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Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Sep 17

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

836 head

▼ 460 vs last sale 1,296▼ 130 vs year ago 966 · −13.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

180 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 252▼ 88 vs year ago 268 · −32.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 102▲ 72 vs year ago 52 · +138.5%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale, Feeder Steers traded weaker while not having a good test on Yearling Steers over 850 lbs. Feeder Heifers over 600 lbs. sold mostly 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls sold with lower undertones while slaughter Cows Sold Firm.

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 $433.08/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 4 of 10 comparable sales and sits −21.83 against this barn's trailing median of $454.92.

Average price

$433.08

126 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,360

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$32.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.78

vs MT average

+28.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	434.10	2,362	122
Medium and Large 2	567	402.03	2,280	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.07/cwt here — about $83 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale126 hd

433.08

—

MT average2 barns · 143 hd

434.86

−1.78

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

+28.44

This barn, trailing median10 sales

454.92

−21.83

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	—	Average	1,803	185.38	3,342	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,600	169.85	2,718	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,385	160.36	2,222	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,168	149.52	1,747	17

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$3,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	886	$2,838	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$4,200	4thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	715.00/cwt	715.00–715.00	1,466	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,856	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	577.05/cwt	555.00–600.00	1,858	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,782	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,811	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	506.58/cwt	465.00–517.50	1,829	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	513.32/cwt	480.00–517.50	2,202	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	477.39/cwt	445.00–500.00	2,058	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	477.77/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,265	43
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	429.46/cwt	426.00–440.00	2,104	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	445.87/cwt	435.00–457.50	2,341	78
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	402.03/cwt	360.00–417.00	2,280	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	413.24/cwt	390.00–431.00	2,389	44
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	379.68/cwt	368.00–404.00	2,384	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	361.73/cwt	356.00–390.00	2,283	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	387.13/cwt	386.00–392.00	2,787	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	347.64/cwt	322.00–355.00	2,590	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	387.00/cwt	386.00–390.00	2,930	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	348.78/cwt	344.00–350.00	2,863	25
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,890	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,930	3
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,045	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	3,208	7
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,140	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	3,431	12
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,160	298.54/cwt	287.00–305.00	3,463	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	213	666.52/cwt	605.00–680.00	1,420	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,770	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	313	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,002	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	460.08/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,486	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	513.80/cwt	497.00–530.00	1,834	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,752	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	443.06/cwt	425.00–457.50	1,852	44
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	404.88/cwt	360.00–430.00	1,729	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	478.03/cwt	450.00–502.50	2,170	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	416.38/cwt	416.00–417.50	1,999	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	384.55/cwt	365.00–435.00	1,857	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	418.56/cwt	380.00–445.00	2,122	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	343.83/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,784	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	364.63/cwt	355.00–372.00	2,016	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,034	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	354.61/cwt	337.00–367.50	2,383	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,391	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,333	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,690	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	841	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,729	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	868	271.04/cwt	255.00–319.00	2,353	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	886	318.62/cwt	318.00–322.00	2,823	16
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	898	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,748	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	910	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,503	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	308.18/cwt	302.00–310.00	2,835	21
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	982	302.94/cwt	298.00–307.00	2,975	11
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	987	306.03/cwt	290.00–315.50	3,021	25
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,007	304.28/cwt	297.00–306.50	3,064	24
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,039	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	3,091	22
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,089	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	3,153	5
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,095	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	3,143	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,125	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	3,161	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,891	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,876	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,944	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,624	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	462	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,132	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	371.88/cwt	325.00–430.00	1,930	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	398.08/cwt	380.00–407.50	2,281	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,268	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,522	159.41/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,426	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,605	178.65/cwt	174.00–187.00	2,867	15
Bulls	—	—	1,675	209.11/cwt	206.00–210.00	3,503	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,705	191.78/cwt	191.00–192.00	3,270	9
Bulls	—	—	1,760	173.27/cwt	172.00–175.00	3,050	5
Bulls	—	—	1,936	186.63/cwt	178.00–195.00	3,613	34
Bulls	—	—	2,092	200.14/cwt	198.00–203.00	4,187	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,132	166.53/cwt	165.50–172.00	1,885	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,155	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,328	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	995	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,262	125.32/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,582	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	139.75/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,800	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,300	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,742	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,347	158.35/cwt	146.00–166.00	2,133	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,389	142.99/cwt	137.00–154.00	1,986	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,412	168.37/cwt	164.00–180.00	2,377	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,437	165.00/cwt	146.00–169.00	2,371	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	171.45/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,546	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	170.36/cwt	161.00–173.00	2,714	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,790	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,792	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,265	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	866	311.72/cwt	292.00–338.00	2,699	71
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	227.55/cwt	192.00–247.50	2,624	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,457	158.80/cwt	157.00–159.00	2,314	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	2,838.22/head	2,400.00–3,025.00	2,838	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,451	162.16/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,353	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	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 Sep 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 836Last week 1,296Year ago 966

