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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Apr 16

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

5,620 head

▲ 5,489 vs last sale 131▲ 1,560 vs year ago 4,060 · +38.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

158 head

▼ 157 vs last sale 315▲ 85 vs year ago 73 · +116.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 158▼ 313 vs year ago 375 · −83.5%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale, Feeder Steers 600-800 lb traded 20.00-25.00 higher. Feeder Heifers 500-700 lbs traded mostly 25.00 higher with active buyers on a larger offering of spring feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.20/cwt on 591 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −54.26 against this barn's trailing median of $395.45.

Average price

$341.20

591 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$424

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

$57.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.84

vs MT average

+20.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	347.84	1,923	429
Medium and Large 1-2	547	324.70	1,776	157
Medium and Large 2	517	290.00	1,499	5thin

One grade step is worth $57.84/cwt here — about $424 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale591 hd

341.20

—

MT average2 barns · 610 hd

340.36

+0.84

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

+20.02

This barn, trailing median19 sales

395.45

−54.26

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

19 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $464.07, low $347.53, median $395.45 across 19 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	—	Average	1,739	178.17	3,099	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,638	157.58	2,581	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,386	156.52	2,169	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	141.37	1,589	15

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	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,554	$3,229	22

Every lot

82 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	237	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,007	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	278	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,098	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	450.49/cwt	435.00–467.50	1,680	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	410	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,841	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,619	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	428.52/cwt	417.00–437.00	1,877	35
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	386.83/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,876	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	321.08/cwt	319.00–347.50	1,564	54
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	387.73/cwt	382.50–396.00	1,997	80
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	375.01/cwt	352.50–381.00	2,108	85
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	347.19/cwt	322.00–366.00	2,041	57
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	612	356.36/cwt	356.00–358.00	2,181	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,706	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	337.86/cwt	315.00–349.50	2,132	95
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	329.85/cwt	309.00–347.00	2,233	222
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	303.12/cwt	292.50–325.00	2,052	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	313.48/cwt	297.50–325.50	2,235	178
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	274.92/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,974	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	276.56/cwt	267.00–292.00	2,138	23
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	312.64/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,435	784
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	289.96/cwt	270.00–302.00	2,410	282
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	274.73/cwt	262.00–277.00	2,321	13
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	283.11/cwt	269.00–288.00	2,503	119
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	890	242.27/cwt	239.00–243.00	2,156	16
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	266.05/cwt	253.00–271.50	2,466	112
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	972	250.36/cwt	244.00–255.00	2,433	62
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,130	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,418	28
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,158	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,519	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	225	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	889	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	281	387.11/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,088	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	372	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,670	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	385.87/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,459	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,396	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	415	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,855	42
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,561	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	396.93/cwt	370.00–414.00	1,679	48
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	354.24/cwt	333.00–377.50	1,711	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	303.67/cwt	296.50–319.00	1,482	88
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,499	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	353.09/cwt	340.00–371.00	1,833	132
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	328.09/cwt	305.00–333.00	1,759	108
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	345.50/cwt	334.50–363.00	1,962	297
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	317.22/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,811	49
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	329.91/cwt	309.00–339.50	2,045	448
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	259.02/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,640	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,863	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	322.60/cwt	295.00–328.00	2,174	354
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	270.66/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,830	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	255.26/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,733	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	268.03/cwt	237.50–276.00	1,922	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	303.64/cwt	283.00–319.00	2,192	479
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	277.06/cwt	266.00–286.00	2,025	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	288.89/cwt	274.00–303.00	2,219	336
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	281.20/cwt	252.00–286.00	2,191	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	786	250.53/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,969	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	793	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	807	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	273.27/cwt	256.00–284.00	2,227	43
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	836	223.84/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,871	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	250.39/cwt	242.00–254.00	2,166	26
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	866	2,578.90/head	2,400.00–2,585.00	2,579	62
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	894	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,181	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Replacement	921	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	11
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	964	230.77/cwt	230.00–236.00	2,225	31
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,647	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,853	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,838	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,090	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,256	188.75/cwt	175.00–202.00	2,371	8
Bulls	—	—	1,715	164.85/cwt	154.00–184.00	2,827	13
Bulls	—	—	2,110	190.27/cwt	188.00–194.00	4,015	8
Bulls	—	—	2,950	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	5,015	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,084	148.80/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,613	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,204	126.52/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,523	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	142.36/cwt	129.00–146.00	1,899	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,370	155.65/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,132	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,427	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,340	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	157.58/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,581	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,112	222.86/cwt	205.00–246.00	2,478	29
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,554	3,229.08/head	3,150.00–3,500.00	3,229	22

