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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Aug 6

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

234 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 239▲ 234 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

295 head

▼ 127 vs last sale 422▲ 295 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 211 vs last sale 252▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale (6/25/25): The last sale held at Public auction yards was over a month ago as they yards closed down for summer maintenance for the month of July. As a result no full market trend can be established, however market conditions have improved drastically since last sale and all offerings sold with higher to sharply higher undertones. Demand for feeders was good to very good for light offerings. Quality this week was mostly average with a few consignments of attractive quality noticed. Demand for cutting bulls remains very good as several buyers continue to purchase bulls to cut and make steers. Market activity was active with buyers all bidding rapidly. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. Again with the last sale over a month ago no comparisons can be made, however higher undertones were noticed on both feeding and slaughter cows. Cow quality this week was mostly average and quality was not as attractive as it was for the June sale. Weigh up conditions were mixed. While cows offered plenty of muscle and have developed nicely on green summer pastures, many were pushing at least moderate amounts of fill today. Slaughter bulls with higher to sharply higher undertones as demand for both feeding and slaughter bulls was both good to very good. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop any trend. Stronger demand was seen for young feeding cows as fed cattle prices have increased sharply from last month. Quality this week was mostly average.

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 $336.65/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 19 comparable sales and sits −58.80 against this barn's trailing median of $395.45.

Average price

$336.65

9 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.58

vs MT average

−13.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	596	336.65	2,006	9thin

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 sale9 hd

336.65

—

MT average2 barns · 20 hd

340.23

−3.58

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−13.92

This barn, trailing median19 sales

395.45

−58.80

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	1,859	194.69	3,620	90
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,611	164.36	2,647	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,448	159.79	2,314	125
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,174	145.68	1,710	41

Every lot

47 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	650–700	Medium 1	667	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,518	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	711	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,329	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,721	13
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	3,001	11
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	957	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	3,043	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	308.31/cwt	303.00–311.00	2,975	3
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,045	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	596	336.65/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,006	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	602	331.65/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,997	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium 1	810	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,462	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	311.22/cwt	311.00–312.00	2,695	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	910	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,548	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	923	297.27/cwt	293.00–299.00	2,744	32
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	303.80/cwt	303.00–307.00	2,834	42
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	961	293.49/cwt	292.50–295.00	2,820	5
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1Full	1,054	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,867	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	1250–1300	Large 1-2	1,258	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,390	2
Bulls	1250–1300	Large 1	1,260	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,646	2
Bulls	1350–1400	Large 1	1,353	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,909	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,569	180.56/cwt	174.00–186.00	2,833	7
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,648	187.54/cwt	182.00–194.00	3,091	10
Bulls	—	—	1,750	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,378	1
Bulls	—	—	1,759	184.58/cwt	178.00–189.00	3,247	11
Bulls	—	—	1,915	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,792	1
Bulls	—	—	1,921	194.46/cwt	188.00–202.00	3,736	37
Bulls	—	—	1,958	207.58/cwt	201.00–215.00	4,064	22
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	5,440	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	128.03/cwt	114.00–142.00	1,408	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,143	140.37/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,604	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,209	154.21/cwt	147.00–159.00	1,864	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,397	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,250	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,050	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,323	142.36/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,883	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	140.48/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,933	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,416	158.16/cwt	154.00–163.00	2,240	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,480	155.38/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,300	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,495	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,422	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,497	168.14/cwt	165.00–174.50	2,517	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,554	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,611	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,585	172.46/cwt	170.50–174.50	2,733	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,633	166.43/cwt	163.75–171.00	2,718	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,676	155.44/cwt	148.00–158.50	2,605	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,010	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,296	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	191.46/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,924	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,009	217.84/cwt	190.00–237.50	2,198	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	203.15/cwt	162.00–210.00	2,103	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	224.56/cwt	207.00–285.00	2,582	11

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 Aug 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 239Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 295Last week 422Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 252Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	716	380.00	380.00
11	900–950	935	321.00	321.00
5	950–1000	957	318.00	318.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	711	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	965	303.00–311.00	308.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	667	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	596	330.00–345.00	336.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	602	325.00–335.00	331.65
32	900–950	923	293.00–299.00	297.27
5	950–1000	961	292.50–295.00	293.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	910	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	850–900	866	311.00–312.00	311.22
42	900–950	933	303.00–307.00	303.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1050–1100	1,054	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	810	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1250–1300	1,260	210.00	210.00
2	1350–1400	1,353	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1250–1300	1,258	190.00	190.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	187.50–195.00	191.46
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,009	190.00–237.50	217.84

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	19	—	1,035	162.00–210.00	203.15
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,150	207.00–285.00	224.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,676	148.00–158.50	155.44
11	—	1,554	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,416	154.00–163.00	158.16
40	—	1,497	165.00–174.50	168.14
4	—	1,323	141.00–145.00	142.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	115.00	115.00
4	—	1,100	114.00–142.00	128.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,250	164.00	164.00
17	—	1,143	136.00–146.00	140.37
16	—	1,209	147.00–159.00	154.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	170.50–174.50	172.46
1	—	1,495	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,633	163.75–171.00	166.43
12	—	1,480	148.00–158.00	155.38
7	—	1,376	130.00–146.00	140.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,648	182.00–194.00	187.54
7	—	1,569	174.00–186.00	180.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,720	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,958	201.00–215.00	207.58
37	—	1,921	188.00–202.00	194.46
11	—	1,759	178.00–189.00	184.58
1	—	1,750	193.00	193.00
1	—	1,915	198.00	198.00

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.