Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 149 priced lines covering 4,655 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,953 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 898 head. replacement cattle receipts at 594 head.

Mon Apr 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,953Last week 929Year ago 3,859

Slaughter CattleReceipts 898Last week 725Year ago 248

Replacement CattleReceipts 594Last week 626Year ago 415

Compared to last week: Steers 550-750 lbs sold mostly 12.00-15.00 higher, with instances of 20.00 higher seen at times. Heifers 500-749 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher with instances of 30.00 higher seen at times. All other weights of steers and heifers were too lightly tested last week to develop a full market trend, higher undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mostly average to very attractive, and much more attractive than last week. Cattle were offered in all package sizes from singles to load lots and in-between. Demand was very good for all offerings as CME positions continue to push higher and record high fat cattle prices are being seen. The best demand continues to be seen for grass cattle as both order-buyers and ranchers compete over offerings. Market activity was mostly active this week with a large crowd on hand at every sell. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. Packer buyers showed good demand for both slaughter and feeding cows this week. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 higher on breaking cows, boning and lean cows sold fully steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeding cows sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Cow and bull quality was average to attractive this week. Weigh up conditions were mixed from below average to above average. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on very good demand. These offerings sold mostly 10.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher seen at times.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
126	—	818	1,625.00	1,625.00
18	—	921	180.00	180.00
52	—	862	1,725.00	1,725.00
88	—	775	1,560.00–1,575.00	1,566.70
40	—	806	186.50	186.50
74	—	769	199.00–205.50	201.06
70	—	860	185.50–187.00	185.96
11	—	737	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	694	200.00	200.00
7	—	379	260.00	260.00
6	—	643	204.00	204.00
16	—	337	260.00–272.50	265.54
4	—	499	227.00	227.00
3	—	560	210.00	210.00
9	—	534	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
258	—	728	184.00–208.50	203.62
12	—	381	270.00–275.00	271.09
50	—	478	245.00–268.00	263.99
3	—	958	164.00	164.00
116	—	578	225.00–256.00	246.08
39	—	802	191.00–193.00	191.87
25	—	763	182.50–198.00	188.79
103	—	516	235.00–267.00	254.76
7	—	869	180.00–186.00	182.54
54	—	438	261.00–277.50	270.88
289	—	621	218.50–239.00	229.90
80	—	663	204.00–222.00	215.29
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	818	173.00	173.00
2	—	638	209.00	209.00
12	—	583	219.00–230.00	227.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	202.00–212.00	210.05
37	—	429	241.00–255.00	248.44
7	—	394	232.50–259.00	239.81
8	—	812	175.00–176.00	175.75
43	—	522	214.00–245.00	232.11
6	—	735	195.00	195.00
85	—	581	205.00–238.00	231.40
29	—	478	240.00–242.50	240.17
46	—	668	180.00–206.50	196.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	197.00–215.00	207.66
3	—	572	186.00	186.00
8	—	693	169.50	169.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	600	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	140.00	140.00
6	—	510	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	400	280.00	280.00
10	—	517	257.00	257.00
10	—	386	287.00	287.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	748	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
158	—	722	211.00–224.00	215.95
125	—	523	266.00–289.00	277.89
37	—	466	273.00–295.00	289.72
105	—	573	254.00–274.00	261.93
2	—	1,040	175.50	175.50
24	—	818	187.00–195.00	190.74
21	—	902	178.50–179.00	178.76
214	—	628	242.00–259.00	250.37
21	—	384	296.00–325.00	313.36
5	—	975	178.00	178.00
242	—	673	220.00–238.00	228.68
28	—	773	196.00–208.00	196.94
33	—	430	292.50–315.00	299.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	684	200.00–220.00	212.18
21	—	631	232.00–245.00	238.03
35	—	525	257.50–272.50	265.84
1	—	785	193.00	193.00
1	—	375	295.00	295.00
10	—	731	191.00–201.00	196.00
25	—	581	227.00–252.50	239.15
21	—	472	259.00–285.00	268.57
4	—	870	170.00–177.00	171.75
23	—	429	270.00–280.00	274.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	872	176.00	176.00
5	—	822	183.00	183.00
5	—	581	252.50	252.50
3	—	933	173.00	173.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	262.50	262.50
11	—	575	226.00	226.00
9	—	948	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	688	185.00	185.00
9	—	721	186.00	186.00
4	—	501	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	250.00	250.00
80	—	766	224.00	224.00
2	—	553	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	365	287.50	287.50
5	—	455	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	352	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,146	143.00–150.00	147.68
9	—	1,025	155.00–167.00	165.70
4	—	1,315	133.00	133.00
2	—	1,225	139.00–140.00	139.50
1	—	795	172.00	172.00
2	—	1,263	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,095	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	726	193.00	193.00
2	—	783	188.00	188.00
5	—	624	219.00–236.00	229.00
4	—	688	194.00–195.00	194.50
7	—	558	227.00–235.00	231.60
6	—	543	257.50	257.50
9	—	919	150.00–171.00	160.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	481	245.00–255.00	251.62
5	—	501	230.00–235.00	231.01
1	—	645	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,394	100.00–107.00	102.61
113	—	1,405	88.00–99.25	94.66
26	—	1,393	84.50–91.00	87.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,638	88.00–94.50	92.07
44	—	1,622	95.50–101.00	98.33
6	—	1,640	101.50–107.00	103.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,191	85.00–97.00	90.97
26	—	1,243	97.00–106.50	102.22
1	—	1,140	61.00	61.00
79	—	1,144	74.00–88.00	82.06
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,220	86.00–95.50	92.07
14	—	1,113	81.00–87.50	84.30
18	—	1,349	96.00–108.00	104.13
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,398	100.00–105.00	102.79
17	—	1,431	87.00–92.00	89.05
110	—	1,399	90.00–100.75	95.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	102.00	102.00
6	—	1,526	92.00–95.00	93.49
4	—	1,543	99.50–100.25	99.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,037	98.50	98.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	86.00	86.00
11	—	900	74.00–87.00	80.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,801	109.00–122.00	116.08
20	—	1,734	93.00–112.50	103.44
3	—	2,178	123.00–131.00	125.88
15	—	1,916	123.50–144.00	136.41
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,344	94.00–111.00	104.54
10	—	1,372	109.00–122.00	117.52
1	—	1,305	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,310	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,208	1,785.00	1,785.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	945	119.00–156.00	136.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	904	87.00–116.00	96.83
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	800	150.00–167.00	155.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	125.00	125.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	84.00	84.00
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	121.00–156.00	134.79
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	281	—	989	120.00–187.00	162.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	153	—	1,125	93.50–160.00	116.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	95.00	95.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	42	—	893	190.00–205.00	195.62

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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