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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Tue, Apr 28

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2257

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Receipts

653 head

▼ 2,351 vs last sale 3,004▼ 331 vs year ago 984 · −33.6%

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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 to very good for light offerings. A large crowd was on hand for todays sale. Demand for pairs was good. Bred cows sold on moderate to good demand for light offerings. Pair quality was mostly average to very attractive, while bred cow quality was mostly average. Most cows were offered in very small packages with many singles on offer. Pairs were offered in small to moderate size packages. 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)	1,250	$4,064	63
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$3,893	33
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,141	$3,800	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,527	$3,529	45
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,374	$2,923	29
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,096	$2,600	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,260	$3,700	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,188	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,569	$5,519	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,480	$5,504	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,489	$3,848	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,388	$3,781	43
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,209	$5,809	30

Every lot

32 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 Pairs17 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	911	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,173	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,391	3,251.15/head	3,125.00–3,500.00	3,251	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,459	5,145.72/head	5,050.00–5,250.00	5,146	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,491	3,666.63/head	3,350.00–3,950.00	3,667	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,493	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Registered	1,495	6,011.37/head	5,900.00–6,050.00	6,011	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,496	4,089.37/head	3,900.00–4,200.00	4,089	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Registered	1,513	6,568.77/head	6,500.00–6,600.00	6,569	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Registered	1,522	6,899.08/head	6,000.00–7,300.00	6,899	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,558	6,000.00/head	6,000.00–6,000.00	6,000	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,558	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,612	4,619.33/head	4,200.00–4,800.00	4,619	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,683	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,717	5,100.00/head	5,100.00–5,100.00	5,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,770	5,750.00/head	5,750.00–5,750.00	5,750	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,096	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,141	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,227	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,232	4,213.91/head	4,050.00–4,375.00	4,214	47
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,302	3,624.81/head	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,625	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	3,480.49/head	3,300.00–3,550.00	3,480	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,395	2,986.02/head	2,950.00–3,050.00	2,986	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,475	3,358.31/head	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,358	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,489	4,003.82/head	3,650.00–4,200.00	4,004	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,544	3,549.25/head	3,300.00–3,750.00	3,549	43
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,209	5,808.96/head	5,400.00–6,800.00	5,809	30
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,188	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	3

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.

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

Tue Apr 28, 2026

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

Receipts 653Last week 3,004Year ago 984

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,683	5,000.00	5,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,459	5,050.00–5,250.00	5,145.72
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,717	5,100.00	5,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,558	6,000.00	6,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,770	5,750.00	5,750.00

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	27	—	1,491	3,350.00–3,950.00	3,666.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,202	4,300.00	4,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,496	3,900.00–4,200.00	4,089.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	911	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,495	5,900.00–6,050.00	6,011.37
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,522	6,000.00–7,300.00	6,899.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,513	6,500.00–6,600.00	6,568.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,558	3,550.00	3,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,391	3,125.00–3,500.00	3,251.15

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	20	—	1,612	4,200.00–4,800.00	4,619.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,493	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,083	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,303	3,300.00–3,550.00	3,480.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,096	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,141	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,302	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,624.81

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)	3	—	1,475	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,358.31

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)	21	—	1,395	2,950.00–3,050.00	2,986.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,489	3,650.00–4,200.00	4,003.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	47	—	1,232	4,050.00–4,375.00	4,213.91
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	43	—	1,544	3,300.00–3,750.00	3,549.25

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)	5	—	1,227	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,209	5,400.00–6,800.00	5,808.96

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)	2	—	1,188	3,000.00	3,000.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,260	3,700.00	3,700.00

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.