Name: Public Auction Yards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

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. A large crowd was on hand for todays sale. Demand for pairs was mostly good. Bred cows sold on good demand for very light offerings. Quality was mostly average. Most cows were offered in very small packages with many singles on offer. Market activity was mostly active.

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,266	$3,050	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,515	$2,826	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,157	$2,700	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,552	$2,629	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,588	$2,583	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,543	$2,100	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,037	$3,061	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,277	$4,403	102
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,403	$4,100	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,542	$3,621	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,432	$3,130	90
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,123	$4,238	140

Every lot, as filed

24 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,475	2,922.71/head	2,750.00–2,975.00	2,923	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,257	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,096	4,370.56/head	4,150.00–4,500.00	4,371	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,251	4,419.13/head	3,900.00–4,500.00	4,419	40
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2Broken Mouth	—	1,141	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,515	2,826.04/head	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,826	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,588	2,582.85/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,583	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	3,208.11/head	3,150.00–3,400.00	3,208	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,157	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,246	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,792	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,552	2,628.63/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,629	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,543	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,037	3,061.43/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,061	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,448	3,386.03/head	2,950.00–3,600.00	3,386	52
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,279	4,438.90/head	4,300.00–4,525.00	4,439	58
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,403	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	13
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,122	4,248.32/head	4,050.00–4,300.00	4,248	111
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,525	3,643.29/head	3,450.00–3,850.00	3,643	43
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	3,725.00/head	3,725.00–3,725.00	3,725	4

How this sale compares

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