Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 10, 2025

1,704 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.11/cwt +29.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,921/hd at 575 lb · 185 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $342.91/cwt +5.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,020/hd at 589 lb · 109 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $280.39/cwt +4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,134/hd at 761 lb · 100 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,704	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	10	440.00	$440.00	$1,751	—
465	465	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,814	+3.53
504–536	519	35	360.00–382.00	$370.49	$1,923	-2.97
563–594	589	109	327.00–350.00	$342.91	$2,020	+5.69
611–647	631	31	307.00–335.00	$315.86	$1,993	-15.25
650–683	676	42	299.00–307.50	$304.80	$2,060	+5.13
678	678	5	294.00	$294.00	$1,993	-5.67
701–740	727	28	284.50–294.00	$291.06	$2,116	+5.42
750–797	760	97	275.00–285.00	$280.65	$2,133	+6.82
798	798	3	272.00	$272.00	$2,171	-3.92
816–844	829	73	273.00–281.00	$275.18	$2,281	-0.82
853–898	879	94	272.00–273.00	$272.59	$2,396	+28.59
902–949	926	80	257.00–268.00	$262.14	$2,427	-1.42
950	950	96	262.00	$262.00	$2,489	+11.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361	361	8	380.00	$380.00	$1,372	—
590	590	5	290.00	$290.00	$1,711	—
738	738	14	264.00	$264.00	$1,948	—
838	838	2	248.00	$248.00	$2,078	—
877–895	881	15	242.00–247.00	$245.98	$2,167	—
935	935	3	229.00	$229.00	$2,141	—
952	952	3	224.00	$224.00	$2,132	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	3	360.00	$360.00	$1,782	+45.83
605–630	620	7	289.00–313.00	$297.49	$1,844	-6.60
689	689	5	291.00	$291.00	$2,005	+4.69
722	722	5	284.00	$284.00	$2,050	+9.00
740	740	3	276.00	$276.00	$2,042	+1.00
755–774	761	16	270.00–272.00	$271.36	$2,065	—
828–843	836	4	253.00–264.00	$258.45	$2,161	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	4	357.50	$357.50	$1,487	—
501–545	503	18	322.50–345.00	$323.85	$1,629	—
564	564	8	317.50	$317.50	$1,791	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1454	1454	9	170.00	$170.00	$2,472	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,440	—
504	504	7	326.00	$326.00	$1,643	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,734	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,208	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	3	352.50	$352.50	$1,614	+13.89
500–536	520	73	330.00–342.00	$337.53	$1,755	+11.71
554–579	575	185	325.00–335.50	$334.11	$1,921	+29.69
622–626	625	87	289.00–323.00	$316.62	$1,979	+32.33
651–690	673	48	269.00–286.00	$275.97	$1,857	+1.81
721	721	7	259.00	$259.00	$1,867	+11.00
753–764	755	23	255.00–262.00	$256.54	$1,937	-5.96
800–818	801	33	255.00–260.00	$259.69	$2,080	—
850	850	41	256.00	$256.00	$2,176	+6.00
923	923	2	232.00	$232.00	$2,141	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	10	320.00	$320.00	$1,216	-40.00
423	423	2	322.50	$322.50	$1,364	—
459–493	485	18	315.00–326.00	$323.69	$1,570	+7.69
507–530	516	5	305.00–325.00	$316.79	$1,635	+6.42
565–582	579	11	309.00–320.00	$310.95	$1,800	+12.44
635–645	642	6	280.00–285.00	$281.65	$1,808	-0.57
651–692	663	37	260.00–273.00	$263.28	$1,746	—
759–797	764	21	248.00–252.00	$251.40	$1,921	+7.40
805–822	821	13	224.00–225.00	$224.15	$1,840	+0.20
850–895	876	8	225.00–244.00	$235.77	$2,065	-7.23
1002	1002	3	206.00	$206.00	$2,064	—
1317	1317	5	186.00	$186.00	$2,450	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–538	533	24	310.00–320.00	$313.79	$1,673	—
1013	1013	2	215.00	$215.00	$2,178	—
1156	1156	7	204.00	$204.00	$2,358	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,038	-17.50
387–388	387	5	305.00	$305.00	$1,180	-25.00
769	769	9	190.00	$190.00	$1,461	—
915	915	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,967	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412	412	8	290.00	$290.00	$1,195	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
648	648	5	225.00	$225.00	$1,458	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
552	552	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,408	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110	1110	2	201.00	$201.00	$2,231	—
1185	1185	2	207.00	$207.00	$2,453	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815	815	2	255.00	$255.00	$2,078	—
875	875	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,188	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1410	1357	80-85%	3	121.00–134.50	$126.01	$1,710	+5.29
1390	1390	80-85%	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,085	+10.74
1240–1492	1426	80-85%	12	140.00–146.50	$142.77	$2,036	-0.22
1305–1525	1440	80-85%	11	132.00–148.00	$143.54	$2,067	+15.92
1370–1505	1452	80-85%	3	109.00–133.00	$123.01	$1,786	—
1370–1620	1461	80-85%	8	149.00–157.00	$154.13	$2,252	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–870	830	85-90%	2	85.00–87.50	$86.31	$716	-2.31
860–975	923	85-90%	4	115.00–132.50	$121.84	$1,125	-3.16
1020–1095	1056	85-90%	4	108.00–130.00	$117.07	$1,236	-1.00
1080–1205	1098	85-90%	8	138.00–144.00	$139.07	$1,527	+21.00
1055–1280	1191	85-90%	4	146.00–150.00	$147.27	$1,754	+1.18
1195	1195	85-90%	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,643	-8.59
1225–1430	1343	85-90%	5	112.00–125.00	$120.77	$1,622	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1683–1789	1736	10	155.50–157.00	$156.23	$2,712	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1705–1890	1798	75-80%	2	152.00–154.00	$153.05	$2,752	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220	1220	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,684	—
1560–1845	1769	6	138.00–160.00	$149.14	$2,638	—
1830–2425	1981	8	159.00–179.00	$170.77	$3,383	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870–1290	1021	(<2 yrs)	Open	26	180.00–226.00	$201.59	$2,058
945–1420	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	143.00–195.00	$166.06	$1,910

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875–1120	1035	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	162.00–185.00	$169.55	$1,755

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900	900	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,395

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1315	1223	85-90%	2	107.50–124.00	$116.37	$1,423	—
1305	1305	80-85%	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,723	—

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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.