Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 14, 2025

3,455 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,455	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	5	434.00	$434.00	$1,844	—
942	942	3	274.00	$274.00	$2,581	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
764	764	4	343.00	$343.00	$2,621	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	342.50	$342.50	$2,278	+17.55
725	725	3	336.00	$336.00	$2,436	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1303	1303	2	220.00	$220.00	$2,867	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
190 unweaned	190	2	850.00	$850.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
464	464	4	385.00	$385.00	$1,786	+50.00
638	638	4	329.00	$329.00	$2,099	+10.00
748	748	2	294.00	$294.00	$2,199	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
803	803	3	291.00	$291.00	$2,337	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,656	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353 unweaned	353	2	447.50	$447.50	$1,580	—
450–451	451	6	420.00–434.00	$431.67	$1,947	—
793	793	4	282.50	$282.50	$2,240	—
853–875	859	4	272.50–276.00	$275.11	$2,363	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075	1075	2	247.00	$247.00	$2,655	—
1135	1135	2	237.00	$237.00	$2,690	+0.02
1235	1235	1	206.00	$206.00	$2,544	-4.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	2	190.00	$190.00	$2,356	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1324–1665	1418	80-85%	17	164.50–169.50	$165.68	$2,349	+0.05
1220–1770	1427	80-85%	131	163.50–171.00	$166.30	$2,373	+5.44
1235–1725	1433	80-85%	78	155.00–163.50	$160.84	$2,305	-0.02
1420–1440	1433	80-85%	3	151.00–152.00	$151.33	$2,169	-9.53
1325–1625	1465	80-85%	7	150.00–155.00	$151.96	$2,226	—
1363–1685	1477	80-85%	4	130.00–150.00	$142.08	$2,099	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895	895	85-90%	1	105.00	$105.00	$940	—
1003–1270	1133	85-90%	4	115.00–125.00	$120.46	$1,365	+14.46
1081–1223	1150	85-90%	21	155.00–162.50	$160.36	$1,844	+30.57
1020–1338	1161	85-90%	11	128.00–147.50	$138.20	$1,605	+8.41
1175	1175	85-90%	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,774	+4.41
1180–1273	1246	85-90%	16	164.00–165.00	$164.64	$2,051	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465–1570	1518	75-80%	2	140.00–151.00	$145.31	$2,206	-22.32
1504–1710	1563	75-80%	20	159.50–165.00	$162.94	$2,547	-2.23
1638–1640	1639	75-80%	3	164.00–174.00	$170.66	$2,797	+17.84
1523–1825	1692	75-80%	7	154.00–162.50	$159.06	$2,691	—
1840	1840	75-80%	1	137.50	$137.50	$2,530	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1460	1376	11	165.00–179.00	$174.41	$2,400	—
1505–2070	1736	4	175.00–179.00	$177.59	$3,083	-5.21
1625–1845	1756	12	188.00–193.00	$191.85	$3,369	—
1665–2210	1918	39	184.00–198.00	$190.61	$3,656	—
1815–2430	2007	23	199.00–217.00	$207.39	$4,162	-5.36
2500	2500	1	199.00	$199.00	$4,975	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2315	2315	1	198.00	$198.00	$4,584	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–1208	1101	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	206.00–240.00	$210.32	$2,316
925–1620	1224	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	165.00–218.00	$191.54	$2,344

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
990–1110	1054	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	165.00–197.50	$175.10	$1,846
1198	1198	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	198.00	$198.00	$2,372

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
187	187	3	81.00	$81.00	$151	—
170–195	189	6	105.00–111.00	$106.79	$202	—
215–230	223	2	82.50–83.00	$82.76	$185	—
230–238	235	3	86.00–91.00	$87.63	$206	—
235	235	1	96.00	$96.00	$226	—
255–270	265	3	88.00	$88.00	$233	—
325	325	1	86.00	$86.00	$280	—

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
80	80	8	190.00	$190.00	$152	—
90	90	1	210.00	$210.00	$189	—
110	110	1	225.00	$225.00	$248	—
120	120	1	145.00	$145.00	$174	—
130	130	1	170.00	$170.00	$221	—
130	130	1	180.00	$180.00	$234	—
150–168	162	3	173.00–179.00	$177.15	$287	—
185–195	191	4	183.00–184.00	$183.76	$351	—
210–245	228	2	174.00	$174.00	$397	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1501	1501	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,500.00	$3,500.00	+150.00
1683	1683	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	3,325.00	$3,325.00	-275.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1680–1718	1691	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	3,425.00–3,525.00	$3,454.03	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375	1375	80-85%	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,815	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130–133	132	8	92.00–96.50	$95.39	$126	—
120–148	134	14	65.00–80.00	$73.42	$98	—
119–149	137	105	81.00–91.00	$86.40	$118	—
150	150	1	77.00	$77.00	$116	—
152–179	162	140	80.00–89.50	$87.30	$141	—
164–199	184	74	80.00–91.00	$86.20	$159	—
183–191	189	7	92.00–102.00	$94.77	$179	—
203–230	210	5	87.00–90.00	$88.95	$187	—
210–240	220	4	83.00–87.00	$84.57	$186	—
260	260	1	71.00	$71.00	$185	—
285	285	3	80.00	$80.00	$228	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120–125	123	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	130.00–140.00	$136.76	$168	—
126	126	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	9	87.00	$87.00	$110	—
109–140	128	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	17	130.00–180.00	$146.42	$187	—
183	183	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	21	93.00	$93.00	$170	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	2	190.00	$190.00	$114	—
77	77	3	181.00	$181.00	$139	—
82–89	83	90	214.00–220.00	$218.78	$182	—
100	100	1	165.00	$165.00	$165	—
143	143	16	145.00	$145.00	$207	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	1	126.00	$126.00	$170	—
140	140	1	120.00	$120.00	$168	—
190	190	1	92.00	$92.00	$175	—
240	240	1	95.00	$95.00	$228	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	83.00	$83.00	$141	—

