Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 193 priced lines covering 9,191 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,907 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,359 head. replacement cattle receipts at 4,133 head.

Mon Dec 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,907Last week 8,009Year ago 6,964

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,359Last week 1,306Year ago 2,868

Replacement CattleReceipts 4,133Last week 7,821Year ago 3,510

Compared to last week: Steer calves all sold unevenly steady. Heifer calves under 500 lbs sold unevenly steady, heifers over 500 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 lower on a lower quality offering. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Quality varied greatly again this week as many sets of weaned calves were noted. High quality offerings continue to to sell on very good demand and have pushed higher in places again this week. Plain quality offerings continue to struggle to find buyers. Weather limited demand in places this week as a major winter storm caused transportation issues throughout the week. Overall demand for feeders was mixed. Market activity was mostly moderate to active this week. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for heavy offerings. Demand from packers was mostly light. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 lower on breaking cows, boning and lean cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeding cows sold steady to 1.00 lower on all offerings. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Fewer buyers were seen for cows suitable to rebreed this week. With heavy snow seen in the cow belt from the last winter storm buyers out of state buyers showed light demand for these offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	392	217.50–229.00	227.15
17	—	413	215.00–240.00	221.03
20	—	477	192.50–210.00	202.58
9	—	577	177.50–180.00	179.17
21	—	867	170.00–174.75	173.38
6	—	827	163.00	163.00
15	—	689	168.00–170.00	169.74
10	—	527	177.50–178.50	178.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	424	235.00–250.00	241.98
35	—	725	168.00–171.00	170.23
1	—	325	250.00	250.00
17	—	387	235.00–255.00	247.53
163	—	478	196.00–227.00	218.71
138	—	555	183.00–202.00	198.94
70	—	669	165.00–178.50	173.80
77	—	530	184.00–209.00	197.86
148	—	627	177.50–193.00	185.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	693	155.00	155.00
6	—	642	152.00	152.00
7	—	391	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	618	178.00–199.00	191.14
104	—	575	184.00–207.00	198.30
3	—	277	289.00	289.00
79	—	664	177.50–186.50	183.44
69	—	953	169.50–174.50	173.69
110	—	462	220.00–235.00	225.96
38	—	704	176.00	176.00
4	—	781	168.00	168.00
99	—	431	219.50–253.00	232.31
23	—	369	260.00–274.00	270.46
30	—	329	262.50–290.00	272.83
13	—	837	178.00	178.00
101	—	534	188.50–222.00	202.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	999	160.00	160.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	871	169.00	169.00
32	—	634	162.00	162.00
11	—	990	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	609	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	162.00	162.00
31	—	420	190.00–227.50	209.21
27	—	540	180.00–191.00	183.32
7	—	621	170.00–173.00	171.30
4	—	336	225.00–257.50	240.89
1	—	370	211.00	211.00
15	—	493	195.00–199.00	198.21
27	—	567	171.00–180.00	178.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	456	140.00–150.00	143.32
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	420	205.00–256.00	232.55
16	—	339	215.00–260.00	248.53
37	—	389	210.00–256.50	250.81
41	—	519	205.00	205.00
7	—	661	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	349	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	331	170.00–195.00	183.54
11	—	406	176.00–185.00	179.30
28	—	582	137.50–166.00	159.14
2	—	675	149.00	149.00
12	—	540	150.00–162.00	159.43
30	—	474	161.00–175.00	170.15
35	—	373	160.00–190.00	180.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	581	163.50–180.50	169.21
160	—	464	175.00–208.00	196.66
100	—	619	159.00–168.00	164.74
240	—	533	169.00–196.50	186.85
26	—	658	158.00–159.00	158.88
42	—	426	180.00–215.00	199.22
33	—	388	210.00–215.50	215.03
9	—	744	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	175.00	175.00
5	—	419	171.00	171.00
11	—	394	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	496	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	454	162.50–184.00	165.39
16	—	428	185.00	185.00
21	—	349	185.00–190.00	187.38
5	—	697	148.00	148.00
24	—	361	187.50–188.50	188.33
4	—	916	132.00	132.00
9	—	828	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	474	174.00	174.00
5	—	594	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	561	167.50–185.00	177.66
13	—	374	199.00	199.00
78	—	458	181.00–210.00	192.42
87	—	621	162.50–170.00	168.41
7	—	918	151.00	151.00
27	—	885	154.50–166.50	156.91
76	—	737	153.00–173.00	172.25
53	—	973	151.50–152.50	152.05
58	—	432	184.50–214.00	193.06
5	—	679	160.00	160.00
96	—	537	172.00–194.50	184.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	617	150.00	150.00
45	—	470	159.00–180.00	169.27
23	—	416	165.00–182.50	176.61
35	—	524	154.00–165.00	159.65
34	—	393	184.00–190.00	185.46
4	—	918	149.00	149.00
12	—	330	195.00–197.50	196.43
22	—	823	150.00–155.00	153.37
7	—	989	137.00	137.00
12	—	592	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	667	150.50	150.50
46	—	351	142.50–167.50	145.22
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,044	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	493	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	153.00	153.00
2	—	575	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,069	137.00–144.00	141.29
