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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Jun 17

● As filed126 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 126 priced lines covering 2,145 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 732 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,187 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,072 head. Counted as USDA files them — 307 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Jun 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 732Last week 410Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,187Last week 1,497Year ago 1,105

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,072Last week 1,013Year ago 992

Compared to last week: Too few sales were seen this week to develop any market trend. Feeder cattle were mostly offered in small to moderate size packages. Demand was good to very good for light offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. CME positions traded sideways for most of the week as the shortened holiday week saw some higher and some lower settlements. The August feeder cattle contract closed at 258.375, 3.60 lower than last Fridays close, the September closed at 259.90, 2.80 lower than the previous week. Market activity this week was mostly active, with a good crowd on hand and several internet bidders actively bidding. Weigh up cows and bulls comprised the majority of the cattle offering this week. Ranchers continue to cull cows as many are wrapping up branding and are turning out cows. Some cows who have yet to calve are being sold as ranchers don't want to deal with the hassle of late calves. Packers showed good to very good demand for slaughter cows for immediate harvest. Additional packer buyers were in the market this week and were very aggressive as they searched for slaughter cows for harvest. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-5.00 higher on breaking cows. Boning cows sold 4.00-8.00 higher; lean cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Packers showed very good demand for feeding cows, however with additional packer buyers in the market they were forced to pay significantly higher prices for cows in order to secure offerings. Feeding cows sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher with instances of 6.00-9.00 higher seen at times on very high quality offerings. Packers also purchased average quality thin and light boning cows to hold for the upcoming 4th of July holiday; these offerings sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher. Quality this week was mostly average to attritive with many high quality reputation cows seen. Quality and weigh conditions were both more attractive to buyers this week compared to last week. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to above average. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly steady to 10.00 lower. Quality was average to attractive. The calendar is starting to get late in the season to buy cows to rebreed so many buyers are slowing down on purchasing offerings for that purpose. Cows purchased this week to rebreed would mostly be April and later calving cows.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	140	675.00	675.00
32	550–600	584	323.00–337.50	328.01
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
28	650–700	687	289.00–306.00	295.03
4	700–750	719	289.00	289.00
2	750–800	753	268.00	268.00
19	800–850	813	256.00–257.00	256.95
40	850–900	857	252.00–257.00	256.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	1050–1100	1,058	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	302	370.00	370.00
18	500–550	535	315.00–325.00	320.57
3	650–700	690	282.00	282.00
5	750–800	765	255.00–256.00	255.61
4	800–850	817	241.00–255.00	247.94
9	950–1000	954	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	870	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	1200–1250	1,221	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	935	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	500–550	508	317.50	317.50
3	550–600	557	294.00	294.00
10	650–700	685	266.00	266.00
2	700–750	703	252.00	252.00
5	750–800	757	244.00	244.00
3	800–850	822	230.00	230.00
8	850–900	860	231.50	231.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	699	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	50–100	70	125.00	125.00
6	350–400	399	315.00	315.00
3	400–450	443	315.00	315.00
10	450–500	485	310.00	310.00
6	500–550	532	302.50	302.50
16	550–600	594	283.00	283.00
16	600–650	621	255.00–279.00	275.20
2	650–700	655	256.00	256.00
6	750–800	768	233.00–237.00	234.66
32	950–1000	971	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	661	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	850–900	883	230.00	230.00
14	950–1000	966	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	715	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,010	205.00	205.00
1	1150–1200	1,155	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	50–100	90	600.00	600.00
1	500–550	540	307.50	307.50
5	850–900	874	222.50–226.00	225.29
7	900–950	942	221.00–223.00	222.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	100–150	116	600.00–725.00	666.81
5	300–350	336	430.00	430.00
5	500–550	523	290.00	290.00
7	600–650	626	281.00	281.00
1	750–800	780	247.50	247.50
3	800–850	838	234.00	234.00
8	850–900	868	228.00–234.00	231.71
6	950–1000	955	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	610	269.00	269.00
6	700–750	740	249.00	249.00
15	750–800	796	236.00	236.00
6	1000–1050	1,018	220.00	220.00
9	1050–1100	1,062	216.00–217.50	217.16
1	1100–1150	1,105	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	990	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	750–800	783	224.00	224.00
24	850–900	897	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	943	124.00–153.00	139.75
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	954	167.50–185.00	174.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	178.00–202.50	189.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	705	170.00	170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,036	147.50–165.00	154.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	895	143.00	143.00

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	90	—	1,164	142.00–192.50	153.24
(<2 yrs)	Open	188	—	1,023	153.50–220.00	188.34

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	8	—	1,248	154.00	154.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,039	2,910.00–2,950.00	2,916.02

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	29	—	1,542	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,535.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,618	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,440	2,925.00	2,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	72	—	1,255	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,296.66
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	55	—	1,597	2,450.00–3,000.00	2,844.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,245	2,775.00	2,775.00

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	9	—	1,277	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 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,322	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,117.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,302	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,203.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,470	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,268	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 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,238	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	786	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,873.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	904	2,075.00	2,075.00

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)	2	—	998	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,373	125.00	125.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,755	130.00	130.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,128	1,900.00–2,325.00	2,109.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,238	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,237	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	805	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	59	—	978	3,150.00–3,175.00	3,161.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	2,071	170.00–189.50	179.71
6	—	1,670	143.00–149.00	144.73
27	—	1,912	152.00–169.00	163.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,309	185.00–192.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,359	142.00–146.00	143.51
7	—	1,596	150.00–158.00	154.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	132.00–138.00	134.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,320	136.00–148.00	143.39
154	—	1,412	139.00–154.00	148.44
6	—	1,402	118.00–136.00	129.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,184	116.00–128.00	122.18
8	—	1,256	138.00–151.00	143.16
2	—	1,035	94.00–98.00	95.96
9	—	1,171	129.00–137.00	133.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,228	138.00–149.50	142.39
6	—	1,123	122.00–127.00	123.85
80	—	1,186	124.00–138.00	134.10
1	—	905	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	894	104.00–128.00	113.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	151.50	151.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,514	132.00–138.00	135.94
30	—	1,638	137.00–148.00	143.30
10	—	1,529	149.00–156.00	152.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,593	145.00–154.00	145.66
2	—	1,615	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	1,345	135.00–147.00	141.45
189	—	1,430	143.00–155.50	146.43
16	—	1,400	116.00–135.00	131.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,359	122.00–126.00	124.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,582	138.00–141.00	139.84

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.