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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jun 23

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 206▲ 49 vs year ago 65 · +75.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

299 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 344▼ 56 vs year ago 355 · −15.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

654 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 696▼ 173 vs year ago 827 · −20.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were both too lightly tested this sale to develop any market trend. Quality this week was mostly plain to average with only a few packages of feeder cattle on offer. Demand was mostly moderate for light offerings. CME positions saw triple digit gains after yesterdays losses. August feeder cattle traded 1.45 higher to settle at 133.20. Market activity this week was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows comprised the majority of the sale again today. Demand for all cows was mostly good as both packers and feeding buyers were very active in bidding on offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher on boning and lean cows, breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend as most of these offerings were destined to feed, higher undertones were noticed. Feeding cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average this sale. Many cows were very full as temperatures warmed quickly today. Slaughter bulls sold firm. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed sold mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Re-breed demand continues to deteriorate as we are getting late in the breeding season. Feeding demand helped support this class to some degree, however high quality cows continue to fall in prices as fewer takers are available. Young cow quality this week was mostly 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 $135.71/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$135.71

59 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$2.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.87

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	634	137.00	869	33
Medium and Large 1-2	575	134.08	771	26

One grade step is worth $2.92/cwt here — about $98 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 sale59 hd

135.71

—

MT average3 barns · 156 hd

127.84

+7.87

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	1,785	86.44	1,543	85
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,750	68.00	1,190	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,371	65.96	904	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	62.44	739	126

Every lot

31 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	947	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,002	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,014	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,080	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	768	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	869	33
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	875	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	993	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,230	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	990	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,285	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	932	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	76.09/cwt	69.50–81.00	1,217	15
Bulls	—	—	1,743	85.70/cwt	81.50–91.50	1,494	40
Bulls	—	—	1,978	93.69/cwt	90.50–98.50	1,853	25
Bulls	—	—Natural	2,003	94.37/cwt	93.00–95.50	1,890	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	933	53.33/cwt	51.50–57.00	498	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	57.43/cwt	50.00–60.50	636	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	62.66/cwt	60.00–65.00	751	65
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Natural	1,205	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	783	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,257	67.56/cwt	65.50–74.00	849	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	65.73/cwt	63.50–67.50	891	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Natural	1,372	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	906	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,495	67.85/cwt	67.50–68.00	1,014	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,750	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,190	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	905	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	516	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	70.42/cwt	65.00–75.00	642	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,095	54.64/cwt	52.00–57.50	598	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,103	75.39/cwt	64.00–86.00	832	70
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,241	68.91/cwt	62.00–78.00	855	151
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,395	64.91/cwt	58.00–68.25	905	42
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,409	66.85/cwt	61.00–70.00	942	257

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 206Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 299Last week 344Year ago 355

Replacement CattleReceipts 654Last week 696Year ago 827

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,372	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,198	60.00–65.00	62.66
24	—	1,108	50.00–60.50	57.43
27	—	1,257	65.50–74.00	67.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,495	67.50–68.00	67.85
25	—	1,356	63.50–67.50	65.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	933	51.50–57.00	53.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,205	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,743	81.50–91.50	85.70
25	—	1,978	90.50–98.50	93.69
15	—	1,600	69.50–81.00	76.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	80.50	80.50
1	—	1,285	72.50	72.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,003	93.00–95.50	94.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	875	113.50	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	127.00	127.00
23	—	569	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	634	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	923	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	748	134.00	134.00
5	—	768	132.00	132.00
7	—	669	141.50	141.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	42	—	1,395	58.00–68.25	64.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	257	—	1,409	61.00–70.00	66.85
(<2 yrs)	Open	70	—	1,103	64.00–86.00	75.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	151	—	1,241	62.00–78.00	68.91

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	—	912	65.00–75.00	70.42

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	2	—	1,095	52.00–57.50	54.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	57.00	57.00

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.