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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-01

Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Tue, Feb 1

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2257

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Receipts

3,681 head

▼ 2,789 vs last sale 6,470▼ 378 vs year ago 4,059 · −9.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today Public Auction Yards hosted the annual Blue ribbon II. Demand was mostly good to very good for all cattle on offer. Ranchers were heavy buyers of bred cows this sale as much of the wintering cost have been covered by the consigner. Several complete dispersions were seen today and these offerings were met with very good demand. Bred heifers sold on very good demand. Many sets of heifers were home raised and these were met with the best demand. Additionally, larger framed heavier weigh heifers were also met with strong demand. Quality this sale was mostly attractive. Packer buyers helped keep prices for aged cows in line with higher slaughter cow prices. Market activity was mostly active today with a large crowd on hand actively bidding on offerings.

Every lot

16 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 Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	948	1,317.57/cwt	1,300.00–1,350.00	12,491	42
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,088	1,616.18/cwt	1,400.00–1,775.00	17,584	1,161
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,172	1,216.06/cwt	1,200.00–1,225.00	14,252	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,029	1,425.38/cwt	1,400.00–1,450.00	14,667	67
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,121	1,249.01/cwt	1,200.00–1,310.00	14,001	35
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,149	991.42/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	11,391	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	1,687.52/cwt	1,525.00–1,825.00	20,756	489
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,289	1,006.05/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	12,968	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,310	910.70/cwt	850.00–950.00	11,930	43
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,341	1,215.01/cwt	1,150.00–1,275.00	16,293	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,367	1,569.69/cwt	1,300.00–1,700.00	21,458	464
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,384	989.91/cwt	985.00–1,000.00	13,700	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,385	987.69/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	13,680	421
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,406	1,327.30/cwt	1,050.00–1,525.00	18,662	699
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,413	1,002.94/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	14,172	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,504	1,403.69/cwt	1,350.00–1,450.00	21,111	7

This sale against other markets

Montana weighted averages

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

Tue Feb 1, 2022

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

Receipts 3,681Last week 6,470Year ago 4,059

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	42	—	948	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,317.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,172	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,216.06
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1,161	—	1,088	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,616.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,413	950.00–1,075.00	1,002.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,289	950.00–1,100.00	1,006.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,121	1,200.00–1,310.00	1,249.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,504	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,403.69
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	699	—	1,406	1,050.00–1,525.00	1,327.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,149	950.00–1,050.00	991.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	489	—	1,230	1,525.00–1,825.00	1,687.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	464	—	1,367	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,569.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,384	985.00–1,000.00	989.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,341	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,215.01

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	43	—	1,310	850.00–950.00	910.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	421	—	1,385	875.00–1,075.00	987.69

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	67	—	1,029	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425.38

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.