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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 11, 2022

4,655 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $200.00/cwt ≈ $1,086/hd at 543 lb · 49 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $212.50/cwt ≈ $1,024/hd at 482 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $187.18/cwt ≈ $1,171/hd at 626 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,655 887 9,072
Feeder cattle 256 111 1,011
Slaughter cattle 1,033 621 1,406
Replacement cattle 441 155 630

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Only two sales were held last week due to summer schedules. Offerings were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Quality was mostly average this week. Demand for feeders was mostly good, despite limited offerings. Market activity was mostly active this week. Weigh up cows comprised most of the offering this week. Demand from western packers remains good and they continue to purchase cattle for immediate harvest. Slaughter cows sold generally steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Feeding cows sold steady. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week. Cow and bull quality continues to be mostly attractive to very attractive. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. Quality was mostly average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518–530 524 4 200.00–203.00 $201.52 $1,056 —
616 616 10 185.00 $185.00 $1,140 —
600–643 638 8 189.50–193.00 $189.91 $1,212 —
703 703 2 179.00 $179.00 $1,258 +2.00
805–825 817 3 167.00–170.00 $168.51 $1,377 -0.49
860–867 865 5 160.00–172.00 $169.11 $1,463 +10.11
965 965 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,544 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 2 198.00 $198.00 $1,036 —
663 663 2 184.00 $184.00 $1,220 —
740 740 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,184 —
765–790 778 3 159.00–168.00 $164.96 $1,283 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628–643 638 9 168.00–169.00 $168.33 $1,074 +10.33
783–786 786 12 160.00–162.00 $160.33 $1,260 +14.75
950 fancy 950 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,425 —
953 953 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,382 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 504 7 169.00 $169.00 $852 —
560 560 3 171.00 $171.00 $958 —
700 700 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,106 —
775 775 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,162 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601 601 4 163.00 $163.00 $980 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1153 1153 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,211 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 thin fleshed 482 20 212.50 $212.50 $1,024 —
543 thin fleshed 543 49 200.00 $200.00 $1,086 —
669 669 2 173.00 $173.00 $1,157 —
864 864 10 154.00 $154.00 $1,331 —
948 948 13 138.00 $138.00 $1,308 —
950–980 965 4 136.00–140.00 $138.03 $1,332 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,327 —
1090 1090 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,308 —
1105–1115 1110 2 104.00–107.00 $105.51 $1,171 —
1195 1195 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,422 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1013 1013 2 105.50 $105.50 $1,069 —
1180 1180 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,156 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1610 1304 80-85% 30 71.00–79.00 $77.29 $1,008 +2.29
1140–1685 1402 80-85% 200 78.00–86.75 $83.97 $1,177 +0.34
1220–1515 1405 80-85% 20 87.50–89.75 $88.11 $1,238 +4.48
1336–1595 1416 80-85% 16 79.00–81.50 $80.34 $1,138 -7.15
1155–1715 1422 80-85% 240 81.00–86.75 $84.51 $1,202 -2.98
1340–1515 1442 80-85% 14 87.00–90.00 $88.40 $1,275 +0.91
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535 1535 75-80% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,366 —
1410–1780 1549 75-80% 20 84.00–87.50 $85.64 $1,327 —
1515–1870 1576 75-80% 8 71.00–83.50 $81.15 $1,279 —
1534–1740 1616 75-80% 64 85.00–87.00 $85.79 $1,386 +4.85
1505–1880 1671 75-80% 6 88.00–89.50 $88.74 $1,483 +7.74
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–990 983 85-90% 2 71.00–73.00 $72.01 $708 -5.99
984–1220 1079 85-90% 6 76.00–79.00 $76.87 $829 -11.13
1022–1295 1169 85-90% 26 79.00–86.00 $82.31 $962 +8.47
1060–1340 1188 85-90% 14 71.00–79.00 $75.09 $892 +1.25
1060–1311 1230 85-90% 32 79.50–87.00 $83.47 $1,027 +2.06
1215–1275 1245 85-90% 2 87.50 $87.50 $1,089 +6.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1295 1231 4 79.00–94.00 $85.55 $1,053 —
1275 1275 1 98.50 $98.50 $1,256 -11.70
1230–1415 1319 4 83.50–98.00 $91.02 $1,201 —
1330–1460 1395 2 101.00–103.00 $101.95 $1,422 —
1330–2050 1573 30 79.00–102.50 $90.82 $1,429 —
1430–2170 1830 88 97.00–111.00 $105.22 $1,926 —
1890–2035 1963 2 105.00–112.00 $108.37 $2,127 —
1640–2420 2079 43 110.50–123.00 $114.55 $2,381 -10.45
2084–2225 2127 23 116.00–121.00 $120.77 $2,569 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000–1400 1127 (<2 yrs)Open 39 90.50–117.00 $106.80 $1,204
945–1490 1226 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 76 84.00–100.00 $87.82 $1,077
1228–1240 1229 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 84.50–99.50 $98.66 $1,213
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875–1005 940 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 79.50–100.00 $89.04 $837
988–1118 1078 (<2 yrs)Open 8 94.00–97.00 $95.78 $1,033
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1190 1190 (<2 yrs)Open 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,119

