Weekly Summary  - ( Montana )  - June 1, 2026

Billings, MT Mon Jun, 08 2026 Montana Weekly Livestock Auction Summary Weighted Average Report for 6/01/2026 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 2293 3670 2792 Slaughter Cattle 1217 1320 1466 Feeder Cattle 543 965 685 Replacement Cattle 533 1385 641 Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested either this week or last week to develop any market trend. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Most cattle were offered in small groups or as singles. Rains have helped improve pasture and range conditions across much of the state. Some renewed demand was seen this week for cattle suitable to turn out on grass. A few sets of fall calves have were seen this past week as well and these offerings were average to attractive in quality and sold with moderate to good demand. Demand for feeder cattle was good to very good. CME positions were volatile this past week. A confirmed case of New World screw worm whip sawed futures before pushing them the limit higher on Thursday. The August contract closed Friday at 353.90, 5.475 higher than last Fridays close. The September contract closed Friday at 350.825, 5.475 higher than last Fridays close. The October contract closed Friday at 347.22, 5.195 higher than last Fridays close. Market activity was mostly moderate to active despite a small buyer pool. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Feeding cow demand remains very good. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower on breaking and boning cows. Thin lean feeding cows sold fully steady. Good demand was seen this week from both private feeders and Canadian buyers. Canadian buyers were active again this week as they bought thinner fleshed, lower yielding offering to put on feed. American packers showed a desire to buy cows lower. They picked around trying to find cows to fit their orders and budget but purchased very few cows throughout the week. Slaughter cow demand was mostly light to moderate this week and significantly lower than the last few weeks. The best demand continues to be for fleshy breaking cows as these offerings have the most yield and heaviest carcass at harvest. Breaking cows sold fully steady in a narrow comparison. Boning and lean cows sold 4.00-8.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Very few cows are being sold to go to harvest immediately as most purchased for slaughter are too blemished to feed. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeding bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Bulls that would feed often sold higher on a dressed basis than big, high yielding bulls going directly to slaughter. Demand for feeding bulls was moderate to good. Demand for young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed was mostly good, and stronger than last week. Rain fell across much of the upper plains giving buyers some relief as they have or look to turn out cows to breed. Cows and heifers which lost calves sold on very good demand this week. Feeding demand for young cows which are still eligible to grade choice was good. Buyers took heifers up to 3 years old to put on feed this week. Young cows sold 8.00-12.00 higher. Quality was mostly average to attractive. Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 23 509 509 546.00 546.00 21 551-570 563 465.00-501.00 483.91 10 605-625 623 437.50-442.50 442.01 33 650-662 660 415.00-445.00 441.15 11 700-705 701 410.00-427.00 419.91 4 761 761 411.00 411.00 4 805 805 386.00 386.00 1 910 910 348.00 348.00 12 951-960 952 315.00-324.00 323.24 Fleshy 5 1014 1014 308.00 308.00 Fleshy Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 384 384 520.00 520.00 3 445 445 500.00 500.00 4 610-648 634 425.00-435.00 430.04 1 680 680 405.00 405.00 1 730 730 385.00 385.00 1 835 835 357.00 357.00 1 915 915 310.00 310.00 1 1010 1010 308.00 308.00 Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 651-655 652 355.00-392.50 386.22 1 740 740 342.50 342.50 3 755 755 347.50 347.50 1 875 875 315.00 315.00 Steers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1068 1068 291.00 291.00 Steers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 375 375 470.00 470.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 37 493-494 494 420.00-432.50 429.80 8 550-586 582 432.50-441.00 440.00 18 605-643 639 388.00-410.00 391.23 4 683 683 370.00 370.00 13 700-736 723 370.00-379.00 372.61 36 753-790 775 347.00-367.00 361.59 3 812 812 348.00 348.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 550 550 410.00 410.00 6 620-630 627 382.50 382.50 9 700-745 736 325.00-361.00 354.85 13 760-773 769 340.00-349.00 345.06 4 808-848 828 316.00-334.00 325.22 7 867 867 335.00 335.00 Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 480 480 437.50 437.50 2 543 543 385.00 385.00 1 550 550 380.00 380.00 Heifers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 543 543 407.50 407.50 8 599 599 400.00 400.00 Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 455 455 520.00 520.00 6 609 609 407.50 407.50 4 760-763 762 362.50-367.50 365.00 4 826 826 345.00 345.00 1 920 920 321.00 321.00 3 1313 1313 4,200.00 4,200.00 (<2 yrs) Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 300 300 555.00 555.00 Unweaned 7 460-485 464 450.00-480.00 462.99 1 590 590 400.00 400.00 3 600-605 603 385.00 385.00 4 