Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 12, 2026

7,860 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $432.34/cwt +8.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,486/hd at 575 lb · 623 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $481.64/cwt +15.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,775/hd at 576 lb · 550 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $446.63/cwt +8.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,750/hd at 616 lb · 479 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	7,860	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	740.00	$740.00	$2,109	+6.40
300–315	306	5	700.00–710.00	$701.99	$2,148	+7.64
351–395	375	17	655.00–690.00	$671.85	$2,519	+24.80
362–395 unweaned	379	23	630.00–635.00	$632.28	$2,396	—
411–446	433	59	562.50–652.50	$591.07	$2,559	-12.76
434 unweaned	434	6	605.00	$605.00	$2,626	-0.03
450 thin fleshed	450	3	630.00	$630.00	$2,835	—
451–490	477	106	550.00–594.00	$576.67	$2,751	+20.00
500–542	518	317	500.00–550.00	$526.20	$2,726	+21.30
522–539 unweaned	527	29	497.50–500.00	$499.29	$2,631	-20.71
550–598	576	533	460.00–502.50	$482.49	$2,779	+18.38
584	584	17	455.00	$455.00	$2,657	-9.11
600–646	615	469	429.00–469.00	$447.48	$2,752	+8.69
647 unweaned	647	10	407.00	$407.00	$2,633	-31.04
650–689	673	408	401.00–430.00	$419.11	$2,821	+4.80
681 unweaned	681	8	404.00	$404.00	$2,751	—
701–741	728	216	387.00–411.00	$396.65	$2,888	+5.91
750–796	774	169	350.00–395.00	$380.23	$2,943	+9.01
808–818	810	12	369.00–371.00	$370.66	$3,002	—
843	843	22	347.00	$347.00	$2,925	—
880–883	882	26	340.50–347.00	$343.24	$3,027	—
1010	1010	5	312.00	$312.00	$3,151	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–348	336	8	620.00–685.00	$663.83	$2,230	+69.13
350–398	386	27	525.00–635.00	$596.16	$2,301	-13.84
410–443	427	29	550.00–605.00	$570.94	$2,438	+10.25
450–498	483	27	500.00–550.00	$530.49	$2,562	+16.15
503–547	523	68	442.50–531.00	$501.62	$2,623	+38.56
550–594	567	45	420.00–445.00	$437.20	$2,479	+2.23
600–648	630	83	410.00–432.00	$416.48	$2,624	+2.77
670–699	695	74	388.00–403.00	$391.24	$2,719	+14.20
703–740	717	26	370.00–388.00	$380.50	$2,728	+5.12

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	22	572.50	$572.50	$2,794	—
501–549	513	43	480.00–535.00	$519.06	$2,663	—
595	595	2	435.00	$435.00	$2,588	—
609–642	619	26	418.00–432.50	$429.07	$2,656	—
693–698	695	12	388.00–390.00	$388.67	$2,701	—
735	735	3	370.00	$370.00	$2,720	+9.00
778	778	3	367.00	$367.00	$2,855	+11.00
840	840	2	355.00	$355.00	$2,982	+10.00
892	892	24	338.00	$338.00	$3,015	-5.00
946	946	5	321.00	$321.00	$3,037	-8.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	8	430.00–522.50	$453.13	$1,939	—
605–623	617	6	363.50–365.00	$363.99	$2,246	+18.99

