Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Nov 21
● As filed132 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

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Counts as USDA filed them
Montana reported 132 priced lines covering 5,097 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,016 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,087 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,920 head.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Nov 21, 2022
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Billings, MT (LS-BL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 3,016Last week 11,334Year ago 1,362
Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,087Last week 2,296Year ago 2,444
Replacement CattleReceipts 1,920Last week 738Year ago 2,077

Compared to last week: All feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Most calves were offered in small packages or as singles. The shortened holiday week had many buyers out of the market this week. Demand was mostly light for light offerings. Market activity was slow. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for moderate offerings. Over the past last few weeks packers have bought heavy offerings of cows to send to feed. With the holiday week last week packers were able to take a back seat and allow the market to slide lower as they showed light demand for slaughter cows. Feeding cow demand was the most consistent this week as packers continue to put high quality cows away to feed to premium white. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower on breaking cows boning and lean cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady to weak. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 10.00-12.00 lower. Quality was mostly plain to average this week and fewer takers were seen on this class of cows.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
192—489165.00–199.00193.56
157—523181.00–195.50191.10
131—413197.00–210.00204.43
8—394208.00208.00
56—585171.00–194.00179.82
21—656165.50–170.50168.59
72—633139.00–170.50162.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13—312190.00190.00
31—513139.00–140.50140.29
4—564131.00–142.00136.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15—334200.00–210.50209.72
21—431185.00–194.00187.73
2—613162.50–165.00163.78
3—598163.00163.00
11—379167.00–187.50172.35
23—478146.00–183.00164.67
2—500179.00179.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5—473152.00152.00
33—447189.50189.50
4—397155.00155.00
Heifers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5—404135.00135.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8—521147.50147.50
21—1,087142.00–144.00143.43
4—556150.00150.00
8—1,043147.00147.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8—427176.00176.00
11—754160.00160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12—991154.00–158.00156.66
15—935160.00–162.00161.06
3—755180.00180.00
51—435195.00195.00
49—853188.00188.00
72—516188.00188.00
3—647150.00150.00
10—563177.00177.00
34—811178.00–182.50180.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13—594164.50164.50
5—920149.50149.50
4—509161.00161.00
60—498179.50179.50
11—738166.00166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3—787145.00145.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4—669148.00148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
52—436192.00–206.00201.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9—621179.00–180.50179.49
8—409222.50–232.00223.69
14—387225.00–233.00231.33
29—520171.00–200.00181.23
20—473181.00–206.00189.44
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6—712168.00168.00
16—401213.00213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3—805166.00166.00
4—510199.00199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5—715172.00172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33—602147.00147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
168—526204.50–224.00210.65
121—623182.00–199.50194.71
83—440235.00–255.00238.61
48—673170.00–191.00183.13
18—717171.00–183.50182.78
245—573188.00–211.00203.93
90—473215.00–235.00228.38
28—387240.00–251.00245.02
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11—497199.00199.00
3—412220.00220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15—421216.00216.00
6—574185.00185.00
3—472201.00201.00
13—384215.00215.00
2—685155.00155.00
8—521185.00185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5—396185.00185.00
14—295205.00205.00
5—646155.00155.00
10—476152.50152.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
366—1,22155.00–65.5060.69
13—1,15142.50–43.0042.73
217—1,15945.00–58.5054.05
24—1,22167.00–76.0070.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17—1,57064.50–74.0072.64
2—1,68382.0082.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6—1,56463.00–74.0069.02
56—1,40050.00–62.0055.69
1—1,47548.0048.00
7—1,55677.0077.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28—1,21356.00–60.0057.62
118—1,19244.00–57.0051.81
61—1,16632.00–47.0041.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4—1,68279.50–82.5081.30
46—1,59670.00–78.0075.84
22—1,67162.00–74.5069.91
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
12—93841.00–53.0046.04
15—76433.5033.50
3—87054.0054.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
155—1,39263.50–79.0071.55
107—1,39852.00–66.0059.40
28—1,43079.00–81.5080.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2—1,89599.0099.00
24—1,75389.00–96.5091.64
1—1,55077.0077.00
21—1,64868.00–87.0078.52
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10—96259.00–71.0060.51
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3—1,45562.00–78.0073.29
2—1,25098.0098.00
26—1,77290.00–94.5093.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5—1,228900.00900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)7—1,0851,225.00–1,285.001,258.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)4—1,1461,150.001,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)4—1,3131,085.001,085.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)99—1,1141,250.00–1,575.001,462.65
Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)21—1,1521,200.00–1,435.001,327.63
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)1—1,1101,300.001,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)4—1,3911,150.001,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)182—1,3211,200.00–1,510.001,424.60
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)238—1,316925.00–1,235.001,112.42
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)10—1,0721,000.00–1,035.001,017.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)272—1,286900.00–1,250.00975.74
Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)3—1,37856.0056.00
Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)16—1,318825.00–960.00869.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)24—1,172800.00–850.00826.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)45—1,170785.00–850.00801.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)9—1,0131,050.001,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)19—1,0531,150.001,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)8—9431,225.00–1,275.001,264.19
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open3—90071.0071.00
Young (2-4 yrs)Open26—99855.00–64.0061.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open105—1,06860.00–90.0074.27
(<2 yrs)Open213—99375.00–112.0093.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open9—88753.00–67.5062.31
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open1—89585.0085.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)4—8851,235.001,235.00
(<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)55—9301,510.00–1,600.001,547.69
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.