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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, May 14

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

357 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 381▲ 357 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

190 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 115▲ 190 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,108 head

▲ 644 vs last sale 464▲ 1,108 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 any market trend. Cattle were mostly offered in small packages and buyers were reluctant to start loads with limited offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Demand was mostly light on light offerings. CME positions continue to struggle again today as August through November all traded 0.60-0.875 lower, while January-May 2020 all sold with triple digit losses. The current May contract sold 0.95 higher. Market activity this week was slow. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand again this sale. Feeding buyers continue to be the driver in the market as they continue to fill pens with cows for late summer harvest. Packers also put some cows away on feed as cow prices are running higher than packers are willing to give for slaughter cows given current market conditions. Cow quality was mostly attractive to very attractive this week. Most cows are blemish free as many are simply open cull cows ranchers are selling after they have branded. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-5.00 higher. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. Weigh up conditions were mostly attractive to buyers this week as most cows have been eating fresh green grass and are yielding significantly higher than the last few weeks. Young age 2-3 year olds sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand for re-breed cows pushed offerings higher this week as quality was mostly attractive. More market participants also helped give support to this class of cattle. Demand for these offerings was mostly moderate to good this week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.19/cwt on 223 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −77.46 against this barn's trailing median of $198.65.

Average price

$121.19

223 head · 887 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$158

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$6.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.70

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	878	121.53	1,067	212
Large 1	1,068	114.68	1,224	11thin

One grade step is worth $6.85/cwt here — about −$158 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 sale223 hd

121.19

—

MT average3 barns · 420 hd

112.49

+8.70

This barn, trailing median30 sales

198.65

−77.46

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

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

30 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.49, low $166.80, median $198.65 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,880	89.66	1,685	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,715	75.50	1,295	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,405	73.21	1,029	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,458	69.21	1,009	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	62.31	680	44

Every lot

52 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 · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	438	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	701	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	481	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	714	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	769	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1	573	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	799	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	625	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	863	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	874	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	131.38/cwt	130.00–132.00	878	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	125.12/cwt	124.00–127.50	916	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	944	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	982	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,016	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	773	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	993	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	827	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,046	78
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	884	119.11/cwt	119.00–119.50	1,053	68
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	944	117.09/cwt	116.00–117.25	1,105	56
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	985	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,157	4
Bulls	—	Large 1Fancy	1,046	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,271	8
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,065	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,060	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,155	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,097	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,452	78.83/cwt	73.50–84.50	1,145	7
Bulls	—	—	1,650	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,394	1
Bulls	—	—	1,844	87.61/cwt	84.50–92.00	1,616	14
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,864	92.55/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,725	5
Bulls	—	—	2,060	94.43/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,945	7
Bulls	—	—Natural	2,133	95.86/cwt	94.50–98.50	2,045	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	783	49.31/cwt	46.00–53.00	386	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	919	57.59/cwt	55.50–59.00	529	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	985	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	635	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	60.09/cwt	55.50–64.50	669	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	65.97/cwt	63.00–68.50	747	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,335	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	975	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,405	73.21/cwt	72.00–73.50	1,029	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	68.28/cwt	63.50–70.50	989	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,458	72.40/cwt	70.50–75.00	1,056	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	64.01/cwt	63.50–64.50	951	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,295	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	899	110.05/cwt	89.00–123.50	989	122
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	759	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	95.30/cwt	89.00–95.75	915	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	79.07/cwt	69.00–98.00	874	79
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,146	60.58/cwt	60.00–62.00	694	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	757	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,281	68.14/cwt	63.50–73.50	873	72
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,284	71.61/cwt	66.00–75.00	919	83
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,371	71.03/cwt	64.50–74.50	974	176
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1	969	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	15,989	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,273	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	22,914	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,378	1,299.94/cwt	1,275.00–1,310.00	17,913	60
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,582	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	28,476	5
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	869	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	13,252	5
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 1	938	1,689.27/cwt	1,675.00–1,700.00	15,845	16
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	954	1,544.57/cwt	1,535.00–1,550.00	14,735	11

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 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 381Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,108Last week 464Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,046	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	985	117.50	117.50
6	—	773	128.50	128.50
56	—	944	116.00–117.25	117.09
68	—	884	119.00–119.50	119.11
78	—	827	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,065	99.50	99.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	139.50	139.50
3	—	625	138.00	138.00
4	—	438	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	148.50	148.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	124.00–127.50	125.12
6	—	638	137.00	137.00
6	—	818	120.00	120.00
10	—	668	130.00–132.00	131.38
15	—	774	122.00	122.00
6	—	850	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	149.00	149.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	84.50	84.50
7	—	1,452	73.50–84.50	78.83
7	—	2,060	93.00–97.00	94.43
14	—	1,844	84.50–92.00	87.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	2,133	94.50–98.50	95.86
5	—	1,864	88.00–95.00	92.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,133	63.00–68.50	65.97
1	—	1,335	73.00	73.00
17	—	1,113	55.50–64.50	60.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	75.50	75.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	63.50–64.50	64.01
5	—	1,458	70.50–75.00	72.40
6	—	1,448	63.50–70.50	68.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,405	72.00–73.50	73.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	64.50	64.50
4	—	919	55.50–59.00	57.59
2	—	783	46.00–53.00	49.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,165	65.00	65.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,146	60.00–62.00	60.58
(<2 yrs)	Open	21	—	960	89.00–95.75	95.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	83.00	83.00

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	72	—	1,281	63.50–73.50	68.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	176	—	1,371	64.50–74.50	71.03
(<2 yrs)	Open	122	—	899	89.00–123.50	110.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	79	—	1,105	69.00–98.00	79.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	83	—	1,284	66.00–75.00	71.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	39	—	1,273	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,582	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	969	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	60	—	1,378	1,275.00–1,310.00	1,299.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	938	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,689.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	869	1,525.00	1,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	954	1,535.00–1,550.00	1,544.57

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.