Step 1: You must get a little knowledge about the auction online, market values cattle are going to be sold at and more.
Step 2: Decide what you want to buy and for what price
Step 3: Understand the terms used to sell certain classes and types of cattle. If necessary, bring a friend who's more cattle-savvy than you to help you find what you are looking for.
Step 4: Start looking for Montana Livestock Auction.
Step 5: Before the sale, go around the back where the pens are to have a look at the cattle being sold
Step 6: Find a seat in the sale barn up where the cattle are going to be run through the sale ring
Step 7: As the auction begins, listen to the auctioneer closely and note the animals or group of animals that are being run through