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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, May 7

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

381 head

▲ 131 vs last sale 250▲ 381 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 115▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

464 head

▲ 299 vs last sale 165▲ 464 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were all to lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed on all offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Demand was mostly light on light offerings. CME positions found some support today after 11 days of lower contract prices. Feeder cattle contracts traded 1.275 higher on the May and 1.25 higher on the August to settle at 137.30 and 145.60 respectfully. Market activity this week was slow. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand this week. An additional packer buyer was at the sale this week purchasing slaughter cows and bulls. This created good demand for all cows and bulls in the offering as 3 packer buyers purchased cows for harvest this week. Feeding buyers were aggressive as well, searching for high quality offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-4.00 higher, however high dressing cows sold with very good demand and were as much as 6.00 higher than last week. Feeding cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher than last week as additional packer and more feeding buyers helped push all feeding quality offerings higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Young age 2-3 year olds sold mostly 8.00-12.00 lower as feeding demand has lightened due to lower live cattle contract prices. Demand for these offerings was mostly light this week. Quality was average to attractive.

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 $132.16/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$132.16

203 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$133

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

$1.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.46

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	618	132.97	822	58
Medium and Large 1	725	131.83	955	145

One grade step is worth $1.15/cwt here — about −$133 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 sale203 hd

132.16

—

MT average3 barns · 1,835 hd

141.61

−9.46

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	1,740	85.87	1,494	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,765	72.50	1,280	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,480	67.77	1,003	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,118	57.42	642	31

Every lot

45 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	849	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	904	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	938	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,031	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	144.34/cwt	143.50–146.00	1,005	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	702	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,035	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,091	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	138.97/cwt	135.00–141.00	817	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	126.50/cwt	122.00–133.50	783	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	871	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	142.21/cwt	137.50–144.00	947	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	954	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	904	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	125.59/cwt	124.50–127.00	962	84
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	788	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	985	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,085	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,139	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,421	79.87/cwt	73.50–83.50	1,135	13
Bulls	—	—Canadian Origin	1,663	83.76/cwt	83.50–84.00	1,393	2
Bulls	—	—	1,867	87.35/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,631	16
Bulls	—	—	2,064	94.22/cwt	92.50–97.00	1,945	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	848	51.22/cwt	47.00–53.50	434	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	935	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	547	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	968	57.26/cwt	57.00–57.50	554	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	57.34/cwt	54.00–63.00	638	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,219	50.23/cwt	48.00–53.50	612	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	836	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,243	64.69/cwt	64.00–65.00	804	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	60.75/cwt	58.50–63.00	812	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	67.11/cwt	65.00–68.50	960	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,632	71.71/cwt	69.00–74.50	1,170	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,765	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,280	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,080	4
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 1	949	1,811.47/cwt	1,800.00–1,825.00	17,191	11
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	1,898.22/cwt	1,850.00–1,925.00	21,260	65
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows11 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	677	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	697	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	779	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	80.06/cwt	77.00–82.00	687	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,017	94.52/cwt	72.00–113.00	961	105
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,054	63.12/cwt	61.00–63.50	665	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	81.43/cwt	68.50–96.00	896	56
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	649	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	57.76/cwt	57.50–58.00	686	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,255	66.49/cwt	61.00–70.50	834	27
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,328	71.03/cwt	66.00–73.00	943	57
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,428	69.24/cwt	65.50–71.75	989	30

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 May 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 250Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 464Last week 165Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,112	54.00–63.00	57.34
6	—	1,243	64.00–65.00	64.69
5	—	1,219	48.00–53.50	50.23
1	—	1,220	68.50	68.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,430	65.00–68.50	67.11
3	—	1,337	58.50–63.00	60.75
8	—	1,632	69.00–74.50	71.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	72.50	72.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	58.50	58.50
2	—	968	57.00–57.50	57.26
3	—	848	47.00–53.50	51.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,867	85.00–90.50	87.35
13	—	1,421	73.50–83.50	79.87
7	—	2,064	92.50–97.00	94.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Canadian Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	83.50–84.00	83.76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	666	137.50–144.00	142.21
9	—	631	138.00	138.00
7	—	723	132.00	132.00
84	—	766	124.50–127.00	125.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	588	135.00–141.00	138.97
17	—	619	122.00–133.50	126.50
8	—	741	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	702	147.50	147.50
12	—	608	169.50	169.50
2	—	485	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	696	143.50–146.00	144.34
3	—	830	131.50	131.50
2	—	535	169.00	169.00
5	—	605	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,340	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	65	—	1,120	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,898.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	949	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,811.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	105	—	1,017	72.00–113.00	94.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,428	65.50–71.75	69.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,255	61.00–70.50	66.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	57	—	1,328	66.00–73.00	71.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	56	—	1,100	68.50–96.00	81.43

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	7	—	1,054	61.00–63.50	63.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	858	77.00–82.00	80.06
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	811	96.00	96.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	59.00	59.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,188	57.50–58.00	57.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	677	103.00	103.00

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.