Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 103 priced lines covering 2,624 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,051 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 921 head. replacement cattle receipts at 181 head.

Mon Sep 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,051Last week 1,841Year ago 7,598

Slaughter CattleReceipts 921Last week 746Year ago 3,078

Replacement CattleReceipts 181Last week 98Year ago 1,185

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 800 lbs. were steady to 10.00 higher, while feeder steers over 800 lbs were unevenly steady. Heifer calves were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Yearling heifers sold mostly steady. Supply was mostly light to moderate with light to moderate demand. Market activity was mostly slow to moderate. Breaking cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower while boning cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Lean cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Cows returning to feed or rebreed sold steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	168.00–176.00	170.77
35	—	561	171.00–185.00	182.31
28	—	1,106	145.00–150.25	148.64
51	—	819	163.00–173.50	171.06
14	—	782	169.00–173.50	172.34
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
24	—	669	168.00–180.00	174.31
18	—	382	186.00–200.00	190.63
15	—	423	182.00–195.00	191.32
57	—	928	154.00–166.00	163.93
60	—	473	182.00–189.50	186.35
91	—	514	174.00–192.00	184.88
127	—	878	162.00–172.75	167.51
51	—	973	152.00–164.00	161.83
39	—	727	170.00–180.00	178.23
60	—	1,025	153.00–163.00	159.21
8	—	1,076	146.00–151.00	149.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	570	152.00–166.00	162.58
4	—	385	173.00–175.00	173.49
5	—	721	157.00–168.00	159.43
3	—	788	158.00	158.00
3	—	940	147.00	147.00
17	—	689	151.00–162.50	159.78
19	—	821	151.00–164.00	156.55
5	—	483	162.00–167.00	164.57
37	—	524	164.00–170.00	166.93
4	—	965	150.00–152.00	150.51
10	—	875	142.50–158.00	154.02
2	—	415	175.00	175.00
3	—	613	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	891	167.00	167.00
12	—	811	168.00–172.50	171.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	727	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	578	193.00–200.00	197.90
3	—	377	230.00–235.00	232.44
42	—	619	190.00–202.00	199.83
15	—	978	162.00–167.00	165.26
7	—	1,054	152.00–158.00	157.14
9	—	743	189.50–192.00	191.22
3	—	1,010	155.00–161.50	159.31
7	—	322	240.00–242.50	241.81
48	—	930	169.00–176.50	175.12
34	—	475	205.00–215.00	211.13
8	—	865	173.00–177.00	173.74
97	—	523	198.00–222.00	205.46
1	—	1,200	141.00	141.00
19	—	829	178.00–182.00	180.32
32	—	433	210.00–223.50	216.87
2	—	1,178	147.50	147.50
28	—	777	182.00–188.00	185.53
39	—	658	181.00–200.50	196.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	162.00	162.00
4	—	351	190.00	190.00
2	—	678	146.00	146.00
2	—	430	174.00	174.00
1	—	570	175.00	175.00
1	—	875	161.00	161.00
3	—	829	160.00–172.00	168.14
6	—	719	165.00–173.00	169.92
6	—	614	161.00–172.00	169.44
2	—	768	168.00–171.00	169.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
200	—	543	214.50–216.75	215.62
106	—	457	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	154.00–155.00	154.50
13	—	736	155.00–158.00	157.49
4	—	410	185.00	185.00
3	—	587	162.00	162.00
1	—	870	125.00	125.00
17	—	1,179	115.00–118.50	116.63
12	—	480	170.00	170.00
2	—	335	185.00	185.00
9	—	610	154.00–161.00	158.71
3	—	1,073	129.00	129.00
3	—	527	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	147.50	147.50
1	—	1,075	132.00	132.00
1	—	980	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	645	177.00	177.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	85.50	85.50
6	—	1,241	91.00–91.50	91.32
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,304	72.00–77.00	75.75
152	—	1,427	78.00–89.00	85.11
42	—	1,500	89.25–94.00	91.43
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,115	87.00–88.50	88.35
25	—	1,161	75.00–86.50	78.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	1,396	74.00–91.00	80.79
86	—	1,325	72.00–80.00	75.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,592	82.00–93.50	86.67
1	—	1,820	82.00	82.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,152	70.00–80.00	74.50
2	—	1,078	74.00–78.00	76.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,530	74.00–76.00	74.85
43	—	1,702	95.00–106.50	101.71
14	—	1,389	75.00–84.00	79.37
107	—	1,747	84.00–102.50	92.02
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,237	97.50–102.00	100.79
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,892	101.00	101.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,003	104.00–117.50	106.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	110.00	110.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	43	—	960	100.00–114.00	109.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	57	—	1,231	85.00–98.00	89.95

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

More

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

The state in one line