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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Nov 11
● As filed148 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778
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The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Montana reported 148 priced lines covering 14,154 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 14,002 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,164 head. replacement cattle receipts at 3,926 head.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Nov 11, 2019
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Billings, MT (LS-BL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 14,002Last week 13,605Year ago 0
Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,164Last week 706Year ago 0
Replacement CattleReceipts 3,926Last week 4,015Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on all offerings. Steer calves under 500 lbs sold unevenly steady, 4.00 higher to 5.00 lower; 500-599 lbs sold fully steady; 600-749 lbs steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. All weights of heifer calves sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Quality this week was mixed from plain to very attractive much like last week, however this week a larger portion of the offering were of plain to average quality. Calves with two rounds of preconditioning shots sold with the best demand again this week. Offerings sold with a solid 8.00-12.00 premium for fully preconditioned calves. Demand for light weight calves remains light caused mostly by dry conditions on the west coast. The April live cattle contract continues to inch higher. As of Thursdays close the April live cattle contract closed at 126.10, 0.25 higher than last Thursdays close. Transportation issues continued this week as trucks remain tight. Market activity this week was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows and sold on mostly moderate to good demand for heavy offerings. Packer showed better demand for slaughter cows again this week. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher on lean and boning cows, breaker cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher. The cutter cow cutout gained substantial ground this week led mostly by 90% lean trim which sold sharply higher. The cutter cow cutout as of yesterdays close was 184.59 up 1.77 from Wednesdays value. and 6.05 from last Wednesdays value. Heavy supplies of cows were seen this week. Cow slaughter has increased significantly over the last four weeks as packers take advantage of huge profit margins. Beef cow slaughter for week ending

November 2nd was 70,975, the highest since May 2013. Feeding cows sold steady to 5.00 lower on thin cows which packers are purchasing for the holiday lull and farmer feeders are purchasing to turn out. Fewer farmer feeder orders were seen this week allowing packers to purchase thin cows mostly lower. High quality, large frame, fleshy cows continue to sell on good demand and sold generally steady this week as both feeders and packers showed good demand for these offerings. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00-3.00 higher. Young age cows suitable to re-breed sold on mostly light to moderate demand. Offerings sold mostly steady to 8.00 lower.

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open222—1,33752.00–69.0061.82
Aged (>8 yrs)Open490—1,30745.00–68.0054.15
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open2—1,19555.0055.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open621—1,32951.00–71.5058.39
(<2 yrs)Open258—99164.00–92.0077.33
Young (2-4 yrs)Open209—1,11760.00–77.0066.41
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open3—97072.50–81.0075.57
Young (2-4 yrs)Open4—1,16953.00–55.5054.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open2—1,34848.0048.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,53052.0052.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)Open465—1,19938.00–54.0047.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open87—1,22645.00–54.0051.25
Young (2-4 yrs)Open27—1,06349.00–62.0054.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open21—1,12846.00–55.5050.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)19—1,46455.00–60.5059.37
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)10—1,1401,025.001,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)17—1,0501,025.00–1,075.001,059.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5—1,27346.0046.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)67—1,289675.00–775.00727.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)3—1,072850.00850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49—1,16033.00–42.0038.62
73—1,26650.00–56.0054.15
283—1,22140.00–53.0046.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15—1,54059.50–71.0064.50
43—1,45045.50–53.5050.25
78—1,45551.00–62.0056.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8—1,79269.50–71.0070.19
14—1,59158.00–61.0059.70
29—1,64360.50–68.5065.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1—1,97060.0060.00
1—2,05069.5069.50
1—2,24557.0057.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6—97733.00–35.0034.18
12—94237.00–46.0040.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
53—1,92070.50–82.0075.59
19—2,08882.50–88.0083.85
60—1,76051.00–72.5066.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
146—379159.00–170.00163.18
371—618127.00–137.75134.03
426—429144.00–164.00155.88
544—484140.00–158.00149.91
895—526131.00–151.00141.86
72—664129.50–135.00131.83
609—574130.00–143.25136.64
55—339165.00–174.00172.22
54—827141.25141.25
3—703133.00133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22—373173.00173.00
161—800142.00142.00
72—979127.50–133.00130.80
67—892131.00–140.00137.11
60—415159.00–167.00161.83
33—771142.00–143.00142.55
17—316172.00–173.00172.31
19—927129.00–137.00135.20
10—1,064124.75124.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
116—484157.75–159.50158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7—889128.00–131.00128.86
38—730140.50140.50
8—919127.00–129.00127.77
3—763137.00137.00
5—829133.00–135.00133.78
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31—1,024121.00–131.00123.04
5—1,061117.00–119.50117.50
6—1,109117.00117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12—525122.00–127.00125.12
4—435143.00143.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22—375152.00–164.00157.13
5—469132.00132.00
5—420130.00130.00
4—321150.00150.00
35—512134.00–142.00140.06
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13—596117.00117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
142—532132.00–142.00135.79
126—486130.00–151.00141.20
44—582128.00–131.00129.93
34—428148.00–152.00150.91
15—322152.50–165.00161.62
9—618121.00–129.50125.68
4—298155.00155.00
21—384151.00–158.00154.11
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,170114.00114.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24—630128.00–138.00131.51
36—681133.00133.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18—797138.00138.00
18—708137.00–142.00137.87
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26—691124.50124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14—606143.50143.50
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9—534136.50136.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19—829144.00–147.50146.17
17—906141.00–148.25146.10
29—496170.00170.00
76—568161.00161.00
2—970140.00140.00
5—861142.50142.50
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10—573145.00145.00
19—472168.00168.00
26—420164.00–185.00170.45
22—662139.00–140.00139.72
4—543145.00145.00
4—384180.00180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37—632135.00–147.50142.63
103—535142.00–153.50148.91
116—439155.00–174.00165.12
134—478142.50–166.00155.55
184—584135.00–152.00146.14
36—370170.00–188.00179.11
13—339177.50–205.00186.17
17—671132.00–143.00138.55
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3—443145.00145.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6—1,022133.00–134.00133.67
8—1,183120.50120.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1,096—617142.00–156.00150.84
1,193—531152.00–169.00161.35
1—270227.50227.50
1,254—577146.00–160.50153.48
320—429170.00–196.50186.41
653—471154.00–181.00170.93
2—233230.00230.00
136—375181.00–207.50193.40
91—717137.00–150.00143.39
20—326190.00–215.00203.50
464—669139.00–154.00147.26
28—775136.00–144.00137.93
3—827140.00140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31—373188.50188.50
28—451168.50168.50
5—788144.00144.00
2—858136.00136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2—473140.00140.00
2—610133.00133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5—780134.50134.50
4—693140.00140.00
3—705136.00136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5—855132.50132.50
Steers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9—497128.50128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
61—506169.00169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8—416161.00161.00
4—460147.00147.00
11—546127.00127.00
6—683126.00126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1—545148.00148.00
4—590135.00135.00
3—658136.00136.00
2—733126.00126.00
14—416163.00–173.00168.77
13—633129.50–137.00131.71
4—329179.00179.00
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.