Sale reports / Montana / Public Auction Yards / 2021-06-09

Public Auction Yards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Jun 9
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774
Feeder Cattle receipts
244 head
54 vs last sale 190 142 vs year ago 102 · +139.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,036 head
334 vs last sale 702 924 vs year ago 112 · +825.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
253 head
146 vs last sale 399 176 vs year ago 429 · 41.0%
Also sold hereRegular saleFri Nov 7, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale (5-26-21), no comparison on feeder cattle due to a light run last reported sale. All classes of slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Stock cows sold strong. Overall, buyer demand was moderate with good demand noted on slaughter bulls and return to feed cows on a moderate to heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $120.63/cwt on 104 head.
Average price
$120.63
104 head · 772 lb average
Value per head Derived
$931
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$229
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$22.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
30.38
vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1756125.1094678
Large 11,011114.501,15810thin
Medium and Large 1-2698102.6871716thin
One grade step is worth $22.41/cwt here — about $229 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale104 hd
120.63
MT average2 barns · 620 hd
151.01
−30.38
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,62994.681,54285
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35769.77947461
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,27663.67812275
CowsLean 85-90%High1,15059.2968281

Every lot, as filed

79 lots · USDA AMS · Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Wed)
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2628122.96/cwt117.50–130.007725
SteersMedium and Large 1-2355105.00/cwt105.00–105.003731
SteersMedium and Large 1-270777.53/cwt75.00–82.505483
SteersMedium and Large 1-2905101.00/cwt101.00–101.009141
HeifersMedium and Large 1545139.00/cwt139.00–139.007581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-282591.24/cwt90.00–92.507532
SteersMedium and Large 1-2510115.00/cwt115.00–115.005871
SteersMedium and Large 1-278787.50/cwt87.50–87.506893
HeifersMedium and Large 1-295070.00/cwt70.00–70.006651
HeifersMedium and Large 1993103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0232
SteersMedium and Large 1768122.70/cwt119.00–128.009429
HeifersMedium and Large 1820120.52/cwt109.00–125.0098812
HeifersMedium and Large 1850112.00/cwt112.00–112.009521
HeifersMedium and Large 1792119.77/cwt116.00–120.0094917
SteersMedium and Large 1924120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1099
HeifersMedium and Large 1568141.26/cwt139.00–146.008023
BullsMedium and Large 1795117.00/cwt117.00–117.009301
HeifersMedium and Large 1351136.97/cwt125.00–140.004815
BullsMedium and Large 1515145.00/cwt145.00–145.007471
SteersMedium and Large 1884115.78/cwt115.00–119.001,0235
SteersMedium and Large 1490151.69/cwt149.00–157.007433
HeifersMedium and Large 1415144.73/cwt142.50–146.006018
HeifersMedium and Large 1662124.05/cwt121.00–129.008213
HeifersMedium and Large 1722125.57/cwt123.00–128.509079
HeifersMedium and Large 1617126.99/cwt123.00–129.007843
SteersMedium and Large 1370157.50/cwt157.50–157.505831
SteersMedium and Large 1515161.00/cwt161.00–161.008291
BullsMedium and Large 1992111.79/cwt109.00–113.001,10910
BullsMedium and Large 1378150.00/cwt150.00–150.005672
BullsMedium and Large 1685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
BullsMedium and Large 1575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005753
SteersMedium and Large 1575151.00/cwt151.00–151.008681
BullsMedium and Large 1895109.00/cwt109.00–109.009761
SteersMedium and Large 1960115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1041
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy663150.00/cwt150.00–150.009952
BullsMedium and Large 1445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed722116.00/cwt116.00–116.008386
HeifersMedium and Large 193997.45/cwt94.00–105.0091511
BullsMedium and Large 1747117.76/cwt111.00–120.008804
SteersMedium and Large 1635154.00/cwt154.00–154.009781
SteersMedium and Large 1686126.40/cwt126.00–130.0086710
SteersMedium and Large 1737117.06/cwt111.00–119.0086328
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed985105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0341
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,31972.82/cwt72.00–76.50960103
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,40563.59/cwt63.00–65.0089312
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed88063.48/cwt63.00–64.005592
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,34868.93/cwt66.00–71.50929195
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,26460.18/cwt57.00–61.5076130
Bulls1,59899.71/cwt95.00–105.001,59347
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,22460.59/cwt57.00–62.5074227
CowsLean 85-90%1,14960.40/cwt59.00–63.0069433
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29959.88/cwt58.00–61.0077824
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44970.75/cwt68.00–73.501,02587
Bulls1,70090.70/cwt85.00–94.501,54230
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,09252.05/cwt51.00–55.005684
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36874.70/cwt74.00–76.001,02217
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13170.18/cwt68.00–72.507944
Bulls1,54080.07/cwt72.00–84.001,2338
CowsLean 85-90%1,06955.87/cwt52.00–57.0059715
SteersLarge 11,011114.50/cwt114.50–114.501,15810
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27864.44/cwt62.00–67.50824118
HeifersLarge 11,15089.50/cwt89.50–89.501,0291
BullsLarge 11,005106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0651
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,32368.98/cwt67.00–71.0091310
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,27263.97/cwt62.00–66.5081489
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy856137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1737
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29464.52/cwt63.00–67.0083547
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,305919.43/cwt850.00–950.0011,9998
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,094908.56/cwt850.00–950.009,9405
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,09574.26/cwt69.00–79.0081397
HeifersLarge 11,10089.00/cwt89.00–89.009791
HeifersMedium and Large 1-271781.00/cwt81.00–81.0058110
BullsLarge 11,13595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Spayed78087.50/cwt87.50–87.506831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2890106.00/cwt106.00–106.009432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-260582.50/cwt82.50–82.504991
BullsMedium and Large 1625117.50/cwt117.50–117.507341
HeifersMedium and Large 1470137.23/cwt130.00–142.506454
Stock CowsMedium and Large 198689.56/cwt80.00–98.50883144

How this sale compares

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.