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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2019-11-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Nov 26

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Nov 19Nov 26Dec 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,341 head

▼ 820 vs last sale 3,161▲ 2,341 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

151 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 160▲ 151 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

788 head

▼ 573 vs last sale 1,361▲ 788 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. Demand for yearlings was mostly moderate on light offerings. Steer calves weighing less than 550 lbs sold mostly 10.00-14.00 lower, 550-649 lbs steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heifer calves 400-599 lbs sold mostly 4.00-6.00 lower, heifer calves over 600 lbs sold with higher undertones in a narrow comparison. Demand this sale was very uneven. A strong winter storm is currently hitting much of the central US, including all major feeding regions. This has many buyers shut down this week as a result. Market activity this week was slow. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Packers all backed off prices for cows destined for immediate harvest as heavy supplies continue to be seen. Packers also backed up feeding cow prices as many say their feedlots are all near capacity. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00 lower on lean cows. Boning and breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to weak undertones were noticed. Feeding cows sold mostly 3.00-6.00 lower on all ages of cows. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Young age cows sold on mostly good demand this sale with many buyers in the stands actively bidding on offerings. Cows suitable to re-breed sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher.

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 $155.69/cwt on 1,151 head.

Average price

$155.69

1,151 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$20.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.73

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	155.95	859	991
Large 1	546	154.92	845	86
Medium and Large 1-2	542	154.81	838	68
Medium 2	573	135.00	774	6thin

One grade step is worth $20.95/cwt here — about $86 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 sale1,151 hd

155.69

—

MT average5 barns · 4,300 hd

157.42

−1.73

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	1,661	71.83	1,193	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	66.00	1,065	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,438	52.17	750	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,144	40.68	465	95
Steers	Prime	Average	1,785	82.50	1,473	2thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	265	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	603	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	382	178.78/cwt	175.00–188.50	683	10
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	391	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	626	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	396	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	689	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	420	165.03/cwt	157.50–170.00	693	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	179.25/cwt	177.00–181.50	758	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	424	179.30/cwt	170.00–181.00	760	36
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	445	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	676	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	156.89/cwt	155.00–175.00	745	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	483	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	715	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	161.59/cwt	156.00–178.00	782	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	161.48/cwt	157.50–163.50	819	94
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	509	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	781	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	823	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	539	153.05/cwt	145.00–156.00	825	91
Steers	—	Medium 2	573	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	774	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	154.38/cwt	150.00–155.25	888	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	154.17/cwt	147.00–159.00	888	246
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	152.10/cwt	146.00–154.25	878	41
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	603	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	939	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	147.47/cwt	143.50–151.50	926	147
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	663	144.18/cwt	139.50–146.00	956	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	733	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,019	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	329	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	485	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	523	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	147.65/cwt	147.00–148.00	564	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	388	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	553	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	416	150.19/cwt	147.50–154.00	625	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	429	142.76/cwt	141.00–144.50	612	22
Heifers	—	Large 1	435	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	646	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	654	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	159.76/cwt	158.50–163.00	762	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	148.41/cwt	141.00–154.50	718	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	697	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	138.83/cwt	130.00–141.00	722	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	139.46/cwt	134.00–145.00	728	124
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	532	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	779	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	554	137.05/cwt	134.00–137.50	759	55
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	581	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	747	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	585	125.17/cwt	125.00–125.50	732	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	772	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	133.90/cwt	132.50–134.50	821	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,124	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	836	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,120	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	892	136.25/cwt	136.00–136.50	1,215	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	938	134.25/cwt	133.00–134.50	1,259	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,210	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,174	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,042	133.77/cwt	133.50–136.00	1,394	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	630	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	536	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	777	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	678	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	888	5
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Prime	1,785	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,473	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	901	1
Bulls	—	—	1,614	67.71/cwt	58.50–73.50	1,093	16
Bulls	—	—	1,666	76.01/cwt	72.50–79.50	1,266	13
Bulls	—	—	2,108	82.71/cwt	82.50–83.00	1,744	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	885	33.50/cwt	33.50–33.50	296	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,146	41.33/cwt	35.00–43.50	474	87
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	33.64/cwt	30.00–36.00	388	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	643	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,480	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	710	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,510	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	906	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,065	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	960	88.76/cwt	69.00–101.00	852	106
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	73.20/cwt	59.00–82.00	794	43
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,141	52.96/cwt	46.50–55.50	604	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,170	45.11/cwt	38.00–47.00	528	59
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,179	45.65/cwt	39.00–48.00	538	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,292	50.83/cwt	44.50–62.00	657	107
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,312	55.93/cwt	45.00–69.00	734	91
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,338	58.77/cwt	54.00–65.50	786	28

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 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,341Last week 3,161Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 160Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 788Last week 1,361Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	155.00	155.00
5	—	678	131.00	131.00
12	—	536	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	836	134.00	134.00
9	—	1,042	133.50–136.00	133.77
11	—	435	148.50	148.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	121.00	121.00
1	—	945	128.00	128.00
2	—	610	126.50	126.50
3	—	367	142.50	142.50
9	—	484	144.00	144.00
10	—	442	148.00	148.00
10	—	836	134.50	134.50
28	—	520	130.00–141.00	138.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	532	146.50	146.50
15	—	581	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	938	133.00–134.50	134.25
18	—	892	136.00–136.50	136.25
20	—	382	147.00–148.00	147.65
85	—	477	158.50–163.00	159.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	388	142.50	142.50
28	—	416	147.50–154.00	150.19
55	—	484	141.00–154.50	148.41
55	—	554	134.00–137.50	137.05
92	—	613	132.50–134.50	133.90
124	—	522	134.00–145.00	139.46
11	—	329	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	585	125.00–125.50	125.17
22	—	429	141.00–144.50	142.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	391	160.00	160.00
9	—	445	152.00	152.00
26	—	509	153.50	153.50
46	—	603	155.75	155.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
246	—	576	147.00–159.00	154.17
147	—	628	143.50–151.50	147.47
2	—	733	139.00	139.00
3	—	265	227.50	227.50
10	—	382	175.00–188.50	178.78
36	—	424	170.00–181.00	179.30
51	—	663	139.50–146.00	144.18
91	—	539	145.00–156.00	153.05
108	—	475	155.00–175.00	156.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	396	174.00	174.00
16	—	538	153.00	153.00
41	—	577	146.00–154.25	152.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	483	148.00	148.00
5	—	420	157.50–170.00	165.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	423	177.00–181.50	179.25
41	—	484	156.00–178.00	161.59
94	—	507	157.50–163.50	161.48
134	—	575	150.00–155.25	154.38

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	107	—	1,292	44.50–62.00	50.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	91	—	1,312	45.00–69.00	55.93
(<2 yrs)	Open	106	—	960	69.00–101.00	88.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,085	59.00–82.00	73.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,338	54.00–65.50	58.77

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	59	—	1,170	38.00–47.00	45.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,179	39.00–48.00	45.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,141	46.50–55.50	52.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	61.50	61.50
2	—	2,108	82.50–83.00	82.71
13	—	1,666	72.50–79.50	76.01
16	—	1,614	58.50–73.50	67.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	48.50	48.50
1	—	1,480	48.00	48.00
1	—	1,510	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,154	30.00–36.00	33.64
87	—	1,146	35.00–43.50	41.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	33.50	33.50

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.