Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Jul 27
● As filed69 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Montana reported 69 priced lines covering 382 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 158 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 250 head. replacement cattle receipts at 101 head. Counted as USDA files them — 18 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Jul 27, 2026
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Billings, MT (LS-BL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 401Year ago 188
Slaughter CattleReceipts 250Last week 409Year ago 395
Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 121Year ago 118

Only one sale was held this week as Montana continues with summer sale schedules. Please check out Public Auction yards sale report (https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_1774.pdf) for the latest weekly market commentary.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
131,126125.00–145.00137.61
51,165149.00–155.00151.70
21,020160.00160.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
41,709154.00–165.50161.31
51,639169.00–171.00169.73
31,617179.00179.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
41,414182.00–188.00184.86
141,437153.00–169.00163.72
471,457171.00–180.00176.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
151,396150.00–164.00157.44
71,429135.00–148.00142.74
61,472165.00–171.00168.69
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11,075183.00183.00
31,240174.00–179.00177.08
101,223152.50–163.00159.09
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1880145.00145.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21,565161.00–165.00162.92
251,545168.00–179.00173.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
281,998200.00–211.00206.63
41,519160.00–180.00171.15
72,046213.00–238.00225.93
Bulls — Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
21,565195.00195.00
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
101,840200.00–211.00204.63
61,636187.00–197.00191.01
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11,160155.00155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open21,143215.00215.00
(<2 yrs)Open31,190222.50–237.50232.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open81,143181.00–210.00193.16
(<2 yrs)Open31,028215.00–240.00227.70
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open41,396179.50–188.00183.48
Young (2-4 yrs)Open61,303180.00–190.00183.76
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open21,300180.00180.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11,4303,000.003,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)41,4572,850.00–2,900.002,874.89
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)11,5702,750.002,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11,2352,500.002,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)22,0084,800.004,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)161,7644,500.004,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)11,1552,700.002,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)49402,850.002,850.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3300–350302510.00510.00
1400–450425485.00485.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11100–11501,140257.50257.50
11150–12001,155260.00260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1800–850835302.00302.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2700–750710285.00285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1300–350310560.00560.00
10350–400377512.50–535.00523.41
1400–450400500.00500.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21200–12501,205262.50262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2700–750715380.00380.00
1800–850825355.00355.00
1850–900855345.00345.00
15900–950920330.00330.00
61000–10501,047310.00310.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2650–700698380.00380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1700–750725370.00370.00
1750–800755350.00350.00
3950–1000973323.00323.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61050–11001,062278.00278.00
21150–12001,170251.00251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2300–350305475.00–480.00477.50
1350–400365445.00445.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5950–1000986290.00290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4750–800770290.00290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1750–800780315.00315.00
5850–900881321.00–325.00322.59
10900–950922300.00–315.00312.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8850–900866327.50–330.00328.43
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.