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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Jun 8

● As filed160 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 160 priced lines covering 3,539 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 878 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,901 head. replacement cattle receipts at 1,848 head. Counted as USDA files them — 466 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Jun 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 878Last week 543Year ago 1,062

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,901Last week 1,217Year ago 2,027

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,848Last week 533Year ago 1,721

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Most cattle were offered in small groups or as singles. Rains have helped improve pasture and range conditions across much of the state. Some renewed demand was seen this week for cattle suitable to turn out on grass. A few sets of fall calves continue to be seen. These offerings sold with moderate to good demand. Overall demand for feeder cattle was mostly good. CME positions were volatile this past week. A confirmed case of New World screw worm whip sawed futures before pushing them the limit higher on Thursday. The August contract closed Friday at 357.425, 3.525 higher than last Fridays close. The September contract closed Friday at 354.55, 3.725 higher than last Fridays close. The October contract closed Friday at 350.925, 3.705 higher than last Fridays close. Market activity was mostly moderate to active despite a small buyer pool. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Feeding cow demand remains very good. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower on breaking and boning cows. Thin lean feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Good demand was seen this week from both private feeders and Canadian buyers. Canadian buyers were active again this week as they bought thinner fleshed, lower yielding offering to put on feed. American packers showed a desire to buy cows lower. They picked around trying to find cows to fit their orders and budget but purchased very few cows throughout the week. Slaughter cow demand was mostly light to moderate this week and significantly lower than the last few weeks. The best demand continues to be for fleshy breaking cows as these offerings have the most yield and heaviest carcass at harvest. Breaking cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Boning and lean cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Very few cows are being sold to go to harvest immediately. Most purchased for slaughter are too blemished to feed. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeding bulls sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Demand for feeding bulls was light to moderate this week. Demand for young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed was mostly good. Rain continues to give buyers some relief as pastures have greened in many places and some buyers continue to buy cows to turn out and breed. Cows and heifers which lost calves sold on very good demand this week. Feeding demand for young cows which are still eligible to grade choice was good. Buyers took heifers up to 3 years old to put on feed again this week. Young cows sold generally steady. Quality was mostly average to attractive.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	605	395.00	395.00
2	1150–1200	1,163	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	535.00	535.00
3	500–550	502	500.00	500.00
9	550–600	565	437.50–445.00	439.16
2	600–650	633	440.00	440.00
14	650–700	682	404.00	404.00
58	800–850	811	360.00–372.50	368.25
4	850–900	851	358.00	358.00
14	950–1000	970	317.50–332.00	329.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
6	400–450	426	2,050.00	2,050.00
14	500–550	513	2,100.00	2,100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	465.00	465.00
3	600–650	630	320.00–392.50	369.30
8	650–700	673	347.50–375.00	361.10
15	700–750	715	335.00–370.00	344.17
2	750–800	770	330.00	330.00
4	800–850	803	352.50	352.50
4	900–950	923	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	645	442.50	442.50
16	650–700	684	419.00	419.00
1	700–750	710	405.00	405.00
2	900–950	935	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	456	460.00–485.00	480.01
1	550–600	575	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	606	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	509	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	466	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	405	420.00–470.00	462.44
5	450–500	473	400.00–445.00	425.14
6	500–550	507	445.00	445.00
21	550–600	579	365.00–405.00	383.86
5	700–750	724	350.00–357.50	353.46
2	800–850	820	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	521	440.00	440.00
14	550–600	597	424.00	424.00
11	600–650	639	406.00	406.00
3	700–750	730	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	410.00	410.00
3	500–550	547	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	605	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	715	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	430.00	430.00
6	600–650	642	390.00–411.00	396.96
9	650–700	688	381.00	381.00
40	700–750	731	362.50–384.00	369.48
41	750–800	765	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	528	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	950–1000	958	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	1000–1050	1,036	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	663	340.00	340.00
9	850–900	868	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	780	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
54	700–750	746	371.00–375.00	371.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
5	450–500	464	2,100.00	2,100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	900–950	913	344.00	344.00
7	1000–1050	1,044	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	950–1000	990	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	850–900	887	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	777	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	375.00	375.00
1	800–850	840	350.00	350.00
9	850–900	869	332.50	332.50
6	900–950	903	327.50–335.00	333.75
6	950–1000	970	315.00	315.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	290.00	290.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	692	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	723	350.00	350.00
2	800–850	845	337.50	337.50
13	850–900	876	315.00–320.00	317.75
3	950–1000	973	305.00	305.00
3	1000–1050	1,023	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	1100–1150	1,125	260.00–270.00	263.20
4	1150–1200	1,167	247.50–255.00	251.23
1	1250–1300	1,260	237.50	237.50
1	1350–1400	1,370	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	950–1000	981	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
4	300–350	313	1,950.00	1,950.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	465	490.00	490.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,593	4,000.00–4,550.00	4,413.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,223	4,600.00	4,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,443	4,600.00	4,600.00