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Hair Lambs

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
40	40	31	177.50	$177.50	$71	—
55	55	21	182.50	$182.50	$100	—
66	66	16	152.50	$152.50	$101	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
56	56	9	223.00	$223.00	$125	—
69	69	9	182.00	$182.00	$126	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
17	17	3	77.50	$77.50	$13	—
23–28	27	7	155.00–190.00	$163.66	$44	—
29	29	6	115.00	$115.00	$33	—
31	31	4	125.00	$125.00	$39	—
33–35	33	21	282.50–310.00	$283.88	$94	—
33–36	35	16	255.00–262.00	$260.78	$91	—
35	35	3	140.00	$140.00	$49	—
41	41	8	155.00	$155.00	$64	—
41–45	43	26	287.50–312.50	$299.97	$129	—
45	45	2	245.00	$245.00	$110	—
40–48	47	47	257.50–280.00	$277.27	$130	—
50–55	53	99	303.00–345.00	$304.98	$162	—
50–59	54	68	280.00–294.00	$287.19	$155	—
55	55	3	290.00	$290.00	$160	—
60–65	61	22	295.00–315.00	$309.42	$189	—
65–66	66	6	205.00–215.00	$213.35	$141	—
73–78	74	45	230.00–285.00	$272.30	$202	—
70–78	75	105	290.00–312.50	$299.70	$225	—
84	84	8	297.50–298.00	$297.75	$250	—
88	88	8	235.00–255.00	$240.00	$211	—
95	95	2	230.00–240.00	$235.00	$223	—
95	95	1	270.00	$270.00	$256	—
105	105	2	230.00	$230.00	$242	—

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
40–45	44	23	240.00–245.00	$244.01	$107	—
54–59	58	80	232.00–240.00	$237.60	$138	—
62–69	68	113	232.00–239.00	$236.73	$161	—
70–79	74	321	229.00–240.00	$236.10	$175	—
81–89	85	450	220.00–230.50	$226.98	$193	—
87	87	9	216.00	$216.00	$188	—
90–96	94	180	210.00–222.00	$215.86	$203	—
100–107	104	195	204.00–215.00	$211.70	$220	—
110–119	112	87	199.00–208.00	$204.39	$229	—
115	115	11	190.00	$190.00	$218	—
128	128	4	189.00	$189.00	$242	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
48	48	31	235.00–240.00	$237.42	$114	—
55–58	56	13	216.00–224.00	$222.08	$124	—
63	63	5	225.00	$225.00	$142	—
116	116	10	194.00	$194.00	$225	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
66	66	4	202.50	$202.50	$134	—

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
49	49	—	—	4	119.00	$119.00	$58	—
50	50	—	—	2	115.00	$115.00	$58	—
65	65	—	—	1	135.00	$135.00	$88	—
70	70	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	$91	—
71	71	Kids (<1 yr)	Exposed	5	300.00	$300.00	$213	—
82	82	—	—	3	130.00	$130.00	$107	—
83–84	84	—	—	7	175.00–190.00	$183.62	$154	—
85	85	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	230.00	$230.00	$196	—
88	88	—	—	4	170.00	$170.00	$150	—
92–95	95	—	—	51	120.00–160.00	$154.50	$147	—
100	100	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	2	161.00	$161.00	$161	—
100–110	105	—	—	2	117.50–134.00	$125.36	$132	—
100–143	112	—	—	7	130.00–140.00	$136.18	$153	—
106–145	114	—	—	52	142.50–182.00	$168.76	$192	—
122	122	—	—	3	102.50	$102.50	$125	—
135	135	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	7	165.00	$165.00	$223	—
138	138	—	—	2	122.50	$122.50	$169	—
150–170	163	—	—	7	125.00–150.00	$140.96	$230	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
57	57	3	200.00	$200.00	$114	—
91	91	7	168.00	$168.00	$153	—
118	118	2	147.50	$147.50	$174	—
150–170	158	8	167.50–182.50	$178.15	$281	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
78	78	3	214.00	$214.00	$167	—
79	79	15	195.00	$195.00	$154	—
91	91	7	175.00	$175.00	$159	—
95	95	1	212.50	$212.50	$202	—

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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.