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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Nov 16

● As filed176 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 176 priced lines covering 16,697 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 16,944 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 5,284 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,314 head.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Nov 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 16,944Last week 11,736Year ago 9,736

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5,284Last week 3,283Year ago 695

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,314Last week 985Year ago 4,751

Compared to last week: Yearling steer were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly good as quality was high. Unweaned steer calves sold unevenly steady from 4.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Yearling heifers sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Yearling heifer quality was plain to average. Unweaned heifers under 450 lbs sold mostly 5.00-8.00 higher; 450-499 lbs unweaned heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher; 500-549 lbs unweaned heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower; heifers over 550 lbs sold generally steady. Quality this week was mostly average to very attractive. Many long strings and load lots of very attractive calves were seen this week. Demand was mostly moderate to good for heavy offerings. CME positions weakened throughout the week as did calf prices. As of Thursdays close the November contract settled at 136.775, 3.30 lower than last Thursdays close. Market activity this week was mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for heavy offerings. Packers continue to put cows away on feed for the upcoming holidays. Heavy offerings were seen early and the week and and packers were aggressive in buying offerings, however by mid week packers showed slightly less demand as they absorbed large quantities of cows. Feeding cow buyers picked around the edges this week as they showed no interest in pushing offerings higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeding cows sold steady weak. Cow quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Slaughter bulls and feeding bulls sold steady to firm. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average. Demand for rebreed type cattle was moderate to good this week. This class of cows sold mostly 5.00-15.00 higher. Really good demand was seen for one iron home raised offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	488	134.00	134.00
24	—	431	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	475	136.00–142.00	140.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	123.00	123.00
33	—	639	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	663	132.00–139.00	136.48
119	—	816	126.00–135.00	131.62
18	—	953	119.00–125.00	124.33
51	—	631	129.00–136.50	134.54
24	—	549	139.50	139.50
24	—	888	124.50–131.00	128.27
37	—	568	134.00–137.50	136.43
98	—	725	130.00–139.50	135.43
10	—	311	155.00	155.00
41	—	917	123.00–126.00	124.64
27	—	783	132.50	132.50
49	—	384	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
294	—	371	151.00–174.00	168.80
47	—	659	126.00–139.00	130.76
225	—	620	125.00–138.00	133.96
1,254	—	519	136.00–152.00	145.63
606	—	479	143.00–158.75	149.10
796	—	428	146.00–165.25	158.01
52	—	320	158.00–175.00	168.37
9	—	713	125.00–126.50	126.01
434	—	577	132.00–141.00	136.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
154	—	523	156.00–159.00	157.73
25	—	441	159.00	159.00
60	—	457	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	538	135.00	135.00
22	—	570	128.50–130.00	128.97
4	—	670	122.00	122.00
7	—	803	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	451	129.00	129.00
12	—	516	121.00	121.00
68	—	391	140.50–149.00	144.54
9	—	299	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	127.00	127.00
15	—	588	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	802	125.00	125.00
9	—	1,077	114.50	114.50
2	—	1,160	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	982	117.50	117.50
8	—	895	120.00	120.00
26	—	845	125.00	125.00
29	—	486	132.00–146.00	143.59
2	—	918	117.00	117.00
19	—	748	132.50	132.50
32	—	768	122.00–129.00	126.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	707	116.00	116.00
3	—	680	125.00	125.00
120	—	535	130.00–143.00	133.34
192	—	432	133.00–152.50	146.44
91	—	321	150.00–159.00	154.82
163	—	472	124.00–146.50	139.21
176	—	383	136.00–161.00	148.41
3	—	618	126.00	126.00
47	—	581	122.00–131.50	126.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	484	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	723	121.00	121.00
7	—	383	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	427	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	356	185.50	185.50
39	—	447	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	385	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	745	132.00	132.00
7	—	783	129.50	129.50
5	—	675	130.00	130.00
7	—	481	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	607	140.50–151.50	149.51
48	—	873	135.50–137.00	136.26
114	—	685	140.00–148.00	142.33
116	—	517	157.00–164.50	162.82
58	—	440	182.00–183.00	182.16
76	—	785	134.00–141.50	137.16
71	—	924	125.00–140.50	138.43
135	—	584	145.00–157.25	153.60
72	—	731	137.00–139.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
424	—	627	137.00–149.50	143.77
10	—	769	129.00–140.00	134.50
406	—	429	167.50–193.00	183.52
1,416	—	571	140.00–157.50	151.15
1,094	—	476	160.00–182.50	174.43
283	—	385	175.00–210.00	193.50
41	—	720	131.00–141.00	136.16
204	—	668	134.00–145.00	140.52
18	—	296	221.00	221.00
1,760	—	529	151.00–167.00	161.72
36	—	343	192.50–218.00	205.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	809	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	618	151.00	151.00
266	—	464	184.50–189.50	186.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	375	150.00–159.00	155.53
28	—	337	159.00–162.50	160.08
41	—	426	140.00–165.00	154.50
27	—	481	137.00–142.00	139.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	673	134.00	134.00
24	—	484	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	736	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	672	132.00–133.00	132.71
71	—	325	175.00–192.00	183.54
26	—	619	130.00–138.00	134.94
178	—	421	145.00–176.00	171.21
10	—	220	181.00	181.00
103	—	371	164.00–184.00	177.01
3	—	710	125.00	125.00
92	—	585	131.00–148.00	142.85
85	—	480	150.00–164.00	158.58
66	—	526	145.00–155.00	151.37
8	—	295	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	902	126.00–128.00	126.60
24	—	590	143.00	143.00
62	—	729	146.00	146.00
4	—	544	151.50	151.50
3	—	833	135.50	135.50
29	—	481	149.00–160.00	156.44
2	—	995	120.00	120.00
11	—	871	133.00–137.00	135.56
14	—	347	188.50	188.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	748	120.00	120.00
8	—	567	138.00–145.00	142.35
3	—	350	185.00	185.00
10	—	475	147.00–150.00	149.08
14	—	403	160.00–170.00	167.82
6	—	632	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	650	127.00	127.00
3	—	480	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	140.00	140.00
5	—	394	147.50	147.50
8	—	417	150.00–155.00	153.80

