2024 Montana Ram and Ewe Sale Results

On September 11 and 12, Miles City hosted the Montana Ram and Ewe Sales at the Eastern Montana Fairgrounds. The offering included over 400 commercial ewes, and 260 rams from consignors across Montana. Buyers hauled sheep home to Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, Oregon, Arizona, and across Montana.

The Montana Wool Growers Association would like to extend a big thank you to all buyers and bidders of both sales. Thank you to Lewistown Livestock Inc for clerking and sale management and Sam Fraser of Frontier Productions, LLC for the online sale hosting. Thank you to our auctioneers, Kyle Shobe and Cole Morrison, for another year of great teamwork from the auction block. 

For more coverage and pictures of both sales, please see MWGA on Facebook.  

99^th Annual MT Ram Sale (September 12)

A total of 260 bucks were offered and sold, for an overall average of $1,525/hd. The Ram Sale grossed $396,600.

The blackface breeds averaged $924/hd on 39 head. Dawe Suffolks of Big Timber topped the blackface portion of the sale, selling a Suffolk buck for $2,700 to Mike Hoggan of Valier, MT.   

Rambouillet bucks sold with an overall average of $1233/hd on 48 head. Helle Rambouillet of Dillon had the top lot, a pen of 2, purchased for $2,100 each by Peter Wirtzfeld.

Three South African Meat Merino Cross bucks were offered by Montana Ag. Experiment Station of Bozeman, high seller for $600.

The Targhee sale average was $1765 on 170 head. The high selling ram overall, was a Targhee consigned by Sam Ortmann of Wolf Point, MT.  The buck sold for $7500 to Turner Sheep Co. of Wyoming. Two Targhee lots sold for $7,000/hd.

Garrett and Katie Harrington of Rocking ‘H Welding donated two panels and a gate to be auctioned off at the beginning of the Ram Sale. Proceeds from the donations were collected to benefit those producers affected by the Remington Fire. Together 25 donors raised $5685!

Sale Gross on 260 rams: $396,600.

• Rambouillet average on 48 head: $1233.
• Blackface Breeds average on 39 head: $924.
• SAMM average on 3 head: $400
• Targhee ram average on 170 head: $1,765.
  

11^th Annual Montana Ewe Sale (September 11)

A total of 478 ewes sold, for an overall average of $354/hd.  The ewe sale grossed $169,155.

John and Betty Sampsel of Hughes Newford Co, of Stanford, MT donated a yearling Targhee Ewe to kick off the Ewe Sale.  The proceeds from the donations were collected to support legislative efforts. Together 10 donors raised $6925! 

The Roeder family of Montana Sheep Company topped the sale with a consignment of 10 head of Targhee ewes, selling for $700/hd to Chip Dye of Alzeda, MT.  The volume buyer was Bill Schaefer of Hoven, SD.

• Whitefaced ewes sold on site averaged $351/hd.
• Blackfaced ewes sold on site averaged $650/hd.
• Sale Gross on 478 Ewes: $169,155.
• Total sale average on all ewes: $354/hd

• Whiteface yearling ewe average on 473 head: $351/hd
• Blackface ewe lamb average on 5 head: $650/hd
• Average on pens of 10: $408/hd
• Average on pens of 20: $383/hd
• Average on off-site lots: $290/hd

Please plan to attend the 12^th Annual Montana Ewe Sale and 100^th Annual Montana Ram Sale

September 10 & 11, 2025