Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Sep 19
● As filed103 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them
Montana reported 103 priced lines covering 2,624 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,051 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 921 head. replacement cattle receipts at 181 head.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Sep 19, 2022
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Billings, MT (LS-BL)
Feeder CattleReceipts 2,051Last week 1,841Year ago 7,598
Slaughter CattleReceipts 921Last week 746Year ago 3,078
Replacement CattleReceipts 181Last week 98Year ago 1,185

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 800 lbs. were steady to 10.00 higher, while feeder steers over 800 lbs were unevenly steady. Heifer calves were mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Yearling heifers sold mostly steady. Supply was mostly light to moderate with light to moderate demand. Market activity was mostly slow to moderate. Breaking cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower while boning cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Lean cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Cows returning to feed or rebreed sold steady to firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—618168.00–176.00170.77
35—561171.00–185.00182.31
28—1,106145.00–150.25148.64
51—819163.00–173.50171.06
14—782169.00–173.50172.34
1—290200.00200.00
24—669168.00–180.00174.31
18—382186.00–200.00190.63
15—423182.00–195.00191.32
57—928154.00–166.00163.93
60—473182.00–189.50186.35
91—514174.00–192.00184.88
127—878162.00–172.75167.51
51—973152.00–164.00161.83
39—727170.00–180.00178.23
60—1,025153.00–163.00159.21
8—1,076146.00–151.00149.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
16—570152.00–166.00162.58
4—385173.00–175.00173.49
5—721157.00–168.00159.43
3—788158.00158.00
3—940147.00147.00
17—689151.00–162.50159.78
19—821151.00–164.00156.55
5—483162.00–167.00164.57
37—524164.00–170.00166.93
4—965150.00–152.00150.51
10—875142.50–158.00154.02
2—415175.00175.00
3—613162.00162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
51—891167.00167.00
12—811168.00–172.50171.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—584156.00156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8—727182.00182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
50—578193.00–200.00197.90
3—377230.00–235.00232.44
42—619190.00–202.00199.83
15—978162.00–167.00165.26
7—1,054152.00–158.00157.14
9—743189.50–192.00191.22
3—1,010155.00–161.50159.31
7—322240.00–242.50241.81
48—930169.00–176.50175.12
34—475205.00–215.00211.13
8—865173.00–177.00173.74
97—523198.00–222.00205.46
1—1,200141.00141.00
19—829178.00–182.00180.32
32—433210.00–223.50216.87
2—1,178147.50147.50
28—777182.00–188.00185.53
39—658181.00–200.50196.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—653208.00208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—510162.00162.00
4—351190.00190.00
2—678146.00146.00
2—430174.00174.00
1—570175.00175.00
1—875161.00161.00
3—829160.00–172.00168.14
6—719165.00–173.00169.92
6—614161.00–172.00169.44
2—768168.00–171.00169.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
200—543214.50–216.75215.62
106—457233.00233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
2—815154.00–155.00154.50
13—736155.00–158.00157.49
4—410185.00185.00
3—587162.00162.00
1—870125.00125.00
17—1,179115.00–118.50116.63
12—480170.00170.00
2—335185.00185.00
9—610154.00–161.00158.71
3—1,073129.00129.00
3—527160.00160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—583147.50147.50
1—1,075132.00132.00
1—980134.00134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
14—645177.00177.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
1—1,47085.5085.50
6—1,24191.00–91.5091.32
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—1,30472.00–77.0075.75
152—1,42778.00–89.0085.11
42—1,50089.25–94.0091.43
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
8—1,11587.00–88.5088.35
25—1,16175.00–86.5078.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
159—1,39674.00–91.0080.79
86—1,32572.00–80.0075.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
64—1,59282.00–93.5086.67
1—1,82082.0082.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
34—1,15270.00–80.0074.50
2—1,07874.00–78.0076.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
4—1,53074.00–76.0074.85
43—1,70295.00–106.50101.71
14—1,38975.00–84.0079.37
107—1,74784.00–102.5092.02
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
7—1,23797.50–102.00100.79
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
3—1,892101.00101.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Young (2-4 yrs)Open5—1,003104.00–117.50106.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—905110.00110.00
(<2 yrs)Open43—960100.00–114.00109.61
Young (2-4 yrs)Open57—1,23185.00–98.0089.95
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.