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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Tue, Dec 8

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2257

← Oct 26Dec 8Feb 2 →

Receipts

6,824 head

▲ 3,931 vs last sale 2,893▲ 6,824 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The Public Auction Yards held their Annual Blue Ribbon Sale over the last two days. Buyers filled the stands both days from all over Montana and neighboring states. Buyers bid both ringside as well as on the internet throughout the two day sale. Demand was mostly moderate, with moderate to good demand seen at times. Offerings were heavy. Quality was mostly average to very attractive. Bred heifers sold on mostly good demand this year. A.I.ed heifers and heifers which were represented to calve in tight windows sold with the best demand. Many heifers were in light flesh this year due to the drought. Demand for April and May calving cows was mostly good to very good this year. These offerings often out sold March calving cows as many ranchers moved back calving dates due to difficult winters and heavy death losses. Market activity was mostly active throughout the two day sale.

Every lot

39 lots · USDA AMS · Public Auction Yards Replacement Cattle Special - Billings, MT (Seasonal)

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
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	769	961.35/cwt	925.00–975.00	7,393	19
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	870	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,700	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	876	1,262.12/cwt	1,100.00–1,350.00	11,056	215
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	883	1,306.85/cwt	1,260.00–1,325.00	11,539	127
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	1,188.92/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	10,867	30
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	998	1,499.60/cwt	1,350.00–1,825.00	14,966	1,037
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,051	1,592.19/cwt	1,550.00–1,650.00	16,734	96
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Registered	1,109	1,950.00/cwt	1,950.00–1,950.00	21,626	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows30 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	973	1,392.79/cwt	1,375.00–1,400.00	13,552	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,056	1,312.41/cwt	1,075.00–1,475.00	13,859	123
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,081	1,560.00/cwt	1,560.00–1,560.00	16,864	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,118	1,414.78/cwt	1,200.00–1,500.00	15,817	249
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,142	1,260.65/cwt	1,075.00–1,375.00	14,397	40
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,149	1,396.93/cwt	1,200.00–1,435.00	16,051	45
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,151	714.52/cwt	600.00–750.00	8,224	40
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,156	1,518.52/cwt	1,400.00–1,600.00	17,554	1,130
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,187	684.37/cwt	600.00–735.00	8,123	114
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,194	902.89/cwt	875.00–950.00	10,781	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,213	1,281.79/cwt	1,250.00–1,350.00	15,548	77
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,232	836.26/cwt	750.00–925.00	10,303	211
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,237	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	8,164	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,238	1,061.97/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	13,147	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	17,119	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,248	1,482.47/cwt	1,450.00–1,510.00	18,501	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,250	1,661.29/cwt	1,650.00–1,700.00	20,766	130
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	883.73/cwt	775.00–925.00	11,223	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,273	998.25/cwt	800.00–1,060.00	12,708	212
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,276	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	16,269	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,296	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,312	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,316	1,325.27/cwt	1,100.00–1,510.00	17,441	319
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,324	885.39/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	11,723	573
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,349	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,252	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,354	1,107.37/cwt	850.00–1,400.00	14,994	506
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Registered	1,388	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	23,596	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,390	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,954	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,403	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,679	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,412	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	23,651	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,605	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	20,063	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,510	1,433.81/cwt	1,410.00–1,575.00	21,651	14

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.

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Public Auction Yards Replacement Cattle Special - Billings, MT (Seasonal)

Tue Dec 8, 2020

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

Receipts 6,824Last week 2,893Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,109	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	30	—	914	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,188.92
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	96	—	1,051	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,592.19
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1,037	—	998	1,350.00–1,825.00	1,499.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	127	—	883	1,260.00–1,325.00	1,306.85
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	870	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	215	—	876	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,262.12
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	19	—	769	925.00–975.00	961.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	77	—	1,213	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,281.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,238	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,061.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,248	1,450.00–1,510.00	1,482.47
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	—	1,270	775.00–925.00	883.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	—	1,245	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	212	—	1,273	800.00–1,060.00	998.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	319	—	1,316	1,100.00–1,510.00	1,325.27
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	506	—	1,354	850.00–1,400.00	1,107.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,276	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	249	—	1,118	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,414.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,081	1,560.00	1,560.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	40	—	1,142	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,260.65
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,403	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1,130	—	1,156	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,518.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	130	—	1,250	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,661.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,412	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	—	1,149	1,200.00–1,435.00	1,396.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,605	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	123	—	1,056	1,075.00–1,475.00	1,312.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	114	—	1,187	600.00–735.00	684.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,296	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,390	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,237	660.00	660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,194	875.00–950.00	902.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	211	—	1,232	750.00–925.00	836.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,349	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	573	—	1,324	750.00–1,050.00	885.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	40	—	1,151	600.00–750.00	714.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,388	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	973	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,392.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,510	1,410.00–1,575.00	1,433.81

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.