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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Apr 21

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,534 head

▲ 1,120 vs last sale 414▼ 696 vs year ago 2,230 · −31.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 100▼ 51 vs year ago 161 · −31.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

175 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 102▼ 47 vs year ago 222 · −21.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: The last sale was two weeks ago and was very light for feeder offerings. All feeder steers and heifers were not well compared. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly moderate, with moderate to good demand seen at times. Quality this week was mostly attractive with several load lots in the offering. Many sets of cattle were developed for grass and were in thin to light flesh. Several buyers were on hand purchasing replacement heifers. demand for these offerings was mostly good. Overlapping demand between grass buyers and replacement buyers helped spur demand for heifers throughout the day. Market activity was mostly active today with many buyers actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for mostly light offerings. Packers showed good demand for slaughter cows this week as they purchased the majority of the cow offering for harvest. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-7.00 higher on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to trend, as most of these offerings were purchased to feed. Packers were aggressive on high quality feeding offerings, however only a limited selection of cows were purchased to feed. Feeding cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00-4.00 higher. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed sold on mostly moderate demand again this week. Demand from feeding buyers continues to help support this class of cows. These offerings sold 2.00-3.00 higher than two weeks ago. Quality was average to attractive.

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 $133.45/cwt on 1,019 head.

Average price

$133.45

1,019 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$30.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.59

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	669	134.32	899	909
Medium and Large 1-2	602	129.01	777	98
Large 1	826	104.00	859	12thin

One grade step is worth $30.32/cwt here — about $40 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 sale1,019 hd

133.45

—

MT average3 barns · 2,136 hd

130.86

+2.59

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	1,754	78.63	1,379	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,460	60.37	881	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,810	54.00	977	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,168	51.80	605	51

Every lot

59 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	698	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	163.62/cwt	163.00–164.00	782	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	166.18/cwt	165.00–166.50	901	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	161.59/cwt	153.00–165.00	937	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	146.11/cwt	145.50–149.00	926	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	646	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,079	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	145.09/cwt	144.50–146.00	953	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	909	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	894	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	133.46/cwt	130.00–134.00	956	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	126.61/cwt	126.00–127.25	988	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	122.12/cwt	120.25–122.75	1,015	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	116.51/cwt	113.50–117.25	1,008	29
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	564	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	142.69/cwt	135.50–146.50	683	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	151.05/cwt	149.00–152.25	745	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	143.21/cwt	141.00–144.00	743	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	534	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	833	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	148.20/cwt	147.00–150.00	796	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	147.02/cwt	140.50–149.75	841	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	134.99/cwt	131.00–137.00	778	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	123.28/cwt	123.00–125.00	747	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	138.36/cwt	132.50–141.50	876	307
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	657	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	897	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	129.38/cwt	125.50–135.50	866	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	121.75/cwt	119.50–126.00	894	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	736	128.85/cwt	127.00–130.00	948	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	832	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	766	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	996	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	118.25/cwt	115.00–120.50	920	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	855	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	845	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	826	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	859	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	923	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	877	107.49/cwt	105.50–110.00	943	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	970	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	100	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	225	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	494	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	776	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	738	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	661	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	899	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	769	114.07/cwt	113.50–116.00	877	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,283	76.76/cwt	75.00–78.50	985	2
Bulls	—	—	1,528	72.58/cwt	62.00–76.50	1,109	10
Bulls	—	—	1,848	79.94/cwt	76.50–84.50	1,477	16
Bulls	—	—	2,037	85.87/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,749	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	900	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	455	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	945	39.95/cwt	39.00–41.00	378	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	39.98/cwt	39.00–41.00	458	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	47.27/cwt	45.50–50.50	553	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	56.14/cwt	53.00–58.50	670	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,426	57.74/cwt	57.50–58.50	823	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,483	62.12/cwt	61.50–62.50	921	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,810	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	977	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	999	88.06/cwt	74.00–102.00	880	65
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,255	66.22/cwt	54.00–82.00	831	31
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,357	58.01/cwt	55.00–62.50	787	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,240	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	17,670	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,461	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	20,089	5

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 Apr 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,534Last week 414Year ago 2,230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 100Year ago 161

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 102Year ago 222

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	766	130.00	130.00
43	—	877	105.50–110.00	107.49
116	—	736	127.00–130.00	128.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	479	135.50–146.50	142.69
4	—	736	113.00	113.00
3	—	820	103.00	103.00
29	—	606	123.00–125.00	123.28
10	—	781	109.50	109.50
15	—	519	141.00–144.00	143.21
28	—	576	131.00–137.00	134.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	534	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	669	125.50–135.50	129.38
24	—	537	147.00–150.00	148.20
57	—	778	115.00–120.50	118.25
89	—	734	119.50–126.00	121.75
120	—	572	140.50–149.75	147.02
4	—	863	107.00	107.00
5	—	990	98.00	98.00
6	—	342	165.00	165.00
16	—	493	149.00–152.25	151.05
307	—	633	132.50–141.50	138.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	826	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	657	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
3	—	100	225.00	225.00
4	—	820	101.00	101.00
7	—	494	157.00	157.00
9	—	769	113.50–116.00	114.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	661	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	707	126.50	126.50
5	—	453	154.00	154.00
2	—	673	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	646	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	831	120.25–122.75	122.12
43	—	634	145.50–149.00	146.11
11	—	478	163.00–164.00	163.62
14	—	542	165.00–166.50	166.18
15	—	716	130.00–134.00	133.46
26	—	657	144.50–146.00	145.09
29	—	865	113.50–117.25	116.51
39	—	580	153.00–165.00	161.59
39	—	780	126.00–127.25	126.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,169	45.50–50.50	47.27
29	—	1,193	53.00–58.50	56.14
2	—	1,145	39.00–41.00	39.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	39.00–41.00	39.95
1	—	900	50.50	50.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,483	61.50–62.50	62.12
4	—	1,426	57.50–58.50	57.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	75.00–78.50	76.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,848	76.50–84.50	79.94
10	—	1,528	62.00–76.50	72.58
6	—	2,037	84.00–88.50	85.87

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,255	54.00–82.00	66.22
(<2 yrs)	Open	65	—	999	74.00–102.00	88.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,357	55.00–62.50	58.01

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,240	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,461	1,375.00	1,375.00

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.