The Montana Department of Livestock has taken up the following estrayed animals. For more information or to claim the estray, please contact your district investigator.

2026-02-02_506

The Montana Department of Livestock has taken up the estrayed animal listed below on the 2nd day of February 2026. The animal(s) were picked up approximately 3 miles south of Pryor on Pryor Creek, Big Horn County, MT.

For information, contact :  Matt Noyes, District Investigator, (406) 860-2177.

The animal will sell at PAYS / Public Auction Yard, Billings, MT., on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.

The animals is described as follows:

• One (1) Black bull, 3-5 years old, has Standing Quarter circle bowed to the left, J, on right shoulder.
• One (1) Black bull, 2-4 years old, has blotched brand on right rib.

2026-01-22_545

The Montana Department of Livestock has taken up the estrayed animal listed below on the 22nd day of January 2026. 

For information, contact :  Shawn Hando, District Investigator, (406) 220-1081.

The animal will sell at BLS / Billings Livestock Commission, Billings, MT., on Wednesday, February 19, 2026.

The animals is described as follows:

• One (1) No Brand Black bull calf.

2026-01-14_506

The Montana Department of Livestock has taken up the estrayed animal listed below on the 14th day of January 2026. The animal was found in the Soap Creek area in Big Horn County, MT.

For information, contact Matt Noyes, District Investigator, (406) 860-2177.

The animal will sell at PAYS / Public Auction Yard, Billings, MT., on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.

The animals is described as follows:

• One (1) mid-aged Black Cow with a blotch on the left shoulder.

2026-01-08_525

The Montana Department of Livestock has taken up the estrayed animal listed below on the 8th day of January 2026. The animal was picked up out of the Cottonwood Creek Forest Service Allotment, East of Warm Springs, Deer Lodge County, MT.

For information, contact Ty Hultman, District Investigator, (406) 439-2890.

The animal will sell at Montana Livestock Auction, Ramsay, MT., on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.

The animals is described as follows:

• One black baldy bull -- no brand, at least 2 years of age.