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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Sep 28

● As filed173 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 173 priced lines covering 4,717 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,952 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 991 head. replacement cattle receipts at 538 head.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Sep 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,952Last week 2,228Year ago 3,163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 991Last week 767Year ago 937

Replacement CattleReceipts 538Last week 379Year ago 423

Compared to last week: Yearling steers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however weak undertones were noticed. Yearling heifers under 850 lbs sold mostly 5.00-8.00 higher, heifers over 850 lbs sold generally steady to weak. Steer and heifer calves both sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Yearlings and calves both sold on mostly moderate to good demand and offerings. Yearlings were offered in mostly moderate to load lot packages while calves were offered in small to moderate packages. Cooperate packer demand was good for long strings of yearlings. Canadians buyers remain the largest buyer of calves as they continue to show very good demand for cattle to ship north and feed. Demand for cattle to ship east was lighter this week as much of the northern plains have received heavy rainfall and lots are very muddy. CME positions were mixed this week as lower corn prices sparked some interest in feeder cattle. However late week struggles with fat cattle marketing's caused some downward pressure. The October contract closed Friday at 334.625, 0.30 lower than last Fridays close. The November contact close Friday at 331.15 0.825 higher than last Fridays close. The January contract closed at 324.55 Friday. Market activity was mostly active with very good buyer participation noticed. A larger crowd of buyers was on hand for this weeks sale. 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 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows also sold on light demand as packers continue to bid cows lower. Breaking cows sold mostly 2.00 lower, boning and lean cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Good demand continues to be seen from feeding bull buyers forcing packers to keep slaughter prices near steady. Young age offerings sold on good to very good demand. Several very attractive sets of wet bag two and three year old cows were seen this week. Young age offerings sold mostly 10.00-15.00 higher as rebreed buyers re-enter the market.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,631	132.00–136.50	133.48
12	—	1,675	123.00–132.00	128.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
169	—	1,395	136.00–153.50	146.11
31	—	1,368	150.00–158.00	152.94
127	—	1,371	112.00–142.50	132.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,164	95.00–122.50	111.13
7	—	1,120	134.00–135.00	134.15
8	—	1,198	85.00–97.50	90.74
8	—	1,166	122.00–133.00	128.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,163	149.00–160.00	151.81
82	—	1,223	132.00–155.50	141.44
91	—	1,197	105.00–134.00	126.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,521	148.00–153.00	148.43
15	—	1,589	125.00–139.00	134.00
45	—	1,581	137.50–149.50	146.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	895	90.00–110.00	96.55
5	—	873	120.00–125.00	123.38
4	—	889	72.50–85.00	81.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,100	130.00	130.00
1	—	2,085	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	136.00	136.00
24	—	1,438	109.00–125.00	116.91
17	—	1,417	120.00–138.00	129.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,730	170.00–183.00	176.00
40	—	1,605	155.00–173.00	165.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,690	168.50	168.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	155.00	155.00
4	—	1,340	169.00–170.00	169.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,792	158.00–170.00	163.80
4	—	2,098	183.00–184.50	183.97
55	—	1,926	172.00–182.50	177.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	600.00	600.00
12	300–350	325	500.00–602.50	573.18
4	350–400	399	497.50	497.50
33	400–450	417	445.00–492.50	476.60
37	450–500	467	435.00–462.00	450.93
46	500–550	521	395.00–440.00	428.80
36	550–600	569	375.00–408.00	400.65
5	600–650	613	385.00–387.50	386.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	660	372.00	372.00
4	750–800	780	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	417.50	417.50
7	500–550	512	375.00–415.00	403.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	800–850	813	345.00–351.00	348.79
46	850–900	887	339.00–344.00	341.51
100	900–950	923	336.25	336.25
50	950–1000	962	336.50	336.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	372.00	372.00
20	850–900	877	330.00–335.00	331.03
14	900–950	927	310.00–325.00	318.36
5	1000–1050	1,038	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	605.00	605.00
14	300–350	312	600.00–627.50	624.26
9	350–400	386	510.00–570.00	530.65
90	400–450	432	480.00–537.50	497.98
155	450–500	478	430.00–495.00	474.67
192	500–550	526	435.00–474.00	450.65
230	550–600	571	387.00–442.50	424.24
139	600–650	624	378.00–409.00	399.26
17	650–700	668	379.00–395.00	387.08
11	700–750	716	365.00–375.00	370.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	950–1000	952	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	826	310.00–329.00	321.69
2	1000–1050	1,018	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1050–1100	1,072	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	515	375.00–447.50	412.13
10	600–650	612	388.00	388.00
