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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, May 19

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← May 12May 19Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

747 head

▲ 291 vs last sale 456▲ 696 vs year ago 51 · +1,364.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

190 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 168▲ 80 vs year ago 110 · +72.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

626 head

▲ 287 vs last sale 339▲ 408 vs year ago 218 · +187.2%

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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 to attractive. The majority of feeders were offered as load lots, with a few small packages on offer as well. Demand for load lots was mostly good, while packages sold on mostly light to moderate demand. Market activity this week was mostly active with many bidders actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Quality this week was mostly average to very attractive. Many ranchers are starting to brand and are bringing open or cows that lost calves to town. Packers opted to send most of the cows on offer this week to feed. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week as cows started the day offering buyers above average weigh up conditions, however cows pushed excess fill as the day warmed and the sale ran into the afternoon. Feeding cows sold generally steady while slaughter cows sold steady to weak on all classes. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to weak. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand for re-breeding cows was very good this week. Quality was average to very attractive.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.09/cwt on 439 head.

Average price

$147.09

439 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$11.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.42

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	527	155.17	818	56
Medium and Large 1	726	146.02	1,060	366
Medium 2	497	143.50	713	17thin

One grade step is worth $11.67/cwt here — about $105 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 sale439 hd

147.09

—

MT average3 barns · 1,478 hd

142.68

+4.42

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	1,665	82.66	1,376	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,600	61.63	986	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,403	59.68	837	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,130	54.96	621	106

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	749	30
Steers	—	Medium 2	497	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	713	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	922	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	879	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	947	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	145.94/cwt	145.50–147.00	867	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	147.63/cwt	147.00–150.25	949	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	913	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	978	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	139.40/cwt	132.25–139.75	1,083	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,145	66
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	650	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	451	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	604	19
Heifers	—	Medium 2	462	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	543	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	714	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	791	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	702	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	870	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	117.89/cwt	117.50–119.50	909	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,207	64.63/cwt	61.00–66.00	780	6
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,265	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,025	1
Bulls	—	—	1,381	75.43/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,042	9
Bulls	—	—	1,748	85.18/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,489	29
Bulls	—	—	1,995	92.85/cwt	91.00–96.50	1,852	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	954	50.40/cwt	49.00–54.50	481	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	53.26/cwt	46.00–56.50	597	59
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	58.79/cwt	57.00–61.50	690	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,224	62.36/cwt	62.00–63.00	763	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,268	42.93/cwt	41.00–45.00	544	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	63.48/cwt	63.00–64.00	882	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,397	57.09/cwt	56.50–57.50	798	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,408	60.22/cwt	57.50–61.50	848	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	61.00/cwt	60.00–62.50	944	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,755	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	1,114	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	937	85.70/cwt	83.00–86.00	803	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	94.22/cwt	71.00–111.00	961	77
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	67.97/cwt	60.00–93.00	822	119
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	60.51/cwt	56.50–62.50	784	40
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,459	62.26/cwt	57.50–63.50	908	90
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,210	1,804.14/cwt	1,685.00–1,875.00	21,830	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,217	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,474	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,270	1,187.51/cwt	1,125.00–1,350.00	15,081	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,339	1,346.62/cwt	1,225.00–1,435.00	18,031	59
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,347	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,144	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,368	1,710.00/cwt	1,710.00–1,710.00	23,393	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,408	1,188.31/cwt	1,050.00–1,410.00	16,731	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,448	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	22,806	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,544	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	23,160	4
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,152	1,860.00/cwt	1,860.00–1,860.00	21,427	21

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 747Last week 456Year ago 51

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 168Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 626Last week 339Year ago 218

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,381	71.00–79.00	75.43
10	—	1,995	91.00–96.50	92.85
29	—	1,748	80.00–90.00	85.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	81.00	81.00
6	—	1,207	61.00–66.00	64.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,397	56.50–57.50	57.09
10	—	1,408	57.50–61.50	60.22
2	—	1,390	63.00–64.00	63.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	63.50	63.50
3	—	1,548	60.00–62.50	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	41.00–45.00	42.93
10	—	1,224	62.00–63.00	62.36
25	—	1,173	57.00–61.50	58.79
59	—	1,121	46.00–56.50	53.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	954	49.00–54.50	50.40

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	119	—	1,210	60.00–93.00	67.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,295	56.50–62.50	60.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	90	—	1,459	57.50–63.50	62.26
(<2 yrs)	Open	77	—	1,020	71.00–111.00	94.22

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	9	—	937	83.00–86.00	85.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,448	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,408	1,050.00–1,410.00	1,188.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,368	1,710.00	1,710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,544	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,210	1,685.00–1,875.00	1,804.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,217	1,025.00	1,025.00

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	21	—	1,270	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,187.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	59	—	1,339	1,225.00–1,435.00	1,346.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,347	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,152	1,860.00	1,860.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	544	161.50	161.50
8	—	659	138.50	138.50
10	—	594	145.50–147.00	145.94
30	—	465	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	497	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	709	138.00	138.00
20	—	524	176.00	176.00
25	—	643	147.00–150.25	147.63
66	—	864	132.50	132.50
77	—	575	164.75	164.75
171	—	777	132.25–139.75	139.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	451	134.00	134.00
4	—	521	137.00	137.00
5	—	445	146.00	146.00
11	—	638	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	462	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	771	117.50–119.50	117.89
16	—	702	124.00	124.00

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.