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.

2025-12-29_515

The Montana Department of Livestock has taken up the estrayed animal listed below on the 29th day of December 2025. The animal was found near the intersection of Carbine Road and Leighton Road, Ronan, Lake County, MT.

For information, contact Jason Kimball, District Investigator, (406) 475-1107.

The animal will sell at Montana Livestock Auction, Ramsay, MT., on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

The animals is described as follows:

• One (1) Black cow, older than 10 years, branded 9 Hanging Lazy M on Right Rib and Lazy Spade on Left Rib.

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.

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.