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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Sep 21

● As filed159 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 159 priced lines covering 2,818 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,228 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 767 head. replacement cattle receipts at 379 head.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Sep 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,228Last week 2,188Year ago 3,364

Slaughter CattleReceipts 767Last week 804Year ago 1,044

Replacement CattleReceipts 379Last week 203Year ago 545

Compared to last week: Yearling steers were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Yearling heifer all sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Feeder steer and heifer calves were both too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on all offerings. Most feeders continue to be offered in small to moderate size packages, with a few load lots noticed as well. Demand for all offerings was moderate to good. Canadian buyers continue to show very good demand for offerings as they bid on offerings to ship north and feed. A few different large Canadian feeders continue to buy a large portion of the yearlings on offer week after week. CME positions continue to see a rebound as traders react to tight supplies going into feedlots. The September contract had a final settlement of 338.79, 5.215 higher than last Fridays close. The October contract closed Friday at 334.925, 11.425 higher than last Fridays close. The November contact close Friday at 331.975, 13.975 higher than last Fridays close. Market activity was mostly active with very good buyer participation noticed. Internet bidding was more active this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light demand for light to moderate offerings. Demand for feeding cows is light as many American feeders have cows ready for immediate harvest. Packer bids for premium white cows have fallen to unprofitable levels and feeders are not willing to put more cows on feed after taking heavy losses. Feeding cows continue to fall in value as a result. Canadian buyers continue to show demand to buy cows to feed but with little competitions from American packers or private feeders feeding cows sold lower. Feeding cows sold steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows also sold on light demand as packers continue to bid cows lower. Breaking cows sold mostly 8.00-10.00 lower, boning and lean cows sold mostly 8.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00-5.00 lower. Young age offerings were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Good demand was noticed for attractive packages of 2-4 year old cows. Demand from rebreed buyers rebounded slightly this week as quality and volume helped buyers build loads.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	140.00–141.00	140.49
16	—	1,188	125.00–136.50	129.42
60	—	1,203	100.00–124.00	114.38
2	—	1,155	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,243	144.00–157.50	148.26
3	—	1,169	160.00–173.00	164.71
87	—	1,185	118.00–144.00	128.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,700	120.00–132.00	126.90
1	—	1,595	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,673	147.00	147.00
37	—	1,662	132.00–143.00	135.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,400	107.50–127.50	117.68
28	—	1,413	125.00–136.00	131.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	149.00–150.00	149.49
1	—	1,530	134.00	134.00
28	—	1,574	133.00–151.00	145.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,396	118.00–146.00	136.64
141	—	1,429	141.00–155.00	149.40
5	—	1,383	151.00–163.00	157.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	922	120.00–122.50	120.83
2	—	880	75.00–80.00	77.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	169.00	169.00
2	—	2,358	170.50–180.00	175.06
14	—	2,068	182.00–191.50	185.35
54	—	1,905	169.00–182.00	175.11
24	—	1,710	150.00–170.00	162.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,563	169.00–182.50	174.69
1	—	1,775	185.00	185.00
32	—	1,526	153.00–173.00	164.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	100.00	100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	588	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	297	550.00	550.00
20	350–400	390	475.00–535.00	490.26
4	400–450	448	472.50	472.50
2	450–500	470	475.00	475.00
1	500–550	530	445.00	445.00
13	550–600	576	367.50–397.50	390.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	498	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	391	561.00	561.00
14	500–550	510	480.00	480.00
11	550–600	588	411.00	411.00
27	700–750	725	365.00–379.00	371.91
8	750–800	781	369.00–370.00	369.36
29	800–850	832	363.00–371.00	368.78
53	850–900	883	342.00–350.00	344.86
14	900–950	928	328.00–331.00	328.42
5	950–1000	957	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	252	680.00	680.00
19	350–400	370	520.00–567.50	553.34
25	400–450	427	490.00–540.00	521.77
42	450–500	477	457.50–495.00	472.06
38	500–550	518	447.50–450.00	449.65
29	550–600	572	394.00–442.50	413.50
65	600–650	622	384.00–396.00	391.87
13	650–700	688	373.00–378.00	375.60
5	700–750	714	359.00	359.00
