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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Apr 24

● As filed171 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 171 priced lines covering 6,224 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,608 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 712 head. replacement cattle receipts at 833 head. Counted as USDA files them — 325 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Apr 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,608Last week 572Year ago 4,393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 712Last week 682Year ago 1,408

Replacement CattleReceipts 833Last week 452Year ago 1,463

Compared to last week: All feeder cattle were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to firm undertones were noticed on steers under 550 lbs and higher to sharply higher undertones were noticed on steers over 550 lbs; Heifers under 500 lbs sold with generally steady undertones, heifers over 500 lbs sold with higher to sharply higher undertones. Demand was mostly good to very good this week for moderate offerings. Quality was average to very attractive, and much higher than last weeks sales. CME positions continue to push higher giving additional support for feeder cattle. The best demand continues to be seen for grass cattle as both order-buyers and local ranchers compete over cattle. Market activity was mostly active this week as with a large crowd on hand at all sales. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. Packers continue to put high quality cows away on feed and these offerings sold on very good demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower on breaking cows, boning and lean cows sold generally steady. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady. Feeding cows sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Cow and bull quality was average this week. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on very good demand. These offerings sold steady to firm.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	116.00	116.00
13	—	1,191	139.00–146.00	142.24
1	—	1,480	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,583	89.00–110.00	103.26
19	—	1,781	124.00–143.00	129.08
45	—	1,756	107.00–124.50	115.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,213	81.00–89.00	85.53
10	—	1,343	99.50–105.00	101.30
92	—	1,287	88.00–97.50	93.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,513	92.00–98.00	94.83
49	—	1,523	99.00–107.00	101.93
17	—	1,476	79.00–92.00	88.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,493	92.50–98.50	96.05
4	—	1,335	81.00–92.00	87.55
32	—	1,533	99.00–105.50	101.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,187	83.00–93.00	88.19
43	—	1,130	75.00–82.50	79.47
5	—	953	71.00–73.00	71.91
2	—	1,143	103.00–109.00	106.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	100.00–101.00	100.65
1	—	885	72.00	72.00
3	—	877	78.00–81.00	79.29
1	—	850	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	95.00–102.00	99.34
13	—	1,157	85.50–94.00	90.60
4	—	1,064	81.00–82.00	81.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,230	89.00–98.00	92.55
18	—	1,255	83.00–88.50	86.70
20	—	1,264	97.00–105.50	101.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	628	191.00–219.00	199.75
61	—	519	220.00–250.50	240.66
10	—	781	181.00–193.00	190.61
13	—	484	195.00–247.00	235.28
22	—	420	202.50–247.50	219.54
1	—	825	177.00	177.00
3	—	362	261.00	261.00
1	—	895	179.00	179.00
17	—	672	192.50–213.00	205.05
9	—	736	185.00–200.00	186.82
37	—	564	207.50–242.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	698	215.00	215.00
4	—	369	230.00	230.00
31	—	407	221.50–238.00	224.31
29	—	908	175.50	175.50
1	—	470	155.00	155.00
5	—	529	211.00–217.50	212.26
13	—	561	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	195.00	195.00
3	—	542	200.00	200.00
4	—	664	221.00–232.50	226.67
13	—	837	180.50	180.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	794	174.50	174.50
6	—	683	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
413	—	668	194.00–246.00	234.96
361	—	576	223.00–271.00	254.98
118	—	387	220.00–251.00	234.82
152	—	523	223.00–274.00	258.92
703	—	625	213.00–260.50	249.73
79	—	817	181.00–203.00	196.06
10	—	866	175.00–189.00	180.68
287	—	722	190.00–234.00	220.59
36	—	422	247.50–269.00	257.62
92	—	484	212.50–281.00	263.74
42	—	765	199.00–208.00	206.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	229.00	229.00
2	—	548	228.00	228.00
26	—	732	192.00–214.00	208.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	205.00	205.00
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
6	—	471	185.00–230.00	208.03
1	—	635	207.00	207.00
4	—	530	170.00–190.00	181.44
3	—	785	185.00	185.00
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
1	—	565	217.50	217.50
2	—	660	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	718	219.00–221.00	220.44
11	—	758	199.00	199.00
2	—	568	274.00	274.00
42	—	638	224.00–241.00	235.88
5	—	896	189.00	189.00
4	—	825	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	208.00	208.00
2	—	423	190.00	190.00
1	—	660	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	175.00	175.00
4	—	750	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	181.00	181.00
2	—	470	215.00	215.00
12	—	676	197.50–226.00	216.55
22	—	743	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	375	215.00–235.00	226.76
7	—	972	178.00–182.00	180.32
1	—	815	186.00	186.00
31	—	629	200.00–245.00	224.44
6	—	918	182.00–186.00	183.99
51	—	716	199.00–225.00	214.67
8	—	582	245.00–265.00	252.52
1	—	860	184.00	184.00
65	—	774	205.00–219.50	213.76
3	—	513	220.00–254.00	242.52
34	—	684	210.00–228.00	221.47
13	—	435	242.50–247.50	245.74
2	—	475	225.00–235.00	229.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	530	250.00–290.00	275.98
113	—	814	187.00–204.00	201.20
244	—	729	210.00–248.00	235.62
89	—	869	178.00–201.00	197.38
5	—	374	275.00	275.00
246	—	776	198.00–221.00	208.20
233	—	675	227.00–265.00	243.30
197	—	491	265.00–299.00	294.94
28	—	434	250.00–295.00	281.74
38	—	920	174.00–196.00	186.65
290	—	563	266.00–295.00	279.99
199	—	631	235.50–297.50	263.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	176.00	176.00
14	—	498	225.00–255.00	248.61
14	—	507	245.00–267.00	262.28
2	—	423	255.00	255.00
14	—	608	245.00	245.00
4	—	753	191.00	191.00
29	—	569	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	920	167.00–170.00	169.70
1	—	1,065	147.00	147.00
2	—	360	170.00	170.00
3	—	860	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	125.00	125.00
10	—	1,168	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,300	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,065	137.00–140.00	137.99
2	—	1,558	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,400	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,012	157.00–166.50	158.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,333	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,767.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,392	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,564.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,502	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,406.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,691	2,300.00–3,350.00	2,579.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,426	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	51	—	1,455	1,250.00–3,050.00	2,874.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,482	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	171	—	1,207	1,600.00–3,200.00	2,842.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,304.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,137	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,467	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,889.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,542	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,170.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,103	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,472	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,905.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,185	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,224	1,650.00–2,375.00	2,168.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,314	1,250.00–1,900.00	1,443.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,371	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,749.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,487	1,750.00–2,125.00	1,918.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,480	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,461.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	875	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,113	1,300.00	1,300.00

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	28	—	1,132	99.00–140.50	124.75
(<2 yrs)	Open	138	—	908	146.50–192.00	173.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,062	119.50–150.00	128.15

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	26	—	1,089	119.00–154.50	138.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,031	99.00–154.00	117.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,347	91.00–95.00	93.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	952	1,200.00–1,925.00	1,787.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,028	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,329.52
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	1,700.00	1,700.00

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.