Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 28, 2025

4,424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $294.16/cwt -6.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,118/hd at 720 lb · 197 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $297.92/cwt +14.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,506/hd at 841 lb · 195 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $387.67/cwt +19.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,235/hd at 577 lb · 169 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	4,424	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–488	480	95	435.00–437.50	$436.56	$2,095	+8.96
503–513	507	51	402.50–438.00	$417.41	$2,116	+28.59
559	559	4	355.00	$355.00	$1,984	-13.21
552–599	577	165	360.00–404.50	$388.46	$2,241	+20.25
603–649	611	152	350.00–378.00	$370.84	$2,266	+28.84
674–684	681	139	332.00–344.00	$340.84	$2,321	+20.84
718–742	734	22	309.00–335.00	$318.15	$2,335	—
771–784	777	64	299.00–304.50	$302.07	$2,347	—
820–841	841	195	297.75–306.00	$297.92	$2,506	+18.92
852–890	884	61	281.00–300.00	$284.00	$2,511	+1.00
936	936	4	271.00	$271.00	$2,537	—
1015	1015	5	243.00	$243.00	$2,466	-7.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–337	325	5	460.00–465.00	$461.89	$1,501	+1.89
378–395	391	29	459.00–467.00	$460.60	$1,801	-1.22
418–437	431	26	387.50–450.00	$436.71	$1,882	+33.28
453–497	485	20	370.00–425.00	$397.65	$1,929	+36.36
507–537	521	29	360.00–407.50	$381.64	$1,988	+14.23
553–598	579	15	370.00–375.00	$371.82	$2,153	+36.81
650–698	693	43	310.00–317.50	$316.04	$2,190	—
746	746	6	308.00	$308.00	$2,298	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568–593	585	9	326.00–352.50	$334.58	$1,957	—
600	600	2	327.50	$327.50	$1,965	—
722	722	3	296.00	$296.00	$2,137	—
875	875	1	274.00	$274.00	$2,398	—
1104	1104	10	237.00	$237.00	$2,616	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	3	430.00	$430.00	$1,346	—
460	460	4	387.50	$387.50	$1,782	—
535	535	3	355.00	$355.00	$1,899	—
653	653	6	265.00	$265.00	$1,730	—
720	720	2	290.00	$290.00	$2,088	+18.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
521	521	6	312.50	$312.50	$1,628	—
626	626	8	290.00	$290.00	$1,815	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	9	419.00	$419.00	$1,814	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368	368	5	390.00	$390.00	$1,435	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394 unweaned	394	4	360.00	$360.00	$1,418	—
463	463	5	370.00	$370.00	$1,713	-9.44
507–531	516	119	350.00–361.00	$355.75	$1,836	+0.40
550–583	564	114	340.00–355.00	$350.37	$1,976	+11.34
588–598	593	12	300.00–327.50	$313.63	$1,860	-25.40
605–641	628	51	314.00–336.50	$326.12	$2,048	+2.90
651–689	662	81	303.00–319.00	$308.04	$2,039	+2.66
678	678	12	289.00	$289.00	$1,959	-16.38
704–734	719	173	292.50–303.50	$297.01	$2,136	+2.05
718–729	728	24	273.00–280.00	$273.58	$1,992	-30.88
761–798	764	52	285.00–292.00	$291.33	$2,226	+14.67
779	779	26	300.00	$300.00	$2,337	+19.00
800–819	805	76	284.00–302.00	$296.93	$2,390	—
800–843	824	50	267.00–278.00	$272.12	$2,242	-1.88
870	870	30	269.00	$269.00	$2,340	-6.73
878	878	3	266.00	$266.00	$2,335	-9.73

