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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Apr 20

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,551 head

▲ 557 vs last sale 994▲ 17 vs year ago 1,534 · +1.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

170 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 154▲ 60 vs year ago 110 · +54.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

227 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 128▲ 52 vs year ago 175 · +29.7%

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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 lower undertones were noticed. Heifers under 500 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Heifers weighing over 500 lbs sold mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Quality today was average to attractive and better overall than last week. Feeder cattle were offered in mostly moderate size packages this week, with one load lot of steers on offer. A heavy offering of cutting bulls were on offer today as several load lots were on offer. Bulls sold on good to very good demand as quality was mostly attractive. CME positions traded mostly higher today. The April contract closed at 137.575, 0.15 lower while the May contract closed 0.30 higher at 142.775. The deferred contracts August through the end of 2021 closed 1.25 to 1.75 higher. Market activity was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for light offerings. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeding cows sold fully steady. Feeding buyers were less aggressive on older, thinner cows this week which allowed packers to buy slaughter cows steady to lower. High quality feeding cows continue to sell on good demand as both packer and feeding cow buyers bid aggressively over light offerings. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. Very good demand was seen for a high quality reputation offering of 3 year old cows this week. Quality overall was average.

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 $152.88/cwt on 703 head.

Average price

$152.88

703 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$13.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.51

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	617	153.85	950	652
Medium and Large 1-2	634	140.50	890	51

One grade step is worth $13.35/cwt here — about $60 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 sale703 hd

152.88

—

MT average3 barns · 4,159 hd

148.37

+4.51

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	—	Low	1,775	86.23	1,531	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,530	70.08	1,072	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,406	67.40	947	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	63.37	737	78

Every lot

69 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	405	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	741	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	428	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	792	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	796	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	876	4
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	490	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	858	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	173.62/cwt	171.00–174.00	885	43
Steers	—	Medium 1	554	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	947	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	182.54/cwt	175.00–186.25	1,030	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	171.35/cwt	170.00–173.00	992	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	169.87/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,050	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,003	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	152.89/cwt	149.50–154.00	1,011	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	159.09/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,066	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,056	5
Steers	—	Large 1	765	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,040	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,106	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	946	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,145	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	564	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	177.13/cwt	171.00–179.50	751	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	452	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	777	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	757	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	165.51/cwt	160.50–170.50	877	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	160.91/cwt	158.00–163.50	917	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	149.06/cwt	140.50–155.50	851	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	835	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	154.51/cwt	145.00–159.00	961	280
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	896	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	669	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	947	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	141.93/cwt	140.00–143.00	974	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	140.24/cwt	138.50–143.50	989	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	947	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	760	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,030	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,017	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	124.82/cwt	124.00–125.00	981	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	841	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	997	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	75	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	113	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	725	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	935	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	978	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	784	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,035	86
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,034	10
Bulls	—	Large 1	839	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,061	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	867	130.60/cwt	129.75–131.50	1,132	105
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,172	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,067	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,447	79.05/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,144	3
Bulls	—	—	1,657	85.79/cwt	83.00–88.50	1,422	7
Bulls	—	—	2,099	93.58/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,964	4
Bulls	—	—	2,290	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,866	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,100	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	770	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	52.96/cwt	52.00–54.00	585	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,130	67.59/cwt	67.00–69.50	764	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,131	65.53/cwt	60.00–66.50	741	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	67.00/cwt	66.00–67.50	801	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	58.83/cwt	52.00–65.00	713	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,357	69.01/cwt	67.00–70.50	936	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,402	71.17/cwt	71.00–71.50	998	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,414	67.61/cwt	67.50–68.50	956	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,417	65.80/cwt	65.50–66.50	932	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,463	62.64/cwt	58.00–65.00	916	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,488	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,049	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,505	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,099	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,514	67.51/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,022	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	71.05/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,115	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,795	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	718	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	754	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	631	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	938	95.65/cwt	82.00–108.00	897	99
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	81.63/cwt	67.00–102.50	890	65

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,551Last week 994Year ago 1,534

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 154Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 227Last week 128Year ago 175

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
280	—	622	145.00–159.00	154.51
3	—	452	172.00	172.00
15	—	765	133.00	133.00
82	—	570	158.00–163.50	160.91
61	—	705	138.50–143.50	140.24
4	—	841	118.50	118.50
11	—	424	171.00–179.50	177.13
112	—	530	160.50–170.50	165.51
59	—	686	140.00–143.00	141.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	158.00	158.00
4	—	445	165.00	165.00
2	—	723	131.00	131.00
4	—	614	136.00	136.00
17	—	786	124.00–125.00	124.82
7	—	664	135.00	135.00
3	—	332	170.00	170.00
10	—	571	140.50–155.50	149.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	760	135.50	135.50
11	—	669	141.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	579	170.00–173.00	171.35
17	—	661	149.50–154.00	152.89
43	—	510	171.00–174.00	173.62
4	—	484	181.00	181.00
11	—	643	156.00	156.00
3	—	435	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	618	162.00–172.00	169.87
26	—	825	134.00	134.00
13	—	670	158.00–160.00	159.09
5	—	733	144.00	144.00
152	—	564	175.00–186.25	182.54
20	—	946	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	185.00	185.00
10	—	554	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	490	175.00	175.00
4	—	405	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	735	133.00	133.00
86	—	784	132.00	132.00
105	—	867	129.75–131.50	130.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	75	150.00	150.00
10	—	821	126.00	126.00
8	—	725	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,172	91.00	91.00
13	—	725	129.00	129.00
7	—	839	126.50	126.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,345	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	1	—	765	82.50	82.50

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	65	—	1,090	67.00–102.50	81.63
(<2 yrs)	Open	99	—	938	82.00–108.00	95.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	718	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,196	66.00–67.50	67.00
2	—	1,105	52.00–54.00	52.96
27	—	1,212	52.00–65.00	58.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,357	67.00–70.50	69.01
5	—	1,417	65.50–66.50	65.80
6	—	1,402	71.00–71.50	71.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,514	67.00–68.00	67.51
4	—	1,570	70.00–72.50	71.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	70.00	70.00
11	—	1,130	67.00–69.50	67.59
30	—	1,131	60.00–66.50	65.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	73.00	73.00
8	—	1,414	67.50–68.50	67.61
10	—	1,463	58.00–65.00	62.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,488	70.50	70.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	73.00–82.00	79.05
4	—	2,099	93.00–95.00	93.58
7	—	1,657	83.00–88.50	85.79
1	—	2,290	81.50	81.50

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.