Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 59 priced lines covering 404 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 169 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 277 head. replacement cattle receipts at 48 head. Counted as USDA files them — 3 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 334Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 277Last week 229Year ago 567

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 66Year ago 62

Compared to last week: Only one sale was held this week as auctions continue with summer sale schedules. This weeks only sale was held at Public auction Yards, please check that sale report for current market commentary.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,214	117.00–121.00	119.48
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	108.00–118.00	113.03
1	—	950	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,715	105.00–114.00	110.62
53	—	1,773	114.00–125.00	119.82
13	—	2,052	123.00–130.00	125.88
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	852	85.00–96.00	89.04
1	—	845	99.00	99.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,065	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,429	103.50–113.50	106.74
2	—	1,473	115.00–118.00	116.61
5	—	1,583	88.00–102.50	97.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,583	117.00–118.00	117.25
1	—	1,575	114.50	114.50
3	—	1,880	99.00–106.50	102.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,203	110.00–115.00	113.52
11	—	1,165	88.00–101.00	95.67
1	—	1,080	83.00	83.00
30	—	1,199	103.00–109.00	106.32
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,304	114.00–121.00	117.88
13	—	1,365	109.00–113.00	110.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	112.00	112.00
16	—	1,561	116.50–117.50	117.16
1	—	1,705	107.00	107.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,060	169.00–179.00	174.02
1	—	1,170	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	861	197.50–207.00	206.14
9	—	809	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	638	267.00	267.00
4	—	591	271.00	271.00
7	—	895	225.00	225.00
1	—	745	242.50	242.50
4	—	931	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	955	212.00	212.00
2	—	468	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	280.00	280.00
3	—	353	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	495	205.00	205.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	108.50	108.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	223.00	223.00
3	—	450	277.50–282.00	280.50
1	—	690	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	570	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	178.00	178.00
4	—	1,017	192.00–194.00	192.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	976	200.00	200.00
1	—	895	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,050	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	400	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,605	2,300.00	2,300.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,233	2,150.00	2,150.00
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	155.00	155.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,067	140.00–156.00	149.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,190	117.00–128.00	125.81

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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