Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Aug 8
● As filed59 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Montana reported 59 priced lines covering 868 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 586 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 449 head. replacement cattle receipts at 37 head.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Aug 8, 2022
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Billings, MT (LS-BL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 586Last week 299Year ago 1,687
Slaughter CattleReceipts 449Last week 567Year ago 1,247
Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 62Year ago 439

Compared to last week: Two sales were held this past week due to summer schedules. Feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Quality this week was mostly average. Most cattle were coming right off grass and were in light flesh. A few sets of fall born calves which were out on grass were seen this week. These offerings were met with mostly moderate to good demand, while true yearling cattle were met with good to very good demand. Market activity was mostly active this week as a large crowd was on hand for both of this weeks lightly tested sales. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for light offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly 5.00-8.00 higher on all classes in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Weigh up conditions were mixed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed saw increased demand from feeding buyers this week. This helped push very limited offerings higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
91,45898.00–111.00105.31
41,43990.00–98.0095.32
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12,505103.00103.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
31,17382.00–90.0085.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
191,63485.00–99.5094.47
831,82098.00–108.50103.83
352,019107.00–126.50111.87
12,175104.00104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
111,37591.00–93.0092.29
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
192577.0077.00
177055.0055.00
388771.00–83.0077.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
181,14175.00–86.0079.25
21,06064.00–72.0067.91
351,25686.00–93.0088.86
21,28393.00–94.0093.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
101,42695.00–97.5096.58
91,47279.00–86.0084.27
891,41286.00–95.0091.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
421,54387.50–96.5091.50
61,69796.50–100.0099.10
21,61085.00–89.0086.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12,08582.0082.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open171,11695.00–130.00118.88
Young (2-4 yrs)Open101,20486.00–98.5092.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34578183.00–184.00183.62
10502185.00185.00
5621175.00175.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3453170.00170.00
9665169.00169.00
16556175.00–176.00175.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10826168.00–169.00168.90
6915164.00–166.00164.67
33678182.00–185.50184.49
49975150.50–163.00155.87
26874165.00–169.50167.12
44730181.00–183.00181.40
14766168.00–177.00172.69
11615178.00178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4381185.00185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2810160.00160.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71,055153.50153.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11,040122.00122.00
11,140114.00114.00
21,208120.00120.00
21,195117.00–121.00119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1870155.00155.00
8834159.00–166.00161.56
1935153.00153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5376192.50192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5726194.00194.00
21681193.00–206.00200.33
31823179.00–188.50185.97
5525216.00216.00
54621211.00–218.50215.61
10776194.00194.00
16562205.00205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3617199.00199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5787175.00175.00
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.