Sale reports / Montana / Public Auction Yards / 2022-03-30

Public Auction Yards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Mar 30
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774
Feeder Cattle receipts
190 head
0 vs last sale 190 0 vs year ago 190 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
439 head
0 vs last sale 439 0 vs year ago 439 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
305 head
0 vs last sale 305 0 vs year ago 305 · +0.0%
Also sold hereRegular saleFri Nov 7, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Quality this week was plain to average. Most offerings were sold in small packages or as singles. A good crow was on hand for todays sale and despite light offerings demand was mostly moderate to good. Market activity was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows comprised most of the sale this week. Demand for weigh up cows remains good to very good. Packers showed a greater need for slaughter cows this week as they only purchased very high quality offerings to feed. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00 higher on all offerings. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Packers pushed to own as much of the cow offering as possible again this week. Weigh up conditions were mixed today. Many cows that had been on feed showed below average weigh conditions. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. A heavy offering of this class of cows continues to be seen. Demand this week was good. Quality was mostly attractive.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $205.62/cwt on 81 head.
Average price
$205.62
81 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,065
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$41
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$36.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.09
vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513207.871,06676
Medium and Large 1-2597171.501,0245thin
One grade step is worth $36.36/cwt here — about $41 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 sale81 hd
205.62
MT average2 barns · 126 hd
198.53
+7.09
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
BullsLow1,763100.091,764109
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,56086.001,34229
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,44981.081,17577
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16375.17874125

Every lot, as filed

59 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
BullsLight Weight1,16579.53/cwt79.00–82.0092711
CowsLean 85-90%1,20979.16/cwt76.00–84.0095744
HeifersMedium and Large 1619154.92/cwt153.50–162.009596
Stock CowsLarge 192595.00/cwt95.00–95.008791
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,11076.50/cwt76.50–76.508491
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3681,360.00/cwt1,360.00–1,360.0018,6053
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3121,360.00/cwt1,360.00–1,360.0017,8433
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3881,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0015,6155
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4231,260.00/cwt1,260.00–1,260.0017,9307
HeifersMedium and Large 1773148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1443
HeifersMedium and Large 1598164.00/cwt164.00–164.009812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2707139.00/cwt139.00–139.009833
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed662162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,07210
BullsMedium and Large 1-2788142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1194
SteersMedium and Large 1912145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3223
SteersMedium and Large 1629185.50/cwt185.50–185.501,1677
SteersMedium and Large 1593192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1428
SteersMedium and Large 1398206.00/cwt206.00–206.008203
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475174.00/cwt174.00–174.008278
HeifersMedium and Large 1668157.46/cwt154.50–165.001,05214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470196.26/cwt195.00–197.509222
SteersMedium and Large 1-2682155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0573
HeifersMedium and Large 1731144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0534
SteersMedium and Large 1466219.03/cwt209.00–220.001,02148
SteersMedium and Large 1502199.00/cwt199.00–199.009997
BullsLarge 11,162112.60/cwt112.00–113.001,3085
BullsLarge 1-21,145110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2601
BullsLarge 11,203106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,2752
BullsMedium and Large 1877129.28/cwt124.00–133.001,1346
BullsMedium and Large 1515185.00/cwt185.00–185.009531
BullsLarge 11,087120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3049
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,11575.67/cwt71.00–77.0084416
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,20679.64/cwt78.00–81.5096010
Bulls1,870103.66/cwt96.00–108.501,93831
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,67081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,3532
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,59285.24/cwt84.50–88.001,3575
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,64778.20/cwt77.50–80.001,2884
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56386.00/cwt86.00–86.001,3442
CowsBoner 80-85%1,56388.86/cwt86.00–91.501,3895
CowsLean 85-90%1,11361.22/cwt57.50–64.006813
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight87659.86/cwt53.00–63.505248
CowsLean 85-90%1,21574.44/cwt67.00–77.5090439
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40176.24/cwt74.50–78.501,06821
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight98574.00/cwt74.00–74.007291
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,51588.81/cwt87.50–89.001,34516
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,48083.96/cwt78.00–85.251,24320
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,39079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,0981
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight89066.56/cwt63.00–69.005924
CowsBoner 80-85%1,44681.32/cwt78.00–84.501,17630
BullsReturn to Feed1,26191.19/cwt81.00–96.501,1504
Bulls2,373108.00/cwt108.00–108.002,5632
Bulls2,131111.25/cwt109.00–114.502,37113
Bulls1,51393.03/cwt89.50–95.001,4088
BullsNatural1,824104.14/cwt102.00–107.501,90032
BullsNatural1,67289.72/cwt82.00–92.001,5008
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-280998.42/cwt93.00–112.007965
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1988117.38/cwt97.00–147.001,160156
Stock CowsMedium and Large 194575.92/cwt74.00–78.007172
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,09791.29/cwt78.00–111.001,00145

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.