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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jan 7

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,686 head

▼ 1,207 vs last sale 2,893▲ 1,686 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

186 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 177▲ 186 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

795 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 885▲ 795 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand for yearlings continues to be mostly good on light offerings. Despite offerings beginning to push some age buyers remain aggressive as they bid on yearling offerings. Steer calves weighing less than 450 lbs were too lightly tested to develop a full market trend, however higher to sharply higher undertones were noticed; 450-649 lbs steers sold mostly 6.00-10.00 higher; steer calves weighing over 650 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Heifer calves weighing less than 450 lbs sold with higher to sharply higher undertones; 450-499 lbs heifers sold fully steady, 500-599 lbs heifers sold mostly 4.00-8.00 higher, all other weights of heifers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand this sale was mostly good for all feeder calves on offer. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. With lightened sale schedules seen over the last two and a half weeks buyers returned to the auction this week eager to purchase offerings. Demand for lightweight calves suitable to develop into yearlings was mostly good to very good, especially for calves weighing less than 550 lbs. Market activity this week was mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for heavy offerings. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher on lean and boning cows. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-5.00 higher on good demand from both feeding and packer buyers. Several additional feeding buyers were in the market this week helping improve demand on all cows suitable to feed. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady. Cows suitable to re-breed sold sharply higher as several buyers were in the market for young age cows. Offerings were average to attractive.

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 $173.59/cwt on 710 head.

Average price

$173.59

710 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$5.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	174.42	961	600
Medium and Large 1-2	507	169.05	857	110

One grade step is worth $5.37/cwt here — about $104 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 sale710 hd

173.59

—

MT average1 barns · 710 hd

173.59

+0.00

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	1,902	72.99	1,388	29
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,486	65.60	975	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,513	51.87	785	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,193	45.41	542	25

Every lot

61 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	685	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	217.62/cwt	210.00–220.00	786	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	391	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	759	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	186.90/cwt	181.00–190.00	766	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	197.89/cwt	192.00–215.00	845	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	454	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	906	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	185.52/cwt	179.00–191.50	863	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	174.98/cwt	172.00–177.00	845	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	523	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	954	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	172.66/cwt	167.50–181.00	917	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	161.88/cwt	158.50–166.50	876	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	842	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	163.49/cwt	161.00–167.50	932	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	936	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	161.69/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,019	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	152.53/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,033	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	148.98/cwt	145.00–151.50	1,085	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,094	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,220	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	181.69/cwt	181.00–183.00	585	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	172.77/cwt	171.00–175.00	720	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	707	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	439	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	834	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	156.33/cwt	155.00–158.50	741	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	151.63/cwt	148.00–154.00	723	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	494	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	788	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	143.17/cwt	140.00–145.00	737	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	151.88/cwt	146.00–156.50	806	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	544	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	658	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	133.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	759	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	141.88/cwt	134.00–147.00	810	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	136.99/cwt	132.00–138.25	862	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	886	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,039	133.23/cwt	130.00–134.50	1,384	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	205.24/cwt	200.00–215.00	770	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	587	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	804	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	812	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	905	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,167	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,839	66.01/cwt	61.50–69.50	1,214	7
Bulls	—	—	1,903	73.86/cwt	71.50–76.00	1,406	18
Bulls	—	—	2,005	81.32/cwt	79.50–82.50	1,630	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	385	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	45.76/cwt	40.00–49.50	549	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,455	61.36/cwt	59.00–64.00	893	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,475	65.89/cwt	64.00–67.00	972	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,551	45.55/cwt	43.50–48.50	706	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,880	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	1,043	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	952	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	895	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,146	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,142	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,223	57.32/cwt	53.00–59.50	701	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,804	8
Bred Cows	—	Large 1Broken Mouth	1,430	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,870	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	936	122.70/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,148	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,065	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	501	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,146	53.56/cwt	53.00–54.00	614	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,149	72.21/cwt	58.00–106.00	830	148
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,192	47.49/cwt	45.00–51.00	566	24
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,317	57.90/cwt	52.50–63.50	763	154
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,326	60.95/cwt	54.00–68.00	808	122

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 Jan 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,686Last week 2,893Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 177Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 795Last week 885Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,039	130.00–134.50	133.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	385	175.00	175.00
9	—	710	135.00	135.00
4	—	666	133.00	133.00
47	—	571	134.00–147.00	141.88
65	—	474	155.00–158.50	156.33
31	—	629	132.00–138.25	136.99
12	—	322	181.00–183.00	181.69
119	—	531	146.00–156.50	151.88
33	—	417	171.00–175.00	172.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	515	140.00–145.00	143.17
39	—	477	148.00–154.00	151.63
7	—	431	164.00	164.00
14	—	570	130.00–135.00	133.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	544	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	439	190.00	190.00
82	—	494	159.50	159.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	856	142.50	142.50
52	—	630	161.00–162.00	161.69
50	—	427	192.00–215.00	197.89
32	—	728	145.00–151.50	148.98
1	—	760	144.00	144.00
91	—	531	167.50–181.00	172.66
86	—	570	161.00–167.50	163.49
72	—	677	150.00–154.00	152.53
45	—	465	179.00–191.50	185.52
12	—	361	210.00–220.00	217.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	410	181.00–190.00	186.90
4	—	565	149.00	149.00
4	—	334	205.00	205.00
3	—	620	151.00	151.00
42	—	483	172.00–177.00	174.98
51	—	541	158.50–166.50	161.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	454	199.50	199.50
89	—	523	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	391	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	905	129.00	129.00
6	—	615	132.00	132.00
5	—	587	137.00	137.00
15	—	375	200.00–215.00	205.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	952	94.00	94.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,146	885.00	885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,265	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,223	53.00–59.50	57.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,430	900.00	900.00

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	148	—	1,149	58.00–106.00	72.21
(<2 yrs)	Open	30	—	936	114.00–123.00	122.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	154	—	1,317	52.50–63.50	57.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	122	—	1,326	54.00–68.00	60.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	47.00	47.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,146	53.00–54.00	53.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,192	45.00–51.00	47.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,903	71.50–76.00	73.86
7	—	1,839	61.50–69.50	66.01
4	—	2,005	79.50–82.50	81.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,475	64.00–67.00	65.89
1	—	1,880	55.50	55.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	59.00–64.00	61.36
3	—	1,551	43.50–48.50	45.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	37.00	37.00
24	—	1,199	40.00–49.50	45.76

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.