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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Mar 3

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

848 head

▲ 341 vs last sale 507▲ 848 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 140▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 144▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested to develop a full market trend, however steady to firm undertones were noticed on all feeders on offer. Quality this week was average to attractive. The majority of cattle on offer were in light to moderate flesh and purchased to go into grass programs. Cattle suitable to run on grass or develop into yearlings sold on mostly good demand. Feedlot ready cattle sold on mostly light to moderate demand, however demand was noticeably better than last week. Market activity this week was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. Packer buyers purchased the majority of the cow offering for immediate harvest this week. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. A limited selection of cows returned to feed this week as feeding buyers purchased mostly fleshy cows that were previously on feed to return to feed. Feeding cows were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-5.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, steady to lower undertones were noticed. Pressure from lower fed cattle markets continue to pressure feeding cow demand.

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 $161.60/cwt on 445 head.

Average price

$161.60

445 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$102

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

$1.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.15

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	163.33	917	9thin
Medium and Large 1	631	161.57	1,019	436

One grade step is worth $1.77/cwt here — about −$102 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 sale445 hd

161.60

—

MT average3 barns · 1,150 hd

161.45

+0.15

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	1,773	79.26	1,406	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	61.87	953	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,421	58.71	834	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,185	54.48	646	33

Every lot

45 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	850	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	188.88/cwt	188.00–195.00	886	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	489	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	856	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	189.40/cwt	181.00–190.00	977	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	890	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	578	164.25/cwt	164.25–164.25	949	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,011	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	949	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	162.14/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,002	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	657	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	946	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,047	147
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,057	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	731	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	998	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,074	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	765	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,033	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	682	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	176.96/cwt	175.00–179.00	729	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	171.23/cwt	164.50–176.00	813	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	781	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	161.95/cwt	159.00–164.00	862	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	156.23/cwt	149.00–159.50	905	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	879	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	144.19/cwt	137.00–149.00	900	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	135.40/cwt	133.00–137.00	891	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	848	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	583	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	939	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	711	137.58/cwt	135.50–139.00	978	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,522	81.92/cwt	81.50–83.00	1,247	5
Bulls	—	—	2,192	74.83/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,640	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	888	49.39/cwt	44.50–53.50	439	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	504	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	52.07/cwt	47.00–55.50	609	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	58.21/cwt	56.50–61.50	725	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,391	58.87/cwt	57.00–61.00	819	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	59.31/cwt	58.00–60.50	893	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	62.34/cwt	61.00–63.00	964	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,550	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	977	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,645	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	864	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	747	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	910	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	792	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	931	51.77/cwt	49.50–56.00	482	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	983	97.44/cwt	88.00–103.00	958	24
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,051	52.00/cwt	49.00–59.00	547	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,186	60.48/cwt	60.00–62.50	717	21
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,552	60.21/cwt	59.75–62.50	934	12

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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 848Last week 507Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 140Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 144Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	689	152.00	152.00
9	—	436	195.00	195.00
11	—	581	174.00	174.00
105	—	618	159.00–168.00	162.14
45	—	516	181.00–190.00	189.40
31	—	750	143.25	143.25
23	—	469	188.00–195.00	188.88
19	—	719	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	166.00	166.00
4	—	593	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	578	164.25	164.25
4	—	731	136.50	136.50
4	—	765	135.00	135.00
11	—	489	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	657	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	412	175.00–179.00	176.96
23	—	532	159.00–164.00	161.95
36	—	624	137.00–149.00	144.19
5	—	658	133.00–137.00	135.40
54	—	579	149.00–159.50	156.23
70	—	475	164.50–176.00	171.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	598	147.00	147.00
4	—	476	164.00	164.00
12	—	393	173.50	173.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	163.00	163.00
10	—	711	135.50–139.00	137.58
23	—	583	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,391	57.00–61.00	58.87
1	—	1,550	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,645	52.50	52.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,547	61.00–63.00	62.34
2	—	1,505	58.00–60.50	59.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	45.00	45.00
15	—	1,169	47.00–55.50	52.07
15	—	1,245	56.50–61.50	58.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	44.50–53.50	49.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,192	74.00–77.00	74.83
5	—	1,522	81.50–83.00	81.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	7	—	931	49.50–56.00	51.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,051	49.00–59.00	52.00

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	2	—	910	87.00	87.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	24	—	983	88.00–103.00	97.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,186	60.00–62.50	60.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,552	59.75–62.50	60.21

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	1	—	770	97.00	97.00

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.