Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were scarcely tested this week as this sale featured mostly cow calf pairs. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand. Demand for cows to ship to packers on the west coast remains very good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on all classes. Feeding cow demand was mostly moderate to good. Packer buyers purchased several groups of cows to feed for the upcoming 4th of July holiday. These cows were of plain to average quality. Feeding cows sold unevenly steady as packers purchased poorer quality cows to hold for the holiday. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Weigh up conditions were mostly average this week and lower overall compared to last week. This week featured several complete dispersions off reputation ranches and demand for these offerings was very good. Recent rains have many ranchers looking to restock from last years drought. Most ranches in Central, Southern, and Eastern Montana have an abundance of grass following recent spring rains. Demand for all offerings was good to very good. A large crowd was on hand for todays sale and pairs sold sharply higher as competition was strong. Young age open cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. Quality this week was average to attractive.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $110.17/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −93.94 against this barn's trailing median of $204.11.

Average price

$110.17

18 head · 1,100 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.74

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	1,100	110.17	1,212	18thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

29 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $224.44, low $169.60, median $204.11 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

110.17

—

MT average3 barns · 247 hd

112.91

−2.74

This barn, trailing median29 sales

204.11

−93.94

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,941	103.42	2,007	39
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,481	86.30	1,278	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,588	80.99	1,286	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,393	78.64	1,096	183
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,208	75.52	912	157

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)	1,259	$1,300	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,972	$3,206	11
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,145	$2,151	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,579	$2,483	119
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,399	$2,467	67
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,558	$2,280	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,625	$2,279	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,562	$2,226	182
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,583	$1,911	83
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,417	$1,900	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,594	$1,843	128
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,524	$1,496	72
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,219	$2,656	88

Every lot, as filed

57 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,417	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	107.43/cwt	91.00–125.00	1,196	54
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	948	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,160	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	882	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,264	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,463	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,590	2,517.87/head	2,400.00–2,560.00	2,518	109
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,259	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	724	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,122	95.90/cwt	78.00–115.00	1,076	82
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,558	2,279.81/head	2,275.00–2,300.00	2,280	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,585	1,688.02/head	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,688	80
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,594	1,944.43/head	1,700.00–2,010.00	1,944	75
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,594	1,518.86/head	1,475.00–1,535.00	1,519	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,479	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,420	2,573.89/head	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,574	58
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,390	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,168	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,750	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	2,695	1
Bulls	—	—	1,870	102.70/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,920	19
Bulls	—	—	2,078	114.03/cwt	106.00–120.50	2,370	12
Bulls	—	—	1,594	88.26/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,407	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,212	72.20/cwt	62.00–73.00	875	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	77.55/cwt	74.50–81.00	1,079	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	84.11/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,188	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,460	82.90/cwt	82.00–83.50	1,210	5
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,481	86.30/cwt	85.50–86.75	1,278	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	78.09/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,215	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	69.39/cwt	63.00–72.50	815	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	82.82/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,009	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,425	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,026	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	54.52/cwt	54.00–55.00	629	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,247	77.66/cwt	74.00–80.50	968	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,205	82.64/cwt	82.50–83.00	996	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,380	78.94/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,089	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	915	54.05/cwt	53.00–57.00	495	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	71.30/cwt	63.00–74.00	987	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	950	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	713	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	933	67.95/cwt	64.00–70.00	634	3
Bulls	—	—	2,488	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	2,314	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,320	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,069	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	84.25/cwt	82.00–85.50	1,367	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	77.57/cwt	74.00–81.00	956	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	1,620.82/head	1,560.00–1,675.00	1,621	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,609	2,101.83/head	2,010.00–2,300.00	2,102	48
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,219	2,655.58/head	2,575.00–2,675.00	2,656	88
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,581	2,276.63/head	1,785.00–2,500.00	2,277	168
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,578	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,653	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,460	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,445	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,493	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,972	3,206.45/head	2,500.00–4,200.00	3,206	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,150.66/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,151	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,035	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,190	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,078	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,207	7
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,162	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,249	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,115	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,176	3

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.

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