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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jun 8

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← May 25Jun 8Jun 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,011 head

▲ 684 vs last sale 327▲ 839 vs year ago 172 · +487.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,141 head

▲ 607 vs last sale 534▲ 939 vs year ago 202 · +464.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

230 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 280▼ 635 vs year ago 865 · −73.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last reported sale (5-25-21), feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher on a light comparison. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher on a light comparison. No comparison on feeder bulls. Slaughter breaker cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Boner cows sold steady. Lean cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement stock cows sold strong. Cow-Calf pairs sold weak on a light comparison. Overall, buyer demand was moderate with good buyer demand noted on high quality feeder steers and feeder heifers. Cow-Calf pair buyer demand was noted as being light, with moderate demand for replacement stock cows.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.13/cwt on 516 head.

Average price

$157.13

516 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$101

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$69.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	629	159.84	1,005	477
Medium and Large 1-2	608	127.77	777	35
Large 1	1,221	90.63	1,107	4thin

One grade step is worth $69.22/cwt here — about −$101 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 sale516 hd

157.13

—

MT average1 barns · 516 hd

157.13

+0.00

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	—	High	1,673	92.35	1,545	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,372	68.78	944	278
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	65.66	817	255
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,159	59.90	694	54

Every lot

90 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	141.72/cwt	140.00–142.50	543	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	138.38/cwt	127.50–142.00	581	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	157.73/cwt	154.00–160.00	677	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	551	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	148.82/cwt	145.00–152.00	719	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	484	162.99/cwt	162.00–164.00	789	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	121.32/cwt	117.50–125.00	643	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	146.15/cwt	142.50–150.00	778	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	698	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	162.10/cwt	153.00–168.00	943	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	169.60/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,036	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	615	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	133.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	839	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	129.48/cwt	128.00–136.00	855	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	666	161.67/cwt	161.25–162.50	1,077	145
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	151.54/cwt	140.00–153.50	1,024	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	143.82/cwt	140.00–144.50	1,038	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	125.77/cwt	124.00–127.50	912	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	146.88/cwt	137.00–150.50	1,119	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	127.65/cwt	127.00–129.50	973	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,045	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	122.41/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,059	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,085	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	991	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,159	10
Steers	—	Large 1	1,035	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	963	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,080	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	999	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,180	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,074	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,590	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,367	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	127.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	471	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	124.99/cwt	122.50–127.50	529	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	143.63/cwt	130.00–145.00	628	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	118.74/cwt	117.50–120.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	145.01/cwt	135.00–146.00	697	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	128.61/cwt	117.50–135.00	674	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	152.85/cwt	148.00–153.00	812	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	146.46/cwt	140.00–149.00	832	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	126.21/cwt	122.00–134.00	717	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	120.04/cwt	110.00–127.50	736	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	142.92/cwt	135.00–147.50	895	129
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	141.06/cwt	140.00–141.50	947	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	123.33/cwt	123.00–124.00	857	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	134.61/cwt	129.00–137.00	956	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	115.64/cwt	114.00–118.00	844	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	123.42/cwt	117.50–128.00	943	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	121.15/cwt	120.00–122.00	999	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,055	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	856	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	952	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	106.51/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,026	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	931	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	736	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	654	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	857	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	879	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	753	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	941	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	839	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	882	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	988	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,612	90.42/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,458	35
Bulls	—	—	1,675	79.14/cwt	74.00–83.50	1,326	3
Bulls	—	—	1,849	101.28/cwt	97.00–104.50	1,873	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,099	57.07/cwt	55.00–58.00	627	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	61.20/cwt	60.50–61.50	681	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	63.38/cwt	62.00–64.00	713	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,140	71.15/cwt	69.00–74.00	811	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,168	62.77/cwt	61.00–63.00	733	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	59.19/cwt	56.00–61.50	692	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,191	53.74/cwt	53.00–55.00	640	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	64.63/cwt	62.00–67.00	792	155
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,226	63.00/cwt	61.50–63.50	772	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,281	66.45/cwt	65.00–68.00	851	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	68.96/cwt	67.50–72.50	894	50
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,357	70.13/cwt	68.00–73.50	952	89
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,374	65.86/cwt	63.00–67.50	905	74
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,376	70.27/cwt	68.50–73.50	967	96
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,415	66.27/cwt	64.50–67.50	938	19
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,172	1,488.31/cwt	1,425.00–1,550.00	17,443	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,314	959.28/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	12,605	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,468	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,437	1,263.19/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	18,152	32
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	80.16/cwt	70.50–85.00	758	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	89.60/cwt	81.00–99.00	909	69
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,017	94.98/cwt	86.00–101.00	966	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	70.74/cwt	64.00–77.00	792	24
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	731	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,380	67.68/cwt	65.50–68.00	934	10

