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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, May 10

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← May 3May 10May 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 188 vs last sale 199▼ 255 vs year ago 266 · −95.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

524 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 435▲ 42 vs year ago 482 · +8.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,413 head

▲ 1,212 vs last sale 201▲ 942 vs year ago 471 · +200.0%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were not tested today as todays sale focused on pairs and bred cows. Outside of a few split pairs and bum calves no feeders sold. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for light to moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold steady on breaking cows, boning and lean cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Most cows were purchased to feed today as both packers and order buyers purchased a large portion of the cow supply for that propose. Feeding cows sold generally steady to weak. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Weigh up conditions were average to below average with many full offerings noted. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeding bull buyers pushed to obtain offerings as several sets of attractive feeding type bulls were seen. Packers purchased most of the bull offering this week despite having to pay up for bulls. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold steady to firm on an attractive quality offering. Much of today sale was comprised of pairs as over 650 heifer and cow pairs were seen. Quality was mixed. Fewer takers were seen for pairs this special and prices were not as robust as the last pair special two weeks ago. Much of eastern Montana forecasted to receive 1-3 inches of rain over the next few days.

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	1,791	117.11	2,097	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,663	95.55	1,589	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,441	93.45	1,347	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,174	84.43	991	122

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)	1,261	$1,961	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,370	$1,456	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,244	$2,575	81
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$2,381	71
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,399	$1,896	97
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$1,640	107
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,174	$2,852	273

Every lot

55 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 · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	167	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	222	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,256	106.03/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,332	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,329	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,562	6
Bulls	—	—	1,594	101.59/cwt	91.00–108.00	1,619	9
Bulls	—	—	1,903	120.96/cwt	112.00–123.00	2,302	30
Bulls	—	—	2,263	126.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,865	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	963	79.49/cwt	79.00–80.00	765	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	663	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	86.09/cwt	85.00–88.00	992	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,162	79.93/cwt	72.00–84.00	929	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,185	88.25/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,046	47
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,197	81.79/cwt	78.00–85.00	979	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,213	103.55/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,256	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,389	85.09/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,182	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	90.30/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,264	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,448	93.25/cwt	88.00–98.50	1,350	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,489	103.00/cwt	100.00–103.50	1,534	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,512	84.24/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,274	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,552	89.76/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,393	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	103.12/cwt	101.50–108.50	1,665	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,640	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,607	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,682	91.93/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,546	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,718	97.23/cwt	95.00–100.50	1,670	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs16 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,051	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,104	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	2,501.67/head	2,225.00–2,675.00	2,502	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,225	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,326	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,336	1,760.00/head	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,760	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,345	1,685.17/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,685	78
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,353	1,692.96/head	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,693	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	2,585.00/head	2,585.00–2,585.00	2,585	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,374	1,544.53/head	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,545	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,412	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,417	2,781.54/head	2,725.00–2,825.00	2,782	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,420	2,182.92/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,183	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,437	2,057.45/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,057	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,586	2,644.65/head	2,575.00–2,775.00	2,645	32
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,120	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,211	1,904.65/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,905	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,340	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,372	1,426.87/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,427	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,463	2,187.52/head	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,188	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	827	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,241	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	913	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	937	172.10/cwt	130.00–197.00	1,613	86
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	958	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,332	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	125.07/cwt	102.00–140.00	1,236	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,094	114.63/cwt	92.00–175.00	1,254	39
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,219	91.46/cwt	89.00–97.50	1,115	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	29
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,191	2,911.66/head	2,700.00–3,025.00	2,912	244

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 May 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 11Last week 199Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 524Last week 435Year ago 482

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,413Last week 201Year ago 471

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,420	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,182.92
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,437	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,057.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,140	2,225.00–2,675.00	2,501.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,355	2,585.00	2,585.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,417	2,725.00–2,825.00	2,781.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,586	2,575.00–2,775.00	2,644.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,051	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,104	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,353	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,692.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,308	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,412	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,336	1,760.00	1,760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,225	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,374	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,544.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,326	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	78	—	1,345	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,685.17

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)	15	—	1,372	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,426.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,265	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,211	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,904.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,463	2,175.00–2,200.00	2,187.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,219	89.00–97.50	91.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	39	—	1,094	92.00–175.00	114.63
(<2 yrs)	Open	86	—	937	130.00–197.00	172.10

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	—	988	102.00–140.00	125.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	100.00	100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	958	139.00	139.00

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	3	—	827	150.00	150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	244	—	1,191	2,700.00–3,025.00	2,911.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,030	2,350.00	2,350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
3	—	167	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
3	—	222	525.00	525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,552	87.00–93.00	89.76
1	—	1,640	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	83.00–87.00	84.24
23	—	1,489	100.00–103.50	103.00
42	—	1,448	88.00–98.50	93.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,197	78.00–85.00	81.79
2	—	1,213	102.00–105.00	103.55
47	—	1,185	85.00–93.00	88.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	79.00–80.00	79.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,162	72.00–84.00	79.93
1	—	1,060	62.50	62.50
13	—	1,152	85.00–88.00	86.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,682	91.00–93.00	91.93
5	—	1,615	101.50–108.50	103.12
14	—	1,718	95.00–100.50	97.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,389	82.00–87.00	85.09
21	—	1,400	87.00–96.00	90.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,263	125.00–130.00	126.58
30	—	1,903	112.00–123.00	120.96
9	—	1,594	91.00–108.00	101.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,329	117.50	117.50
4	—	1,256	102.00–110.00	106.03

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.