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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Mar 31

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,022 head

▲ 285 vs last sale 737▲ 1,022 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 85▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

244 head

▲ 144 vs last sale 100▲ 244 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Steer calves under 650 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 lower, steers over 650 lbs were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Feeder heifers 500-699 lbs sold steady to 8.00 lower. Demand for grass cattle was lower this sale as CME positions have trended lower in recent days. Buyers remain hesitant when bidding on cattle as outside influences are weighing on the market. Demand for replacement heifers was moderate to good. Competitive bidding from grass buyers and replacement buyers kept high quality sets of heifers near steady in price. Market activity this week was slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and offerings. Packers showed light demand for slaughter cows this sale. Slaughter cows sold mostly 5.00-9.00 lower on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to trend as most of these cows returned to feed. The majority of the cow offering returned to the country to feed either by packers or by feeding buyers this week. Feeding buyers purchased a large portion of the cow offering this week. Feeding buyers showed the best demand for cows which had been on feed or were pushing some flesh. Feeding cows were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00-7.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed sold mostly 5.00 higher as feeding demand continues to improve.

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 $147.22/cwt on 490 head.

Average price

$147.22

490 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$131

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

$0.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.55

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	496	147.78	733	32
Medium and Large 1	587	147.19	864	458

One grade step is worth $0.60/cwt here — about −$131 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 sale490 hd

147.22

—

MT average2 barns · 586 hd

146.67

+0.55

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	1,697	79.25	1,345	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,451	60.56	879	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,530	55.00	842	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,124	51.05	574	56

Every lot

42 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	173.21/cwt	170.00–176.50	714	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	837	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	161.50/cwt	155.00–165.50	796	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	161.72/cwt	161.00–163.00	862	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	963	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	154.45/cwt	152.50–156.50	998	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	153.91/cwt	152.50–155.25	1,007	85
Steers	—	Large 1	690	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	973	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	132.37/cwt	127.50–133.75	1,011	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	123.37/cwt	123.00–124.50	1,018	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	620	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	691	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	768	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	159.87/cwt	155.00–163.00	809	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	147.70/cwt	147.50–149.00	772	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	553	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	865	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	149.62/cwt	142.00–151.50	865	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	604	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	882	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	145.72/cwt	133.00–146.50	883	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	826	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	133.99/cwt	127.00–135.50	887	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	892	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	731	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	841	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,180	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	885	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,250	77.53/cwt	76.00–79.00	969	2
Bulls	—	—	1,622	68.64/cwt	61.00–73.50	1,113	5
Bulls	—	—	1,707	80.54/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,375	21
Bulls	—	—	2,091	87.68/cwt	86.50–88.00	1,833	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	920	49.92/cwt	46.00–52.00	459	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	42.15/cwt	41.00–44.00	458	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	49.93/cwt	45.00–53.50	566	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	55.70/cwt	54.00–58.50	649	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	762	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,457	62.33/cwt	60.50–63.00	908	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	842	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	996	87.33/cwt	72.00–105.50	870	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	792	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,149	58.61/cwt	58.50–59.00	673	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,294	64.90/cwt	62.00–70.00	840	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,368	61.66/cwt	57.00–65.00	844	48
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,588	65.31/cwt	59.50–66.75	1,037	101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,043	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	17,210	10

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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,022Last week 737Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 244Last week 100Year 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
7	—	731	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	523	147.50–149.00	147.70
4	—	499	154.00	154.00
3	—	648	127.50	127.50
10	—	409	151.50	151.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	604	146.00	146.00
38	—	553	156.50	156.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	662	127.00–135.50	133.99
48	—	506	155.00–163.00	159.87
46	—	578	142.00–151.50	149.62
36	—	414	167.00	167.00
16	—	719	124.00	124.00
124	—	606	133.00–146.50	145.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	533	161.00–163.00	161.72
23	—	493	155.00–165.50	161.50
12	—	412	170.00–176.50	173.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	484	173.00	173.00
16	—	825	123.00–124.50	123.37
29	—	591	163.00	163.00
85	—	654	152.50–155.25	153.91
125	—	764	127.50–133.75	132.37
103	—	646	152.50–156.50	154.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,622	61.00–73.50	68.64
4	—	2,091	86.50–88.00	87.68
21	—	1,707	78.00–84.00	80.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	76.00–79.00	77.53
1	—	1,180	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,086	41.00–44.00	42.15
19	—	1,165	54.00–58.50	55.70
27	—	1,134	45.00–53.50	49.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	920	46.00–52.00	49.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,457	60.50–63.00	62.33
1	—	1,425	53.50	53.50

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	48	—	1,368	57.00–65.00	61.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	101	—	1,588	59.50–66.75	65.31
(<2 yrs)	Open	26	—	996	72.00–105.50	87.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,294	62.00–70.00	64.90

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	—	1,100	72.00	72.00

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	10	—	1,149	58.50–59.00	58.61

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)	10	—	1,043	1,650.00	1,650.00

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.