Sale reports / Montana / Public Auction Yards / 2022-09-21

Public Auction Yards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Sep 21
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774
Feeder Cattle receipts
955 head
332 vs last sale 623 351 vs year ago 604 · +58.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
320 head
15 vs last sale 305 1,090 vs year ago 1,410 · 77.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
54 vs last sale 46 400 vs year ago 500 · 80.0%
Also sold hereRegular saleFri Nov 7, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves and yearlings were too lightly tested previously to develop a market trend. Heifer calves were too lightly tested to develop a market trend. Yearling heifers were too lightly tested either this sale or last week to develop an accurate market trend, however slightly higher undertones were noticed on heifers under 900 lbs and slightly lower undertones were noticed on heifers over 900 lbs. Demand today was light to moderate for moderate offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend. Feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $174.74/cwt on 411 head.
Average price
$174.74
411 head · 686 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,198
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$12.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.33
vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1689176.211,215362
Medium and Large 1-2659163.921,08049
One grade step is worth $12.29/cwt here — about $135 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 sale411 hd
174.74
MT average3 barns · 858 hd
171.41
+3.33
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
BullsLow1,69190.961,53861
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64187.191,4315thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,46283.081,214145
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15176.4088038

Every lot, as filed

69 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
BullsMedium and Large 1527160.00/cwt160.00–160.008433
HeifersMedium and Large 11,029158.09/cwt155.00–160.001,62710
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed805172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,38910
SteersMedium and Large 1974165.64/cwt164.00–167.001,61311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570175.00/cwt175.00–175.009981
HeifersMedium and Large 1519186.11/cwt181.00–192.0096666
HeifersMedium and Large 1967159.23/cwt154.00–163.001,54013
HeifersMedium and Large 1885167.53/cwt165.25–172.751,48339
SteersMedium and Large 1-2875161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4091
SteersMedium and Large 1-2829168.14/cwt160.00–172.001,3943
SteersMedium and Large 11,200141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,6921
SteersMedium and Large 1746190.25/cwt189.50–191.001,4194
HeifersMedium and Large 1680174.27/cwt172.50–180.001,18513
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed891167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,48851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2610171.18/cwt170.00–172.001,0445
SteersMedium and Large 1577198.98/cwt195.00–200.001,14840
SteersMedium and Large 1524204.19/cwt198.00–207.001,07071
SteersMedium and Large 11,010159.31/cwt155.00–161.501,6093
SteersMedium and Large 1-2719169.92/cwt165.00–173.001,2226
SteersMedium and Large 1-2768169.47/cwt168.00–171.001,3022
SteersMedium and Large 1620201.65/cwt190.00–202.001,25033
SteersMedium and Large 1939176.50/cwt176.50–176.501,65731
SteersMedium and Large 1313240.00/cwt240.00–240.007512
SteersMedium and Large 1828179.37/cwt178.00–179.501,48512
SteersMedium and Large 1655198.69/cwt192.00–200.501,30134
SteersMedium and Large 11,060152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,6111
SteersMedium and Large 1473212.29/cwt208.50–215.001,00428
SteersMedium and Large 1868173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,5026
SteersMedium and Large 1373232.42/cwt230.00–235.008672
HeifersMedium and Large 1619169.03/cwt168.00–171.001,0463
HeifersMedium and Large 1561182.65/cwt174.00–185.001,02534
BullsMedium and Large 11,180116.72/cwt115.50–118.501,37715
BullsMedium and Large 1815154.50/cwt154.00–155.001,2592
BullsMedium and Large 1736157.49/cwt155.00–158.001,15913
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,64187.19/cwt86.00–88.001,4315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,49077.57/cwt72.00–80.001,1568
CowsBoner 80-85%1,42580.90/cwt75.00–84.001,15354
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,30475.75/cwt72.00–77.009884
Bulls1,32879.98/cwt75.00–84.001,06210
CowsLean 85-90%1,13372.87/cwt70.00–76.0082613
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,57491.31/cwt90.50–94.001,43727
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,16178.23/cwt75.00–86.5090825
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,44982.49/cwt78.00–89.001,19552
Bulls1,789100.10/cwt95.00–105.001,79117
Bulls1,74989.62/cwt85.00–97.501,56734
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,23389.74/cwt85.00–98.001,10646
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2951110.49/cwt100.00–114.001,05123
HeifersMedium and Large 1473186.35/cwt182.00–189.5088160
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2730168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2261
HeifersMedium and Large 11,103150.25/cwt150.25–150.251,65710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2387173.00/cwt173.00–173.006703
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2693162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,12612
BullsMedium and Large 1610158.71/cwt154.00–161.009689
HeifersMedium and Large 1790169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2879155.86/cwt153.00–158.001,3707
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2528170.00/cwt170.00–170.0089810
HeifersMedium and Large 1725179.13/cwt177.50–180.001,29912
HeifersMedium and Large 1828167.73/cwt163.00–170.001,3893
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2985152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,4971
HeifersMedium and Large 1938162.55/cwt155.00–165.001,52516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2415175.00/cwt175.00–175.007262
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2563166.00/cwt166.00–166.009353
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475165.32/cwt162.00–167.007853
HeifersMedium and Large 1381186.37/cwt186.00–188.0071011
HeifersMedium and Large 1290200.00/cwt200.00–200.005801
SteersMedium and Large 1432217.69/cwt210.00–223.5094021
SteersMedium and Large 1779185.32/cwt182.00–188.001,4449
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2817158.28/cwt158.00–158.501,2937
HeifersMedium and Large 1422193.15/cwt190.00–195.008159

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.