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,272	—
408 unweaned	408	4	337.50	$337.50	$1,377	—
400–449	421	42	367.00–397.50	$376.95	$1,587	—
452–491	473	62	340.00–360.00	$351.06	$1,661	-3.38
521–547	529	84	330.00–342.00	$335.78	$1,776	-10.12
573–595	589	38	311.00–332.00	$326.00	$1,920	—
611–648	639	52	297.00–310.00	$304.89	$1,948	+10.45
664–698	676	17	277.50–302.50	$292.08	$1,974	+1.41
737	737	3	278.00	$278.00	$2,049	—
763–770	766	25	266.00–280.00	$276.62	$2,119	+9.44
834	834	7	253.00	$253.00	$2,110	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	4	340.00	$340.00	$1,496	—
464–495	486	16	290.00–325.00	$304.80	$1,481	—
536–548	544	35	280.00–315.00	$305.39	$1,661	—
593	593	3	314.00	$314.00	$1,862	—
600–643	609	15	282.50–284.00	$283.68	$1,728	+7.68
713	713	5	222.50	$222.50	$1,586	—
726	726	9	258.00	$258.00	$1,873	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	8	330.00	$330.00	$1,148	—
474–477	476	20	312.50	$312.50	$1,488	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	3	355.00	$355.00	$1,668	—
742	742	17	282.00	$282.00	$2,092	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	3	356.00	$356.00	$1,773	—
853	853	2	258.00	$258.00	$2,201	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
724	724	8	297.00	$297.00	$2,150	—
806–813	807	16	272.00	$272.00	$2,195	—
890	890	17	265.00	$265.00	$2,358	+7.00
915	915	1	249.00	$249.00	$2,278	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,809	—
640–643	642	8	295.00–325.00	$313.78	$2,014	—
847	847	6	230.00	$230.00	$1,948	-16.00
960–965	961	9	233.00–239.50	$238.77	$2,295	—
1005–1037	1031	10	216.00–227.50	$225.67	$2,327	+8.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	15	400.00	$400.00	$1,564	—
474	474	7	370.00	$370.00	$1,754	—
573	573	12	310.00	$310.00	$1,776	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1052–1065	1059	4	228.00–239.00	$233.47	$2,472	+2.75
1126	1126	7	225.50	$225.50	$2,539	—
1155–1190	1179	9	202.50–224.00	$211.31	$2,491	-3.69
1205	1205	10	209.00	$209.00	$2,518	+7.00
1255	1255	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,510	—
1340	1340	1	184.00	$184.00	$2,466	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070	1070	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,461	+15.00
1162–1184	1175	8	202.00–205.00	$203.49	$2,391	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	3	450.00	$450.00	-325.00
105	105	5	500.00	$500.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1509	1366	80-85%	63	160.00–168.00	$162.23	$2,216	—
1200–1597	1411	80-85%	175	150.00–162.00	$158.13	$2,231	+17.78
1320–1655	1434	80-85%	15	140.00–152.50	$147.35	$2,113	-20.64
1300–1615	1443	80-85%	13	135.00–148.00	$140.88	$2,033	-27.11
1325–1695	1449	80-85%	13	120.50–140.00	$132.32	$1,917	-23.05
1295–1720	1486	80-85%	34	159.00–167.00	$161.22	$2,396	—
1685	1685	80-85%	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,938	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–895	831	85-90%	4	102.50–107.50	$106.15	$882	—
750–985	897	85-90%	6	105.00–123.00	$116.23	$1,043	—
1030–1265	1142	85-90%	29	157.00–164.00	$160.03	$1,828	+21.42
925–1455	1152	85-90%	31	125.00–148.00	$138.74	$1,598	-20.01
970–1305	1168	85-90%	16	110.00–145.00	$127.11	$1,485	+3.95
1030–1335	1214	85-90%	54	147.00–160.50	$155.76	$1,891	-5.26
1085–1268	1219	85-90%	7	145.00–157.00	$153.20	$1,868	-7.82
1052–1276	1235	85-90%	42	159.00–166.00	$161.03	$1,989	+0.01