2	650–700	655	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	473	406.00–440.00	425.40
21	550–600	599	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	700–750	734	330.00–342.00	337.51
9	750–800	769	313.00–334.00	327.42
23	800–850	805	305.00–322.00	313.06
5	850–900	883	295.00–308.00	299.93
4	950–1000	990	280.00–285.00	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	583	358.00	358.00
5	650–700	675	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	269	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	470.00	470.00
20	350–400	368	455.00–480.00	474.37
13	400–450	434	442.50–445.00	443.62
43	450–500	490	360.00–410.00	404.81
8	500–550	535	370.00–384.00	373.36
3	550–600	583	355.00	355.00
3	650–700	670	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	950–1000	960	283.50	283.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,028	288.00	288.00
19	1050–1100	1,062	282.50–291.00	284.53
1	1150–1200	1,185	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	524	412.50	412.50
34	650–700	667	354.00–360.00	355.67
28	700–750	726	360.00–360.50	360.40
220	750–800	774	339.00–355.00	347.55
149	800–850	826	315.00–340.00	326.42
128	850–900	869	307.00–327.50	321.64
149	900–950	918	292.50–310.50	307.03
133	950–1000	974	290.00–303.00	300.24
48	1000–1050	1,016	282.00–300.00	289.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	570.00	570.00
22	300–350	335	510.00–565.00	521.15
39	350–400	377	470.00–510.00	490.68
74	400–450	423	440.00–465.00	456.96
140	450–500	476	395.00–465.00	433.09
148	500–550	525	382.50–422.00	405.95
76	550–600	567	367.50–398.00	384.31
50	600–650	618	357.00–382.50	372.31
4	650–700	661	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	800–850	828	322.00	322.00
6	900–950	941	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	900–950	942	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	950–1000	979	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	600–650	622	370.00	370.00
29	800–850	809	354.50	354.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	765	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	513	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	772	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	545.00	545.00
1	350–400	355	545.00	545.00
25	500–550	507	411.00–430.00	420.65
9	550–600	558	392.50–405.00	393.88
2	650–700	655	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	998	260.00	260.00
2	1000–1050	1,043	232.50–252.50	242.52
1	1100–1150	1,125	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,090	265.00	265.00
1	1100–1150	1,120	247.50	247.50
1	1150–1200	1,155	260.00	260.00
9	1200–1250	1,219	232.50–240.00	234.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	950–1000	987	297.50	297.50
2	1050–1100	1,050	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,095	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	945	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	995	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1100–1150	1,123	235.00–245.00	240.08
1	1150–1200	1,195	220.00	220.00
1	1200–1250	1,245	220.00	220.00
2	1250–1300	1,268	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	568	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	495.00	495.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	1,382	144.50	144.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,249	170.00–210.00	181.21
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,599	143.00	143.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,488	139.00	139.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,298	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,159	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,126.96
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,321	2,275.00	2,275.00

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)	4	—	1,136	3,050.00	3,050.00

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,398	2,375.00	2,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,441	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,342.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,472	2,325.00	2,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,289	136.00	136.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,387	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	963	2,825.00	2,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,620	185.00	185.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	26	—	1,070	240.00–295.00	272.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,143	151.00–240.00	175.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,064	152.00–245.00	194.90
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,338	137.50–147.50	142.80
(<2 yrs)	Open	31	—	957	187.50–270.00	232.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	157.50	157.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	949	185.00–225.00	219.38

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	18	—	1,144	153.00–240.00	197.39
(<2 yrs)	Open	141	—	995	190.00–307.50	273.60
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,249	160.00–170.00	169.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	68	—	1,082	165.00–291.00	243.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	185.00	185.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	190.00–230.00	209.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	280.00	280.00

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	4	—	1,220	182.50–220.00	191.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,365	158.00	158.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,079	155.00	155.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	839	222.50	222.50

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.