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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, May 11

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

810 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 769▲ 354 vs year ago 456 · +77.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

379 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 401▲ 211 vs year ago 168 · +125.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

410 head

▲ 128 vs last sale 282▲ 71 vs year ago 339 · +20.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers were all too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. The best test for heifers was for 750-799 lbs which sold 5.00 higher. All other weights of heifers were too lightly tested either this week or last, however higher undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mixed from plain to very attractive. Steer quality was once again drastically lower than heifer quality this week. Ranchers are still marketing replacement quality heifers as drought conditions continue to drive offerings to market. However, rain and/or snow was seen today and over this past weekend in a wide swath across much of Eastern Montana. This sparked some interest from ranchers which purchased these high quality offerings again as replacements. Replacement type heifers sold around 10.00 higher for like quality offerings. Feeding demand was stronger in places this week compared to last. Demand for plain or cross bred cattle continues to be very light. Market activity today was slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Packers showed mostly moderate demand for slaughter and feeding cows today. Slaughter cows and feeding cows both sold fully steady. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to above average as cows were emptied out from coming off fresh pasture or range. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold fully steady. Demand was mostly moderate for average to attractive offerings.

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 $134.41/cwt on 294 head.

Average price

$134.41

294 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$18.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.07

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	549	139.13	764	72
Medium and Large 1	719	135.80	977	179
Medium and Large 2	448	124.00	556	6thin
Medium 2	476	120.18	573	37

One grade step is worth $18.94/cwt here — about $191 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 sale294 hd

134.41

—

MT average3 barns · 780 hd

135.48

−1.07

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	1,554	84.74	1,317	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,378	65.79	907	96
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,618	65.76	1,064	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,149	62.90	723	107

Every lot

63 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	896	53
Steers	—	Medium 2	613	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	680	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,014	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	934	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	959	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	120.74/cwt	119.00–121.00	989	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 2	425	123.75/cwt	122.50–125.00	526	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	448	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	556	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	734	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	818	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	544	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	628	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	134.45/cwt	134.00–137.00	778	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	807	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	944	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	139.13/cwt	137.25–148.00	927	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	908	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	718	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	980	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	733	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,004	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	753	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,001	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,004	31
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,020	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,040	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,058	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,100	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,047	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	921	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,246	83.36/cwt	80.00–84.50	1,039	6
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,298	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,012	2
Bulls	—	—	1,551	82.02/cwt	75.00–84.50	1,272	18
Bulls	—	—	1,717	86.42/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,484	18
Bulls	—	—	1,888	95.00/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,794	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	881	56.29/cwt	52.00–61.00	496	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,119	59.36/cwt	52.00–63.00	664	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	58.03/cwt	52.50–61.50	667	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	63.30/cwt	61.50–65.50	737	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,206	65.41/cwt	63.00–68.00	789	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,213	70.89/cwt	69.00–71.75	860	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,299	71.05/cwt	70.00–71.25	923	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,359	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	863	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,381	65.20/cwt	64.00–68.00	900	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,386	65.94/cwt	63.00–68.75	914	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,400	62.12/cwt	61.00–62.50	870	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,517	67.75/cwt	67.75–67.75	1,028	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,530	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	987	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,587	66.88/cwt	65.50–68.75	1,061	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	63.71/cwt	58.00–65.00	1,083	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	749	78.81/cwt	75.00–84.00	590	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	753	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	580	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	80.95/cwt	78.00–82.00	633	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	916	93.26/cwt	70.50–109.50	854	139
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	955	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	554	1
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	973	73.51/cwt	72.00–74.00	715	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,052	73.62/cwt	65.00–84.00	774	37
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,075	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	693	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,127	64.40/cwt	63.00–65.00	726	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,087.83/cwt	1,085.00–1,100.00	11,368	22
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,297	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,158	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	1,556.96/cwt	1,550.00–1,560.00	20,863	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,366	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	13,455	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,404	1,048.68/cwt	1,010.00–1,085.00	14,723	55
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,515	1,381.62/cwt	1,275.00–1,510.00	20,932	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,551	1,220.10/cwt	1,185.00–1,250.00	18,924	45
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,755	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	21,060	4
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,108	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	17,174	10
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,938	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,553	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	1,002	5

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 May 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 810Last week 769Year ago 456

Slaughter CattleReceipts 379Last week 401Year ago 168

Replacement CattleReceipts 410Last week 282Year ago 339

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	510	144.00	144.00
2	—	688	132.00	132.00
29	—	579	134.00–137.00	134.45
5	—	602	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	148.00	148.00
34	—	666	137.25–148.00	139.13
31	—	778	129.00	129.00
5	—	518	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	733	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	425	122.50–125.00	123.75
16	—	544	115.50	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	718	136.50	136.50
33	—	753	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	448	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	684	136.50	136.50
4	—	732	131.00	131.00
53	—	543	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	148.50	148.50
8	—	819	119.00–121.00	120.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	613	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	102.00	102.00
2	—	1,058	104.00	104.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	1,127	63.00–65.00	64.40
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	749	75.00–84.00	78.81

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	6	—	782	78.00–82.00	80.95

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	37	—	1,052	65.00–84.00	73.62
(<2 yrs)	Open	139	—	916	70.50–109.50	93.26

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	64.50	64.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	973	72.00–74.00	73.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	58.00	58.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	753	77.00	77.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,045	1,085.00–1,100.00	1,087.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,297	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,755	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	45	—	1,551	1,185.00–1,250.00	1,220.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,515	1,275.00–1,510.00	1,381.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,340	1,550.00–1,560.00	1,556.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,366	985.00	985.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	55	—	1,404	1,010.00–1,085.00	1,048.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,115	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,108	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,553	64.50	64.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,717	84.00–91.00	86.42
18	—	1,551	75.00–84.50	82.02
3	—	1,888	94.00–96.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,246	80.00–84.50	83.36
3	—	1,047	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	67.75	67.75
1	—	1,530	64.50	64.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	61.00–62.50	62.12
6	—	1,299	70.00–71.25	71.05
59	—	1,386	63.00–68.75	65.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,381	64.00–68.00	65.20
6	—	1,359	63.50	63.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,700	58.00–65.00	63.71
14	—	1,587	65.50–68.75	66.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,206	63.00–68.00	65.41
28	—	1,119	52.00–63.00	59.36
12	—	1,213	69.00–71.75	70.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	881	52.00–61.00	56.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,164	61.50–65.50	63.30
6	—	1,149	52.50–61.50	58.03

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.