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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Oct 13

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,546 head

▲ 1,230 vs last sale 1,316▲ 784 vs year ago 1,762 · +44.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

542 head

▲ 213 vs last sale 329▲ 332 vs year ago 210 · +158.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

397 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 320▼ 296 vs year ago 693 · −42.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, steady undertones were noticed. Unweaned steer calves sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher. Unweaned heifers 500-549 lbs sold mostly 3.00-5.00 lower, all other weights of heifer calves were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Quality on yearlings was mostly average, while quality on calves was average to very attractive. Demand for both yearlings and calves was mostly moderate. Both calves and yearlings were coming out of dry country and were in very light to light flesh. Preconditioned calves with fall vaccinations sold with the best demand. Market activity was mostly active today with a large crowd and many buyers ringside bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for moderate offerings. Cow quality this week was mostly plain to average and significantly lower than last week. Many cows were very thin as both poor range conditions and suckling calves combined to pull cows' body condition scores lower. Many cows selling this week were shells and buyers did not want to risk feeding this type offering. Feeding cows sold unevenly steady. Breaking flesh cows continue to sell with the best demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 lower, however on a dressed basis cows sold near steady as yielding conditions were significantly lower this week compared to last. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher as feeding buyers pushed packers over limited offerings. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this week on both cows and bulls. 2-3 year old cows suitable to rebreed sold sharply lower this week. Quality was plain to average with many very thin cows on offer this week.

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 $163.96/cwt on 1,274 head.

Average price

$163.96

1,274 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$14.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.33

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	165.37	844	1,113
Medium and Large 2	402	156.77	630	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	535	154.72	828	121
Large 1	537	150.59	808	27

One grade step is worth $14.78/cwt here — about $36 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 sale1,274 hd

163.96

—

MT average5 barns · 3,040 hd

156.63

+7.33

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	1,756	75.58	1,327	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,795	69.20	1,242	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,367	58.37	798	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	49.54	567	228

Every lot

78 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	332	208.07/cwt	207.50–210.00	691	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	372	179.99/cwt	174.00–187.00	670	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	381	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	650	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	398	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	669	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	764	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	430	166.48/cwt	161.00–173.00	716	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	434	178.43/cwt	175.00–180.00	774	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	437	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	721	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	170.23/cwt	165.00–178.50	803	320
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	475	160.39/cwt	160.00–164.50	762	33
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	497	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	770	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	833	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	163.17/cwt	156.00–168.00	852	194
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	537	150.40/cwt	148.00–153.50	808	48
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	560	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	829	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	153.31/cwt	150.00–155.00	874	167
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	916	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	142.42/cwt	139.00–144.50	866	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	659	145.17/cwt	145.00–145.50	957	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	1,050	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,085	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,068	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,148	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	137.76/cwt	137.50–138.00	1,134	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	267	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	387	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	332	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	520	16
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	363	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	541	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	376	155.12/cwt	154.00–156.50	583	90
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	420	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	611	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	435	142.91/cwt	141.00–146.00	622	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	437	151.01/cwt	149.75–156.00	660	170
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	144.62/cwt	140.50–152.00	690	176
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	481	126.81/cwt	124.00–136.00	610	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	492	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	683	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	139.84/cwt	135.50–140.50	727	173
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	559	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	764	12
Heifers	—	Medium 1	642	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	847	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	656	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	833	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,008	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	779	130.45/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,016	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	843	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,125	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	849	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,104	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	927	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,154	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,214	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,002	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	1,230	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,143	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,309	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	339	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	636	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,475	69.39/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,024	3
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,520	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,186	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,700	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,394	1
Bulls	—	—	1,735	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,353	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,771	79.30/cwt	74.50–81.50	1,404	17
Bulls	—	—	1,840	69.42/cwt	58.00–73.00	1,277	9
Bulls	—	—	1,915	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,436	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	963	42.70/cwt	41.00–44.50	411	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	963	37.19/cwt	35.00–42.00	358	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,052	43.04/cwt	42.50–44.50	453	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	46.60/cwt	45.50–49.00	525	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,131	48.53/cwt	47.00–52.00	549	88
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	41.56/cwt	35.00–44.50	483	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,180	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	797	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,196	55.94/cwt	52.00–63.00	669	67
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	51.23/cwt	49.50–53.50	622	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,311	64.37/cwt	64.00–65.00	844	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,312	52.42/cwt	51.00–53.00	688	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,372	59.71/cwt	55.00–63.50	819	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,411	50.37/cwt	48.00–53.50	711	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,585	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	943	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,760	71.16/cwt	71.00–71.50	1,252	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	2,110	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,540	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	73.08/cwt	64.00–77.00	607	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	946	86.68/cwt	64.00–102.00	820	91
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	949	68.06/cwt	59.00–74.00	646	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	996	71.42/cwt	61.50–84.00	711	87
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,039	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	571	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,224	51.87/cwt	46.00–58.00	635	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	957	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	11,723	11

