06/24/2026
** LLA MARKET REPORT ** JUNE 23, 2026 **
Hello Central Montana & Beyond! Over 900 head of cattle, sheep, goats and mules on the tally this week! It was a true ALL-CLASS sale for sure! Markets continue to be steady along on all counts! You’ll notice the cows getting heavier across the scale, slicker in look and better in quality as green grass is contributing to some excellent body condition scores which equals higher yield and higher value. This is the time of year fill and weigh-up are on full display and we do our best to balance that as your marketing agent. Some of the spread in the market is due to this and this alone. Our sheep turnout was good with almost 500 head in town! Over 60% of the sheep offering were cull ewes, which brought mostly from $87-107/cwt. Lambs are quite a little higher since the fall market – light lambs chased all the way to $325/cwt, heavier lambs were mostly $270-301.
Superior’s Corn Belt Classic was absolutely off the charts! It always features a big contingency of Central Montana calves and the market established through the auction in South Sioux City, Nebraska certainly has set the bar for the summer! Our next big sale is the Week in the Rockies July 6-10th.
June 17-20 was the Livestock Marketing Association annual convention and World Livestock Auctioneer Championship at St. Onge Livestock, St. Onge, South Dakota. We had an incredibly productive week working on action items that will have a positive effect on livestock auctions, cow-calf producers and feeders nationwide. Congratulations to Jace Thompson, Billings, Montana, the newly crowned World Champion.
We are on our summer schedule here at LLA with our next sale on July 7th. Visit our website for a complete schedule & much more! Thank you for bringing business our way! ~Kyle Shobe
Full Report: https://www.lewistownlivestock.com/market-reports/june-23-2026
Photo: Sheep Shakers
Credit: Joel Sewell
