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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Sep 28

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

438 head

▼ 517 vs last sale 955▼ 683 vs year ago 1,121 · −60.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

291 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 320▼ 452 vs year ago 743 · −60.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

327 head

▲ 227 vs last sale 100▼ 71 vs year ago 398 · −17.8%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate. Feeder steers too thinly traded for an accurate market trend. Feeder heifers 450-1050 lbs thinly tested 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows/bulls and stock cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. The next available report will be Wednesday, October 5, 2022.

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 $162.02/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$162.02

265 head · 796 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$712

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$27.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.46

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	820	165.63	1,359	194
Medium and Large 1-2	783	159.68	1,250	39
Large 1	856	152.00	1,301	6thin
Medium and Large 2	656	141.53	928	21
Medium 2	469	138.00	647	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.63/cwt here — about $712 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 sale265 hd

162.02

—

MT average2 barns · 518 hd

163.48

−1.46

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	1,639	90.31	1,480	88
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,678	83.13	1,395	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,519	77.39	1,176	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,242	65.80	817	81

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,325	$1,125	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,351	$1,123	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$1,120	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,425	$1,100	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	949	$1,400	4thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	667	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	839	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	197.48/cwt	191.00–201.50	962	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	988	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	977	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,049	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,077	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,223	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,071	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	956	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	652	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,050	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	172.20/cwt	170.50–173.00	1,171	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,338	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,101	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,317	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	830	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,311	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,424	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,532	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,546	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,473	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	198.61/cwt	192.50–205.00	661	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	803	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	469	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	647	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	180.80/cwt	178.00–181.00	879	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	166.97/cwt	161.00–170.00	815	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	991	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	864	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	137.89/cwt	133.00–145.00	869	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,071	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	136.13/cwt	125.00–147.50	930	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	708	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,076	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	164.92/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,201	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,133	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,321	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	789	159.84/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,261	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	810	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,199	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	844	156.58/cwt	155.50–159.00	1,322	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	157.66/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,370	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	162.73/cwt	162.50–163.00	1,416	19
Heifers	—	Large 1	879	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,354	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	161.74/cwt	152.00–163.50	1,461	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	950	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,340	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	984	153.70/cwt	153.50–154.00	1,512	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,019	153.18/cwt	151.00–159.50	1,561	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	1,032	162.25/cwt	162.25–162.25	1,674	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	144.24/cwt	138.00–145.50	1,623	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,185	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,683	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	1,194	155.09/cwt	153.00–155.50	1,852	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 2	493	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	666	9
Bulls	—	Medium 1	590	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	808	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	603	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	874	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	691	144.48/cwt	140.00–149.00	998	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,029	121.25/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,248	8
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,178	84.42/cwt	84.00–85.00	994	2
Bulls	—	—	1,426	73.63/cwt	62.00–78.00	1,050	15
Bulls	—	—	1,596	98.55/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,573	13
Bulls	—	—	1,830	88.45/cwt	81.00–96.00	1,619	50
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	850	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	47.85/cwt	37.50–57.00	479	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,257	63.71/cwt	61.00–66.00	801	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,288	92.58/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,192	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,302	73.38/cwt	71.00–75.00	955	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,309	71.11/cwt	67.00–79.00	931	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	847	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,515	79.54/cwt	78.00–83.50	1,205	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,527	73.14/cwt	70.50–75.00	1,117	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,568	80.30/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,259	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,600	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,360	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	84.60/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,413	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,689	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,326	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,777	79.09/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,405	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows10 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	944	130.72/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,234	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,004	110.14/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,106	44
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,103	94.99/cwt	84.00–100.00	1,048	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,249	88.03/cwt	81.00–96.50	1,099	47
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,264	71.21/cwt	67.00–80.00	900	33
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,324	80.44/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,065	28
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,337	68.53/cwt	63.00–73.50	916	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,384	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,093	25
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,397	85.86/cwt	80.50–88.50	1,199	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,427	74.57/cwt	64.00–79.50	1,064	70
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	949	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,120.29/head	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,120	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,351	1,122.72/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,123	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	7

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 Sep 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 438Last week 955Year ago 1,121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 291Last week 320Year ago 743

Replacement CattleReceipts 327Last week 100Year ago 398

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	210.00	210.00
2	—	603	145.00	145.00
4	—	691	140.00–149.00	144.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	493	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	566	175.00	175.00
8	—	1,125	138.00–145.50	144.24
2	—	1,185	142.00	142.00
1	—	265	200.00	200.00
7	—	416	193.00	193.00
19	—	870	162.50–163.00	162.73
24	—	645	166.00	166.00
6	—	784	168.50	168.50
36	—	903	152.00–163.50	161.74
14	—	486	178.00–181.00	180.80
2	—	333	192.50–205.00	198.61
1	—	980	162.00	162.00
11	—	1,019	151.00–159.50	153.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	879	154.00	154.00
2	—	810	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	141.00	141.00
2	—	683	125.00–147.50	136.13
4	—	588	147.00	147.00
1	—	755	150.00	150.00
11	—	630	133.00–145.00	137.89
2	—	708	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	844	155.50–159.00	156.58
5	—	984	153.50–154.00	153.70
6	—	789	159.00–160.00	159.84
3	—	869	157.00–159.00	157.66
6	—	488	161.00–170.00	166.97
6	—	728	157.00–169.00	164.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,032	162.25	162.25
6	—	1,194	153.00–155.50	155.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	487	191.00–201.50	197.48
2	—	628	170.50	170.50
8	—	528	185.00	185.00
2	—	863	165.00	165.00
3	—	798	165.00	165.00
1	—	940	163.00	163.00
12	—	680	170.50–173.00	172.20
5	—	700	165.00	165.00
3	—	1,030	143.00	143.00
6	—	561	187.00	187.00
1	—	310	215.00	215.00
4	—	428	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	652	161.00	161.00
5	—	633	151.00	151.00
1	—	770	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	627	195.00	195.00
2	—	758	176.50	176.50
9	—	564	191.00	191.00
3	—	489	202.00	202.00
2	—	963	160.50	160.50
2	—	505	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	85.00	85.00
8	—	1,689	78.50	78.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,302	71.00–75.00	73.38
10	—	1,515	78.00–83.50	79.54
2	—	1,288	91.00–94.00	92.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,000	37.50–57.00	47.85
16	—	1,257	61.00–66.00	63.71
50	—	1,309	67.00–79.00	71.11
1	—	1,000	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,777	74.00–82.00	79.09
31	—	1,670	84.00–88.00	84.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,527	70.50–75.00	73.14
32	—	1,568	77.00–84.00	80.30
1	—	1,345	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,830	81.00–96.00	88.45
15	—	1,426	62.00–78.00	73.63
13	—	1,596	96.00–106.00	98.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,029	115.00–135.00	121.25
2	—	1,178	84.00–85.00	84.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	44	—	1,004	101.00–116.00	110.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,397	80.50–88.50	85.86
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,384	79.00	79.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	47	—	1,249	81.00–96.50	88.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,324	80.00–82.00	80.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	70	—	1,427	64.00–79.50	74.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,264	67.00–80.00	71.21
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,103	84.00–100.00	94.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,337	63.00–73.50	68.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	944	120.00–136.00	130.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	949	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,215	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,120.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,425	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,351	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,122.72
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,325	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.