Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 17, 2025

5,957 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $299.24/cwt +8.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,172/hd at 726 lb · 133 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $346.70/cwt +3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,063/hd at 595 lb · 116 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $302.41/cwt -14.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,827/hd at 604 lb · 89 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	5,957	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–447	444	12	392.00–440.00	$395.69	$1,757	—
492	492	5	382.00	$382.00	$1,879	-8.00
505–524	519	62	368.00–385.00	$380.96	$1,977	+10.47
580–597	595	116	334.00–352.00	$346.70	$2,063	+3.79
631–643	632	56	312.00–320.00	$319.13	$2,017	+3.27
719–733	726	133	293.50–305.00	$299.24	$2,172	+8.18
943	943	29	237.00	$237.00	$2,235	-25.14

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
787	787	10	258.00	$258.00	$2,030	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720	720	10	257.50	$257.50	$1,854	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
464	464	10	295.00	$295.00	$1,369	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,702	+10.00
535	535	4	352.50	$352.50	$1,886	—
973	973	2	232.50	$232.50	$2,262	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,272	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	9	390.00	$390.00	$1,540	—
456–467	465	23	345.00–356.00	$354.12	$1,647	+1.62
533	533	15	341.00	$341.00	$1,818	+3.47
603–605	604	89	280.50–311.00	$302.41	$1,827	-14.21
948	948	4	236.00	$236.00	$2,237	+4.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	5	390.00	$390.00	$1,330	—
400	400	6	342.50	$342.50	$1,370	+20.00
470–490	479	11	320.00–337.50	$329.36	$1,578	+5.67
521–536	530	13	315.00–325.00	$318.78	$1,690	+1.99

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	3	322.00	$322.00	$1,513	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,645	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	4	263.00	$263.00	$1,644	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,499	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110	1110	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,220	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1292–1485	1322	80-85%	137	137.00–148.00	$145.77	$1,927	—
1260–1460	1347	80-85%	5	131.00–135.00	$132.46	$1,784	—
1265–1440	1353	80-85%	2	152.50–153.00	$152.77	$2,067	+26.76
1300–1620	1410	80-85%	18	109.00–136.00	$122.58	$1,728	-20.19
1309–1703	1429	80-85%	91	130.00–150.50	$146.03	$2,087	+3.26
1379–1550	1463	80-85%	44	151.50–156.50	$154.68	$2,263	+0.55

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1205	1118	85-90%	3	94.00–100.00	$96.24	$1,076	—
1015–1340	1157	85-90%	12	102.00–127.00	$113.56	$1,314	-33.71
920–1288	1159	85-90%	35	115.50–132.00	$126.42	$1,465	-20.85
1198–1240	1219	85-90%	9	133.00–143.00	$138.17	$1,684	—
1120–1266	1226	85-90%	45	132.00–144.00	$141.48	$1,735	—
1075–1285	1250	85-90%	30	145.50–146.50	$146.45	$1,831	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480	1480	75-80%	41	145.25	$145.25	$2,150	—
1535–1685	1549	75-80%	14	152.00–154.00	$152.65	$2,365	—
1533–1620	1562	75-80%	3	138.00–141.50	$140.29	$2,191	—
1528–1870	1685	75-80%	50	142.00–151.00	$149.44	$2,518	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1562	1562	41	143.00	$143.00	$2,234	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1705	1628	4	143.00–155.00	$149.15	$2,428	—
1695	1695	1	158.00	$158.00	$2,678	—
1645–1795	1720	2	152.00–162.00	$156.78	$2,697	—
2050	2050	1	188.00	$188.00	$3,854	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
987–1081	1028	(<2 yrs)	Open	20	185.00–215.00	$203.80	$2,095
845–1435	1147	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	139.00–215.00	$166.77	$1,913

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
873–990	912	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	155.00–197.00	$170.20	$1,552
970–1222	1142	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	130.50–165.00	$139.03	$1,588

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1077	1077	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	146.00	$146.00	$1,572

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1044–1305	1096	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	2,200.00–2,300.00	$2,223.81
1030–1235	1184	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,750.00–2,850.00	$2,828.25
1051–1503	1239	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	228	2,900.00–3,985.00	$3,582.03
1231–1246 thin fleshed	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	2,300.00–2,375.00	$2,346.05
1168–1600	1401	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	289	2,400.00–2,650.00	$2,525.71
1163–1571	1467	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	146	2,850.00–3,450.00	$3,283.84
1289–1667	1471	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	169	2,550.00–3,100.00	$2,778.13

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,750.00	$2,750.00
1345	1345	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1123–1507	1430	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	2,375.00–2,475.00	$2,459.30

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1592	1592	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,900.00	$2,900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1129–1264	1167	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	144	2,950.00–3,550.00	$3,459.47

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
929	929	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	2,850.00	$2,850.00

