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.

2026-02-12_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.

2026-02-16_Heifer_512

The Montana Department of Livestock has taken up the estrayed animal listed below on the 16th day of February 2026. The animal was found at the end of Lone Pine Road near Birdseye, Lewis and Clark County, MT.

For information, contact:  Clay Vines, District Investigator, (406) 220-0379

The animal will sell at Headwaters Livestock Auction, Three Forks, MT, on the 16th day of March 2026.

The animals is described as follows:

• One black heifer – unreadable, blotched brand on the left rib, blue tag in the left ear

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.

2026-03-10_Sorrel_515

The Montana Department of Livestock has taken up the estrayed animal listed below on the 10th day of March 2026. The animal is suspected to have been stolen from the Marion area of Flathead County, MT., in or about March / April 2025.

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

The animal will be sold at Western Livestock Auction, Vaughan, MT., on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.

The animals is described as follows:

• One (1) Sorrel Mare, No brand, with Blaze and left hind sock, estimated age of 15 years