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155 155 5 91.00 $91.00 $141 —
185 185 2 76.00 $76.00 $141 —
210–220 217 6 68.00–76.00 $70.58 $153 —
240 240 1 80.00 $80.00 $192 —
250–280 261 5 75.00–83.00 $78.91 $206 —
290 290 1 58.00 $58.00 $168 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
77 77 —— 3 170.00 $170.00 $131 —
88 88 —— 5 165.00 $165.00 $145 —
90 90 Kids (<1 yr)N/A 2 240.00–252.50 $246.25 $222 —
125 125 —— 1 210.00 $210.00 $262 —
125 125 —— 1 175.00 $175.00 $219 —
260 260 —— 1 185.00 $185.00 $481 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1181 1181 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —
1134–1409 thin fleshed 1278 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 19 1,450.00–1,525.00 $1,496.22 —
1387 1387 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 2,350.00 $2,350.00 —
1428–1457 1437 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 63 1,500.00–1,560.00 $1,540.49 —
1499 thin fleshed 1499 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1543 1543 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 7 1,810.00 $1,810.00 —
1698 1698 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —
1713 1713 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
1738 1738 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1142 1142 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110–125 120 3 67.50 $67.50 $81 —
118–124 120 28 53.00 $53.00 $64 —
135–146 142 94 55.00–63.00 $60.25 $86 —
150–166 155 103 54.00–63.00 $58.50 $91 —
153–160 156 5 65.00–66.00 $65.59 $102 —
160–193 183 60 55.00–61.00 $58.30 $107 —
183–186 185 10 52.00–59.00 $56.18 $104 —
174–194 190 28 65.00–69.00 $68.21 $130 —
203–228 217 28 66.00–74.00 $68.31 $148 —
203–228 221 8 56.00–65.00 $61.93 $137 —
275 275 2 52.00 $52.00 $143 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
121 121 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Open 6 80.00 $80.00 $97 —
190 190 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Open 5 71.00 $71.00 $135 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
114–118 115 21 115.00–118.00 $117.12 $135 —

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 2 115.00 $115.00 $144 —
160 160 1 86.00 $86.00 $138 —
255 255 1 80.00 $80.00 $204 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 69.00 $69.00 $90 —
145 145 5 67.00 $67.00 $97 —
178 178 2 78.00 $78.00 $139 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
946 946 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
24 24 9 227.50 $227.50 $55 —
25 25 14 260.00 $260.00 $65 —
34–35 34 25 222.50–230.00 $222.81 $76 —
37 37 54 242.50 $242.50 $90 —
38 38 49 250.00 $250.00 $95 —
40 40 1 270.00 $270.00 $108 —
46 46 5 130.00 $130.00 $60 —
46–48 46 28 202.50–230.00 $204.54 $94 —
52–55 54 9 245.00–265.00 $258.32 $139 —
53–59 57 8 220.00–235.00 $231.45 $132 —
57 57 6 100.00 $100.00 $57 —
58 58 12 185.00 $185.00 $107 —
62–67 63 21 260.00–282.00 $263.36 $166 —
60–67 66 13 200.00–230.00 $202.08 $133 —
67 67 3 165.00 $165.00 $111 —
77 77 26 262.50 $262.50 $202 —
78 78 4 235.00 $235.00 $183 —
80 80 2 230.00 $230.00 $184 —
113 113 2 217.50 $217.50 $246 —

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
43–46 45 26 195.00–230.00 $210.90 $95 —
50–56 54 33 199.00–217.50 $202.89 $110 —
60–69 65 131 182.00–198.00 $187.62 $122 —
70–79 76 350 152.00–182.00 $164.78 $125 —
80–84 82 165 149.00–166.00 $161.11 $132 —
91–99 96 167 133.00–141.00 $137.60 $132 —
100–105 103 66 127.00–132.00 $130.66 $135 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
59 59 4 180.00 $180.00 $106 —
64 64 17 171.00 $171.00 $109 —
72 72 3 150.00 $150.00 $108 —
86 86 10 140.00 $140.00 $120 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
35 35 4 197.50 $197.50 $69 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
45 45 —— 1 62.50 $62.50 $28 —
65 65 —— 1 120.00 $120.00 $78 —
70 70 —— 1 142.50 $142.50 $100 —
70–73 72 —— 5 110.00–117.50 $114.58 $82 —
83 83 —— 6 120.00 $120.00 $100 —
92 92 —— 6 160.00 $160.00 $147 —
90–97 94 —— 16 122.50–127.50 $124.60 $117 —
95 95 Kids (<1 yr)Open 1 245.00 $245.00 $233 —
107 107 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 39 175.00 $175.00 $187 —
105–120 112 —— 6 125.00–140.00 $134.94 $151 —
110–148 131 —— 8 95.00–120.00 $106.97 $140 —
159 159 —— 6 122.50 $122.50 $195 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 1 197.50 $197.50 $148 —
113–120 117 4 190.00 $190.00 $222 —
150–175 158 3 205.00–215.00 $211.32 $334 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 35 160.00–168.00 $167.77 $126 —
80–89 82 219 143.00–170.00 $165.55 $136 —
88 88 11 131.00 $131.00 $115 —
90–98 94 427 137.00–146.50 $142.13 $134 —
95–99 96 29 130.00–131.00 $130.35 $125 —
100–127 114 234 115.00–137.50 $127.93 $146 —
149 149 14 118.00 $118.00 $176 —

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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.