Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 12, 2025

3,495 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $337.62/cwt +10.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,299/hd at 681 lb · 191 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $311.33/cwt +5.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,145/hd at 689 lb · 185 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $318.86/cwt ≈ $2,497/hd at 783 lb · 156 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,495	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	4	425.00–450.00	$431.25	$1,962	—
501–538	523	10	399.00–428.00	$416.89	$2,180	—
552–578	559	44	364.00–406.00	$393.49	$2,200	+21.97
600–648	637	79	354.00–383.00	$365.09	$2,326	+10.09
651–694	681	191	325.00–357.50	$337.62	$2,299	+10.62
705–729	722	20	312.00–332.00	$325.07	$2,347	+7.63
752–799	783	156	312.50–329.00	$318.86	$2,497	—
805–832	830	47	307.00–310.00	$307.25	$2,550	—
861	861	5	275.00	$275.00	$2,368	—
905–924	918	47	280.00–292.00	$286.36	$2,629	—
953	953	2	273.00	$273.00	$2,602	—
991	991	17	261.00	$261.00	$2,587	—
992	992	10	264.00	$264.00	$2,619	—
1021	1021	6	261.00	$261.00	$2,665	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	3	445.00	$445.00	$1,593	—
470–480	477	6	407.50–412.50	$409.14	$1,952	-1.01
540	540	12	391.00	$391.00	$2,111	+13.51
590–596	595	9	340.00–369.00	$365.81	$2,177	+16.87
643–648	648	44	321.00–355.00	$353.47	$2,290	+15.49
653–699	682	25	313.00–329.00	$325.38	$2,219	-14.04
700–745	720	49	302.00–320.00	$313.68	$2,258	+3.68
793	793	5	295.00	$295.00	$2,339	-22.00
1058	1058	2	251.00	$251.00	$2,656	—
1068	1068	16	244.00	$244.00	$2,606	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	6	445.00	$445.00	$1,215	—
378	378	5	430.00	$430.00	$1,625	—
438	438	2	415.00	$415.00	$1,818	—
495	495	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,930	—
505–525	509	5	327.50–385.00	$339.36	$1,727	—
550–586	571	16	300.00–335.00	$317.31	$1,812	—
623	623	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,962	+1.07
725–747	739	24	270.00–285.00	$273.46	$2,021	-27.54

