Public Auction Yards Livestock Cattle Auction Market Report, Billings, MT

Billings, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 29, 2022

1,409 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.16/cwt -12.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,116/hd at 680 lb · 48 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.52/cwt ≈ $1,151/hd at 740 lb · 32 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.05/cwt -7.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,002/hd at 634 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,409	2,106	1,658
Feeder cattle	312	447	464
Slaughter cattle	664	1,107	940
Replacement cattle	433	552	254

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested either this week or last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Demand was mostly moderate to good for light to moderate offerings. Demand for grass cattle continues to be good. Some sets of cattle were sold from drought stricken areas off grass. Market activity was mostly moderate today. Weigh up cows and bulls comprised most of the offering this week. Slaughter cow demand remains very good as western packers continuing to drive the market higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to firm on breaking and boning cows. Lean cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeding cows sold generally steady. Weigh up conditions were average to below average this week. Cattle coming off grass are starting to loose some of the increased yields seen from earlier in the summer. Many cows today were pushing some fill, however demand remains good and buyers pushed many cows higher despite lower yielding conditions. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand for high yielding bulls was very good this sale. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Quality was mostly plain to average this week. Several sets of cow-calf pairs were seen this week and many were out of drought stricken areas. Most of the cows were very thin fleshed but the calves were of very attractive quality. Cow-calf demand remains good with many ranchers on hand actively bidding on these offerings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
657	657	3	182.00	$182.00	$1,196	—
717	717	12	170.00–172.00	$171.50	$1,230	+4.50
820–830	827	3	162.00–164.00	$162.66	$1,345	—
902–945	917	22	145.00–148.00	$147.49	$1,352	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
732	732	15	158.00	$158.00	$1,157	—
1165	1165	3	124.00	$124.00	$1,445	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
548	548	3	182.00	$182.00	$997	—
575–595	586	7	178.00–182.00	$179.98	$1,055	—
750–798	786	5	152.00–161.00	$157.37	$1,237	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	3	168.00	$168.00	$974	—
608	608	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,034	-3.41
670–693	680	48	160.00–167.00	$164.16	$1,116	—
730–748	740	32	151.00–158.00	$155.52	$1,151	—
923	923	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,246	-2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	14	160.00	$160.00	$832	—
595	595	5	163.00	$163.00	$970	+0.24
631–639	634	22	156.00–162.00	$158.05	$1,002	-7.12
670–698	693	17	145.00–156.00	$154.12	$1,068	-11.00
710	710	3	147.00	$147.00	$1,044	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	3	147.50	$147.50	$720	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1057	1057	6	121.00	$121.00	$1,279	—
1211–1213	1212	19	107.50–117.50	$111.71	$1,354	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	—	—	2	157.00	$157.00	$966	—
785–790	790	—	—	13	138.00–142.00	$138.31	$1,093	—
998	998	—	—	3	123.00	$123.00	$1,228	—
1278	1278	(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	116.00	$116.00	$1,482	—
1525–1600	1563	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	112.00–125.00	$118.66	$1,855	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,220	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1231–1407	1266	80-85%	15	89.00–90.00	$89.78	$1,137	-2.95
1348–1520	1391	80-85%	4	81.00–83.00	$82.45	$1,147	—
1330–1459	1400	80-85%	60	83.50–87.00	$84.26	$1,180	-0.88
1255–1525	1402	80-85%	78	81.00–88.50	$84.89	$1,190	-0.25
1305–1610	1456	80-85%	27	70.50–82.00	$79.81	$1,162	—
1318–1655	1466	80-85%	17	89.00–94.00	$91.14	$1,336	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995	995	85-90%	2	78.50	$78.50	$781	—
1040	1040	85-90%	1	79.50	$79.50	$827	—
930–1248	1146	85-90%	5	88.50–92.00	$89.27	$1,023	—
1025–1295	1191	85-90%	51	82.00–87.50	$85.07	$1,013	+4.58
1172–1223	1203	85-90%	19	88.00–92.00	$90.72	$1,091	+2.84
1125–1239	1210	85-90%	6	81.00–87.00	$82.42	$997	-5.46
1040–1340	1238	85-90%	39	71.00–82.00	$79.05	$979	-8.83
1240–1300	1270	85-90%	2	61.00–64.50	$62.79	$797	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1548–1740	1619	75-80%	9	79.00–83.50	$81.73	$1,323	—
1640	1640	75-80%	2	80.00	$80.00	$1,312	—
1650–1830	1682	75-80%	8	89.50–92.00	$89.84	$1,511	—
1503–1825	1708	75-80%	9	86.00–89.00	$86.62	$1,479	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1281	1275	11	92.00–95.00	$92.26	$1,176	—
1235–1338	1315	6	107.00	$107.00	$1,407	—
1385–2090	1640	19	85.00–107.00	$98.92	$1,622	—
1305–2360	1819	43	106.00–116.00	$110.77	$2,015	—
1785–2400	2059	34	117.00–134.00	$123.62	$2,545	—
2505	2505	1	99.00	$99.00	$2,480	—
2650	2650	1	100.00	$100.00	$2,650	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
923 thin fleshed	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	78.00	$78.00	$720
970–1490	1085	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	91.00–114.00	$102.82	$1,116
990–1280	1119	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	80.00–95.50	$90.42	$1,012

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–1105	1017	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	83.00–102.00	$95.44	$971

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1014–1213 thin fleshed	1058	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	45	2,350.00–2,400.00	$2,387.26	—
1169 thin fleshed	1169	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,985.00	$1,985.00	—
1447 thin fleshed	1447	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
1542	1542	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1728	1728	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	15	1,975.00	$1,975.00	—
1880–1910	1908	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	1,850.00–1,975.00	$1,964.73	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1203	1203	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—
1399	1399	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
877 thin fleshed	877	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	46	2,075.00	$2,075.00	—

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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.