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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, May 5

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

585 head

▼ 1,078 vs last sale 1,663▲ 204 vs year ago 381 · +53.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

170 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 128▲ 55 vs year ago 115 · +47.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

237 head

▼ 135 vs last sale 372▼ 227 vs year ago 464 · −48.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The best test for feeder steers was 650-699 lbs, which sold mostly 5.00 lower. All other weights of feeder steers were too lightly tested to trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Feeder heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mostly plain to average and significantly lower than last week. CME contracts traded with triple digit losses today and buyers showed limited demand as a result. Demand was mostly light for light offerings. Market activity was slow. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 higher on boning and lean cows, breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Packers purchased the majority of the cows for immediate harvest this week. Feeding cow buyers picked around the edges this sale attempting to buy some cows away from packers, however limited offerings were destined to feed this week. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower on a lower quality offering of bulls. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed sold on mostly light to moderate demand. These offerings sold steady to 3.00 lower. Quality was average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.14/cwt on 191 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −80.51 against this barn's trailing median of $198.65.

Average price

$118.14

191 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$52.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.01

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	684	120.36	823	133
Medium 1-2	673	113.82	766	57
Large 1-2	1,045	68.00	711	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.36/cwt here — about $113 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 sale191 hd

118.14

—

MT average3 barns · 355 hd

106.13

+12.01

This barn, trailing median30 sales

198.65

−80.51

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

30 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.49, low $166.80, median $198.65 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,734	79.25	1,374	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,461	57.71	843	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	57.00	895	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,192	52.77	629	70

Every lot

49 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	440	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	645	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	683	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	524	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	755	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	871	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	142.40/cwt	139.00–144.00	819	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	883	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	904	8
Steers	—	Large 1	654	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	883	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	134.93/cwt	134.00–139.00	931	57
Steers	—	Large 1	797	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	905	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	907	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	952	3
Steers	—	Large 1	911	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	947	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	998	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	90	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	248	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	500	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	134.59/cwt	131.00–137.00	697	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	654	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	762	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	786	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	628	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	710	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	824	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	23
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	100	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	250	3
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	542	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	678	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	745	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	792	9
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	694	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	777	49
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	119.36/cwt	119.00–121.50	831	115
Bulls	—	Large 1-2Full	1,045	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	711	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,626	74.15/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,206	17
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,659	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,468	4
Bulls	—	—	1,804	79.94/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,442	15
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,670	1
Bulls	—	—	1,977	86.39/cwt	86.00–87.50	1,708	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	888	39.26/cwt	39.00–39.50	349	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	917	42.03/cwt	41.00–44.00	385	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	970	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	485	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	39.91/cwt	39.00–41.00	449	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	51.83/cwt	47.00–55.00	608	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,266	55.74/cwt	55.00–57.00	706	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,272	59.29/cwt	59.00–59.50	754	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	57.32/cwt	55.50–58.50	837	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	61.17/cwt	60.50–62.00	899	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	895	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,064	1,693.60/cwt	1,675.00–1,700.00	18,020	18
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	955	84.95/cwt	64.00–99.50	811	48
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,129	56.12/cwt	52.50–59.00	634	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,152	67.19/cwt	57.00–82.00	774	82
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,326	58.35/cwt	56.50–60.75	774	38

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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 585Last week 1,663Year ago 381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 128Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 237Last week 372Year ago 464

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,977	86.00–87.50	86.39
15	—	1,804	76.00–84.00	79.94
17	—	1,626	72.00–76.00	74.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,659	88.50	88.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	39.00–41.00	39.91
7	—	1,272	59.00–59.50	59.29
24	—	1,266	55.00–57.00	55.74
31	—	1,174	47.00–55.00	51.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,470	60.50–62.00	61.17
27	—	1,460	55.50–58.50	57.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	50.00	50.00
2	—	888	39.00–39.50	39.26
3	—	917	41.00–44.00	42.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	696	119.00–121.50	119.36
9	—	571	130.50	130.50
9	—	644	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	542	125.00	125.00
49	—	694	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	100	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	907	105.00	105.00
8	—	646	140.00	140.00
6	—	955	104.50	104.50
22	—	562	155.00	155.00
57	—	690	134.00–139.00	134.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	575	139.00–144.00	142.40
3	—	640	138.00	138.00
4	—	471	145.00	145.00
11	—	440	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	911	104.00	104.00
8	—	654	135.00	135.00
9	—	797	113.50	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	624	126.00	126.00
13	—	518	131.00–137.00	134.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	670	130.00	130.00
12	—	634	130.00	130.00
19	—	542	140.50	140.50
1	—	90	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	628	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	413	121.00	121.00
5	—	536	122.00	122.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,064	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,693.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,326	56.50–60.75	58.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	82	—	1,152	57.00–82.00	67.19
(<2 yrs)	Open	48	—	955	64.00–99.50	84.95

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	5	—	1,129	52.50–59.00	56.12

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.