Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 197 priced lines covering 9,013 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,302 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,513 head. replacement cattle receipts at 2,078 head.

Mon Jan 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,302Last week 4,163Year ago 9,942

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,513Last week 1,014Year ago 2,607

Replacement CattleReceipts 2,078Last week 346Year ago 1,619

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 500 lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher, steers 500-699 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher, with instaces of 12.00-16.00 higher seen at times, steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs sold mostly steady to 10.00 higher, heifers 500-599 lbs sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher, heifers over 750 lbs sold steady to firm. Quality this week was average to very attractive. Many sets of weaned calves were noted this week. Weaned offerings were mostly attractive to very attractive this week. Demand for grass cattle continues to be very good, especially for California buyers as rain and improved drought conditions have helped improve buyer intrest. A very large buyer pool was seen this week and market activity was mostly active as a result. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for light to moderate offerings. Eastern packers showed lighter demand for slaughter cows this week, however western buyers continue to show good demand for slaughter cows. Feeding cow demand was mostly moderate to good this week. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower on all classes. Feeding cows sold generally steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to weak. Young age cows suiable to feed or rebreed sold steady. A large pool of bred cows was seen this week demand was mostly moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	255.00	255.00
24	—	439	250.00–253.00	250.12
4	—	635	194.00	194.00
21	—	567	205.00	205.00
6	—	713	181.00	181.00
11	—	509	217.50	217.50
2	—	490	225.00	225.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	629	178.00	178.00
3	—	832	163.00	163.00
4	—	449	225.00	225.00
3	—	535	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
176	—	435	245.00–278.50	267.87
67	—	385	262.50–291.00	281.74
92	—	811	174.00–180.50	178.99
404	—	574	190.00–223.00	214.12
20	—	337	260.00–282.50	275.92
195	—	471	231.00–277.00	249.36
4	—	965	159.00	159.00
243	—	675	179.00–200.50	192.51
373	—	522	214.00–249.00	231.11
3	—	850	172.00	172.00
164	—	734	180.00–193.00	186.62
380	—	621	187.00–214.00	204.79
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	329	265.00	265.00
10	—	738	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	175.00	175.00
13	—	426	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	496	185.00	185.00
21	—	567	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	736	170.00–178.00	174.50
40	—	690	165.00–182.00	168.73
46	—	566	189.00–194.00	190.60
63	—	521	197.50–220.00	208.78
70	—	638	176.00–194.00	183.52
20	—	310	262.50–271.00	265.85
45	—	435	227.50–258.00	249.99
15	—	382	240.00–264.00	254.19
2	—	750	171.00	171.00
36	—	483	213.00–245.00	232.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	646	170.00	170.00
4	—	581	175.00	175.00
4	—	493	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	220.00	220.00
18	—	415	248.00	248.00
6	—	332	242.50–255.00	246.83
12	—	656	175.00–177.00	175.83
2	—	370	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	604	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	229.00	229.00
145	—	615	214.00–223.50	216.23
151	—	508	252.00–253.00	252.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	730	143.00–156.00	146.65
20	—	409	195.00–210.00	199.67
43	—	484	176.00–194.00	187.79
48	—	635	161.00–176.50	171.84
8	—	672	154.00–165.00	159.59
51	—	581	164.00–181.00	172.37
20	—	321	195.00–212.50	205.28
16	—	367	205.00–208.00	207.62
52	—	516	174.00–190.00	183.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	668	148.00	148.00
18	—	395	204.00	204.00
2	—	510	202.00	202.00
4	—	341	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	461	177.50–188.00	185.19
7	—	431	191.00	191.00
2	—	633	167.00	167.00
11	—	569	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	158.00	158.00
40	—	511	159.50	159.50
8	—	460	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	617	168.50–170.00	169.49
10	—	479	175.00–180.00	176.56
22	—	425	207.50	207.50
14	—	358	195.00–210.00	201.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	167.00	167.00
6	—	467	161.00	161.00
6	—	409	175.00	175.00
2	—	360	185.00	185.00
9	—	596	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	164.00	164.00
52	—	538	181.50–183.00	181.61
16	—	433	205.00–213.00	212.06
29	—	470	192.00–198.50	196.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	511	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	697	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	760	164.50–170.00	166.92
185	—	627	166.50–189.00	181.51
21	—	824	152.00–165.00	158.66
13	—	324	215.00–219.00	216.81
136	—	372	207.50–225.00	221.91
361	—	575	166.00–193.00	187.24
383	—	525	189.00–205.50	198.07
64	—	719	160.00–170.50	168.22
415	—	429	201.00–224.00	215.00
52	—	686	162.50–175.00	170.05
454	—	469	193.00–219.00	210.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	570	195.50–199.50	197.78
54	—	608	190.50–195.00	192.31
Heifers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	600	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	528	210.00–211.00	210.30
8	—	643	174.00	174.00
34	—	591	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	284	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	152.00	152.00
