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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Oct 24

● As filed163 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 163 priced lines covering 11,833 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,168 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 2,008 head. replacement cattle receipts at 4,328 head.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Oct 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,168Last week 8,515Year ago 10,690

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,008Last week 2,720Year ago 5,546

Replacement CattleReceipts 4,328Last week 1,537Year ago 6,578

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 500 lbs sold sharply higher, with most sales 20.00-40.00 higher. 500 lbs and heavier sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Yearling steers were too lightly tested to develop a full market trend, however steady to firm undertones were noticed. Heifer calves under 450 lbs sold mostly 6.00-12.00 higher, heifers over 450 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Yearling heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed on a lower quality offering. Quality this week was average to attractive. Demand was mostly good to very good throughout the week. Higher finished cattle prices helped improve demand and added additional optimism as buyers bid on offerings. Demand for light calves suitable to run on grass was very good as rain in the southern planes helped spur bidding on high quality light weight calves. A good crowed was on hand at every sale this week with both order buyers and farmer feeders actively bidding on offerings. Market activity this week was mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Many cows continue to sell out of dry country and were very thin. Breaking cows sold steady to firm, boning and lean cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to firm in a narrow comparison. Feeding cows sold with the best demand this week as packers try to put away high quality cows to feed to premium white. Feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeding cow quality was more attractive this week and more cows were purchased to feed as a result. Packers continue to put bulls away on feed these offerings sold fully steady. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold unevenly steady. Good demand and higher prices were seen on cattle suitable to rebreed, however feeding quality offerings sold lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
301	—	1,409	68.00–81.00	74.43
123	—	1,392	57.50–70.00	64.97
44	—	1,425	78.50–84.50	80.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	80.00	80.00
10	—	1,712	71.00–72.00	71.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	78.00	78.00
200	—	1,225	63.00–75.50	68.00
135	—	1,218	50.00–67.50	59.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	995	52.00	52.00
17	—	937	44.50–55.00	49.15
2	—	833	40.00–41.00	40.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,633	67.00–79.00	74.70
9	—	1,632	84.00–85.50	84.57
1	—	1,790	62.00	62.00
20	—	1,607	78.00–83.50	80.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	1,150	32.50–49.00	44.02
45	—	1,279	60.00–69.00	64.51
318	—	1,190	49.00–64.50	55.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,437	52.50–66.00	58.05
18	—	1,499	65.50–76.00	70.64
4	—	1,396	77.00–87.00	81.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,260	101.00–102.00	101.51
15	—	1,577	84.00–100.00	92.63
13	—	1,444	78.00–91.00	84.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,748	72.00–95.00	81.22
4	—	1,900	98.00–103.00	99.67
26	—	1,938	85.00–97.00	92.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,525	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	999	55.00–63.00	56.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
295	—	418	191.00–225.00	208.79
132	—	624	159.00–177.00	173.06
6	—	244	230.00	230.00
363	—	518	173.00–195.50	186.56
121	—	382	204.00–230.00	221.86
31	—	674	161.00–175.50	170.00
99	—	331	213.00–244.00	226.26
406	—	474	180.00–210.50	194.70
313	—	575	165.00–187.00	180.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	869	159.00	159.00
3	—	567	171.00	171.00
25	—	825	164.00–169.75	169.04
20	—	934	155.00–160.50	157.25
104	—	732	166.00–180.00	177.73
10	—	974	151.00	151.00
31	—	776	164.00–170.50	166.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	998	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	674	160.00–168.00	164.90
23	—	643	164.00	164.00
2	—	755	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	156.00	156.00
13	—	614	150.00–153.00	151.54
21	—	566	151.00–168.00	159.22
27	—	416	180.00–200.00	190.17
9	—	335	207.50–217.50	211.56
47	—	526	160.00–176.00	171.44
102	—	480	161.00–186.50	177.51
33	—	380	204.00–213.00	209.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,053	148.50–155.25	154.46
8	—	1,011	152.00–152.50	152.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	165.00	165.00
1	—	955	145.00	145.00
2	—	928	155.00	155.00
10	—	883	155.00–156.00	155.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	360	170.00	170.00
2	—	640	136.00	136.00
32	—	434	169.00–170.00	169.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
163	—	524	200.00–200.25	200.09
9	—	553	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	587	190.00–198.50	195.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	620	152.00–156.00	153.72
4	—	556	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	951	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	626	152.00	152.00
13	—	570	165.00–169.00	166.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	909	185.00	185.00
8	—	351	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	487	202.00–217.00	207.93
16	—	329	220.00–253.00	244.08
32	—	618	161.00–178.00	171.02
41	—	414	212.50–262.50	223.51
34	—	576	176.00–191.00	185.33
11	—	764	154.00	154.00
51	—	531	174.00–208.00	192.89
8	—	694	162.00–171.00	166.01
19	—	386	220.00–267.00	243.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	370	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	440	214.00	214.00
4	—	630	163.00	163.00
25	—	520	191.50–205.00	196.19
6	—	711	171.00	171.00
5	—	362	240.00	240.00
7	—	346	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	544	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
792	—	575	186.00–214.50	201.12
501	—	523	190.50–224.00	210.90
175	—	423	217.00–289.00	270.06
6	—	829	154.00	154.00
108	—	376	240.00–300.00	270.87
396	—	623	180.00–197.00	190.36
56	—	721	170.00–179.00	175.26
171	—	668	168.50–189.00	181.90
393	—	477	206.00–261.00	231.08
47	—	324	245.00–315.00	283.60
14	—	773	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	755	180.50	180.50
19	—	571	193.50–210.00	204.86
9	—	712	179.00	179.00
23	—	625	195.00	195.00
12	—	842	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	165.00–181.00	174.37
17	—	722	164.00–171.00	167.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	833	167.00	167.00
3	—	715	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	612	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	629	174.00–176.00	175.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	430	229.00–254.00	251.16
9	—	516	192.50–195.00	193.59
1	—	715	156.00	156.00
5	—	367	220.00–242.50	232.99
14	—	623	157.00–162.00	160.91
31	—	576	173.50	173.50
11	—	674	156.50–160.50	159.43
23	—	483	204.00–225.00	219.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	811	123.00	123.00
4	—	858	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,047	110.00–112.00	111.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	147.00	147.00
14	—	655	159.00	159.00
20	—	741	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	700	141.00	141.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,343	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,307	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,048	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	163	—	1,112	1,150.00–2,400.00	2,155.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1,378	—	1,133	1,200.00–2,500.00	2,332.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,291	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,420	1,000.00–1,850.00	1,338.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,290	69.00	69.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,462	1,285.00–2,100.00	1,724.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,177	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,379	64.00	64.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,417	59.00–65.00	61.77
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,255	935.00	935.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,227	875.00	875.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,463	67.00–71.00	69.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,295	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	993	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	—	1,318	2,300.00–4,250.00	2,733.53
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,613	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,322.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,357	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,430.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,351	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	830	158.50	158.50
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1,918	—	1,068	1,700.00–2,300.00	1,968.43

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	26	—	1,097	61.00–71.00	65.76
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	919	78.00–107.50	87.69

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	138	—	1,062	70.00–107.50	84.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	304	—	970	81.00–128.00	111.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,186	68.00–70.00	68.97

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	5	—	746	112.00	112.00

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.