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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Oct 8

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,684 head

▲ 1,349 vs last sale 335▲ 1,684 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

256 head

▲ 173 vs last sale 83▲ 256 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

216 head

▲ 191 vs last sale 25▲ 216 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were all too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Feeder heifers 800-899 lbs sold mostly 2.00-3.00 lower, 900-999 lbs heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Quality overall was attractive. Demand this week was mostly moderate to good for moderate offerings. Several load lots of cattle were on offer this sale, many of which were 3rd party verified NHTC. Demand for these offerings was mostly good. Cattle were mostly off grass and in light to moderate flesh. Market activity this week was moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. Packers continue to be aggressive as they bid on offerings for immediate harvest. All three packer buyers showed moderate to good demand for slaughter cows. All classes of slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week, however overall weigh conditions were significantly better than last week. Demand for feeding cows was mostly moderate to good. Feeding buyers picked around the edges as they searched for high quality cows to feed. Very good demand continues to be seen for large framed fleshy cows to feed for a short time. Feeding cows were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend however steady to higher undertones were noticed. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Bull quality was mostly plain to average this week. Many bulls were lame or very thin this week. Demand for re-breeding cows was mostly moderate to good this sale. Too few comparable sales were seen to make an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed.

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 $134.53/cwt on 769 head.

Average price

$134.53

769 head · 815 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$475

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1-2

$15.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.86

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	744	137.99	1,027	223
Medium 1-2	703	134.50	946	14thin
Medium and Large 1	846	133.85	1,132	476
Medium and Large 1-2	854	131.87	1,126	24
Large 1	1,025	122.63	1,257	23
Large 1-2	453	122.00	553	9thin

One grade step is worth $15.99/cwt here — about $475 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

134.53

—

MT average5 barns · 1,370 hd

133.66

+0.86

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	1,713	75.18	1,288	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,606	71.64	1,151	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,446	65.56	948	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,210	56.95	689	112

Every lot

62 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	392	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	635	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	454	155.43/cwt	155.00–155.50	706	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	150.75/cwt	148.00–155.00	800	86
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	562	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	787	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	829	5
Steers	—	Medium 1	694	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,038	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2NHTC	702	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,041	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,068	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	745	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,065	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2NHTC	772	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,104	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	782	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,155	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,164	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	815	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,182	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	841	142.46/cwt	141.75–143.00	1,198	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,219	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	139.10/cwt	137.75–140.00	1,296	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	937	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,349	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	951	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	980	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	962	142.24/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,368	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	138.33/cwt	136.50–138.50	1,338	91
Steers	—	Large 1	1,022	130.01/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,329	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	613	16
Heifers	—	Large 1-2Unweaned	453	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	553	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	502	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	683	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	556	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	695	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	642	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	892	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1	696	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	971	42
Heifers	—	Medium 1	726	138.57/cwt	136.50–139.50	1,006	87
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	737	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	973	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1	783	136.79/cwt	136.00–137.75	1,071	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,092	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	137.96/cwt	135.00–139.50	1,138	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	134.73/cwt	134.50–135.00	1,167	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	132.40/cwt	128.50–134.00	1,222	105
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	929	126.19/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,172	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	128.83/cwt	127.00–130.50	1,255	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,202	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	986	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,203	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,025	122.63/cwt	121.00–124.50	1,257	23
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	796	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	899	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	868	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	981	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,636	71.23/cwt	63.00–77.50	1,165	35
Bulls	—	—	1,800	79.73/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,435	24
Bulls	—	—	2,013	89.79/cwt	87.00–92.50	1,807	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	47.70/cwt	44.00–49.00	562	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,206	56.97/cwt	51.00–60.00	687	95
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,265	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	873	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,278	64.47/cwt	62.00–66.00	824	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	69.33/cwt	68.50–70.50	998	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,445	65.95/cwt	64.50–68.00	953	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,456	60.07/cwt	53.50–63.00	875	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Natural	1,584	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,148	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,094	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,643	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,183	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	964	81.25/cwt	74.00–86.00	783	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	72.37/cwt	63.50–79.50	785	57
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,102	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	650	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	63.32/cwt	62.00–64.00	744	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,332	63.00/cwt	60.00–69.00	839	55
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	854	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,577	68.99/cwt	68.50–70.50	1,088	5

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 Oct 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,684Last week 335Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 256Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 216Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	796	113.00	113.00
4	—	868	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,025	121.00–124.50	122.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	453	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	696	139.50	139.50
87	—	726	136.50–139.50	138.57
94	—	783	136.00–137.75	136.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	642	139.00	139.00
9	—	737	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	986	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	866	134.50–135.00	134.73
93	—	974	127.00–130.50	128.83
105	—	923	128.50–134.00	132.40
117	—	825	135.00–139.50	137.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	556	125.00	125.00
16	—	430	142.50	142.50
37	—	502	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	985	122.00	122.00
5	—	929	125.00–128.00	126.19
16	—	806	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,022	129.00–133.00	130.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	745	143.00	143.00
11	—	694	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	877	139.00	139.00
19	—	788	147.75	147.75
34	—	841	141.75–143.00	142.46
73	—	932	137.75–140.00	139.10
91	—	967	136.50–138.50	138.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	141.00	141.00
5	—	605	137.00	137.00
6	—	392	162.00	162.00
86	—	531	148.00–155.00	150.75
15	—	454	155.00–155.50	155.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	562	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	702	148.25	148.25
3	—	772	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	951	103.00	103.00
3	—	742	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	962	142.00–143.00	142.24
47	—	782	147.75	147.75
44	—	937	144.00	144.00
4	—	815	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,206	51.00–60.00	56.97
8	—	1,278	62.00–66.00	64.47
8	—	1,178	44.00–49.00	47.70
1	—	1,265	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,584	72.50	72.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	72.00	72.00
1	—	1,620	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,445	64.50–68.00	65.95
8	—	1,440	68.50–70.50	69.33
7	—	1,456	53.50–63.00	60.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,636	63.00–77.50	71.23
24	—	1,800	78.00–83.00	79.73
2	—	2,013	87.00–92.50	89.79

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,345	63.50	63.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,102	59.00	59.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,175	62.00–64.00	63.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	57	—	1,085	63.50–79.50	72.37
(<2 yrs)	Open	30	—	964	74.00–86.00	81.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	55	—	1,332	60.00–69.00	63.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,577	68.50–70.50	68.99

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.