Feeder cattle context near Billings, MT, with illustrative values and a direct path to GrainBrief source health.
Montana operates the largest range cattle system in the lower 48. Cow-calf pairs run on Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service grazing leases across 94 million acres. Feeder calves move south and east in fall; prices track the Billings Livestock Commission and Miles City sales.
Montana Quality Foods Billings; cattle primarily market to WY and ID packers; R-CALF stronghold
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