Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 135 priced lines covering 9,051 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 9,533 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 475 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,089 head.

Mon Jan 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 9,533Last week 4,785Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 475Last week 714Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,089Last week 2,241Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. A limited offering of yearling cattle

were seen this week. Quality was mostly average, however demand was moderate to good. Steer calves weighing less than 600 lbs sold

uneven from 4.00 lower to 7.00 higher, mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Steer calves 600-799 lbs sold mostly 2.00-6.00 lower, 800-850 lbs steers sold

mostly 10.00 lower. Heifer calves under 700 lbs sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower, heifers over 700 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an

accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Demand

was mostly light to moderate. Demand for backgrounded cattle was mostly good this week as these cattle were of mostly attractive quality.

CME positions struggled much of the week as worries over the coronavirus affected both financial and commodity markets. Buyers showed

some reserve as they bid on offerings this week, demand improved slightly as the week progressed and CME positions saw some positive

movement. Market activity this week was moderate to active. Weight up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand this week. Packers

showed lighter demand for slaughter cows this week opting to send the majority of the cows purchased to feed. Slaughter cows sold mostly

steady to 1.00 lower on breaking cows, boning and lean cows sold mostly 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeding cow demand was lighter this week with

fewer market participants seen. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Packer buyers purchased the majority of the cows destined for

feed. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to re-breed sold mostly 4.00-5.00 lower.

Quality this week was mostly average.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,408	52.00–56.50	54.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,369	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,623	59.00	59.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,395	54.00	54.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,280	910.00	910.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	58	—	1,177	51.50–55.00	52.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,244	45.50–54.50	52.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,058	51.50–61.00	55.13
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	316	—	1,067	55.00–95.00	70.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	280	—	1,373	54.75–67.50	62.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	163	—	1,389	51.00–64.00	59.47
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,148	59.00	59.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	970	36.00–55.00	49.77
6	—	962	50.00–57.50	52.84
14	—	979	26.00	26.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,213	30.00–43.00	35.85
14	—	1,217	58.50–63.00	59.06
58	—	1,214	52.00–61.50	54.93
146	—	1,149	40.00–53.50	49.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,640	55.00–61.50	59.50
1	—	1,840	68.50	68.50
24	—	1,578	62.00–65.50	63.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,426	53.00–59.50	57.46
22	—	1,493	44.50–54.00	49.89
4	—	1,414	61.00–64.50	62.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,663	60.00–78.00	70.08
32	—	1,853	75.00–85.00	80.77
4	—	2,049	84.00–91.50	86.68
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,505	85.00	85.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	538	177.50	177.50
25	—	437	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	521	181.50	181.50
12	—	485	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	367	205.00–224.00	217.93
7	—	318	212.50–225.00	221.20
403	—	532	165.00–193.00	175.74
241	—	775	134.00–146.50	139.78
220	—	834	128.00–142.00	134.27
147	—	714	140.00–147.00	144.76
135	—	477	178.00–197.00	187.98
588	—	625	149.00–165.00	156.43
608	—	573	155.00–183.00	165.10
92	—	431	184.50–202.50	189.14
81	—	932	131.00–134.75	133.83
425	—	673	142.00–158.00	146.96
57	—	865	130.25–139.50	132.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	178.00	178.00
38	—	551	165.50	165.50
15	—	452	185.00	185.00
7	—	639	152.00	152.00
4	—	733	138.50	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	822	128.00	128.00
8	—	780	132.00–133.00	132.49
11	—	711	141.00	141.00
12	—	320	186.00	186.00
43	—	625	130.00–157.50	149.30
51	—	432	174.00–184.00	183.22
58	—	678	125.00–144.00	138.40
64	—	466	171.00–185.00	179.96
70	—	571	143.00–162.00	155.70
153	—	537	158.00–178.00	165.03
4	—	379	182.50–199.00	194.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	458	194.00–207.00	200.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	699	142.00	142.00
4	—	475	182.00	182.00
13	—	824	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	628	143.00	143.00
16	—	733	134.50	134.50
6	—	531	159.50	159.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	649	142.00	142.00
6	—	699	138.00	138.00
4	—	539	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	758	146.00	146.00
15	—	709	150.25	150.25
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	483	165.00–179.00	170.21
2	—	568	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	488	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	455	138.00–144.00	142.62
5	—	366	142.50	142.50
2	—	675	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	881	124.50–127.50	125.04
2	—	975	129.00–130.00	129.49
625	—	571	142.00–155.00	149.25
538	—	525	148.00–162.00	155.90
432	—	625	130.00–147.00	140.50
279	—	674	130.00–139.00	135.36
137	—	391	162.00–173.00	166.67
230	—	472	154.00–166.50	159.97
10	—	316	173.00	173.00
147	—	725	129.00–135.75	133.60
85	—	428	157.00–171.50	164.18
36	—	786	132.00–133.50	132.28
24	—	828	131.75	131.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	689	126.50–128.00	126.72
9	—	577	136.00	136.00
11	—	540	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	634	130.00–133.50	131.37
12	—	1,017	119.50–125.50	123.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	529	144.00–151.50	146.50
63	—	467	143.00–158.00	152.04
33	—	628	125.00–134.00	132.12
22	—	437	153.00–156.50	155.57
7	—	796	124.00	124.00
5	—	657	130.00	130.00
3	—	737	124.00	124.00
46	—	587	133.00–143.00	136.93
11	—	398	157.50	157.50
3	—	242	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	518	154.50–158.50	157.52
13	—	394	163.00	163.00
12	—	722	128.00–135.00	133.30
11	—	430	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	614	147.50–148.50	147.76
11	—	724	135.25	135.25
96	—	588	156.50	156.50
90	—	685	135.00–138.25	137.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	503	159.50	159.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	774	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	563	158.50–161.50	159.25
10	—	606	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	425	152.00	152.00
36	—	536	135.00–147.00	145.42
41	—	491	150.00–151.00	150.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	456	158.00–160.00	158.71
4	—	755	130.00	130.00
3	—	882	127.00	127.00
2	—	710	129.00	129.00
3	—	677	134.00	134.00
3	—	607	137.00	137.00
13	—	580	139.00–145.00	139.91
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	113.00	113.00

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.

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