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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Sep 13

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Aug 30Sep 13Sep 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

639 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 724▲ 16 vs year ago 623 · +2.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

143 head

▼ 219 vs last sale 362▼ 162 vs year ago 305 · −53.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 103 vs last sale 17▲ 74 vs year ago 46 · +160.9%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale(8-02-23): Feeder steers were too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on all offerings. Yearling heifers offered the best comparison this week. Most offerings sold 8.00-10.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Demand for feeders was mostly good. Quality this week was mostly plain to average, with a limited offering of attractive cattle seen. A large portion of the offering this week was comprised of cutbacks off summer video sales. Many small packages of cattle were seen this week. Most yearlings were coming off grass and all calves were straight off the cow. Market activity remains active with buyers bidding rapidly over offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light offerings. Slaughter cows and feeding cows both sold fully steady this week in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls and feeding bulls both sold steady as well. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week. Cow quality today was mostly average to attractive. Several packages of young age cows sold this week. Demand for these offerings was mostly good as feeding and rebreeding buyers competed over attractive offerings. Not enough young age cows were seen last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $247.48/cwt on 240 head.

Average price

$247.48

240 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$32

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$44.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.61

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	694	254.12	1,763	182
Medium and Large 2	388	245.00	951	3thin
Medium 1-2	681	241.00	1,641	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	713	235.37	1,679	26
Medium 1	719	230.00	1,654	4thin
Large 1	856	209.81	1,795	21

One grade step is worth $44.31/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale240 hd

247.48

—

MT average3 barns · 1,601 hd

238.86

+8.61

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	1,800	116.26	2,093	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,685	112.00	1,887	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,419	106.09	1,505	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,204	93.38	1,125	28

Every lot

62 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	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	429	324.66/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,393	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	314.17/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,483	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	540	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,382	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	547	298.47/cwt	287.50–299.00	1,633	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	605	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,419	19
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	680	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,673	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	685	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,452	2
Steers	—	Large 1	804	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,721	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	240.82/cwt	240.50–242.00	2,095	14
Steers	—	Large 1	988	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	2,119	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	312	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	967	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	388	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	951	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	397	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,080	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	417	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,188	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	465	280.84/cwt	276.00–295.00	1,306	38
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	468	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,076	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	490	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,210	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	508	275.94/cwt	267.00–279.00	1,402	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	541	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,412	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	568	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,318	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	681	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,641	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	719	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,654	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	248.91/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,912	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,876	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	214.84/cwt	212.50–216.00	1,787	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	234.76/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,960	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,071	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	898	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,985	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	227.77/cwt	224.00–229.00	2,086	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	962	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,972	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,176	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	2,127	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,094	197.39/cwt	196.00–198.00	2,159	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	413	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,198	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,274	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	518	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,321	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	564	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,410	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,800	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,409	108.94/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,535	9
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,765	117.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,070	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	107.67/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,906	3
Bulls	—	—	1,926	117.18/cwt	113.00–123.00	2,257	16
Bulls	—	—	2,009	125.64/cwt	125.00–128.00	2,524	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	850	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	468	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	74.14/cwt	69.00–80.00	797	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,172	101.15/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,185	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	101.74/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,194	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,232	98.66/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,215	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,269	90.33/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,146	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,355	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,314	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	103.62/cwt	101.00–109.50	1,456	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	98.39/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,382	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,430	106.58/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,524	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,443	115.85/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,672	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,580	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,706	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,627	117.63/cwt	116.50–119.00	1,914	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,714	111.15/cwt	108.00–113.50	1,905	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,848	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,199	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,098	150.03/cwt	124.00–182.50	1,647	52
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,193	115.25/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,375	40

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 Sep 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 639Last week 724Year ago 623

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 362Year ago 305

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 17Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	232.00	232.00
7	—	541	261.00	261.00
3	—	490	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	508	267.00–279.00	275.94
38	—	465	276.00–295.00	280.84
17	—	417	285.00	285.00
4	—	312	310.00	310.00
6	—	397	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	681	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	898	221.00	221.00
3	—	962	205.00	205.00
4	—	795	236.00	236.00
3	—	832	212.50–216.00	214.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	835	232.00–236.00	234.76
13	—	872	237.50	237.50
28	—	768	239.00–250.00	248.91
48	—	916	224.00–229.00	227.77
3	—	963	226.00	226.00
3	—	1,035	205.50	205.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	719	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,094	196.00–198.00	197.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	605	234.50	234.50
10	—	540	256.00	256.00
2	—	685	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	325.00	325.00
85	—	547	287.50–299.00	298.47
43	—	472	300.00–315.00	314.17
11	—	429	320.00–330.00	324.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	680	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	804	214.00	214.00
4	—	988	214.50	214.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	870	240.50–242.00	240.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	250.00	250.00
8	—	421	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	290.00	290.00
13	—	518	255.00	255.00

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	1	—	905	132.50	132.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	52	—	1,098	124.00–182.50	150.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,193	109.00–119.00	115.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	115.00–120.00	117.28
9	—	1,409	95.00–114.00	108.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	2,009	125.00–128.00	125.64
3	—	1,770	105.00–111.00	107.67
16	—	1,926	113.00–123.00	117.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,232	91.00–100.00	98.66
3	—	1,172	99.00–102.00	101.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,405	95.00–101.00	98.39
16	—	1,405	101.00–109.50	103.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	105.00	105.00
7	—	1,714	108.00–113.50	111.15
3	—	1,627	116.50–119.00	117.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	69.00–80.00	74.14
9	—	1,269	85.00–95.00	90.33
4	—	1,174	99.00–105.00	101.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,430	98.00–109.00	106.58
9	—	1,443	114.00–119.00	115.85
1	—	1,355	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	55.00	55.00

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.