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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Aug 24

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

951 head

▲ 756 vs last sale 195▼ 801 vs year ago 1,752 · −45.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

312 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 277▼ 947 vs year ago 1,259 · −75.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 19▼ 519 vs year ago 570 · −91.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale (8-10-22): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested last sale to establish an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Demand for all feeder cattle was good to very good. Lots of yearlings were seen today and most were offered in small packages. Demand for larger packages was very good for all weights and sexes. A large crowd was on hand for todays sale and market activity was mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand for mostly light offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was moderate to good. Western packers continue to be active participants in the market as they buy cows for immediate harvest. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 lower on all classes as eastern packers took a step back and allowed prices to slide lower. Feeding cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand. Several independent feeding cow buyers were active in buying offerings this week. Feeding cows have not been tested in recent weeks as most have sold to slaughter buyers. No trend is available as a result. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeding bull buyers pushed to own many of the light weight thinner fleshed bulls that would gain quickly on feed. This pressured slaughter bull buyers as they searched for offerings for immediate harvest. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average today with most cows and bulls pushing heavy amounts of fill. Cow and bull quality was average to attractive this sale. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on moderate to good demand today. This class was too lightly tested to develop any market trend.

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 $171.88/cwt on 506 head.

Average price

$171.88

506 head · 873 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$415

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

$12.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.69

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	720	176.85	1,273	33
Medium and Large 1	836	174.53	1,459	324
Medium 1	642	173.94	1,118	17thin
Large 1	1,030	163.86	1,688	132

One grade step is worth $12.99/cwt here — about −$415 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 sale506 hd

171.88

—

MT average2 barns · 938 hd

171.19

+0.69

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	1,774	108.70	1,929	94
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,712	89.63	1,534	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,400	85.87	1,202	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,192	81.19	968	20

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,554	$1,471	10

Every lot

74 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	356	227.94/cwt	227.50–228.00	811	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	920	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	467	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	981	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	220.80/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,069	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	514	208.46/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,071	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	525	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,024	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	627	192.94/cwt	192.00–201.50	1,210	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,284	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	189.82/cwt	189.50–194.00	1,412	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	766	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,386	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,434	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	185.97/cwt	181.00–187.50	1,521	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,534	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	181.90/cwt	179.00–182.50	1,595	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	946	175.38/cwt	174.00–175.50	1,659	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	174.11/cwt	173.50–174.25	1,698	38
Steers	—	Large 1	1,037	172.01/cwt	169.00–173.50	1,784	15
Steers	—	Large 1	1,079	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,759	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,100	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,623	11
Steers	—	Large 1	1,105	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,707	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	372	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	792	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	384	223.85/cwt	221.00–232.50	860	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	453	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	942	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	569	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,098	14
Heifers	—	Medium 1	634	173.36/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,099	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	180.25/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,146	13
Heifers	—	Medium 1	658	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,152	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	171.08/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,225	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	176.35/cwt	175.50–180.00	1,377	55
Heifers	—	Large 1	797	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,311	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	176.29/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,458	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	170.87/cwt	169.50–172.00	1,519	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	162.91/cwt	162.50–163.50	1,496	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	168.82/cwt	166.50–170.25	1,567	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	940	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,523	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	965	170.41/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,644	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	162.19/cwt	161.50–163.50	1,573	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	979	157.41/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,541	10
Heifers	—	Large 1Replacement	1,008	169.73/cwt	169.50–169.75	1,711	45
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,018	161.17/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,641	41
Heifers	—	Large 1Replacement	1,056	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,769	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,061	160.73/cwt	160.50–161.00	1,705	20
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,118	153.86/cwt	145.50–158.00	1,720	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,184	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,782	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	578	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	959	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,095	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,347	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,383	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,279	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,493	108.03/cwt	102.00–113.50	1,613	16
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,555	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,524	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,864	1
Bulls	—	—	1,812	97.56/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,768	7
Bulls	—	—	1,843	106.56/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,964	38
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,860	117.70/cwt	117.00–118.50	2,189	23
Bulls	—	—	2,013	112.14/cwt	111.00–114.00	2,257	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	828	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	522	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	77.36/cwt	74.00–83.00	928	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	85.75/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,041	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,216	86.35/cwt	84.50–87.00	1,050	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,264	81.05/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,024	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,340	89.74/cwt	89.50–90.00	1,203	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,362	86.20/cwt	83.50–89.00	1,174	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,375	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,114	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,389	85.61/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,189	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,463	81.39/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,191	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,568	92.49/cwt	90.00–95.50	1,450	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,708	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,537	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,740	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,618	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,514	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	897	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,107	109.98/cwt	98.00–113.00	1,217	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	92.67/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,080	22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,554	1,470.53/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,471	10

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 Aug 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 951Last week 195Year ago 1,752

Slaughter CattleReceipts 312Last week 277Year ago 1,259

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 19Year ago 570

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	818	181.00–187.50	185.97
6	—	877	179.00–182.50	181.90
25	—	946	174.00–175.50	175.38
14	—	744	189.50–194.00	189.82
38	—	975	173.50–174.25	174.11
6	—	771	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,105	154.50	154.50
4	—	1,079	163.00	163.00
15	—	1,037	169.00–173.50	172.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	627	192.00–201.50	192.94
10	—	356	227.50–228.00	227.94
5	—	650	197.50	197.50
17	—	420	219.00	219.00
18	—	484	215.00–225.00	220.80
4	—	514	207.00–213.00	208.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	467	210.00	210.00
2	—	525	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	766	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,100	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	797	164.50	164.50
8	—	1,118	145.50–158.00	153.86
20	—	1,061	160.50–161.00	160.73
4	—	1,184	150.50	150.50
41	—	1,018	156.00–164.00	161.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	634	172.00–175.00	173.36
6	—	658	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,056	167.50	167.50
45	—	1,008	169.50–169.75	169.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	636	179.00–181.00	180.25
55	—	781	175.50–180.00	176.35
35	—	970	161.50–163.50	162.19
56	—	889	169.50–172.00	170.87
9	—	827	174.00–181.00	176.29
9	—	695	180.00	180.00
36	—	928	166.50–170.25	168.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	221.00–232.50	223.85
20	—	453	208.00	208.00
14	—	569	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	965	169.00–172.00	170.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	166.00	166.00
13	—	716	169.00–172.00	171.08
12	—	918	162.50–163.50	162.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	940	162.00	162.00
10	—	979	156.00–160.00	157.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	166.00	166.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,812	90.00–104.00	97.56
5	—	2,013	111.00–114.00	112.14
38	—	1,843	103.00–110.00	106.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,860	117.00–118.50	117.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	98.00	98.00
16	—	1,493	102.00–113.50	108.03
1	—	1,635	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,568	90.00–95.50	92.49
16	—	1,389	84.00–89.00	85.61
8	—	1,463	77.00–83.00	81.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,200	74.00–83.00	77.36
2	—	1,340	89.50–90.00	89.74
4	—	1,214	84.00–87.00	85.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,264	79.00–82.00	81.05
4	—	1,216	84.50–87.00	86.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	93.00	93.00
34	—	1,362	83.50–89.00	86.20
1	—	1,375	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	87.00	87.00
7	—	1,708	90.00	90.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,107	98.00–113.00	109.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,165	90.00–96.00	92.67

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	1	—	930	96.50	96.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,554	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,470.53

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.