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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 19

● As filed119 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 119 priced lines covering 2,895 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,428 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 618 head. replacement cattle receipts at 505 head. Counted as USDA files them — 9 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Apr 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,428Last week 7,305Year ago 2,677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 618Last week 659Year ago 355

Replacement CattleReceipts 505Last week 783Year ago 442

Compared to last week: The best test for steer calves was 550-599 lbs which sold fully steady, all other weights were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to lower undertones were noticed. The best test for heifers was for 500-749 lbs which sold steady to 3.00 higher. All other heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend however steady undertones were noticed. Quality was mixed from plain to attractive this week and lower than last weeks heavy offering. Demand was mostly moderate for light offerings. Most calves were offered in small packages with only a single load lot on offer. The best demand continues to be for cattle 500-750 lbs as local ranchers continue to buy green cattle suitable to run on grass this summer. CME feeder contract prices continue to feel the weight of sharply higher grain prices. Feeder cattle settled Friday at 133.85, while the May contract settled at 137.675, which is 5.775 and 6.05 lower respectfully. The August contract settled at 149.90 on Friday. Market activity was slow to moderate this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. Feeding buyers showed lighter demand for thin fleshed older cows this week which allowed packers to purchase more of these cows to go to slaughter. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows sold fully steady. Feeding cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Weigh up conditions were average to below average this week. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Bull quality was average to attractive this week. High dressing bulls sold fully steady while average to low dressing bulls saw the largest decline in price. Two year old to young age cows sold on mostly good to very good demand this week. Buyers continue to show similar demand for both cows the feed or rebreed. This class sold fully steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,408	64.00–70.50	67.55
35	—	1,449	59.00–66.50	64.36
21	—	1,428	70.00–75.00	71.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	54.00–61.00	58.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,196	65.00–69.50	67.10
80	—	1,160	58.00–66.50	63.59
2	—	1,113	70.00–73.00	71.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,458	65.00–68.50	66.98
26	—	1,476	58.00–65.00	62.58
3	—	1,450	70.00–73.00	71.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,652	64.00	64.00
9	—	1,507	68.00–74.00	71.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,654	61.00–68.00	65.19
14	—	1,634	69.00–72.50	70.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,195	47.50–54.00	51.95
17	—	1,227	65.00–68.00	66.39
72	—	1,200	52.00–65.00	60.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	2,142	93.00–100.50	96.00
22	—	1,795	83.00–92.50	86.59
11	—	1,543	67.50–82.00	77.27
1	—	2,440	81.50	81.50
1	—	2,290	81.50	81.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,398	75.00–82.00	78.92
3	—	1,230	83.00–91.00	88.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,780	82.00	82.00
1	—	2,505	94.50	94.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	116.00	116.00
7	—	839	126.50	126.50
13	—	725	129.00	129.00
4	—	1,177	91.00–110.00	95.80
2	—	1,140	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	735	133.00	133.00
5	—	669	140.00	140.00
1	—	980	123.00	123.00
1	—	825	126.00	126.00
6	—	79	250.00–275.00	264.72
105	—	867	129.75–131.50	130.60
86	—	784	132.00	132.00
3	—	593	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	156.00	156.00
1	—	905	117.00	117.00
10	—	726	122.00–128.00	126.80
10	—	821	126.00	126.00
1	—	75	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	183.00	183.00
10	—	490	175.00	175.00
2	—	508	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	122.00–122.50	122.33
3	—	765	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	759	139.00–145.50	143.32
24	—	941	121.00–125.50	121.73
166	—	564	175.00–186.25	182.56
23	—	670	156.00–161.00	158.48
13	—	960	125.00–127.00	125.63
17	—	487	186.00	186.00
26	—	825	134.00	134.00
19	—	729	144.00–160.00	152.35
71	—	620	162.00–172.00	169.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	489	176.00–184.00	182.42
12	—	363	182.50–187.00	186.28
4	—	720	146.00–147.00	146.50
19	—	579	170.00–173.00	171.35
23	—	658	145.00–155.00	151.67
49	—	510	171.00–177.00	173.87
1	—	970	119.00	119.00
5	—	332	180.00	180.00
25	—	415	180.00–187.50	183.10
19	—	642	156.00–160.00	156.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	342	190.00	190.00
8	—	400	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	674	139.50	139.50
1	—	775	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	185.00	185.00
10	—	554	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	390	166.00	166.00
4	—	323	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	122.00	122.00
6	—	831	118.50–122.00	119.64
112	—	530	160.50–170.50	165.51
298	—	621	145.00–159.00	154.39
15	—	765	133.00	133.00
5	—	460	167.00–172.00	169.95
11	—	424	171.00–179.50	177.13
89	—	571	155.00–163.50	160.67
63	—	686	138.00–143.00	141.68
78	—	705	134.00–143.50	139.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	677	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	441	155.00–165.00	159.48
48	—	535	142.00–158.00	150.36
8	—	338	165.00–170.00	166.84
26	—	368	153.00–162.50	154.47
4	—	614	136.00	136.00
13	—	666	133.00–135.00	134.54
69	—	474	155.00–161.50	157.92
21	—	781	122.00–126.00	124.67
36	—	580	140.50–155.50	144.66
2	—	723	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	960	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	760	135.50	135.50
11	—	669	141.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	298	160.00	160.00
15	—	533	137.00	137.00
5	—	720	116.00	116.00
17	—	376	155.00–159.00	156.32
26	—	450	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	158.50	158.50
6	—	448	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	402	138.00	138.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,464	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,345	1,100.00	1,100.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,434	900.00	900.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,315	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,153.48

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	96	—	1,085	62.00–102.50	79.25
(<2 yrs)	Open	240	—	952	81.00–121.00	100.20

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	4	—	718	105.00	105.00

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	4	—	955	72.00–86.00	81.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	69.00	69.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,209	127.00	127.00

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.