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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 18

● As filed101 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 101 priced lines covering 2,480 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,894 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 900 head. replacement cattle receipts at 511 head. Counted as USDA files them — 9 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Apr 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,894Last week 3,859Year ago 2,428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 900Last week 248Year ago 618

Replacement CattleReceipts 511Last week 415Year ago 505

Compared to last week: All weights of steers sold fully steady. Heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher; 600-700 lbs heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower; heifers over 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Quality this week was mixed from plain to very attractive. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly moderate to very good. The best demand continues to be for grass cattle as buyers purchased cattle up to 725 lbs to return to grass. Demand for grass cattle was mostly very good as recent snow fall and forecasted rain for the weekend continue to keep grass interest in buying cattle. Heifer quality continues to outpace steer quality as ranchers continue to sell off high quality replacement heifers. Market activity this week was mostly moderate to active, a large crowd was on hand for both sales this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Slaughter demand was moderate to good this week. Packers were aggressive in buying slaughter cows early in the week but demand decreased as the week progressed. Many sets of cows that lost calves were seen this week following last week's winter storm. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to weak. Feeding cow demand was mostly good all week. Feeding cows sold unevenly steady this week, with late week sales lower due to lighter slaughter cow demand. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Weigh conditions were mostly average to below average for buyers this week. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold fully steady. Quality this week was average to attractive. These offerings were met with moderate demand this week.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	8	—	1,159	75.50–80.00	75.97

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	132	—	1,119	75.00–114.00	91.71
(<2 yrs)	Open	228	—	992	90.00–121.00	107.79

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	1	—	1,205	77.00	77.00

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)	2	—	1,300	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,465	73.00–76.00	73.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,417	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,738	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,495	1,210.00	1,210.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	827	132.00	132.00
18	—	689	153.00–165.00	155.55
6	—	81	175.00–275.00	223.97
3	—	873	125.00	125.00
11	—	554	185.00	185.00
2	—	923	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,066	109.00–113.00	111.98
4	—	1,236	102.00–104.00	102.50
11	—	1,008	112.00–118.00	117.44
1	—	1,280	104.00	104.00
4	—	1,166	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,234	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	790	123.50	123.50
13	—	888	129.00–133.50	132.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	80	100.00	100.00
4	—	390	192.50	192.50
30	—	476	182.00–191.50	188.46
121	—	618	156.00–174.00	170.25
17	—	863	137.00–141.00	140.76
56	—	565	179.00–184.00	180.59
57	—	524	184.00–189.50	189.38
8	—	835	132.00	132.00
64	—	680	144.00–163.00	158.60
86	—	757	143.00–154.00	151.77
68	—	710	139.00–162.00	157.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	753	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	597	131.00	131.00
4	—	505	136.00	136.00
7	—	657	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	429	170.00–177.00	172.45
9	—	661	138.00–139.00	138.78
39	—	471	158.00–180.00	174.52
26	—	625	148.00–160.00	157.96
11	—	540	168.00–176.00	170.82
8	—	369	165.00–174.50	170.95
8	—	596	167.00	167.00
11	—	736	133.50–137.00	134.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	167.50	167.50
5	—	443	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	503	174.00	174.00
3	—	473	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
163	—	778	1,185.00–1,260.00	1,246.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	856	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
171	—	958	143.00–143.25	143.24
41	—	645	183.50–184.00	183.97
63	—	537	209.50–213.00	211.48
6	—	748	163.00	163.00
19	—	432	212.00–225.00	219.31
4	—	856	147.00	147.00
22	—	759	164.50	164.50
31	—	588	189.00–209.00	192.48
109	—	830	147.00–153.00	151.41
11	—	464	219.00	219.00
4	—	918	149.50	149.50
38	—	682	182.00–184.00	182.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	183.50	183.50
3	—	615	176.00	176.00
19	—	677	156.00–168.00	161.30
15	—	779	157.00	157.00
4	—	740	144.50	144.50
14	—	518	184.00–195.00	189.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	473	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	858	137.00	137.00
9	—	721	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	810	123.00	123.00
4	—	666	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	96.00–100.50	97.80
2	—	1,598	101.00–102.00	101.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,294	78.00–97.00	84.95
2	—	1,340	100.00–101.00	100.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,555	105.25	105.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,850	97.00–107.00	101.86
13	—	2,082	107.00–116.00	109.90
15	—	1,581	80.00–96.00	91.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,431	77.50–86.50	80.90
38	—	1,446	73.00–77.00	75.81
3	—	1,512	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,166	59.00–66.00	64.29
38	—	1,180	67.00–78.00	73.32
33	—	1,229	77.00–84.00	79.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	1,430	77.50–86.00	82.43
35	—	1,426	70.50–81.50	76.46
1	—	1,565	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	58.00–64.00	61.02
2	—	985	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,239	77.00–84.00	79.29
35	—	1,195	66.50–79.50	73.58
1	—	1,290	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,626	84.50–86.00	85.10
16	—	1,729	71.00–84.00	77.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,554	84.50–87.00	85.58

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.