10	750–800	795	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	656	368.00	368.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,038	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	650–700	685	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	477.50	477.50
5	700–750	743	363.00	363.00
51	750–800	792	355.00–363.00	355.75
3	850–900	860	340.00	340.00
4	1000–1050	1,029	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	921	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	1100–1150	1,119	274.50–279.00	276.91
24	1150–1200	1,189	268.50	268.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	950–1000	999	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	900–950	926	300.00–305.00	303.09
15	950–1000	977	289.50–290.00	289.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	1050–1100	1,063	275.00–300.00	291.84
6	1100–1150	1,105	279.00	279.00
13	1150–1200	1,177	273.00–275.00	274.22
5	1200–1250	1,200	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	640	344.00	344.00
8	650–700	661	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	349	457.00	457.00
9	350–400	379	420.00–445.00	436.87
25	400–450	412	430.00–457.50	439.68
17	450–500	477	360.00–415.00	369.75
5	550–600	577	327.50–352.50	342.36
7	650–700	674	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	545.00	545.00
11	300–350	310	500.00–505.00	501.41
6	350–400	369	470.00	470.00
37	400–450	429	447.50–460.00	455.28
27	450–500	485	417.50–430.00	424.33
38	500–550	538	382.00–405.00	385.49
30	550–600	561	370.00–390.00	385.52
8	600–650	619	362.50–372.00	367.17
4	650–700	650	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	700–750	710	347.00–350.50	350.09
3	750–800	750	348.00	348.00
28	800–850	832	325.00–336.00	333.70
82	850–900	880	310.00–329.50	317.65
205	900–950	925	303.00–312.50	309.72
186	950–1000	977	291.00–308.00	300.10
84	1000–1050	1,030	287.50–299.00	292.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	473	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	731	340.00	340.00
30	750–800	789	316.00–346.00	322.73
15	800–850	829	324.00–330.00	325.62
5	850–900	855	302.00–305.00	303.80
12	900–950	941	292.00–297.00	294.57
3	950–1000	985	288.00	288.00
7	1000–1050	1,010	283.00–293.00	288.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	1050–1100	1,082	252.00–284.00	262.43
31	1100–1150	1,108	266.00	266.00
5	1150–1200	1,171	258.50	258.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	807	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1000–1050	1,039	280.00–281.00	280.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1100–1150	1,130	257.50–260.00	259.16
13	1200–1250	1,221	240.00	240.00
8	1250–1300	1,279	216.00	216.00
4	1400–1450	1,421	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1050–1100	1,088	242.50–250.00	245.02
1	1100–1150	1,130	230.00	230.00
1	1150–1200	1,170	230.00	230.00
3	1250–1300	1,268	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	356	515.00	515.00
5	450–500	499	437.50	437.50
2	600–650	633	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	530.00	530.00
2	450–500	488	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	928	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	985	295.00	295.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	1,298	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,306	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,127	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,687.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,011	271.00	271.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,298	1,900.00	1,900.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,228	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,077.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,410	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,351	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,287.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,367	133.00	133.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,400	141.50	141.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	1,278	1,950.00–1,975.00	1,956.90

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,532	2,400.00–2,525.00	2,461.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,123	166.00	166.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	262.00	262.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	127.50	127.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	829	272.50	272.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,228	127.50–128.00	127.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,174	154.00–200.00	165.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,262	152.00–162.00	156.51
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	990	212.50–262.50	230.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,387	138.00–161.00	157.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	64	—	1,007	183.00–283.00	242.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,278	165.00–220.00	180.68
(<2 yrs)	Open	83	—	1,111	200.00–287.50	239.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	210.00	210.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	789	292.50	292.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	702	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,252.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	839	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,660.99

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.