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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Mar 10

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,384 head

▲ 536 vs last sale 848▲ 1,384 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 90▲ 135 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

215 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 115▲ 215 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Steer calves were too lightly tested either this week or last week to develop an accurate market trend, however lower to sharply lower undertones were noticed. Heifer calves weighing less than 500 lbs sold mostly 8.00-10.00 lower, 500-649 lbs heifers sold mostly 2.00-5.00 lower. All other weights of heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however sharply lower undertones were noticed. CME positions continue to slide lower as traders react to volatile financial markets and the potential affects of COVID-19 going forward. Grass buyers this week showed much more restraint as they bid on offerings. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Cattle were in mostly light to moderate flesh. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly light for light to moderate offerings. Market activity this week was slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and offerings. Packers showed lighter demand for slaughter cows this week. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 lower on all classes of cows this week. Feeding cow demand was light to moderate as packers opted to feed high quality cows and cows that were previously on feed. Demand from non packer buyers was very light this week as most buyers remained out of the market. Feeding cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00-6.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed sold sharply lower due mostly to significantly lighter demand from feeder buyers. Quality this week was plain to average.

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 $151.38/cwt on 787 head.

Average price

$151.38

787 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$184

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$42.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.83

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	458	175.50	804	3thin
Medium and Large 1	624	154.79	966	585
Medium and Large 1-2	602	149.35	899	94
Large 1	740	133.50	988	105

One grade step is worth $42.00/cwt here — about −$184 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 sale787 hd

151.38

—

MT average3 barns · 1,185 hd

157.21

−5.83

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	1,811	77.89	1,411	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,564	59.75	934	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,341	52.52	704	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,172	50.24	589	76

Every lot

56 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	421	188.23/cwt	182.00–193.50	792	13
Steers	—	Medium 1	458	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	804	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	909	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	177.57/cwt	171.50–180.50	929	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	157.57/cwt	156.00–159.50	841	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	151.12/cwt	150.50–151.25	890	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	154.65/cwt	153.00–167.00	912	191
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	147.22/cwt	147.00–147.50	902	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	154.64/cwt	151.00–157.00	973	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	150.19/cwt	145.00–151.50	1,008	170
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	137.04/cwt	135.50–142.00	980	10
Steers	—	Large 1	740	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	988	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	988	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	778	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	984	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	796	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,027	37
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	164.04/cwt	162.00–171.00	676	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	154.86/cwt	154.00–155.50	691	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	719	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	162.90/cwt	156.00–164.50	792	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	156.59/cwt	151.50–164.00	835	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	151.74/cwt	147.50–152.50	853	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	821	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	580	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	824	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	828	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	141.86/cwt	135.00–145.00	868	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	643	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	833	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	716	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	823	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	760	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	904	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	902	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	809	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	906	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	768	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	511	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	818	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	594	150.77/cwt	148.00–154.50	896	33
Bulls	—	Large 1	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,025	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	923	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,110	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	844	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,684	79.00/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,330	11
Bulls	—	—	1,691	68.21/cwt	60.50–76.00	1,153	4
Bulls	—	—	2,187	83.19/cwt	82.50–84.00	1,819	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	950	46.32/cwt	42.50–50.50	440	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	400	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,179	49.97/cwt	45.50–54.00	589	63
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,251	55.44/cwt	53.50–58.00	694	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	51.38/cwt	50.00–57.00	688	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	57.83/cwt	57.00–59.50	777	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,564	59.75/cwt	59.75–59.75	934	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,076	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	15,333	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,234	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,687	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,268	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	12,490	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,022	83.86/cwt	70.00–94.50	857	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,039	69.53/cwt	56.50–79.00	722	37
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,250	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	675	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,257	56.56/cwt	54.75–60.50	711	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,346	56.57/cwt	55.50–60.50	761	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,079	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	15,646	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,112	1,647.66/cwt	1,600.00–1,675.00	18,322	52

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,384Last week 848Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 90Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 215Last week 115Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	643	129.50	129.50
28	—	760	119.00	119.00
8	—	716	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	809	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	144.00	144.00
4	—	611	135.50	135.50
6	—	458	157.00	157.00
7	—	446	154.00–155.50	154.86
9	—	774	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	533	151.50–164.00	156.59
78	—	486	156.00–164.50	162.90
49	—	612	135.00–145.00	141.86
29	—	562	147.50–152.50	151.74
13	—	412	162.00–171.00	164.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	740	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	175.50	175.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	589	150.50–151.25	151.12
9	—	534	156.00–159.50	157.57
7	—	613	147.00–147.50	147.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	778	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
170	—	671	145.00–151.50	150.19
84	—	629	151.00–157.00	154.64
62	—	523	171.50–180.50	177.57
13	—	421	182.00–193.50	188.23
10	—	715	135.50–142.00	137.04
10	—	494	184.00	184.00
8	—	751	131.50	131.50
191	—	590	153.00–167.00	154.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	796	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	76.00	76.00
3	—	675	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,025	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	163.00	163.00
4	—	511	160.00	160.00
33	—	594	148.00–154.50	150.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	950	42.50–50.50	46.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,179	45.50–54.00	49.97
8	—	1,251	53.50–58.00	55.44
1	—	965	41.50	41.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,564	59.75	59.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,340	50.00–57.00	51.38
3	—	1,344	57.00–59.50	57.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,691	60.50–76.00	68.21
11	—	1,684	77.00–81.00	79.00
5	—	2,187	82.50–84.00	83.19

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,268	985.00	985.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,076	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	—	1,234	785.00	785.00

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	—	1,250	54.00	54.00

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	37	—	1,039	56.50–79.00	69.53
(<2 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,022	70.00–94.50	83.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,257	54.75–60.50	56.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,346	55.50–60.50	56.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,079	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	52	—	1,112	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,647.66

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.