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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-09

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

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Jun 25Jul 9Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 65▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

232 head

▼ 123 vs last sale 355▲ 232 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

342 head

▼ 485 vs last sale 827▲ 342 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers and heifers were all scarcely tested this week thus no trend is available. Demand was mostly light to moderate on very light offerings. Market activity was slow. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for heavy offerings. Packers purchased slaughter cows on moderate demand. Most of the cow offering was destined to feed this week as feeding buyers showed good demand for all classes and ages of cows. Feeding cow buyers purchased some cows away from packer buyers this week as they showed strong demand to fill loads especially late in the sale. Slaughter cows sold generally steady compared to two weeks ago. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold on mostly moderate demand for very heavy offerings. Bull quality this week was attractive to very attractive and bulls offered better weigh up conditions than two weeks ago. Slaughter bulls sold steady to weak, with the exception of fed bulls which sold mostly 2.00 higher. Young age cows suitable to re-breed sold on light to moderated demand. These offerings sold steady to weak compared to two weeks ago.

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 $103.50/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −95.15 against this barn's trailing median of $198.65.

Average price

$103.50

10 head · 1,025 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

per head · Large 1 over Large 1-2

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.66

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	1,021	105.50	1,077	9thin
Large 1-2	1,060	85.50	906	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $171 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 sale10 hd

103.50

—

MT average1 barns · 146 hd

83.84

+19.66

This barn, trailing median30 sales

198.65

−95.15

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	—	Low	1,857	82.39	1,530	136
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,322	63.11	834	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,206	56.54	682	23

Every lot

22 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	843	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,113	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	799	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,039	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,021	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,077	9
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,060	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	906	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,612	75.17/cwt	66.50–77.50	1,212	27
Bulls	—	—	1,835	82.25/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,509	72
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,960	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,637	1
Bulls	—	—	2,080	88.07/cwt	85.00–91.50	1,832	36
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	930	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	419	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	55.03/cwt	51.50–58.00	644	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	570	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,257	59.39/cwt	58.00–63.50	747	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	62.27/cwt	62.00–63.50	811	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	887	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	792	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,046	84.71/cwt	71.00–95.00	886	65
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	53.75/cwt	53.50–54.00	597	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,122	71.71/cwt	63.50–79.00	805	38
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	62.38/cwt	59.00–64.50	820	105
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,456	65.32/cwt	63.00–66.50	951	47
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,463	64.15/cwt	63.00–67.00	939	65
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,187	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,264	3

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 Jul 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 65Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 232Last week 355Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 342Last week 827Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,021	105.50	105.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	85.50	85.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	799	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	843	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,612	66.50–77.50	75.17
36	—	2,080	85.00–91.50	88.07
72	—	1,835	78.00–85.00	82.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,960	83.50	83.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,365	65.00	65.00
9	—	1,303	62.00–63.50	62.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	47.50	47.50
9	—	1,170	51.50–58.00	55.03
12	—	1,257	58.00–63.50	59.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	45.00	45.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	53.50–54.00	53.75
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	88.00	88.00

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	105	—	1,315	59.00–64.50	62.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	65	—	1,463	63.00–67.00	64.15
(<2 yrs)	Open	65	—	1,046	71.00–95.00	84.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,122	63.50–79.00	71.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	47	—	1,456	63.00–66.50	65.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,187	106.50	106.50

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.