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Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 26, 2026

2,867 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $454.91/cwt -4.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,429/hd at 534 lb · 230 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $484.34/cwt -2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,301/hd at 475 lb · 205 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $517.65/cwt +1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,730/hd at 527 lb · 142 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,867

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–370 364 12 640.00–670.00 $643.77 $2,343 +46.50
400–428 417 19 580.00–610.00 $599.17 $2,499 +0.37
438 unweaned 438 28 605.00 $605.00 $2,650
453–490 458 74 545.00–595.00 $580.54 $2,659 +15.84
508–545 525 60 499.00–537.00 $520.64 $2,733 +4.56
522–530 unweaned 529 82 514.00–525.00 $515.46 $2,727 +17.96
550–595 580 127 450.00–500.00 $474.90 $2,754 +0.95
612–633 unweaned 620 38 427.00–441.00 $435.36 $2,699 -4.64
603–639 631 80 425.00–446.00 $433.60 $2,736 -4.24
652–678 660 132 414.00–425.00 $423.23 $2,793 +9.25
714 714 29 401.50 $401.50 $2,867 +8.43
741 unweaned 741 10 372.00 $372.00 $2,757
750 unweaned 750 4 352.50 $352.50 $2,644
813 813 3 322.00 $322.00 $2,618 -45.05
854 854 17 332.00 $332.00 $2,835 -13.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 4 510.00 $510.00 $2,244 -35.41
477 477 3 515.00 $515.00 $2,457 -12.20
523–543 528 8 460.00–485.00 $478.57 $2,527 -18.00
563–568 564 11 438.00–447.50 $440.61 $2,485 +10.21
620–649 632 21 400.00–421.00 $417.23 $2,637 +8.89
678 678 21 390.50 $390.50 $2,648 +0.10
730–743 734 6 372.00–379.00 $374.36 $2,748 -2.04
869 869 4 341.00 $341.00 $2,963
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 2 485.00 $485.00 $2,173
492 492 5 527.50 $527.50 $2,595
515–535 525 2 500.00–510.00 $505.10 $2,652
695 695 2 362.50 $362.50 $2,519 -26.34
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,713
550 550 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,815 -45.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 510.00 $510.00 $1,658

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 unweaned 340 11 571.00 $571.00 $1,941
343 343 3 570.00 $570.00 $1,955 +27.93
374 374 7 540.00 $540.00 $2,020 -4.77
418 unweaned 418 22 555.00 $555.00 $2,320
422–448 430 30 481.00–552.50 $495.22 $2,129 -9.37
433 433 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,992 -44.59
453–495 475 205 467.50–530.00 $484.34 $2,301 -2.93
502–549 534 230 436.00–468.00 $454.91 $2,429 -2.81
569 unweaned 569 4 426.00 $426.00 $2,424
551–597 570 64 412.50–443.00 $427.91 $2,439 -0.82
603–648 627 102 381.00–418.00 $396.66 $2,487 -2.38
630 630 10 369.00 $369.00 $2,325 -30.04
655–693 667 84 359.50–395.00 $379.95 $2,534 -3.31
684 684 19 332.00 $332.00 $2,271 -51.26
707–749 718 50 361.00–365.50 $364.28 $2,616 -1.33
750–760 756 9 349.00–352.50 $351.33 $2,656 +3.11
817 817 34 317.00 $317.00 $2,590 -10.99
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–398 378 16 455.00–485.00 $479.12 $1,811 -25.88
405–443 437 19 450.00–500.00 $485.43 $2,121 -0.65
452–499 474 72 405.00–468.00 $453.05 $2,147 +1.04
525–538 533 49 412.50–435.00 $418.05 $2,228 -14.59
551–596 571 19 370.00–395.00 $385.76 $2,203 -19.70
635 635 2 337.50 $337.50 $2,143 -25.76
635 635 3 355.00 $355.00 $2,254 -8.26
683–693 685 119 347.00–356.00 $348.68 $2,388 -7.97
710–740 734 8 337.00–353.00 $346.47 $2,543 +36.47
762 762 15 336.00 $336.00 $2,560 +11.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 6 432.50 $432.50 $2,301
598 598 2 396.00 $396.00 $2,368
618 618 2 364.00 $364.00 $2,250 -9.47
714 714 11 342.00 $342.00 $2,442 +22.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–449 439 6 460.00–476.00 $470.90 $2,067 +20.90
473 473 5 425.00 $425.00 $2,010
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,762 +50.00
570 570 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,710
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,416