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	4	346.00	$346.00	$2,145	—
658	658	3	312.00	$312.00	$2,053	—
701–705	704	26	298.00–323.00	$301.83	$2,125	—
783	783	2	291.00	$291.00	$2,279	—
850	850	14	287.00	$287.00	$2,440	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
636	636	17	257.00	$257.00	$1,635	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	8	200.00	$200.00	$650	—
364	364	4	190.00	$190.00	$692	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	6	425.00	$425.00	$1,602	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426	426	5	355.00	$355.00	$1,512	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	4	334.00	$334.00	$1,971	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	3	490.00	$490.00	$1,872	—
428–446	442	24	375.00–377.50	$376.35	$1,663	—
483–485	484	24	370.00–381.00	$375.47	$1,817	—
508–515	511	30	354.00–370.00	$361.31	$1,846	+7.55
554–589	573	18	330.00–344.00	$335.77	$1,924	—
611	611	7	324.00	$324.00	$1,980	-4.12
652–698	689	185	305.00–322.50	$311.33	$2,145	+5.83
700–734	721	59	289.00–309.00	$297.46	$2,145	+1.16
726	726	5	270.00	$270.00	$1,960	-26.30
775	775	24	272.50	$272.50	$2,112	+0.50
752–791 fancy	783	30	299.00–304.00	$299.96	$2,349	—
804	804	4	261.00	$261.00	$2,098	—
802–836	809	39	280.00–284.00	$283.15	$2,291	—
860–878	877	19	260.00–266.00	$265.16	$2,325	—
900–906	903	23	258.00–259.00	$258.43	$2,334	—
956	956	21	255.00	$255.00	$2,438	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428–435	432	4	365.00–370.00	$367.52	$1,588	-13.53
470–495	487	19	325.00–367.50	$337.44	$1,643	—
518–519	519	11	330.00–337.50	$336.14	$1,745	+7.58
555–586	578	11	310.00–320.00	$318.19	$1,839	-9.09
613–641	637	38	302.50–323.50	$320.31	$2,040	+3.07
660–695	681	8	287.50–305.00	$292.17	$1,990	-5.30
733–735	734	5	275.00–287.00	$279.81	$2,054	—
778	778	14	272.00	$272.00	$2,116	—
815	815	4	252.50–269.00	$260.75	$2,125	—
815	815	5	258.00	$258.00	$2,103	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447	447	3	340.00	$340.00	$1,520	±0.00
523–543	526	13	295.00–302.00	$300.89	$1,583	—
581	581	4	305.00	$305.00	$1,772	—
641	641	6	271.00	$271.00	$1,737	—
685	685	12	275.00	$275.00	$1,884	-14.00
738	738	2	271.00	$271.00	$2,000	—
774	774	4	243.00	$243.00	$1,881	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
512	512	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,792	—
655	655	7	291.00	$291.00	$1,906	—
806	806	17	266.00	$266.00	$2,144	—
893	893	2	242.00	$242.00	$2,161	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
512	512	9	280.00	$280.00	$1,434	—
587	587	4	280.00	$280.00	$1,644	+30.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
609	609	8	300.00	$300.00	$1,827	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	7	285.00	$285.00	$1,824	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
591	591	4	277.50	$277.50	$1,640	-12.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	357.50	$357.50	$2,145	—
810	810	1	263.00	$263.00	$2,130	-4.00
858–877	864	10	255.00–271.00	$268.49	$2,320	+22.49
915–929	924	7	239.00–252.00	$243.82	$2,253	+0.14
975	975	1	254.00	$254.00	$2,476	+8.00
1018–1041	1032	7	237.00–240.00	$238.13	$2,458	+0.13
1136	1136	5	221.00	$221.00	$2,511	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1067	1065	7	239.00–240.00	$239.14	$2,547	+2.63
1150–1155	1153	2	225.00–233.00	$228.99	$2,640	—
1245	1245	1	201.50	$201.50	$2,509	-0.24
1285	1285	1	192.00	$192.00	$2,467	+12.00
1362	1362	3	196.50	$196.50	$2,676	—
1387 fancy	1387	5	199.00	$199.00	$2,760	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	4	400.00	$400.00	$1,772	—
490	490	2	365.00	$365.00	$1,788	—
730	730	4	267.50	$267.50	$1,953	—
751	751	4	267.00	$267.00	$2,005	-3.00
975–998	987	4	226.00–238.00	$232.07	$2,291	+30.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
608	608	11	312.50	$312.50	$1,900	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	2	197.00	$197.00	$2,197	—
1260–1290	1279	4	175.00–181.00	$179.00	$2,289	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
175	175	—	—	1	800.00	$800.00	—
1115–1315	1265	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	3,250.00–3,750.00	$3,360.18	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1573	1374	80-85%	66	125.00–149.50	$141.98	$1,951	-19.64
1213–1610	1377	80-85%	216	144.00–159.00	$154.16	$2,123	-7.46
1285–1670	1411	80-85%	100	158.50–167.00	$160.97	$2,271	+34.21
1298–1540	1438	80-85%	12	112.50–132.00	$127.20	$1,829	+0.44
1285–1635	1440	80-85%	31	131.00–148.00	$138.74	$1,998	+11.98
1295–1490	1471	80-85%	18	149.00–161.00	$158.63	$2,333	+15.78

