Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 201 priced lines covering 7,978 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,178 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,337 head. replacement cattle receipts at 5,168 head. Counted as USDA files them — 64 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,178Last week 6,777Year ago 1,510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,337Last week 1,467Year ago 903

Replacement CattleReceipts 5,168Last week 8,557Year ago 4,872

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	274	415.00–430.00	417.02
13	300–350	326	382.50–415.00	403.25
14	350–400	367	352.50–385.00	364.45
105	400–450	415	340.00–367.50	349.20
180	450–500	471	317.00–352.00	333.77
226	500–550	524	305.50–327.00	314.51
82	550–600	570	279.00–295.00	292.92
20	600–650	626	260.00–269.00	265.28
12	650–700	658	253.00–262.00	258.96
4	700–750	748	237.00	237.00
28	750–800	785	236.00–245.50	244.83
13	800–850	818	237.00–250.50	248.81
8	850–900	880	232.00–237.00	233.62
9	900–950	916	227.00–227.50	227.11
5	1000–1050	1,027	210.00–224.00	214.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	430.00	430.00
12	300–350	333	365.00–392.50	380.06
23	350–400	369	360.00–372.50	365.21
40	400–450	422	337.50–345.00	342.44
12	450–500	466	319.00–331.00	324.24
51	500–550	517	313.00–321.00	317.27
21	550–600	552	296.00–312.50	309.33
67	600–650	619	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	298	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	360	360.00–367.50	364.97
2	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
10	450–500	487	301.00–314.00	304.63
8	500–550	522	298.00	298.00
4	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
4	600–650	626	257.50–258.00	257.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	390.00	390.00
4	350–400	372	350.00–355.00	352.46
41	400–450	430	310.00–340.00	331.02
16	450–500	470	292.50–310.00	305.07
34	500–550	529	285.00–302.00	295.15
13	550–600	572	260.00–262.00	261.54
5	600–650	647	254.00	254.00
2	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
5	750–800	768	236.00–237.50	236.90
6	800–850	838	223.00–234.00	232.17
6	900–950	929	213.00–229.00	216.31
6	1000–1050	1,044	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	401	292.50	292.50
8	450–500	459	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1100–1150	1,120	188.00	188.00
8	1250–1300	1,294	179.00–186.00	181.61
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	592	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	683	232.00	232.00
2	700–750	710	239.00	239.00
1	850–900	880	234.00	234.00
5	1050–1100	1,073	208.00–214.00	210.20
11	1100–1150	1,117	193.00–212.00	204.16
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	679	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	421	307.00–325.00	315.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	281	512.50–520.00	515.55
3	300–350	307	500.00–510.00	506.74
38	350–400	383	420.00–460.00	443.56
48	400–450	415	401.00–450.00	428.11
78	450–500	478	357.00–397.50	367.62
175	500–550	520	333.00–361.00	351.82
75	550–600	560	315.00–334.00	328.23
208	600–650	620	305.00–318.00	312.30
8	650–700	665	283.00–295.00	289.05
56	700–750	718	245.00–314.00	290.28
28	800–850	819	244.00–250.00	249.34
2	1050–1100	1,078	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	296	505.00	505.00
3	300–350	310	497.50–512.50	507.34
11	350–400	358	465.00	465.00
38	400–450	422	392.50–438.00	410.82
31	450–500	496	361.00–370.00	363.01
41	500–550	531	338.00–350.00	343.65
3	550–600	573	329.00	329.00
4	600–650	601	313.50	313.50
35	650–700	658	291.00–302.00	301.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	475.00	475.00
6	400–450	407	377.50	377.50
4	450–500	498	345.00	345.00
4	500–550	528	317.50–337.50	329.32
6	550–600	586	314.00	314.00
11	600–650	634	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	332	440.00–485.00	463.59
11	350–400	395	410.00–415.00	413.21
44	400–450	437	360.00–387.50	365.77
62	450–500	484	317.50–351.00	339.83
12	500–550	525	317.50–340.00	326.02
14	550–600	586	300.00–312.50	308.05
28	600–650	628	280.00–304.00	289.97
29	650–700	674	278.50–296.00	281.49
13	700–750	743	270.00–275.00	271.53
4	750–800	791	249.00	249.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	411.00	411.00
14	500–550	533	334.00	334.00
3	600–650	620	285.00–291.00	288.92
4	650–700	650	276.00	276.00
2	700–750	740	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	456	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	543	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	385.00	385.00
5	400–450	422	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	379	375.00	375.00
17	400–450	408	375.00	375.00
11	450–500	490	312.00	312.00
5	500–550	511	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	593	314.00	314.00
4	650–700	699	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	455.00–470.00	462.33
1	400–450	405	395.00	395.00
13	450–500	475	325.00–345.00	332.48
10	550–600	578	288.00–319.00	309.81
19	600–650	637	262.50–302.50	274.42
3	700–750	742	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	928	227.00	227.00
3	950–1000	978	215.00	215.00
4	1000–1050	1,015	222.00	222.00
3	1050–1100	1,097	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	495	335.00	335.00
4	550–600	579	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1250–1300	1,280	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1200–1250	1,226	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	365.00	365.00