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 252Year ago 268

Replacement CattleReceipts 124Last week 102Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	213	605.00–680.00	666.52
1	250–300	295	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	323	450.00–470.00	460.08
4	350–400	357	497.00–530.00	513.80
44	400–450	418	425.00–457.50	443.06
15	450–500	454	450.00–502.50	478.03
12	500–550	507	380.00–445.00	418.56
10	550–600	553	355.00–372.00	364.63
1	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
7	650–700	672	337.00–367.50	354.61
1	800–850	815	330.00	330.00
16	850–900	886	318.00–322.00	318.62
21	900–950	920	302.00–310.00	308.18
25	950–1000	987	290.00–315.50	306.03
24	1000–1050	1,007	297.00–306.50	304.28
5	1050–1100	1,089	289.50	289.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	480	416.00–417.50	416.38
8	800–850	841	324.50	324.50
4	850–900	898	306.00	306.00
11	950–1000	982	298.00–307.00	302.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	455.00	455.00
8	400–450	427	360.00–430.00	404.88
22	450–500	483	365.00–435.00	384.55
6	500–550	519	330.00–365.00	343.83
4	550–600	573	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	745	321.00	321.00
1	750–800	765	305.00	305.00
4	850–900	868	255.00–319.00	271.04
1	900–950	910	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	1000–1050	1,039	297.50	297.50
1	1050–1100	1,095	287.00	287.00
1	1100–1150	1,125	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	205	715.00	715.00
3	250–300	273	680.00	680.00
4	300–350	322	555.00–600.00	577.05
10	350–400	361	465.00–517.50	506.58
17	400–450	429	480.00–517.50	513.32
43	450–500	474	460.00–500.00	477.77
78	500–550	525	435.00–457.50	445.87
44	550–600	578	390.00–431.00	413.24
16	600–650	628	368.00–404.00	379.68
16	700–750	720	386.00–392.00	387.13
8	750–800	757	386.00–390.00	387.00
25	800–850	821	344.00–350.00	348.78
1	850–900	850	340.00	340.00
3	900–950	910	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	355	510.00	510.00
5	400–450	431	445.00–500.00	477.39
4	450–500	490	426.00–440.00	429.46
4	550–600	567	360.00–417.00	402.03
12	600–650	631	356.00–390.00	361.73
9	700–750	745	322.00–355.00	347.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	1100–1150	1,140	301.00	301.00
4	1150–1200	1,160	287.00–305.00	298.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1000–1050	1,045	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	610.00	610.00
1	350–400	395	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	405	480.00	480.00
6	500–550	519	325.00–430.00	371.88
18	550–600	573	380.00–407.50	398.08
2	600–650	613	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	745	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	365.00	365.00

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	71	—	866	292.00–338.00	311.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,457	157.00–159.00	158.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,153	192.00–247.50	227.55
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	792	286.00	286.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	886	2,400.00–3,025.00	2,838.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,451	155.00–164.00	162.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,220	4,200.00	4,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,347	146.00–166.00	158.35
7	—	1,389	137.00–154.00	142.99
13	—	1,412	164.00–180.00	168.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	115.00	115.00
11	—	1,132	165.50–172.00	166.53
1	—	1,300	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,288	135.00–149.00	139.75
9	—	1,485	169.00–174.00	171.45
16	—	1,437	146.00–169.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,262	125.00–126.00	125.32
1	—	1,170	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	156.00	156.00
27	—	1,593	161.00–173.00	170.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,936	178.00–195.00	186.63
4	—	1,675	206.00–210.00	209.11
5	—	1,760	172.00–175.00	173.27
3	—	2,092	198.00–203.00	200.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,605	174.00–187.00	178.65
3	—	1,522	155.00–162.00	159.41
9	—	1,705	191.00–192.00	191.78

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.