Sale reports / Montana / Public Auction Yards / 2022-09-28

Public Auction Yards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Sep 28
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774
Feeder Cattle receipts
438 head
517 vs last sale 955 683 vs year ago 1,121 · 60.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
291 head
29 vs last sale 320 452 vs year ago 743 · 60.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
327 head
227 vs last sale 100 71 vs year ago 398 · 17.8%
Also sold hereRegular saleFri Nov 7, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate. Feeder steers too thinly traded for an accurate market trend. Feeder heifers 450-1050 lbs thinly tested 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Average dressing slaughter cows/bulls and stock cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. The next available report will be Wednesday, October 5, 2022.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.02/cwt on 265 head.
Average price
$162.02
265 head · 796 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,290
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$712
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$27.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.46
vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1820165.631,359194
Medium and Large 1-2783159.681,25039
Large 1856152.001,3016thin
Medium and Large 2656141.5392821
Medium 2469138.006475thin
One grade step is worth $27.63/cwt here — about $712 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 sale265 hd
162.02
MT average2 barns · 518 hd
163.48
−1.46
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
BullsAverage1,63990.311,48088
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,67883.131,39544
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,51977.391,17676
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,24265.8081781

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,325$1,1252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,351$1,12313
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$1,1209
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,425$1,1007
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)949$1,4004thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1380210.00/cwt210.00–210.007981
BullsMedium 1590137.00/cwt137.00–137.008081
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,60085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3602
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,30273.38/cwt71.00–75.009555
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,51579.54/cwt78.00–83.501,20510
CowsLean 85-90%1,00047.85/cwt37.50–57.0047914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,68978.50/cwt78.50–78.501,3268
Bulls1,83088.45/cwt81.00–96.001,61950
CowsLean 85-90%1,25763.71/cwt61.00–66.0080116
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,77779.09/cwt74.00–82.001,4053
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67084.60/cwt84.00–88.001,41331
CowsBoner 80-85%1,52773.14/cwt70.50–75.001,11726
CowsLean 85-90%1,30971.11/cwt67.00–79.0093150
CowsBoner 80-85%1,56880.30/cwt77.00–84.001,25932
CowsLean 85-90%1,00085.00/cwt85.00–85.008501
Bulls1,42673.63/cwt62.00–78.001,05015
Bulls1,59698.55/cwt96.00–106.001,57313
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34563.00/cwt63.00–63.008471
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,28892.58/cwt91.00–94.001,1922
BullsReturn to Feed1,029121.25/cwt115.00–135.001,2488
BullsReturn to Feed1,17884.42/cwt84.00–85.009942
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,004110.14/cwt101.00–116.001,10644
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,39785.86/cwt80.50–88.501,19923
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,38479.00/cwt79.00–79.001,09325
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,24988.03/cwt81.00–96.501,09947
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,42774.57/cwt64.00–79.501,06470
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29491,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4004
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,32480.44/cwt80.00–82.001,06528
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,26471.21/cwt67.00–80.0090033
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,10394.99/cwt84.00–100.001,0486
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2151,120.29/head1,025.00–1,175.001,1209
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4251,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1007
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1944130.72/cwt120.00–136.001,2348
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3511,122.72/head1,100.00–1,175.001,12313
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,33768.53/cwt63.00–73.509168
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3251,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
HeifersMedium and Large 1566175.00/cwt175.00–175.0099122
HeifersLarge 1879154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,3544
HeifersLarge 1810148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1992
HeifersMedium and Large 11,125144.24/cwt138.00–145.501,6238
HeifersMedium and Large 11,185142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,6832
HeifersMedium and Large 2950141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2844156.58/cwt155.50–159.001,32213
HeifersMedium 2469138.00/cwt138.00–138.006475
HeifersMedium and Large 2683136.13/cwt125.00–147.509302
HeifersMedium and Large 2588147.00/cwt147.00–147.008644
HeifersMedium and Large 2755150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1331
HeifersMedium and Large 1265200.00/cwt200.00–200.005301
HeifersMedium and Large 1416193.00/cwt193.00–193.008037
HeifersMedium and Large 1870162.73/cwt162.50–163.001,41619
HeifersMedium and Large 1645166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,07124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2984153.70/cwt153.50–154.001,5125
HeifersMedium and Large 1784168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,3216
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement1,032162.25/cwt162.25–162.251,67435
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement1,194155.09/cwt153.00–155.501,8526
HeifersMedium and Large 1903161.74/cwt152.00–163.501,46136
HeifersMedium and Large 1486180.80/cwt178.00–181.0087914
HeifersMedium and Large 1333198.61/cwt192.50–205.006612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2487197.48/cwt191.00–201.5096212
SteersMedium and Large 2652161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0505
SteersMedium and Large 1-2628170.50/cwt170.50–170.501,0712
SteersMedium and Large 2633151.00/cwt151.00–151.009565
SteersMedium and Large 2770143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1011
SteersMedium and Large 1627195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,22314
SteersMedium and Large 1-2528185.00/cwt185.00–185.009778
SteersMedium and Large 1-2863165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4242
SteersMedium and Large 1-2798165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3173
SteersMedium and Large 1-2940163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,5321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680172.20/cwt170.50–173.001,17112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1555
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,030143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,4733
SteersMedium 1830158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,3111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2561187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,0496
SteersMedium and Large 1758176.50/cwt176.50–176.501,3382
SteersMedium and Large 1-2310215.00/cwt215.00–215.006671
SteersMedium and Large 1564191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0779
SteersMedium and Large 1-2428196.00/cwt196.00–196.008394
SteersMedium and Large 1489202.00/cwt202.00–202.009883
SteersMedium and Large 1963160.50/cwt160.50–160.501,5462
SteersMedium and Large 1505200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0102
HeifersMedium and Large 2630137.89/cwt133.00–145.0086911
BullsSmall and Medium 2493135.00/cwt135.00–135.006669
BullsMedium and Large 1603145.00/cwt145.00–145.008742
BullsMedium and Large 1691144.48/cwt140.00–149.009984
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2789159.84/cwt159.00–160.001,2616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2869157.66/cwt157.00–159.001,3703
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2488166.97/cwt161.00–170.008156
HeifersMedium and Large 2708152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0762
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2728164.92/cwt157.00–169.001,2016
HeifersMedium and Large 1980162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,5881
HeifersMedium and Large 11,019153.18/cwt151.00–159.501,56111

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.