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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, May 12

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

456 head

▼ 129 vs last sale 585▲ 99 vs year ago 357 · +27.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

168 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 170▼ 22 vs year ago 190 · −11.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

339 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 237▼ 769 vs year ago 1,108 · −69.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Quality this week was mostly average. Feeders were mostly offered in small to medium size packages, with no load lots seen this sale. Demand was moderate for light grass cattle demand improved this sale as more participants were seen. Market activity this week was moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. Packers were aggressive as they bought cows to feed and to send to immediate harvest. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher on all classes. Cow quality this week was mostly average to attractive and most cows offered buyers a weigh up in their favor. Green grass has emptied many cows and has yielding conditions a solid 1-2 percent higher overall compared to last week. Packers were aggressive in buying feeding cows this week as well. Packers purchased older cows for short term feed to harvest during the Memorial day holiday, as well as high quality cows to feed to premium white to meet late summer demand. Feeding cows were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 4.00-6.00 higher on a higher yielding offering compared to last week. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed sold on mostly moderate demand. These offerings sold steady to firm. Quality was average.

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 $131.26/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$131.26

163 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$16.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.56

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	633	133.46	845	141
Medium and Large 1-2	604	117.18	707	22

One grade step is worth $16.28/cwt here — about $138 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 sale163 hd

131.26

—

MT average3 barns · 570 hd

124.71

+6.56

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	1,665	81.79	1,362	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,553	61.22	951	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,466	60.78	891	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,201	56.32	676	54

Every lot

48 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	516	176.95/cwt	175.00–179.50	913	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	152.62/cwt	152.50–153.00	835	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	925	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	947	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	906	16
Steers	—	Large 1	656	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	899	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	938	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,001	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	998	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,014	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	714	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	720	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	696	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	765	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	815	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	594	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	636	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	137.80/cwt	132.50–142.00	875	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	130.60/cwt	125.00–133.75	853	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	698	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	726	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	915	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	116.75/cwt	116.75–116.75	885	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	888	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,340	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,119	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,240	71.28/cwt	67.00–76.00	884	2
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,260	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	945	1
Bulls	—	—	1,571	78.45/cwt	74.50–81.50	1,232	11
Bulls	—	—	1,761	83.87/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,477	13
Bulls	—	—	2,010	94.28/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,895	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	910	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	432	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	64.33/cwt	62.50–66.00	733	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	54.93/cwt	51.00–57.50	653	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	480	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,252	59.02/cwt	57.50–61.50	739	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,409	63.40/cwt	62.00–65.50	893	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,459	56.06/cwt	54.00–57.00	818	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	61.73/cwt	59.00–63.00	952	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,552	59.98/cwt	59.00–61.50	931	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,658	56.37/cwt	54.50–58.00	935	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,128	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	20,304	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	1,723.75/cwt	1,650.00–1,750.00	22,064	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,319	1,331.59/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	17,564	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,464	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	13,688	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,534	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	14,957	7
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,033	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	18,594	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,072	85.49/cwt	75.00–100.00	916	78
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,156	67.96/cwt	61.00–85.50	786	83
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,326	61.94/cwt	57.00–65.00	821	39
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,360	58.20/cwt	56.00–61.00	792	17

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 456Last week 585Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 170Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 339Last week 237Year ago 1,108

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	656	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	587	157.50	157.50
32	—	682	146.75	146.75
24	—	713	140.00	140.00
19	—	640	148.00	148.00
18	—	516	175.00–179.50	176.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	139.00	139.00
4	—	547	152.50–153.00	152.62
3	—	882	115.00	115.00
16	—	645	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	875	101.50	101.50
7	—	500	144.00	144.00
36	—	653	125.00–133.75	130.60
40	—	582	140.00	140.00
8	—	486	147.00	147.00
20	—	758	116.75	116.75
25	—	635	132.50–142.00	137.80
2	—	738	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	135.00	135.00
4	—	525	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	594	107.00	107.00
6	—	698	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	83.50	83.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	54.50–58.00	56.37
19	—	1,542	59.00–63.00	61.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	40.00	40.00
2	—	1,140	62.50–66.00	64.33
28	—	1,188	51.00–57.50	54.93
21	—	1,252	57.50–61.50	59.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,459	54.00–57.00	56.06
11	—	1,552	59.00–61.50	59.98
16	—	1,409	62.00–65.50	63.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	47.50	47.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,240	67.00–76.00	71.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,761	82.00–89.00	83.87
11	—	1,571	74.50–81.50	78.45
3	—	2,010	90.00–98.50	94.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,319	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,331.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,280	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,723.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,128	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,464	935.00	935.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,534	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,033	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	17	—	1,360	56.00–61.00	58.20
(<2 yrs)	Open	78	—	1,072	75.00–100.00	85.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	83	—	1,156	61.00–85.50	67.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	39	—	1,326	57.00–65.00	61.94

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.