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Public Auction Yards

Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Billings, Montana · Fri, Feb 24

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1776

← Jan 13Feb 24Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,637 head

▼ 3,295 vs last sale 4,932▼ 293 vs year ago 1,930 · −15.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 128▼ 54 vs year ago 67 · −80.6%

Also sold hereRegular saleWed Oct 28, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last Friday sale (1-13-23): Feeder steers under 700 lbs sold mostly 10.00-15.00 higher, steers over 700 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Heifer calves all sold 15.00-20.00 higher, with instances of 25.00 higher seen at times. Quality this week was mostly average to very attractive. Several sets of home-raised, rancher weaned calves were seen this sale. Many sets of heifers were very attractive and several ranchers were on hand bidding on heifers to develop into replacements. Ranchers and grass cattle buyers competed over heifer offerings which helped push heifer prices sharply higher. Most sets of calves were weaned 60-100 days or more. Cattle were mostly open haired and very clean. Most cattle were in light flesh as cold winter conditions have helped keep cattle very green. A very large pool of order buyers was on hand for todays sale. Market activity was mostly very active as a result. Weigh up cows and bulls sold on very good demand for very light offerings. Not enough cows or bulls sold to develop any accurate market trend.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $213.38/cwt on 772 head.

Average price

$213.38

772 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$55

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$92.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.35

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	433	258.00	1,117	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	459	248.72	1,142	44
Medium and Large 1	682	211.30	1,442	715
Medium and Large 2	706	166.00	1,172	7thin

One grade step is worth $92.00/cwt here — about −$55 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 sale772 hd

213.38

—

MT average3 barns · 796 hd

213.73

−0.35

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	1,588	101.75	1,615	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,408	94.98	1,337	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,630	89.00	1,451	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,230	88.01	1,082	7thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1-2	372	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,016	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	253.51/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,090	19
Steers	—	Large 1	433	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,117	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	482	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,316	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,191	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	265.91/cwt	252.50–269.50	1,284	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,216	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	254.15/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,355	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	232.27/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,308	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,235	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	219.70/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,380	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	208.63/cwt	199.00–213.00	1,385	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,310	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	706	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,172	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	197.50/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,432	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	186.56/cwt	182.50–188.50	1,442	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	181.89/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,491	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,579	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	892	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,534	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	938	168.75/cwt	168.75–168.75	1,583	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	200.34/cwt	197.50–205.00	631	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	723	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	813	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	875	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	394	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	729	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	213.23/cwt	212.00–217.50	908	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	230.28/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,004	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	228.41/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,103	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	207.45/cwt	197.50–219.00	1,019	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	217.03/cwt	214.50–220.50	1,122	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	947	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	543	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,108	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	216.54/cwt	203.00–221.00	1,230	72
Heifers	—	Medium 1	599	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,144	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	187.89/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,146	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	622	210.16/cwt	202.00–210.50	1,307	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,270	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	195.69/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,303	45
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	670	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,059	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,212	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	180.16/cwt	179.50–184.00	1,292	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,267	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	734	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,395	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	181.59/cwt	173.00–182.50	1,380	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	780	184.80/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,441	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,232	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	702	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,390	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,285	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,124	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,192	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	623	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,267	92.34/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,170	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,408	94.98/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,337	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,451	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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,637Last week 4,932Year ago 1,930

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 128Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	706	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	664	199.00–213.00	208.63
8	—	533	248.00–255.00	254.15
136	—	628	218.00–226.00	219.70
35	—	820	181.00–182.00	181.89
97	—	877	180.00	180.00
102	—	725	193.00–198.00	197.50
79	—	563	220.00–237.00	232.27
44	—	773	182.50–188.50	186.56
51	—	483	252.50–269.50	265.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	892	172.00	172.00
9	—	938	168.75	168.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	430	253.00–255.00	253.51
2	—	588	210.00	210.00
7	—	372	273.00	273.00
2	—	693	189.00	189.00
4	—	513	237.00	237.00
10	—	482	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	482	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	483	223.00–230.00	228.41
32	—	436	225.00–235.00	230.28
72	—	568	203.00–221.00	216.54
49	—	517	214.50–220.50	217.03
21	—	760	173.00–182.50	181.59
45	—	666	195.00–197.00	195.69
17	—	632	201.00	201.00
61	—	717	179.50–184.00	180.16
6	—	382	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	734	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	426	212.00–217.50	213.23
7	—	610	187.00–190.00	187.89
2	—	538	176.00	176.00
12	—	685	177.00	177.00
4	—	724	175.00	175.00
11	—	491	197.50–219.00	207.45
6	—	373	218.00	218.00
3	—	340	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	315	197.50–205.00	200.34
1	—	420	190.00	190.00
7	—	394	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	599	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	670	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	543	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	622	202.00–210.50	210.16
19	—	780	182.00–188.00	184.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	610	202.00	202.00
1	—	505	210.00	210.00
3	—	702	198.00	198.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	93.00–97.00	94.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	62.00	62.00
6	—	1,267	89.00–94.00	92.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	87.50	87.50

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.