Montana cattle market

Auction averages from 4 reporting markets in Montana, week of 09/14/2026 – 09/20/2026. Compared with 09/07/2026–09/13/2026.

Work in progress — please don't trade on these numbers.

The figures come straight from USDA Market News and we believe they're correct, but they haven't been through enough weeks of checking for us to stand behind them. Check with your sale barn before you act.

Cull cows: $141.75; ▼ 8.90
Head sold: 1,623
Markets: 4

Feeder cattle

Head-weighted average price per hundredweight across Montana auctions. Premium is what steers brought over heifers of the same weight. ▲ green is up on last week, ▼ red is down; thin means too few head to compare.

300–400 lb61 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: thinthin

400–500 lb337 head

Steers: $452.38▼ 40.33
Heifers: $414.74thin
Steer premium: $37.64

500–600 lb152 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: thinthin

600–700 lb76 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: thinthin

700–800 lb114 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: thinthin

800–900 lb342 head

Steers: $348.70thin
Heifers: $325.48thin
Steer premium: $23.22

900–1000 lb541 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: $305.15▲ 5.48

Weight	Steers	vs last wk	Heifers	vs last wk	Premium	Head
300–400 lb	thin	thin	thin	thin	—	61
400–500 lb	$452.38	▼ 40.33	$414.74	thin	$37.64	337
500–600 lb	thin	thin	thin	thin	—	152
600–700 lb	thin	thin	thin	thin	—	76
700–800 lb	thin	thin	thin	thin	—	114
800–900 lb	$348.70	thin	$325.48	thin	$23.22	342
900–1000 lb	thin	thin	$305.15	▲ 5.48	—	541

Cows, bulls & replacements

Every class Montana auctions reported this week. Cull cows price on condition — Breakers fleshiest, Leans thinnest. Replacement classes trade by the head. A class shows its price whenever anything sold; the week-over-week move is withheld when too few head changed hands for the comparison to mean anything, which happens more often at state level than nationally.

Cull cows, all$141.75/cwt
▼ 8.90491 head
Breaker 75-80%$147.40/cwt
▼ 4.0292 head
Boner 80-85%$145.20/cwt
▼ 9.90260 head
Lean 85-90%$131.55/cwt
▼ 6.18139 head
Slaughter bulls$176.56/cwt
▼ 0.59233 head
Bred cows$2599.00/hd
thin53 head
Stock cows$231.24/cwt
thin129 head

Class	Price	vs last wk	Head
Cull cows, all	$141.75/cwt	▼ 8.90	491
Breaker 75-80%	$147.40/cwt	▼ 4.02	92
Boner 80-85%	$145.20/cwt	▼ 9.90	260
Lean 85-90%	$131.55/cwt	▼ 6.18	139
Slaughter bulls	$176.56/cwt	▼ 0.59	233
Bred cows	$2599.00/hd	thin	53
Stock cows	$231.24/cwt	thin	129

Other states

Missouri 19,790 Oklahoma 9,710 Nebraska 9,478 South Dakota 9,205 Kentucky 7,919 Iowa 6,505 Kansas 5,136 Tennessee 5,105

Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Market News. Boxed beef and slaughter figures are national and appear on the home page. This site is a work in progress — please don't make financial decisions from it.