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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Apr 23

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

2,230 head

▲ 1,933 vs last sale 297▲ 2,230 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

161 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 125▲ 161 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

222 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 182▲ 222 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were all too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to firm undertones were noticed on all weights on offer. Heifers were all too lightly tested last week to develop and accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed on heifers under 550 lbs, while steady to firm undertones were noticed on heifers over 550 lbs. Quality this week was average to attractive and overall more attractive than last week. Demand was mostly good to very good for all feeders on offer. Demand for grass cattle was mostly very good as grass fever has set in and buyers are looking to fill summer pastures before sales lighten for the season. Grass buyers often out bid replacement heifer buyers this sale as demand for feeders out weighed replacement demand today. Market activity this week was active to very active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. Packers and feeding buyers both showed good demand for cows this week. Feeding buyers pushed packers to the edge of what they were willing to pay and often out bid packers on most offerings. Feeding buyers purchased most of the cow offering this week. Packers mostly purchased lame or blemished cows not suitable to feed to send to harvest. A very high quality set of fed cows were seen this week and feeding and packer buyers were both very aggressive as they bid on these offerings. With good demand and aggressive bidding seen from both packer and feeding buyers, all offerings sold higher. Slaughter cows and feeding cows both sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher. Moderate to good demand was seen this week for 2-3 year old cows suitable to re-breed. These offerings sold mostly steady to firm with last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.29/cwt on 1,413 head.

Average price

$151.29

1,413 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$16.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.59

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	515	158.13	814	210
Medium and Large 1	650	150.35	978	1,169
Medium and Large 2	554	141.17	782	34

One grade step is worth $16.96/cwt here — about $32 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 sale1,413 hd

151.29

—

MT average3 barns · 4,171 hd

149.70

+1.59

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	—	Average	1,827	79.31	1,449	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,737	66.91	1,162	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,448	64.62	936	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,157	58.15	673	18

Every lot

65 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	100	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	200	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	749	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	688	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	800	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	529	184.75/cwt	184.75–184.75	977	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	189.89/cwt	183.00–194.50	1,012	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	182.26/cwt	178.00–182.50	1,037	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	175.75/cwt	175.75–175.75	1,047	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	176.41/cwt	169.00–178.25	1,085	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,062	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	164.43/cwt	161.75–169.00	1,128	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	699	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,021	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	158.41/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,141	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,168	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	145.58/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,181	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	140.64/cwt	139.00–141.50	1,224	50
Steers	—	Large 1	1,025	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,276	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	576	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	397	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	685	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	694	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	751	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	170.01/cwt	166.50–171.50	794	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	162.48/cwt	159.00–165.25	772	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	164.12/cwt	162.50–164.50	845	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	156.91/cwt	155.00–160.00	833	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	157.74/cwt	155.00–163.00	907	227
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	152.27/cwt	140.00–154.50	885	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	136.29/cwt	136.00–137.00	797	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	140.31/cwt	138.50–149.00	860	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	154.96/cwt	152.50–159.00	975	307
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	633	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	994	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	148.37/cwt	140.00–153.00	994	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	689	147.85/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,019	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	974	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	716	142.88/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,023	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	138.10/cwt	135.00–140.75	1,005	148
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	757	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,043	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	134.81/cwt	134.50–135.00	1,039	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	804	132.98/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,069	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,078	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	480	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	948	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	853	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,041	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,062	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,801	82.61/cwt	77.50–86.50	1,488	11
Bulls	—	—	1,821	73.55/cwt	69.50–75.50	1,339	8
Bulls	—	—	2,165	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,927	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	770	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	339	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	855	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	457	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	58.39/cwt	56.00–59.50	689	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	43.62/cwt	41.00–46.00	517	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	63.33/cwt	60.00–66.00	769	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	952	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	65.33/cwt	63.00–66.00	941	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,550	57.10/cwt	52.00–61.00	885	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,737	66.91/cwt	66.50–68.00	1,162	91
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	836	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	973	103.06/cwt	83.00–120.00	1,003	74
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,102	80.06/cwt	69.00–95.00	882	27
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	690	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,190	62.64/cwt	58.00–65.50	745	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	65.84/cwt	62.50–69.00	836	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	758	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,401	65.01/cwt	60.00–68.00	911	19

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,230Last week 297Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 125Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 222Last week 182Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	757	137.75	137.75
18	—	633	157.00	157.00
54	—	716	140.00–145.00	142.88
74	—	689	147.00–148.00	147.85
69	—	804	132.00–134.00	132.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	670	140.00–153.00	148.37
148	—	728	135.00–140.75	138.10
227	—	575	155.00–163.00	157.74
307	—	629	152.50–159.00	154.96
47	—	467	166.50–171.50	170.01
36	—	515	162.50–164.50	164.12
27	—	771	134.50–135.00	134.81
4	—	836	129.00	129.00
4	—	429	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	581	140.00–154.50	152.27
47	—	475	159.00–165.25	162.48
11	—	613	138.50–149.00	140.31
11	—	329	175.00	175.00
8	—	407	170.50	170.50
5	—	397	172.50	172.50
3	—	697	139.75	139.75
91	—	531	155.00–160.00	156.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	585	136.00–137.00	136.29
7	—	435	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	442	181.00	181.00
23	—	596	175.75	175.75
3	—	100	200.00	200.00
4	—	681	156.00	156.00
3	—	480	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	529	184.75	184.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	761	153.50	153.50
6	—	360	208.00	208.00
102	—	811	144.00–146.00	145.58
92	—	569	178.00–182.50	182.26
51	—	686	161.75–169.00	164.43
50	—	870	139.00–141.50	140.64
47	—	720	155.00–161.00	158.41
42	—	615	169.00–178.25	176.41
42	—	533	183.00–194.50	189.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	699	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	90.50	90.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	122.00	122.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	74	—	973	83.00–120.00	103.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,190	58.00–65.50	62.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,401	60.00–68.00	65.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,102	69.00–95.00	80.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,270	62.50–69.00	65.84

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	58.50	58.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	95.00	95.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	60.50	60.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,801	77.50–86.50	82.61
1	—	2,165	89.00	89.00
8	—	1,821	69.50–75.50	73.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,737	66.50–68.00	66.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,550	52.00–61.00	57.10
4	—	1,390	68.50	68.50
10	—	1,440	63.00–66.00	65.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	41.00–46.00	43.62
5	—	1,180	56.00–59.50	58.39
9	—	1,214	60.00–66.00	63.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	53.50	53.50
1	—	770	44.00	44.00

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.