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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Sep 1

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Aug 25Sep 1Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,044 head

▲ 602 vs last sale 442▲ 1,044 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

223 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 165▲ 223 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 113▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Today was the annual Trail-head yearling special. Feeder steers were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on steers under 850 lbs and weak undertones were noticed on steers over 850 lbs. Yearling heifers under 850 lbs sold mostly 5.00-7.00 lower in a narrow comparison, heifers 850-950 lbs sold weak, heifers over 950 lbs were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Quality this week was average to attractive. Offerings were mostly offered in small to moderate size packages, with one full load of steers seen this week. Demand was mostly light to moderate for all yearlings on offer. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average again this week as many cattle were pushing fill. The stands were full of buyers this week, however buyer participation was lighter this week. Market activity was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for light offerings. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady this week. Packer buyers tried to buy cows lower, however limited offerings pushed prices higher by the end of the sale as buyers tried to fill loads. Slaughter bulls sold steady to weak. Feeding buyers continue to show moderate to good demand for bulls as they buyer bulls away from packers. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average this week as many were very full. Feeding cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to weak undertones were noticed.

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 $139.94/cwt on 475 head.

Average price

$139.94

475 head · 832 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$47.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.58

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	631	152.50	962	12thin
Medium and Large 1	815	142.22	1,158	411
Medium and Large 1-2	839	131.69	1,105	13thin
Large 1-2	1,004	124.50	1,250	6thin
Large 1	1,136	114.24	1,298	29
Medium 2	786	105.00	825	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.50/cwt here — about $137 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 sale475 hd

139.94

—

MT average2 barns · 1,140 hd

138.36

+1.58

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	1,813	82.95	1,504	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	63.69	986	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,173	56.72	665	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,382	55.74	770	31

Every lot

49 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	631	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	962	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	152.91/cwt	150.00–153.50	1,041	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	150.33/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,102	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	144.13/cwt	142.50–146.50	1,123	76
Steers	—	Medium 2	786	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	825	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	142.35/cwt	138.25–143.75	1,159	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	839	131.69/cwt	130.50–133.00	1,105	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	896	134.68/cwt	133.25–136.50	1,207	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	938	132.46/cwt	131.25–133.25	1,242	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	964	127.60/cwt	127.25–128.00	1,230	19
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,004	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,250	6
Steers	—	Large 1	1,032	121.18/cwt	121.00–121.50	1,251	11
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,200	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,320	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	426	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	592	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1	606	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	797	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	136.31/cwt	135.00–138.50	900	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	972	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	130.75/cwt	130.25–131.50	965	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	131.30/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,007	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	128.74/cwt	128.00–129.50	1,043	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	127.35/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,103	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	886	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,108	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	125.40/cwt	124.00–127.50	1,154	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	958	124.41/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,192	47
Heifers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,003	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,123	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,018	120.81/cwt	117.50–122.25	1,230	28
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,111	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,200	5
Heifers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,177	105.72/cwt	97.00–106.25	1,244	34
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	425	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	648	7
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,045	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,024	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,083	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,018	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,245	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,046	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,293	73.67/cwt	72.00–75.00	953	3
Bulls	—	—	1,794	75.50/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,354	8
Bulls	—	—	1,863	84.96/cwt	81.50–87.50	1,583	40
Bulls	—	—	2,110	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,878	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	55.81/cwt	51.50–60.50	650	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,227	62.20/cwt	61.00–63.00	763	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	62.82/cwt	62.50–63.50	846	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,382	54.55/cwt	50.25–60.50	754	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	58.36/cwt	58.00–59.00	860	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	988	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	63.25/cwt	63.25–63.25	981	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	69.56/cwt	68.25–71.50	1,108	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	900	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	693	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,110	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	627	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,208	73.66/cwt	73.50–74.00	890	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,253	67.30/cwt	63.00–70.00	843	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,444	61.62/cwt	57.50–65.00	890	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 Sep 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,044Last week 442Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 165Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 113Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	839	130.50–133.00	131.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	896	133.25–136.50	134.68
111	—	733	145.00–151.00	150.33
76	—	779	142.50–146.50	144.13
56	—	814	138.25–143.75	142.35
26	—	681	150.00–153.50	152.91
19	—	964	127.25–128.00	127.60
57	—	938	131.25–133.25	132.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,200	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	786	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	631	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,004	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,032	121.00–121.50	121.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	767	130.00–133.50	131.30
47	—	958	121.00–126.00	124.41
42	—	660	135.00–138.50	136.31
82	—	866	126.00–129.00	127.35
30	—	712	136.50	136.50
14	—	810	128.00–129.50	128.74
89	—	920	124.00–127.50	125.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,177	97.00–106.25	105.72
4	—	1,003	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	886	125.00	125.00
15	—	738	130.25–131.50	130.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,018	117.50–122.25	120.81
5	—	1,111	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,045	98.00	98.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	56.50	56.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	77.00	77.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,208	73.50–74.00	73.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,444	57.50–65.00	61.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,253	63.00–70.00	67.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	66.50	66.50
3	—	1,347	62.50–63.50	62.82
27	—	1,382	50.25–60.50	54.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,227	61.00–63.00	62.20
42	—	1,164	51.50–60.50	55.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,551	63.25	63.25
4	—	1,593	68.25–71.50	69.56
3	—	1,474	58.00–59.00	58.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,863	81.50–87.50	84.96
8	—	1,794	72.00–81.00	75.50
1	—	2,110	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	84.00	84.00
3	—	1,293	72.00–75.00	73.67

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.