Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 4, 2025

3,452 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary report →

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $326.54/cwt +36.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,828/hd at 866 lb · 48 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $303.80/cwt +15.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,834/hd at 933 lb · 42 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.00/cwt +32.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,729/hd at 812 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,452	—	—

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	7	385.00	$385.00	$2,502	—
716	716	13	380.00	$380.00	$2,721	—
844	844	5	347.50	$347.50	$2,933	—
897	897	3	330.00	$330.00	$2,960	—
935	935	11	321.00	$321.00	$3,001	+10.50
957–979	974	20	318.00–327.00	$324.79	$3,163	—
1015	1015	1	300.00	$300.00	$3,045	+3.50

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
667	667	5	377.50	$377.50	$2,518	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–975	965	3	303.00–311.00	$308.31	$2,975	—
975	975	2	304.00	$304.00	$2,964	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
711	711	5	327.50	$327.50	$2,329	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760	760	2	340.00	$340.00	$2,584	—
808	808	14	330.00	$330.00	$2,666	+26.33
815	815	21	340.00	$340.00	$2,771	+36.33
865–866	866	9	311.00–312.00	$311.22	$2,695	+20.72
866–867	866	39	325.00–330.50	$330.08	$2,858	+39.58
903–939	933	42	303.00–307.00	$303.80	$2,834	+15.80

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–605	602	6	325.00–335.00	$331.65	$1,997	-6.35
705	705	4	340.00	$340.00	$2,397	—
895	895	2	322.50	$322.50	$2,886	+32.50
910	910	2	280.00	$280.00	$2,548	—
905–945	923	32	293.00–299.00	$297.27	$2,744	—
950–968	961	5	292.50–295.00	$293.49	$2,820	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
893	893	2	310.00	$310.00	$2,768	—
1054	1054	8	272.00	$272.00	$2,867	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
594–597	596	9	330.00–345.00	$336.65	$2,006	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810	810	2	304.00	$304.00	$2,462	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1128–1145	1130	10	267.00–277.50	$268.06	$3,029	—
1151	1151	8	265.00	$265.00	$3,050	+30.00
1258	1258	2	190.00	$190.00	$2,390	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140	1140	1	292.50	$292.50	$3,334	—
1150–1175	1160	3	262.50–280.00	$274.22	$3,181	—
1230–1235	1233	2	250.00–260.00	$254.99	$3,144	+45.25
1260	1260	2	210.00	$210.00	$2,646	—
1353	1353	2	215.00	$215.00	$2,909	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400 unweaned	400	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,900	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1198–1455	1314	80-85%	9	141.00–153.00	$147.70	$1,941	—
1310–1485	1376	80-85%	7	130.00–146.00	$140.48	$1,933	—
1220–1533	1414	80-85%	68	154.00–166.00	$158.69	$2,244	-8.42
1215–1573	1475	80-85%	13	148.00–165.00	$156.09	$2,302	+15.10
1303–1645	1500	80-85%	75	165.00–174.50	$168.91	$2,534	—
1305–1725	1646	80-85%	19	163.75–171.00	$169.27	$2,786	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945	945	85-90%	1	117.50	$117.50	$1,110	±0.00
925–1200	1121	85-90%	21	127.50–147.00	$140.18	$1,571	—
1055–1275	1124	85-90%	6	114.00–142.00	$130.66	$1,469	—
1110–1215	1163	85-90%	2	100.00–115.00	$107.84	$1,254	-51.38
1165–1250	1209	85-90%	18	147.00–159.00	$154.24	$1,865	-10.56
1180–1250	1233	85-90%	4	164.00–166.00	$164.48	$2,028	-0.32
1280	1280	85-90%	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,894	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495	1495	75-80%	1	162.00	$162.00	$2,422	—
1517–1723	1554	75-80%	11	168.00	$168.00	$2,611	—
1555–1615	1585	75-80%	2	170.50–174.50	$172.46	$2,733	—
1600–1755	1676	75-80%	6	148.00–158.50	$155.44	$2,605	—
2010	2010	75-80%	1	164.00	$164.00	$3,296	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1710	1487	14	172.00–186.00	$180.39	$2,682	+2.08
1335–2055	1652	18	182.00–194.00	$187.74	$3,101	+10.77
1490–2025	1673	24	161.00–189.00	$178.29	$2,983	+1.32
1540–2210	1877	57	185.00–202.00	$193.52	$3,632	—
1705–2158	1948	26	201.00–215.00	$207.24	$4,037	+3.74
2040	2040	1	208.00	$208.00	$4,243	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,788	—
1750–2005	1878	2	186.00–193.00	$189.26	$3,554	—
2105	2105	1	172.00	$172.00	$3,621	—
1915–2370	2143	2	192.00–198.00	$194.68	$4,172	—
2720	2720	1	200.00	$200.00	$5,440	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–1480	1128	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	207.00–285.00	$231.71	$2,614
967–1510	1169	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	47	162.00–250.00	$217.15	$2,538
1407–1478	1425	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	176.00–176.50	$176.37	$2,513

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950–1060	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	187.50–195.00	$191.46	$1,924
870–1135	1009	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	190.00–237.50	$217.84	$2,198

↑ Back to top

Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115	115	1	157.50	$157.50	$181	—
180	180	8	140.00	$140.00	$252	+48.00
180	180	1	83.00	$83.00	$149	-9.00
218	218	2	81.00	$81.00	$177	—
260	260	1	105.00	$105.00	$273	+14.00
280–295	288	2	79.00–82.00	$80.46	$232	-10.54