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,131	985.00	985.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,150	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	—	1,153	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,080.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,178	735.00–810.00	774.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,068	935.00	935.00

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)	27	—	1,207	635.00–700.00	667.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	62.00	62.00

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	11	—	973	60.00–79.00	68.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	52.50	52.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	359	—	926	65.00–110.00	89.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	233	—	1,010	52.00–100.00	73.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,086	71.00	71.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	880	58.00–77.00	65.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,043	52.50–62.00	57.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,094	48.00	48.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,420	42.00–48.00	45.57
1	—	1,525	36.00	36.00
1	—	1,405	70.00	70.00
31	—	1,415	47.00–57.50	51.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
421	—	1,178	37.00–51.25	45.73
1	—	910	37.00	37.00
54	—	1,072	57.00–64.00	60.15
473	—	1,224	46.00–59.00	52.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,363	45.00–50.00	48.58
38	—	1,426	59.00–68.00	62.81
254	—	1,369	47.00–61.00	54.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,615	47.00–60.00	55.36
6	—	1,722	64.50–73.50	67.05
26	—	1,583	60.00–66.50	63.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	936	34.00–47.00	39.20
9	—	911	29.00–41.00	34.29
3	—	993	49.50–52.00	51.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
267	—	1,166	37.00–49.00	44.10
1	—	1,340	62.00	62.00
175	—	1,134	26.00–40.00	36.16
25	—	1,247	46.00–51.00	48.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,657	62.00–75.00	72.49
2	—	1,438	80.50–82.00	81.24
34	—	1,740	75.00–81.00	77.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	62.00–66.50	64.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,777	55.00–75.50	68.10
4	—	1,849	82.00–83.50	82.91
8	—	1,775	72.00–75.00	74.51
5	—	1,897	77.00–83.00	80.56

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.