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–471 470 9 535.00–550.00 $545.57 $2,564 +35.57
523 523 2 495.00 $495.00 $2,589 +3.41
564–593 571 8 400.00–417.50 $404.54 $2,310 -42.07
617 617 3 392.50 $392.50 $2,422 -5.82
623 unweaned 623 2 397.50 $397.50 $2,476
703–707 706 14 362.50–367.00 $366.36 $2,587
770–784 779 6 327.50–337.50 $334.21 $2,603
970 970 3 287.50 $287.50 $2,789
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 2 485.00 $485.00 $2,570 +65.00
949 949 7 290.00 $290.00 $2,752
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 8 510.00 $510.00 $2,030

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1440 1345 80-85% 5 105.00–130.00 $121.12 $1,629 -41.53
1210–1570 1389 80-85% 10 125.00–159.00 $145.25 $2,018 -3.26
1225–1605 1395 80-85% 95 160.00–173.00 $168.30 $2,348 +19.79
1110–1650 1405 80-85% 10 133.00–145.00 $140.28 $1,971 +5.83
1428–1496 1470 80-85% 8 173.00–174.00 $173.38 $2,549 +23.25
1550 1550 80-85% 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,620
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1573 1515 75-80% 14 143.00–161.00 $153.72 $2,329
1265–1635 1574 75-80% 36 165.00–170.00 $167.70 $2,640 +15.91
1415–1853 1653 75-80% 14 142.00–162.00 $156.08 $2,580 -5.78
1448–1983 1703 75-80% 30 157.50–174.00 $167.31 $2,849
2090 2090 75-80% 1 164.00 $164.00 $3,428
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
891–943 906 85-90% 9 95.00–121.00 $113.18 $1,025
910–960 935 85-90% 2 85.00 $85.00 $795
1005–1130 1058 85-90% 5 75.00–102.50 $92.36 $977 -7.30
863–1295 1083 85-90% 14 135.00–163.00 $147.79 $1,601 -21.09
1025–1255 1129 85-90% 13 105.00–130.00 $118.39 $1,337 -23.39
1005–1325 1132 85-90% 3 127.50–148.00 $136.98 $1,551 -4.80
985–1295 1152 85-90% 15 155.00–169.00 $162.30 $1,870 +33.80
1105–1198 1177 85-90% 6 167.50–172.00 $170.79 $2,010 +12.96

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,996
1235 1235 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,852
1350 1350 1 182.00 $182.00 $2,457
1365–1980 1646 12 165.00–184.00 $180.41 $2,970
1405–1975 1666 5 152.50–182.50 $171.52 $2,858 +9.47
1485–2000 1690 14 134.00–179.00 $164.33 $2,777 +2.28
1653–1900 1830 20 186.00–197.00 $195.27 $3,573
1881 1881 8 198.50 $198.50 $3,734 +23.50
1460–2305 1885 23 178.00–192.00 $183.35 $3,456 +8.35
2475 2475 1 193.50 $193.50 $4,789
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2375 2375 1 193.00 $193.00 $4,584

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
803–980 882 (<2 yrs)Open 82 257.50–322.00 $298.60 $2,634
825–1330 1064 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 108 184.00–310.00 $244.00 $2,596
1180–1385 1252 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 171.00–190.00 $177.16 $2,218
1175–1425 1313 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 175.00–182.50 $178.60 $2,345
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
896–1030 926 (<2 yrs)Open 8 244.00–255.00 $246.01 $2,278
935 thin fleshed 935 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,730
842–1280 989 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 24 180.00–280.00 $231.12 $2,286
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
760 760 (<2 yrs)Open 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,223
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,358
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,850

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1140–1385 1226 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 9 2,650.00–2,800.00 $2,742.05
1361 1361 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 2,650.00 $2,650.00
1345–1765 1555 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,850.00–2,950.00 $2,893.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 2,375.00 $2,375.00
1190–1275 thin fleshed 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1495 1495 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1446 1446 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 165.00 $165.00 $2,386

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
897 897 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 2,700.00 $2,700.00
955 955 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 3,025.00 $3,025.00

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Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
723 723 8 335.00 $335.00 $2,422
846 846 37 311.00 $311.00 $2,631

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Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
891 891 24 326.00 $326.00 $2,905
1005 1005 6 282.50 $282.50 $2,839

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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.