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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · Weekly summary · Mon, Oct 5

● As filed199 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1778

State summary

Counts as USDA filed them

Montana reported 199 priced lines covering 7,996 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,559 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,282 head. replacement cattle receipts at 445 head.

Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Oct 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,559Last week 3,952Year ago 7,483

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,282Last week 991Year ago 1,029

Replacement CattleReceipts 445Last week 538Year ago 418

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were both too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed on like quality offerings. Steer calves sold generally steady on all offerings under 550 lbs steers over 550 lbs sold steady to weak in a narrow comparison. Heifer calves under 550 lbs sold generally steady, heifer calves over 550 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Yearlings were offered in small packages or as singles while calves were offered in mostly moderate size packages with a few load lots noticed. Very few yearlings were seen this week. Canadian buyers were slightly less active this week as many buyers state finding trucks to go north is difficult. This slightly limited demand from these buyers this week. CME positions saw large swings this weeks as lower grain prices sparked interest in feeder cattle and helped push contracts sharply higher late week. The October contract closed Friday at 343.85, 9.225 higher than last Fridays close. The November contact close Friday at 341.95 10.80 higher than last Fridays close. The January contract closed at 336.35, 11.80 higher than last Fridays close. Market activity was mostly active with good buyer participation noticed. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for moderate offerings. Demand for feeding cows was stronger as Canadian buyers and American packer buyers both showed stronger demand for feeding cows. Private feeders were also more active especially on thinner cows or slightly blemished cows which buyers will feed or they could test for late bred offerings. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower on breaking cows; boning and lean cows sold 4.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady on a slightly higher yielding offering. 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 again this week as rebreed buyers continue to re-enter the market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	411	355.00	355.00
6	550–600	566	345.00–377.00	371.63
40	600–650	630	314.00–362.00	353.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	440.00	440.00
7	450–500	463	397.50	397.50
23	500–550	531	362.50–379.00	368.42
6	650–700	658	347.00	347.00
8	900–950	948	289.00	289.00
7	950–1000	986	282.00	282.00
10	1000–1050	1,024	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
38	300–350	335	495.00–547.50	524.15
66	350–400	374	480.00–522.50	494.96
70	400–450	420	442.50–505.00	468.68
619	450–500	474	405.00–458.00	433.82
433	500–550	524	380.00–417.00	402.66
182	550–600	567	365.00–395.00	377.96
49	600–650	625	352.50–377.50	363.91
59	650–700	690	340.00–351.00	344.37
10	700–750	725	321.00–324.00	322.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	1050–1100	1,068	270.00–271.00	270.80
11	1100–1150	1,107	257.50–260.00	258.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	415.00	415.00
6	350–400	368	395.00–402.50	400.02
10	400–450	430	340.00–415.00	382.99
2	450–500	480	355.00	355.00
9	500–550	510	367.50–383.00	374.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1100–1150	1,143	256.00	256.00
7	1200–1250	1,201	245.00	245.00
1	1250–1300	1,250	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	582	355.00	355.00
11	600–650	643	343.00	343.00
34	850–900	890	295.00	295.00
3	1000–1050	1,013	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	345	455.00–490.00	464.85
31	350–400	384	435.00–461.00	452.72
78	400–450	434	405.00–455.00	434.92
81	450–500	466	380.00–415.00	403.17
19	500–550	524	350.00–394.00	373.82
36	550–600	572	340.00–372.50	362.53
11	600–650	628	341.00–355.00	347.03
3	650–700	655	340.00–345.00	343.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	821	280.00–295.00	285.92
2	850–900	873	301.00	301.00
2	900–950	925	296.00	296.00
3	1000–1050	1,012	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	698	331.00	331.00
4	750–800	795	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
35	500–550	500	432.50	432.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	718	330.50	330.50
27	800–850	835	313.00–320.00	317.34
62	850–900	871	301.00–321.00	310.22
43	900–950	934	292.50–307.00	299.62
120	950–1000	972	286.00–305.50	296.42
60	1000–1050	1,008	287.50–296.50	289.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	455	410.00	410.00
4	850–900	853	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	584	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	441	431.00	431.00
2	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
17	550–600	596	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	750–800	773	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	655.00–700.00	675.25
17	250–300	276	585.00–660.00	614.62
18	300–350	323	560.00–630.00	591.86
60	350–400	382	520.00–600.00	554.14
202	400–450	430	480.00–539.00	509.76
423	450–500	474	460.00–521.00	486.78
627	500–550	522	430.00–491.00	457.89
902	550–600	568	400.00–441.00	426.30
434	600–650	618	380.00–427.50	403.13
134	650–700	672	363.00–390.00	379.36
76	700–750	725	361.50–374.00	369.16
3	800–850	805	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	374	420.00	420.00
11	450–500	483	375.00	375.00
16	650–700	661	369.00	369.00
3	700–750	720	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	342	450.00–507.50	482.45
