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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Fri, Feb 26

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1776

← Jan 29Feb 26Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,965 head

▲ 2,835 vs last sale 2,130▲ 80 vs year ago 4,885 · +1.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 91▲ 45 vs year ago 52 · +86.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 44▲ 51 vs year ago 63 · +81.0%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday sale(1-29-21): Steers under 450 lbs sold sharply higher with most sales 15.00-18.00 higher, 450-799 lbs sold mostly 4.00-7.00 higher, steers over 800 lbs not well compared. Heifers all sold 4.00-8.00 higher. This is the last Friday feeder special for the season and buyers took full advantage of todays heavy offering. Demand was mostly good to very good for cattle suitable to run on grass and mostly moderate to good for backgrounded feedlot ready cattle. Buyers were able to buy cattle in load lots or piece together loads of uniform cattle this sale. Cattle developed for grass were in mostly very light to light flesh. Buyers offered strong premiums for very lightly fleshed, home raised, reputation cattle. Despite sharply lower CME contract prices buyers showed very good demand as this was the last big feeder special of the season and many buyers anticipate seasonally light receipts going forward. Market activity was active to very active this sale with 18 order buyers and several farmer feeders in the stands actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows and bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed with this past Wednesdays sale.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.25/cwt on 2,199 head.

Average price

$153.25

2,199 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$26.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.28

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	479	157.18	753	40
Medium and Large 1	598	153.90	920	1,932
Medium and Large 1-2	542	149.95	812	182
Medium and Large 2	477	140.00	668	23
Medium 2	506	130.86	662	22

One grade step is worth $26.31/cwt here — about $91 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 sale2,199 hd

153.25

—

MT average3 barns · 3,312 hd

153.53

−0.28

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	1,304	83.05	1,083	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,384	59.78	828	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,675	57.99	971	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,128	51.43	580	21

Every lot

86 lots · USDA AMS · Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Fri)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	212.48/cwt	212.00–215.00	816	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	191.37/cwt	185.00–200.00	796	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	214.00/cwt	205.00–218.00	929	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	739	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	198.21/cwt	191.00–207.50	957	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	186.38/cwt	176.00–189.00	913	23
Steers	—	Medium 1	520	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	889	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	187.72/cwt	182.50–195.00	989	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	176.56/cwt	175.00–178.00	934	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	560	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,050	226
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	175.69/cwt	167.00–181.00	996	176
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	158.82/cwt	150.00–165.00	924	23
Steers	—	Large 1	586	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	926	45
Steers	—	Medium 1	615	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	947	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	160.91/cwt	158.00–166.00	996	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	149.62/cwt	146.00–155.00	944	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	644	169.53/cwt	169.50–170.00	1,092	247
Steers	—	Large 1	647	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	983	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	144.71/cwt	141.00–148.00	972	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	153.45/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,042	95
Steers	—	Large 1	684	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,050	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	970	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	707	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	940	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	151.04/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,083	228
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	733	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	968	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	746	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	955	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	773	130.15/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,006	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	141.10/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,113	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,035	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	141.65/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,169	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	133.27/cwt	126.50–135.00	1,175	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	930	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,116	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	124.64/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,168	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,090	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,178	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	996	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,205	9
Steers	—	Large 1	1,020	117.34/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,197	6
Steers	—	Large 1	1,085	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,280	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	363	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	606	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	175.31/cwt	173.00–178.00	663	27
Heifers	—	Medium 2	402	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	533	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1	411	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	647	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	160.61/cwt	154.00–165.00	687	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	172.32/cwt	169.00–181.00	756	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	169.81/cwt	166.00–173.00	805	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	158.87/cwt	149.25–164.00	756	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	668	23
Heifers	—	Medium 1	497	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	800	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	512	169.81/cwt	169.50–170.00	869	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	162.98/cwt	157.00–166.00	875	483
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	150.84/cwt	144.50–155.50	810	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	155.30/cwt	150.50–159.00	890	282
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	147.35/cwt	147.00–148.00	868	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	592	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	876	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2	592	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	767	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	615	154.40/cwt	153.00–156.00	950	72
Heifers	—	Medium 1	619	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	857	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	136.26/cwt	134.50–137.00	846	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	145.09/cwt	140.00–149.50	907	148
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	132.89/cwt	124.50–136.50	906	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	141.63/cwt	138.00–143.50	970	190
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	139.79/cwt	133.00–143.50	999	263
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	131.90/cwt	128.50–133.50	1,025	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	129.22/cwt	122.50–130.50	1,057	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	121.27/cwt	119.00–122.50	1,056	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	912	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	759	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	534	167.57/cwt	166.00–173.00	895	42
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	854	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	930	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,125	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,107	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	946	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,108	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	875	4
Bulls	—	—	2,135	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,708	1
Bulls	—	—	2,240	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	2,016	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	925	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	416	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	515	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	52.39/cwt	46.50–57.00	604	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,350	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	797	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	60.07/cwt	57.50–64.00	826	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,522	56.15/cwt	56.00–56.50	855	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,675	57.99/cwt	55.50–59.50	971	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,168	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,585	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,283	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	686	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	822	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	600	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,003	100.63/cwt	87.00–112.50	1,009	39
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,057	70.20/cwt	58.00–87.00	742	52

