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Public Auction Yards

Replacement Cattle · Billings, Montana · Tue, Apr 30
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2257
← Feb 6Apr 30Nov 18 →
Receipts
1,174 head
▼ 1,416 vs last sale 2,590▲ 837 vs year ago 337 · +248.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today Public Auction Yards held its annual Consignment only pair and bred cow special. Demand was mostly good for light offerings. The best demand was for young age pairs with large calves at side. Demand for older broken mouth pairs was mostly moderate. Bred cows sold on good to very good demand for light offerings. Market activity was mostly active with a good crowd on hand for todays sale.

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)1,110$3,0003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,309$2,65011
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$2,6059
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,499$2,35811
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,233$1,8503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,367$3,540127
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,277$3,37537
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,477$2,93797
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,485$2,8254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,408$2,36063
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,155$3,391208

Every lot, as filed

18 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—1,0513,175.00/head3,175.00–3,175.003,17513
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1—1,0813,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,50027
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth—1,4672,490.23/head2,200.00–2,650.002,49045
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth—1,4992,358.25/head2,325.00–2,450.002,35811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3052,605.30/head2,525.00–2,675.002,6059
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,1103,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2892,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2507
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth—1,2451,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,90011
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0332,909.94/head2,800.00–3,000.002,91031
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5162,384.87/head2,350.00–2,450.002,38512
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2113,034.11/head2,975.00–3,125.003,03417
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4852,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2331,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3092,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,65011
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,4003,483.04/head3,375.00–3,500.003,48324
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1—1,1943,470.50/head3,275.00–3,750.003,471150
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,3913,618.60/head3,500.00–3,750.003,619110
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,4723,015.18/head2,600.00–3,500.003,01585

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