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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Nov 5

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,210 head

▼ 160 vs last sale 3,370▲ 3,210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 182▲ 150 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,082 head

▲ 343 vs last sale 739▲ 1,082 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 350-699 lbs sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Steer calves over 700 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Heifer calves 400-599 lbs sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher. Heifer calves over 600 lbs sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was mostly moderate to good this week on heavy offerings. Demand for grass cattle continues to improve. Sharp divides can be seen between cattle destined for grass and cattle destined for a feed lot of backgrounding operations. Quality this week was mixed from plain to very attractive. Several sets of 3rd party verified, all natural calves were seen this week. These offerings sold on very good demand. No premium was given for all natural calves with only one round or no shots. Calves with 2 rounds of preconditioning shots continue to sell with the best demand. Market activity this week was mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for heavy offerings. Packers purchased a larger portion of the offering to send to immediate harvest this week. All packer buyers showed stronger demand for slaughter cows this week. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were scarcely tested this week. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Packer and feeding cow buyers both showed good demand for all ages of feeding cows this week. With stronger demand seen for slaughter cows, thin cows were significantly higher this week. Many buyers continue to look for thin cows to put out on corn stalks or to feed silage to. Thin fleshed cows of all ages sold 5.00-8.00 higher this week. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Young age cows sold mostly 8.00-10.00 higher. Demand was good to very good for all offerings.

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 $158.39/cwt on 1,633 head.

Average price

$158.39

1,633 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$902

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$10.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.98

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	158.78	902	1,451
Medium and Large 1-2	585	156.05	913	165
Medium 1	541	147.94	801	17thin

One grade step is worth $10.83/cwt here — about $101 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 sale1,633 hd

158.39

—

MT average5 barns · 5,282 hd

159.36

−0.98

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	1,961	68.69	1,347	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,426	60.81	867	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,128	43.32	489	36

Every lot

69 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	348	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	689	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	368	187.76/cwt	184.00–188.50	691	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	372	204.10/cwt	192.00–215.00	759	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	183.12/cwt	175.00–193.00	784	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	443	170.06/cwt	166.00–173.00	753	23
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	481	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	782	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	486	168.42/cwt	164.00–175.00	819	180
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	162.71/cwt	157.00–168.50	856	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	532	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	907	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	536	153.90/cwt	151.00–156.00	825	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	582	145.21/cwt	144.00–148.00	845	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	585	154.27/cwt	149.50–162.00	902	480
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	591	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	845	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	147.58/cwt	144.00–151.50	918	209
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	679	146.40/cwt	141.00–151.50	994	164
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	728	136.43/cwt	133.50–141.00	993	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	773	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,020	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	134.82/cwt	134.50–136.00	1,100	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	139.54/cwt	139.00–140.50	1,222	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	141.05/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,302	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	378	165.71/cwt	160.00–167.00	626	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	406	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	585	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	159.61/cwt	155.50–164.50	680	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	154.90/cwt	150.50–160.00	731	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	474	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	780	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	482	137.29/cwt	137.00–138.00	662	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	484	158.39/cwt	157.50–169.00	767	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	506	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	777	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	144.38/cwt	139.00–153.50	754	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	532	135.69/cwt	132.00–138.50	722	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	571	142.16/cwt	140.00–144.00	812	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	138.23/cwt	132.00–141.50	789	151
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	575	129.94/cwt	128.00–131.00	747	57
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	602	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	831	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	131.01/cwt	128.00–134.00	815	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	644	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	889	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	663	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	872	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1	694	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	999	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	703	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	917	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	139.58/cwt	137.50–141.25	1,159	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	135.51/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,194	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	134.72/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,237	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,291	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,078	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,428	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,809	65.04/cwt	63.00–66.00	1,177	4
Bulls	—	—	2,022	70.15/cwt	66.50–75.00	1,418	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	942	36.08/cwt	32.50–38.00	340	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	960	41.39/cwt	37.50–45.00	397	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	37.40/cwt	33.00–39.00	391	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	44.88/cwt	40.50–48.00	525	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,239	49.08/cwt	47.00–53.50	608	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	51.14/cwt	49.50–53.00	687	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	63.27/cwt	61.50–64.50	903	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,523	45.73/cwt	45.00–46.50	696	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,144	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	12,698	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,306	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	764	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,308	833.35/cwt	760.00–900.00	10,900	16
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows10 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	955	57.77/cwt	57.00–59.00	552	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	973	80.96/cwt	75.75–98.00	788	59
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,115	46.56/cwt	39.00–49.50	519	55
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,132	71.48/cwt	60.00–82.00	809	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,228	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	682	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,229	61.96/cwt	52.50–66.00	761	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	53.11/cwt	47.50–66.00	669	193
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,285	56.82/cwt	50.50–70.50	730	69
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,325	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	616	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,362	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	885	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 Nov 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,210Last week 3,370Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 182Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,082Last week 739Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
209	—	622	144.00–151.50	147.58
480	—	585	149.50–162.00	154.27
180	—	486	164.00–175.00	168.42
164	—	679	141.00–151.50	146.40
123	—	428	175.00–193.00	183.12
24	—	372	192.00–215.00	204.10
18	—	728	133.50–141.00	136.43
2	—	773	132.00	132.00
171	—	526	157.00–168.50	162.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	876	139.00–140.50	139.54
28	—	816	134.50–136.00	134.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	923	137.00–143.00	141.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	532	170.50	170.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	536	151.00–156.00	153.90
23	—	443	166.00–173.00	170.06
20	—	368	184.00–188.50	187.76
16	—	481	162.50	162.50
13	—	582	144.00–148.00	145.21
2	—	348	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	591	143.00	143.00
7	—	470	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	426	155.50–164.50	159.61
50	—	622	128.00–134.00	131.01
72	—	378	160.00–167.00	165.71
99	—	522	139.00–153.50	144.38
151	—	571	132.00–141.50	138.23
8	—	663	131.50	131.50
4	—	703	130.50	130.50
44	—	472	150.50–160.00	154.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	830	137.50–141.25	139.58
40	—	918	134.00–136.00	134.72
4	—	881	134.00–136.00	135.51
2	—	978	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	482	137.00–138.00	137.29
13	—	406	144.00	144.00
44	—	532	132.00–138.50	135.69
57	—	575	128.00–131.00	129.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	571	140.00–144.00	142.16
61	—	484	157.50–169.00	158.39
31	—	506	153.50	153.50
26	—	644	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	474	164.50	164.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	602	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	694	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,306	58.50	58.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,308	760.00–900.00	833.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,144	1,110.00	1,110.00

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	193	—	1,260	47.50–66.00	53.11
(<2 yrs)	Open	59	—	973	75.75–98.00	80.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,132	60.00–82.00	71.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,229	52.50–66.00	61.96
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,362	65.00	65.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	69	—	1,285	50.50–70.50	56.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	46.50	46.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	955	57.00–59.00	57.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,228	55.50	55.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	55	—	1,115	39.00–49.50	46.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,809	63.00–66.00	65.04
10	—	2,022	66.50–75.00	70.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	45.00–46.50	45.73
3	—	1,343	49.50–53.00	51.14
24	—	1,428	61.50–64.50	63.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,170	40.50–48.00	44.88
7	—	1,045	33.00–39.00	37.40
7	—	1,239	47.00–53.50	49.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	37.50–45.00	41.39
3	—	942	32.50–38.00	36.08

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.