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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jan 5

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Dec 15Jan 5Jan 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,209 head

▼ 1,056 vs last sale 2,265▼ 477 vs year ago 1,686 · −28.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

548 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 575▲ 362 vs year ago 186 · +194.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

169 head

▼ 656 vs last sale 825▼ 626 vs year ago 795 · −78.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steer calves under 450 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher; 450-499 lbs steers sold generally steady; steers over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Yearling heifers were too lightly tested to develop an market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Heifers under 450 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher; heifers over 450 lbs sold generally steady to weak. Feeder cattle quality was mostly average today. The best demand was seen for lightweight calves suitable to run on grass. CME positions sold off sharply on Monday. Lower CME contract prices coupled with sharply higher feed costs put a damper on the market this week. Market activity was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for moderate offerings. Feeding cow buyers were the driving force behind the cow market this week. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher as packing buyers competed with feeding buyers over offerings. Cow and bull quality was mostly average to attractive this week. Cow body condition scores have started to improve as winter has been very mild and many produces have weaned calves over 60 days. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop any market trend as most bulls sold to feeding buyers last sale. Demand for bulls was mostly good. Weigh up conditions were average this week. Young age cows sold sharply lower as the calendar has advanced too late in the year for southern ranchers to breed for fall calving. Many sets of young age cows sold as feeding cows 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 $167.84/cwt on 559 head.

Average price

$167.84

559 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$152

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

$4.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	446	171.39	764	82
Medium and Large 1	548	167.24	916	477

One grade step is worth $4.15/cwt here — about −$152 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 sale559 hd

167.84

—

MT average1 barns · 559 hd

167.84

+0.00

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	—	High	1,818	78.82	1,433	36
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,000	59.00	1,180	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,329	57.19	760	163
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,491	57.16	852	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,176	48.48	570	270

Every lot

58 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	320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	656	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	178.89/cwt	172.00–190.00	689	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	398	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	826	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	211.25/cwt	204.00–217.00	894	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	430	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	791	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	458	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	918	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	180.85/cwt	175.00–190.00	852	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	163.07/cwt	160.00–167.00	771	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	184.49/cwt	182.50–185.00	884	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	514	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	879	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	168.54/cwt	165.00–171.50	880	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	543	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	858	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	157.86/cwt	152.50–161.00	911	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	150.42/cwt	147.00–153.50	939	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	627	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	928	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	656	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	954	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	142.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	968	46
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	173.31/cwt	159.50–177.00	712	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	153.02/cwt	150.00–155.00	670	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	444	159.04/cwt	158.00–162.00	706	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	155.44/cwt	149.50–157.00	746	123
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	532	144.65/cwt	144.00–144.75	770	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	146.04/cwt	143.50–147.25	778	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	142.06/cwt	138.00–143.00	800	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	763	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,065	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,101	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	985	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,167	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,372	73.58/cwt	72.50–74.00	1,010	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,485	78.77/cwt	78.50–79.00	1,170	2
Bulls	—	—	1,751	72.16/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,264	4
Bulls	—	—	1,900	80.26/cwt	77.00–82.50	1,525	26
Bulls	—	—	1,975	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,659	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	985	45.50/cwt	45.00–46.00	448	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,120	52.62/cwt	50.50–55.00	589	57
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	37.98/cwt	31.00–40.00	438	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	698	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,189	47.91/cwt	45.50–50.00	570	111
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	52.02/cwt	50.00–53.00	619	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,222	45.69/cwt	41.00–49.00	558	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,327	57.97/cwt	52.00–59.50	769	142
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,338	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	796	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,340	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	683	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	45.62/cwt	43.00–47.00	617	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	797	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	57.29/cwt	55.00–57.50	865	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,525	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	907	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,556	55.14/cwt	54.50–57.00	858	8
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	2,000	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	1,180	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	855	54.41/cwt	47.00–62.00	465	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	61.06/cwt	52.00–92.00	629	66
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,099	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	582	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,254	738.91/cwt	710.00–775.00	9,266	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,318	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	13,641	26
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	938	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	12,991	16

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 Jan 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,209Last week 2,265Year ago 1,686

Slaughter CattleReceipts 548Last week 575Year ago 186

Replacement CattleReceipts 169Last week 825Year ago 795

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	444	158.00–162.00	159.04
58	—	532	144.00–144.75	144.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	580	131.50	131.50
5	—	438	150.00–155.00	153.02
6	—	930	114.50	114.50
17	—	375	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	411	159.50–177.00	173.31
22	—	533	143.50–147.25	146.04
123	—	480	149.50–157.00	155.44
6	—	610	131.00	131.00
2	—	985	118.50	118.50
13	—	941	117.00	117.00
53	—	563	138.00–143.00	142.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	471	175.00–190.00	180.85
46	—	677	140.00–145.00	142.99
4	—	398	207.50	207.50
178	—	577	152.50–161.00	157.86
38	—	624	147.00–153.50	150.42
35	—	522	165.00–171.50	168.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	320	205.00	205.00
12	—	570	150.00	150.00
12	—	473	160.00–167.00	163.07
36	—	385	172.00–190.00	178.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	148.00	148.00
8	—	656	145.50	145.50
35	—	479	182.50–185.00	184.49
4	—	514	171.00	171.00
25	—	423	204.00–217.00	211.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	458	200.50	200.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	543	158.00	158.00
2	—	430	184.00	184.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,363	58.50	58.50
24	—	1,510	55.00–57.50	57.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	1,327	52.00–59.50	57.97
6	—	1,338	59.50	59.50
9	—	1,340	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,120	50.50–55.00	52.62
111	—	1,189	45.50–50.00	47.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,190	50.00–53.00	52.02
2	—	1,163	60.00	60.00
17	—	1,153	31.00–40.00	37.98
47	—	1,222	41.00–49.00	45.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,353	43.00–47.00	45.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	45.00–46.00	45.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,556	54.50–57.00	55.14
1	—	1,525	59.50	59.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	84.00	84.00
26	—	1,900	77.00–82.50	80.26
4	—	1,751	67.00–74.00	72.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	78.50–79.00	78.77
3	—	1,372	72.50–74.00	73.58

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	66	—	1,030	52.00–92.00	61.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,099	53.00	53.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	855	47.00–62.00	54.41

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,254	710.00–775.00	738.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,318	1,035.00	1,035.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	938	1,385.00	1,385.00

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.