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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Nov 23

● As filed149 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 149 priced lines covering 8,058 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,966 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 3,122 head. replacement cattle receipts at 2,424 head.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Nov 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,966Last week 16,944Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3,122Last week 5,284Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2,424Last week 1,314Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Yearling steer were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. This was a short week due to the holiday. Only Miles City had a feeder special this week. Unweaned steer and heifer calves sold unevenly, however most calves sold with lower undertones. Demand was mostly light this week. A very limited selection of buyers wanted to start loads this week. Pre-consigned offerings were limited this week and many buyers didn't want to start loads without knowing if they could finish them. Quality was mostly plain to average this week. Market activity was slow. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and heavy offerings. Cow quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Many long strings of cows were seen this week, with multiple load lots being sold at the time. Feeding buyers were more competitive than packer buyers this week. The best demand was seen for short term feeding cows to feed for the up coming holiday weeks. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold on mostly light demand this week. Packers attempted to buy cattle lower however demand from feeding buyers helped support average dressing and some low dressing cows. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady to firm. Feeding bull buyers continue to but bulls away on feed. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average again this week. Demand for rebreed type cattle was mixed this week. Good demand was seen early in the week and lighter demand was seen later in the week. This class of cows sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	368	150.25–159.00	152.86
73	—	617	118.00–132.50	125.81
285	—	421	147.00–154.50	149.77
348	—	474	134.00–151.50	145.48
14	—	661	122.00–127.00	124.17
96	—	570	128.00–135.50	131.99
2	—	318	165.00	165.00
267	—	530	131.00–144.00	139.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	759	126.00–127.50	126.93
58	—	817	125.00–130.00	127.18
21	—	563	128.00–137.00	134.31
21	—	729	128.00–130.00	128.86
9	—	641	123.00–130.00	126.08
37	—	472	142.00–143.00	142.89
39	—	874	123.00–128.75	126.87
3	—	313	160.00	160.00
27	—	539	136.50–138.00	137.56
5	—	954	118.00–121.50	120.10
65	—	924	119.50–122.00	121.71
2	—	443	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	364	147.50	147.50
51	—	488	128.00–140.00	137.45
54	—	515	128.00–146.00	135.16
31	—	330	142.50–148.00	144.48
14	—	426	140.00–145.00	143.62
11	—	566	115.00–129.00	123.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	590	117.50	117.50
11	—	486	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	563	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	423	137.00–148.00	140.89
46	—	474	134.50–138.00	136.52
29	—	548	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,025	115.00–120.75	118.54
7	—	1,105	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,053	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	693	125.00	125.00
24	—	582	130.00	130.00
35	—	643	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	463	131.00–132.00	131.60
15	—	432	145.00	145.00
5	—	321	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	497	134.00	134.00
3	—	985	114.00	114.00
3	—	807	126.00	126.00
15	—	785	122.50–128.00	125.07
7	—	416	147.00	147.00
20	—	531	127.00–131.00	129.41
17	—	589	129.00	129.00
6	—	899	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	413	130.00–137.00	131.92
8	—	497	125.00	125.00
7	—	374	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	371	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	347	182.00	182.00
39	—	678	133.00–139.00	134.78
177	—	618	133.50–145.25	141.59
42	—	373	178.00–191.00	184.42
131	—	433	172.00–183.00	177.19
8	—	719	128.00–132.00	129.51
339	—	529	148.75–166.50	156.87
254	—	567	144.00–151.00	147.97
118	—	470	162.00–179.00	171.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	733	132.50–133.50	133.15
33	—	528	152.50–167.00	159.82
25	—	934	126.00–129.50	129.23
40	—	453	189.00	189.00
101	—	614	135.50–150.00	144.85
5	—	819	135.50	135.50
20	—	658	132.00–143.50	137.40
32	—	582	145.50–158.00	149.15
7	—	418	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	516	136.00–155.00	150.42
1	—	555	142.00	142.00
2	—	685	127.00	127.00
10	—	462	154.00–160.00	157.05
2	—	635	134.00	134.00
83	—	424	155.00–172.00	165.10
4	—	348	177.50	177.50
19	—	360	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,019	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,127	108.50	108.50
3	—	1,052	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	444	183.50	183.50
31	—	533	165.75	165.75
2	—	618	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	549	144.00	144.00
5	—	850	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	448	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	324	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	556	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	149.00	149.00
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
17	—	471	144.00–156.00	150.47
2	—	368	182.50	182.50
3	—	295	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	435	146.00–149.00	147.46

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	93	—	1,184	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,215.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,225	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	151	—	1,304	750.00–950.00	839.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	40	—	407	925.00–975.00	937.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	26	—	1,158	985.00–1,075.00	1,043.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	—	1,282	950.00–1,110.00	1,017.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	30	—	1,157	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,235	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	1,280	700.00–975.00	790.95

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,235	50.00	50.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,218	1,000.00–1,035.00	1,019.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,123	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,336	52.00	52.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	101	—	1,230	650.00–710.00	708.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	308	—	1,279	650.00–835.00	736.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,375	800.00	800.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,191	600.00–610.00	605.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,394	910.00	910.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	921	935.00	935.00

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	369	—	1,031	54.00–89.00	65.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	55.00	55.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	468	—	913	60.00–102.50	84.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,082	50.00–57.00	52.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	49	—	909	1,385.00	1,385.00
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	971	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,010.25
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	85	—	1,017	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,264.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	856	985.00	985.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,641	57.00–75.00	71.86
43	—	1,694	75.50–83.50	79.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,884	76.00–82.00	78.76
4	—	1,944	81.50–86.00	84.63
22	—	1,683	61.00–78.50	69.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
294	—	1,362	49.00–61.00	54.46
135	—	1,377	60.00–68.00	64.56
77	—	1,366	42.00–50.00	46.36
1	—	1,455	36.00	36.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,510	69.00–72.00	69.53
11	—	1,592	56.00–62.00	59.02
39	—	1,522	62.00–68.50	66.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	895	31.00–42.00	35.21
7	—	945	39.00–43.00	41.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,082	37.00–39.50	38.16
634	—	1,183	47.50–56.00	51.07
339	—	1,163	39.00–51.50	45.33
27	—	1,222	57.00–65.00	62.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,241	47.00–54.50	49.97
307	—	1,127	38.00–48.50	41.87
122	—	1,122	30.00–41.50	36.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,387	40.00–50.00	45.97
33	—	1,393	48.00–53.00	49.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	45.00	45.00

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.