State summaries / Montana / Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary / 2023-06-12

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Jun 12

● As filed98 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 98 priced lines covering 1,946 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 364 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,359 head. replacement cattle receipts at 547 head. Counted as USDA files them — 26 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Jun 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 364Last week 714Year ago 525

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,359Last week 1,649Year ago 1,984

Replacement CattleReceipts 547Last week 858Year ago 2,207

Compared to last week: All feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on all offerings. Demand was mostly good to very good on light offerings. Quality was mostly plain to average. Packages were small with many singles on offer. The best demand continues to be for cattle suitable to run on grass. Several ranchers were on hand at sales this week and many showed very good demand as they competed over limited offerings. Rain showers continue to fall and pasture and range conditions are in mostly good to very good condition across much of the state. CME positions saw a setback last week as several days saw sharply lower feeder cattle contract prices. Corn increased sharply in price over drought concerns in the corn-belt over the past week as well. Market activity for the week was active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for moderate offerings. Packers showed lighter demand than last week for cows for immediate harvest, however demand for cows suitable to feed remains good. Slaughter cows sold steady to weak on on all offerings. High quality cows suitable to feed, sold generally steady. Cow quality was average to attractive this week, however cows were not as attractive as the last two weeks. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Bull quality was not as attractive as last week. Weigh up conditions were mixed, but overall not as attractive to buyers as last week. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold steady to firm. More takers were seen for this class of cows this week. Several buyers purchased this class of cows to feed as many rebreed buyers have stepped out of the market. Quality was mostly average, and similar to last week.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,685	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,227.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,445	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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,667	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,609	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,182	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	188	—	994	124.00–200.00	159.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,238	90.00–106.00	99.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	133	—	1,094	97.00–160.00	123.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	155.00	155.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	131.00	131.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,123	109.00	109.00

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	24	—	939	120.00–158.00	138.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	980	92.00–127.00	109.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,202	129.00–137.50	132.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	107.00	107.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,525	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,317	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,733.96
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,444	100.00–105.00	101.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,555	1,650.00	1,650.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,176	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,079	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,452	103.00–115.00	110.14
4	—	1,495	127.00–141.00	133.00
16	—	1,452	114.00–131.00	120.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,328	92.00–105.00	98.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,340	124.00–125.00	124.52
46	—	1,637	97.00–115.00	108.25
50	—	1,981	125.00–133.00	127.88
68	—	1,813	112.00–127.00	120.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,656	103.00–108.00	105.59
4	—	1,685	108.50	108.50
21	—	1,567	94.00–104.00	100.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,441	103.50–105.00	104.61
19	—	1,577	104.50–108.00	106.52
22	—	1,531	109.00–110.00	109.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,195	100.00–116.50	104.79
53	—	1,132	83.00–92.00	89.40
101	—	1,212	91.00–100.00	96.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	1,377	94.00–105.00	100.42
237	—	1,403	104.00–115.00	106.55
19	—	1,389	88.00–95.00	92.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	872	62.00–77.00	73.41
10	—	960	78.00–84.00	81.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,224	89.00–99.00	94.40
21	—	1,179	81.00–92.00	87.74
13	—	1,204	99.00–104.00	102.37
4	—	1,112	62.50–77.00	71.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,388	94.00–102.50	97.09
35	—	1,385	80.00–94.50	90.65
16	—	1,470	102.00–110.00	103.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,135	161.00–165.00	163.02
6	—	1,034	158.00–165.00	162.66
2	—	965	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,165	151.00–162.50	156.73
2	—	1,073	161.00–165.00	163.02
1	—	1,210	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	240.00–245.00	242.45
5	—	579	220.00–232.50	228.47
1	—	475	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	795	195.00–211.00	198.19
4	—	705	202.00–215.00	211.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,079	130.00–157.00	149.72
2	—	1,153	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	670	251.00	251.00
8	—	568	260.00–265.00	263.73
5	—	619	242.00	242.00
1	—	705	240.00	240.00
8	—	792	217.00	217.00
4	—	840	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	260.00	260.00
1	—	890	218.00	218.00
4	—	661	264.00–275.00	267.21
10	—	731	255.00–265.00	257.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	849	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	459	200.00–220.00	206.82
3	—	503	217.50	217.50
1	—	685	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	228.00	228.00
1	—	755	202.00	202.00
2	—	608	235.00	235.00
2	—	658	215.00	215.00
3	—	529	225.00–235.00	228.40
6	—	843	187.00	187.00
14	—	471	236.00–240.00	239.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	663	229.00–230.00	229.49
2	—	813	194.00	194.00
8	—	705	213.00–221.00	218.73
11	—	589	250.00–262.00	253.22
3	—	754	211.00–218.00	215.66
32	—	632	239.50–246.00	239.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	246.00	246.00

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.