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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Aug 2

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Jul 19Aug 2Aug 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

169 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 222▲ 24 vs year ago 145 · +16.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

277 head

▼ 218 vs last sale 495▼ 68 vs year ago 345 · −19.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 91▼ 37 vs year ago 85 · −43.5%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale(7-19-23): Feeder cattle were too lightly tested either this sale or last to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed on all offerings. Demand for feeders was mostly good. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Several small packages of cattle coming off grass were seen this sale. Demand for light fleshed yearlings was very good. A few offerings of fall born calves which had been running on grass were seen. These offerings were met with mostly moderate demand. Market activity remains active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand today. Breaking and boning cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher, lean cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Packers showed very good demand for slaughter cows as they opted to send all offerings to harvest. Feeding cows sold mostly sales 2.00-3.00 higher. Cow quality today was mostly average to attractive. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average today as many set were pushing heavy amounts of fill. Slaughter bulls sold sharply lower than last sale, most offerings sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Fewer packer buyers for bulls were seen this week and prices sold off sharply as a result. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, steady undertones were noticed. Quality was average this week.

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 $248.99/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$248.99

51 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

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

$53.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.58

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	258.58	1,468	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	728	250.80	1,827	32
Medium 1	538	250.00	1,345	3thin
Medium 1-2	495	205.00	1,015	4thin

One grade step is worth $53.58/cwt here — about $453 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 sale51 hd

248.99

—

MT average2 barns · 127 hd

240.41

+8.58

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	1,734	118.32	2,052	95
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,630	114.57	1,868	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,368	112.50	1,539	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,162	103.11	1,199	51

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,605	$2,300	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,233	$2,150	2thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	332	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	930	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	353	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	971	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,381	2
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	495	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,015	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	538	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,345	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,602	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,703	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,807	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,014	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	931	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,983	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,025	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	348	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	957	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	280.50/cwt	277.50–282.00	1,262	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,617	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,871	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	976	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,952	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,017	192.49/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,958	4
Heifers	—	Large 1Fancy	1,050	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,058	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,170	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,083	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	809	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,731	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	206.14/cwt	197.50–207.00	1,775	11
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,005	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,749	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,060	174.02/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,845	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,135	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,873	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,170	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,860	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	933	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,012	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	950	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	760	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,214	119.48/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,450	8
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,273	113.03/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,439	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	110.62/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,897	18
Bulls	—	—	1,773	119.82/cwt	114.00–125.00	2,124	53
Bulls	—	—	2,052	125.88/cwt	123.00–130.00	2,583	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	845	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	837	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	852	89.04/cwt	85.00–96.00	759	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	896	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	95.67/cwt	88.00–101.00	1,115	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	106.32/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,275	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	113.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,366	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,304	117.88/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,537	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,365	110.49/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,508	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,429	106.74/cwt	103.50–113.50	1,525	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,473	116.61/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,718	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,561	117.16/cwt	116.50–117.50	1,829	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,803	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	117.25/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,856	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,583	97.02/cwt	88.00–102.50	1,536	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,876	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,705	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,824	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,880	102.94/cwt	99.00–106.50	1,935	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,065	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,272	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	920	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,426	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,067	149.42/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,594	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	125.81/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,497	16
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 3	1,605	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1

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 Aug 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 222Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 277Last week 495Year ago 345

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 91Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	400	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	277.50–282.00	280.50
2	—	725	223.00	223.00
1	—	690	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	570	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	209.00	209.00
4	—	976	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,050	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,017	192.00–194.00	192.49
1	—	1,170	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	931	213.00	213.00
16	—	638	267.00	267.00
7	—	895	225.00	225.00
1	—	745	242.50	242.50
4	—	591	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	280.00	280.00
3	—	353	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	495	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	955	212.00	212.00
2	—	468	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	108.50	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,135	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,060	169.00–179.00	174.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	809	214.00	214.00
11	—	861	197.50–207.00	206.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	174.00	174.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,165	88.00–101.00	95.67
1	—	1,080	83.00	83.00
30	—	1,199	103.00–109.00	106.32
5	—	1,203	110.00–115.00	113.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	852	85.00–96.00	89.04
1	—	845	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	107.00	107.00
16	—	1,561	116.50–117.50	117.16
2	—	1,675	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,304	114.00–121.00	117.88
13	—	1,365	109.00–113.00	110.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,880	99.00–106.50	102.94
4	—	1,583	117.00–118.00	117.25
1	—	1,575	114.50	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,065	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,429	103.50–113.50	106.74
5	—	1,583	88.00–102.50	97.02
2	—	1,473	115.00–118.00	116.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,715	105.00–114.00	110.62
13	—	2,052	123.00–130.00	125.88
53	—	1,773	114.00–125.00	119.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,273	108.00–118.00	113.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,214	117.00–121.00	119.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	155.00	155.00

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	16	—	1,190	117.00–128.00	125.81
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,067	140.00–156.00	149.42

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	2	—	1,233	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,605	2,300.00	2,300.00

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.