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 Oct 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,546Last week 1,316Year ago 1,762

Slaughter CattleReceipts 542Last week 329Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 397Last week 320Year ago 693

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	559	136.75	136.75
90	—	376	154.00–156.50	155.12
16	—	332	156.50	156.50
176	—	477	140.50–152.00	144.62
170	—	437	149.75–156.00	151.01
173	—	520	135.50–140.50	139.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	934	130.00	130.00
6	—	843	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	849	130.00	130.00
9	—	779	130.00–131.00	130.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	363	149.00	149.00
20	—	481	124.00–136.00	126.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,002	122.75	122.75
2	—	1,143	114.50	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	758	133.00	133.00
3	—	927	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	492	138.75	138.75
8	—	435	141.00–146.00	142.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	267	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	420	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	642	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	656	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
320	—	472	165.00–178.50	170.23
3	—	659	145.00–145.50	145.17
134	—	434	175.00–180.00	178.43
50	—	608	139.00–144.50	142.42
167	—	570	150.00–155.00	153.31
55	—	372	174.00–187.00	179.99
194	—	522	156.00–168.00	163.17
13	—	332	207.50–210.00	208.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	505	165.00	165.00
7	—	591	155.00	155.00
24	—	714	152.00	152.00
26	—	674	155.75	155.75
31	—	786	146.00	146.00
20	—	429	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	398	168.00	168.00
48	—	537	148.00–153.50	150.40
14	—	430	161.00–173.00	166.48
33	—	475	160.00–164.50	160.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	437	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	560	148.00	148.00
10	—	497	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	742	144.00	144.00
13	—	823	137.50–138.00	137.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	381	170.50	170.50
7	—	420	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	339	187.50	187.50

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	91	—	946	64.00–102.00	86.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	87	—	996	61.50–84.00	71.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,039	55.00	55.00

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	15	—	949	59.00–74.00	68.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,224	46.00–58.00	51.87

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	4	—	830	64.00–77.00	73.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	957	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,196	52.00–63.00	55.94
1	—	1,180	67.50	67.50
88	—	1,131	47.00–52.00	48.53
15	—	1,052	42.50–44.50	43.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,215	49.50–53.50	51.23
25	—	1,126	45.50–49.00	46.60
16	—	1,163	35.00–44.50	41.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,372	55.00–63.50	59.71
4	—	1,311	64.00–65.00	64.37
7	—	1,312	51.00–53.00	52.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,760	71.00–71.50	71.16
1	—	2,110	73.00	73.00
1	—	1,585	59.50	59.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	41.00–44.50	42.70
5	—	963	35.00–42.00	37.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,411	48.00–53.50	50.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,735	78.00	78.00
9	—	1,840	58.00–73.00	69.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,771	74.50–81.50	79.30
1	—	1,700	82.00	82.00
3	—	1,475	65.00–73.00	69.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	78.00	78.00

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.