Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 127 priced lines covering 3,395 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,221 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 291 head. replacement cattle receipts at 327 head.

Mon Sep 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,221Last week 2,051Year ago 8,234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 291Last week 921Year ago 3,825

Replacement CattleReceipts 327Last week 181Year ago 2,439

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold mostly 10.00-12.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Heifer calves under 600 lbs sold mostly 8.00-12.00 lower, calves over 600 lbs were too lightly tested to trend, however steady to weak undertones were noticed. Yearling steers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Yearling heifers all sold steady to weak. Larger consignments of calves were seen this week as more ranchers are starting to market spring born calves. CME positions saw mostly lower price movement last week which put some pressure on the market. Demand was light to moderate for moderate to heavy offerings. While receipts were large compared to the 5 year average, receipts remain well under last year which was sharply inflated due to the drought. Market activity was moderate this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. Due to limited reporter availability slaughter cows and bulls were not fully covered this week. Lower undertones were noticed on both cows and bulls on a limited reported volume.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	667	180.00	180.00
55	—	732	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,194	153.00–155.50	155.09
35	—	1,032	162.25	162.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	539	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	681	165.00–172.50	171.05
87	—	877	162.00–168.00	164.25
26	—	377	199.00–205.00	200.76
75	—	917	152.00–166.00	161.99
11	—	1,019	151.00–159.50	153.18
9	—	316	185.00–205.00	188.18
127	—	438	185.00–195.00	189.24
8	—	1,125	138.00–145.50	144.24
2	—	1,185	142.00	142.00
41	—	633	165.00–167.00	165.93
97	—	488	176.50–181.00	178.10
21	—	730	172.50–173.00	172.77
43	—	810	172.00–173.00	172.88
52	—	979	157.75–162.00	158.73
30	—	517	164.00–177.00	169.86
67	—	566	162.50–175.00	170.34
1	—	265	200.00	200.00
11	—	786	168.50–170.00	169.18
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	879	154.00	154.00
11	—	1,112	145.50	145.50
2	—	810	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	422	165.00–167.00	166.50
18	—	842	137.00–159.00	151.18
21	—	543	157.00–162.00	159.67
6	—	789	159.00–160.00	159.84
3	—	869	157.00–159.00	157.66
61	—	490	150.00–170.00	160.96
12	—	716	157.00–169.00	161.52
5	—	396	178.50	178.50
5	—	984	153.50–154.00	153.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	630	133.00–145.00	137.89
1	—	950	141.00	141.00
2	—	683	125.00–147.50	136.13
4	—	588	147.00	147.00
1	—	755	150.00	150.00
2	—	708	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	769	172.00–178.75	175.37
29	—	718	170.00–177.50	174.17
17	—	801	167.00	167.00
17	—	922	162.00	162.00
10	—	662	178.00	178.00
7	—	608	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	278	180.00	180.00
42	—	339	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	740	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	876	138.00	138.00
1	—	380	210.00	210.00
4	—	691	140.00–149.00	144.48
11	—	628	145.00–180.25	174.10
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	493	135.00	135.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,019	162.50–177.50	171.33
27	—	1,073	157.25–166.00	160.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	303	192.50	192.50
38	—	366	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	435	200.50–213.50	207.13
29	—	817	169.00–179.00	175.07
14	—	708	179.00–180.00	179.64
22	—	671	184.50–190.50	186.64
119	—	564	184.00–194.00	191.75
97	—	535	186.00–200.00	191.36
97	—	782	176.50–181.00	180.54
247	—	463	172.50–214.50	198.80
12	—	931	165.00–166.00	165.49
7	—	290	240.00	240.00
10	—	338	247.50	247.50
51	—	981	160.00–170.00	165.86
236	—	878	165.00–177.00	176.15
25	—	632	179.50–195.00	189.14
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	170.50	170.50
15	—	576	169.00–187.00	176.01
11	—	879	159.00–167.00	162.94
13	—	774	165.00	165.00
42	—	667	164.50–173.00	170.75
23	—	541	166.00–185.00	174.95
7	—	907	160.00–163.00	160.44
19	—	838	161.00–166.00	162.83
12	—	487	191.00–201.50	197.48
1	—	310	215.00	215.00
11	—	702	164.00–165.00	164.45
18	—	432	186.00–196.00	191.80
3	—	1,030	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	151.00	151.00
1	—	770	143.00	143.00
5	—	652	161.00	161.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,046	149.50	149.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,215	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,120.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,325	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,351	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,122.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,425	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	949	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,324	80.00–82.00	80.44
(<2 yrs)	Open	44	—	1,004	101.00–116.00	110.14
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,384	79.00	79.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,397	80.50–88.50	85.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	47	—	1,249	81.00–96.50	88.03
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	944	120.00–136.00	130.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,103	84.00–100.00	94.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,337	63.00–73.50	68.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,264	67.00–80.00	71.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	70	—	1,427	64.00–79.50	74.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,302	71.00–75.00	73.38
2	—	1,288	91.00–94.00	92.58
10	—	1,515	78.00–83.50	79.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,689	78.50	78.50
2	—	1,600	85.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,257	61.00–66.00	63.71
1	—	1,000	85.00	85.00
14	—	1,000	37.50–57.00	47.85
50	—	1,309	67.00–79.00	71.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,777	74.00–82.00	79.09
31	—	1,670	84.00–88.00	84.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,527	70.50–75.00	73.14
1	—	1,345	63.00	63.00
32	—	1,568	77.00–84.00	80.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,426	62.00–78.00	73.63
50	—	1,830	81.00–96.00	88.45
13	—	1,596	96.00–106.00	98.55
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	84.00–85.00	84.42
8	—	1,029	115.00–135.00	121.25

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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