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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Tue, Dec 6

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2257

← Oct 24Dec 6Feb 7 →

Receipts

7,175 head

▲ 3,674 vs last sale 3,501▲ 705 vs year ago 6,470 · +10.9%

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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 to good throughout the two days. Offerings were heavy, with over 7,000 head of bred cows on offer. Quality was mostly average to very attractive. High feed costs and a prolonged drought forced many ranchers to sell down on cow numbers. Many sets of cows left the state as buyers from both the Dakotas, Idaho, and Wyoming were active in buying cows. Demand for AI'ed heifers was very good, while pasture bred heifers were met with moderate to good demand. Calving windows for cows and heifers had lots of variation, with many longer calving windows seen this sale. Market activity was mostly active throughout the two day sale. 3rd trimester is from now through Mid March, second trimester is Mid march to early June, first trimester is after early June.

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 Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,179	$1,801	1,784
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,359	$1,717	319
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,687	30
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,221	$1,633	220
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$1,460	43
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,101	$1,442	227
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,351	$1,399	459
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,226	$1,343	152
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,301	$1,274	46
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,222	$1,223	173
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,135	24
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,437	$1,100	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,212	$1,097	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,296	$1,000	169
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$984	492
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,212	$903	45
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,009	$1,728	1,503
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	995	$1,566	108
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$1,555	86
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	973	$1,508	101

Every lot

41 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 Cows31 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	894	1,566.13/head	1,300.00–1,610.00	1,566	48
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,014	1,314.27/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,314	49
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,020	1,486.99/head	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,487	64
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,039	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	19
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,110	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	1,502.53/head	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,503	159
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,158	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	48
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,191	1,831.32/head	1,500.00–2,300.00	1,831	1,630
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,212	1,097.12/head	975.00–1,200.00	1,097	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,212	903.49/head	860.00–1,050.00	903	45
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,219	1,387.30/head	1,300.00–1,485.00	1,387	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	1,221	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,222	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,223	1,636.65/head	1,500.00–1,735.00	1,637	218
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,223	1,224.17/head	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,224	172
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,226	1,346.59/head	1,175.00–1,510.00	1,347	142
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,247	1,000.13/head	900.00–1,300.00	1,000	441
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,250	1,687.14/head	1,450.00–1,775.00	1,687	30
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,256	874.13/head	850.00–885.00	874	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,301	1,273.64/head	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,274	46
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,304	1,025.96/head	900.00–1,050.00	1,026	140
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,319	1,478.66/head	1,385.00–1,525.00	1,479	39
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,337	1,354.47/head	1,125.00–1,575.00	1,354	416
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,360	1,718.37/head	1,275.00–2,075.00	1,718	318
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,437	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,491	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	43
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	886	1,416.58/head	1,335.00–1,475.00	1,417	23
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	888	1,540.99/head	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,541	75
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	893	1,543.80/head	1,435.00–1,625.00	1,544	121
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	895	1,422.08/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,422	24
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	961	1,490.42/head	1,485.00–1,550.00	1,490	96
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	1,605.87/head	1,350.00–1,660.00	1,606	62
Bred Heifers	—	Large 1	993	1,506.28/head	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,506	153
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,024	1,606.98/head	1,475.00–1,735.00	1,607	85
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,031	1,788.81/head	1,525.00–2,050.00	1,789	1,154
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,206	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	5

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 Replacement Cattle Special - Billings, MT (Seasonal)

Tue Dec 6, 2022

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

Receipts 7,175Last week 3,501Year ago 6,470

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	43	—	1,491	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	1,212	975.00–1,200.00	1,097.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	—	1,250	1,450.00–1,775.00	1,687.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	318	—	1,360	1,275.00–2,075.00	1,718.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	—	1,319	1,385.00–1,525.00	1,478.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1,630	—	1,191	1,500.00–2,300.00	1,831.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	218	—	1,223	1,500.00–1,735.00	1,636.65
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	—	1,301	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,273.64
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	172	—	1,223	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,224.17
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	416	—	1,337	1,125.00–1,575.00	1,354.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	142	—	1,226	1,175.00–1,510.00	1,346.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	159	—	1,135	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,502.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,310	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,390	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,437	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	441	—	1,247	900.00–1,300.00	1,000.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	140	—	1,304	900.00–1,050.00	1,025.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	45	—	1,212	860.00–1,050.00	903.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,222	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,256	850.00–885.00	874.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	49	—	1,014	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,314.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	64	—	1,020	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,486.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	48	—	894	1,300.00–1,610.00	1,566.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,221	1,285.00	1,285.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	19	—	1,039	1,260.00	1,260.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	48	—	1,158	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,219	1,300.00–1,485.00	1,387.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	24	—	1,110	1,135.00	1,135.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	62	—	971	1,350.00–1,660.00	1,605.87
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1,154	—	1,031	1,525.00–2,050.00	1,788.81
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,206	1,850.00	1,850.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	85	—	1,024	1,475.00–1,735.00	1,606.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	121	—	893	1,435.00–1,625.00	1,543.80
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	886	1,335.00–1,475.00	1,416.58
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	24	—	895	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,422.08
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	96	—	961	1,485.00–1,550.00	1,490.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	75	—	888	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,540.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	153	—	993	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,506.28

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.