Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 65 priced lines covering 1,967 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,496 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 645 head. replacement cattle receipts at 283 head.

Mon Sep 2, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Billings, MT (LS-BL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,496Last week 2,540Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 645Last week 490Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 283Last week 241Year ago 0

A lightened sale schedule was seen this week due to Labor day. Only one sale occurred. Please check individual reports for data and market trends.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	411	170.00	170.00
48	—	502	155.00	155.00
4	—	325	178.00	178.00
3	—	568	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	922	125.50–133.50	132.07
36	—	753	139.50	139.50
25	—	820	135.00	135.00
3	—	950	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	947	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,146	108.00	108.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,072	118.50–121.00	120.24
45	—	1,029	119.00–121.00	120.33
7	—	1,126	112.00–115.50	113.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	708	136.00	136.00
3	—	758	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	860	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	836	116.00–120.00	118.61
13	—	893	118.00	118.00
12	—	686	125.00	125.00
8	—	601	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	858	116.00–121.00	119.44
8	—	903	116.00	116.00
4	—	738	125.00	125.00
3	—	997	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	409	156.50	156.50
49	—	490	138.00–139.50	139.15
23	—	307	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	927	118.00–124.75	121.39
55	—	974	116.00–120.50	118.13
36	—	882	121.00–125.00	123.25
27	—	768	125.00–128.50	127.42
25	—	712	131.00	131.00
3	—	803	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	674	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,120	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,029	111.00–119.50	116.04
10	—	1,081	110.00–111.00	110.50
8	—	1,147	105.00	105.00
2	—	848	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	563	138.00	138.00
14	—	297	188.50	188.50
9	—	496	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,195	97.50	97.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	505	127.50	127.50
6	—	341	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,472	56.00–61.00	59.85
8	—	1,593	64.00–66.00	64.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
171	—	1,364	54.50–63.00	59.68
24	—	1,640	64.00–67.50	64.68
2	—	1,633	69.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,187	50.00–52.00	50.06
7	—	1,249	63.50–65.00	64.22
193	—	1,281	54.00–63.50	55.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,969	80.50–86.50	83.05
24	—	1,799	71.00–80.50	76.30
8	—	2,059	87.50–93.50	89.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	59.00	59.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	57.00	57.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,419	67.00–70.50	68.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,216	65.50–72.00	69.07
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,218	71.00–75.00	72.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,430	61.00–68.50	66.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	164	—	1,425	58.50–68.00	60.77

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Montana barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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