Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 17, 2023

808 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $250.98/cwt ≈ $1,411/hd at 562 lb · 15 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.00/cwt ≈ $1,896/hd at 878 lb · 13 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $206.00/cwt ≈ $2,008/hd at 975 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	808	3,892	994
Feeder cattle	222	220	590
Slaughter cattle	495	925	359
Replacement cattle	91	186	45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Only one sale was held this week as auctions continue with summer sale schedules. This weeks only sale was held at Public Auction yards, please check that sale report for current market commentary.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
822	822	7	227.00	$227.00	$1,866	—
923	923	3	217.00	$217.00	$2,003	—
974	974	8	209.00	$209.00	$2,036	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553–568	562	15	250.00–252.50	$250.98	$1,411	—
843	843	3	209.00	$209.00	$1,762	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
969–995	975	13	206.00	$206.00	$2,008	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1038	1038	6	195.00	$195.00	$2,024	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
843	843	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,602	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055	1055	1	194.00	$194.00	$2,047	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
561	561	6	247.00	$247.00	$1,386	—
878	878	13	216.00	$216.00	$1,896	—
910	910	10	206.50	$206.50	$1,879	-3.50
975	975	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,940	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780	780	4	203.00	$203.00	$1,583	—
1013–1036	1018	20	193.00–200.00	$198.57	$2,021	—
1070	1070	5	186.00	$186.00	$1,990	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427	427	6	240.00	$240.00	$1,025	—
713	713	4	212.00	$212.00	$1,512	-4.20
814	814	12	206.00	$206.00	$1,677	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
783	783	5	182.00	$182.00	$1,425	—
838	838	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,508	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850	850	4	186.00	$186.00	$1,581	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
843	843	3	189.00	$189.00	$1,593	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
603	603	4	254.00	$254.00	$1,532	—
790	790	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,706	—
861	861	4	218.00	$218.00	$1,877	+26.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
748	748	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,571	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1323	1323	80-85%	2	102.00	$102.00	$1,349	-6.23
1280–1665	1355	80-85%	22	111.00–115.00	$113.24	$1,534	-0.18
1229–1545	1378	80-85%	89	102.00–113.00	$108.51	$1,495	+1.47
1195–1638	1408	80-85%	155	113.00–119.00	$115.01	$1,619	+17.13
1320–1563	1463	80-85%	9	101.00–111.50	$106.67	$1,561	—
1470–1705	1621	80-85%	7	91.00–100.00	$93.97	$1,523	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–935	915	85-90%	2	93.00–94.00	$93.51	$856	-14.49
985–1065	1049	85-90%	5	95.00	$95.00	$997	—
1077	1077	85-90%	5	81.00	$81.00	$872	+0.39
970–1240	1148	85-90%	19	97.00–107.50	$104.08	$1,195	—
975–1355	1162	85-90%	18	85.00–96.00	$91.21	$1,060	-14.09
1133–1290	1189	85-90%	13	98.00–109.00	$102.54	$1,219	—
1080–1308	1196	85-90%	7	112.00–116.00	$114.02	$1,364	—
1193–1305	1259	85-90%	21	109.50–114.50	$111.54	$1,404	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1538	1538	75-80%	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,692	-5.96
1590	1590	75-80%	1	114.50	$114.50	$1,821	-2.60
1575–1740	1658	75-80%	2	105.00–107.00	$105.95	$1,757	—
1605–1720	1663	75-80%	2	108.50–114.50	$111.40	$1,853	+7.50
1705	1705	75-80%	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,995	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,451	+22.42
1205	1205	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,084	—
1215	1215	4	102.00	$102.00	$1,239	—
1435–1776	1651	30	92.00–118.00	$112.01	$1,849	—
1375–2385	1836	24	121.00–144.00	$130.14	$2,389	—
1780–2295	2036	10	139.00–147.00	$142.07	$2,893	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
910–1205	1075	(<2 yrs)	Open	46	134.00–169.00	$155.48	$1,671
985–1305	1112	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	112.50–135.00	$120.98	$1,345

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855–957	932	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	120.00–152.00	$144.66	$1,348
880–1040	934	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	106.00–115.00	$110.58	$1,033

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1890	1890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1458	1458	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—

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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.