15	—	1,191	131.00–133.00	131.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	434	210.00–230.00	218.19
3	—	522	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,088	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	391	212.50	212.50
15	—	535	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	593	171.00	171.00
3	—	382	192.50	192.50
8	—	684	163.50	163.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	111.00	111.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	491	—	982	1,550.00–1,835.00	1,695.12
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	23	—	967	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,386.81
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	164	—	953	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,631.33
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	110	—	953	1,435.00–1,635.00	1,597.16
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,013	1,360.00	1,360.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	65	—	839	1,400.00	1,400.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	101	—	858	1,335.00–1,450.00	1,413.68
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	—	895	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,442.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,251	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,286	825.00–910.00	869.83
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,299	875.00–950.00	923.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,130	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,291	800.00–875.00	847.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	1,425	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,082.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	1,272	1,050.00–1,460.00	1,391.91
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,373	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,145	1,235.00–1,325.00	1,300.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,472	1,360.00	1,360.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,487	1,160.00	1,160.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,270	835.00	835.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	151	—	1,201	1,500.00–1,885.00	1,767.42
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,519	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,192	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,154.75
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	174	—	1,413	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,285.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	54	—	1,340	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,460.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	42	—	1,430	975.00–1,300.00	1,196.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	117	—	1,211	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,353.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	85	—	1,378	1,200.00–1,950.00	1,610.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	214	—	1,253	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,834.52
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	47	—	1,292	850.00–1,210.00	1,115.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	199	—	1,371	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,261.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	102	—	1,387	925.00–1,125.00	986.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,282	59.50	59.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	358	—	1,364	910.00–1,375.00	1,034.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	22	—	1,337	800.00–900.00	866.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,192	1,200.00–1,485.00	1,366.41
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,067	960.00	960.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,193	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,145	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	60.00–72.50	65.20
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,041	78.00	78.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	970	72.00–81.00	77.44
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	796	87.50–103.00	90.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	154	—	1,114	7.00–95.00	72.74
(<2 yrs)	Open	284	—	978	75.50–115.00	96.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Canadian Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	82.00	82.00
1	—	2,435	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,683	85.00–93.50	88.12
84	—	1,696	69.00–89.00	80.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,906	84.50–95.50	88.62
3	—	2,085	95.00–100.00	98.01
31	—	1,832	63.00–86.50	77.04
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,941	90.00–94.00	92.74
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	968	51.00–57.00	53.40
27	—	913	39.00–54.00	46.57
14	—	739	30.00–42.50	33.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,480	61.00–70.00	65.28
10	—	1,078	44.00	44.00
177	—	1,393	50.50–63.00	57.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,626	68.50–78.25	71.29
48	—	1,597	57.50–68.50	64.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
210	—	1,166	45.00–59.00	52.47
115	—	1,231	55.00–63.50	58.94
29	—	1,162	30.00–46.00	39.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
256	—	1,194	47.00–59.00	53.85
288	—	1,236	55.00–65.50	58.87
10	—	1,187	67.00–74.00	70.24
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
254	—	1,395	63.50–75.00	68.31
178	—	1,393	51.50–64.00	59.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	67.00	67.00
3	—	1,402	71.50	71.50
1	—	1,515	79.25	79.25

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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