Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Billings, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 30, 2021

1,658 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.00/cwt +2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 700 lb · 90 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $153.50/cwt ≈ $1,256/hd at 818 lb · 55 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.50/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 604 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,658	2,903
Feeder cattle	464	987
Slaughter cattle	940	1,414
Replacement cattle	254	502

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested either this week or last week in any particular weight group to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Demand was mostly moderate to good. Several sets of unweaned calves sold this sale as drought conditions are driving calves to market. Demand for unweaned calves was light to moderate. Market activity this sale was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows comprised most of the sale again this week. Packers showed stronger demand for feeding cows this week following last weeks decline. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher, with instances of 3.00 higher seen at times. Packers showed really good demand for breaking flesh cows for immediate harvest as they search for fat to blend down the lean cows which are being marketed out of drought areas. Breaking cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Boning and lean cows sold steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 3.00 lower. Demand for these offerings was mostly moderate. Cow calf pairs were of mostly plain to average quality this week and many pairs split as it was more advantageous to the seller to sell the cow and calf separately.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405 unweaned	405	8	170.00	$170.00	$688	—
657	657	3	169.00	$169.00	$1,110	+5.69
711–715	712	14	154.00–159.00	$157.92	$1,124	+2.38
818	818	55	153.50	$153.50	$1,256	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625–633	630	3	169.00–171.00	$169.66	$1,069	+9.89
705–713	706	12	146.00–148.00	$146.34	$1,033	—
856	856	7	130.00	$130.00	$1,113	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
516	516	7	164.00	$164.00	$846	—
579	579	11	160.00	$160.00	$926	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419 unweaned	419	7	141.00	$141.00	$591	—
473 unweaned	473	16	140.00	$140.00	$662	—
604	604	28	154.50	$154.50	$933	-3.00
700	700	90	150.00	$150.00	$1,050	+2.00
762–795	789	16	129.25–132.00	$129.75	$1,024	-1.75
830	830	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,046	+2.00
973	973	9	122.00	$122.00	$1,187	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
536	536	15	144.00	$144.00	$772	—
554	554	9	146.00	$146.00	$809	—
661	661	17	139.00	$139.00	$919	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
623	623	8	121.00	$121.00	$754	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313 unweaned	313	5	142.50	$142.50	$446	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	2	143.00	$143.00	$922	+20.00
690	690	1	131.00	$131.00	$904	-0.38

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1081–1094	1089	12	105.50–110.00	$107.36	$1,169	—
1120–1145	1133	2	104.00–105.00	$104.49	$1,184	—
1185	1185	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,209	-10.00
1215–1236	1232	5	101.00–105.00	$104.21	$1,284	—
1270	1270	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,257	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415 unweaned	415	3	125.00	$125.00	$519	—
543	543	6	163.00	$163.00	$885	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820	820	1	120.00	$120.00	$984	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1328–1575	1359	80-85%	8	57.00–60.00	$59.44	$808	-3.51
1247–1610	1397	80-85%	201	62.25–68.50	$65.25	$912	+1.25
1296–1608	1415	80-85%	68	69.00–78.00	$73.05	$1,034	+2.12
1275–1675	1420	80-85%	29	62.00–66.00	$63.75	$905	-7.18
1335–1570	1437	80-85%	11	55.00–62.00	$58.83	$845	-12.10
1325–1570	1448	80-85%	2	69.00–73.00	$70.83	$1,026	-0.10

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960	960	85-90%	1	64.00	$64.00	$614	+9.72
1130	1130	85-90%	1	43.00	$43.00	$486	-16.00
1070–1283	1196	85-90%	13	57.00–60.00	$58.74	$703	+1.35
1178–1253	1197	85-90%	12	66.75–67.00	$66.82	$800	+9.43
1025–1385	1237	85-90%	39	52.00–60.50	$58.20	$720	-6.80
1095–1325	1243	85-90%	72	62.00–66.50	$64.81	$806	+2.84
1100–1465	1269	85-90%	51	60.50–63.50	$61.68	$783	-6.71

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1543–1823	1616	75-80%	16	64.00–67.50	$66.70	$1,078	—
1650	1650	75-80%	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,304	—
1425–1710	1651	75-80%	19	69.00–73.50	$71.86	$1,186	—
1475–1910	1691	75-80%	16	74.00–79.50	$76.47	$1,293	—
1805	1805	75-80%	1	61.00	$61.00	$1,101	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300	1300	1	60.00	$60.00	$780	—
1350–1430	1408	4	71.00–79.00	$74.22	$1,045	-12.18
1280–1628	1419	13	81.00–87.50	$83.54	$1,185	-2.86
1360–1665	1475	11	66.00–81.00	$75.31	$1,111	—
1465–2240	1764	44	83.00–94.00	$87.54	$1,544	—
1635–2435	2062	36	94.00–104.00	$97.70	$2,015	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2290	2290	1	67.00	$67.00	$1,534	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820–1413	1103	(<2 yrs)	Open	75	67.00–103.00	$80.78	$891
995–1325	1119	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	75	64.00–77.00	$70.40	$788

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780	780	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	72.50	$72.50	$566
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	60.00	$60.00	$561

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.