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	4	380.00	$380.00	$2,052	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–345	318	12	565.00–620.00	$593.97	$1,889	+29.97
376 unweaned	376	16	485.00	$485.00	$1,824	—
351–399	383	49	530.00–550.00	$535.20	$2,050	+14.63
402–441	429	102	497.50–547.50	$529.10	$2,270	+17.69
430 unweaned	430	5	530.00	$530.00	$2,279	+26.40
468	468	3	450.00	$450.00	$2,106	-28.59
459–499	485	242	462.00–506.00	$480.11	$2,329	+1.52
496 unweaned	496	22	450.00	$450.00	$2,232	-34.04
507–510 fancy	509	15	500.00–504.00	$503.20	$2,561	—
500–549	524	448	440.00–490.00	$459.57	$2,408	+8.49
534 unweaned	534	7	472.50	$472.50	$2,523	—
551–599	575	623	412.00–445.00	$432.34	$2,486	+6.20
602	602	43	416.00	$416.00	$2,504	+17.05
606–609 fancy	606	41	426.00–427.50	$426.15	$2,582	—
602–645	618	109	384.00–411.00	$404.24	$2,498	+5.29
626 unweaned	626	5	426.00	$426.00	$2,667	+7.00
656 fancy	656	69	396.00	$396.00	$2,598	—
650–686	669	158	355.00–391.00	$371.05	$2,482	-2.31
708–722	715	55	363.00–371.00	$366.52	$2,621	+44.02
763–771	767	11	316.00–350.00	$334.46	$2,565	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303 unweaned	303	7	485.00	$485.00	$1,470	—
350–398	391	30	510.00–525.00	$512.68	$2,005	+37.63
406–449	423	63	442.50–505.00	$488.89	$2,068	+9.98
453–498	482	181	430.00–467.50	$447.66	$2,158	-3.49
498 unweaned	498	5	425.00	$425.00	$2,116	—
514–542	529	82	402.50–435.00	$423.29	$2,239	+4.47
559–596	579	113	390.00–410.50	$404.41	$2,342	+0.74
615–635	630	17	365.00–382.00	$377.04	$2,375	+0.56
650–688	668	26	342.00–370.00	$356.02	$2,378	+22.09
767	767	8	347.00	$347.00	$2,661	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
463–484	479	80	450.00–480.00	$466.76	$2,236	—
535	535	2	420.00	$420.00	$2,247	-12.50
662–698	670	9	363.00–367.00	$366.07	$2,453	—
839	839	4	331.00	$331.00	$2,777	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	5	422.50	$422.50	$1,627	-77.50
443	443	4	380.00	$380.00	$1,683	—
530–548	544	23	380.00–390.00	$388.69	$2,114	+13.69
560	560	3	380.00	$380.00	$2,128	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
448	448	8	425.00	$425.00	$1,904	—
504–515	505	23	395.00	$395.00	$1,995	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
573 unweaned	573	4	412.50	$412.50	$2,364	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
584–589	586	12	420.00–455.00	$443.27	$2,598	+32.69
653–675	661	16	385.00–397.50	$391.49	$2,588	+18.52
728	728	4	380.00	$380.00	$2,766	—
759–763	760	11	360.00–372.50	$367.94	$2,796	—
913	913	2	316.00	$316.00	$2,885	—
963	963	3	295.00	$295.00	$2,841	-7.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
603–616	613	9	360.00–387.50	$381.49	$2,339	-3.51
663–676	666	19	350.00–380.00	$356.41	$2,374	—
931	931	6	262.50	$262.50	$2,444	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
537	537	9	420.00	$420.00	$2,255	+80.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1675	1352	80-85%	266	156.00–171.00	$165.30	$2,235	+47.59
1228–1715	1369	80-85%	50	127.50–158.00	$146.58	$2,007	+28.87
1228–1570	1375	80-85%	64	170.00–177.50	$171.38	$2,356	+53.67
1020–1590	1414	80-85%	39	125.00–142.00	$131.45	$1,859	-0.70
1363–1515	1435	80-85%	13	109.00–125.00	$118.93	$1,707	-13.22
1490–1595	1533	80-85%	3	145.00–146.00	$145.65	$2,233	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–918	868	85-90%	4	60.00–85.00	$71.59	$621	-11.94
840–975	907	85-90%	8	85.00–115.00	$101.06	$917	-20.69
865–970	933	85-90%	3	120.00–125.00	$122.59	$1,144	+0.84
905–1290	1095	85-90%	68	117.50–154.00	$142.68	$1,562	—
1045–1285	1116	85-90%	14	123.00–136.50	$131.16	$1,464	+16.59
1125	1125	85-90%	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,552	+23.43
905–1295	1133	85-90%	151	154.00–167.00	$162.77	$1,844	+48.20
970–1298	1138	85-90%	10	75.00–95.00	$85.40	$972	-29.17
1001–1290	1149	85-90%	58	100.00–122.50	$114.88	$1,320	+27.19
1060–1195	1151	85-90%	23	169.00–173.50	$172.51	$1,986	+33.18

