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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jan 19

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Jan 12Jan 19Jan 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,063 head

▼ 1,223 vs last sale 2,286▲ 32 vs year ago 1,031 · +3.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

255 head

▼ 252 vs last sale 507▲ 110 vs year ago 145 · +75.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

864 head

▲ 565 vs last sale 299▼ 225 vs year ago 1,089 · −20.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 500 lbs sold mostly 5.00 higher, steers 500 lbs and heavier sold steady to 5.00 higher. Yearling heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Heifers under 450 lbs sold 3.00-5.00 higher, 450-549 lbs heifers sold generally steady, heifers over 550 lbs sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Quality this week was average to attractive, however quality overall was not as attractive as last week. Demand was mostly moderate to good for light to moderate offerings. CME positions pushed higher on differed months, with the April on out showing triple digit gains today. Market activity was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. Packer buyers showed stronger demand for slaughter cows this week. The cutter cow cutout has pushed higher in recent days. The current cow cutout is 177.14. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeding cows sold generally steady. Cow quality was mostly plain to average this week. Many cows were pushing heavy amounts of fill this week offering buyers below average weigh up conditions. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed as slaughter and feeding buyers competed over offerings. Young age cows suitable to rebreed sold mostly 5.00-8.00 lower. Quality was mostly average. Demand was light.

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 $153.41/cwt on 671 head.

Average price

$153.41

671 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$5.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.04

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	153.51	819	659
Medium and Large 1-2	458	148.08	679	12thin

One grade step is worth $5.42/cwt here — about $140 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 sale671 hd

153.41

—

MT average4 barns · 2,769 hd

145.37

+8.04

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	1,742	77.43	1,349	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,563	52.72	824	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	52.44	718	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	46.70	527	109

Every lot

51 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	190.80/cwt	187.00–193.00	803	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	182.06/cwt	181.00–183.50	854	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	174.92/cwt	174.00–177.00	885	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	160.43/cwt	155.00–163.00	916	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	149.33/cwt	148.50–150.00	923	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	140.26/cwt	139.75–140.50	999	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	799	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,071	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,079	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	618	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	167.64/cwt	165.00–169.50	709	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	163.67/cwt	159.00–165.00	756	148
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	676	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	467	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	813	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	712	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	152.08/cwt	149.00–159.00	808	213
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	144.31/cwt	140.00–152.00	833	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	648	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	902	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	115.75/cwt	115.75–115.75	926	28
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	862	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	957	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	947	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	862	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,080	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	896	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,118	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	950	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,380	74.23/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,024	2
Bulls	—	—	1,582	67.38/cwt	64.00–76.50	1,066	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,802	82.26/cwt	79.50–83.00	1,482	9
Bulls	—	—	2,000	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,660	1
Bulls	—	—	2,470	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	2,100	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	741	37.26/cwt	35.00–38.00	276	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	915	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	435	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	927	44.81/cwt	43.00–47.00	415	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	325	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,114	52.66/cwt	51.00–54.00	587	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	52.29/cwt	50.00–54.50	609	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	45.24/cwt	42.00–50.00	527	65
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,174	48.26/cwt	45.00–50.50	567	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	51.54/cwt	51.00–52.50	694	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,369	53.89/cwt	51.50–55.00	738	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,458	49.98/cwt	45.00–51.50	729	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,498	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	839	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	52.19/cwt	52.00–53.00	821	25
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	1,076.92/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	11,609	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,089	1,555.53/cwt	1,375.00–1,600.00	16,940	64
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	12,066	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,259	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,793	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,276	1,334.51/cwt	1,300.00–1,360.00	17,028	38
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,281	870.93/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	11,157	227
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,675	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,322	1,222.23/cwt	975.00–1,375.00	16,158	28
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	974	66.80/cwt	54.50–73.00	651	32
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	782	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	7,820	11
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	957	1,320.28/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	12,635	253

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,063Last week 2,286Year ago 1,031

Slaughter CattleReceipts 255Last week 507Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 864Last week 299Year ago 1,089

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	577	140.00–152.00	144.31
28	—	800	115.75	115.75
148	—	462	159.00–165.00	163.67
213	—	531	149.00–159.00	152.08
63	—	423	165.00–169.50	167.64
92	—	648	139.25	139.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	137.00	137.00
4	—	378	163.50	163.50
3	—	463	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	467	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	421	187.00–193.00	190.80
11	—	870	124.00	124.00
79	—	506	174.00–177.00	174.92
28	—	571	155.00–163.00	160.43
11	—	618	148.50–150.00	149.33
42	—	712	139.75–140.50	140.26
62	—	799	134.00	134.00
14	—	469	181.00–183.50	182.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	862	111.00	111.00
3	—	947	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	83.00	83.00
4	—	1,118	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	—	1,276	1,300.00–1,360.00	1,334.51
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,322	975.00–1,375.00	1,222.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	64	—	1,089	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,555.53
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,225	985.00	985.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	227	—	1,281	750.00–1,075.00	870.93

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,259	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,078	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,076.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,290	750.00	750.00

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	32	—	974	54.50–73.00	66.80

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)	253	—	957	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,320.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	782	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,573	52.00–53.00	52.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,114	51.00–54.00	52.66
6	—	1,174	45.00–50.50	48.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	741	35.00–38.00	37.26
1	—	915	47.50	47.50
6	—	927	43.00–47.00	44.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,369	51.50–55.00	53.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,347	51.00–52.50	51.54
4	—	1,458	45.00–51.50	49.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,164	50.00–54.50	52.29
1	—	1,015	32.00	32.00
65	—	1,165	42.00–50.00	45.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,498	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,802	79.50–83.00	82.26
2	—	1,380	72.00–77.00	74.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	83.00	83.00
5	—	1,582	64.00–76.50	67.38
1	—	2,470	85.00	85.00

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.