↑ Back to top

Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
95	95	1	190.00	$190.00	$180	-20.00
135	135	1	215.00	$215.00	$290	-5.00
145	145	1	172.50	$172.50	$250	-48.50
165–180	173	2	195.00–202.50	$198.59	$344	-5.41

↑ Back to top

Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
123	123	8	142.50	$142.50	$175	+77.50
139	139	10	57.50	$57.50	$80	-18.35
139–147	143	87	71.00–79.00	$73.65	$105	-16.71
145	145	4	84.00	$84.00	$122	-6.36
145	145	10	69.00	$69.00	$100	-21.36
152–171	154	40	68.50–69.00	$68.94	$106	-20.91
153–188	164	82	72.00–87.00	$76.72	$126	-13.13
171	171	14	120.00	$120.00	$205	+30.15
172–195	181	110	78.00–87.00	$83.03	$150	-5.64
165–199	196	10	91.00–92.00	$91.92	$180	+3.25
200–235	211	13	79.00–82.00	$79.95	$169	-7.93
205–217	215	11	61.00–71.00	$62.74	$135	-9.02

↑ Back to top

Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
81	81	71	185.00	$185.00	$150	-19.62
115	115	5	157.50	$157.50	$181	—

↑ Back to top

Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
127	127	8	167.50	$167.50	$213	+61.50
135	135	1	130.00	$130.00	$176	+24.00
150	150	2	110.00	$110.00	$165	—
236	236	4	90.00	$90.00	$212	—

↑ Back to top

Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
99	99	29	110.00	$110.00	$109	+10.00
168	168	17	84.00	$84.00	$141	—

↑ Back to top

Hair Lambs

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
43	43	9	225.00	$225.00	$97	—
53–56	55	23	225.00–230.00	$228.75	$126	+18.75
61–67	63	32	220.00–225.00	$223.33	$141	+13.33
77	77	13	205.00	$205.00	$158	-5.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
80–82	81	31	172.50–175.00	$174.21	$141	-28.29

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
23	23	9	120.00	$120.00	$28	-30.00

↑ Back to top

Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
27	27	17	130.00	$130.00	$35	+10.00
27	27	10	205.00	$205.00	$55	+85.00
28	28	18	335.00	$335.00	$94	+215.00
35–38	36	12	225.00–305.00	$251.04	$90	+60.31
35–37	37	6	165.00–250.00	$236.48	$87	+45.75
41	41	5	135.00	$135.00	$55	-138.84
45	45	2	145.00	$145.00	$65	-173.50
43–48	46	34	295.00–310.00	$298.13	$137	-20.37
43–47	46	60	310.00–320.00	$311.79	$143	-6.71
45–48	47	3	235.00	$235.00	$110	-83.50
49	49	5	245.00	$245.00	$120	-73.50
50	50	2	230.00–310.00	$270.00	$135	+10.00
51	51	4	170.00	$170.00	$87	-152.83
50–53	52	4	217.50–245.00	$238.42	$124	-84.41
55	55	1	170.00	$170.00	$94	-160.00
55	55	3	125.00	$125.00	$69	-205.00
50–59	57	12	275.00–297.50	$284.47	$162	-47.53
60–65	63	11	275.00–300.00	$290.28	$183	-38.56
61–69	66	15	300.00–310.00	$304.48	$201	-17.04
67	67	3	240.00	$240.00	$161	-81.52
70–75	70	11	295.00–305.00	$296.60	$208	+18.60
70–78	76	39	260.00–290.00	$277.78	$211	-36.42
83–85	83	26	280.00–290.00	$281.57	$234	-22.39
85	85	1	270.00	$270.00	$230	-51.71

↑ Back to top

Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
41–48	46	31	240.00–249.00	$247.17	$114	+10.63
52–58	56	168	238.00–247.00	$241.98	$136	+3.98
60–69	64	459	228.00–240.00	$236.18	$151	+4.66
74–79	75	258	222.00–229.50	$226.78	$170	+2.36
80–86	81	251	210.00–224.00	$218.85	$177	-11.86
91–97	92	156	190.50–203.50	$198.28	$182	-10.68
103–108	105	47	180.00–187.00	$182.80	$192	-17.95
111–118	114	16	181.00–188.00	$184.83	$211	+4.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
40	40	3	227.50	$227.50	$91	+2.50
56–58	57	39	231.00–233.00	$232.17	$132	+7.17
61–69	65	61	212.00–225.00	$220.50	$143	+20.50
73–79	79	90	202.00–213.00	$202.34	$160	-12.10
87	87	17	196.00	$196.00	$171	+12.22

↑ Back to top

Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
76	76	5	95.00	$95.00	$72	-225.00
80	80	1	115.00	$115.00	$92	-205.00
92	92	3	80.00	$80.00	$74	-58.68
93	93	2	112.50	$112.50	$105	-26.18
105–125	111	7	125.00–160.00	$147.56	$164	-2.71
110–115	111	4	90.00–115.00	$100.53	$112	-49.74
153	153	3	130.00	$130.00	$199	-21.00
175	175	1	120.00	$120.00	$210	-17.00

↑ Back to top

Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120	120	1	215.00	$215.00	$258	-2.22
180	180	1	182.50	$182.50	$328	—

↑ Back to top

Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
128–129	128	41	175.00	$175.00	$224	±0.00
130–132	132	11	175.00–178.00	$177.46	$234	-2.54
145	145	3	175.00	$175.00	$254	±0.00

↑ Back to top

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.