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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Jan 25

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Jan 18Jan 25Feb 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

375 head

▼ 2,603 vs last sale 2,978▼ 2,032 vs year ago 2,407 · −84.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

219 head

▼ 149 vs last sale 368▼ 103 vs year ago 322 · −32.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 133 vs last sale 188▼ 134 vs year ago 189 · −70.9%

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 all too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, steady to lower undertones were noticed on a lower quality offering. Quality today was mostly plain to average, and lower than last week. Most calves were offered in small lots or as singles. Demand was light to moderate as quality limited demand. Market activity was slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand for light to moderate offerings. Packer buyers showed very strong demand for cows for immidiate slaughter. Breaking cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, boning and lean cows sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this sale. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady in a narrow compairson.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $197.61/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$197.61

122 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$55.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.21

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	515	217.28	1,119	38
Medium and Large 1	660	191.96	1,267	75
Medium and Large 2	575	161.63	929	9thin

One grade step is worth $55.65/cwt here — about $189 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 sale122 hd

197.61

—

MT average3 barns · 1,115 hd

204.82

−7.21

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	1,735	98.92	1,716	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,639	77.44	1,269	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,419	72.03	1,022	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,154	66.73	770	65

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,393	$900	5

Every lot

54 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	238.75/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,027	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	234.34/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,106	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	214.27/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,101	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	161.63/cwt	156.00–173.00	929	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,140	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	197.31/cwt	195.50–199.00	1,221	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	183.78/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,156	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,190	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,301	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,415	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	333	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	633	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	187.10/cwt	185.00–188.50	739	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	186.76/cwt	180.00–189.00	807	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	896	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	911	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	184.28/cwt	184.00–185.00	881	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	501	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	952	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	174.43/cwt	172.00–182.00	898	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,005	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	170.24/cwt	168.00–171.00	998	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,063	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,135	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	802	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	168.22/cwt	166.00–171.00	966	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,097	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	810	140.51/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,138	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	915	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,180	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	956	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,099	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,294	89.79/cwt	86.00–94.50	1,162	4
Bulls	—	—	1,626	90.36/cwt	75.00–95.00	1,469	7
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,810	98.65/cwt	95.50–102.00	1,786	4
Bulls	—	—	1,923	106.46/cwt	101.00–109.00	2,047	6
Bulls	—	—	2,008	112.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,249	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	915	61.68/cwt	57.00–65.50	564	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	61.53/cwt	56.00–66.00	691	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	70.68/cwt	66.00–73.00	801	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,155	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	889	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,172	65.83/cwt	64.00–66.00	772	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,209	69.50/cwt	67.50–72.00	840	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,234	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	913	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,382	75.21/cwt	74.00–77.50	1,039	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,383	70.22/cwt	68.00–71.00	971	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,400	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,106	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	68.64/cwt	66.00–73.00	982	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,500	75.09/cwt	73.00–78.50	1,126	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,618	77.81/cwt	76.00–78.50	1,259	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,458	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,729	74.10/cwt	72.50–75.50	1,281	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	810	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,069	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	997	139.10/cwt	111.00–151.00	1,387	28
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,052	84.30/cwt	67.00–111.00	887	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,393	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	5

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 Jan 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 2,978Year ago 2,407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 219Last week 368Year ago 322

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 188Year ago 189

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	478	184.00–185.00	184.28
5	—	395	185.00–188.50	187.10
4	—	586	168.00–171.00	170.24
15	—	432	180.00–189.00	186.76
4	—	515	172.00–182.00	174.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	177.00	177.00
4	—	501	190.00	190.00
1	—	705	161.00	161.00
5	—	604	176.00	176.00
4	—	435	206.00	206.00
1	—	460	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	514	212.50–215.00	214.27
9	—	495	230.00	230.00
8	—	430	238.00–240.00	238.75
2	—	665	179.00	179.00
5	—	629	182.00–185.00	183.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	232.00–238.00	234.34
4	—	500	225.00	225.00
24	—	713	182.50	182.50
7	—	913	155.00	155.00
31	—	619	195.50–199.00	197.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	575	156.00–173.00	161.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	177.00	177.00
1	—	915	129.00	129.00
6	—	810	137.00–144.00	140.51
4	—	956	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	574	166.00–171.00	168.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	85.00	85.00
5	—	1,729	72.50–75.50	74.10
25	—	1,618	76.00–78.50	77.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,172	64.00–66.00	65.83
1	—	1,155	77.00	77.00
20	—	1,209	67.50–72.00	69.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,383	68.00–71.00	70.22
1	—	1,400	79.00	79.00
12	—	1,382	74.00–77.50	75.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,133	66.00–73.00	70.68
19	—	1,123	56.00–66.00	61.53
3	—	1,234	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,500	73.00–78.50	75.09
13	—	1,430	66.00–73.00	68.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	915	57.00–65.50	61.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,626	75.00–95.00	90.36
4	—	2,008	110.00–115.00	112.02
6	—	1,923	101.00–109.00	106.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,810	95.50–102.00	98.65
4	—	1,294	86.00–94.50	89.79

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	14	—	1,052	67.00–111.00	84.30
(<2 yrs)	Open	28	—	997	111.00–151.00	139.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	132.00	132.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,393	900.00	900.00

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.