650-683 675 371.00-380.00 373.17 2 798 798 328.00 328.00 5 833-840 836 312.50-330.00 324.49 2 888 888 318.00 318.00 Bulls Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 1100-1142 1130 271.00-282.50 275.73 2 1155-1165 1160 263.00-270.00 266.52 2 1200-1205 1203 247.50-255.00 251.24 3 1255-1260 1257 232.00-232.50 232.17 3 1383 1383 232.00 232.00 Slaughter Bulls Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 1305-1485 1383 180.00-200.00 190.22 Light Weight, Low Dressing 14 1320-1770 1554 185.00-210.00 199.91 Return to Feed, Low Dressing 40 1330-1993 1640 205.00-221.00 214.45 Return to Feed 5 1595-1830 1708 175.00-206.00 191.24 Low Dressing 53 1540-2370 1929 202.50-222.00 215.54 9 1970-2200 2045 235.00-248.00 243.36 Natural, High Dressing 26 1825-2490 2160 221.00-244.00 228.10 High Dressing 3 2205-2280 2252 210.00-218.00 212.69 1 2330 2330 214.00 214.00 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 760-960 859 85.00-105.00 97.32 Light Weight, Very Low Dressing, Lean 14 760-1000 910 102.50-137.50 122.84 Light Weight, Low Dressing, Lean 4 948-995 960 157.00-164.00 162.19 Light Weight, High Dressing, Lean 5 1015-1220 1121 117.50-122.50 121.18 Very Low Dressing, Lean 12 1040-1240 1130 112.50-140.00 128.97 Low Dressing, Lean 33 970-1215 1147 152.50-176.50 169.75 Return to Feed, Low Dressing, Lean 13 1020-1290 1171 145.00-162.50 150.63 Lean 93 1020-1290 1194 175.00-186.50 183.80 Return to Feed, Lean 34 1130-1299 1257 179.00-189.00 188.17 Return to Feed, High Dressing, Lean 1 1330 1330 144.00 144.00 Low Dressing, Boner 196 1220-1578 1364 186.50-194.00 187.95 Return to Feed, High Dressing, Boner 2 1255-1510 1383 172.50-184.00 178.78 High Dressing, Lean 292 1251-1616 1401 176.00-186.50 184.38 Return to Feed, Boner 35 1290-1765 1461 155.00-177.00 168.99 Return to Feed, Low Dressing, Boner 5 1370-1535 1466 151.00-165.50 156.62 Boner 10 1448-1555 1501 185.00-196.00 188.57 Return to Feed, High Dressing, Breaker 3 1465-1615 1518 166.00-181.00 171.82 High Dressing, Boner 68 1447-1845 1604 176.00-186.50 182.85 Return to Feed, Breaker 9 1463-1785 1640 165.00-168.00 166.72 Low Dressing, Breaker 16 1485-1713 1661 181.00-185.00 183.62 High Dressing, Breaker 20 1485-1910 1702 169.00-178.50 174.82 Breaker 17 1545-1935 1703 165.00-174.50 170.02 Return to Feed, Low Dressing, Breaker Beef/Dairy Steers Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 774 774 260.00 260.00 Bred Cows Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1675 1675 3,350.00 3,350.00 Young, 3rd Stage Bred Cows Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1185-1295 1240 3,650.00-3,700.00 3,673.89 Young, 2nd/3rd Stage 9 1180-1420 1293 3,500.00-3,700.00 3,599.40 Young, 3rd Stage 3 1215-1368 1317 2,700.00-3,100.00 2,976.99 Broken Mouth, Aged, 2nd/3rd Stage 4 1288-1410 1332 3,475.00-3,500.00 3,493.71 Young, 2nd Stage 1 1345 1345 2,600.00 2,600.00 Broken Mouth, Aged, 2nd Stage 1 1415 1415 3,500.00 3,500.00 Middle Aged, 3rd Stage 4 1428 1428 3,050.00 3,050.00 Middle Aged/Aged, 2nd/3rd Stage 5 1195-1520 1433 3,200.00-3,500.00 3,334.77 Broken Mouth, Aged, 3rd Stage 4 1514 1514 2,700.00 2,700.00 Middle Aged/Aged, 2nd Stage 2 1555-1665 1610 3,450.00 3,450.00 Middle Aged/Aged, 3rd Stage Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1225 1225 3,650.00 3,650.00 Young, 3rd Stage 1 1455 1455 3,400.00 3,400.00 Young, 2nd/3rd Stage 1 1455 1455 3,200.00 3,200.00 Middle Aged, 2nd/3rd Stage 2 1400-1655 1528 3,150.00-3,450.00 3,287.48 Middle Aged, 3rd Stage Bred Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1405 1405 3,600.00 3,600.00 (<2 yrs), 3rd Stage Bred Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1080-1220 1157 3,500.00-3,800.00 3,601.15 Young, 3rd Stage 2 1255 1255 3,400.00 3,400.00 Young, 2nd Stage Bred Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1295-1375 1335 3,350.00-3,500.00 3,422.75 Young, 3rd Stage Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1505-1710 1642 3,750.00-3,850.00 3,819.44 Broken Mouth, Aged, Open, <150 lb calf 3 1695-1775 1722 4,200.00-4,325.00 4,282.04 Middle Aged/Aged, Open, 150-300 lb calf 4 1710-1855 1819 4,100.00-4,325.00 4,272.11 Broken Mouth, Aged, Open, 150-300 lb calf Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1370 1370 4,300.00 4,300.00 Young, Open, 150-300 lb calf 1 1505 1505 4,000.00 4,000.00 Middle Aged, Open, <150 lb calf 3 1653-1655 1654 3,900.00 3,900.00 Broken Mouth, Aged, Open, <150 lb calf Stock Cows Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 1050-1401 1343 191.00-262.50 200.32 (<2 yrs), Open Stock Cows Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 725-885 813 290.00-325.00 308.52 (<2 yrs), Open 1 880 880 270.00 270.00 Young, Open Stock Cows Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 760-880 836 255.00-282.50 265.10 (<2 yrs), Open 2 785-965 875 205.00-230.00 216.21 Young, Open Stock Cows Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 172 745-1380 1048 201.00-341.50 290.24 (<2 yrs), Open 112 910-1410 1149 189.00-332.50 244.02 Young, Open 1 1195 1195 207.50 207.50 Fleshy, Young, Open 34 1035-1500 1219 187.00-237.50 199.74 Young/Middle Aged, Open Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 803-1385 973 203.00-305.00 265.29 (<2 yrs), Open 23 920-1325 1116 187.00-270.00 208.13 Young, Open Stock Cows Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1073 1073 195.00 195.00 (<2 yrs), Open