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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 4, 2022

887 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 887 2,252 0
Feeder cattle 111 357 0
Slaughter cattle 621 1,348 0
Replacement cattle 155 547 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Only one sale was held last week due to the holiday and summer schedules. For market commentary please check the commentary from Billings livestock Commission sale (https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_1777.pdf).

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
723 723 6 177.00 $177.00 $1,280 +5.50
810 810 4 169.00 $169.00 $1,369 +6.34
855 855 6 159.00 $159.00 $1,359 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
719 719 4 157.00 $157.00 $1,129 -1.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1068 1068 2 129.50 $129.50 $1,383 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
708 708 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,041 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 unweaned 465 4 174.00 $174.00 $809 —
554–598 576 8 157.00–160.00 $158.44 $913 -9.56
635 635 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,003 -12.00
652–665 654 8 151.00–157.00 $155.12 $1,014 -9.04
766–783 771 7 143.00–148.00 $145.58 $1,122 —
873–875 874 3 131.50–137.00 $135.16 $1,181 —
900–948 916 6 127.00–130.00 $128.03 $1,173 -6.97

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 80-85% 4 75.00 $75.00 $998 -14.66
1070–1725 1351 80-85% 142 78.00–86.00 $81.79 $1,105 -8.01
1280–1535 1356 80-85% 69 68.00–78.00 $75.66 $1,026 -14.14
1330–1410 1371 80-85% 9 87.00–88.00 $87.44 $1,199 -2.36
1240–1577 1411 80-85% 73 78.00–87.50 $83.63 $1,180 +3.61
1274–1471 1420 80-85% 48 87.00–88.50 $87.49 $1,242 +7.47
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1412–1570 1439 75-80% 35 83.50–86.00 $84.26 $1,213 —
1490–1825 1603 75-80% 23 84.00–87.50 $85.75 $1,375 -1.57
1330–1835 1606 75-80% 12 76.00–83.50 $80.94 $1,300 -6.38
1663 1663 75-80% 2 81.00 $81.00 $1,347 -8.87
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
876–983 932 85-90% 10 68.00–74.00 $69.64 $649 -5.31
995 995 85-90% 1 78.00 $78.00 $776 -0.50
995 995 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $627 -15.50
1060 1060 85-90% 1 88.00 $88.00 $933 —
1010–1190 1118 85-90% 4 54.00–65.00 $60.02 $671 -19.09
1085–1295 1178 85-90% 15 69.00–77.00 $73.84 $870 —
1220 1220 85-90% 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,074 -1.34
1053–1328 1230 85-90% 28 78.00–85.00 $81.41 $1,001 +2.87
1185–1255 1230 85-90% 3 86.00 $86.00 $1,058 +7.46

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1282–1310 1289 4 100.50–113.50 $110.20 $1,420 +3.82
1335–1980 1524 18 80.00–97.00 $91.57 $1,396 —
1590–2250 1861 42 101.50–112.00 $107.91 $2,008 —
1625–2350 2011 24 113.00–119.00 $114.94 $2,311 -6.24
2070 2070 3 125.00 $125.00 $2,588 +15.60

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
930–1365 1144 (<2 yrs)Open 41 100.00–119.00 $107.22 $1,227
1224 1224 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 79.00 $79.00 $967
1045–1490 1227 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 26 80.00–90.00 $85.97 $1,055
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
865–1205 954 (<2 yrs)Open 10 76.00–86.00 $81.07 $773
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
865–1170 1068 (<2 yrs)Open 3 81.00–111.00 $89.10 $952

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1453 1453 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1371–1598 1485 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,625.00–1,675.00 $1,651.91 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1361 1361 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1495 1495 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.