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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Oct 29

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,370 head

▼ 369 vs last sale 3,739▲ 3,370 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

182 head

▼ 168 vs last sale 350▲ 182 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

739 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 800▲ 739 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Steer calves under 450 lbs sold sharply higher with most sales 10.00-15.00 higher and instances of 20.00 higher seen at times, 450-549 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher, 550-699 lbs steers sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher. Heifer calves weighing under 400 lbs were too lightly tested to trend, however higher undertones were noticed; heifer calves 400-599 lbs sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher. Demand this week was mostly moderate to good for heavy offerings. Demand for grass cattle improved this week with more buyers actively bidding on offerings. Calves with 2 rounds of preconditioning shots continue to sell on the best demand. These calves offered strong premiums of 7.00-15.00 throughout the sale. Calf quality this week was average to attractive. Many load lots of partial load lots were seen this week making it easy for buyers to piece together loads. Market activity this week was mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on very light to moderate demand for heavy offerings. Packers continue to send most of the cow offering to feed. Some packers were looking for high quality, high yielding cows with flesh this week. This caused slaughter cows to sell on mixed demand. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Feeding cows sold generally steady. Feeding buyers showed the best demand for fleshy large framed cows. The yield of slaughter cows continues to be mostly very low to low as many cows are in very light to light flesh. Many cows continue to carry wet bags. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to trend, however higher undertones were noticed. 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 steady to higher 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 $153.00/cwt on 1,940 head.

Average price

$153.00

1,940 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$4.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.78

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	153.36	874	1,789
Medium and Large 1-2	528	148.85	785	151

One grade step is worth $4.50/cwt here — about $88 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 sale1,940 hd

153.00

—

MT average5 barns · 5,838 hd

155.79

−2.78

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	1,750	64.91	1,136	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,519	66.28	1,007	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,467	52.44	769	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,128	38.90	439	65

Every lot

58 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	315	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	554	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	364	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	630	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	374	199.24/cwt	197.00–201.00	745	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	177.42/cwt	171.00–190.00	754	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	442	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	707	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	456	157.95/cwt	147.50–160.00	720	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	168.31/cwt	157.50–177.00	791	252
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	154.90/cwt	152.00–163.00	823	344
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	544	144.32/cwt	143.50–148.00	785	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	572	143.07/cwt	139.50–145.00	818	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	149.55/cwt	145.00–154.50	867	503
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	613	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	843	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	147.15/cwt	141.00–151.50	909	442
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	659	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	903	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	674	145.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	978	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	713	146.23/cwt	139.50–147.75	1,043	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	776	137.84/cwt	136.50–142.00	1,070	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	383	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	586	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	394	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	619	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	427	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	521	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	432	156.72/cwt	151.00–163.50	677	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	449	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	665	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	147.30/cwt	142.50–154.50	697	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	473	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	662	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	513	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	757	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	527	138.06/cwt	132.50–144.00	728	470
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	536	131.22/cwt	130.00–133.00	703	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	133.87/cwt	132.00–139.75	764	171
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	575	126.22/cwt	124.00–130.00	726	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	617	133.48/cwt	128.00–136.50	824	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	925	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	132.64/cwt	130.50–133.50	1,090	32
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,005	122.75/cwt	122.00–123.50	1,234	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,050	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,239	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	795	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,703	60.28/cwt	53.00–64.50	1,027	6
Bulls	—	—	1,781	68.00/cwt	65.00–74.50	1,211	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	904	35.37/cwt	34.50–36.00	320	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	1,000	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	390	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	39.23/cwt	36.00–43.00	444	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	47.38/cwt	46.00–47.50	541	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	33.35/cwt	30.00–36.00	389	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,458	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	583	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,463	60.90/cwt	59.00–63.50	891	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	66.65/cwt	66.50–67.00	986	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	47.97/cwt	45.50–51.00	712	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	69.96/cwt	69.50–70.50	1,067	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	62.05/cwt	61.50–62.50	976	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows10 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	932	81.49/cwt	63.50–86.00	759	48
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	969	73.38/cwt	58.50–85.00	711	56
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	737	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,095	49.05/cwt	46.00–49.50	537	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,160	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	539	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,170	41.21/cwt	34.00–45.00	482	52
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,179	41.96/cwt	36.00–47.50	495	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,231	52.66/cwt	46.00–62.00	648	223
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,264	59.32/cwt	52.00–65.00	750	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,322	55.33/cwt	47.00–66.50	731	64

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,370Last week 3,739Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 350Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 739Last week 800Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	536	130.00–133.00	131.22
26	—	449	148.00	148.00
17	—	383	153.00	153.00
11	—	575	124.00–130.00	126.22
2	—	473	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	394	157.00	157.00
96	—	432	151.00–163.50	156.72
92	—	617	128.00–136.50	133.48
470	—	527	132.50–144.00	138.06
171	—	571	132.00–139.75	133.87
124	—	473	142.50–154.50	147.30
2	—	685	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	822	130.50–133.50	132.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	513	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,005	122.00–123.50	122.75
1	—	1,050	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	572	139.50–145.00	143.07
42	—	456	147.50–160.00	157.95
22	—	544	143.50–148.00	144.32
15	—	613	137.50	137.50
9	—	659	137.00	137.00
7	—	364	173.00	173.00
3	—	442	160.00	160.00
3	—	315	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	374	197.00–201.00	199.24
20	—	776	136.50–142.00	137.84
503	—	580	145.00–154.50	149.55
442	—	618	141.00–151.50	147.15
344	—	531	152.00–163.00	154.90
252	—	470	157.50–177.00	168.31
125	—	674	140.00–150.00	145.05
51	—	425	171.00–190.00	177.42
36	—	713	139.50–147.75	146.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,131	36.00–43.00	39.23
19	—	1,167	30.00–36.00	33.35
13	—	1,142	46.00–47.50	47.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	45.50–51.00	47.97
2	—	1,458	40.00	40.00
4	—	1,463	59.00–63.50	60.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	69.50–70.50	69.96
2	—	1,573	61.50–62.50	62.05
3	—	1,480	66.50–67.00	66.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	39.00	39.00
4	—	904	34.50–36.00	35.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,703	53.00–64.50	60.28
9	—	1,781	65.00–74.50	68.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	70.00	70.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	52	—	1,170	34.00–45.00	41.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,095	46.00–49.50	49.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,179	36.00–47.50	41.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	46.50	46.50

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	29	—	1,264	52.00–65.00	59.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	56	—	969	58.50–85.00	73.38
(<2 yrs)	Open	48	—	932	63.50–86.00	81.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	64	—	1,322	47.00–66.50	55.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	223	—	1,231	46.00–62.00	52.66

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.