Sale reports / Montana / Public Auction Yards / 2023-06-14

Public Auction Yards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Wed, Jun 14
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1774
Feeder Cattle receipts
94 head
3 vs last sale 91 72 vs year ago 22 · +327.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
349 head
107 vs last sale 456 303 vs year ago 652 · 46.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
40 vs last sale 98 1,750 vs year ago 1,888 · 92.7%
Also sold hereRegular saleFri Nov 7, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Todays sale featured mostly weigh up cows, with a very light offering of feeder cattle. Demand for limited offerings was mostly good to very good. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for light offerings. Slaughter cows sold generally steady on all offerings. Demand for feeding cows remains good to very good. Feeding cows sold generally steady. Cow and bull quality today was mostly average, with a limited offering of attractive cattle seen. Quality this week was significantly lower than last. Weigh up conditions were mixed. Weigh conditions were not as attractive to buyers this week as most sets of cows were pushing some fill. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady. Bull quality was not as attractive as last week. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly steady to firm. Quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.19/cwt on 17 head.
Average price
$208.19
17 head · 719 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,497
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$104
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$20.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
37.20
vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1706224.001,5804thin
Medium and Large 2685204.001,3971thin
Medium and Large 1-2726203.271,47612thin
One grade step is worth $20.73/cwt here — about $104 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 sale17 hd
208.19
MT average3 barns · 292 hd
245.39
−37.20
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
BullsLow1,714117.662,01672
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,553105.411,63729
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,40799.231,396108
CowsLean 85-90%High1,19492.961,11094

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,318$1,7632thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,148$1,7003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,667$2,4505
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,625$2,1208

Every lot, as filed

54 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
BullsReturn to Feed1,368111.57/cwt111.00–114.001,5265
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,147115.78/cwt98.00–137.001,32825
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2968136.34/cwt121.00–147.001,3208
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2865121.69/cwt115.00–127.001,0532
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,018148.00/cwt124.00–168.001,50746
Stock CowsMedium 1860155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3331
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1481,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3181,763.38/head1,750.00–1,775.001,7632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,375107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,4711
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,444101.31/cwt100.00–105.001,4634
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6672,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4505
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,6852,227.29/head2,000.00–2,325.002,2276
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,4451,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,4985
SteersMedium and Large 1-2578260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5032
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2755202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2843187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,5766
HeifersMedium and Large 2685204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2529228.40/cwt225.00–235.001,2083
Dairy SteersLarge 2-3849169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,43528
SteersMedium and Large 1-2670251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,6829
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2658215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4152
HeifersMedium and Large 1753218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6422
HeifersMedium and Large 1658230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5132
BullsMedium and Large 2750172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,2942
BullsLarge 1-21,085130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4112
BullsLarge 11,035158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,6352
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,200105.20/cwt100.00–115.001,26212
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,23296.92/cwt92.00–99.001,19417
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,508109.85/cwt109.00–110.001,6577
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,460108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,5771
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,425105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,4961
Bulls2,235124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,7711
CowsLean 85-90%1,14973.51/cwt72.00–77.008453
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39391.29/cwt80.00–93.001,27220
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,713105.87/cwt105.00–107.001,8143
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,685108.50/cwt108.50–108.501,8284
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,516101.80/cwt94.00–104.001,54313
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,12089.11/cwt83.00–92.0099812
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,42089.97/cwt89.00–91.001,2782
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight98984.00/cwt84.00–84.008315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,555110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,7111
CowsLean 85-90%1,210101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,2222
CowsLean 85-90%1,22086.79/cwt81.00–92.001,05913
CowsLean 85-90%1,27194.86/cwt92.00–99.001,20627
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37396.87/cwt95.00–101.001,33031
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight81875.70/cwt75.00–77.006193
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,372108.54/cwt106.00–115.001,48910
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,442102.55/cwt98.00–105.001,47944
Bulls1,503107.70/cwt97.00–114.001,61916
Bulls1,832121.28/cwt117.00–127.002,22220
Bulls2,017128.97/cwt127.00–133.002,60120
BullsLight Weight1,33398.95/cwt92.00–105.001,3197
BullsReturn to Feed1,317122.95/cwt119.50–125.001,6193

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.