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	24	—	1,691	4,900.00–4,925.00	4,917.95
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,653	4,300.00	4,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	74	—	1,446	5,000.00–5,900.00	5,769.76
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	170	—	1,689	4,575.00–5,425.00	5,328.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,371	4,700.00–4,750.00	4,734.32

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	9	—	1,525	4,200.00–4,300.00	4,231.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	55	—	1,625	4,150.00–4,600.00	4,455.49

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	14	—	1,542	3,700.00–4,250.00	4,156.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,425	3,850.00–4,200.00	4,083.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,461	4,000.00	4,000.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,604	4,450.00–4,550.00	4,512.53

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	3	—	1,355	3,600.00	3,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,230	5,550.00	5,550.00

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	31	—	1,085	192.50–305.00	237.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,113	186.00–285.00	219.53

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	33	—	1,224	202.50–290.00	243.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	844	225.00–275.00	254.16

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	280.00	280.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	833	285.00–325.00	306.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,121	200.00–285.00	221.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,235	187.00–195.00	191.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	72	—	1,263	186.00–220.00	196.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	142	—	1,167	186.00–312.50	234.64
(<2 yrs)	Open	242	—	1,074	210.00–332.50	280.45

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	1	—	985	225.00	225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,409	4,050.00	4,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,530	3,750.00	3,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,650	3,550.00	3,550.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,350	3,800.00–4,150.00	3,955.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,139	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,601.73
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,621	3,500.00–4,150.00	4,059.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,548	4,050.00–4,100.00	4,069.61

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)	3	—	1,203	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,355	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,379.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,507	3,450.00–3,950.00	3,778.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,353	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,904.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,505	2,500.00	2,500.00

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)	3	—	1,344	3,800.00–3,950.00	3,901.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,145	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,544.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	15	—	1,414	223.00–285.00	238.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,853	168.00–171.50	169.11
20	—	1,789	157.00–166.00	163.62
2	—	1,903	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
239	—	1,402	185.00–196.50	188.32
615	—	1,405	175.00–186.00	183.01
99	—	1,419	145.00–179.00	170.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,113	137.50–157.00	147.29
20	—	1,138	112.50–142.50	130.62
3	—	1,160	160.00–165.00	162.89
1	—	1,180	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,202	185.00–190.00	186.69
121	—	1,211	175.00–186.00	180.44
52	—	1,150	142.50–177.00	163.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,230	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	851	85.00–111.00	102.99
6	—	924	112.50–137.50	122.47
2	—	893	137.50–145.00	141.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,588	185.00–187.00	185.50
23	—	1,653	153.00–175.00	167.74
183	—	1,614	176.00–185.00	182.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,433	145.00–165.00	155.38
5	—	1,332	135.00–139.00	137.02
4	—	1,610	166.00–172.00	170.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,743	180.00–208.00	195.71
3	—	2,348	217.00–218.00	217.50
2	—	2,358	206.00–209.00	207.42
1	—	1,965	195.00	195.00
34	—	2,008	220.00–244.00	228.09
45	—	1,963	202.00–223.00	213.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,539	205.00–220.00	210.90
23	—	1,597	184.00–205.00	193.49
1	—	2,455	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	181.00	181.00
1	—	1,295	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,578	224.00	224.00

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.