10	450–500	494	335.00	335.00
31	500–550	545	303.00	303.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	597	245.00	245.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,044	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,352.37
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	338	—	1,370	1,925.00–2,985.00	2,486.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,118	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	171	—	1,352	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,951.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,331	2,550.00–2,825.00	2,713.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	631	—	1,156	2,400.00–3,650.00	3,146.07
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	—	1,351	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,321.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,200	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,421.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	279	—	1,160	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,904.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,510	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	24	—	1,323	2,525.00–2,775.00	2,587.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,204	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,302	2,025.00–2,525.00	2,423.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	—	1,410	1,850.00–2,175.00	2,042.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	—	1,139	2,075.00–2,800.00	2,648.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,053	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,184.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,340	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,201	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	48	—	1,194	1,500.00–1,785.00	1,744.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,105	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	41	—	1,277	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,399	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,290	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,080.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	130	—	1,374	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,068.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	486	—	1,364	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,159.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	51	—	1,320	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,761.40
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	515	—	1,049	2,300.00–3,450.00	2,953.99
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	74	—	1,030	2,800.00–3,125.00	3,045.26
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	302	—	1,036	2,800.00–3,010.00	2,911.37
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,079	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,591.26
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	931	2,550.00	2,550.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	922	2,500.00	2,500.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	105	—	876	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,595.65
Bred Heifers — Medium 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	797	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,170	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	110	—	1,060	2,760.00–2,800.00	2,763.64
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	792	184.00–195.00	188.96
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	82	—	1,084	123.00–192.00	151.65
(<2 yrs)	Open	283	—	975	141.00–225.50	191.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	44	—	893	127.00–196.00	176.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,065	116.00–155.00	128.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,316	3,100.00–3,225.00	3,122.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,115	2,775.00	2,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,126	65.00–87.00	79.38
14	—	1,174	101.00–109.00	105.03
20	—	1,163	87.00–98.00	91.91
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	883	72.00–80.00	74.87
10	—	873	83.00–96.00	85.67
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	87.00–91.00	89.44
210	—	1,143	90.00–115.50	105.33
295	—	1,204	114.00–127.00	120.31
13	—	1,213	127.00–132.50	128.79
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
167	—	1,397	95.00–116.50	110.26
13	—	1,363	126.00–134.50	130.19
293	—	1,399	116.00–129.00	121.04
7	—	1,346	94.00–95.00	94.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,659	108.75–119.00	114.47
4	—	1,815	121.00–124.00	123.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,550	115.00–121.00	119.03
9	—	1,573	121.00–124.00	122.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,420	104.00–110.00	106.26
3	—	1,892	122.00	122.00
2	—	1,493	80.00–82.00	81.07
6	—	1,510	91.00–102.00	98.61
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	82.00	82.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,349	141.00–142.00	141.66
2	—	2,233	154.00	154.00
36	—	1,879	146.00–151.00	148.91
60	—	1,848	110.00–146.00	128.92
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,500	131.00–144.00	140.57
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,565	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,337	115.00–122.00	117.99

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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