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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Tue, Apr 29

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2257

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Receipts

984 head

▼ 2,589 vs last sale 3,573▲ 984 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today Public Auction Yards held its annual Consignment only pair and bred cow special. Demand was mostly good for light offerings. A large crowd was on hand for todays sale. Demand for pairs was mostly good. Bred cows sold on good demand for very light offerings. Quality was mostly average. Most cows were offered in very small packages with many singles on offer. Market activity was mostly active.

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)	1,266	$3,050	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,515	$2,826	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,157	$2,700	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,552	$2,629	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,588	$2,583	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,543	$2,100	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,037	$3,061	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,277	$4,403	102
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,403	$4,100	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,542	$3,621	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,432	$3,130	90
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,123	$4,238	140

Every lot

24 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 · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2Broken Mouth	1,141	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,251	4,419.13/head	3,900.00–4,500.00	4,419	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,257	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,279	4,438.90/head	4,300.00–4,525.00	4,439	58
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,403	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,448	3,386.03/head	2,950.00–3,600.00	3,386	52
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,475	2,922.71/head	2,750.00–2,975.00	2,923	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,505	3,725.00/head	3,725.00–3,725.00	3,725	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,525	3,643.29/head	3,450.00–3,850.00	3,643	43
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,792	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,096	4,370.56/head	4,150.00–4,500.00	4,371	22
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,122	4,248.32/head	4,050.00–4,300.00	4,248	111
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	4
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,157	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,246	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,425	3,208.11/head	3,150.00–3,400.00	3,208	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,515	2,826.04/head	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,826	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,543	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,552	2,628.63/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,629	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,588	2,582.85/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,583	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,037	3,061.43/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,061	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 Apr 29, 2025

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

Receipts 984Last week 3,573Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,475	2,750.00–2,975.00	2,922.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,251	3,900.00–4,500.00	4,419.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	58	—	1,279	4,300.00–4,525.00	4,438.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,403	4,100.00	4,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,525	3,450.00–3,850.00	3,643.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,257	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	52	—	1,448	2,950.00–3,600.00	3,386.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,141	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,792	3,300.00	3,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,470	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,505	3,725.00	3,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,096	4,150.00–4,500.00	4,370.56
(<2 yrs)	Open	111	—	1,122	4,050.00–4,300.00	4,248.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,298	3,600.00	3,600.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,153	3,700.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,515	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,826.04
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,588	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,582.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,425	3,150.00–3,400.00	3,208.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,157	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,246	3,350.00	3,350.00

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)	7	—	1,143	2,700.00	2,700.00

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)	7	—	1,552	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,628.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,543	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	5	—	1,037	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,061.43

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.