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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Aug 8

● As filed59 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 59 priced lines covering 868 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 586 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 449 head. replacement cattle receipts at 37 head.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Aug 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 586Last week 299Year ago 1,687

Slaughter CattleReceipts 449Last week 567Year ago 1,247

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 62Year ago 439

Compared to last week: Two sales were held this past week due to summer schedules. Feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Quality this week was mostly average. Most cattle were coming right off grass and were in light flesh. A few sets of fall born calves which were out on grass were seen this week. These offerings were met with mostly moderate to good demand, while true yearling cattle were met with good to very good demand. Market activity was mostly active this week as a large crowd was on hand for both of this weeks lightly tested sales. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for light offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly 5.00-8.00 higher on all classes in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Weigh up conditions were mixed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed saw increased demand from feeding buyers this week. This helped push very limited offerings higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,458	98.00–111.00	105.31
4	—	1,439	90.00–98.00	95.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,505	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	82.00–90.00	85.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,634	85.00–99.50	94.47
83	—	1,820	98.00–108.50	103.83
35	—	2,019	107.00–126.50	111.87
1	—	2,175	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,375	91.00–93.00	92.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	77.00	77.00
1	—	770	55.00	55.00
3	—	887	71.00–83.00	77.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,141	75.00–86.00	79.25
2	—	1,060	64.00–72.00	67.91
35	—	1,256	86.00–93.00	88.86
2	—	1,283	93.00–94.00	93.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,426	95.00–97.50	96.58
9	—	1,472	79.00–86.00	84.27
89	—	1,412	86.00–95.00	91.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,543	87.50–96.50	91.50
6	—	1,697	96.50–100.00	99.10
2	—	1,610	85.00–89.00	86.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,085	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,116	95.00–130.00	118.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,204	86.00–98.50	92.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	578	183.00–184.00	183.62
10	—	502	185.00	185.00
5	—	621	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	170.00	170.00
9	—	665	169.00	169.00
16	—	556	175.00–176.00	175.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	826	168.00–169.00	168.90
6	—	915	164.00–166.00	164.67
33	—	678	182.00–185.50	184.49
49	—	975	150.50–163.00	155.87
26	—	874	165.00–169.50	167.12
44	—	730	181.00–183.00	181.40
14	—	766	168.00–177.00	172.69
11	—	615	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,055	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,140	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,208	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,195	117.00–121.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	155.00	155.00
8	—	834	159.00–166.00	161.56
1	—	935	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	726	194.00	194.00
21	—	681	193.00–206.00	200.33
31	—	823	179.00–188.50	185.97
5	—	525	216.00	216.00
54	—	621	211.00–218.50	215.61
10	—	776	194.00	194.00
16	—	562	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	787	175.00	175.00

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.