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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Sep 20

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Sep 13Sep 20Sep 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,370 head

▲ 731 vs last sale 639▲ 415 vs year ago 955 · +43.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

220 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 143▼ 100 vs year ago 320 · −31.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 120▼ 80 vs year ago 100 · −80.0%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale(9-13-23): Feeder steers sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls lightly tested. Demand for feeders was mostly good. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive with market activity being mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand, slaughter cows and feeding cows both sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls and feeding bulls both sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. 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.

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 $242.35/cwt on 585 head.

Average price

$242.35

585 head · 765 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$29.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.55

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	794	245.90	1,953	319
Medium and Large 1-2	710	244.08	1,734	209
Medium and Large 2	806	216.19	1,742	57

One grade step is worth $29.71/cwt here — about $211 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 sale585 hd

242.35

—

MT average3 barns · 1,212 hd

246.91

−4.55

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	1,805	115.33	2,082	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	111.38	1,752	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,348	103.24	1,392	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,253	89.26	1,118	29

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,202	$1,409	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	864	$1,704	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,273	$1,850	2thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,188	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,209	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	353	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,214	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	323.91/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,244	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	333.07/cwt	332.50–334.00	1,429	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	323.85/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,402	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	315.87/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,456	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,395	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,477	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	278.00/cwt	276.00–284.00	1,540	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	262.70/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,532	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	259.48/cwt	258.00–262.50	1,583	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	275.19/cwt	273.00–278.00	1,750	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	281.61/cwt	279.00–282.50	1,892	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	262.60/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,775	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	248.86/cwt	242.50–254.50	1,700	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	712	236.25/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,682	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	271.49/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,982	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	731	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,069	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	251.04/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,903	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	767	235.30/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,805	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	265.02/cwt	260.00–268.00	2,051	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	246.34/cwt	238.00–248.00	2,032	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	255.57/cwt	250.00–258.00	2,137	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	252.06/cwt	245.00–257.00	2,183	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	234.21/cwt	227.00–236.00	2,035	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	873	221.43/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,933	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	900	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,863	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	228.39/cwt	223.00–230.50	2,097	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	242.89/cwt	234.00–245.00	2,244	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,290	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	977	224.63/cwt	220.00–227.00	2,195	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,059	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,330	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,059	219.67/cwt	217.00–220.00	2,326	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	352	330.58/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,164	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,235	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	284.55/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,232	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	274.72/cwt	257.00–281.00	1,269	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,365	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,483	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	239.23/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,366	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	235.13/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,455	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	250.82/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,588	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	248.34/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,664	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,558	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	264.34/cwt	255.00–266.50	1,816	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,613	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	240.99/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,762	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	256.83/cwt	247.50–259.00	1,888	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	245.42/cwt	242.00–247.50	1,909	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,831	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	227.85/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,864	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,942	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	217.22/cwt	214.00–222.50	1,803	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	227.30/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,982	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	220.89/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,946	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	895	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,897	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	215.72/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,985	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	220.84/cwt	219.50–224.00	2,069	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	949	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,907	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	218.28/cwt	217.00–219.25	2,133	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	984	209.75/cwt	209.75–209.75	2,064	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	990	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,990	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,032	215.82/cwt	215.50–216.50	2,227	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,494	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,567	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,631	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,730	111.46/cwt	103.00–118.00	1,928	13
Bulls	—	—	1,738	113.01/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,964	15
Bulls	—	—	1,985	123.05/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,443	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	96.52/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,113	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	84.28/cwt	77.00–103.00	973	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,168	81.87/cwt	81.00–88.00	956	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	89.48/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,102	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,272	92.71/cwt	85.00–113.00	1,179	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,357	106.57/cwt	98.00–118.00	1,446	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,371	98.41/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,349	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	107.96/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,563	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,564	111.93/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,751	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,664	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	111.46/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,850	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,757	107.44/cwt	107.00–108.50	1,888	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	134.45/cwt	120.00–157.00	1,537	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	1,313.52/head	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,314	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,210	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	864	1,704.36/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,704	6

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,370Last week 639Year ago 955

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 143Year ago 320

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 120Year ago 100

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,143	120.00–157.00	134.45

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	2	—	1,273	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,198	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,313.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	864	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,704.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,730	103.00–118.00	111.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,738	109.00–116.00	113.01
11	—	1,985	120.00–127.00	123.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,757	107.00–108.50	107.44
7	—	1,168	81.00–88.00	81.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,232	86.00–92.00	89.48
13	—	1,371	96.00–103.00	98.41
2	—	1,448	106.00–110.00	107.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,564	100.00–117.00	111.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	111.00–112.00	111.46
2	—	1,585	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,272	85.00–113.00	92.71
2	—	1,153	96.00–97.00	96.52
9	—	1,155	77.00–103.00	84.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,357	98.00–118.00	106.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	821	236.50	236.50
82	—	687	255.00–266.50	264.34
6	—	1,032	215.50–216.50	215.82
42	—	977	217.00–219.25	218.28
55	—	937	219.50–224.00	220.84
53	—	735	247.50–259.00	256.83
1	—	525	282.50	282.50
4	—	415	297.50	297.50
13	—	352	330.00–332.50	330.58
15	—	778	242.00–247.50	245.42
28	—	872	225.00–230.00	227.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	670	241.00–251.00	248.34
13	—	786	233.00	233.00
7	—	731	235.00–242.00	240.99
9	—	513	266.00	266.00
29	—	881	215.00–224.00	220.89
38	—	433	280.00–288.00	284.55
7	—	633	250.00–253.00	250.82
34	—	984	209.75	209.75
25	—	462	257.00–281.00	274.72
14	—	920	212.00–217.00	215.72
14	—	818	226.00–231.00	227.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	236.00–244.00	239.23
2	—	670	230.00–235.00	232.48
1	—	895	212.00	212.00
3	—	830	214.00–222.50	217.22
15	—	619	235.00–236.00	235.13
27	—	949	201.00	201.00
2	—	990	201.00	201.00
2	—	730	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	243.00	243.00
8	—	694	235.00	235.00
6	—	586	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	774	260.00–268.00	265.02
79	—	530	300.00	300.00
4	—	672	279.00–282.50	281.61
21	—	429	332.50–334.00	333.07
8	—	1,059	220.00	220.00
12	—	866	245.00–257.00	252.06
18	—	730	271.00–280.00	271.49
17	—	461	315.00–320.00	315.87
21	—	836	250.00–258.00	255.57
2	—	353	344.00	344.00
6	—	331	359.00	359.00
3	—	962	238.00	238.00
49	—	924	234.00–245.00	242.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	348	347.50	347.50
8	—	554	276.00–284.00	278.00
9	—	473	295.00	295.00
19	—	869	227.00–236.00	234.21
7	—	513	288.00	288.00
3	—	977	220.00–227.00	224.63
11	—	676	261.00–270.00	262.60
11	—	758	245.00–252.50	251.04
30	—	918	223.00–230.50	228.39
34	—	433	310.00–325.00	323.85
11	—	825	238.00–248.00	246.34
9	—	1,059	217.00–220.00	219.67
9	—	384	320.00–327.50	323.91
23	—	636	273.00–278.00	275.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	731	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	767	235.00–239.00	235.30
18	—	610	258.00–262.50	259.48
4	—	712	235.00–240.00	236.25
1	—	900	207.00	207.00
2	—	873	218.00–225.00	221.43
3	—	583	260.00–264.00	262.70
5	—	683	242.50–254.50	248.86

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.