Sale reports / Montana / Public Auction Yards / 2026-09-09

Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Sep 9

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774

← Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

122 head

▼ 1,018 vs last sale 1,140▼ 1,174 vs year ago 1,296 · −90.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

421 head

▲ 187 vs last sale 234▲ 169 vs year ago 252 · +67.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 49▼ 69 vs year ago 102 · −67.6%

Also sold hereRegular saleFri Oct 30, 2026

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale (9-02-26): Steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Yearling steers and heifers were also too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand for both calves and yearlings on light offerings was mostly good. Quality this week was mostly average and not as attractive as last week. Most offerings were in small packages or as singles which forced buyers to piece together loads. Market activity was mostly active, with a moderate crowd of buyers in the stands and a few noticed on the internet bidding. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and light offerings. Feeding cow quality remains mostly plain to average. Many lame and blemished cows continue to be marketed. A few long strings of cows were seen this week. One set of fed cows were seen this week and these cattle were purchased to return to feed. Feeding cows sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Slaughter cows sold generally steady in a narrow comparison on all classes. Slaughter bulls sold mostly generally steady. Weigh up conditions were mixed this sale with both full and empty offerings noticed. Young age offerings were too lightly tested both last sale and today to develop an accurate market trend. Demand for limited offerings was mostly good. Quality was mostly plain to average. Many young cows were fleshy coming off grass, especially if they have not calved. Most of these offerings were purchased to feed again this week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $342.68/cwt on 31 head, down $25.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −69.23 against this barn's trailing median of $411.90.

Average price

$342.68

▼ 25.66 vs prior sale

31 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,255

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

per head · Large 1 over Large 1-2

$19.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.14

vs MT average

−10.00 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	655	345.15	2,261	27
Large 1-2	678	326.00	2,210	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.15/cwt here — about $50 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale31 hd

342.68

—

MT average2 barns · 44 hd

343.82

−1.14

National average129 barns · 4,750 hd

352.68

−10.00

This barn, trailing median14 sales

411.90

−69.23

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 600–700 lb

14 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $435.51, low $342.68, median $411.90 across 14 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	1,791	176.45	3,159	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,424	156.87	2,234	171
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,591	151.94	2,417	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,203	139.24	1,675	95
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,299	119.00	1,546	5thin

Every lot

50 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 1Unweaned	300	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,710	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	388	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,843	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	405	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,066	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	445	452.00/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,011	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	460	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,162	4
Steers	600–650	Large 1Unweaned	602	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,161	5
Steers	650–700	Large 1Unweaned	667	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,281	22
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2Unweaned	678	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,210	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	361	427.48/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,543	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	458	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,004	5
Heifers	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	575	347.78/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,000	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,799	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,812	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	919	298.99/cwt	297.00–305.00	2,748	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Full	973	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,763	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Full	1,037	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,821	3
Heifers	1250–1300	Large 1	1,285	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	3,463	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	368	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,785	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Full	484	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,105	5
Bulls	1200–1250	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,573	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,617	171.98/cwt	167.00–175.00	2,781	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,643	177.42/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,915	6
Bulls	—	—	1,705	170.05/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,899	12
Bulls	—	—	1,757	190.20/cwt	188.00–194.00	3,342	3
Bulls	—	—	2,045	181.15/cwt	174.00–185.00	3,705	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	668	123.38/cwt	122.50–125.00	824	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Light Weight	920	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,265	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	980	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,372	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,129	141.80/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,601	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	131.75/cwt	115.00–138.00	1,559	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,207	137.36/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,658	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,207	105.10/cwt	102.50–107.50	1,269	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,270	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,892	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,300	169.58/cwt	168.00–171.00	2,205	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,601	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,355	146.59/cwt	135.00–154.00	1,986	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,411	144.22/cwt	141.50–148.00	2,035	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	136.09/cwt	127.50–139.00	1,932	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,437	160.73/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,310	132
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,515	160.88/cwt	159.00–162.50	2,437	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,601	153.54/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,458	61
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,624	144.06/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,340	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	135.41/cwt	131.00–142.00	2,241	5
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,299	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,546	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	861	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,205	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	189.34/cwt	177.00–205.00	2,158	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,198	218.49/cwt	207.50–230.00	2,618	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,230	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,042	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,286	170.00/cwt	166.00–183.00	2,186	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 Sep 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 1,140Year ago 1,296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 421Last week 234Year ago 252

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 49Year ago 102

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	570.00	570.00
3	400–450	405	510.00	510.00
4	450–500	460	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	475.00	475.00
5	400–450	445	440.00–460.00	452.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	602	359.00	359.00
22	650–700	667	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	678	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	838	334.00	334.00
2	850–900	860	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	919	297.00–305.00	298.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	361	420.00–435.00	427.48
4	400–450	430	430.00	430.00
5	450–500	458	437.50	437.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	950–1000	973	284.00	284.00
3	1000–1050	1,037	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	575	335.00–360.00	347.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1250–1300	1,285	269.50	269.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	484	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1200–1250	1,240	207.50	207.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	177.00–205.00	189.34
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,198	207.50–230.00	218.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	166.00	166.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	861	140.00	140.00

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	11	—	1,286	166.00–183.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,183	115.00–138.00	131.75
4	—	1,129	139.00–145.00	141.80
3	—	1,207	102.50–107.50	105.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,411	141.50–148.00	144.22
1	—	1,345	119.00	119.00
10	—	1,420	127.50–139.00	136.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,207	133.00–145.00	137.36
38	—	1,270	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,355	135.00–154.00	146.59
2	—	1,300	168.00–171.00	169.58
132	—	1,437	156.00–164.00	160.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,515	159.00–162.50	160.88
61	—	1,601	150.00–157.00	153.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	140.00	140.00
3	—	668	122.50–125.00	123.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,624	143.00–146.00	144.06
5	—	1,655	131.00–142.00	135.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,299	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	2,045	174.00–185.00	181.15
3	—	1,757	188.00–194.00	190.20
12	—	1,705	164.00–174.00	170.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,643	175.00–180.00	177.42
6	—	1,617	167.00–175.00	171.98

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.