Compared to last report: Its been a month since the last Montana Weekly Summary was released, therefore, no comparisons can be made. Feeder cattle sold on mostly moderate to good demand this week on mostly light offerings. Despite light offerings buyers were able to put together limited loads of one iron home-raised calves. Most fall calves on offer this week were weaned 45 days. CME positions traded sharply higher on Tuesday, however they spent much of the rest of the week slowly giving profit back. As of yesterdays close the August contract closed at 142.625, the September contract closed at 143.275 and the October contract closed at 143.425. Market activity this week was slow to moderate. Weigh up cows and bulls comprised the majority of sales this week. Ranchers continue to cull open cows and bulls that are blemished or didn't test fertile. Cow and bull quality was mostly attractive to very attractive this week. Feeding buyers drove the market as they bought all ages of cows on moderate to good demand.
Feeding cows sold with unevenly steady undertones. Slaughter cows and bulls both sold with lower undertones compared to last month. Young cows sold with lower undertones as well. Offerings were limited.
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,960 | 83.50 | 83.50 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 118 | — | 1,834 | 78.00–85.50 | 82.46 |
| 68 | — | 2,067 | 85.00–92.00 | 88.20 |
| 55 | — | 1,607 | 66.50–78.50 | 75.06 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 6 | — | 1,453 | 65.00–67.50 | 65.84 |
| 5 | — | 1,473 | 54.00–58.00 | 55.58 |
| 56 | — | 1,339 | 60.00–65.00 | 62.96 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 7 | — | 794 | 45.00–56.50 | 51.98 |
| 3 | — | 918 | 57.50–60.00 | 58.51 |
| 3 | — | 850 | 46.00–47.50 | 47.07 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 62 | — | 1,267 | 58.00–64.50 | 61.08 |
| 54 | — | 1,239 | 51.50–59.50 | 56.14 |
| 2 | — | 1,245 | 65.50–66.00 | 65.75 |
| 1 | — | 1,200 | 47.50 | 47.50 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,955 | 68.00 | 68.00 |
| 1 | — | 1,720 | 63.00 | 63.00 |
| Age | Stage | Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 317 | — | 1,369 | 59.00–66.75 | 62.91 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 129 | — | 1,133 | 63.00–85.00 | 71.61 |
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | Open | 127 | — | 1,375 | 62.00–68.00 | 64.90 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 116 | — | 1,055 | 71.00–105.00 | 84.33 |
| Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | Open | 217 | — | 1,400 | 61.00–68.50 | 64.14 |
| Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs) | Open | 8 | — | 1,146 | 55.00–60.00 | 58.25 |
| Young (2-4 yrs) | Open | 7 | — | 1,145 | 60.00–62.00 | 61.49 |
| (<2 yrs) | Open | 4 | — | 943 | 64.00–88.00 | 76.00 |
| Aged (>8 yrs) | Open | 5 | — | 1,278 | 53.50–57.00 | 55.65 |
| Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||||
| Young (2-4 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 3 | — | 1,187 | 106.50 | 106.50 |
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 12 | — | 757 | 137.00–144.00 | 140.48 |
| 6 | — | 552 | 157.00 | 157.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 17 | — | 839 | 132.00–143.00 | 141.05 |
| 17 | — | 636 | 156.50 | 156.50 |
| 15 | — | 930 | 126.00–128.00 | 126.26 |
| 13 | — | 786 | 145.00 | 145.00 |
| 2 | — | 958 | 120.00 | 120.00 |
| 101 | — | 728 | 148.50–151.00 | 150.61 |
| 19 | — | 687 | 151.25–157.00 | 152.41 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 707 | 136.00 | 136.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 21 | — | 865 | 123.50 | 123.50 |
| 7 | — | 767 | 129.00 | 129.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 799 | 130.00 | 130.00 |
| 90 | — | 665 | 140.00–143.25 | 142.91 |
| 14 | — | 562 | 140.00–144.00 | 142.82 |
| 9 | — | 708 | 138.50 | 138.50 |
| 6 | — | 825 | 123.00–129.00 | 125.92 |
| Heifers — Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 3 | — | 1,053 | 103.00 | 103.00 |
| Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 1 | — | 1,060 | 85.50 | 85.50 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 848 | 122.00 | 122.00 |
| 2 | — | 758 | 126.00 | 126.00 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 2 | — | 890 | 125.00 | 125.00 |
| Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 11 | — | 1,020 | 105.50–120.00 | 108.12 |
| 7 | — | 1,086 | 117.00–118.00 | 117.72 |
| Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| 5 | — | 713 | 105.00 | 105.00 |