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Public Auction Yards

Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Tue, Apr 25
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2257
← Feb 7Apr 25Oct 23 →
Receipts
337 head
▼ 2,847 vs last sale 3,184▼ 499 vs year ago 836 · −59.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's annual replacement cattle special auction had good strings of pairs. Most of the offerings were carrying good quality and condition. Trade activity and demand was moderate to good. Bred cattle were mostly in the 3rd trimester with a lot of young and middle aged offerings.

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)1,365$2,08518
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,483$1,9126
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,483$1,5265
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$1,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,225$2,841201
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,493$2,75771
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,375$1,84226

Every lot, as filed

22 lots · USDA AMS · Public Auction Yards Replacement Cattle Special - Billings, MT (Seasonal)
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3331,767.58/head1,450.00–1,800.001,76819
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,3002,304.62/head2,200.00–2,400.002,3052
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Non-Legible BANGS—1,1532,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS—1,1032,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2651,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3922,564.08/head2,250.00–2,600.002,56425
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5831,802.04/head1,750.00–1,850.001,8026
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,0951,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,1372,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,4822,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4831,526.21/head1,400.00–1,600.001,5265
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,5061,933.99/head1,750.00–2,000.001,9345
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,1932,919.24/head2,700.00–3,200.002,919163
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5801,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2562,225.96/head1,950.00–2,375.002,22612
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,4251,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,7353,296.70/head3,200.00–3,350.003,2973
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,4262,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3756
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,5013,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,05043
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5022,406.72/head2,100.00–2,500.002,40717
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2—1,4671,889.33/head1,600.00–2,050.001,8895

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