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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Sep 15

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,420 head

▲ 376 vs last sale 1,044▲ 470 vs year ago 950 · +49.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

381 head

▲ 158 vs last sale 223▲ 204 vs year ago 177 · +115.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 40▼ 13 vs year ago 43 · −30.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Yearling steers over 750 lbs, and yearling heifers over 700 lbs sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher. Unweaned calves were not tested last sale thus no comparisons can be made. Demand for yearlings was mostly moderate to good while demand for calves was mostly light to moderate. Quality this week was average to attractive. Most feeders were coming out of dry country and were in light flesh. Buyer attendance was mostly good this sale with many buyers in the stands. Market activity was mostly active this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for light to moderate offerings. Feeding buyers were very active this sale with sever additional buyers in the market purchasing cows for feed. Packers showed a desire to purchase at least a portion of the cow offerings and were willing to give more money in order to secure offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeding cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00 lower. Feeding bull demand was significantly lower this sale with fewer participants seen this week. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this week. Cows started the day offering average weigh up conditions however warmer weather was seen in the afternoon and weigh up conditions deteriorated quickly as the sale progressed.

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 $134.22/cwt on 924 head.

Average price

$134.22

924 head · 830 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$138

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$11.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.70

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	829	134.41	1,114	868
Medium and Large 1-2	825	132.63	1,094	48
Large 1	1,015	123.38	1,252	8thin

One grade step is worth $11.03/cwt here — about −$138 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 sale924 hd

134.22

—

MT average3 barns · 1,847 hd

133.53

+0.70

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	1,699	80.93	1,375	135
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	66.94	1,007	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,400	64.28	900	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,219	55.62	678	66

Every lot

57 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	443	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	731	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	456	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	752	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	518	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	777	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	593	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	904	16
Steers	—	Medium 1	648	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	991	12
Steers	—	Medium 1Natural	661	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,018	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	682	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	941	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,097	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	757	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	1,153	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,109	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,167	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	144.64/cwt	143.75–145.25	1,211	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	874	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,265	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,159	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	904	138.81/cwt	136.50–139.75	1,255	28
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	396	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	602	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	456	144.07/cwt	142.50–145.00	657	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	135.08/cwt	131.50–138.00	858	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	986	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	139.04/cwt	138.00–139.50	1,036	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	137.29/cwt	135.00–138.75	1,057	142
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,063	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	135.34/cwt	133.50–135.75	1,114	157
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	841	133.45/cwt	130.50–134.50	1,122	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	864	128.65/cwt	128.50–129.00	1,112	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	133.68/cwt	130.00–135.75	1,159	170
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	885	129.50/cwt	128.00–129.75	1,146	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	130.37/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,194	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	128.96/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,246	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	969	123.59/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,198	15
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,015	123.38/cwt	122.25–124.50	1,252	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1Unweaned	431	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	595	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,042	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,068	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,210	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	908	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,282	81.48/cwt	78.50–84.50	1,045	14
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,469	75.84/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,114	6
Bulls	—	—	1,638	76.01/cwt	71.00–78.50	1,245	25
Bulls	—	—	1,790	82.25/cwt	78.00–84.50	1,472	82
Bulls	—	—	1,960	87.06/cwt	85.50–89.00	1,706	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,097	59.43/cwt	59.00–59.50	652	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	50.11/cwt	50.00–50.50	568	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,219	56.83/cwt	52.50–57.75	693	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	54.73/cwt	51.50–58.50	691	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	65.35/cwt	60.50–66.00	849	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,322	59.41/cwt	55.00–61.50	785	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,362	59.66/cwt	56.00–60.00	813	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,419	64.92/cwt	60.00–65.75	921	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,456	67.49/cwt	67.00–68.50	983	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,464	66.43/cwt	65.25–67.50	973	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,470	67.14/cwt	65.50–68.50	987	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	983	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,555	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	746	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,587	68.22/cwt	67.75–70.50	1,083	17
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	701	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,083	73.45/cwt	69.00–78.00	795	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	764	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	731	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	6,835	8

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,420Last week 1,044Year ago 950

Slaughter CattleReceipts 381Last week 223Year ago 177

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 40Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	518	150.00	150.00
3	—	682	138.00	138.00
4	—	456	165.00	165.00
6	—	443	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	837	143.75–145.25	144.64
9	—	791	147.50	147.50
16	—	593	152.50	152.50
28	—	904	136.50–139.75	138.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	739	148.50	148.50
10	—	878	132.00	132.00
3	—	770	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	874	144.75	144.75
25	—	757	152.25	152.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	648	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	661	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	635	131.50–138.00	135.08
142	—	770	135.00–138.75	137.29
157	—	823	133.50–135.75	135.34
90	—	966	126.00–132.00	128.96
97	—	916	128.00–132.00	130.37
170	—	867	130.00–135.75	133.68
118	—	745	138.00–139.50	139.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	396	152.00	152.00
16	—	456	142.50–145.00	144.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	841	130.50–134.50	133.45
4	—	736	134.00	134.00
12	—	793	134.00	134.00
10	—	864	128.50–129.00	128.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	969	123.00–124.00	123.59
35	—	885	128.00–129.75	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,015	122.25–124.50	123.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,042	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	138.00	138.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	935	75.00	75.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,083	69.00–78.00	73.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	65.00	65.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	731	935.00	935.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,638	71.00–78.50	76.01
82	—	1,790	78.00–84.50	82.25
7	—	1,960	85.50–89.00	87.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,469	71.00–78.00	75.84
14	—	1,282	78.50–84.50	81.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	48.00	48.00
15	—	1,362	56.00–60.00	59.66
7	—	1,456	67.00–68.50	67.49
16	—	1,299	60.50–66.00	65.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,133	50.00–50.50	50.11
32	—	1,263	51.50–58.50	54.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,219	52.50–57.75	56.83
8	—	1,097	59.00–59.50	59.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,322	55.00–61.50	59.41
33	—	1,470	65.50–68.50	67.14
15	—	1,419	60.00–65.75	64.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,587	67.75–70.50	68.22
35	—	1,464	65.25–67.50	66.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	65.00	65.00

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.