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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, May 18

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

329 head

▼ 481 vs last sale 810▼ 418 vs year ago 747 · −56.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

371 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 379▲ 181 vs year ago 190 · +95.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

282 head

▼ 128 vs last sale 410▼ 344 vs year ago 626 · −55.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers were all too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed on like quality offerings. quality this week was mostly plain to average and lower than last week. A few ranchers were present this week biding against order buyers over offerings. More rain and cooler weather is forecasted for the weekend. Market activity was mostly moderate to active this week. Weigh up cows and bulls comprised the majority of the sale this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand and offerings. Packers continue to purchase cows to feed and send to immediate harvest. Weigh up conditions continue to improve as green grass and warm weather has cows slicked off and emptied out making cows very attractive to buyers. Weigh up conditions did deteriorate as the sale pushed into the afternoon and warm temperatures caused cows to tank up with water. Both feeding and slaughter cows sold fully steady. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady as well. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. Quality this week was average and several buyers were in the market for these type offerings. Demand for cow-calf pairs is light as many ranchers continue to show concern over both drought conditions and higher feed prices.

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 $132.97/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$132.97

84 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$100

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$39.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.45

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	661	136.40	902	59
Medium and Large 1-2	535	133.13	712	15thin
Medium 1-2	545	128.00	698	5thin
Large 1	1,033	97.00	1,002	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.40/cwt here — about −$100 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 sale84 hd

132.97

—

MT average3 barns · 1,568 hd

144.42

−11.45

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	1,686	87.98	1,483	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,730	67.25	1,163	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,389	64.77	899	158
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,187	61.44	729	136

Every lot

49 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	392	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	588	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	895	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	890	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	158.75/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,003	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,015	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	896	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,042	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	841	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,043	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	213	324.35/cwt	300.00–390.00	691	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	687	12
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	831	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	125.67/cwt	124.00–129.00	803	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	136.11/cwt	135.00–136.50	902	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	942	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	798	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	966	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	970	3
Heifers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,033	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,002	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	828	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,255	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,054	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,353	85.93/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,163	7
Bulls	—	—	1,563	82.22/cwt	72.00–84.50	1,285	15
Bulls	—	—	1,692	88.48/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,497	24
Bulls	—	—	2,003	94.61/cwt	93.00–96.50	1,895	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	840	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	521	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	892	56.62/cwt	54.50–58.00	505	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	68.62/cwt	68.00–69.50	791	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,166	58.73/cwt	52.00–62.50	685	57
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,181	57.18/cwt	52.00–62.00	675	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,194	66.16/cwt	63.00–68.50	790	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,238	69.06/cwt	68.50–69.50	855	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,251	62.59/cwt	61.00–67.00	783	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,255	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	866	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	65.56/cwt	63.00–67.75	903	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,389	65.02/cwt	63.50–67.00	903	86
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,398	61.63/cwt	59.00–62.50	862	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,454	61.74/cwt	56.50–63.00	898	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	1,045	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,840	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,288	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,137	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	17,055	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,272	919.17/cwt	900.00–950.00	11,692	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,378	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	13,918	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	735	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	522	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	670	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	61.91/cwt	61.00–64.00	559	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	950	90.00/cwt	70.00–103.00	855	144
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,068	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	790	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,114	74.11/cwt	63.00–89.00	826	58
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	12,088	7

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 810Year ago 747

Slaughter CattleReceipts 371Last week 379Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 282Last week 410Year ago 626

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,563	72.00–84.50	82.22
24	—	1,692	84.00–93.00	88.48
14	—	2,003	93.00–96.50	94.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,353	85.00–91.00	85.93
1	—	1,255	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,238	68.50–69.50	69.06
7	—	1,398	59.00–62.50	61.63
86	—	1,389	63.50–67.00	65.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,166	52.00–62.50	58.73
5	—	1,152	68.00–69.50	68.62
37	—	1,251	61.00–67.00	62.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	64.50	64.50
1	—	1,840	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,378	63.00–67.75	65.56
19	—	1,454	56.50–63.00	61.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	62.00	62.00
3	—	892	54.50–58.00	56.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,194	63.00–68.50	66.16
8	—	1,181	52.00–62.00	57.18
2	—	1,255	69.00	69.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,137	1,500.00	1,500.00

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	20	—	1,272	900.00–950.00	919.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,378	1,010.00	1,010.00

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	12	—	837	80.00	80.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	903	61.00–64.00	61.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	71.00	71.00

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	58	—	1,114	63.00–89.00	74.11
(<2 yrs)	Open	144	—	950	70.00–103.00	90.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	74.00	74.00

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)	7	—	1,065	1,135.00	1,135.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	798	121.00	121.00
4	—	213	300.00–390.00	324.35
19	—	565	147.00	147.00
3	—	808	120.00	120.00
5	—	714	132.00	132.00
24	—	663	135.00–136.50	136.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	509	135.00	135.00
3	—	639	124.00–129.00	125.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	545	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,033	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	739	141.00	141.00
4	—	670	151.50	151.50
39	—	632	157.00–160.00	158.75
5	—	563	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	841	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	580	153.50	153.50
4	—	674	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	392	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	753	110.00	110.00

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.