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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

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

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

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Feeder Cattle receipts

584 head

▲ 350 vs last sale 234▲ 584 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

264 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 295▲ 264 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 41▲ 28 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(8/06/25): Feeder cattle were too lightly tested last sale to develop a full market trend, however higher to sharply higher undertones were noticed. Demand for feeders was very good for light to moderate offerings. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive with many high quality offerings coming straight off grass. 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. Quality this week was mostly plain to average and not as attractive as last sale. Slaughter cows were all too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Very few offerings were purchased for slaughter this week as feeding cow buyers kept cow prices above slaughter cow orders. Feeding cows sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mixed. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower as Northern packers showed slightly lighter demand for bulls this week. 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 plain to 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 $350.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 2 of 19 comparable sales and sits −45.45 against this barn's trailing median of $395.45.

Average price

$350.00

5 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.85

vs MT average

−9.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	565	350.00	1,978	5thin

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 sale5 hd

350.00

—

MT average2 barns · 13 hd

353.85

−3.85

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−9.80

This barn, trailing median19 sales

395.45

−45.45

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	—	High	1,895	189.83	3,597	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,475	160.24	2,364	91
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,726	158.32	2,733	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,251	144.52	1,807	30
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	131.00	1,441	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	128.00	1,696	1thin

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,293	$2,250	4thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	290	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,465	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	411	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,870	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,538	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,816	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	781	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,890	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	832	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,704	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,937	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,080	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,930	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	333.94/cwt	332.00–338.00	3,116	12
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	320.55/cwt	320.00–323.00	3,254	11
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1Full	1,081	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	3,178	6
Steers	1300–1350	Large 1Fleshy	1,323	229.60/cwt	228.00–236.00	3,038	15
Steers	1400–1450	Large 1Fleshy	1,443	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,319	2
Steers	1450–1500	Large 1Fleshy	1,475	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	3,422	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	670	363.45/cwt	363.00–367.00	2,435	48
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,505	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	358.05/cwt	358.00–358.50	2,642	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,763	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	778	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,490	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,631	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	812	328.33/cwt	315.00–330.50	2,666	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	331.23/cwt	325.00–334.00	2,872	57
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	881	317.03/cwt	307.00–323.50	2,793	14
Heifers	900–950	Large 1	925	314.43/cwt	308.00–321.00	2,908	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,831	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	322.63/cwt	320.00–325.50	3,010	35
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	938	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,945	11
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	951	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,901	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	322.29/cwt	311.00–327.50	3,129	106
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Full	997	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	3,061	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Full	1,023	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,864	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,028	307.87/cwt	304.00–313.00	3,165	18
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,069	295.31/cwt	293.00–297.50	3,157	21
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	363	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,706	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,977	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,730	3
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1	1,060	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	3,207	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,070	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,889	1
Bulls	1250–1300	Large 1	1,260	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	3,037	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,644	190.09/cwt	186.00–197.00	3,125	12
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,665	180.33/cwt	170.00–185.00	3,002	14
Bulls	—	—	1,868	182.64/cwt	176.00–185.00	3,412	15
Bulls	—	—	1,955	192.37/cwt	185.00–201.00	3,761	42
Bulls	—	—	2,106	204.64/cwt	201.00–209.00	4,310	8
Bulls	—	—	2,263	191.02/cwt	186.00–196.00	4,323	2
Bulls	—	—	2,340	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	4,586	1
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,515	192.01/cwt	190.00–194.00	4,829	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,136	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,068	158.55/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,693	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,173	168.97/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,982	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,817	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	132.35/cwt	120.00–144.00	1,621	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,438	158.20/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,275	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,461	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,482	140.35/cwt	135.00–148.00	2,080	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,487	168.03/cwt	165.50–170.00	2,499	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,500	151.31/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,270	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,527	155.87/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,380	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,536	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,319	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,614	164.28/cwt	162.00–166.50	2,651	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	164.95/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,829	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,720	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,339	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,730	168.98/cwt	168.50–169.50	2,923	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,766	150.12/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,651	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,020	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,030	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,441	1
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,696	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	945	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,607	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	243.72/cwt	230.00–261.00	2,523	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,992	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,171	199.93/cwt	185.00–215.00	2,341	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	4

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 584Last week 234Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 264Last week 295Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 41Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	726	345.00	345.00
5	750–800	783	336.00	336.00
12	800–850	812	315.00–330.50	328.33
14	850–900	881	307.00–323.50	317.03
2	900–950	925	306.00	306.00
5	950–1000	951	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	738	358.00–358.50	358.05
15	750–800	776	356.00	356.00
57	850–900	867	325.00–334.00	331.23
35	900–950	933	320.00–325.50	322.63
106	950–1000	971	311.00–327.50	322.29
18	1000–1050	1,028	304.00–313.00	307.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,023	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	778	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	900–950	938	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	950–1000	997	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	925	308.00–321.00	314.43
21	1050–1100	1,069	293.00–297.50	295.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	565	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	650–700	670	363.00–367.00	363.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	715	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	780	361.00	361.00
2	850–900	880	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	800–850	832	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	505.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	781	370.00	370.00
7	800–850	839	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	880	350.00	350.00
12	900–950	933	332.00–338.00	333.94
11	1000–1050	1,015	320.00–323.00	320.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	411	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1050–1100	1,081	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	1300–1350	1,323	228.00–236.00	229.60
2	1400–1450	1,443	230.00	230.00
3	1450–1500	1,475	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	345.00	345.00
3	850–900	895	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,070	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,060	302.50	302.50
1	1250–1300	1,260	241.00	241.00

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	1	—	1,145	174.00	174.00

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	7	—	1,171	185.00–215.00	199.93
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,035	230.00–261.00	243.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	170.00	170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,293	2,250.00	2,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	112.50	112.50
14	—	1,225	120.00–144.00	132.35
1	—	1,180	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,527	152.00–158.00	155.87
9	—	1,482	135.00–148.00	140.35
1	—	1,465	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	168.50–169.50	168.98
4	—	1,614	162.00–166.50	164.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,068	155.00–162.50	158.55
4	—	1,173	168.00–170.00	168.97
6	—	1,536	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,020	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,487	165.50–170.00	168.03
8	—	1,500	144.00–155.00	151.31
27	—	1,438	154.00–164.00	158.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,715	161.00–168.00	164.95
5	—	1,766	145.00–158.00	150.12
1	—	1,720	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,340	196.00	196.00
15	—	1,868	176.00–185.00	182.64
8	—	2,106	201.00–209.00	204.64
42	—	1,955	185.00–201.00	192.37
2	—	2,263	186.00–196.00	191.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,515	190.00–194.00	192.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,665	170.00–185.00	180.33
12	—	1,644	186.00–197.00	190.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	128.00	128.00

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.