Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 95 priced lines covering 1,330 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,134 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 462 head. replacement cattle receipts at 15 head.

Mon Sep 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,134Last week 1,349Year ago 1,978

Slaughter CattleReceipts 462Last week 562Year ago 449

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 19Year ago 99

Compared to last week: Only one sale was held last week due to the labor day holiday. Please check Billings livestock commission for current market commentary.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	490	271.00–290.00	273.52
5	—	368	345.00–360.00	350.78
5	—	332	360.00	360.00
24	—	584	262.50–268.00	264.77
4	—	530	280.00	280.00
2	—	668	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	162.50	162.50
4	—	514	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	855	236.00	236.00
2	—	793	250.00	250.00
7	—	909	215.00	215.00
6	—	721	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	726	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	865	241.00–245.50	243.67
2	—	705	262.00	262.00
12	—	760	260.50	260.50
32	—	931	234.50–238.00	235.00
6	—	970	226.00–232.00	229.68
32	—	816	244.00–254.00	252.12
11	—	1,016	221.00–223.00	221.55
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	243.00	243.00
6	—	1,095	203.00	203.00
3	—	1,028	214.00	214.00
1	—	1,165	202.00	202.00
5	—	1,129	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	669	269.00–275.50	271.97
12	—	626	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	439	270.00–275.00	272.46
8	—	591	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	804	217.50–229.00	227.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	981	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	760	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	252.00	252.00
3	—	513	248.00	248.00
3	—	670	240.00	240.00
3	—	319	315.00–317.50	315.89
16	—	439	268.00–274.00	269.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	219.00	219.00
2	—	425	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	702	240.00–251.50	250.51
108	—	1,008	201.00–209.50	207.99
17	—	791	230.50–233.00	231.71
67	—	836	224.50–231.50	229.61
57	—	924	211.00–217.00	213.55
9	—	867	221.50–223.50	222.45
7	—	960	214.50–215.50	214.93
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	747	227.00	227.00
37	—	631	252.00	252.00
11	—	669	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	217.00	217.00
4	—	940	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	678	235.00–245.00	239.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	799	221.00	221.00
7	—	717	232.00	232.00
22	—	881	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	728	180.00	180.00
3	—	542	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	207.00	207.00
8	—	846	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	184.00	184.00
8	—	1,127	175.50–187.50	177.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	195.00	195.00
2	—	930	212.00–214.00	213.00
4	—	860	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	175.00	175.00
3	—	1,147	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,504	104.00–111.00	108.42
61	—	1,511	87.00–103.00	97.92
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,390	105.00–114.00	108.33
33	—	1,456	114.00–118.50	116.82
11	—	1,416	92.00–104.50	103.18
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	111.00–112.00	111.49
6	—	1,165	102.00–108.50	106.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,532	116.50–120.00	118.12
13	—	1,594	113.50–115.00	114.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,763	104.00–107.50	105.60
8	—	1,704	115.50–118.50	116.31
8	—	1,571	108.50–115.50	112.91
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	927	80.00–87.50	83.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,229	85.00–98.00	91.68
6	—	1,258	75.50–82.00	76.55
22	—	1,226	100.00–105.00	102.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	117.00	117.00
12	—	2,036	125.00–131.00	128.07
19	—	1,961	115.00–124.00	119.88
12	—	1,618	102.00–114.00	108.03
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,572	107.00–113.50	111.59
23	—	1,589	114.00–121.00	116.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,302	111.00	111.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,178	121.00–140.00	128.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,139	127.00	127.00

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

More

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

The state in one line