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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Apr 26

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Apr 19Apr 26May 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

258 head

▼ 152 vs last sale 410▼ 33 vs year ago 291 · −11.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

637 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 538▼ 101 vs year ago 738 · −13.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

285 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 305▲ 101 vs year ago 184 · +54.9%

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 today to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to weak undertones were noticed on all feeders on offer. Demand for feeders was mostly very good for light offerings. Quality this sale was plain to average. Package sizes were mostly small with lots of singles on offer. Market activity was mostly active this sale as both ranchers and order-buyers competed over limited offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold generally steady to 2.00 lower on breaking cows, boning cows sold generally steady, lean cows sold steady. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Weigh up conditions were mixed. Packer buyers opted to send a few set of cows to feed again this week. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 generally steady.

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 $229.72/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$229.72

137 head · 646 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,485

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$487

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

$42.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.19

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	663	235.93	1,565	96
Medium and Large 1-2	614	219.44	1,348	33
Medium 1-2	596	202.13	1,205	4thin
Medium and Large 2	558	193.25	1,078	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.68/cwt here — about $487 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 sale137 hd

229.72

—

MT average2 barns · 689 hd

239.91

−10.19

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	1,656	120.77	2,000	87
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	97.46	1,471	172
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	92.69	1,162	186
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	84.77	950	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)	1,250	$2,000	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,646	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,300	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,175	$1,700	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,011	$1,325	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	967	$1,285	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,542	$2,171	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,211	$1,707	8

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	891	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	804	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,229	5
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	229.89/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,092	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	271.53/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,431	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	268.86/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,514	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	245.32/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,541	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	215.69/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,365	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	228.57/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,531	5
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	675	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,333	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	704	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,563	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	215.86/cwt	214.50–217.00	1,539	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,508	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,633	4
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	770	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,394	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	208.86/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,646	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,515	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,610	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,618	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	214.26/cwt	212.50–221.00	1,022	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	956	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	224.59/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,134	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	893	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	529	212.26/cwt	211.00–217.50	1,123	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,229	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,271	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,359	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	214.43/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,357	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,314	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,346	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,294	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,290	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,114	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,245	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	930	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	955	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,681	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,012	158.91/cwt	157.00–166.50	1,608	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,566	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,070	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,466	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,168	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,624	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,191	142.24/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,694	13
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,338	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,552	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,480	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,584	1
Bulls	—	—	1,583	103.26/cwt	89.00–110.00	1,635	12
Bulls	—	—	1,786	116.04/cwt	109.00–124.50	2,072	41
Bulls	—	—	1,791	129.03/cwt	124.00–143.00	2,311	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows23 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	815	100.65/cwt	100.00–101.00	820	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	850	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	748	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	877	79.29/cwt	78.00–81.00	695	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	885	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	637	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	71.91/cwt	71.00–73.00	685	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,000	99.34/cwt	95.00–102.00	993	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,064	81.51/cwt	81.00–82.00	867	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	79.47/cwt	75.00–82.50	898	43
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	106.27/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,215	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,157	90.60/cwt	85.50–94.00	1,048	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	88.24/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,055	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	85.53/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,037	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,230	92.55/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,138	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,255	86.70/cwt	83.00–88.50	1,088	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,264	101.92/cwt	97.00–105.50	1,288	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	93.58/cwt	89.00–97.50	1,189	76
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	101.22/cwt	99.50–105.00	1,327	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,335	87.55/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,169	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	88.43/cwt	79.00–92.00	1,305	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,493	96.05/cwt	92.50–98.50	1,434	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	94.82/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,435	48
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	101.93/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,552	49
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,533	101.59/cwt	99.00–105.50	1,557	32
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	1,284.53/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,285	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,011	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	908	173.53/cwt	146.50–192.00	1,576	138
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	104.63/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,083	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,062	128.15/cwt	119.50–150.00	1,361	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,089	138.02/cwt	119.00–154.50	1,503	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,132	124.75/cwt	99.00–140.50	1,412	28
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,211	1,706.50/head	1,250.00–2,300.00	1,707	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	1,542	2,170.81/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,171	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,646.40/head	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,646	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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 410Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 637Last week 538Year ago 738

Replacement CattleReceipts 285Last week 305Year ago 184

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	147.00	147.00
1	—	930	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,012	157.00–166.50	158.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	176.00	176.00
3	—	495	225.00	225.00
3	—	508	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	137.00	137.00
10	—	1,168	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	170.00–175.00	172.46
1	—	635	207.00	207.00
1	—	565	217.50	217.50
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
3	—	460	185.00	185.00
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
2	—	660	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	212.50–221.00	214.26
18	—	570	223.00	223.00
1	—	665	194.00	194.00
7	—	633	213.00–223.00	214.43
1	—	705	190.00	190.00
5	—	505	223.00–225.00	224.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	215.00	215.00
1	—	490	195.00	195.00
2	—	660	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	211.00–217.50	212.26
1	—	470	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	208.00	208.00
2	—	423	190.00	190.00
1	—	660	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	527	250.00–276.00	271.53
7	—	563	266.00–270.00	268.86
2	—	445	250.00	250.00
34	—	788	205.00–221.00	208.86
5	—	457	269.00	269.00
3	—	810	187.00	187.00
5	—	670	227.00–233.00	228.57
3	—	930	174.00	174.00
4	—	704	222.00	222.00
3	—	628	242.00–247.00	245.32
2	—	875	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	197.50	197.50
2	—	470	215.00	215.00
1	—	770	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	713	214.50–217.00	215.86
2	—	475	225.00–235.00	229.89
4	—	763	214.00	214.00
14	—	633	200.00–237.00	215.69
1	—	520	220.00	220.00
5	—	379	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,196	83.00–93.00	88.24
5	—	953	71.00–73.00	71.91
43	—	1,130	75.00–82.50	79.47
2	—	1,143	103.00–109.00	106.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,493	92.50–98.50	96.05
4	—	1,335	81.00–92.00	87.55
32	—	1,533	99.00–105.50	101.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,255	83.00–88.50	86.70
20	—	1,264	97.00–105.50	101.92
35	—	1,230	89.00–98.00	92.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	95.00–102.00	99.34
4	—	1,064	81.00–82.00	81.51
13	—	1,157	85.50–94.00	90.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,213	81.00–89.00	85.53
76	—	1,271	89.00–97.50	93.58
8	—	1,311	99.50–105.00	101.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	72.00	72.00
3	—	815	100.00–101.00	100.65
1	—	850	88.00	88.00
3	—	877	78.00–81.00	79.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,513	92.00–98.00	94.82
49	—	1,523	99.00–107.00	101.93
17	—	1,476	79.00–92.00	88.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,786	109.00–124.50	116.04
18	—	1,791	124.00–143.00	129.03
12	—	1,583	89.00–110.00	103.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	116.00	116.00
13	—	1,191	139.00–146.00	142.24
1	—	1,480	107.00	107.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,011	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	967	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,284.53
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,700.00	1,700.00

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	26	—	1,089	119.00–154.50	138.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,035	102.00–110.00	104.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	138	—	908	146.50–192.00	173.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,132	99.00–140.50	124.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,062	119.50–150.00	128.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,542	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,170.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,211	1,250.00–2,300.00	1,706.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,113	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,285	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,646.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,250	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.