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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Aug 11

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

970 head

▲ 881 vs last sale 89▲ 970 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

209 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 222▲ 209 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

198 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 173▲ 198 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported sale (6-30-20): Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested last sale to develop any market trend. Yearling type cattle sold on mostly good demand for moderate offerings. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Yearlings coming off grass were mostly offered in small packages this sale. Limited load lots were seen this week, however these offerings sold with the best demand. Flesh conditions were mostly light to very light this sale as many cattle were coming out of dry country. Market activity was mostly moderate to active with many buyers on hand. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand. Feeding and packer buyers both pushed to own offerings this sale which created a very active market with many bidders and buyers. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher than the last reported sale on all classes. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeding bulls were purchased this sale which pushed packer buyers to pay more for lower dressing bulls as they competed with feeding buyers. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average as warm weather had most cows and bulls packing fill.

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 $146.08/cwt on 650 head.

Average price

$146.08

650 head · 820 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,198

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$147

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1-2

$49.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	659	166.00	1,094	24
Medium and Large 1	813	147.06	1,196	566
Medium 1-2	607	145.00	880	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	820	135.27	1,109	24
Large 1	1,081	123.75	1,338	29
Large 1-2	1,066	116.50	1,241	4thin

One grade step is worth $49.50/cwt here — about −$147 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 sale650 hd

146.08

—

MT average2 barns · 701 hd

145.41

+0.67

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	1,867	90.16	1,683	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,622	68.22	1,106	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,450	67.70	982	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,245	60.95	758	30

Every lot

50 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	384	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	703	8
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	607	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	880	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	161.62/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,013	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,007	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	659	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,094	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	164.12/cwt	158.00–164.75	1,103	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	155.28/cwt	147.00–156.50	1,124	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	146.52/cwt	145.25–148.50	1,155	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,063	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,202	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	138.08/cwt	136.00–142.50	1,149	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	131.91/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,144	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	138.61/cwt	137.50–139.50	1,220	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	927	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,300	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,133	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	134.91/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,298	122
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,038	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,214	2
Steers	—	Large 1NHTC	1,081	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,338	29
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,093	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,268	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	394	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	599	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	558	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	748	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	145.60/cwt	145.00–146.00	898	28
Heifers	—	Medium 1	631	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	915	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	141.17/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,015	14
Heifers	—	Medium 1	727	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	981	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	137.93/cwt	136.00–138.50	1,066	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,082	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	858	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,154	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,147	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,204	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,085	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	884	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,288	80.45/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,036	5
Bulls	—	—	1,841	82.58/cwt	78.50–84.50	1,520	4
Bulls	—	—	1,904	89.91/cwt	85.50–94.00	1,712	39
Bulls	—	—	1,961	96.42/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,891	13
Bulls	—	—Natural	2,180	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	2,126	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	763	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	50.13/cwt	48.00–52.50	570	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,233	65.70/cwt	65.00–68.00	810	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,266	60.14/cwt	54.50–64.50	761	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	68.35/cwt	65.50–69.00	979	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,447	62.49/cwt	61.50–64.50	904	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	67.14/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,054	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,602	72.72/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,165	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,830	72.52/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,327	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	78.92/cwt	75.00–80.00	959	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,306	65.62/cwt	61.50–67.25	857	39
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,422	67.92/cwt	65.00–70.00	966	93
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,432	68.48/cwt	65.50–75.00	981	28

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 Aug 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 970Last week 89Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 209Last week 222Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 198Last week 173Year ago 0

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	28	—	1,432	65.50–75.00	68.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	93	—	1,422	65.00–70.00	67.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	39	—	1,306	61.50–67.25	65.62
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,215	75.00–80.00	78.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	937	128.50	128.50
49	—	773	136.00–138.50	137.93
14	—	719	140.00–144.00	141.17
4	—	859	133.50	133.50
28	—	617	145.00–146.00	145.60
2	—	823	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	394	152.00	152.00
12	—	565	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	858	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	558	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	631	145.00	145.00
3	—	727	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	118.00	118.00
3	—	832	136.00–142.50	138.08
4	—	654	154.00	154.00
8	—	867	128.00–137.00	131.91
6	—	790	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	927	140.25	140.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	880	137.50–139.50	138.61
34	—	627	161.00–162.00	161.62
58	—	815	147.50	147.50
122	—	962	134.00–136.00	134.91
84	—	788	145.25–148.50	146.52
44	—	672	158.00–164.75	164.12
104	—	724	147.00–156.50	155.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	384	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	659	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	116.00	116.00
2	—	1,038	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,081	123.75	123.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	81.50	81.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	71.00	71.00
6	—	1,233	65.00–68.00	65.70
21	—	1,266	54.50–64.50	60.14
2	—	1,138	48.00–52.50	50.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,570	67.00–68.00	67.14
2	—	1,830	72.00–73.00	72.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,433	65.50–69.00	68.35
6	—	1,447	61.50–64.50	62.49
3	—	1,602	72.00–73.00	72.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,904	85.50–94.00	89.91
13	—	1,961	94.00–102.00	96.42
4	—	1,841	78.50–84.50	82.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,180	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,288	75.00–84.00	80.45

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.