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.

2026-02-23_Heifer_505

The Montana Department of Livestock has taken up the estrayed animal listed below on the 12th day of February 2026. The animal was picked up on the north side of Houseman Hill, north of Browning, Glacier County, MT.

For information, contact:  Jeff Jergens, District Investigator, (406) 450-0001.

The animal will sell at Western Livestock Auction, Vaughn, MT., on Wednesday, March 18th, 2026.

The animals is described as follows:

• One (1) Black, 2-year-old Heifer, branded K Hangs a D on right hip, white ear tag in right ear with #75 in black letters.

2026-02-12_Gelding_506

The Montana Department of Livestock has taken up the estrayed animal listed below on the 12th day of February 2026. The animal was picked up from the town of Ashland, Rosebud County, MT.

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

The animal will sell at Billings Livestock / BLS, Billings, MT., on Thursday, March 12th, 2026.

The animals is described as follows:

• One (1) black no brand Gelding between age of 7 and 11 years.

2026-02-12_Steer_506

The Montana Department of Livestock has taken up the estrayed animal listed below on the 12th day of February 2026. The animal was picked up from Owl Creek, southeast of Lodge Grass, Big Horn County, MT.

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

The animal will sell at Public Auction Yards / PAYS, Billings, MT., on Wednesday, March 11th, 2026.

The animals is described as follows:

• One (1) black steer, no brand.

2026-01-23_504

The Montana Department of Livestock has taken up the estrayed animal listed below on the 23rd day of January 2026. The animal was found at 128 Thompson Lane, T1N R14E section 12, Big Timber, Sweet Grass County, MT.

For information, contact:  Levi Stovall, District Investigator, (406) 321-0343.

The animal will sell at Billings Livestock, Billings, MT., on the 28th day of February 2026.

The animals is described as follows:

• One 20-year-old brown gelding with start face - no brand, no other markings.

2026-02-06_516

The Montana Department of Livestock has taken up the estrayed animal listed below on the 6th day of February 2026. The animal(s) was found Northwest of Havre on Hill County Road 836, Hill County, MT.

For information, contact :  Jason Wickum, District Investigator, (406) 654-4009.

The animal will sell at Western Livestock, Vaughn, MT., on the 4th day of March 2026.

The animals is described as follows:

• One 3- to 4-year-old chestnut stud – no brand.

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.