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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Tue, Feb 4

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2257

← Dec 20Feb 4Apr 29 →

Receipts

3,573 head

▼ 820 vs last sale 4,393▲ 983 vs year ago 2,590 · +38.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The Public Auction Yards held their Annual Blue Ribbon 2 today. Demand for cows was mostly good to very good. Over 3,400 confirmed bred, cows and heifers were consigned for todays sale. A moderate size crowd was on hand for todays sale. Many buyers were watching and bidding online as a snowstorm caused poor road and travel conditions. Many order buyers were present for todays sale and several had orders to ship cows south or east to the Dakotas. Ranchers remain active as they buy cows and heifers to restock pastures. Ranchers bought large volumes of cows with many willing to take the entire consignment, some multiple load lots in size! Quality was mixed this sale from plain to very attractive. Demand for dispersions was good. 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 moderate to active. 3rd trimester is from now through Mid May, second trimester is Mid May to Mid August, 1st trimester calve after Mid August.

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$3,196	630
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$2,957	284
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,392	$2,893	94
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,409	$2,794	242
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,208	$2,767	24
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,301	$2,719	98
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$2,600	14
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,546	54
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,306	$2,500	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,327	$2,437	50
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,425	$2,415	44
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$2,365	354
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,046	$3,088	1,033
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	956	$2,719	132
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,384	$3,550	11

Every lot

28 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 Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	891	2,697.31/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,697	88
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	895	2,805.26/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,805	87
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	2,900.27/head	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,900	39
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,023	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	14
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	3,125.23/head	2,975.00–3,225.00	3,125	893
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,087	2,763.76/head	2,650.00–2,825.00	2,764	44
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows21 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	822	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	2,546.01/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,546	54
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,167	2,969.90/head	2,700.00–3,025.00	2,970	274
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,204	2,867.82/head	2,800.00–2,910.00	2,868	47
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,208	2,767.35/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,767	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,212	2,020.06/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,020	43
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,223	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,224	3,230.10/head	3,000.00–3,375.00	3,230	560
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,301	2,718.59/head	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,719	98
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,306	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,327	2,436.94/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,437	50
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,338	2,600.18/head	2,525.00–2,650.00	2,600	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,351	2,077.92/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,078	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,354	2,427.67/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,428	305
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,411	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,411	2,821.18/head	2,400.00–3,175.00	2,821	233
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,418	2,945.46/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,945	83
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,432	2,438.40/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,438	41
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,384	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	11

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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Receipts 3,573Last week 4,393Year ago 2,590

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	—	1,087	2,650.00–2,825.00	2,763.76
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	893	—	1,065	2,975.00–3,225.00	3,125.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	39	—	968	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,900.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,023	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	87	—	895	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,805.26
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	88	—	891	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,697.31

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	54	—	1,070	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,546.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	98	—	1,301	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,718.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,338	2,525.00–2,650.00	2,600.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	274	—	1,167	2,700.00–3,025.00	2,969.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,208	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,767.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	560	—	1,224	3,000.00–3,375.00	3,230.10
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	50	—	1,327	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,436.94
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	233	—	1,411	2,400.00–3,175.00	2,821.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	83	—	1,418	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,945.46

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	41	—	1,432	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,438.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,306	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	305	—	1,354	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,427.67

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	47	—	1,204	2,800.00–2,910.00	2,867.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,100	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,192	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,351	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,077.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,335	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,223	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,411	2,950.00	2,950.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	43	—	1,212	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,020.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	822	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,384	3,550.00	3,550.00

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.