6	—	548	175.00	175.00
10	—	1,066	110.00	110.00
2	—	583	173.00	173.00
7	—	746	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	548	187.50	187.50
10	—	350	273.00	273.00
2	—	750	163.00	163.00
5	—	482	207.50	207.50
10	—	608	173.00–174.00	173.21
14	—	587	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,178	102.00–108.00	102.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	896	65.00–146.00	119.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	972	56.00–75.00	62.65
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	101	—	943	112.00–154.00	147.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,057	71.00–95.00	86.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	218	—	1,009	60.00–113.00	91.96
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	875	55.00	55.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	855	82.00	82.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	102.50	102.50
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	82.00	82.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,253	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	41	—	1,209	825.00–910.00	882.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,298	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,253.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,331	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,270	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,325	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,290	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,326	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,165	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,174	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,295	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,383.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,096	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,298.85
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,385	950.00–1,000.00	970.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	52	—	1,205	1,375.00–1,585.00	1,506.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,253	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	85	—	1,336	1,410.00–1,525.00	1,447.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,134	1,000.00–1,085.00	1,058.64
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	289	—	1,338	1,000.00–1,610.00	1,339.98
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,373	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,428.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,139	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	219	—	1,324	925.00–1,275.00	1,092.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,234	785.00	785.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	—	1,332	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,088.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,185	900.00–935.00	921.76
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,229	1,185.00	1,185.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	955	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,306.93
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,240	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,283	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	83	—	1,001	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	40	—	1,215	1,975.00–2,075.00	2,012.66
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,503	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,057	1,200.00–1,310.00	1,235.42
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	157	—	971	1,575.00–1,725.00	1,664.37
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	73	—	1,065	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,741.32
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	974	1,425.00	1,425.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	923	1,285.00–1,450.00	1,421.19
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	849	1,125.00–1,410.00	1,201.54
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	952	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,707	74.00–94.00	85.30
8	—	1,974	101.00–105.00	103.53
56	—	1,850	90.00–102.50	97.57
2	—	1,970	93.00–96.00	94.50
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,642	82.50–93.00	88.36
16	—	1,738	92.50–102.00	96.20
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	91.00	91.00
4	—	1,269	60.00–88.00	76.53
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	953	59.00–64.00	61.51
7	—	847	42.00–43.00	42.14
23	—	932	48.50–64.00	54.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,702	77.50	77.50
10	—	1,613	74.00–76.50	75.56
30	—	1,625	64.00–72.50	69.10
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
214	—	1,367	66.00–77.00	70.79
2	—	1,378	77.00	77.00
65	—	1,394	58.50–68.50	65.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	43.00	43.00
28	—	1,448	65.00–75.00	69.62
104	—	1,424	53.00–66.00	60.91
1	—	1,535	77.50	77.50
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,514	92.00–93.00	92.23
1	—	1,330	86.50	86.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,111	55.00–63.50	59.56
96	—	1,194	60.50–69.00	64.38
41	—	1,185	69.00–74.00	69.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
225	—	1,178	50.00–64.00	57.34
181	—	1,236	60.00–67.50	62.79
6	—	1,246	67.50–73.00	71.09
13	—	1,139	34.00–51.00	41.92
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	67.50	67.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,575	74.00–76.50	75.29
1	—	1,695	84.00	84.00
14	—	1,569	65.00–72.50	69.66

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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