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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jan 26

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Jan 19Jan 26Feb 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,505 head

▲ 442 vs last sale 1,063▼ 1,363 vs year ago 2,868 · −47.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

220 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 255▲ 65 vs year ago 155 · +41.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

181 head

▼ 683 vs last sale 864▼ 345 vs year ago 526 · −65.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steer calves under 500 lbs sold steady to firm, steers 500 lbs and heavier sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers all sold sold 3.00-7.00 higher. Quality this week was average to very attractive. Several load lots of cattle were seen this week and these offerings sold on very good demand. Packages of calves sold on light to moderate demand. A good crowd was on hand for todays sale. Both order buyers and ranchers were actively bidding on offerings pushing all offerings higher. CME positions traded lower today as the January contract, which is near expiration, traded 0.90 lower, the March traded down 2.375 and the April traded down 1.975. Feeder cattle all traded lower as grain prices gained back some of last weeks losses. Market activity was mostly active this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for light offerings. Packers showed very good demand for slaughter cows this week as they showed need for cows for immediate harvest. The cutter cow cutout continued to push higher since last sale. The current cow cutout is 179.25, 2.14 higher than last Tuesday. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-7.00 higher. Feeding cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. Cow quality was mostly plain to average this week. 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 were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, steady to higher undertones were noticed. A heavy offering of 3 coming 4 year old cows were seen 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 $173.27/cwt on 911 head.

Average price

$173.27

911 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$129

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

$19.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.88

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	441	176.34	778	100
Medium and Large 1	546	172.97	945	807
Large 1	578	157.00	907	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.34/cwt here — about −$129 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 sale911 hd

173.27

—

MT average4 barns · 2,448 hd

169.39

+3.88

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	1,837	85.30	1,567	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,616	58.87	951	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,332	56.63	754	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	53.47	576	134

Every lot

45 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	636	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	186.60/cwt	185.00–187.00	683	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	191.05/cwt	191.00–192.00	751	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	189.70/cwt	185.50–193.00	810	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	179.75/cwt	175.00–182.00	769	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	175.95/cwt	175.00–177.50	809	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	184.27/cwt	184.25–184.50	901	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	180.19/cwt	174.00–183.25	926	272
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	160.28/cwt	155.00–169.00	845	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	162.84/cwt	158.50–168.00	940	73
Steers	—	Large 1	578	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	907	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	155.51/cwt	153.50–157.50	967	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	938	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	152.75/cwt	149.00–157.50	1,036	202
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,044	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	570	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	175.09/cwt	172.00–176.50	749	137
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	157.24/cwt	156.50–162.00	675	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	167.49/cwt	166.00–168.50	822	133
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	164.58/cwt	164.50–165.00	836	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	148.60/cwt	141.00–155.00	843	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	880	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	448	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	739	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	561	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	844	34
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	685	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	884	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,448	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,216	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,837	87.10/cwt	87.00–87.50	1,600	5
Bulls	—	—	2,095	83.15/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,742	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	927	53.19/cwt	44.00–55.00	493	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	55.32/cwt	54.50–58.50	587	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,085	53.27/cwt	49.75–54.75	578	56
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	51.37/cwt	46.00–54.00	573	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	43.93/cwt	43.00–45.00	499	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,174	57.63/cwt	57.50–58.50	677	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,299	56.28/cwt	56.00–57.00	731	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	58.09/cwt	55.50–62.50	784	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,383	55.24/cwt	55.00–55.50	764	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,434	52.70/cwt	50.50–55.00	756	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	55.43/cwt	53.50–57.50	886	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	60.25/cwt	59.00–61.50	978	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	525	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	992	63.72/cwt	53.00–86.00	632	108
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,320	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,900	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,323	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,522	34
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	957	1,174.90/cwt	1,025.00–1,235.00	11,244	22

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,505Last week 1,063Year ago 2,868

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 255Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 181Last week 864Year ago 526

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	84.00	84.00
5	—	1,837	87.00–87.50	87.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,095	82.00–84.00	83.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	927	44.00–55.00	53.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,349	55.50–62.50	58.09
5	—	1,434	50.50–55.00	52.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	43.00–45.00	43.93
32	—	1,061	54.50–58.50	55.32
26	—	1,115	46.00–54.00	51.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	53.50–57.50	55.43
5	—	1,623	59.00–61.50	60.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,299	56.00–57.00	56.28
2	—	1,383	55.00–55.50	55.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,174	57.50–58.50	57.63
56	—	1,085	49.75–54.75	53.27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	393	191.00–192.00	191.05
73	—	577	158.50–168.00	162.84
272	—	514	174.00–183.25	180.19
22	—	622	153.50–157.50	155.51
110	—	427	185.50–193.00	189.70
4	—	809	129.00	129.00
6	—	326	195.00	195.00
202	—	678	149.00–157.50	152.75
101	—	489	184.25–184.50	184.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	527	155.00–169.00	160.28
30	—	366	185.00–187.00	186.60
4	—	665	141.00	141.00
29	—	428	175.00–182.00	179.75
21	—	460	175.00–177.50	175.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	567	141.00–155.00	148.60
37	—	508	164.50–165.00	164.58
137	—	428	172.00–176.50	175.09
133	—	491	166.00–168.50	167.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	830	106.00	106.00
8	—	363	157.00	157.00
23	—	429	156.50–162.00	157.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	448	165.00	165.00
34	—	561	150.50	150.50
11	—	685	129.00	129.00

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	6	—	963	54.50	54.50

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	108	—	992	53.00–86.00	63.72

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)	34	—	1,323	1,400.00	1,400.00

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)	4	—	1,320	750.00	750.00

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)	22	—	957	1,025.00–1,235.00	1,174.90

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.