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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Sep 9

● As filed144 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 144 priced lines covering 2,962 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,547 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 811 head. replacement cattle receipts at 111 head.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Sep 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,547Last week 1,303Year ago 2,593

Slaughter CattleReceipts 811Last week 353Year ago 616

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 104Year ago 256

Compared to last week: All feeder calves and yearling steers were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Yearling heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher on all heifers over 800 lbs, heifers under 800 lbs were too lightly tested to develop a full market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mixed from plain to very attractive. Demand was mostly moderate to good. Heifer quality was better than steer quality as many sets of open replacement heifers were seen. Most feeders were offered in small to moderate size packages; however a few load lots or partial load lots were seen. CME positions inched higher over the last week. Market activity this week was mostly active, with good participation seen from bidders both ringside as well as over the internet. Weigh up cows and bulls sold on mostly moderate demand for light offerings. Packers showed lighter demand for slaughter cows as they tried to buy offerings mostly lower, however stronger demand from feeding cow buyers and light offerings helped keep cow prices from sliding sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher on breaking and boning cows, lean cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeding cow demand was good to very good. Feeding cows sold steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand for feeding bulls was lighter this week as only packers opted to put bulls on feed. Feeding bulls sold 7.00-9.00 lower. Cow and bull quality this week was mostly average and but not as attractive as the previous week. Weigh conditions were mixed, but mostly below average as many sets of cattle were pushing moderate to heavy amounts of fill, especially on hot sale days. Cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand for limited offerings remains good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	639	259.50–265.00	260.82
4	650–700	691	249.00	249.00
10	700–750	728	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	627	267.00–270.00	267.29
7	700–750	721	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	575	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	702	236.00	236.00
6	750–800	798	226.00	226.00
10	800–850	824	218.00–225.00	222.12
2	850–900	890	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	484	290.00–297.50	294.65
19	550–600	562	275.00	275.00
12	700–750	723	254.50	254.50
63	750–800	785	250.00–251.00	250.41
22	800–850	830	236.00	236.00
64	850–900	879	237.00–241.00	239.18
71	900–950	941	225.00–237.50	236.89
4	950–1000	970	220.00	220.00
22	1000–1050	1,014	205.00–211.00	207.70
5	1050–1100	1,067	206.50	206.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	237.00	237.00
47	700–750	729	245.00–256.00	249.46
68	750–800	787	233.00–241.00	238.64
61	800–850	830	228.00–241.00	239.52
33	850–900	874	221.00–236.50	228.92
44	900–950	929	214.00–221.50	218.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	406	321.00	321.00
36	450–500	462	280.00–302.00	296.94
84	550–600	555	276.50–277.00	276.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	345.00–355.00	349.22
13	400–450	432	281.00–300.00	290.63
3	500–550	538	250.00	250.00
12	550–600	578	240.00–253.00	243.18
4	600–650	645	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	255.00	255.00
4	550–600	554	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	848	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	1100–1150	1,115	186.50–200.50	189.05
5	1150–1200	1,155	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	761	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	632	239.00–256.00	247.60
14	650–700	694	253.00	253.00
25	750–800	779	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	650–700	681	263.00–266.00	263.63
52	700–750	714	240.00–256.00	248.86
129	750–800	788	233.00–241.00	236.05
176	800–850	823	224.50–234.00	230.21
138	850–900	877	217.50–223.00	220.48
111	900–950	922	211.00–221.00	216.59
95	950–1000	972	203.00–218.50	213.43
56	1000–1050	1,021	201.50–217.50	211.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	588	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	788	196.00	196.00
4	1050–1100	1,067	190.00–194.50	191.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	322.50	322.50
16	400–450	408	299.00	299.00
33	450–500	467	260.00–285.00	278.17
5	500–550	527	261.00	261.00
3	550–600	595	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	615	245.00	245.00
5	650–700	673	230.00	230.00
4	700–750	748	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	330.00–335.00	332.45
16	350–400	376	245.00–301.00	277.84
7	400–450	425	263.00	263.00
10	450–500	483	254.00–267.00	258.98
12	500–550	513	235.00–256.00	247.59
2	550–600	550	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	642	248.00	248.00
14	650–700	672	247.00–255.00	249.30
109	700–750	739	234.00–240.00	239.01
38	750–800	781	218.00–232.00	223.16
12	800–850	842	215.00–221.00	217.74
8	850–900	888	213.00	213.00
9	900–950	933	208.50–209.50	208.95
11	950–1000	969	190.00–202.00	195.75
1	1000–1050	1,000	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	705	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	830	219.00–221.00	220.33
7	900–950	939	195.00	195.00
7	950–1000	959	206.00	206.00
6	1000–1050	1,013	187.50	187.50
55	1050–1100	1,088	195.00–200.00	198.26
7	1100–1150	1,106	194.00–198.00	194.57
1	1150–1200	1,150	193.50	193.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	536	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	559	242.50	242.50
1	1000–1050	1,045	191.00	191.00
2	1050–1100	1,088	189.00–192.00	190.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	260.00	260.00
2	650–700	693	215.50	215.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	500	249.00	249.00
1	800–850	820	205.00	205.00
2	950–1000	978	198.00–206.00	202.07
3	1000–1050	1,032	190.00	190.00
7	1050–1100	1,082	188.00–189.00	188.43
2	1250–1300	1,260	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	607	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,095	187.50	187.50
4	1100–1150	1,146	171.00–184.00	174.23
1	1150–1200	1,155	178.00	178.00
1	1200–1250	1,205	170.00	170.00
2	1250–1300	1,263	158.00–170.00	163.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1100–1150	1,134	190.00	190.00
5	1200–1250	1,202	182.00	182.00
1	1250–1300	1,250	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	598	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,110	141.00	141.00
61	—	1,665	131.00–148.00	140.86
1	—	1,958	157.00	157.00
105	—	1,874	145.00–163.00	152.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,508	127.50–145.50	139.36
6	—	1,575	147.00–155.00	151.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Canadian Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,308	125.00–136.00	129.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,208	116.00–128.50	121.27
47	—	1,182	101.00–120.00	107.78
8	—	1,069	96.00–99.50	98.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,503	111.00–125.00	118.85
1	—	1,515	109.00	109.00
24	—	1,445	125.00–136.00	128.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,673	134.50–140.00	137.63
16	—	1,605	130.00–134.00	132.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,671	120.50–132.50	127.87
13	—	1,692	133.00–139.00	136.27
11	—	1,747	140.50–144.50	142.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,359	140.00–144.00	141.86
30	—	1,391	117.00–125.50	123.11
139	—	1,404	124.00–139.50	132.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,153	136.00–143.00	139.96
40	—	1,204	123.00–136.50	127.92
28	—	1,184	106.00–124.00	120.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	945	95.00–108.00	99.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,918	143.75	143.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	104.00	104.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,360	148.00	148.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,072	150.00–182.50	161.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,197	135.00–158.00	145.42

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	2	—	990	145.00–150.00	147.58

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,168	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,978.60

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,160	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,230	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,900.00	1,900.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,044	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,702.04

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.