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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Sep 29

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,156 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 1,105▲ 821 vs year ago 335 · +245.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

178 head

▼ 168 vs last sale 346▲ 95 vs year ago 83 · +114.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

122 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 45▲ 97 vs year ago 25 · +388.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Yearling heifers sold mostly 1.00-4.00 higher. Unweaned calves were too lightly tested last sale thus no comparisons can be made. Demand for yearlings was mostly moderate to good while demand for calves was mostly moderate. Quality this week was average to very attractive on yearlings and average to attractive on calves. 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. CME positions sold with triple digit gains today which help provide additional support to the market. Market activity was mostly active this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. Feeding buyers were less active this sale and cows sold lower as a result. Both slaughter cows and feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. feeding bull demand improved this sale with more participants seen this week. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this week. Notably, cow and bull quality was not as attractive this week as last. An outstanding quality set of replacement yearling ewes were seen this sale. These ewes sold on mostly good to very good demand.

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 $139.48/cwt on 723 head.

Average price

$139.48

723 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$354

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

$16.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	656	141.08	925	12thin
Medium and Large 1	737	139.97	1,031	631
Medium 1	655	139.03	911	60
Large 1	1,027	124.50	1,279	20

One grade step is worth $16.58/cwt here — about −$354 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 sale723 hd

139.48

—

MT average3 barns · 1,489 hd

137.78

+1.71

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	1,700	76.34	1,298	66
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,495	76.00	1,136	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,578	66.26	1,046	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,453	58.28	847	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,196	52.17	624	55

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	330	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	639	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	409	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	753	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	452	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	814	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	486	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	816	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	852	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	588	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	864	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,088	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	147.43/cwt	147.00–147.50	1,153	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,207	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	143.77/cwt	142.50–144.00	1,275	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,281	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	133.83/cwt	130.50–140.00	1,312	22
Steers	—	Large 1	1,006	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,278	4
Steers	—	Large 1Full	1,082	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,266	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,089	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,386	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	315	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	495	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	377	158.49/cwt	156.75–165.00	598	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	646	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	457	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	704	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	518	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	720	7
Heifers	—	Medium 1	606	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.50	851	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	141.53/cwt	140.50–142.00	975	45
Heifers	—	Medium 1	690	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	952	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	140.35/cwt	138.00–142.50	1,015	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	138.62/cwt	137.00–139.75	1,052	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	777	140.23/cwt	139.00–140.50	1,090	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,069	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	137.47/cwt	134.75–139.25	1,130	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	133.01/cwt	130.50–134.50	1,155	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	886	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,130	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	905	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,131	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	129.74/cwt	129.00–130.50	1,196	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	128.90/cwt	127.00–130.75	1,248	57
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,027	124.50/cwt	120.50–126.25	1,279	20
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,571	78.59/cwt	74.00–81.50	1,235	28
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,692	73.97/cwt	72.50–75.50	1,252	9
Bulls	—	—	1,765	70.34/cwt	63.50–75.00	1,242	12
Bulls	—	—	1,855	81.63/cwt	80.50–82.50	1,514	2
Bulls	—	—	1,874	77.66/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,455	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	967	48.67/cwt	48.50–49.00	471	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	44.14/cwt	40.00–47.00	507	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	51.14/cwt	48.50–54.00	602	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,200	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	804	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,250	57.65/cwt	56.50–57.75	721	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,293	54.99/cwt	54.50–58.00	711	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,397	52.68/cwt	51.00–55.00	736	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,489	61.22/cwt	58.00–64.50	912	22
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%Return to Feed	1,495	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,136	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,530	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	711	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	66.26/cwt	66.00–66.50	1,046	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	954	88.29/cwt	70.00–102.00	842	63
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	956	79.75/cwt	79.75–79.75	762	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,061	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	584	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,203	65.23/cwt	59.50–69.00	785	9

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,156Last week 1,105Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 346Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 45Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	689	140.50–142.00	141.53
23	—	759	137.00–139.75	138.62
57	—	968	127.00–130.75	128.90
34	—	868	130.50–134.50	133.01
120	—	822	134.75–139.25	137.47
59	—	723	138.00–142.50	140.35
90	—	922	129.00–130.50	129.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	428	151.00	151.00
52	—	457	154.00	154.00
64	—	377	156.75–165.00	158.49
7	—	518	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	905	125.00	125.00
4	—	886	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	135.00	135.00
7	—	786	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	777	139.00–140.50	140.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,027	120.50–126.25	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	606	140.00–141.50	140.48
35	—	690	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	980	130.50–140.00	133.83
26	—	782	147.00–147.50	147.43
13	—	716	152.00	152.00
15	—	838	144.00	144.00
2	—	925	138.50	138.50
91	—	887	142.50–144.00	143.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	409	184.00	184.00
26	—	452	180.00	180.00
6	—	529	161.00	161.00
8	—	330	193.50	193.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	486	168.00	168.00
3	—	588	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,006	127.00	127.00
21	—	1,089	127.25	127.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	46.50	46.50
11	—	1,397	51.00–55.00	52.68
22	—	1,489	58.00–64.50	61.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,148	40.00–47.00	44.14
26	—	1,178	48.50–54.00	51.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,293	54.50–58.00	54.99
11	—	1,250	56.50–57.75	57.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	48.50–49.00	48.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,495	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	66.00–66.50	66.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,765	63.50–75.00	70.34
15	—	1,874	75.00–79.00	77.66
2	—	1,855	80.50–82.50	81.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,692	72.50–75.50	73.97
28	—	1,571	74.00–81.50	78.59

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	63	—	954	70.00–102.00	88.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,203	59.50–69.00	65.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	956	79.75	79.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,061	55.00	55.00

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.