8	350–400	386	440.00	440.00
15	400–450	433	412.50–450.00	436.44
16	450–500	483	345.00–437.00	400.11
10	500–550	518	400.00–410.00	406.88
7	600–650	601	341.00	341.00
3	700–750	722	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	897	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	700–750	742	336.00	336.00
21	850–900	882	327.00	327.00
31	1000–1050	1,018	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	220	620.00	620.00
5	250–300	275	545.00–605.00	594.09
10	300–350	326	520.00–530.00	524.01
22	350–400	375	475.00–520.00	510.33
73	400–450	425	425.00–507.50	467.78
50	450–500	478	425.00–480.00	454.49
122	500–550	530	415.00–435.00	424.24
82	550–600	576	350.00–417.50	398.64
94	600–650	631	375.00–387.00	379.91
33	650–700	662	351.00–371.00	359.78
12	700–750	706	350.00–363.00	352.17
5	750–800	758	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	742	362.50	362.50
11	800–850	802	325.00	325.00
26	850–900	864	321.00–332.00	329.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	632	390.50	390.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1150–1200	1,182	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	426	470.00	470.00
6	500–550	535	410.00	410.00
17	550–600	569	385.00	385.00
31	600–650	636	372.00–387.00	377.07
21	950–1000	993	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	718	332.00–335.00	334.01
2	750–800	763	334.00	334.00
8	800–850	828	305.00–311.00	309.51
15	850–900	883	295.00–305.00	299.67
4	900–950	905	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	790	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	650–700	685	384.00	384.00
7	700–750	743	370.00	370.00
11	900–950	914	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	642	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	515.00	515.00
7	500–550	536	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	614	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	695	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,115	250.00	250.00
4	1150–1200	1,176	242.50	242.50
3	1200–1250	1,230	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	850–900	878	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	560	382.50	382.50
3	600–650	618	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1050–1100	1,090	281.00	281.00
5	1200–1250	1,216	221.00	221.00
11	1250–1300	1,276	217.50–226.00	224.44
1	1300–1350	1,315	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	446	460.00–475.00	474.18
2	450–500	473	445.00	445.00
8	500–550	529	415.00–430.00	418.55
10	600–650	633	355.00	355.00
8	650–700	656	335.00–340.00	336.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
3	1150–1200	1,155	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,028	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	859	100.00–112.50	106.37
1	—	950	80.00	80.00
1	—	955	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,589	133.00–146.00	141.38
15	—	1,601	123.00–132.00	127.91
6	—	1,516	149.00–151.00	150.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	1,187	113.00–135.00	126.47
97	—	1,211	136.00–147.50	142.70
15	—	1,178	147.50–159.00	152.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	131.00	131.00
23	—	1,452	117.00–129.00	121.53
71	—	1,366	104.00–118.00	113.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,648	128.00–137.00	130.38
25	—	1,613	110.00–126.00	119.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
286	—	1,389	135.00–151.50	146.96
54	—	1,390	115.00–143.00	129.97
41	—	1,363	151.00–164.00	154.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,117	70.00–97.50	89.83
85	—	1,179	100.00–118.00	109.97
9	—	1,177	118.00–125.00	120.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,464	157.50–169.00	165.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	185.50	185.50
16	—	1,662	158.00–171.00	165.93
30	—	1,749	172.00–182.00	176.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,240	172.00	172.00
10	—	2,016	179.00–195.00	185.91
57	—	1,897	165.00–184.00	175.05
39	—	1,693	143.00–172.00	163.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	4	—	1,296	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	145.00	145.00

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)	4	—	1,236	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,132	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,601.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,650.00	2,650.00

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,222	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,934.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,488	137.00	137.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,378	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,392	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,260.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,098	207.50	207.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	225.00	225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	54	—	1,102	195.00–322.00	255.03

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	7	—	1,365	180.00–209.00	204.28

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	4	—	1,018	182.50–255.00	223.73

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	240.00	240.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	275.00	275.00

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	20	—	1,005	187.50–275.00	236.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,143	155.00–195.00	164.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	39	—	1,090	151.00–260.00	195.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	773	297.50	297.50

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	94	—	1,144	170.00–282.50	231.21
(<2 yrs)	Open	122	—	1,016	227.50–330.50	298.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,338	151.00–168.50	160.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,208	209.00	209.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	923	121.00	121.00

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.