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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Dec 8

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,364 head

▲ 2,479 vs last sale 1,885▲ 755 vs year ago 3,609 · +20.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

436 head

▼ 290 vs last sale 726▲ 331 vs year ago 105 · +315.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

545 head

▲ 127 vs last sale 418▼ 337 vs year ago 882 · −38.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Unweaned Feeder Steers above 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, Unweaned Steers 400-450 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer Calves not enough comparable weights for an accurate market trend, weak undertone noted. Feeder Heifers 400-500 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, all other Feeder Heifer weights not enough comparison for an accurate market trend, steady to firm undertone noted. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and Slaughter Bulls sold steady.

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 $168.43/cwt on 1,754 head.

Average price

$168.43

1,754 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$13.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.78

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	169.91	860	1,560
Medium and Large 1-2	483	156.54	757	194

One grade step is worth $13.37/cwt here — about $103 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 sale1,754 hd

168.43

—

MT average5 barns · 5,914 hd

169.21

−0.78

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	1,715	74.95	1,286	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	55.84	723	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	54.97	846	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	47.73	548	184

Every lot

61 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	305	211.41/cwt	200.00–223.00	645	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	208.83/cwt	204.00–212.00	702	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	374	194.95/cwt	191.00–205.00	729	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	375	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	623	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	197.70/cwt	193.00–205.00	743	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	707	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	419	189.06/cwt	185.00–190.00	792	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	176.73/cwt	165.00–185.00	762	244
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	165.47/cwt	159.00–175.00	721	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	468	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	707	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	171.46/cwt	165.00–183.00	821	189
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	173.40/cwt	170.50–179.50	893	192
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	168.06/cwt	164.00–175.00	886	340
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	764	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	565	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	893	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	156.90/cwt	154.00–163.00	897	253
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	148.89/cwt	147.00–150.50	865	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	601	152.92/cwt	148.00–153.25	919	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	151.52/cwt	149.00–155.00	938	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	136.45/cwt	135.50–137.00	864	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	587	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	163.20/cwt	162.00–165.00	557	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	182.55/cwt	177.00–192.50	686	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	398	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	657	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	406	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	717	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	424	161.47/cwt	155.50–165.50	685	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	168.57/cwt	161.00–174.00	718	158
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	682	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	452	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	719	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	161.79/cwt	152.50–168.50	762	284
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	148.49/cwt	146.00–150.00	711	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	152.22/cwt	151.50–153.00	795	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	150.36/cwt	147.00–158.00	798	145
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	142.98/cwt	142.50–144.50	776	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	844	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	139.61/cwt	135.00–143.00	796	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	585	136.87/cwt	136.00–138.00	801	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	132.95/cwt	132.00–133.50	818	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	990	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	132.91/cwt	132.75–133.25	1,098	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	128.85/cwt	128.75–129.00	1,122	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	944	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,161	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	170.00/cwt	165.00–172.00	748	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	536	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	842	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	554	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	803	19
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,530	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,117	1
Bulls	—	—	1,561	67.30/cwt	54.00–74.00	1,051	10
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,745	75.49/cwt	74.50–77.50	1,317	4
Bulls	—	—	1,796	78.76/cwt	73.00–83.00	1,415	20
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	42.62/cwt	38.00–44.50	468	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,110	59.91/cwt	59.50–60.00	665	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,120	41.93/cwt	36.00–44.00	470	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,134	48.61/cwt	45.00–55.00	551	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	29.04/cwt	27.00–31.00	339	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	49.47/cwt	44.50–55.00	579	106
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,250	55.78/cwt	53.50–58.50	697	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	55.85/cwt	52.00–59.00	729	55
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	56.11/cwt	54.00–57.00	849	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,720	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	808	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	76.95/cwt	61.50–88.00	758	169
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	881.40/cwt	800.00–925.00	10,735	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 Dec 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,364Last week 1,885Year ago 3,609

Slaughter CattleReceipts 436Last week 726Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 545Last week 418Year ago 882

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	305	200.00–223.00	211.41
62	—	419	185.00–190.00	189.06
10	—	374	191.00–205.00	194.95
192	—	515	170.50–179.50	173.40
64	—	601	148.00–153.25	152.92
39	—	565	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	619	149.00–155.00	151.52
244	—	431	165.00–185.00	176.73
42	—	376	193.00–205.00	197.70
189	—	479	165.00–183.00	171.46
38	—	336	204.00–212.00	208.83
253	—	572	154.00–163.00	156.90
340	—	527	164.00–175.00	168.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	468	151.00	151.00
4	—	375	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	546	140.00	140.00
32	—	393	180.00	180.00
40	—	436	159.00–175.00	165.47
24	—	581	147.00–150.50	148.89
19	—	633	135.50–137.00	136.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	522	151.50–153.00	152.22
12	—	398	165.00	165.00
54	—	585	136.00–138.00	136.87
8	—	452	159.00	159.00
25	—	424	155.50–165.50	161.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
158	—	426	161.00–174.00	168.57
284	—	471	152.50–168.50	161.79
74	—	376	177.00–192.50	182.55
44	—	615	132.00–133.50	132.95
18	—	826	132.75–133.25	132.91
5	—	326	180.00	180.00
122	—	570	135.00–143.00	139.61
4	—	944	123.00	123.00
145	—	531	147.00–158.00	150.36
37	—	871	128.75–129.00	128.85
12	—	733	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	406	176.50	176.50
80	—	556	151.75	151.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	543	142.50–144.50	142.98
41	—	479	146.00–150.00	148.49
17	—	341	162.00–165.00	163.20
9	—	449	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	536	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	554	145.00	145.00
10	—	440	165.00–172.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,305	52.00–59.00	55.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,134	45.00–55.00	48.61
5	—	1,110	59.50–60.00	59.91
6	—	1,120	36.00–44.00	41.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,513	54.00–57.00	56.11
1	—	1,720	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,250	53.50–58.50	55.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,099	38.00–44.50	42.62
4	—	1,168	27.00–31.00	29.04
106	—	1,170	44.50–55.00	49.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,745	74.50–77.50	75.49
1	—	1,530	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,796	73.00–83.00	78.76
10	—	1,561	54.00–74.00	67.30

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	169	—	985	61.50–88.00	76.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,218	800.00–925.00	881.40

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.