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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Feb 19

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 127 vs last sale 28▼ 160 vs year ago 315 · −50.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

448 head

▲ 405 vs last sale 43▼ 132 vs year ago 580 · −22.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 15▼ 216 vs year ago 274 · −78.8%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All feeder cattle were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Demand for limited feeder cattle was mostly good. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Most feeders were offered in very small groups or as singles. Temperatures have been well below 0 for the last few days and feeder cattle movement has been slow as a result. Lows to start the sell were 20 to 35 below 0. Market activity was mostly moderate with a small crowd on hand bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows comprised most of todays light offering. Slaughter cows sold on very good demand as small regional packers and major packers were both active in bidding on offerings. Several sets of cows were on offer today that had been on feed, however most were far from finished. This didn't slow demand as packers showed very good demand for all classes of cows for immediate harvest. All cows were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed on breaking cows and higher undertones were noticed on boning and lean cows. Most slaughter cows sold for $290.00-315.00 on a dressed basis. Feeding cows sold on very good demand as private feeders tried to buy cows away from packer buyers. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-5.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Demand for slaughter bulls was mostly good this sale. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to above average with most cows very empty come sale time. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested last sale to develop any market trend. Demand from both rebreed buyers and feeders continues to be very good. Quality this week was plain to attractive.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $352.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −102.42 against this barn's trailing median of $454.92.

Average price

$352.50

4 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.21

vs MT average

+11.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	352.50	1,886	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

352.50

—

MT average3 barns · 357 hd

351.29

+1.21

National average106 barns · 4,665 hd

341.21

+11.29

This barn, trailing median10 sales

454.92

−102.42

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $510.69, low $392.59, median $454.92 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,793	168.33	3,019	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,658	150.36	2,493	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,382	146.97	2,031	281
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,222	140.26	1,714	95

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,096	$2,224	5

Every lot

39 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,272	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,804	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	3
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	464	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,369	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,886	4
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	720	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,854	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	943	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,235	29
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	973	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,262	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,370	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	470	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,513	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	329.36/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,578	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	318.78/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,690	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,645	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,499	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,644	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,645	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,665	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,612	1
Bulls	—	—	2,050	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,854	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	123.93/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,350	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,159	125.92/cwt	115.50–132.00	1,459	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,145	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,219	138.17/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,684	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,229	141.99/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,745	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,250	146.45/cwt	145.50–146.50	1,831	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,322	145.83/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,928	136
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,336	132.84/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,775	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,353	152.77/cwt	152.50–153.00	2,067	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,429	146.21/cwt	138.00–150.50	2,089	90
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,463	154.68/cwt	151.50–156.50	2,263	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,494	132.69/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,982	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,549	152.65/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,365	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	149.69/cwt	142.00–151.00	2,530	48
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,096	2,223.81/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,224	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,353	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,029	153.22/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,577	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,031	204.63/cwt	185.00–215.00	2,110	17
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,077	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,572	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,106	172.57/cwt	148.00–215.00	1,909	20

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 28Year ago 315

Slaughter CattleReceipts 448Last week 43Year ago 580

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 15Year ago 274

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,050	188.00	188.00
1	—	1,685	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,645	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	152.50–153.00	152.77
4	—	1,336	131.00–135.00	132.84
136	—	1,322	137.00–148.00	145.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,159	115.50–132.00	125.92
42	—	1,229	134.00–144.00	141.99
30	—	1,250	145.50–146.50	146.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,089	114.00–127.00	123.93
1	—	1,205	95.00	95.00
9	—	1,219	133.00–143.00	138.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,463	151.50–156.50	154.68
90	—	1,429	138.00–150.50	146.21
5	—	1,494	125.00–136.00	132.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,690	142.00–151.00	149.69
14	—	1,549	152.00–154.00	152.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	625	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	400	342.50	342.50
11	450–500	479	320.00–337.50	329.36
13	500–550	530	315.00–325.00	318.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	900–950	943	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
4	500–550	535	352.50	352.50
2	950–1000	973	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	464	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	720	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	400.00	400.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,096	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,223.81

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,345	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,031	185.00–215.00	204.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,106	148.00–215.00	172.57

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	5	—	1,029	145.00–165.00	153.22
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	873	155.00	155.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,077	146.00	146.00

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.