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1575–1615	1598	75-80%	4	152.00–157.00	$153.75	$2,457	—
1457–1998	1622	75-80%	31	149.00–159.00	$156.92	$2,545	-2.10
1525–1795	1641	75-80%	6	159.00–163.00	$160.56	$2,635	-1.93
1468–1825	1686	75-80%	18	133.00–149.00	$145.07	$2,446	—
1723	1723	75-80%	6	139.00	$139.00	$2,395	-25.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1088–1995	1475	30	145.00–167.50	$158.81	$2,342	-13.53
1230–2075	1621	28	168.00–183.00	$174.60	$2,830	+10.26
1430–1885	1686	15	145.00–170.00	$156.56	$2,640	—
1605–2245	1844	36	169.00–186.00	$178.07	$3,284	—
1860–2440	2143	17	185.00–207.00	$193.72	$4,151	+5.93
2565	2565	1	179.50	$179.50	$4,604	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2333	2333	2	176.00	$176.00	$4,106	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–1245	990	(<2 yrs)	Open	211	190.00–279.00	$240.26	$2,379
1080 thin fleshed	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	187.50	$187.50	$2,025
823–1440	1117	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	185	160.00–242.00	$197.86	$2,210
1025–1350	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	161.50–172.50	$164.96	$1,951

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805 thin fleshed	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,449
808–1085	907	(<2 yrs)	Open	31	210.00–245.00	$224.66	$2,038
888–1190	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	160.00–212.50	$186.10	$1,870

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
752	752	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,730

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
727	727	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	115.00	$115.00	$836

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
798	798	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,636

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	202.50	$202.50	$2,025

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1022–1335	1145	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	2,500.00–2,950.00	$2,653.50
1160	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
1173–1518	1327	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	3,000.00–3,600.00	$3,289.08
1225–1433	1346	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,850.00–3,000.00	$2,905.58
1446–1575	1500	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	2,700.00–3,000.00	$2,846.42
1330–1645	1519	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	2,600.00–2,900.00	$2,714.63
1543	1543	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,100.00	$2,100.00
1340–1628	1557	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,500.00–2,700.00	$2,579.31

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1143–1265	1158	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,700.00	$2,700.00
1246 fancy	1246	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	3,350.00	$3,350.00
1390–1550	1486	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,800.00–2,850.00	$2,831.29

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1062	1037	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	3,000.00–3,100.00	$3,061.43

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
973	973	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,900.00	$2,900.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1130	1130	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	234.00	$234.00	$2,644

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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
1185–1286	1251	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	3,900.00–4,500.00	$4,419.13	—
1167–1478	1279	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	58	4,300.00–4,525.00	$4,438.90	—
1257–1383	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	2,650.00–2,875.00	$2,768.68	—
1403	1403	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	4,100.00	$4,100.00	—
1407–1628	1451	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	54	2,950.00–3,600.00	$3,388.52	—
1451–1484	1465	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	18	3,000.00–3,300.00	$3,181.96	—
1256–1579	1475	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	27	2,750.00–2,975.00	$2,922.71	—
1328–1700	1516	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	45	3,450.00–3,850.00	$3,641.61	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1188	1188	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	3,075.00	$3,075.00	—
1468	1468	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—
1470	1470	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—
1505	1505	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	3,725.00	$3,725.00	—
1676	1676	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—
1653–1792	1723	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	3,300.00–3,450.00	$3,371.97	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1141	1141	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1355	1355	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,850.00	$3,850.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1348	1348	80-85%	2	163.50	$163.50	$2,204	+14.50
1370–1680	1589	80-85%	4	118.00–131.00	$127.46	$2,025	—
1715	1715	80-85%	2	133.00	$133.00	$2,281	—
1800	1800	75-80%	1	146.00	$146.00	$2,628	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
991–1214	1118	(<2 yrs)	Open	27	3,400.00–4,500.00	$4,175.39	—
1019–1158	1122	(<2 yrs)	Open	111	4,050.00–4,300.00	$4,248.32	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1153	1153	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	3,700.00	$3,700.00	—
1298	1298	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—

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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.