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 Jun 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,011Last week 327Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,141Last week 534Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 230Last week 280Year ago 865

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	130.00–135.00	133.55
4	—	420	127.50–142.00	138.38
4	—	762	127.00–129.50	127.65
2	—	725	124.00–127.50	125.77
1	—	365	115.00	115.00
2	—	530	117.50–125.00	121.32
11	—	660	128.00–136.00	129.48
1	—	450	122.50	122.50
5	—	570	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	676	140.00–153.50	151.54
4	—	532	142.50–150.00	146.15
3	—	383	140.00–142.50	141.72
16	—	429	154.00–160.00	157.73
88	—	582	153.00–168.00	162.10
2	—	865	115.00–130.00	122.41
11	—	722	140.00–144.50	143.82
15	—	762	137.00–150.50	146.88
2	—	833	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	935	116.00	116.00
8	—	483	145.00–152.00	148.82
105	—	611	160.00–170.00	169.60
10	—	991	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	666	161.25–162.50	161.67
25	—	484	162.00–164.00	162.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	92.50	92.50
1	—	1,035	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,180	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,590	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	481	135.00–146.00	145.01
57	—	568	140.00–149.00	146.46
42	—	671	140.00–141.50	141.06
129	—	626	135.00–147.50	142.92
1	—	915	104.00	104.00
3	—	825	120.00–122.00	121.15
69	—	531	148.00–153.00	152.85
57	—	710	129.00–137.00	134.61
16	—	764	117.50–128.00	123.42
10	—	437	130.00–145.00	143.63
4	—	365	140.00	140.00
3	—	320	145.00	145.00
1	—	865	122.00	122.00
2	—	963	104.00–109.00	106.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	110.00–127.50	120.04
13	—	524	117.50–135.00	128.61
1	—	780	123.00	123.00
3	—	730	114.00–118.00	115.64
1	—	990	94.00	94.00
1	—	865	99.00	99.00
2	—	475	117.50–120.00	118.74
2	—	423	122.50–127.50	124.99
3	—	695	123.00–124.00	123.33
2	—	370	125.00–130.00	127.36
3	—	568	122.00–134.00	126.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
1	—	865	97.00	97.00
1	—	695	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	882	112.00	112.00
2	—	518	142.00	142.00
7	—	654	131.00	131.00
6	—	753	125.00	125.00
1	—	745	118.00	118.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,437	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,263.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,172	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,488.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,314	925.00–1,000.00	959.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,380	65.50–68.00	67.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	69	—	1,015	81.00–99.00	89.60
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,017	86.00–101.00	94.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,120	64.00–77.00	70.74
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	945	70.50–85.00	80.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	58.50	58.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,849	97.00–104.50	101.28
35	—	1,612	84.00–95.00	90.42
3	—	1,675	74.00–83.50	79.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,125	62.00–64.00	63.38
30	—	1,169	56.00–61.50	59.19
4	—	1,191	53.00–55.00	53.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,226	61.50–63.50	63.00
2	—	1,140	69.00–74.00	71.15
36	—	1,281	65.00–68.00	66.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,297	67.50–72.50	68.96
155	—	1,226	62.00–67.00	64.63
7	—	1,112	60.50–61.50	61.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,415	64.50–67.50	66.27
89	—	1,357	68.00–73.50	70.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,168	61.00–63.00	62.77
3	—	1,099	55.00–58.00	57.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,374	63.00–67.50	65.86
96	—	1,376	68.50–73.50	70.27

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.