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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Apr 27

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

678 head

▼ 873 vs last sale 1,551▼ 985 vs year ago 1,663 · −59.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

271 head

▲ 101 vs last sale 170▲ 143 vs year ago 128 · +111.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

388 head

▲ 161 vs last sale 227▲ 16 vs year ago 372 · +4.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers were all too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed on a lower quality offering. Heifers sold fully steady. Steer quality was mostly plain to average while heifer quality was average to attractive. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly moderate for light offerings. Feeder cattle were offered in mostly small to moderate size packages or as singles today; no load lots were on offer. Despite sharply higher corn prices and lower feeder cattle prices demand for feeder cattle today remained similar to last week. Most of the offerings this week were purchased to go to grass. Market activity was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand and offerings. Slaughter and feeding cows both sold fully steady. High quality feeding cows continue to sell with the best demand as both packer and feeding cow buyers bid aggressively over offerings. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average this week as cows and bulls were pushing heavy amounts of fill. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 5.00-8.00 lower. Lighter demand was seen this week as sharply higher corn prices has curbed feeding demand. Quality overall was average to attractive.

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 $140.83/cwt on 379 head.

Average price

$140.83

379 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$8.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.40

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	539	147.36	795	73
Medium and Large 1	715	139.29	996	272
Medium and Large 2	461	139.12	641	34

One grade step is worth $8.24/cwt here — about $154 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 sale379 hd

140.83

—

MT average2 barns · 771 hd

145.23

−4.40

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	1,641	85.90	1,410	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,558	68.63	1,069	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,455	66.65	969	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,169	64.41	753	118

Every lot

68 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 1-2	436	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	711	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	895	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	171.96/cwt	167.00–174.00	898	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	966	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	954	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	164.40/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,011	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	152.70/cwt	144.00–155.00	959	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	993	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	966	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,096	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	73	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	73	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	152.56/cwt	151.00–153.00	560	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	655	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	151.86/cwt	144.00–153.50	741	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	146.88/cwt	145.00–148.00	789	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	889	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	702	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	144.86/cwt	143.00–150.00	824	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	155.62/cwt	147.00–156.75	948	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	896	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	131.85/cwt	124.00–135.00	866	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	141.88/cwt	139.50–149.00	962	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	980	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	760	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,005	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	131.19/cwt	131.00–131.50	1,015	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	122.67/cwt	119.00–123.75	1,018	29
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	100	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	200	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	817	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	911	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	879	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	932	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	940	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	992	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	970	105.16/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,020	14
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,065	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,097	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,100	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,089	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,163	102.00/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,186	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,300	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,086	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,317	86.97/cwt	86.50–88.50	1,145	4
Bulls	—	—	1,370	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,130	2
Bulls	—	—	1,606	80.69/cwt	72.00–84.50	1,296	10
Bulls	—	—	1,678	86.35/cwt	84.50–89.00	1,449	18
Bulls	—	—	1,954	94.07/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,838	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	705	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	324	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	850	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	485	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	940	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	611	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,084	60.67/cwt	57.00–64.00	658	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	49.33/cwt	47.00–51.00	558	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	797	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,162	71.91/cwt	71.00–72.00	836	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	61.36/cwt	53.50–64.50	725	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,211	67.23/cwt	65.00–69.00	814	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,229	66.46/cwt	65.00–68.00	817	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,383	67.28/cwt	65.00–69.00	930	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,385	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	970	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,438	64.36/cwt	60.50–65.50	925	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,466	64.30/cwt	62.50–65.00	943	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,494	67.36/cwt	65.50–69.50	1,006	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,501	70.92/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,065	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,544	70.55/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,089	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	66.24/cwt	64.00–67.50	1,043	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,032	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	12,642	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,692	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,289	1,157.85/cwt	1,135.00–1,225.00	14,925	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,341	882.74/cwt	875.00–885.00	11,838	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,012	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	12,498	13
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,074	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,157	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	748	77.48/cwt	61.00–93.00	580	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	985	89.44/cwt	72.50–124.00	881	171
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	758	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	75.36/cwt	67.50–85.00	855	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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 1,551Year ago 1,663

Slaughter CattleReceipts 271Last week 170Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 388Last week 227Year ago 372

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,289	1,135.00–1,225.00	1,157.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,032	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,065	910.00	910.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,341	875.00–885.00	882.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,012	1,235.00	1,235.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,074	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	171	—	985	72.50–124.00	89.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	65	—	1,135	67.50–85.00	75.36

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	—	1,068	71.00	71.00

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	2	—	748	61.00–93.00	77.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	143.00–150.00	144.86
19	—	537	145.00–148.00	146.88
14	—	620	144.50	144.50
10	—	417	157.00	157.00
3	—	73	100.00	100.00
7	—	657	124.00–135.00	131.85
17	—	488	144.00–153.50	151.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	678	139.50–149.00	141.88
72	—	609	147.00–156.75	155.62
10	—	543	163.75	163.75
2	—	710	138.00	138.00
72	—	774	131.00–131.50	131.19
29	—	830	119.00–123.75	122.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	760	132.25	132.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	566	124.00	124.00
18	—	367	151.00–153.00	152.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	152.00	152.00
7	—	615	159.00–169.00	164.40
7	—	568	170.00	170.00
8	—	884	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	165.00	165.00
8	—	489	183.00	183.00
16	—	628	144.00–155.00	152.70
2	—	695	139.00	139.00
7	—	522	167.00–174.00	171.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	436	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	970	103.00–107.00	105.16
3	—	817	111.50	111.50
1	—	940	105.50	105.50
4	—	879	106.00	106.00
1	—	100	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	99.00	99.00
2	—	1,163	100.00–104.00	102.00
2	—	1,065	103.00	103.00

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	—	1,385	70.00	70.00
12	—	1,383	65.00–69.00	67.28
10	—	1,466	62.50–65.00	64.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,494	65.50–69.50	67.36
11	—	1,501	70.00–72.00	70.92
20	—	1,438	60.50–65.50	64.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,229	65.00–68.00	66.46
15	—	1,084	57.00–64.00	60.67
18	—	1,162	71.00–72.00	71.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,182	53.50–64.50	61.36
2	—	1,138	70.00	70.00
17	—	1,211	65.00–69.00	67.23
4	—	1,131	47.00–51.00	49.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	46.00	46.00
1	—	850	57.00	57.00
1	—	940	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,575	64.00–67.50	66.24
5	—	1,544	68.00–73.00	70.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	82.50	82.50
10	—	1,606	72.00–84.50	80.69
6	—	1,954	90.00–98.00	94.07
18	—	1,678	84.50–89.00	86.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	83.50	83.50
4	—	1,317	86.50–88.50	86.97

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.