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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Feb 14

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

194 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 273▲ 17 vs year ago 177 · +9.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

453 head

▲ 233 vs last sale 220▲ 383 vs year ago 70 · +547.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 65▲ 68 vs year ago 56 · +121.4%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle offerings were limited this week. All feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality today was mostly plain to average. Most cattle were offered in small packages or as singles. Demand was mostly light to moderate as quality put a damper on demand. Market activity today was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows comprised most of the sale this week. Demand was mostly good for light to moderate offerings. Packers continue to buy both feeding and slaughter cows. Packers continue to show need for cows for immediate harvest as snow and winter weather have limited offerings coming to market. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on breaking and lean cows, boning cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Boning cows sold with the greatest demand this week as packers and feeding buyers both showed very good demand for high quality offerings suitable to feed. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Cow quality today was mostly average to attractive. Weigh up conditions were average to below average as many cows were pushing fill with the latest change in weather. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Young age cows were too lightly tested to develop a full market trend, steady undertones were noticed. Demand from feeding cow buyers continues to be good.

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 $273.75/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$273.75

53 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$408

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 1

$42.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.50

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	516	281.25	1,452	35
Medium and Large 1-2	597	262.14	1,565	15thin
Medium and Large 2	525	255.00	1,339	1thin
Medium and Large 1	778	239.00	1,859	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.25/cwt here — about −$408 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 sale53 hd

273.75

—

MT average3 barns · 1,485 hd

282.26

−8.50

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	1,700	110.42	1,877	51
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,630	108.50	1,769	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,592	106.72	1,699	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,343	104.33	1,402	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,141	91.34	1,042	195

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)	1,146	$2,175	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,318	$1,635	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,274	$1,490	26

Every lot

56 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	368	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,067	7
Steers	—	Medium 1	527	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,623	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	1,792	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,803	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,846	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,785	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,870	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	417	293.32/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,223	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	529	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,481	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	280.63/cwt	278.50–282.00	1,490	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,497	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	584	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,583	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,608	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,646	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,859	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	533	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,684	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	588	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,770	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	639	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,821	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	963	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,887	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,130	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,034	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,238	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,919	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,288	99.83/cwt	96.50–103.00	1,286	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	106.47/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,755	25
Bulls	—	—	1,753	115.87/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,031	23
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,714	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows22 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	966	84.36/cwt	80.00–86.00	815	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	985	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	896	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	75.83/cwt	73.00–77.00	814	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,089	91.82/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,000	55
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,189	88.12/cwt	81.00–95.50	1,048	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	97.01/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,163	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,213	98.68/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,197	43
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,224	106.71/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,306	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,285	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,349	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	91.66/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,189	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,407	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,315	104.79/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,378	54
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	101.03/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,402	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,401	111.58/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,563	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,415	93.56/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,324	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,533	112.22/cwt	110.00–114.50	1,720	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	109.00/cwt	108.75–110.50	1,695	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,585	106.23/cwt	105.00–107.50	1,684	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,618	98.79/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,598	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,630	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,769	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,663	105.74/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,758	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,466	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,146	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,168	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,215	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,318	1,635.00/head	1,635.00–1,635.00	1,635	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,335	1,641.73/head	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,642	14
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	864	187.26/cwt	165.00–197.50	1,618	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	877	165.02/cwt	150.00–172.50	1,447	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,084	128.78/cwt	106.00–152.50	1,396	31

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 Feb 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 273Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 453Last week 220Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 124Last week 65Year ago 56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,335	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,641.73

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)	9	—	1,215	1,350.00	1,350.00

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	—	1,318	1,635.00	1,635.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,146	2,175.00	2,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,168	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	31	—	1,084	106.00–152.50	128.78
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	864	165.00–197.50	187.26

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	—	877	150.00–172.50	165.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	271.00	271.00
6	—	417	285.00–297.50	293.32
25	—	529	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	531	278.50–282.00	280.63
3	—	633	254.00	254.00
1	—	565	265.00	265.00
3	—	748	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	544	329.50	329.50
2	—	748	250.00	250.00
1	—	595	303.00	303.00
22	—	664	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	368	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	316.00	316.00
4	—	963	196.00	196.00
4	—	639	285.00	285.00
2	—	588	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,238	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,224	104.00–112.00	106.71
43	—	1,213	95.00–105.00	98.68
55	—	1,089	91.00–95.00	91.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,074	73.00–77.00	75.83
17	—	1,199	94.00–100.00	97.01
36	—	1,189	81.00–95.50	88.12
3	—	1,285	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,618	95.00–101.00	98.79
1	—	1,705	86.00	86.00
20	—	1,555	108.75–110.50	109.00
10	—	1,663	103.00–108.00	105.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,297	85.00–95.00	91.66
16	—	1,388	97.00–105.00	101.03
1	—	1,315	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	91.00	91.00
12	—	966	80.00–86.00	84.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	110.00–114.50	112.22
5	—	1,585	105.00–107.50	106.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	92.00–95.00	93.56
17	—	1,401	111.00–113.00	111.58
54	—	1,315	96.00–108.00	104.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,630	108.50	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,648	101.00–114.00	106.47
23	—	1,753	115.00–120.00	115.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	96.50–103.00	99.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,585	105.00	105.00

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.