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1512–1625	1523	75-80%	43	170.00–172.00	$171.80	$2,617	-3.20
1330–1925	1662	75-80%	82	154.00–169.50	$164.17	$2,729	—
1540–1810	1663	75-80%	35	150.00–168.00	$162.70	$2,706	—
1575–1765	1670	75-80%	2	125.00–129.00	$127.11	$2,123	—
1642–1870	1685	75-80%	9	132.00–154.00	$140.42	$2,366	—
1555–1805	1690	75-80%	7	148.00–155.00	$151.46	$2,560	—
1865	1865	75-80%	3	170.00	$170.00	$3,170	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1585–1860	1734	8	145.00–175.00	$165.71	$2,873	-10.69
1385–2145	1877	18	151.00–176.00	$162.36	$3,047	—
1815–2120	1970	14	168.00–186.00	$179.23	$3,531	—
1819–2490	2057	11	187.00–197.50	$189.60	$3,900	+1.32
2440	2440	1	196.00	$196.00	$4,782	—
2510	2510	1	178.00	$178.00	$4,468	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1925	1925	1	165.00	$165.00	$3,176	—
2126	2126	10	184.00	$184.00	$3,912	—
2255	2255	1	186.00	$186.00	$4,194	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765 thin fleshed	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	282.50	$282.50	$2,161
784–1355	1011	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	180	178.00–320.00	$260.58	$2,634
1150–1310	1251	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	169.00–185.00	$175.35	$2,194
1325–1476	1435	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	180.00–197.00	$195.31	$2,803

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840–845 thin fleshed	842	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	187.50–210.00	$202.47	$1,705
800–1305	1017	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	47	165.00–285.00	$214.45	$2,181
1298	1298	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	170.00	$170.00	$2,207

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
899	899	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	212.50	$212.50	$1,910

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
948	948	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	170.00	$170.00	$1,612

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765–790	778	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	275.00–280.00	$277.46	$2,159

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070–1238	1148	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	3,500.00–4,150.00	$4,053.74
1125–1350	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	3,000.00–3,100.00	$3,055.56
1231	1231	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,450.00	$2,450.00
1246 thin fleshed	1246	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,250.00	$2,250.00
1195–1378	1297	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	3,500.00–4,000.00	$3,783.97
1299–1313 thin fleshed	1303	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	2,400.00–2,600.00	$2,542.42
1319	1319	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,350.00	$2,350.00
1206–1485	1323	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	103	2,450.00–2,950.00	$2,704.17
1334–1510	1350	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	4,250.00–4,625.00	$4,491.30
1218–1503	1354	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	140	2,550.00–3,000.00	$2,798.79
1266–1478	1356	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	3,350.00–3,550.00	$3,487.44
1415	1415	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,700.00	$2,700.00
1337–1780	1474	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	45	2,700.00–3,400.00	$3,102.28
1397–1855	1486	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	2,750.00–3,000.00	$2,912.87
1531 fancy	1531	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	3,400.00	$3,400.00
1585	1585	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	3,825.00	$3,825.00
1469–1628	1596	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	3,600.00–4,150.00	$4,048.77

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1195	1154	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	3,200.00–3,625.00	$3,317.12
1144–1284	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	2,150.00–2,425.00	$2,307.30
1230 thin fleshed	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,850.00	$1,850.00
1178–1406	1314	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	2,200.00–2,825.00	$2,660.64
1220–1558	1314	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	2,200.00–2,550.00	$2,373.67
1233–1355	1314	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,950.00–3,000.00	$2,965.64
1367	1367	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1384	1384	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,650.00	$2,650.00
1408	1408	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	3,325.00	$3,325.00

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150–1191	1183	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	3,000.00–3,450.00	$3,362.50
1215	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	42	2,600.00	$2,600.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1092	1092	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1118	1118	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1138	1138	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,400.00	$2,400.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
837	837	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,900.00	$2,900.00
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	3,200.00	$3,200.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
993	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,800.00	$2,800.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1483	1483	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	176.00	$176.00	$2,610

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1066–1102	1081	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	3,500.00–3,900.00	$3,674.69
1088	1088	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	4,050.00	$4,050.00
1153	1153	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	3,300.00	$3,300.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
964	964	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	3,500.00	$3,500.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
877	877	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,600.00	$2,600.00

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425	1425	85-90%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,710	—
1531	1531	80-85%	6	114.00	$114.00	$1,745	—
1823	1823	75-80%	6	131.00	$131.00	$2,388	—

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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.