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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Sep 14

● As filed136 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 136 priced lines covering 2,944 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,188 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 804 head. replacement cattle receipts at 203 head. Counted as USDA files them — 7 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Sep 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,188Last week 1,644Year ago 1,386

Slaughter CattleReceipts 804Last week 799Year ago 263

Replacement CattleReceipts 203Last week 153Year ago 134

Compared to last week: Yearling steers were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Yearling heifer under 900 lbs were too lightly tested to develop a full market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Yearling heifers over 900 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested this week to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Cattle were offered in small to moderate size packages. Many attractive packages of heavy weight replacement heifers were seen this week. Heifer quality was mostly attractive and buyers showed good demand as a result. Calves continue to come out of dry country as ranchers are being forced to market early due to dry conditions. Buyers showed mostly good demand for yearlings while calves were met with light to moderate demand. Too few calves of the same quality were seen this week for buyers to build matching loads which limited calf demand this week. CME feeder cattle positions saw pressure this week as feeders sold off almost daily. The September closed Friday at 333.575, 4.25 lower for the week. The October contract closed Friday at 323.50, 9.00 lower than last Fridays close. The November contact close Friday at 318.00, 10.175 lower than last Fridays close. Market activity was mostly active with very good buyer participation noticed. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. Cow quality remains mostly plain to average with many blemished cows seen. Very few attractive feeding cows were seen again this past week. Feeding cows sold 3.00-6.00 lower on all offerings. Breaking slaughter cows sold mostly steady in a narrow comparison, boning and lean cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady. Young age offerings were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Good demand continues to be noticed for 2 year old heifers which never had calves as buyers purchased these offerings to feed. Many of these offerings have been out on grass and were in moderate to moderate plus flesh. Demand from rebreed buyers remains light and very few were purchased for that purpose this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	675.00–690.00	678.67
1	250–300	265	640.00	640.00
4	300–350	316	572.50	572.50
25	400–450	428	455.00–490.00	472.73
90	450–500	483	425.00–465.00	446.83
91	500–550	507	425.00–440.00	432.94
4	550–600	581	380.00–393.00	383.64
26	600–650	624	350.00–384.00	369.90
23	650–700	678	365.00–375.00	373.92
26	700–750	743	382.00	382.00
27	750–800	769	352.50–367.00	361.26
13	800–850	819	350.00–362.00	357.03
130	850–900	879	330.00–350.50	349.26
20	900–950	924	320.00–350.00	331.91
45	950–1000	977	317.00–318.00	317.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,015	300.00	300.00
27	1050–1100	1,088	289.00–291.00	289.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	247	550.00	550.00
3	300–350	324	505.00–530.00	513.11
10	350–400	377	470.00–510.00	479.11
25	400–450	410	437.50–470.00	456.18
2	450–500	488	397.50	397.50
1	500–550	535	385.00	385.00
2	550–600	580	335.00–365.00	349.61
4	600–650	623	365.00–367.50	366.26
2	650–700	695	370.00	370.00
7	700–750	721	300.00–350.00	330.17
7	750–800	780	295.00–347.50	326.12
6	800–850	826	315.00–335.00	329.15
2	850–900	883	315.00–320.00	317.48
4	900–950	943	295.00–319.00	307.26
15	950–1000	968	295.00–314.00	307.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,022	282.50–289.00	287.02
3	1050–1100	1,052	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	950–1000	996	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	846	322.00	322.00
11	850–900	858	320.00–333.00	322.37
23	900–950	924	312.75	312.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	410.00	410.00
3	250–300	287	415.00–430.00	421.74
4	300–350	340	440.00–445.00	441.16
21	350–400	388	430.00–442.50	435.43
58	400–450	417	355.00–437.00	420.83
7	550–600	558	325.00–331.00	330.11
3	600–650	603	300.00–305.00	301.69
1	700–750	705	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	798	310.00	310.00
14	800–850	829	285.00–326.00	310.23
4	850–900	880	290.00–310.00	301.70
3	900–950	930	280.00–296.00	290.44
73	950–1000	978	260.00–300.00	294.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
123	1000–1050	1,022	282.00–300.50	294.58
40	1050–1100	1,080	281.00–291.00	287.77
27	1100–1150	1,126	284.00–288.50	287.15
2	1150–1200	1,160	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	580.00	580.00
2	250–300	273	540.00–580.00	560.55
4	300–350	345	485.00	485.00
15	350–400	364	445.00–492.50	466.89
11	400–450	426	417.00–465.00	431.53
126	450–500	488	395.00–430.00	410.47
35	500–550	516	350.00–411.00	397.10
12	550–600	562	348.00–362.50	357.39
5	600–650	623	359.00	359.00
13	650–700	675	341.00–347.00	343.82
33	700–750	705	347.00–356.00	355.36
11	750–800	750	352.50	352.50
97	800–850	837	320.00–345.00	330.95
54	850–900	865	315.00–335.00	322.65
173	900–950	931	304.00–313.00	308.94
173	950–1000	969	289.00–311.00	306.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1000–1050	1,028	260.00–275.00	270.37
24	1050–1100	1,080	270.00–279.50	277.05
6	1100–1150	1,108	260.00–272.00	268.84
1	1150–1200	1,160	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	510.00	510.00
2	400–450	420	485.00–495.00	489.94
18	450–500	452	447.50	447.50
15	500–550	516	395.00–417.00	404.11
2	550–600	568	370.00–377.50	373.77
5	600–650	632	357.50–370.00	360.05
4	650–700	676	345.00–360.00	350.04
2	750–800	753	342.50	342.50
1	850–900	895	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,035	240.00	240.00
8	1150–1200	1,165	232.00–235.00	234.63
23	1200–1250	1,218	226.00–230.00	226.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	360	420.00	420.00
12	400–450	423	395.00–425.00	415.13
11	450–500	472	390.00–440.00	426.97
8	500–550	511	380.00	380.00
6	650–700	659	322.50–332.50	327.55
4	700–750	703	310.00–322.50	319.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	157.00	157.00
30	—	1,595	141.00–151.00	146.12
12	—	1,541	131.00–138.00	134.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,355	140.00–162.50	151.71
35	—	1,344	134.00–148.00	142.46
3	—	1,253	162.00–166.00	163.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,020	152.00–155.00	153.94
35	—	1,161	132.00–146.00	139.34
1	—	1,000	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,154	146.00–157.50	150.03
17	—	1,130	102.50–117.50	110.84
45	—	1,148	130.00–142.50	135.18
30	—	1,123	115.00–127.50	120.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,312	151.00–154.00	152.03
86	—	1,363	137.00–155.50	142.81
33	—	1,371	122.00–137.50	132.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,479	148.00–164.00	155.14
15	—	1,547	135.00–146.00	141.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,735	160.00–179.00	170.21
4	—	1,425	188.00–195.00	192.81
87	—	1,816	169.00–193.00	178.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,197	205.00–215.00	211.21
23	—	1,737	171.00–205.00	182.85
16	—	1,960	170.00–177.00	173.53

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,105	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,224.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,463	3,800.00	3,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,139	180.00–187.50	184.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,080	190.00–210.00	201.84
(<2 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,033	222.50–247.50	235.60

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	22	—	1,203	175.00–240.00	217.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,215	195.00–212.50	202.38
(<2 yrs)	Open	49	—	1,003	250.00–265.00	258.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,217	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,232	2,050.00–2,900.00	2,620.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,419	2,100.00–2,325.00	2,191.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,801.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,318	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	939	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,553.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,271	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,676.48

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,015	3,200.00–3,250.00	3,210.51

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.