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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Mar 17

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

911 head

▼ 473 vs last sale 1,384▲ 911 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 135▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 136 vs last sale 215▲ 79 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 steady to higher undertones were noticed on all offerings. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Quality this week was average to attractive. Demand for feeder cattle was moderate to good this sale. CME positions traded sharply higher pushed by sharply higher boxed beef sales over the last week. Several sets of replacement quality heifers sold today as Miles city Livestock Commission held their annual Trailhead replacement heifer special. Demand for replacement quality heifers was mostly good to very good. Market activity was mostly active as many bidders and buyers were on hand creating a very active market. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light offerings. All middle age and older cows were destined for immediate harvest as packers showed mostly good demand for all cows on offer. Lean cows sold mostly 3.00-4.00 higher, all other classes of slaughter cows were too lightly tested to trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Feeding cows were not tested this week. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.33/cwt on 525 head.

Average price

$150.33

525 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$8.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.16

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	605	150.60	911	508
Medium and Large 1-2	579	142.44	824	17thin

One grade step is worth $8.16/cwt here — about $87 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 sale525 hd

150.33

—

MT average3 barns · 1,320 hd

144.17

+6.16

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	1,810	80.41	1,456	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,535	66.00	1,013	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,710	56.50	966	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,170	53.63	627	22

Every lot

40 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	286	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	543	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	696	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	796	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	815	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	499	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	786	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	818	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	992	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	156.42/cwt	155.00–160.00	896	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	155.54/cwt	150.00–158.50	969	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	936	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	986	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	131.01/cwt	129.50–131.50	1,030	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	572	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	166.57/cwt	160.00–167.50	701	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	774	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	160.03/cwt	154.00–164.00	821	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	891	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	149.58/cwt	147.00–156.50	868	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	614	156.33/cwt	145.50–160.50	960	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	140.75/cwt	139.00–144.00	890	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	682	143.90/cwt	139.00–144.50	981	138
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	685	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	921	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	702	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,004	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	879	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	731	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	928	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,695	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,254	1
Bulls	—	—	1,868	83.61/cwt	79.50–86.50	1,562	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	497	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	52.70/cwt	47.50–56.50	598	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,299	59.89/cwt	58.00–63.50	778	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,535	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,013	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,710	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	966	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	655	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,456	15
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	831	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,571	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,066	1,485.00/cwt	1,485.00–1,485.00	15,830	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	17,700	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,256	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	18,212	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,291	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,910	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	960	86.06/cwt	83.50–90.00	826	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,147	63.05/cwt	60.50–68.00	723	6

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 911Last week 1,384Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 135Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 215Year ago 0

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)	7	—	1,291	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	655	375.00	375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	831	550.00	550.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,200	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,066	1,485.00	1,485.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,256	1,450.00	1,450.00

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	6	—	1,147	60.50–68.00	63.05
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	960	83.50–90.00	86.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	685	134.50	134.50
4	—	731	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	682	139.00–144.50	143.90
78	—	614	145.50–160.50	156.33
51	—	702	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	481	161.00	161.00
40	—	421	160.00–167.50	166.57
39	—	632	139.00–144.00	140.75
33	—	513	154.00–164.00	160.03
4	—	706	124.50	124.50
79	—	580	147.00–156.50	149.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	353	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	550	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	664	148.50	148.50
42	—	428	186.00	186.00
125	—	532	186.50	186.50
70	—	573	155.00–160.00	156.42
4	—	286	190.00	190.00
22	—	623	150.00–158.50	155.54
8	—	786	129.50–131.50	131.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	494	165.00	165.00
5	—	659	142.00	142.00
3	—	502	163.00	163.00
3	—	422	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	499	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,135	47.50–56.50	52.70
5	—	1,299	58.00–63.50	59.89
2	—	1,105	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	56.50	56.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	79.50–86.50	83.61
1	—	1,695	74.00	74.00

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.