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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Jul 27

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Jun 29Jul 27Aug 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 167 vs last sale 312▼ 701 vs year ago 846 · −82.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

345 head

▼ 319 vs last sale 664▼ 300 vs year ago 645 · −46.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 348 vs last sale 433▼ 376 vs year ago 461 · −81.6%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: The last sale was held June 29 making all comparisons difficult. Demand for yearling cattle was very good. A few offerings of calves were seen this week, these were met with light to moderate demand as most buyers say its too early and to hot to take unweaned calves. Market activity was mostly moderate to active today. Weigh up cows and bulls comprised most of the offering this week. Slaughter cow demand was good from western packers, however eastern packers showed lighter demand for cows which allowed prices to slip. No comparisons are available for cows or bulls as it has been a month since the last sale. Feeding cow demand was light to moderate. Very few cows were purchased to feed this week. Weigh up conditions were average to below average this week. Cattle coming off grass offered seasonally high yields, however many were pushing excess fill today. Quality was mostly average to attractive on both cows and bulls. Bull prices saw the largest decline this week as demand for bulls was light. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were very lightly tested this sale. Quality was mostly plain to average this week. Demand for these offerings was light to moderate.

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 $160.21/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$160.21

67 head · 771 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$256

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$18.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.46

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	756	161.71	1,222	54
Medium and Large 1-2	778	157.10	1,223	10thin
Large 1	1,030	143.51	1,478	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.20/cwt here — about −$256 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 sale67 hd

160.21

—

MT average3 barns · 399 hd

160.67

−0.46

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	—	Average	1,788	94.50	1,690	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	83.79	1,366	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,393	81.90	1,140	155
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,178	78.98	931	42

Every lot

41 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	396	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	770	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	492	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	871	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	804	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,351	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,464	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	399	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	654	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	403	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	669	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	455	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	723	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,158	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,264	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,446	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	152.35/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,470	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,030	143.51/cwt	140.50–145.00	1,478	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	850	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,301	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,334	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,058	131.34/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,390	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,115	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,461	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,158	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,448	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,342	104.65/cwt	99.50–106.50	1,404	9
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,350	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,134	1
Bulls	—	—	1,707	86.85/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,483	20
Bulls	—	—	1,882	93.57/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,761	30
Bulls	—	—	1,951	99.49/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,941	20
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	925	72.87/cwt	71.00–75.00	674	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,085	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	738	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,130	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	848	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	85.52/cwt	85.00–86.00	986	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	81.25/cwt	78.00–85.00	959	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	76.79/cwt	70.00–79.00	918	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,333	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,173	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,343	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,101	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	87.57/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,187	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,394	82.44/cwt	79.00–86.50	1,149	114
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,425	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,083	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,444	76.52/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,105	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,510	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	951	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,592	84.42/cwt	82.00–86.50	1,344	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,721	79.23/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,364	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,743	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,516	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,035	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,801	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,053	100.92/cwt	88.00–105.50	1,063	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,209	87.23/cwt	81.00–101.00	1,055	32

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 Jul 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 312Year ago 846

Slaughter CattleReceipts 345Last week 664Year ago 645

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 433Year ago 461

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	131.00	131.00
3	—	1,158	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	131.00–132.00	131.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	965	151.00–155.00	152.35
31	—	887	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	726	159.50	159.50
6	—	813	155.50	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	399	164.00	164.00
2	—	403	166.00	166.00
3	—	455	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	140.50–145.00	143.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	492	177.00	177.00
8	—	396	194.50	194.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	856	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	804	168.00	168.00

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	32	—	1,209	81.00–101.00	87.23
(<2 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,053	88.00–105.50	100.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,342	99.50–106.50	104.65
1	—	1,350	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,707	82.00–90.00	86.85
30	—	1,882	89.00–96.00	93.57
20	—	1,951	96.00–107.00	99.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,343	82.00	82.00
5	—	1,333	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,425	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,592	82.00–86.50	84.42
7	—	1,721	72.00–81.00	79.23
2	—	1,743	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	85.00–86.00	85.52
22	—	1,180	78.00–85.00	81.25
14	—	1,195	70.00–79.00	76.79
1	—	1,510	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	68.00	68.00
114	—	1,394	79.00–86.50	82.44
20	—	1,444	73.00–79.00	76.52
6	—	1,356	87.00–88.00	87.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,035	88.50	88.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	71.00–75.00	72.87

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.