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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Apr 6

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

290 head

▼ 893 vs last sale 1,183▼ 124 vs year ago 414 · −30.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

172 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 130▲ 72 vs year ago 100 · +72.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

144 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 120▲ 42 vs year ago 102 · +41.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers were all too lightly tested this week to develop any market trend. Quality this week was mostly plain to average and overall lower than last week. Offerings were light this week which limited demand as buyers were not willing to start loads for the week due to light sales volume. Additionally, fewer buyers were on hand compared to last week. Market activity was mostly slow. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for light offerings. Packers were very aggressive this week as they purchased cows for immediate harvest. Packers were very selective this week as they bid on cows to feed, mostly bidding on very high quality, high dressing young cows. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher on a higher quality offering. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher. Cow and bull weigh up conditions were mostly average to above average this week. 2 year old to young age cows sold steady to firm in a narrow comparison. Demand was mostly good on all offerings. Buyers purchased these offerings to both feed and rebreed this week.

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 $157.91/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$157.91

135 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$86

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$42.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.17

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	439	166.00	729	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	457	164.96	753	58
Medium and Large 1	542	154.14	836	53
Medium and Large 2	453	149.68	678	17thin
Large 1	657	124.00	815	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.00/cwt here — about −$86 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 sale135 hd

157.91

—

MT average3 barns · 3,913 hd

153.73

+4.17

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	1,717	91.09	1,564	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,365	70.43	961	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,502	68.38	1,027	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,112	63.34	704	50

Every lot

52 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	606	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	773	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	751	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	190.29/cwt	186.00–193.00	795	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	188.70/cwt	185.50–190.00	908	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	181.09/cwt	180.00–182.00	933	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	938	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	163.10/cwt	161.00–164.50	1,008	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	154.84/cwt	151.00–157.00	977	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	597	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	661	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	171.89/cwt	170.00–174.00	729	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	168.22/cwt	165.50–169.00	715	17
Heifers	—	Medium 1	439	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	729	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	742	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	707	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	804	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	161.39/cwt	160.00–163.00	807	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	744	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	851	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	870	25
Heifers	—	Large 1	657	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	815	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	921	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,055	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,139	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,275	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,103	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,318	87.68/cwt	86.50–91.00	1,156	5
Bulls	—	—	1,635	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,341	1
Bulls	—	—	1,673	89.13/cwt	86.50–91.00	1,491	16
Bulls	—	—	1,985	96.27/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,911	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	919	58.77/cwt	54.00–62.50	540	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	925	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	601	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	955	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	401	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,098	65.77/cwt	65.00–66.50	722	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,108	63.64/cwt	62.00–64.50	705	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	63.37/cwt	60.50–65.00	719	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	613	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	66.15/cwt	64.50–69.50	784	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	868	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	70.36/cwt	70.00–70.50	920	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	64.95/cwt	63.50–66.00	872	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	67.59/cwt	66.50–69.00	919	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,389	74.30/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,032	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,398	68.81/cwt	68.50–69.50	962	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,417	68.78/cwt	68.25–70.00	975	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,465	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	952	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,602	66.49/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,065	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,178	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	957	101.89/cwt	87.00–107.00	975	44
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	986	84.67/cwt	84.00–93.00	835	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,078	81.39/cwt	68.00–97.00	877	42
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,026	1,335.00/cwt	1,335.00–1,335.00	13,697	28

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 Apr 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 1,183Year ago 414

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 130Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 144Last week 120Year ago 102

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	163.00	163.00
17	—	425	165.50–169.00	168.22
10	—	389	170.00	170.00
28	—	500	160.00–163.00	161.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	606	143.50	143.50
2	—	690	133.50	133.50
2	—	583	146.00	146.00
13	—	490	164.00	164.00
11	—	424	170.00–174.00	171.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	384	155.50	155.50
6	—	517	144.00	144.00
4	—	478	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	439	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,055	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	631	151.00–157.00	154.84
35	—	481	185.50–190.00	188.70
10	—	418	186.00–193.00	190.29
9	—	389	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	210.00	210.00
18	—	515	180.00–182.00	181.09
3	—	550	170.50	170.50
8	—	618	161.00–164.50	163.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	170.00	170.00
4	—	323	187.50	187.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	42.00	42.00
1	—	925	65.00	65.00
7	—	919	54.00–62.50	58.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,308	70.00–70.50	70.36
8	—	1,343	63.50–66.00	64.95
8	—	1,360	66.50–69.00	67.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	65.00–66.50	65.77
5	—	1,108	62.00–64.50	63.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,602	65.00–68.00	66.49
16	—	1,417	68.25–70.00	68.78
3	—	1,625	72.50	72.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	54.00	54.00
15	—	1,135	60.50–65.00	63.37
17	—	1,185	64.50–69.50	66.15
1	—	1,240	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,398	68.50–69.50	68.81
20	—	1,389	71.00–75.00	74.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	86.50	86.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	82.00	82.00
12	—	1,985	94.00–103.00	96.27
16	—	1,673	86.50–91.00	89.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,318	86.50–91.00	87.68

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	44	—	957	87.00–107.00	101.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	42	—	1,078	68.00–97.00	81.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	986	84.00–93.00	84.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	1,026	1,335.00	1,335.00

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.