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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Feb 3

● As filed123 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 123 priced lines covering 6,535 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,910 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 576 head. replacement cattle receipts at 4,263 head.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Feb 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,910Last week 9,533Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 576Last week 475Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4,263Last week 1,089Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Steer calves weighing less than 500 lbs were too lightly tested to trend, however steady undertones were noticed.

500-799 lbs steers sold mostly 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers weighing less than 500 lbs sold mostly 6.00-12.00 higher, 500-699 lbs heifers

sold mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Quality this week was mostly average to very attractive. Many sets of calves were in light fleshy this week and

were purchased to develop into yearlings. Calves over 750 lbs were in mostly moderate to fleshy in condition. Demand for calves to develop

into yearlings was mostly good to very good, while feedlot ready cattle sold on mostly light to moderate demand. Offerings this week were

light to moderate. Market activity this week was mostly active. Weight up cows sold on mostly moderate demand. Packers showed stronger

demand for slaughter cows this week as a large portion of the cow offering went to slaughter. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady on breaking

and boning cows, lean cows sold steady to weak. Feeding cow demand was mostly light to moderate this week. Feeding cows sold generally

steady on a lower quality offering. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones

were noticed. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed sold mostly 5.00-8.00 higher. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	642	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	735	134.50–135.00	134.77
14	—	419	182.00–185.00	183.08
7	—	368	187.00	187.00
3	—	772	136.50	136.50
5	—	583	156.00–160.00	158.39
3	—	477	178.00	178.00
7	—	329	170.00	170.00
2	—	683	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	772	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	907	128.00–129.50	128.98
4	—	496	169.00	169.00
6	—	689	142.50	142.50
3	—	813	133.50	133.50
10	—	795	136.50	136.50
5	—	887	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	566	156.50	156.50
15	—	600	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	133.00	133.00
3	—	300	217.50	217.50
12	—	380	205.50–220.00	213.29
15	—	815	135.00–136.00	135.14
26	—	434	186.00–199.50	191.82
60	—	463	180.00–191.00	187.11
60	—	669	144.75–153.00	147.39
86	—	785	138.50–147.00	146.24
206	—	581	163.00–179.00	168.21
162	—	527	167.50–184.00	178.34
119	—	636	152.00–162.50	157.10
117	—	731	140.00–147.50	143.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	195.00	195.00
3	—	435	189.50	189.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	822	113.00	113.00
20	—	728	125.00–132.50	126.98
3	—	575	145.00	145.00
2	—	913	111.00	111.00
3	—	615	135.00	135.00
4	—	518	158.00	158.00
6	—	972	115.00	115.00
7	—	684	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	743	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	283	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	850	125.00	125.00
5	—	803	128.00	128.00
23	—	378	170.00–180.00	178.51
31	—	715	125.00–129.00	128.25
262	—	519	152.50–165.00	159.36
254	—	581	143.00–160.00	154.06
160	—	616	137.25–148.75	144.59
145	—	667	130.00–138.75	137.39
103	—	457	159.00–177.50	170.97
49	—	429	163.50–179.00	172.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	137.00	137.00
8	—	591	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	867	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	710	126.00	126.00
31	—	586	135.00–139.50	135.44
7	—	345	150.00	150.00
18	—	485	147.00–154.50	151.60
10	—	437	167.00–169.00	168.19
41	—	526	145.00–154.00	151.93
33	—	634	135.00–136.00	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	641	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	528	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	743	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	790	117.50	117.50
5	—	543	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,975	58.50	58.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,372	59.00–62.00	60.02
43	—	1,452	48.00–53.75	53.24
76	—	1,432	54.00–59.00	55.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	921	40.00–50.00	44.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,783	64.50	64.50
1	—	1,500	66.50	66.50
10	—	1,660	55.00–60.00	57.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,320	64.50	64.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
163	—	1,162	42.50–52.50	49.21
113	—	1,203	49.00–58.75	53.38
6	—	1,059	35.00–39.00	37.88
3	—	1,250	59.00–60.00	59.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,895	87.50	87.50
12	—	1,593	60.00–76.50	72.24
12	—	1,861	77.00–83.00	80.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,483	56.00	56.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	411	—	1,428	910.00–1,385.00	1,215.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	47	—	1,227	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,469.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,365	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	145	—	1,319	1,300.00–1,535.00	1,449.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,243	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,289.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	675	—	1,239	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,553.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	49	—	1,135	1,325.00–1,410.00	1,363.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	—	1,233	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,438.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,345	51.00–53.00	51.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	479	—	1,378	900.00–1,200.00	1,030.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,333	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,308	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,125	1,310.00–1,325.00	1,319.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	95	—	1,326	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,608.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	236	—	1,186	1,775.00–1,935.00	1,826.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,367	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,219	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,384.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,358	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	19	—	1,000	1,160.00	1,160.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	363	—	1,046	1,385.00–1,550.00	1,481.97
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	80	—	954	1,385.00–1,475.00	1,441.65
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	964	1,110.00	1,110.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	23	—	895	1,135.00	1,135.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	891	1,435.00	1,435.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,119	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	52	—	1,182	47.50–55.00	52.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	59	—	1,145	50.50–56.50	53.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,071	52.00–65.00	56.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	99	—	1,309	57.00–66.00	60.88
(<2 yrs)	Open	42	—	1,103	112.00	112.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	177	—	1,364	53.00–63.50	58.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	320	—	1,017	57.00–103.50	76.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,162	56.00–56.75	56.59

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.