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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Oct 26

● As filed152 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 152 priced lines covering 12,778 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,648 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,148 head. replacement cattle receipts at 3,412 head.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Oct 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,648Last week 8,775Year ago 10,528

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,148Last week 2,303Year ago 674

Replacement CattleReceipts 3,412Last week 941Year ago 3,040

Compared to last week: Yearling steer and heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Unweaned steer calves under 400 lbs sold steady to firm; 400-499 lbs steers sold mostly 6.00-12.00 higher, 500 lbs and heavier sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher. Unweaned heifer calves sold 3.00-6.00 higher on all weights. Quality this week was average to attractive. The best demand continues to be for calves with two rounds of preconditioning shots as these calves sold with a 4.00-8.00 premium over non pre-vaccinated calves. CME positions as of yesterdays close showed the October and November at 136.45 and 135.725 respectfully. That's a gain of 2.625 on the October and 5.30 on the November. Higher CME positions coupled with warmer, dryer weather gave a good boost to the calf market this week. Demand was mostly moderate to good this week. Market activity was mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on moderated demand for heavy offerings. Packers sent a larger portion of the cow offering to slaughter this week. Cows continue to be very thin as many are coming out of very dry country. Slaughter cows sold generally steady on boning and lean cows. A larger portion of breaking cows were sent to harvest this week however not enough cows sold last week to develop any market trend. Feeding cows sold generally steady. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to trend as many bulls sold to feeding buyers this week. Steady undertones were noticed. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week buyers were very cognizant of fill and purchased cows accordingly. Demand for rebreed type cattle was light to moderate this week. This class of cows sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	48.00	48.00
15	—	1,580	57.00–63.50	60.91
16	—	1,534	64.00–69.00	65.80
1	—	1,525	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	1,236	32.00–44.50	41.08
77	—	1,219	49.00–55.00	51.35
221	—	1,165	42.00–49.50	46.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,207	39.00–43.50	41.43
230	—	1,151	44.00–52.50	48.62
340	—	1,189	50.00–61.50	54.26
11	—	1,143	63.00–64.50	64.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	937	31.00–43.00	39.44
17	—	936	34.00–47.00	40.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,418	47.50–53.00	48.88
1	—	1,415	42.00	42.00
91	—	1,414	62.00–71.50	63.88
203	—	1,387	49.50–65.00	56.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,394	44.00–50.00	48.28
7	—	1,462	42.00–44.00	43.12
13	—	1,370	61.50–64.50	63.80
38	—	1,436	49.50–57.50	52.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	72.00	72.00
10	—	1,560	52.00–63.50	56.74
11	—	1,552	62.00–71.00	66.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,818	59.00–74.75	69.46
30	—	1,742	75.00–85.00	79.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,714	61.00–74.50	69.97
1	—	1,970	86.50	86.50
10	—	1,835	74.50–82.50	78.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	599	135.00	135.00
5	—	548	134.00	134.00
5	—	619	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	758	137.00–139.00	137.52
839	—	480	148.00–177.00	162.92
1,062	—	523	144.00–161.00	155.96
74	—	327	202.50–215.00	207.78
842	—	571	134.00–149.75	144.71
92	—	674	128.00–148.75	137.16
4	—	854	130.00	130.00
444	—	618	131.50–148.75	141.52
186	—	377	182.50–205.00	193.43
91	—	714	133.00–146.00	140.68
1	—	275	225.00	225.00
412	—	425	164.00–185.00	175.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	459	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	762	129.00	129.00
4	—	726	125.00–127.00	126.49
3	—	848	127.00	127.00
4	—	890	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	521	136.00–151.00	146.17
17	—	641	134.50–137.00	135.09
12	—	691	128.00–134.00	130.23
82	—	379	172.00–190.00	184.02
36	—	419	157.00–170.00	166.39
5	—	725	131.00–132.00	131.60
58	—	580	121.00–140.50	137.69
38	—	332	155.00–201.00	187.65
62	—	474	140.00–158.50	150.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	330	217.00	217.00
10	—	453	179.00	179.00
22	—	565	144.00	144.00
12	—	768	134.50–140.00	137.71
2	—	298	224.00	224.00
29	—	623	143.75–145.00	144.28
6	—	907	125.00–127.50	126.25
9	—	971	128.50	128.50
22	—	868	130.50	130.50
13	—	725	127.00–139.50	134.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	580	133.00–133.50	133.36
12	—	469	145.00–147.00	146.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	551	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	451	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	631	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	545	151.50	151.50
15	—	590	134.00–137.00	136.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,106	114.50	114.50
51	—	1,062	115.00–121.50	120.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	544	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	306	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	817	119.00–135.50	128.06
22	—	421	155.00	155.00
15	—	730	135.00	135.00
9	—	587	138.00	138.00
40	—	503	143.25	143.25
2	—	928	120.00	120.00
18	—	793	132.50	132.50
48	—	891	114.00–127.25	125.92
5	—	316	175.00	175.00
18	—	968	119.00–120.25	119.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	389	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	584	121.00–130.00	124.97
11	—	426	139.00–141.00	139.37
9	—	287	162.00	162.00
33	—	315	144.00–155.00	150.12
8	—	247	155.00	155.00
64	—	467	127.50–140.00	136.70
16	—	538	121.00–134.00	126.22
53	—	367	122.50–150.00	140.70
2	—	685	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	657	123.00–134.00	129.00
5	—	272	172.50	172.50
6	—	729	116.00–130.50	123.07
495	—	522	126.00–145.25	138.84
222	—	384	151.00–165.00	155.49
259	—	419	142.50–158.00	152.82
86	—	621	128.00–133.50	131.81
267	—	576	128.00–139.00	134.71
911	—	471	130.00–152.00	145.10
49	—	333	160.00–171.00	164.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	440	137.00	137.00
8	—	782	122.00–128.00	123.52
14	—	919	117.50–118.00	117.57
12	—	889	115.00–121.00	115.50
4	—	848	115.00	115.00
11	—	982	100.00–105.00	104.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	301	141.00	141.00
9	—	436	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	512	141.50	141.50
15	—	569	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	454	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	845	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	271	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	418	172.00–175.00	172.43
6	—	562	128.00–130.00	129.00
35	—	482	131.00–145.00	141.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	131.00	131.00
8	—	507	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	652	126.50	126.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	934	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1,638	—	1,044	1,335.00–1,925.00	1,686.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	830	60.00–76.00	65.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	980	51.00–59.00	53.61

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	97	—	1,096	54.00–77.00	63.90
(<2 yrs)	Open	259	—	1,002	63.75–87.00	77.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,355	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,856.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	1,545	1,335.00–1,435.00	1,380.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,605	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,472	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,834.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,310	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,320	1,685.00–1,950.00	1,885.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	105	—	1,134	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,709.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	21	—	1,302	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1,029	—	1,156	1,100.00–2,000.00	1,807.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,388	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	9	—	1,221	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,322	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,800	3,500.00	3,500.00

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.