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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Aug 24

● As filed102 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 102 priced lines covering 1,531 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 921 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 689 head. replacement cattle receipts at 173 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Aug 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 921Last week 828Year ago 1,155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 689Last week 554Year ago 911

Replacement CattleReceipts 173Last week 79Year ago 99

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Feeder heifers under 800 lbs sold

unevenly steady, heifers over 800 lbs sold mostly 3.00-5.00 lower. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Cattle were offered in

small to moderate size packages. Many singles and packages of less than 5 were seen as well. Demand was mostly moderate to good, despite

lower pressure seen on CME positions over the last few week. CME positions did improve some early in the week which helped improve

demand for feeders at auction later in the week. Cooperate packer buyers were back in the market this week and showed good demand for

cattle off grass and in light flesh. Market activity was mostly moderate to active. A larger buyer pool was noticed this week as more private

and cooperate feeders reenter the market. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for light to moderate offerings. Feeding

cow demand remains very good. A larger pool of buyers were in the market this week. Canadian buyers remain in the market as they continue to buy cows to send north to feed. Cow quality was mostly plain to average this week. Many cows were coming off summer breeding pastures

and many blemished cows continue to be seen this week. The selection of cows suitable to go to feed was very limited again this week.

Feeding cows sold mostly 4.00-8.00 lower. Many feeders show concern for demand for fed cows going into fall and spring. Many private

feeders worry of the impact additional meat imports will have on the fed cow market and adjusted sell prices reflected these uncertainties.

Slaughter cows sold generally 8.00-10.00 lower on all offerings. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00-7.00 lower. Bulls were mostly average to

below average for yield this week as bulls come off summer breeding pastures. Fewer bulls were purchased to feed this week as quality

limited demand. Feeding bull quality this week was mostly plain to average. Feeding bulls sold mostly 10.00-12.00 lower. Demand for young

age cows suitable to feed or rebreed was mostly light to moderate. Young age cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend.

Quality limited demand this week as very few attractive rebreed type cows were seen. Most young cows were fleshy and purchased by

feeding buyers again this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	599	343.00	343.00
9	650–700	692	325.00–330.00	328.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	748	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	770	309.00	309.00
14	800–850	841	305.00–328.00	320.89
8	850–900	887	296.00–300.00	297.13
4	950–1000	954	280.50	280.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
100	700–750	735	322.00–355.00	339.72
19	750–800	779	316.00–342.00	333.45
88	800–850	827	304.00–341.00	311.93
73	850–900	870	299.00–330.50	315.91
62	900–950	934	293.50–313.00	301.08
121	950–1000	972	288.00–309.00	297.46
24	1000–1050	1,020	289.00–291.00	290.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	622	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	248	480.00	480.00
4	300–350	344	421.00	421.00
3	400–450	415	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	538	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	1050–1100	1,061	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	420.00	420.00
6	500–550	515	350.00–382.50	371.04
3	650–700	670	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	685	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	897	307.00	307.00
3	900–950	940	298.00	298.00
6	1000–1050	1,022	274.00–286.00	281.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1200–1250	1,243	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	485.00	485.00
2	350–400	350	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	428	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	680.00	680.00
3	400–450	437	475.00	475.00
3	500–550	523	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	678	370.00	370.00
13	750–800	792	345.00–347.00	346.08
5	800–850	809	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	410.00	410.00
7	500–550	537	390.00	390.00
1	900–950	930	302.00	302.00
1	950–1000	990	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1100–1150	1,125	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	658	391.00	391.00
66	750–800	769	366.00–375.00	371.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	673	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1150–1200	1,185	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	870	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	563	410.00	410.00
5	600–650	606	386.00	386.00
5	650–700	684	358.00	358.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1200–1250	1,211	226.00–229.00	226.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	560.00	560.00
1	400–450	400	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	507	412.00	412.00
1	650–700	680	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	469	417.50–455.00	425.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,583	156.50–167.00	161.21
19	—	1,629	147.00–158.00	152.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,386	142.00–162.50	155.26
195	—	1,364	161.00–172.00	165.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	162.00	162.00
7	—	695	105.00–110.00	107.53
27	—	1,204	115.00–141.00	127.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	153.50	153.50
6	—	1,710	142.00–152.50	148.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,197	159.00–165.00	163.83
19	—	1,211	130.00–157.00	149.18
1	—	1,225	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	150.00	150.00
1	—	810	97.50	97.50
6	—	946	105.00–137.50	120.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	138.00	138.00
6	—	1,537	143.00–153.00	147.42
8	—	1,411	120.00–137.50	131.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	179.00	179.00
2	—	1,350	170.00–177.50	173.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,630	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,016	184.00–195.00	188.51
1	—	1,655	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,975	182.00–208.00	193.46
2	—	2,080	214.00–215.00	214.48
65	—	1,816	164.00–189.00	180.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	178.00–187.50	182.56
16	—	1,558	162.50–188.00	178.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	119.00	119.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	50	—	752	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,766.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	750	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,548	2,625.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,506	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,477	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,205	2,900.00–3,325.00	3,076.40

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	2,750.00	2,750.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	—	1,395	2,500.00	2,500.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,306	2,350.00	2,350.00

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	6	—	1,033	200.00–250.00	226.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,208	202.50–277.50	227.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	197.00	197.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	175.00	175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,263	201.00	201.00

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	3	—	1,807	3,500.00	3,500.00

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	5	—	1,636	3,000.00	3,000.00

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.