Sale reports / Montana / Public Auction Yards / 2021-02-02

Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-02

Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Tue, Feb 2

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2257

← Dec 8Feb 2Apr 27 →

Receipts

4,059 head

▼ 2,765 vs last sale 6,824▲ 821 vs year ago 3,238 · +25.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today was the Annual Blue Ribbon 2 bred cow special. The stands were packed with bidders and buyers throughout todays long sale which stretched well into the evening. Demand was mostly moderate for moderate to heavy offerings. The best demand was seen for dispersions and cows set to calve in tight calving windows. Quality was mixed from plain to very attractive. Bred heifers sold on mostly moderate demand for moderate offerings. Most heifers were in light to moderate flesh. Third trimester is from today until May 6, 2nd trimester is May 6th-August 7th, cattle in first Trimester calve after August 8th.

Every lot

21 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 Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,036	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	13,986	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,111	1,611.81/cwt	1,435.00–1,785.00	17,907	158
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,152	1,321.12/cwt	1,200.00–1,450.00	15,219	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,202	1,585.33/cwt	1,400.00–1,675.00	19,056	405
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,237	1,242.82/cwt	1,235.00–1,275.00	15,374	35
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,246	751.94/cwt	730.00–785.00	9,369	108
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,253	1,565.85/cwt	1,535.00–1,675.00	19,620	63
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,277	816.23/cwt	725.00–885.00	10,423	66
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,304	1,459.99/cwt	1,300.00–1,560.00	19,038	219
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,328	1,188.97/cwt	1,160.00–1,225.00	15,790	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,353	865.98/cwt	810.00–1,035.00	11,717	368
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,363	1,017.97/cwt	925.00–1,085.00	13,875	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,373	1,284.75/cwt	1,150.00–1,375.00	17,640	84
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,382	1,184.05/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	16,364	246
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,423	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,874	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	949	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,439	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	956	1,208.14/cwt	1,110.00–1,260.00	11,550	69
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,059	1,499.99/cwt	1,300.00–1,675.00	15,885	940
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,107	1,411.97/cwt	1,400.00–1,500.00	15,631	166
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,232	1,241.35/cwt	1,235.00–1,275.00	15,293	21
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,288	1,685.00/cwt	1,685.00–1,685.00	21,703	14

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

Tue Feb 2, 2021

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

Receipts 4,059Last week 6,824Year ago 3,238

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	405	—	1,202	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,585.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,152	1,200.00–1,450.00	1,321.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,328	1,160.00–1,225.00	1,188.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	158	—	1,111	1,435.00–1,785.00	1,611.81
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	246	—	1,382	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,184.05
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,423	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	63	—	1,253	1,535.00–1,675.00	1,565.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	219	—	1,304	1,300.00–1,560.00	1,459.99
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	84	—	1,373	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,284.75

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,036	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	108	—	1,246	730.00–785.00	751.94

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	—	1,237	1,235.00–1,275.00	1,242.82

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	368	—	1,353	810.00–1,035.00	865.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	66	—	1,277	725.00–885.00	816.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,363	925.00–1,085.00	1,017.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	166	—	1,107	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,411.97
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,232	1,235.00–1,275.00	1,241.35
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	940	—	1,059	1,300.00–1,675.00	1,499.99

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)	7	—	949	1,100.00	1,100.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	69	—	956	1,110.00–1,260.00	1,208.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,288	1,685.00	1,685.00

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.