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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Aug 14

● As filed69 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 69 priced lines covering 834 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 610 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 330 head. replacement cattle receipts at 69 head. Counted as USDA files them — 4 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Aug 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 610Last week 570Year ago 948

Slaughter CattleReceipts 330Last week 644Year ago 411

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 75Year ago 109

Compared to last week: Only two sales was held last week as auctions continue with summer sale schedules. Feeder steers were too lightly tested either this week or last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to firm undertones were noticed. Yearling heifers sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Demand was mostly good on light offerings. Quality this week was mostly average, with a limited offering of attractive cattle seen. Flesh conditions were mostly light as most offerings were coming off grass. The cattle on feed report was released this past Friday and it showed cattle On feed at 2% below one year ago, Placements 8% below one year ago and Marketings 5% below last year. Market activity this week was mostly active with a large crowd on hand to bid on limited offerings. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand for light offerings. Packers opted to send the majority of cows to immediate harvest. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady on boning and breaking cows. Lean cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Lean cow quality was mixed this week as cattle in eastern Montana offered buyers much poor yields due to poor pasture and range conditions as grasshoppers ate much of the available feed. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested this week and last to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Several buyers looking for rebreed and receipt cows were seen this week. Demand for this class of cows was very good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	112.00	112.00
16	—	1,213	100.00–106.00	101.96
1	—	1,300	71.00	71.00
53	—	1,181	86.00–102.00	92.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,546	111.00–116.50	113.54
6	—	1,664	103.00–110.00	106.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,545	113.00–114.50	113.57
7	—	1,641	115.50–116.50	116.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,461	91.00–105.00	99.92
2	—	1,493	114.00–114.50	114.26
30	—	1,388	104.00–112.50	107.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,033	110.00–116.00	114.14
21	—	1,296	99.50–107.50	100.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	85.00–95.00	90.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,350	115.50–118.00	116.47
24	—	1,422	109.00–114.50	112.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,123	123.50–135.00	127.89
49	—	1,892	115.00–124.00	119.26
25	—	1,702	103.00–115.00	111.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	115.50–117.00	116.35
1	—	1,805	126.50	126.50
2	—	1,660	107.00–114.00	109.80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	999	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,222	141.00–146.00	143.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,159	161.00–174.00	170.75
1	—	1,240	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	903	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	636	250.00–251.00	250.92
19	—	986	214.00–214.50	214.19
17	—	671	242.00–249.00	244.06
3	—	742	240.00	240.00
28	—	754	235.75–236.00	235.80
56	—	938	213.00–228.00	222.92
49	—	861	226.00–231.00	230.27
21	—	831	227.00–232.50	229.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	893	211.00	211.00
2	—	838	216.00	216.00
13	—	619	225.00–242.00	238.04
13	—	714	219.00	219.00
1	—	770	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	546	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	549	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,056	192.50–212.50	209.43
8	—	1,105	194.50	194.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	733	254.00–255.00	254.36
3	—	873	223.00	223.00
4	—	785	240.00–250.00	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	942	228.00	228.00
3	—	882	235.00	235.00
4	—	958	227.50	227.50
15	—	825	242.50–248.50	247.45
12	—	778	255.00–260.00	257.25
6	—	748	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,024	210.00–214.00	211.22
4	—	1,280	172.00	172.00
6	—	1,170	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	582	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	855	202.50–215.00	213.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,783	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	119.00	119.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	146.00	146.00

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	18	—	1,091	118.00–172.50	125.90
(<2 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,045	131.00–212.00	177.90

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	3	—	893	101.00	101.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	130.00	130.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,185	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.