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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Apr 9

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

701 head

▲ 701 vs last sale 0▲ 701 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

144 head

▲ 144 vs last sale 0▲ 144 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

186 head

▲ 186 vs last sale 0▲ 186 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The best test for feeder steers and heifers was for 600-749 lbs which sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand for all feeder cattle was moderate to good on light to moderate offerings. Cattle were in mostly light flesh and mostly purchased to develop into yearlings. Quality this sale was average to attractive. Market activity was moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for light offerings. Packers showed strong demand for cows to send directly to harvest. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. With packers pushing to secure offerings feeding buyers were forced to pay higher prices to secure supplies. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Good demand was seen for 2-3 year olds this week suitable to re-breed. These offerings sold higher as more buyers were actively purchasing these offerings as grass time nears.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.20/cwt on 355 head.

Average price

$171.20

355 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$11.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	644	172.25	1,108	324
Medium and Large 1-2	648	160.32	1,039	31

One grade step is worth $11.92/cwt here — about $70 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale355 hd

171.20

—

MT average1 barns · 355 hd

171.20

+0.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,785	76.48	1,365	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	58.04	780	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,149	55.03	632	53

Every lot

35 lots · USDA AMS · Miles City Livestock Commission Auction - Miles City, MT

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	788	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	818	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	194.64/cwt	193.00–195.50	942	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	189.27/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,007	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	553	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,053	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,045	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	175.05/cwt	173.75–178.00	1,112	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,133	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	155.57/cwt	155.50–157.00	1,161	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	150.25/cwt	147.00–151.50	1,136	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,078	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	807	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,077	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	127.44/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,070	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	720	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	175.39/cwt	169.50–178.00	819	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	168.75/cwt	168.75–168.75	815	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	160.38/cwt	159.00–161.50	858	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	565	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	859	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	925	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	150.44/cwt	149.50–151.00	915	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	135.97/cwt	132.00–139.00	893	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,663	71.95/cwt	61.50–77.00	1,197	13
Bulls	—	—	1,848	80.47/cwt	78.00–82.50	1,487	13
Bulls	—	—	2,560	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	2,138	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	398	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	53.97/cwt	48.50–56.00	610	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	57.73/cwt	56.50–59.00	700	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,253	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	802	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	58.04/cwt	57.50–58.50	780	13
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	925	104.29/cwt	84.00–128.00	965	65
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	584	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	82.40/cwt	63.50–100.00	869	58
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,296	62.54/cwt	60.00–65.00	811	35
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,310	56.87/cwt	52.00–58.50	745	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,349	59.19/cwt	58.00–63.50	798	22

This sale against other markets

Montana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Montana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Montana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Miles City Livestock Commission Auction - Miles City, MT

Tue Apr 9, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Billings, MT (LS-BL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 701Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 186Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	807	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	657	172.50	172.50
11	—	412	198.50	198.50
11	—	756	147.00–151.50	150.25
13	—	484	193.00–195.50	194.64
25	—	532	181.00–190.00	189.27
84	—	746	155.50–157.00	155.57
146	—	635	173.75–178.00	175.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	790	136.50	136.50
8	—	406	194.00	194.00
9	—	592	176.50	176.50
9	—	840	127.00–128.00	127.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	553	190.50	190.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	565	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	467	169.50–178.00	175.39
47	—	580	159.50	159.50
48	—	608	149.50–151.00	150.44
61	—	535	159.00–161.50	160.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	447	161.00	161.00
6	—	483	168.75	168.75
7	—	657	132.00–139.00	135.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,310	52.00–58.50	56.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,349	58.00–63.50	59.19
(<2 yrs)	Open	65	—	925	84.00–128.00	104.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	58	—	1,055	63.50–100.00	82.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,296	60.00–65.00	62.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,033	56.50	56.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,560	83.50	83.50
13	—	1,663	61.50–77.00	71.95
13	—	1,848	78.00–82.50	80.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,344	57.50–58.50	58.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,253	64.00	64.00
12	—	1,212	56.50–59.00	57.73
38	—	1,131	48.50–56.00	53.97

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.