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–980	804	85-90%	7	100.00–120.00	$113.37	$911	—
845–960	903	85-90%	2	127.50–142.50	$134.52	$1,215	+21.68
985	985	85-90%	1	97.00	$97.00	$955	—
1150	1150	85-90%	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,196	-17.19
810–1395	1163	85-90%	65	114.00–145.00	$132.45	$1,540	+11.26
1000–1305	1164	85-90%	26	112.00–128.00	$119.90	$1,396	-1.29
1015–1290	1174	85-90%	9	127.00–141.00	$132.53	$1,556	+11.34
1070–1410	1183	85-90%	117	144.00–158.50	$151.03	$1,787	-10.34
1165–1290	1216	85-90%	29	156.50–164.00	$160.03	$1,946	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1412–1680	1555	75-80%	15	154.00–161.00	$157.25	$2,445	+1.26
1465–1620	1603	75-80%	9	157.00	$157.00	$2,517	—
1540–1757	1626	75-80%	30	144.00–154.50	$149.61	$2,433	—
1485–1995	1710	75-80%	10	131.00–143.00	$138.43	$2,367	+0.65
1570–1910	1711	75-80%	28	133.00–145.00	$140.08	$2,397	+2.30
1740–1875	1774	75-80%	5	144.00–152.00	$147.95	$2,625	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1288–1970	1511	23	147.50–169.00	$160.44	$2,424	—
1275–2050	1767	37	168.50–187.00	$175.17	$3,095	+14.36
1465–2430	1785	12	142.00–177.00	$163.76	$2,923	+2.95
1835	1835	1	193.00	$193.00	$3,542	—
1569–2200	1886	39	171.00–187.00	$178.08	$3,359	—
1835–2275	2054	24	182.50–207.50	$192.71	$3,958	—
2810	2810	1	197.00	$197.00	$5,536	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1905–2268	2180	9	174.50–176.50	$174.91	$3,813	—
1825–2450	2196	7	167.50–173.00	$170.74	$3,749	—
2515	2515	1	155.00	$155.00	$3,898	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–1215	964	(<2 yrs)	Open	283	183.00–282.50	$243.57	$2,348
865–1480	1146	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	198	162.50–258.00	$193.58	$2,218
965–1675	1174	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	157.00–205.00	$172.10	$2,020
1200	1200	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	177.50–186.00	$183.17	$2,198

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735 thin fleshed	735	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,525
783–1285	931	(<2 yrs)	Open	24	180.00–253.00	$221.86	$2,066
933–1265	1069	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	153.00–217.00	$169.72	$1,814

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–793	776	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	235.00–250.00	$242.61	$1,883

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	215.00	$215.00	$2,236

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1176–1197	1184	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	2,650.00–2,750.00	$2,688.88
1240	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,850.00	$2,850.00
1263–1480	1280	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	2,700.00–3,300.00	$3,081.64
1205–1650	1306	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,800.00–3,125.00	$2,916.25
1308–1390	1324	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,650.00–2,825.00	$2,788.27
1505–1765	1583	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	2,700.00–3,050.00	$2,920.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1185	1185	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1289–1695	1371	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,050.00–2,575.00	$2,285.10
1480	1480	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1430	1430	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,400.00	$2,400.00
972	972	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,925.00	$2,925.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1091	1091	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	3,050.00	$3,050.00
1295	1295	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,950.00	$2,950.00

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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
1299–1353	1315	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	3,450.00–3,725.00	$3,616.81	-133.19
1409–1780	1443	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	2,725.00–3,150.00	$2,772.67	—
1530	1530	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,550.00	$3,550.00	+124.22
1540	1540	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	3,400.00	$3,400.00	-25.78
1579	1579	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,400.00	$3,400.00	+475.00
1594–1758	1621	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	18	3,075.00–3,175.00	$3,093.07	—
1455–1681	1636	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	2,875.00–2,975.00	$2,957.21	—
1702	1702	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	3,075.00	$3,075.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1218	1218	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—
1245	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955	955	85-90%	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,022	—
1305–1560	1459	80-85%	4	129.00–137.00	$134.62	$1,964	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1010	1010	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	3,450.00	$3,450.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1045	1045	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—

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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.