This sale against other markets

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.

Montana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction - Billings, MT (Fri)

Fri Feb 26, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Billings, MT (LS-BL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,965Last week 2,130Year ago 4,885

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 91Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 44Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	773	127.00–132.00	130.15
14	—	733	132.00	132.00
9	—	996	121.00	121.00
17	—	930	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	527	182.50–195.00	187.72
95	—	679	151.00–156.00	153.45
132	—	789	141.00–142.00	141.10
134	—	483	191.00–207.50	198.21
12	—	384	212.00–215.00	212.48
228	—	717	147.00–155.00	151.04
176	—	567	167.00–181.00	175.69
6	—	950	124.00	124.00
14	—	825	137.00–142.00	141.65
69	—	937	123.00–125.00	124.64
55	—	434	205.00–218.00	214.00
80	—	619	158.00–166.00	160.91
136	—	882	126.50–135.00	133.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	746	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	490	176.00–189.00	186.38
12	—	529	175.00–178.00	176.56
21	—	672	141.00–148.00	144.71
23	—	582	150.00–165.00	158.82
21	—	631	146.00–155.00	149.62
3	—	815	127.00	127.00
3	—	703	138.00	138.00
25	—	416	185.00–200.00	191.37
6	—	940	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
247	—	644	169.50–170.00	169.53
226	—	560	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	171.00	171.00
13	—	707	133.00	133.00
11	—	615	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	647	152.00	152.00
45	—	586	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,085	118.00	118.00
6	—	1,020	117.00–118.00	117.34
77	—	684	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	462	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	818	122.50–130.50	129.22
190	—	685	138.00–143.50	141.63
45	—	777	128.50–133.50	131.90
27	—	378	173.00–178.00	175.31
483	—	537	157.00–166.00	162.98
113	—	474	166.00–173.00	169.81
282	—	573	150.50–159.00	155.30
93	—	439	169.00–181.00	172.32
263	—	715	133.00–143.50	139.79
148	—	625	140.00–149.50	145.09
20	—	871	119.00–122.50	121.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	621	134.50–137.00	136.26
28	—	589	147.00–148.00	147.35
38	—	476	149.25–164.00	158.87
17	—	428	154.00–165.00	160.61
12	—	682	124.50–136.50	132.89
65	—	537	144.50–155.50	150.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	512	169.50–170.00	169.81
72	—	615	153.00–156.00	154.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	592	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	592	129.50	129.50
10	—	402	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	411	157.50	157.50
7	—	619	138.50	138.50
6	—	363	167.00	167.00
18	—	497	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	477	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	197.50	197.50
2	—	930	121.00	121.00
42	—	534	166.00–173.00	167.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	577	148.00	148.00
6	—	482	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,375	57.50–64.00	60.07
3	—	1,522	56.00–56.50	56.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,152	46.50–57.00	52.39
1	—	1,095	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,675	55.50–59.50	57.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,108	79.00	79.00
5	—	1,107	85.50	85.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,135	80.00	80.00
1	—	2,240	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,283	53.50	53.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,168	735.00	735.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	52	—	1,057	58.00–87.00	70.20
(<2 yrs)	Open	39	—	1,003	87.00–112.50	100.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	822	73.00	73.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.