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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jun 2

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← May 19Jun 2Jun 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

728 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 747▲ 537 vs year ago 191 · +281.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

202 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 190▲ 17 vs year ago 185 · +9.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,172 head

▲ 546 vs last sale 626▲ 331 vs year ago 841 · +39.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on all classes. Quality this week was mostly average, however a limited offering of attractive quality replacement heifers were seen as well. The majority of feeders were offered in small to moderate size packages. Demand was mostly moderate to good. Demand for replacement quality heifers was mostly good with many ranchers in the stands actively bidding on offerings. CME positions have seen considerable gains since two weeks ago which helped support a higher market this week. Market activity was moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for heavy offerings. Quality this week was mostly attractive to very attractive. Feeding buyers were very aggressive this week as they purchased very high quality offerings to feed. Several feeding buyers were on hand this week and all showed good demand for all ages of cows. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher on all classes. Weigh up conditions were mostly average overall. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Demand for re-breeding cows was very good this week with several buyers actively bidding on these offerings. Many buyers purchased cows to pregnancy test as many cows sold as is without being tested. Quality was mostly 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 $132.03/cwt on 450 head.

Average price

$132.03

450 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

per head · Medium 1-2 over Large 1-2

$41.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.18

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	496	153.00	759	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	602	134.43	809	43
Medium and Large 1	723	132.05	954	380
Large 1	649	122.76	796	17thin
Large 1-2	680	112.00	762	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.00/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale450 hd

132.03

—

MT average2 barns · 1,244 hd

134.21

−2.18

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	1,875	85.63	1,606	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,401	63.27	887	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,676	61.56	1,032	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,180	57.70	681	81

Every lot

55 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 2	533	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	776	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	152.61/cwt	150.00–157.00	867	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	964	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,003	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,026	17
Steers	—	Medium 1	703	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	921	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	955	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	134.06/cwt	131.25–141.00	1,046	40
Steers	—	Large 1	1,088	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,164	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	707	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	496	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	759	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	781	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	594	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	808	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	131.03/cwt	125.00–133.50	827	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	134.87/cwt	134.00–136.00	858	52
Heifers	—	Large 1	639	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	792	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	857	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	133.86/cwt	133.50–135.00	924	46
Heifers	—	Large 1	693	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	811	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	705	138.20/cwt	138.00–138.25	974	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	131.09/cwt	126.00–133.50	936	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	780	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,024	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,004	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	835	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,027	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	854	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,016	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	808	8
Bulls	—	Large 1	959	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,045	4
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,085	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	890	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,422	74.14/cwt	69.00–78.50	1,054	3
Bulls	—	—	1,916	86.09/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,649	16
Bulls	—	—	2,112	94.67/cwt	92.50–97.00	1,999	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	959	50.72/cwt	45.00–54.50	486	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	40.12/cwt	38.00–43.50	411	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	54.21/cwt	50.00–58.00	626	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,229	61.97/cwt	58.00–64.50	762	36
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,281	64.75/cwt	64.00–66.50	829	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	65.79/cwt	64.50–69.00	897	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	63.32/cwt	60.00–64.50	893	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,426	55.90/cwt	54.00–57.50	797	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,668	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	976	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,679	62.79/cwt	61.00–64.00	1,054	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	964	131.89/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,271	34
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,251	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,950	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,401	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	18,353	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	67.22/cwt	67.00–67.50	573	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	638	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,032	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	609	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,054	92.12/cwt	73.50–106.00	971	134
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,174	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	675	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,212	72.66/cwt	64.00–96.00	881	125
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,329	63.14/cwt	58.00–66.00	839	267
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,410	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,384	64.39/cwt	60.00–68.00	891	285

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 Jun 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 728Last week 747Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 190Year ago 185

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,172Last week 626Year ago 841

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	14	—	1,251	1,275.00	1,275.00

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	6	—	1,401	1,310.00	1,310.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,174	57.50	57.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,032	59.00	59.00

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	2	—	853	67.00–67.50	67.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	68.00	68.00

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	2	—	1,340	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	267	—	1,329	58.00–66.00	63.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	125	—	1,212	64.00–96.00	72.66
(<2 yrs)	Open	134	—	1,054	73.50–106.00	92.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	285	—	1,384	60.00–68.00	64.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	34	—	964	125.00–137.00	131.89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	636	134.00–136.00	134.87
6	—	594	136.00	136.00
11	—	528	148.00	148.00
19	—	830	121.00	121.00
46	—	690	133.50–135.00	133.86
91	—	714	126.00–133.50	131.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	780	131.25	131.25
11	—	854	119.00	119.00
42	—	705	138.00–138.25	138.20
20	—	835	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	481	147.00	147.00
5	—	652	131.50	131.50
29	—	631	125.00–133.50	131.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	639	124.00	124.00
3	—	693	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	496	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	780	131.25–141.00	134.06
10	—	635	158.00	158.00
8	—	710	140.00	140.00
17	—	666	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,088	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	568	150.00–157.00	152.61
13	—	634	152.00	152.00
3	—	715	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	703	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	959	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	601	134.50	134.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,281	64.00–66.50	64.75
36	—	1,229	58.00–64.50	61.97
31	—	1,155	50.00–58.00	54.21
3	—	1,025	38.00–43.50	40.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,364	64.50–69.00	65.79
36	—	1,410	60.00–64.50	63.32
4	—	1,426	54.00–57.50	55.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,679	61.00–64.00	62.79
2	—	1,668	58.50	58.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	959	45.00–54.50	50.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,916	80.00–89.00	86.09
3	—	1,422	69.00–78.50	74.14
3	—	2,112	92.50–97.00	94.67

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.