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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Tue, Dec 10

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2257

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Receipts

7,481 head

▲ 3,951 vs last sale 3,530▲ 642 vs year ago 6,839 · +9.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The Public Auction Yards held their Annual Blue Ribbon Sale today and yesterday. Demand for cows was very good and remained constant throughout the busy two day sale which had over 7300 confirmed bred, cows and heifers consigned. The stands were packed both days of the sale as ranchers come to buy cows to fill pastures after the past few years of drought. Most cows sold directly to ranchers as many sat and purchased cows for themselves. A few order buyers were present, however the vast majority of cows were purchased directly by ranchers. Many sets of cows stayed in the state as ranchers purchases cows and heifers to restock herds. Ranchers bought large volumes of cows with many willing to take the entire consignment, some multiple load lots in size! Quality was attractive to very attractive and many complete dispersions were seen. Demand for dispersions was very good as all dispersions were from reputation ranches known across the region. Offerings were heavy with 7,481 on offer and just over 7300 confirmed bred. Demand for all heifers was very good. AI bred heifers sold with the best demand but even pasture bred heifers that will calve in a large calving windows sold with good demand. Market activity was mostly active throughout the two day sale. 3rd trimester is from now through Mid March, second trimester is Mid March to Mid June, 1st trimester calve after Mid 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)	1,162	$3,099	2,852
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,321	$3,028	641
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,077	$2,824	247
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,352	$2,745	544
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,129	$2,400	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,350	21
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,329	$2,260	615
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$2,255	30
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,199	$2,044	20
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,832	43
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,239	$1,650	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,031	$3,203	115
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	983	$2,907	1,747
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$2,503	18

Every lot

36 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 Cows26 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	819	2,823.38/head	2,700.00–2,875.00	2,823	62
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	891	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	920	2,349.84/head	2,300.00–2,375.00	2,350	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	984	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,006	2,450.48/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,014	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,074	2,510.58/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,511	54
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,077	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,086	2,856.05/head	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,856	228
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,129	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,164	3,145.90/head	2,900.00–3,525.00	3,146	2,474
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	2,128.47/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,128	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,199	2,043.74/head	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,044	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,219	1,881.70/head	1,825.00–2,000.00	1,882	38
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,239	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,247	2,474.61/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,475	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,251	2,831.73/head	2,725.00–2,900.00	2,832	244
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,310	1,881.75/head	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,882	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,323	3,039.12/head	2,575.00–3,400.00	3,039	627
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,334	2,285.73/head	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,286	575
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	2,746.71/head	2,250.00–3,100.00	2,747	539
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Registered	1,425	3,576.33/head	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,576	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Registered	1,705	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1Thin Fleshed	884	2,704.02/head	2,700.00–2,725.00	2,704	62
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	908	2,878.79/head	2,875.00–2,900.00	2,879	78
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	933	2,365.67/head	2,350.00–2,375.00	2,366	51
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	934	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	936	2,682.70/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,683	293
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1Non-Legible BANGS	953	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	23
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	17
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,007	3,005.35/head	2,825.00–3,550.00	3,005	1,223
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	11
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,031	3,203.26/head	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,203	115

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 10, 2024

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

Receipts 7,481Last week 3,530Year ago 6,839

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	995	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,430	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,245	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	54	—	1,074	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,510.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	19	—	1,192	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,128.47

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)	32	—	1,310	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,881.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,014	1,450.00	1,450.00

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)	21	—	920	2,300.00–2,375.00	2,349.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,247	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,474.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	228	—	1,086	2,600.00–3,050.00	2,856.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	627	—	1,323	2,575.00–3,400.00	3,039.12
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	539	—	1,350	2,250.00–3,100.00	2,746.71
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	—	1,199	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,043.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2,474	—	1,164	2,900.00–3,525.00	3,145.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,129	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	244	—	1,251	2,725.00–2,900.00	2,831.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,425	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,576.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,705	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,006	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	62	—	819	2,700.00–2,875.00	2,823.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,077	1,900.00	1,900.00

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)	9	—	984	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	891	2,450.00	2,450.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,239	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	575	—	1,334	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,285.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	38	—	1,219	1,825.00–2,000.00	1,881.70

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)	78	—	908	2,875.00–2,900.00	2,878.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	115	—	1,031	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,203.26
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1,223	—	1,007	2,825.00–3,550.00	3,005.35
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,010	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,005	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	934	2,350.00	2,350.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	293	—	936	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,682.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	953	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	62	—	884	2,700.00–2,725.00	2,704.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	51	—	933	2,350.00–2,375.00	2,365.67

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.