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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Oct 15

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,762 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 1,684▲ 1,762 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

210 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 256▲ 210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

693 head

▲ 477 vs last sale 216▲ 693 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The best test for feeder steers was for 500-549 lbs steers which sold mostly mostly 5.00 higher in a narrow comparison. All other weights of steer calves and yearlings were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Heifer calves were all too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Yearling heifers 800-899 lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher, other weights not well tested. Quality this week was average to attractive on both yearlings and calves. Demand for yearlings was mostly good, while demand for calves was mostly moderate to good. Buyers showed the best demand for calves which had two rounds of preconditioning shots. Calves with only one round of shots sold at a 9.00-12.00 discount to cattle of the same quality. All cattle were fresh off the cow and showing mostly moderate flesh. Market activity this week was mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Packers opted to send most of the offerings this week to feed. Slaughter cows sold generally steady to weak on boning and lean cows, breaking cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher as demand from feeding buyers pushed these offerings higher. The yield of slaughter cows was significantly lower this week compared to last week. Cows were mostly in light flesh with many in very light flesh and carrying wet bags. The majority of cows are destined for feed in the corn belt as many farmers have excess corn stalks, unharvested corn, and silage to use. Feeding cows were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to trend, however steady to weak undertones were noticed. Demand for re-breeding cows was mostly light to moderate this sale. Too few comparable sales were seen to make an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.84/cwt on 812 head.

Average price

$156.84

812 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$259

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$30.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.89

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	158.09	863	722
Medium and Large 1-2	482	153.00	737	66
Medium and Large 2	461	133.00	613	9thin
Large 1	879	127.67	1,122	15thin

One grade step is worth $30.42/cwt here — about −$259 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 sale812 hd

156.84

—

MT average5 barns · 2,397 hd

151.95

+4.89

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	1,895	75.16	1,424	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,662	71.74	1,192	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,485	67.34	1,000	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,162	50.83	590	93

Every lot

64 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	549	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	320	168.01/cwt	165.00–175.50	538	11
Steers	—	Large 1	361	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	556	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	371	179.70/cwt	173.00–184.75	667	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	435	163.74/cwt	161.00–174.00	712	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	438	155.66/cwt	153.50–167.50	682	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	454	155.99/cwt	155.00–158.50	708	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	461	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	613	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	160.72/cwt	157.00–164.00	757	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	523	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	527	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	877	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	155.98/cwt	153.00–162.50	833	204
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	567	153.55/cwt	148.50–158.00	871	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	583	142.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	832	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	607	152.65/cwt	152.50–153.00	927	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	659	146.56/cwt	142.00–147.25	966	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	821	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,145	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,190	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	891	142.21/cwt	142.00–142.25	1,267	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	958	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,339	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,277	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	979	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,302	13
Steers	—	Large 1	1,048	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,289	7
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,101	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,206	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	320	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	453	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	342	148.35/cwt	147.50–149.00	507	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	410	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	496	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	416	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	587	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	141.78/cwt	137.00–146.50	597	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	458	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	609	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	495	137.08/cwt	136.00–137.75	679	203
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	136.99/cwt	132.00–139.50	723	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	563	134.48/cwt	131.50–135.75	757	44
Heifers	—	Medium 1	741	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,034	11
Heifers	—	Medium 1	769	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,077	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	142.35/cwt	141.50–142.50	1,100	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	141.20/cwt	140.50–142.75	1,145	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	854	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,198	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	953	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,210	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,226	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,037	125.28/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,299	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,056	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,320	12
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,106	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,172	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,821	72.88/cwt	67.00–76.00	1,327	12
Bulls	—	—	1,897	77.32/cwt	75.00–81.50	1,467	7
Bulls	—	—	2,200	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,870	1
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,465	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,910	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	49.11/cwt	40.00–49.75	561	47
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	52.37/cwt	50.25–60.00	617	45
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,340	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	831	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,482	67.73/cwt	62.50–69.50	1,004	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,490	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	820	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,495	69.08/cwt	68.50–69.50	1,033	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	70.98/cwt	70.50–73.00	1,163	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,732	74.02/cwt	73.50–74.50	1,282	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	70.65/cwt	63.50–77.50	724	41
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,036	61.28/cwt	60.00–61.50	635	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,044	73.71/cwt	67.00–80.50	770	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,086	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	646	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,103	62.33/cwt	61.00–67.00	687	22
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,199	55.18/cwt	46.00–57.50	662	120
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,243	57.68/cwt	56.00–59.00	717	40
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,284	59.65/cwt	58.00–71.50	766	197
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,324	63.93/cwt	58.00–73.00	846	84

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 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,762Last week 1,684Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 256Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 693Last week 216Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	773	141.50–142.50	142.35
37	—	854	140.25	140.25
5	—	953	127.00	127.00
61	—	811	140.50–142.75	141.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	416	141.00	141.00
8	—	458	133.00	133.00
9	—	320	141.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	741	139.50	139.50
9	—	769	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,056	125.00	125.00
11	—	1,037	124.00–126.00	125.28
5	—	1,106	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	342	147.50–149.00	148.35
31	—	528	132.00–139.50	136.99
44	—	563	131.50–135.75	134.48
122	—	421	137.00–146.50	141.78
203	—	495	136.00–137.75	137.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	435	161.00–174.00	163.74
204	—	534	153.00–162.50	155.98
137	—	471	157.00–164.00	160.72
87	—	567	148.50–158.00	153.55
65	—	371	173.00–184.75	179.70
7	—	300	183.00	183.00
17	—	607	152.50–153.00	152.65
46	—	659	142.00–147.25	146.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	461	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	583	140.00–145.00	142.65
18	—	438	153.50–167.50	155.66
14	—	454	155.00–158.50	155.99
11	—	320	165.00–175.50	168.01
2	—	523	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	821	139.50	139.50
13	—	979	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,101	109.50	109.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	154.00	154.00
7	—	1,048	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	829	143.50	143.50
19	—	891	142.00–142.25	142.21
20	—	958	139.75	139.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	527	166.50	166.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	41	—	1,025	63.50–77.50	70.65
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,044	67.00–80.50	73.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	84	—	1,324	58.00–73.00	63.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	197	—	1,284	58.00–71.50	59.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,103	61.00–67.00	62.33

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	11	—	1,086	59.50	59.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,036	60.00–61.50	61.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,243	56.00–59.00	57.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	120	—	1,199	46.00–57.50	55.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,465	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,200	85.00	85.00
7	—	1,897	75.00–81.50	77.32
12	—	1,821	67.00–76.00	72.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,142	40.00–49.75	49.11
45	—	1,178	50.25–60.00	52.37
1	—	1,340	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	55.00	55.00
4	—	1,495	68.50–69.50	69.08
14	—	1,482	62.50–69.50	67.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,732	73.50–74.50	74.02
15	—	1,638	70.50–73.00	70.98

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.