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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, May 21

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 306 vs last sale 357▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 190▲ 110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

218 head

▼ 890 vs last sale 1,108▲ 218 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 scarcely tested this week thus no trend is available. Heavy rain has fallen over the past week and receipts were very light as a result. Demand was light. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for moderate offerings. A heavy offering of fed cows were seen this week. These cows sold on very good demand as packer and feeding buyers both showed very good demand for these high quality, reputation offerings. Premium white cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher than last week. Slaughter cows sold on good demand today as all packer buyers showed good demand for cows for immediate harvest. Cows were pushing fill this week as cold and rainy conditions have cows fuller than they have been over the last few weeks. Slaughter cows sold steady. Feeding cows sold on good demand as well. These offerings sold steady in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady. Bulls, like cows, were pushing excess fill this week. Young age 2-3 year olds sold generally steady on like quality and ages. Quality this week was not as attractive as 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 $133.23/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$133.23

26 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$234

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

$17.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.39

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	504	139.81	704	16thin
Medium and Large 1	765	122.70	938	10thin

One grade step is worth $17.11/cwt here — about −$234 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 sale26 hd

133.23

—

MT average3 barns · 1,280 hd

134.62

−1.39

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	—	Low	1,639	83.85	1,374	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,588	74.97	1,191	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,120	61.74	691	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,495	60.57	906	2thin

Every lot

26 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 · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	623	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	859	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	119.63/cwt	119.50–120.00	928	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	773	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,045	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	836	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,060	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	890	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,155	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	941	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,015	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,479	79.27/cwt	72.50–83.00	1,172	12
Bulls	—	—	1,730	86.87/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,503	14
Bulls	—	—Natural	2,275	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	2,195	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	910	56.71/cwt	51.00–62.00	516	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	59.42/cwt	55.00–63.00	676	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	66.57/cwt	64.00–69.00	822	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,283	71.50/cwt	71.00–72.00	917	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,495	60.57/cwt	57.00–64.00	906	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,587	75.02/cwt	74.00–75.75	1,191	57
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,650	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,188	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	82.66/cwt	80.00–89.00	689	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	912	99.15/cwt	73.00–118.00	904	32
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	57.75/cwt	57.50–58.00	627	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	76.50/cwt	68.00–91.00	864	37
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	71.87/cwt	68.00–74.50	866	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,288	67.62/cwt	64.00–73.00	871	43
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,327	70.51/cwt	66.50–73.50	936	32

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 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 51Last week 357Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 190Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 218Last week 1,108Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,060	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,155	81.50	81.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,180	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	135.00	135.00
8	—	776	119.50–120.00	119.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	663	129.50	129.50
11	—	431	144.50	144.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,479	72.50–83.00	79.27
14	—	1,730	83.00–92.00	86.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,275	96.50	96.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,587	74.00–75.75	75.02
1	—	1,650	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	57.00–64.00	60.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	71.00–72.00	71.50
5	—	1,235	64.00–69.00	66.57
8	—	1,138	55.00–63.00	59.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	910	51.00–62.00	56.71

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,327	66.50–73.50	70.51
(<2 yrs)	Open	32	—	912	73.00–118.00	99.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,130	68.00–91.00	76.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,205	68.00–74.50	71.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,288	64.00–73.00	67.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	57.50–58.00	57.75
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	833	80.00–89.00	82.66

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.