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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Sep 10

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Aug 27Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,045 head

▼ 282 vs last sale 1,327▲ 1,045 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▼ 124 vs last sale 245▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 161▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale (8-27-2019): Feeder steers were too lightly tested today to develop any market trend. Feeder heifers 850-999 lbs sold mostly 5.00-8.00 lower with instances of 10.00 lower at times. All other weights of heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however weak to lower undertones were noticed. Demand was mostly light to moderate for moderate offerings. Quality this week was average to attractive. Flesh conditions were mostly light as all cattle were coming off grass. Limited load lots were seen this week, however lots of small to medium sized packages allowed for buyers to piece together loads. CME contracts pushed higher today after several days of selling off. Market activity this week was slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for light offerings. Packers and feeding buyers showed moderate demand for feeding type cows this week. Cows in moderate to fleshy condition sold with the best demand as buyers look for quick finishing cows to put on feed. Feeding cows sold steady to weak. The best test for slaughter cows was for lean cows with sold mostly 1.00-2.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Yielding conditions were noticeably lower this sale as cows were in lighter flesh and pushing some fill. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Young age cows suitable to re-breed were too lightly tested to develop any market trend.

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 $123.53/cwt on 769 head.

Average price

$123.53

769 head · 873 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,078

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$255

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$20.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.90

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	689	132.95	916	20
Medium 1-2	566	132.00	747	5thin
Medium 2	584	129.50	757	13thin
Medium and Large 1	867	124.78	1,082	587
Medium and Large 1-2	859	120.79	1,037	67
Large 1	1,042	112.41	1,171	77

One grade step is worth $20.55/cwt here — about −$255 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 sale769 hd

123.53

—

MT average2 barns · 1,394 hd

125.43

−1.90

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	1,730	79.39	1,374	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	57.22	671	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,452	57.00	828	5thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	604	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	882	8
Steers	—	Medium 1	698	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	977	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,026	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	136.67/cwt	135.50–138.00	1,069	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,090	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	847	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,084	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	130.22/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,165	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,180	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	921	121.72/cwt	121.50–122.00	1,121	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	958	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,159	3
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,067	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,158	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	546	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	718	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	566	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	747	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	904	21
Heifers	—	Medium 2	671	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	839	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	680	135.04/cwt	131.50–136.50	918	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	913	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1	716	126.69/cwt	125.50–128.50	907	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	135.06/cwt	134.50–137.50	978	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	964	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	122.09/cwt	120.50–122.50	1,004	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	128.53/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,063	168
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	880	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,052	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	122.27/cwt	120.50–123.50	1,082	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,067	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	120.99/cwt	117.50–123.00	1,118	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	117.01/cwt	115.00–118.50	1,143	105
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	984	114.45/cwt	114.00–114.50	1,126	21
Heifers	—	Large 1Full	1,021	110.92/cwt	108.50–112.50	1,132	23
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,024	115.61/cwt	114.25–116.50	1,184	28
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,065	112.61/cwt	112.25–112.75	1,199	18
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,111	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,167	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,536	75.48/cwt	66.00–78.50	1,159	22
Bulls	—	—	1,841	81.86/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,507	24
Bulls	—	—	2,133	86.09/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,836	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	899	50.79/cwt	50.00–54.00	457	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	985	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	635	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	47.73/cwt	46.00–49.50	501	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,202	57.84/cwt	54.50–58.50	695	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,275	60.24/cwt	60.00–60.50	768	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,439	55.37/cwt	55.00–55.50	797	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,505	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	956	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,645	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,152	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	903	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	845	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,305	67.35/cwt	66.50–68.00	879	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,346	65.18/cwt	58.00–67.50	877	52
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,451	67.15/cwt	64.50–70.00	974	10

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 Sep 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,045Last week 1,327Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 245Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 161Year ago 0

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	52	—	1,346	58.00–67.50	65.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,451	64.50–70.00	67.15
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	74.00	74.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,305	66.50–68.00	67.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,300	65.00	65.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	895	130.00–131.00	130.22
5	—	832	131.00	131.00
7	—	733	140.00	140.00
3	—	908	130.00	130.00
16	—	782	135.50–138.00	136.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	604	146.00	146.00
10	—	698	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	921	121.50–122.00	121.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	121.00	121.00
3	—	847	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,067	108.50	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	724	134.50–137.50	135.06
125	—	885	120.50–123.50	122.27
168	—	827	124.00–131.00	128.53
21	—	640	141.25	141.25
103	—	924	117.50–123.00	120.99
105	—	977	115.00–118.50	117.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	125.00	125.00
9	—	546	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,111	105.00	105.00
18	—	1,065	112.25–112.75	112.61
28	—	1,024	114.25–116.50	115.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	680	131.50–136.50	135.04
5	—	716	125.50–128.50	126.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	984	114.00–114.50	114.45
29	—	822	120.50–122.50	122.09
3	—	897	119.00	119.00
5	—	713	128.00	128.00
9	—	753	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	880	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,021	108.50–112.50	110.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	60.00–60.50	60.24
40	—	1,202	54.50–58.50	57.84
2	—	1,050	46.00–49.50	47.73
1	—	1,645	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	63.50	63.50
4	—	1,439	55.00–55.50	55.37

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
5	—	899	50.00–54.00	50.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,841	79.00–84.00	81.86
22	—	1,536	66.00–78.50	75.48
4	—	2,133	85.00–87.50	86.09

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.