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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Mar 30

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,183 head

▲ 857 vs last sale 326▲ 161 vs year ago 1,022 · +15.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 139▲ 31 vs year ago 99 · +31.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 181▼ 124 vs year ago 244 · −50.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers were all too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher to sharply higher undertones were noticed. Heifers were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Demand was mostly good this week. Bidders were very active this week with more participants bidding and buying this week. CME positions were higher six consecutive days in a row and buyers showed good demand as a result. Some moisture fell across the region over the past week this helped bolster demand for grass cattle this week. Boxed beef cutout values traded sharply higher over the last couple days as warmer weather and easing restrictions in some states has bolstered demand for beef. The Boxed beef cutout value was 244.83 on choice and 235.92 on select, 5.30 and 3.42 higher respectively. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for light offerings. Packers and feeding buyers both were very active in bidding on cows this week. Light supplies across the upper Plains states have pushed cow prices higher. Packers and feeding buyers competing over offerings pushed cows sharply higher. Feeding cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher to sharply higher undertones were noticed. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. Bull quality this week was very attractive. Bull offerings were heavy. 2 year old to young age cows sold mostly 10.00-12.00 higher. Stronger demand was seen for these offerings again this week as rebreed buyers were searching for cows that lost calves.

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 $178.13/cwt on 537 head.

Average price

$178.13

537 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$178

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

$60.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.61

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	179.57	1,038	461
Medium and Large 1-2	539	172.96	932	71
Large 1-2	1,022	119.00	1,216	5thin

One grade step is worth $60.57/cwt here — about −$178 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 sale537 hd

178.13

—

MT average2 barns · 697 hd

174.51

+3.61

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	1,801	88.39	1,591	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	68.17	1,096	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,473	65.89	971	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,107	59.96	663	21

Every lot

57 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	189.71/cwt	189.50–192.00	723	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	192.15/cwt	191.00–194.50	851	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	452	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	877	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	905	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	173.22/cwt	173.00–177.00	934	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	187.41/cwt	183.00–188.25	1,012	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	185.90/cwt	185.50–186.00	1,026	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	159.56/cwt	154.00–165.00	941	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	172.28/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,101	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,076	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	146.22/cwt	145.50–150.00	1,086	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	142.45/cwt	141.50–142.75	1,111	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,225	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	958	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,236	6
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,022	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,216	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	95	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	309	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	167.33/cwt	167.25–167.50	696	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	716	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	163.99/cwt	161.00–164.75	779	157
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	736	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	163.77/cwt	158.50–166.00	848	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	824	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	158.32/cwt	150.00–159.00	907	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	152.44/cwt	143.00–154.00	931	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	139.97/cwt	138.00–143.00	868	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	693	138.84/cwt	138.50–143.50	962	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	75	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	150	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	874	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	814	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	985	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,162	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,053	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,190	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,111	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,294	6
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,215	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,270	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	655	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	396	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,300	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,099	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,468	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,285	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	80.67/cwt	73.50–83.50	1,347	11
Bulls	—	—	1,776	87.05/cwt	83.50–92.00	1,546	37
Bulls	—	—	2,014	96.22/cwt	93.00–99.50	1,938	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	905	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	584	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	944	52.91/cwt	52.00–55.00	499	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	995	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	468	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	57.02/cwt	55.00–58.00	616	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,098	62.28/cwt	61.50–63.00	684	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,228	65.90/cwt	64.50–67.00	809	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	64.65/cwt	63.50–67.00	794	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,360	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	850	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,466	65.35/cwt	63.00–67.50	958	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,483	70.87/cwt	70.75–71.00	1,051	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	68.17/cwt	67.50–69.00	1,096	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,670	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,127	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	751	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	900	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	585	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	931	103.28/cwt	72.00–114.00	962	72
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,066	76.60/cwt	66.50–93.00	817	36

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 Mar 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,183Last week 326Year ago 1,022

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 139Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 181Year ago 244

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	693	138.50–143.50	138.84
35	—	611	143.00–154.00	152.44
116	—	518	158.50–166.00	163.77
67	—	573	150.00–159.00	158.32
1	—	95	325.00	325.00
157	—	475	161.00–164.75	163.99
29	—	416	167.25–167.50	167.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	138.00–143.00	139.97
7	—	446	160.50	160.50
4	—	545	145.00	145.00
2	—	478	154.00	154.00
10	—	572	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	489	185.00	185.00
10	—	590	154.00–165.00	159.56
51	—	539	173.00–177.00	173.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	652	165.00	165.00
6	—	958	129.00	129.00
18	—	443	191.00–194.50	192.15
53	—	452	194.00	194.00
38	—	780	141.50–142.75	142.45
36	—	639	169.00–177.00	172.28
57	—	552	185.50–186.00	185.90
6	—	743	145.50–150.00	146.22
110	—	540	183.00–188.25	187.41
11	—	381	189.50–192.00	189.71
10	—	935	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	550	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,022	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
1	—	75	200.00	200.00
4	—	505	173.00	173.00
1	—	985	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	104.50	104.50
6	—	1,111	115.00–118.00	116.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	532	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,053	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	655	60.50	60.50

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	88.00	88.00

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	1	—	900	65.00	65.00

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	36	—	1,066	66.50–93.00	76.60
(<2 yrs)	Open	72	—	931	72.00–114.00	103.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	62.50	62.50
2	—	1,483	70.75–71.00	70.87
15	—	1,466	63.00–67.50	65.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	47.00	47.00
1	—	905	64.50	64.50
3	—	944	52.00–55.00	52.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	67.50–69.00	68.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	61.50–63.00	62.28
4	—	1,228	64.50–67.00	65.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,081	55.00–58.00	57.02
4	—	1,228	63.50–67.00	64.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	84.50	84.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,670	73.50–83.50	80.67
18	—	2,014	93.00–99.50	96.22
37	—	1,776	83.50–92.00	87.05

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.