–2,010.00	1,944.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	32	—	1,594	1,475.00–1,535.00	1,518.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,479	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,493	1,585.00	1,585.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,445	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	54	—	1,113	91.00–125.00	107.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	82	—	1,122	78.00–115.00	95.90

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	—	1,115	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	965	75.00	75.00

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	1	—	1,160	76.00	76.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,259	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	88	—	1,219	2,575.00–2,675.00	2,655.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	11	—	1,972	2,500.00–4,200.00	3,206.45
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,145	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,750	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,870	97.00–105.00	102.70
12	—	2,078	106.00–120.50	114.03
3	—	1,594	86.00–93.00	88.26
2	—	2,488	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,212	62.00–73.00	72.20
49	—	1,247	74.00–80.50	77.66
11	—	1,205	82.50–83.00	82.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,391	74.50–81.00	77.55
30	—	1,413	81.00–86.00	84.11
14	—	1,384	63.00–74.00	71.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,460	82.00–83.50	82.90
3	—	1,425	72.00	72.00
58	—	1,380	73.00–81.00	78.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,481	85.50–86.75	86.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,556	71.00–81.00	78.09
8	—	1,623	82.00–85.50	84.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,174	63.00–72.50	69.39
10	—	1,218	82.00–84.00	82.82
2	—	1,153	54.00–55.00	54.52
38	—	1,233	74.00–81.00	77.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	915	53.00–57.00	54.05
1	—	950	75.00	75.00
3	—	933	64.00–70.00	67.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	115.00	115.00
7	—	1,078	112.00	112.00
5	—	1,162	107.50	107.50
3	—	1,115	105.50	105.50

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.