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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

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

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,265 head

▼ 2,099 vs last sale 4,364▼ 628 vs year ago 2,893 · −21.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

575 head

▲ 139 vs last sale 436▲ 398 vs year ago 177 · +224.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

825 head

▲ 280 vs last sale 545▼ 60 vs year ago 885 · −6.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. All steer calves under 500 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher, steers 500-599 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher; steers over 600 lbs sold steady. Yearling heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower on all weight classes. Quality this week was average to attractive, however not as attractive as last week. Demand was light to moderate this week and uneven at times. Heifers suitable to run on grass was not as strong this week, however this class of feeders continue to sell with the best demand. Market activity this week was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for heavy offerings. Packer buyers purchased slaughter cows on lighter demand than last week, and opted to send most offerings to feed. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 lower on all classes. Feeding cows sold steady to firm. Cow quality this week was average to attractive. Many very thin cows Continue to be offered. Many of these offerings are purchased for short term feed as long as they are sound and look strong enough to feed. Slaughter bulls were scarcely tested this week as most offerings sold to feeding buyers. Bulls sold 4.00-5.00 higher than last week. Weigh up conditions on cows and bulls were mixed this week. 2 year old to young age cows sold mostly 4.00-6.00 higher. Several groups of one iron 2 year old cows sold this week. These offerings sold on mostly good demand. Quality was mostly average to attractive.

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 $176.06/cwt on 1,231 head.

Average price

$176.06

1,231 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$20.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.00

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	177.73	885	1,095
Medium and Large 1-2	469	171.59	806	49
Large 1	541	157.64	853	87

One grade step is worth $20.08/cwt here — about $32 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 sale1,231 hd

176.06

—

MT average3 barns · 3,829 hd

167.06

+9.00

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	1,600	80.60	1,290	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,682	57.26	963	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	56.40	743	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,153	45.65	526	263

Every lot

77 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	713	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	625	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	337	209.90/cwt	205.00–211.00	707	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	372	188.44/cwt	182.00–195.00	701	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	196.45/cwt	195.00–202.00	758	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	198.41/cwt	186.00–209.50	835	162
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	184.84/cwt	181.00–187.00	786	43
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	436	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	698	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	801	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	187.97/cwt	175.00–191.00	878	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	176.07/cwt	174.00–177.50	847	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	487	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	830	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	858	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	527	173.65/cwt	167.00–182.00	915	147
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	528	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	850	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	175.14/cwt	170.00–176.00	926	139
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	537	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	870	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	161.29/cwt	151.00–168.00	937	161
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	592	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	903	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	872	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	148.52/cwt	144.00–153.50	919	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	150.26/cwt	145.00–152.00	935	53
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	622	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	908	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	342	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	571	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	601	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	367	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	569	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	386	169.27/cwt	167.00–169.50	653	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	167.33/cwt	167.00–168.00	648	12
Heifers	—	Medium 1	405	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	642	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	417	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	626	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	418	166.30/cwt	158.00–170.00	695	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	162.63/cwt	158.00–165.00	699	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	435	151.38/cwt	151.00–153.50	659	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	676	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	463	162.59/cwt	161.00–169.50	753	110
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	156.68/cwt	147.00–163.50	732	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	469	151.81/cwt	149.50–155.00	712	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	688	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	512	144.90/cwt	144.00–146.00	742	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	515	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	718	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	153.78/cwt	144.00–158.50	804	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	725	8
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	549	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	802	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	553	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	730	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	563	141.97/cwt	136.00–144.50	799	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	133.61/cwt	132.00–135.00	752	13
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	585	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	769	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	667	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	827	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	892	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	983	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	989	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	797	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	996	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	842	131.20/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,105	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	851	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,113	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,123	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,403	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,080	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,624	81.34/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,321	14
Bulls	—	—	1,665	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,290	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	913	35.44/cwt	34.00–37.50	324	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	981	40.85/cwt	40.00–42.50	401	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	523	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	38.05/cwt	34.00–38.50	405	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	43.51/cwt	41.00–48.00	494	86
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,196	46.21/cwt	40.00–47.50	553	64
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,218	53.39/cwt	51.00–56.50	650	64
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,314	57.07/cwt	54.50–60.50	750	96
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	46.20/cwt	44.00–48.50	621	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,398	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	636	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,682	57.26/cwt	56.50–57.50	963	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	558	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	855	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	556	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	865	87.35/cwt	60.50–94.25	756	152
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	988	49.90/cwt	48.00–51.00	493	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,023	71.60/cwt	48.50–80.00	732	23
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,133	576.40/cwt	550.00–610.00	6,531	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,163	790.26/cwt	725.00–835.00	9,191	67

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,265Last week 4,364Year ago 2,893

Slaughter CattleReceipts 575Last week 436Year ago 177

Replacement CattleReceipts 825Last week 545Year ago 885

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,624	79.00–82.00	81.34
2	—	1,403	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,314	54.50–60.50	57.07
4	—	1,398	45.50	45.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,135	41.00–48.00	43.51
38	—	1,065	34.00–38.50	38.05
1	—	1,005	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,682	56.50–57.50	57.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,218	51.00–56.50	53.39
64	—	1,196	40.00–47.50	46.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	913	34.00–37.50	35.44
7	—	981	40.00–42.50	40.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	44.00–48.50	46.20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	467	147.00–163.50	156.68
13	—	851	130.75	130.75
12	—	387	167.00–168.00	167.33
12	—	743	132.25	132.25
5	—	913	123.00	123.00
16	—	430	158.00–165.00	162.63
75	—	523	144.00–158.50	153.78
20	—	842	127.00–133.00	131.20
9	—	767	129.00	129.00
13	—	563	132.00–135.00	133.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	512	144.00–146.00	144.90
45	—	386	167.00–169.50	169.27
13	—	342	167.00	167.00
40	—	418	158.00–170.00	166.30
52	—	469	149.50–155.00	151.81
5	—	667	124.00	124.00
38	—	563	136.00–144.50	141.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	463	161.00–169.50	162.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	144.00	144.00
6	—	358	168.00	168.00
3	—	708	126.00	126.00
15	—	797	125.00	125.00
5	—	442	153.00	153.00
8	—	529	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	130.00	130.00
14	—	549	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	585	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	405	158.50	158.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	435	151.00–153.50	151.38
24	—	367	155.00	155.00
10	—	515	139.50	139.50
6	—	553	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	527	167.00–182.00	173.65
98	—	481	174.00–177.50	176.07
43	—	425	181.00–187.00	184.84
49	—	592	152.50	152.50
11	—	337	205.00–211.00	209.90
24	—	619	144.00–153.50	148.52
51	—	372	182.00–195.00	188.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	529	170.00–176.00	175.14
53	—	622	145.00–152.00	150.26
104	—	467	175.00–191.00	187.97
22	—	386	195.00–202.00	196.45
162	—	421	186.00–209.50	198.41
31	—	333	214.00	214.00
161	—	581	151.00–168.00	161.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	182.00	182.00
19	—	496	173.00	173.00
13	—	335	186.50	186.50
7	—	614	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	528	161.00	161.00
7	—	436	160.00	160.00
19	—	622	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	487	170.50	170.50
3	—	537	162.00	162.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	855	65.00	65.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	988	48.00–51.00	49.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,023	48.50–80.00	71.60
(<2 yrs)	Open	152	—	865	60.50–94.25	87.35

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	—	754	74.00	74.00

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)	67	—	1,163	725.00–835.00	790.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,133	550.00–610.00	576.40

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.