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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Jun 28

● As filed76 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 76 priced lines covering 2,261 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 678 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,604 head. replacement cattle receipts at 598 head. Counted as USDA files them — 53 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Jun 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 1,188Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,604Last week 2,528Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 598Last week 679Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to firm undertones were noticed. A short week was seen this week due to the holiday. Only 2 sales occurred for the week. Feeder cattle continue to be pushed off pasture and range due to dry conditions. Most cattle were in light flesh as a result. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly moderate to good for light offerings. The August CME feeder cattle contract closed at 156.325 as of Thursday. Weigh up cows comprised the majority of sales again this week as ranchers continue to cull due to drought. Cow quality this week was average to attractive and overall better than last week. Demand for feeding cows was mixed as early week sales showed light to moderate demand and late week sales showed moderate to good demand. Feeding cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold fully steady. Packers continue to show moderate demand for slaughter cows as they try to capture market share and strong profits. The cutter cow cutout has continued to inch higher over the past few days. The weekly cutout is not released until Friday, however as of this writing, Friday July 2nd the Afternoon Daily cutter cow cutout for Thursday was 229.33 up 0.28. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold steady to 4.00 lower. Cow calf pair demand is light, however cows are holding their value and so are calves. Many pairs are being split as a result.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,342	71.00–80.00	75.79
26	—	1,283	81.00–87.50	84.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,290	67.00	67.00
59	—	2,050	93.00–104.00	97.66
73	—	1,788	83.00–94.00	87.47
24	—	1,519	66.00–82.00	77.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,267	82.00–85.50	84.30
2	—	1,240	60.00–77.00	68.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Canadian Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,409	78.00–84.00	81.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	863	48.00–58.00	52.42
3	—	972	59.00–64.00	60.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,611	62.00–67.50	66.02
16	—	1,691	74.00–79.50	76.47
1	—	1,805	61.00	61.00
37	—	1,567	66.25–73.50	69.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
133	—	1,396	67.00–78.00	70.64
286	—	1,387	62.25–68.50	65.35
21	—	1,418	55.00–63.00	60.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,430	61.50–66.00	63.64
18	—	1,405	52.00–60.00	57.65
5	—	1,471	67.00–73.00	68.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,213	60.50–66.50	62.62
2	—	1,280	67.50	67.50
65	—	1,213	51.50–61.00	57.90
5	—	1,099	43.00–48.50	46.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	79.00	79.00
24	—	1,604	69.50	69.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
210	—	1,212	62.00–67.50	64.33
26	—	1,180	55.00–60.00	57.39
23	—	1,205	66.75–69.50	67.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,232	101.00–105.00	104.21
1	—	1,270	99.00	99.00
31	—	1,076	95.75–110.00	100.30
1	—	1,185	102.00	102.00
2	—	1,133	104.00–105.00	104.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	809	110.50–120.00	111.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	543	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	164.00	164.00
11	—	579	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	169.00–171.00	169.66
12	—	706	146.00–148.00	146.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	880	138.00	138.00
14	—	712	154.00–159.00	157.92
3	—	657	169.00	169.00
55	—	818	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	856	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	405	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	554	146.00	146.00
17	—	661	139.00	139.00
15	—	536	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	143.00	143.00
8	—	675	131.00–134.00	133.62
10	—	574	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	126.00	126.00
104	—	702	143.00–150.00	149.09
28	—	604	154.50	154.50
9	—	973	122.00	122.00
70	—	665	142.50–155.00	152.95
16	—	789	129.25–132.00	129.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	141.00	141.00
16	—	473	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	771	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	313	142.50	142.50

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,734	1,410.00–1,450.00	1,428.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,602	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,678	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,490	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,680	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,293.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,476	1,260.00	1,260.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	998	60.00–65.00	61.88
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	850	65.00–72.50	69.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	105	—	1,056	67.00–103.00	80.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	239	—	1,121	64.00–86.50	72.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,202	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,133.56

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.