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 Apr 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,620Last week 131Year ago 4,060

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 315Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 158Year ago 375

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,427	164.00	164.00
14	—	1,370	150.00–163.00	155.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,204	122.00–129.00	126.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,638	153.00–162.00	157.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,334	129.00–146.00	142.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,084	146.00–156.00	148.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,715	154.00–184.00	164.85
1	—	2,950	170.00	170.00
8	—	2,110	188.00–194.00	190.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,256	175.00–202.00	188.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,112	205.00–246.00	222.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,554	3,150.00–3,500.00	3,229.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	378	380.00–390.00	385.87
5	400–450	422	370.00	370.00
88	450–500	488	296.50–319.00	303.67
108	500–550	536	305.00–333.00	328.09
49	550–600	571	310.00–330.00	317.22
5	600–650	638	292.00	292.00
6	650–700	676	270.00–272.00	270.66
19	700–750	731	266.00–286.00	277.06
14	750–800	779	252.00–286.00	281.20
7	800–850	836	223.00–225.00	223.84
7	850–900	894	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	362.50	362.50
5	500–550	517	290.00	290.00
8	600–650	633	240.00–265.00	259.02
5	650–700	679	245.00–262.00	255.26
15	700–750	717	237.50–276.00	268.03
10	750–800	786	240.00–255.00	250.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	400–450	423	370.00–414.00	396.93
18	450–500	483	333.00–377.50	354.24
132	500–550	519	340.00–371.00	353.09
297	550–600	568	334.50–363.00	345.50
448	600–650	620	309.00–339.50	329.91
354	650–700	674	295.00–328.00	322.60
479	700–750	722	283.00–319.00	303.64
336	750–800	768	274.00–303.00	288.89
43	800–850	815	256.00–284.00	273.27
26	850–900	865	242.00–254.00	250.39
31	950–1000	964	230.00–236.00	230.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
9	750–800	793	2,300.00	2,300.00
9	800–850	807	2,300.00	2,300.00
62	850–900	866	2,400.00–2,585.00	2,578.90
11	900–950	921	2,425.00	2,425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	395.00	395.00
14	250–300	281	385.00–395.00	387.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	372	449.00	449.00
42	400–450	415	447.00	447.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	449.00	449.00
22	600–650	612	356.00–358.00	356.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	1100–1150	1,130	214.00	214.00
3	1150–1200	1,158	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	850–900	890	239.00–243.00	242.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	426	380.00	380.00
54	450–500	487	319.00–347.50	321.08
6	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
57	550–600	588	322.00–366.00	347.19
7	600–650	626	272.50	272.50
15	650–700	677	292.50–325.00	303.12
16	700–750	718	265.00–285.00	274.92
23	750–800	773	267.00–292.00	276.56
13	800–850	845	262.00–277.00	274.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	430.00	430.00
22	350–400	373	435.00–467.50	450.49
35	400–450	438	417.00–437.00	428.52
17	450–500	485	375.00–405.00	386.83
80	500–550	515	382.50–396.00	387.73
85	550–600	562	352.50–381.00	375.01
95	600–650	631	315.00–349.50	337.86
222	650–700	677	309.00–347.00	329.85
178	700–750	713	297.50–325.50	313.48
784	750–800	779	290.00–315.00	312.64
282	800–850	831	270.00–302.00	289.96
119	850–900	884	269.00–288.00	283.11
112	900–950	927	253.00–271.50	266.05
62	950–1000	972	244.00–255.00	250.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	237	425.00	425.00
16	250–300	278	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	395.00	395.00
5	550–600	581	319.00	319.00
3	700–750	707	260.00	260.00
7	750–800	753	277.50	277.50

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.