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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Apr 5

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Mar 29Apr 5Apr 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

374 head

▲ 135 vs last sale 239▲ 158 vs year ago 216 · +73.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

216 head

▼ 142 vs last sale 358▼ 68 vs year ago 284 · −23.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 111 vs last sale 212▼ 57 vs year ago 158 · −36.1%

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 to develop an accurate market trend, steady to firm undertones were noticed on all feeders on offer. Demand for feeders was mostly moderate to good for light offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain and limited demand. Most feeders were sold in small packages or as singles. Market activity was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher on all classes. Cow and bull quality this week was plain to average. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average as most cows were pushing heavy amounts of fill. Packer buyers opted to send a few set of cows to feed again this week. Feeding cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher as buyers bid aggressively on limited attractive offerings. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly good to very good demand. Buyers showed the best demand for high quality cows which had lost calves. Young offerings sold mostly 10.00 higher in a narrow comparison.

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 $240.89/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$240.89

162 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,333

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$342

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 1

$53.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.47

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	419	271.10	1,137	55
Medium 1-2	288	257.27	741	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	561	242.78	1,361	16thin
Medium and Large 1	680	217.50	1,479	80

One grade step is worth $53.61/cwt here — about −$342 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 sale162 hd

240.89

—

MT average3 barns · 1,716 hd

232.43

+8.47

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	1,766	106.81	1,886	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,406	96.46	1,357	111
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	96.12	1,576	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,200	89.08	1,069	37

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,208	$1,775	2thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	263	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	684	5
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	309	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	788	6
Steers	—	Medium 1	384	269.01/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,033	22
Steers	—	Medium 1	443	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,207	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	265.75/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,249	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,328	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	252.19/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,405	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,440	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	217.49/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,483	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	694	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,409	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,459	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,448	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,562	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	335	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	787	14
Heifers	—	Medium 1	384	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	902	13
Heifers	—	Medium 1	440	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,036	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	227.62/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,163	34
Heifers	—	Large 1	523	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,177	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,338	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,420	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,267	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	166.03/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,312	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,383	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	947	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,515	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,095	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,029	1
Bulls	—	—	1,681	100.05/cwt	92.00–107.00	1,682	9
Bulls	—	—	1,735	111.79/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,940	3
Bulls	—	—	2,115	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,919	1
Bulls	—	—	2,158	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,503	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	653	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,130	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	994	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,177	83.28/cwt	78.00–87.00	980	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	92.00/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,125	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,276	97.41/cwt	97.00–97.50	1,243	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,346	96.69/cwt	93.00–98.50	1,301	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	104.62/cwt	100.50–106.00	1,459	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,407	91.86/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,292	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,447	89.85/cwt	86.00–91.50	1,300	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,453	95.42/cwt	93.00–98.50	1,386	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	97.83/cwt	95.00–99.50	1,590	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,672	92.52/cwt	90.00–94.50	1,547	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	142.36/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,314	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	945	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,252	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	970	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	946	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,036	146.19/cwt	121.00–166.00	1,515	45
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	103.90/cwt	89.00–131.00	1,252	39
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,118	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,208	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2

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 Apr 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 374Last week 239Year ago 216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 216Last week 358Year ago 284

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 212Year ago 158

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	235.00	235.00
3	—	947	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	335	235.00	235.00
13	—	384	235.00	235.00
43	—	440	235.50	235.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	181.00	181.00
34	—	511	227.00–230.00	227.62
5	—	600	223.00	223.00
24	—	676	210.00	210.00
8	—	790	163.00–167.00	166.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	263	260.00	260.00
6	—	309	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	384	266.00–270.00	269.01
33	—	443	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	682	215.00–220.00	217.49
16	—	629	229.00	229.00
21	—	737	198.00	198.00
8	—	930	168.00	168.00
20	—	557	250.00–254.00	252.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	262.50–272.50	265.75
1	—	560	235.00	235.00
3	—	818	177.00	177.00
6	—	523	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	694	203.00	203.00

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	3	—	923	142.00–143.00	142.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	92.00	92.00

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	39	—	1,205	89.00–131.00	103.90
(<2 yrs)	Open	45	—	1,036	121.00–166.00	146.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	132.50	132.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	97.50	97.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,775.00	1,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,681	92.00–107.00	100.05
3	—	1,735	110.00–113.00	111.79
1	—	2,115	138.00	138.00
3	—	2,158	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,407	89.00–95.00	91.86
34	—	1,346	93.00–98.50	96.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,453	93.00–98.50	95.42
8	—	1,447	86.00–91.50	89.85
17	—	1,395	100.50–106.00	104.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,177	78.00–87.00	83.28
19	—	1,223	89.00–95.00	92.00
5	—	1,276	97.00–97.50	97.41
2	—	933	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,625	95.00–99.50	97.83
10	—	1,672	90.00–94.50	92.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	88.00	88.00

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.