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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Mar 22

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

746 head

▲ 351 vs last sale 395▲ 391 vs year ago 355 · +110.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

456 head

▲ 124 vs last sale 332▼ 30 vs year ago 486 · −6.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

248 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 190▼ 51 vs year ago 299 · −17.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, steady undertones were noticed on steers and firm undertones were noticed on heifers. Demand for feeders was mostly good for light offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain to average, with a limited number of attractive consignments. Most cattle were sold in small packages or as singles. Market activity was mostly active again this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm on all offerings. Quality this week was average to attractive, however weigh up conditions were very attractive to buyers and most buyers showed very good demand for high dressing cows. Packer buyers opted to send a few set of cows to feed again this week. Feeding cows sold steady to firm on an attractive offering. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Bull quality, overall, was better today than last sale. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly good demand. Buyers showed the best demand for high quality cows which had lost calves. Young offerings sold mostly 10.00 higher with sharply higher instances noticed on very attractive offerings. A complete dispersion of cows sold today. Offerings were met with mostly good demand. Bred heifer and cow offerings were very attractive.

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 $217.00/cwt on 274 head.

Average price

$217.00

274 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$81.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.90

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	558	236.16	1,318	123
Medium and Large 1	745	202.48	1,509	141
Large 1	652	198.00	1,291	6thin
Medium 1	743	182.00	1,352	2thin
Medium 1-2	725	155.00	1,124	2thin

One grade step is worth $81.16/cwt here — about $195 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 sale274 hd

217.00

—

MT average3 barns · 455 hd

225.90

−8.90

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	1,907	110.99	2,117	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,624	92.69	1,505	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,433	90.97	1,304	202
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,202	85.74	1,031	113

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,442	$2,200	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,430	$2,046	40
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,442	$1,700	19
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,250	$2,208	37

Every lot

85 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 1-2	420	253.76/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,066	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	260.86/cwt	256.00–262.50	1,197	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	253.40/cwt	244.00–258.00	1,353	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	247.18/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,399	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,328	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,447	5
Steers	—	Large 1	652	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,291	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	216.81/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,485	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,384	24
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	725	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,124	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	201.10/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,480	16
Steers	—	Medium 1	743	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,352	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,453	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	193.20/cwt	187.00–199.00	1,476	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	804	182.78/cwt	181.00–183.50	1,470	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,465	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	837	172.99/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,448	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	173.70/cwt	173.00–174.50	1,537	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,552	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	944	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,595	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	983	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	501	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,062	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,168	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	210.90/cwt	196.00–216.00	1,097	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	218.12/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,237	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	989	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	193.41/cwt	191.50–194.00	1,130	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	604	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,087	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	210.86/cwt	198.50–214.00	1,307	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	187.25/cwt	183.00–194.00	1,182	10
Heifers	—	Medium 2	674	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	843	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	198.24/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,338	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	184.81/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,253	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	183.19/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,315	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	724	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,238	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,229	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	737	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,172	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,276	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,117	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	795	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,296	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,228	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,269	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,441	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	633	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,399	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,413	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,225	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	905	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,448	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,035	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,449	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,310	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,376	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,320	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,214	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	96.19/cwt	85.00–106.00	1,611	17
Bulls	—	—	1,907	110.01/cwt	107.00–112.00	2,098	5
Bulls	—	—	2,026	132.02/cwt	122.00–139.00	2,675	11
Bulls	—	—	2,378	118.67/cwt	114.00–123.00	2,822	2
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,603	122.53/cwt	118.00–125.00	3,189	3
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,715	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	3,014	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	957	75.99/cwt	73.00–79.00	727	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	840	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,202	81.57/cwt	75.00–85.00	980	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	87.98/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,066	62
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,275	95.95/cwt	95.00–97.50	1,223	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,295	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,127	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	84.56/cwt	81.00–86.50	1,205	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,427	90.93/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,298	115
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,440	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,224	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,443	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,551	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,447	100.82/cwt	98.00–105.50	1,459	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,488	93.09/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,385	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,554	98.24/cwt	97.50–98.50	1,527	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,589	88.70/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,409	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,596	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,476	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,706	94.43/cwt	92.00–96.50	1,611	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,055	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	2,004	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	899	123.33/cwt	100.00–138.00	1,109	11
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	991	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,026	7
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,005	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,095	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,021	140.78/cwt	112.00–160.00	1,437	87
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,134	107.53/cwt	91.00–138.00	1,219	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,520	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,763	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	2,207.95/head	1,825.00–2,250.00	2,208	37
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,430	2,046.25/head	2,025.00–2,110.00	2,046	40
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,442	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,442	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	19

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 Mar 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 746Last week 395Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 456Last week 332Year ago 486

Replacement CattleReceipts 248Last week 190Year ago 299

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	170.00	170.00
3	—	737	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	852	149.00	149.00
3	—	727	169.00	169.00
3	—	447	220.00	220.00
4	—	824	149.00	149.00
8	—	584	191.50–194.00	193.41
20	—	520	196.00–216.00	210.90
10	—	631	183.00–194.00	187.25
31	—	678	183.00–185.00	184.81
5	—	755	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	567	215.00–221.00	218.12
9	—	675	192.00–199.00	198.24
5	—	753	169.50	169.50
2	—	863	167.00	167.00
1	—	510	229.00	229.00
45	—	620	198.50–214.00	210.86
15	—	718	182.00–184.00	183.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	501	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	604	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	724	171.00	171.00
13	—	795	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	566	245.00–250.00	247.18
7	—	804	181.00–183.50	182.78
5	—	603	240.00	240.00
49	—	685	215.00–221.00	216.81
26	—	764	187.00–199.00	193.20
13	—	885	173.00–174.50	173.70
16	—	736	200.00–203.00	201.10
1	—	905	171.50	171.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	837	171.00–175.00	172.99
11	—	944	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	420	250.00–257.50	253.76
28	—	534	244.00–258.00	253.40
24	—	692	200.00	200.00
2	—	585	227.00	227.00
15	—	745	195.00	195.00
32	—	459	256.00–262.50	260.86
2	—	835	175.50	175.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	743	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	652	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	210.00	210.00
2	—	710	172.50	172.50
1	—	460	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	221.00	221.00
1	—	905	160.00	160.00
6	—	710	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	957	73.00–79.00	75.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,554	97.50–98.50	98.24
13	—	1,706	92.00–96.50	94.43
11	—	1,589	87.00–93.00	88.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,596	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,488	87.00–95.00	93.09
3	—	1,443	107.50	107.50
1	—	1,440	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,447	98.00–105.50	100.82
115	—	1,427	85.00–97.00	90.93
46	—	1,425	81.00–86.50	84.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,212	85.00–93.00	87.98
30	—	1,202	75.00–85.00	81.57
10	—	1,275	95.00–97.50	95.95
5	—	1,167	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,055	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	2,026	122.00–139.00	132.02
5	—	1,907	107.00–112.00	110.01
17	—	1,675	85.00–106.00	96.19
2	—	2,378	114.00–123.00	118.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,603	118.00–125.00	122.53
1	—	2,715	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	991	103.50	103.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	87	—	1,021	112.00–160.00	140.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,134	91.00–138.00	107.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	109.00	109.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	116.00	116.00

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	11	—	899	100.00–138.00	123.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	—	1,250	1,825.00–2,250.00	2,207.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	40	—	1,430	2,025.00–2,110.00	2,046.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,442	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,442	1,700.00	1,700.00

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.