Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report

Billings, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 1, 2022

827 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction report →

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.00/cwt +4.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,129/hd at 763 lb · 23 head

light 4-weight M 1 steers $165.00/cwt ≈ $701/hd at 425 lb · 16 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $152.00/cwt ≈ $930/hd at 612 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	827	886
Feeder cattle	155	227
Slaughter cattle	407	497
Replacement cattle	265	162

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: All steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand for limited offerings was moderate to good. Many sets of Fall calves were seen this week and these offerings were met with light to moderate demand. Quality today was plain to average. Market activity was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows comprised most of the sale this week. Packers showed light to moderate demand for moderate offerings. Branding season is in full swing in the northern tier of the country and many ranchers are culling cows that aren't productive or are not raising a calf. This has led to large supplies available to the packer and allowed for prices to slip. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower on all offerings. Feeding cows sold steady on high quality offerings, while average or older offerings sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Cow quality today was average to attractive. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady. Bull quality was mostly attractive today. Weigh up conditions were average to above average. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold fully steady. Several sets of cow calf pairs were seen today and these offerings were met with moderate demand. Quality was mostly average.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425 unweaned	425	16	165.00	$165.00	$701	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553 unweaned	553	10	170.00	$170.00	$940	—
713	713	3	162.00	$162.00	$1,155	—
783	783	2	159.00	$159.00	$1,245	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	2	150.00	$150.00	$687	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382 unweaned	382	5	155.00	$155.00	$592	—
438 unweaned	438	2	161.00	$161.00	$705	—
500 unweaned	500	3	146.00	$146.00	$730	—
561	561	8	165.00	$165.00	$926	+4.50
653–683	663	6	151.00–158.00	$155.60	$1,032	+3.52
763	763	23	148.00	$148.00	$1,129	+4.82

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	3	160.00	$160.00	$885	+1.00
648	648	2	150.00	$150.00	$972	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429 unweaned	429	4	170.00	$170.00	$729	—
496 unweaned	496	5	162.50	$162.50	$806	—
612	612	12	152.00	$152.00	$930	—
669–693	683	10	145.00–147.00	$145.78	$996	-3.72
747	747	6	136.00	$136.00	$1,016	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
512	512	3	155.00	$155.00	$794	—
595	595	1	146.00	$146.00	$869	—
623	623	2	146.00	$146.00	$910	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165	1165	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,363	+11.99

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–918	894	85-90%	5	53.00–56.00	$54.77	$490	—
875–988	950	85-90%	5	63.00–65.00	$64.41	$612	-1.10
1093–1333	1188	85-90%	8	44.00–57.00	$50.93	$605	-21.16
1045–1330	1204	85-90%	36	61.00–68.00	$66.05	$795	-15.71
1040–1324	1255	85-90%	44	70.00–77.00	$71.73	$900	—
1025–1343	1260	85-90%	58	69.00–76.50	$71.96	$907	—
1279	1279	85-90%	6	69.00	$69.00	$883	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1412	1387	80-85%	7	79.50–82.50	$80.77	$1,120	+3.86
1297–1653	1394	80-85%	19	72.00–77.00	$75.36	$1,051	-1.55
1285–1685	1409	80-85%	71	70.00–80.00	$76.07	$1,072	-8.39
1320–1655	1461	80-85%	25	64.00–71.00	$68.37	$999	—
1303–1685	1490	80-85%	27	81.00–84.50	$82.50	$1,229	—
1340–1690	1515	80-85%	2	72.00	$72.00	$1,091	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1526–1562	1538	75-80%	9	79.50–80.50	$79.84	$1,228	—
1595	1595	75-80%	2	86.50	$86.50	$1,380	—
1675–1680	1678	75-80%	2	75.00–77.00	$76.00	$1,275	-7.33
1755	1755	75-80%	2	81.50	$81.50	$1,430	—
1690–1900	1791	75-80%	8	67.00–78.00	$70.93	$1,270	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	1	72.00	$72.00	$904	—
1410–1735	1576	6	83.00–89.00	$85.03	$1,340	—
1645–2355	1919	13	91.00–102.00	$99.51	$1,910	—
1718–2360	2075	7	106.00–116.00	$111.71	$2,318	—
2560–2645	2597	3	97.00–108.00	$102.99	$2,675	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2555	2555	1	96.00	$96.00	$2,453	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–1350	1072	(<2 yrs)	Open	65	87.00–122.00	$106.85	$1,145
971–1350	1133	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	42	72.00–100.00	$88.71	$1,005

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
973–975	974	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	92.00–94.00	$93.50	$911
890–1270	1034	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	65.00–82.50	$70.61	$730

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1267–1298	1279	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,100.00–1,200.00	$1,159.42

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1226–1262	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	1,675.00–1,850.00	$1,785.74	—
1384–1477	1415	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	1,525.00–1,785.00	$1,694.54	—
1715	1715	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

↑ Back to top

Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1109 thin fleshed	1109	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

↑ Back to top

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.