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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

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

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Nov 24Dec 1Dec 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,885 head

▲ 406 vs last sale 1,479▲ 472 vs year ago 1,413 · +33.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

726 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 675▲ 638 vs year ago 88 · +725.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

418 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 388▼ 520 vs year ago 938 · −55.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested last sale to develop any market trend. Unweaned steer calves sold mostly 10.00-15.00 higher. Heifers under 550 lbs sold mostly 6.00-12.00 higher, heifers over 550 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Quality this week was average to very attractive and much more attractive than last weeks light run. Many sets of calves were purchased to run on grass this coming summer and these offerings sold with the best demand. Demand for weaned calves was mostly good this week. Market activity was mostly active with bidders quickly bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Packers showed light demand for all cows not suitable to feed. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower on all classes. Feeding cows sold weak on high quality cows suitable to feed to premium white and mostly 1.00 lower on short term feeding cows. Cow quality this week was average with many thin cows seen again this week. Slaughter bulls sold with steady to lower undertones. Packers showed light demand for bulls this week and offerings that were not suitable to feed sold lower. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold unevenly steady. Demand remains mostly good for young cows. Many cows continue to sell light and in thin flesh.

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 $153.36/cwt on 784 head.

Average price

$153.36

784 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$413

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$36.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.28

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	154.36	770	692
Medium and Large 1-2	469	147.23	691	86
Medium and Large 2	417	134.00	559	3thin
Large 1	1,003	118.00	1,184	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.36/cwt here — about −$413 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 sale784 hd

153.36

—

MT average3 barns · 1,210 hd

145.08

+8.28

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	1,800	71.38	1,285	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	61.10	930	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,315	51.29	675	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,127	42.66	481	266

Every lot

70 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	568	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	327	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	662	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	189.16/cwt	186.00–190.00	736	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	390	204.60/cwt	195.00–211.00	798	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	404	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	848	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	411	198.16/cwt	188.00–206.00	814	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	425	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	774	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	188.70/cwt	178.00–191.00	898	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	899	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	504	178.35/cwt	166.00–179.50	899	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	171.04/cwt	159.00–177.50	893	173
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	593	147.75/cwt	147.00–150.00	876	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	151.50/cwt	146.00–154.50	929	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	685	145.90/cwt	144.00–146.00	999	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,046	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	724	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,024	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,140	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,190	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	304	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	483	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	348	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	546	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	599	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	377	165.75/cwt	164.00–168.00	625	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	559	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	432	158.19/cwt	156.50–160.50	683	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	154.14/cwt	151.00–163.00	667	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	438	150.72/cwt	148.00–151.00	660	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	678	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	155.60/cwt	153.50–159.50	720	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	469	167.24/cwt	167.00–167.50	784	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	477	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	687	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	152.76/cwt	149.50–159.00	739	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	768	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	509	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	814	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	519	153.43/cwt	147.00–156.00	796	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	532	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	718	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	558	138.21/cwt	135.00–140.00	771	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	802	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	892	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,081	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,017	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,193	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,100	3
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	1,003	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,184	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	329	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	617	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	413	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	739	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,662	70.81/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,177	12
Bulls	—	—	1,853	65.36/cwt	54.00–74.00	1,211	7
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,984	78.38/cwt	77.50–80.50	1,555	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	840	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	231	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	958	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	412	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	958	37.99/cwt	36.50–41.00	364	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	962	44.39/cwt	42.00–47.00	427	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	34.02/cwt	25.00–36.00	351	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,129	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	666	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	41.97/cwt	38.50–46.00	480	44
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,150	43.19/cwt	38.00–46.00	497	130
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	47.35/cwt	46.50–51.00	552	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,176	49.82/cwt	46.50–56.00	586	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,304	46.30/cwt	44.00–47.50	604	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,328	53.34/cwt	49.00–59.50	708	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	689	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	639	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,430	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	887	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,490	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	685	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,524	62.18/cwt	58.50–64.50	948	14
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	934	80.26/cwt	50.00–91.00	750	103
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	66.71/cwt	50.00–88.00	667	95
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,440	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,055	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,858	14

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 Dec 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,885Last week 1,479Year ago 1,413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 726Last week 675Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 418Last week 388Year ago 938

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	936	127.50	127.50
27	—	363	165.00	165.00
39	—	828	130.50	130.50
12	—	505	152.00	152.00
58	—	463	153.50–159.50	155.60
17	—	565	142.00	142.00
120	—	433	151.00–163.00	154.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	446	152.00	152.00
4	—	900	113.00	113.00
3	—	982	112.00	112.00
7	—	304	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	668	133.50	133.50
83	—	432	156.50–160.50	158.19
11	—	558	135.00–140.00	138.21
36	—	484	149.50–159.00	152.76
87	—	519	147.00–156.00	153.43
39	—	377	164.00–168.00	165.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	469	167.00–167.50	167.24
16	—	509	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	144.00	144.00
11	—	348	157.00	157.00
35	—	438	148.00–151.00	150.72
9	—	532	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	327	202.50	202.50
19	—	685	144.00–146.00	145.90
80	—	411	188.00–206.00	198.16
76	—	476	178.00–191.00	188.70
173	—	522	159.00–177.50	171.04
37	—	390	195.00–211.00	204.60
15	—	724	141.50	141.50
20	—	593	147.00–150.00	147.75
58	—	613	146.00–154.50	151.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	303	187.50	187.50
44	—	389	186.00–190.00	189.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	814	140.00	140.00
14	—	404	210.00	210.00
7	—	895	133.00	133.00
20	—	491	183.00	183.00
74	—	688	152.00	152.00
62	—	504	166.00–179.50	178.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	425	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	187.50	187.50
10	—	413	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,304	44.00–47.50	46.30
1	—	1,430	62.00	62.00
47	—	1,328	49.00–59.50	53.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	47.00	47.00
4	—	1,350	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	27.50	27.50
3	—	958	36.50–41.00	37.99
3	—	962	42.00–47.00	44.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,129	59.00	59.00
22	—	1,176	46.50–56.00	49.82
130	—	1,150	38.00–46.00	43.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,524	58.50–64.50	62.18
1	—	1,490	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,033	25.00–36.00	34.02
44	—	1,143	38.50–46.00	41.97
13	—	1,165	46.50–51.00	47.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,853	54.00–74.00	65.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,662	64.00–74.00	70.81
7	—	1,984	77.50–80.50	78.38

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	103	—	934	50.00–91.00	80.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	95	—	1,000	50.00–88.00	66.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,055	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,055	650.00	650.00

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.