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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Feb 8

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

326 head

▲ 170 vs last sale 156▲ 90 vs year ago 236 · +38.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

385 head

▲ 336 vs last sale 49▼ 39 vs year ago 424 · −9.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 22▼ 29 vs year ago 88 · −33.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Last weeks sale had very light receipts due to extremely cold weather. Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested either this week or last to develop any market trend. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive, and quality was better this week compared to last. Demand was mostly moderate. Market activity was slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light offerings. Packer buyers showed moderate to good demand for slaughter cows this sale. Very light receipts were seen last week thus no trend can be established. Steady to higher undertones were noticed on breaking and boing cows, lean cows sold with steady to lower undertones after last weeks sharply higher move. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop a full market trend, steady undertones were noticed. Slaughter buyers continue to keep this class of cows inflated as they buy some young offerings to fill feeding and slaughter orders.

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 $192.88/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$192.88

112 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,358

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$161

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

$40.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.43

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	507	210.68	1,069	10thin
Medium and Large 1	746	194.17	1,448	85
Medium and Large 2	450	183.91	828	7thin
Large 1	722	170.40	1,230	10thin

One grade step is worth $40.28/cwt here — about −$161 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 sale112 hd

192.88

—

MT average3 barns · 1,128 hd

212.31

−19.43

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	—	High	1,678	97.54	1,636	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,401	82.92	1,162	128
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,633	81.77	1,335	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,202	78.10	938	166

Every lot

50 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	837	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	798	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,112	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	187.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	905	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	197.96/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,150	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	214.12/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,259	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	212.96/cwt	199.00–216.00	1,303	26
Steers	—	Large 1	660	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,148	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	189.61/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,280	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,340	15
Steers	—	Large 1	867	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,405	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	973	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,727	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	344	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	714	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	15
Heifers	—	Medium 2	447	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	626	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	448	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	717	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	833	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,004	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	197.68/cwt	194.00–203.00	1,010	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	189.47/cwt	185.00–192.00	993	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	725	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	186.58/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,200	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	180.80/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,188	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,319	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	595	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,145	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,373	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,229	2
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,390	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,070	1
Bulls	—	—	1,499	92.12/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,381	5
Bulls	—	—	1,826	102.29/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,868	11
Bulls	—	—	1,835	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,000	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	950	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	675	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	60.79/cwt	59.00–64.00	712	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,179	75.29/cwt	69.00–77.50	888	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,047	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,193	81.13/cwt	77.00–85.75	968	53
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,206	88.42/cwt	87.50–91.00	1,066	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	79.21/cwt	77.50–84.00	957	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,226	74.89/cwt	72.50–77.00	918	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,359	91.06/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,238	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,386	84.31/cwt	80.50–88.50	1,169	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,402	79.36/cwt	76.00–80.50	1,113	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	843	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,416	83.95/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,189	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,422	76.82/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,092	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,458	89.94/cwt	89.00–90.50	1,311	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,616	84.72/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,369	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,639	80.72/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,323	31
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,042	90.95/cwt	76.00–109.00	948	47
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,607	1

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 Feb 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 156Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 385Last week 49Year ago 424

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 22Year ago 88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	447	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	657	175.00–185.00	180.80
14	—	643	181.00–187.00	186.58
11	—	511	194.00–203.00	197.68
5	—	484	207.50	207.50
15	—	420	210.00	210.00
3	—	885	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	172.50	172.50
15	—	524	185.00–192.00	189.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	130.00	130.00
6	—	448	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	344	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	867	162.00	162.00
7	—	660	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	196.00–200.00	197.96
4	—	495	220.00	220.00
2	—	385	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	185.00–190.00	187.44
5	—	437	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	588	213.00–215.00	214.12
15	—	755	177.50	177.50
9	—	675	187.00–195.00	189.61
26	—	612	199.00–216.00	212.96
1	—	475	234.00	234.00
25	—	973	177.50	177.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,226	72.50–77.00	74.89
53	—	1,193	77.00–85.75	81.13
4	—	1,206	87.50–91.00	88.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	88.00	88.00
40	—	1,208	77.50–84.00	79.21
22	—	1,179	69.00–77.50	75.29
3	—	1,172	59.00–64.00	60.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,359	89.00–93.00	91.06
24	—	1,402	76.00–80.50	79.36
40	—	1,386	80.50–88.50	84.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,639	80.00–83.00	80.72
11	—	1,616	83.00–86.00	84.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,416	81.00–88.00	83.95
4	—	1,458	89.00–90.50	89.94
1	—	1,405	60.00	60.00
15	—	1,422	73.00–80.00	76.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	109.00	109.00
11	—	1,826	96.00–107.00	102.29
5	—	1,499	91.00–95.00	92.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	89.50	89.50

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	47	—	1,042	76.00–109.00	90.95
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	127.00	127.00

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.