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140	140	1	108.00	$108.00	$151	—
160	160	2	142.50	$142.50	$228	—
180	180	13	126.00	$126.00	$227	—
190	190	1	95.00	$95.00	$180	—
201–241	225	32	92.00–110.00	$95.92	$216	—
230	230	2	102.00	$102.00	$235	—
225–243	233	6	72.00–89.00	$81.15	$189	—
270	270	1	92.00	$92.00	$248	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	—	—	1	220.00	$220.00	$154	—
100	100	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	260.00	$260.00	$260	—
130	130	—	—	1	150.00	$150.00	$195	—
140	140	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	240.00	$240.00	$336	—
160	160	—	—	1	160.00	$160.00	$256	—
153–185	163	—	—	6	187.50–195.00	$191.89	$313	—
240	240	—	—	1	197.00	$197.00	$473	—

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Ewes

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
112	112	Lambs (<1 yr)	Spring	6	180.00	$180.00	—
120–139	133	Young (2-4 yrs)	Spring	10	180.00–215.00	$205.55	—
123–147	138	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Spring	183	210.00–285.00	$266.05	—
139	139	Young (2-4 yrs)	Winter	7	185.00	$185.00	—
146	146	Aged (>6yrs)	Winter	4	145.00	$145.00	—
165	165	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Winter	34	175.00	$175.00	—
161–178	172	Aged (>6yrs)	Spring	58	165.00–185.00	$174.26	—
153–186	173	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Spring	335	160.00–190.00	$182.66	—
173	173	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Spring	3	205.00	$205.00	—
156–197	179	Young (2-4 yrs)	Spring	57	180.00–240.00	$215.91	—
201	201	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Spring	53	200.00	$200.00	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
102–109	104	13	50.00–62.00	$53.86	$56	—
120	120	5	85.00	$85.00	$102	—
114–137	133	138	116.50–121.00	$116.69	$155	—
117–148	134	124	98.00–115.00	$106.87	$143	—
150–153	152	3	115.00–120.00	$118.36	$180	—
151–173	161	141	95.00–111.00	$102.04	$164	—
161	161	9	92.00	$92.00	$148	—
167–196	186	81	90.00–102.00	$97.18	$181	—
188	188	2	88.00	$88.00	$165	—
212	212	14	52.00	$52.00	$110	—
200–236	226	6	95.00–97.00	$95.45	$216	—
253	253	2	85.00	$85.00	$215	—

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
139	139	12	140.00	$140.00	—
146	146	27	150.00	$150.00	—
151–174	169	287	160.00–175.00	$167.24	—
177–187	181	37	175.00–180.00	$176.82	—
206–219	210	18	200.00–205.00	$201.45	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
152	152	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Spring	3	195.00	$195.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
68 fancy	68	55	282.50	$282.50	$192	—
85	85	52	214.00	$214.00	$182	—
103	103	8	204.00	$204.00	$210	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
151	151	4	120.00	$120.00	$181	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
32	32	3	250.00	$250.00	$80	—
35–39	38	31	375.00–385.00	$378.52	$144	—
43–48	46	5	365.00–390.00	$374.35	$172	—
47	47	12	372.50	$372.50	$175	—
50	50	2	335.00–355.00	$345.00	$172	—
50	50	4	255.00	$255.00	$128	—
55	55	60	360.00	$360.00	$198	—
60–65	62	98	345.00–360.00	$354.04	$220	—
65–66	66	6	315.00–325.00	$318.30	$210	—
70	70	44	345.00	$345.00	$242	—
80	80	1	220.00	$220.00	$176	—
81–85	82	31	300.00–320.00	$316.53	$260	—
90	90	7	205.00	$205.00	$184	—
90	90	1	285.00	$285.00	$256	—
101	101	12	245.00	$245.00	$247	—

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
61–67	63	113	244.00–257.50	$248.35	$156	—
75–77	76	194	232.00–245.00	$241.58	$184	—
83–88	84	25	221.00–227.50	$226.04	$190	—
93–98	96	174	205.00–215.00	$211.70	$203	—
100–101	101	70	194.00–197.00	$195.55	$198	—
110	110	38	194.00	$194.00	$213	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
79	79	19	218.00	$218.00	$172	—

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
80–87	85	Kids (<1 yr)	Bred	51	240.00–250.00	$247.23	—
110–119	118	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	16	210.00	$210.00	—
134	134	Aged (>6yrs)	Bred	5	230.00	$230.00	—
136	136	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Bred	46	225.00	$225.00	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
83	83	2	185.00	$185.00	$154	—
90–95	93	2	155.00–190.00	$172.03	$160	—
95	95	1	65.00	$65.00	$62	—
101–140	117	36	115.00–175.00	$156.08	$183	—
120–147	131	9	155.00–175.00	$166.01	$217	—
155	155	1	145.00	$145.00	$225	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
75	75	5	230.00	$230.00	$172	—
145	145	1	210.00	$210.00	$304	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
66	66	5	235.00	$235.00	$155	—
72	72	3	246.00	$246.00	$177	—
71–75	73	31	233.00	$233.00	$170	—
80–83	81	235	223.00–229.00	$225.74	$183	—
86	86	21	165.00	$165.00	$142	—
97	97	15	204.00	$204.00	$198	—
109	109	56	200.00	$200.00	$218	—
111–113	112	48	195.00–210.00	$196.99	$221	—
119	119	99	156.00	$156.00	$186	—
123	123	26	180.00	$180.00	$221	—
142	142	23	142.50	$142.50	$202	—
144–146	145	74	169.00–171.00	$170.17	$247	—

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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.