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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Jun 7

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← May 31Jun 7Jun 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 22▼ 84 vs year ago 175 · −48.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

456 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 421▼ 114 vs year ago 570 · −20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

98 head

▼ 1,418 vs last sale 1,516▼ 147 vs year ago 245 · −60.0%

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 any market trend. Todays sale featured mostly weigh up cows, with a very light offering of feeder cattle. Demand for limited offerings was mostly moderate to good. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for light to moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower on boning and lean cows, breaking cows sold generally steady. Packers purchased most of the offering to feed this week and fewer cows for immediate harvest. Cow and bull quality today was very attractive and buyers showed very good demand for high quality cows suitable to feed. Feeding cows sold generally steady, but had many buyers actively bidding on cows for that purpose. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to above average for buyers as most cows have been out on grass and were very empty at sale time. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly steady to firm. Quality was average to 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 $238.87/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$238.87

36 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$353

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

$74.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.73

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	521	286.77	1,495	9thin
Medium and Large 2	474	250.00	1,185	7thin
Large 1	790	220.00	1,738	2thin
Medium and Large 1	869	212.69	1,848	18thin

One grade step is worth $74.09/cwt here — about −$353 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 sale36 hd

238.87

—

MT average3 barns · 135 hd

226.14

+12.73

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	1,777	120.09	2,134	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,592	108.02	1,720	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,460	105.38	1,539	179
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,212	94.70	1,148	107

Every lot

44 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,185	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	296.17/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,697	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	280.32/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,637	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,707	6
Steers	—	Large 1	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	953	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,830	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	991	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,843	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,043	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,898	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,140	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,256	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,558	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,598	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,674	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	943	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,707	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	587	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,585	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	818	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,710	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,264	108.85/cwt	97.00–113.00	1,376	7
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,352	122.15/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,651	5
Bulls	—	—	1,652	110.54/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,826	15
Bulls	—	—	1,857	122.24/cwt	116.00–126.00	2,270	31
Bulls	—	—	2,138	130.82/cwt	126.00–136.00	2,797	12
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	3,461	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,123	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	988	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,160	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,183	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	95.63/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,145	49
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	87.95/cwt	80.00–91.00	1,055	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,226	102.34/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,255	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,283	96.67/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,240	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	97.71/cwt	95.00–102.50	1,315	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,386	100.40/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,392	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	108.11/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,551	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,436	93.77/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,347	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,518	111.51/cwt	105.00–114.50	1,693	88
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,554	93.48/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,453	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,555	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,679	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	110.82/cwt	109.50–111.50	1,730	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,607	103.76/cwt	102.50–104.50	1,667	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,683	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,784	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	138.07/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,316	2
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,016	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,290	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,113	147.31/cwt	115.00–171.00	1,640	40
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,192	112.62/cwt	98.00–169.00	1,342	38

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 Jun 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 22Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 456Last week 421Year ago 570

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 1,516Year ago 245

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	935	179.00	179.00
3	—	552	227.50	227.50
2	—	470	240.00–245.00	242.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	210.00	210.00
1	—	760	205.00	205.00
9	—	943	181.00	181.00
5	—	850	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	991	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	584	260.00–290.00	280.32
6	—	490	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	292.50–300.00	296.17
6	—	742	230.00	230.00
4	—	1,043	182.00	182.00
2	—	953	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	270.00	270.00
2	—	818	209.00	209.00

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	2	—	953	136.00–140.00	138.07

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	38	—	1,192	98.00–169.00	112.62
(<2 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,113	115.00–171.00	147.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,016	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,352	117.00–128.00	122.15
7	—	1,264	97.00–113.00	108.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,545	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,857	116.00–126.00	122.24
12	—	2,138	126.00–136.00	130.82
15	—	1,652	101.00–114.00	110.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,386	97.00–105.00	100.40
88	—	1,518	105.00–114.50	111.51
13	—	1,436	89.00–97.00	93.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	102.00	102.00
2	—	1,123	88.00	88.00
15	—	1,283	94.00–97.00	96.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,435	105.00–112.00	108.11
7	—	1,554	92.00–94.00	93.48
19	—	1,346	95.00–102.50	97.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,561	109.50–111.50	110.82
3	—	1,607	102.50–104.50	103.76
2	—	1,683	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,200	80.00–91.00	87.95
49	—	1,197	91.00–99.00	95.63
14	—	1,226	101.00–106.00	102.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	108.00	108.00

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.