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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Fri, Feb 25

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1776

← Jan 14Feb 25Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,930 head

▼ 3,922 vs last sale 5,852▼ 3,035 vs year ago 4,965 · −61.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 142▼ 30 vs year ago 97 · −30.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 72▼ 96 vs year ago 114 · −84.2%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last Friday sale(1-14-22): Steer calves all sold 5.00-10.00 higher than the last Friday special. Heifers under 750 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher, heifers over 750 lbs sold mostly 5.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Quality today was mixed from plain to attractive. Demand was good to very good. Demand for cattle too big to go to grass was good as both private feeders and order buyers purchasing feeders for packers competed over offerings. Demand for grass cattle was good as well. A good crowd of order buyers was on hand for todays sale. Market activity was mostly active as a result. Weigh up cows sold on very good demand as packers pushed to own the majority of the cows on offer. Packers purchased most cows to send to immediate harvest. Feeding cow buyers showed good demand as well and were competitive with packers on high quality offerings. Slaughter and feeding cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however offerings sold steady to firm with Wednesdays sale. Bulls were scarcely tested thus no trend is available. Young age cows were scarcely tested as well. No trend is available.

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 $165.15/cwt on 1,132 head.

Average price

$165.15

1,132 head · 682 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$343

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$34.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.21

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	524	176.54	925	13thin
Medium and Large 1	685	166.10	1,137	999
Medium and Large 1-2	626	159.86	1,001	91
Medium and Large 2	540	152.00	821	4thin
Large 1	890	142.39	1,267	25

One grade step is worth $34.14/cwt here — about −$343 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 sale1,132 hd

165.15

—

MT average2 barns · 1,142 hd

165.36

−0.21

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	—	Average	2,025	82.50	1,671	2thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,573	85.00	1,337	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	81.50	1,285	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,455	78.32	1,140	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,028	67.55	694	36

Every lot, as filed

59 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	228.22/cwt	228.00–232.00	956	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	212.60/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,006	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	232.95/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,114	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	211.76/cwt	207.00–221.00	1,122	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	542	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	913	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	209.69/cwt	205.50–216.00	1,193	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,149	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,015	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	192.07/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,183	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	169.39/cwt	158.50–175.00	1,135	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	178.61/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,206	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	172.36/cwt	172.00–172.50	1,267	70
Steers	—	Large 1	755	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,231	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	166.44/cwt	165.50–166.75	1,273	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,336	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	154.62/cwt	154.50–155.00	1,373	28
Steers	—	Large 1	900	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,359	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,404	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	977	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,417	5
Steers	—	Large 1Full	1,104	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,490	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	799	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	872	11
Heifers	—	Medium 1	472	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	864	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	931	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	188.33/cwt	181.00–190.00	970	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	821	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	173.61/cwt	172.00–175.00	943	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	927	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	178.87/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,041	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	604	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,105	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	170.74/cwt	168.25–177.00	1,059	216
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,008	36
Heifers	—	Medium 1	640	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,037	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,029	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	165.74/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,104	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	144.19/cwt	138.00–152.50	1,037	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	161.60/cwt	161.00–164.50	1,176	259
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	157.51/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,192	136
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	151.15/cwt	149.00–152.25	1,247	72
Heifers	—	Large 1	843	144.63/cwt	144.50–146.00	1,219	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,247	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	902	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,312	25
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,235	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,556	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	145.13/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,113	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,174	1
Bulls	—	—	2,505	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	2,229	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	903	58.37/cwt	58.00–58.50	527	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	903	54.50/cwt	54.00–55.00	492	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,023	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	757	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	590	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,272	74.80/cwt	73.00–76.00	951	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	79.57/cwt	76.50–81.00	1,140	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,008	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,480	78.45/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,161	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,573	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,337	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,577	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,285	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	580	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	932	89.74/cwt	76.00–104.00	836	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	940	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,043	1

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.

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

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

Fri Feb 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,930Last week 5,852Year ago 4,965

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 142Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 72Year ago 114

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	843	144.50–146.00	144.63
3	—	1,235	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	666	164.00–170.00	165.74
216	—	620	168.25–177.00	170.74
16	—	860	145.00	145.00
9	—	480	194.00	194.00
34	—	582	175.00–187.00	178.87
25	—	902	145.50	145.50
72	—	825	149.00–152.25	151.15
136	—	757	154.00–159.00	157.51
11	—	445	196.00	196.00
71	—	515	181.00–190.00	188.33
259	—	728	161.00–164.50	161.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	604	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	664	155.00	155.00
36	—	626	161.00	161.00
15	—	543	172.00–175.00	173.61
9	—	552	168.00	168.00
2	—	423	189.00	189.00
22	—	719	138.00–152.50	144.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	640	162.00	162.00
9	—	472	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	670	158.50–175.00	169.39
8	—	473	212.00–217.00	212.60
5	—	569	202.00	202.00
3	—	608	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	906	155.00	155.00
28	—	765	165.50–166.75	166.44
22	—	530	207.00–221.00	211.76
105	—	478	219.00–235.00	232.95
4	—	830	161.00	161.00
17	—	419	228.00–232.00	228.22
48	—	675	178.00–181.00	178.61
50	—	616	180.00–196.00	192.07
70	—	735	172.00–172.50	172.36
55	—	569	205.50–216.00	209.69
28	—	888	154.50–155.00	154.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	542	168.50	168.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,104	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	900	151.00	151.00
8	—	755	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	977	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	767	144.00–147.00	145.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,054	56.00	56.00
5	—	1,272	73.00–76.00	74.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,023	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	81.50	81.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	70.00	70.00
6	—	1,433	76.50–81.00	79.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,573	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,480	77.00–80.00	78.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	54.00–55.00	54.50
8	—	903	58.00–58.50	58.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,505	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,545	76.00	76.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	9	—	932	76.00–104.00	89.74
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	111.00	111.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	773	75.00	75.00

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.