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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jun 15

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 904 vs last sale 1,011▼ 99 vs year ago 206 · −48.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

692 head

▼ 449 vs last sale 1,141▲ 348 vs year ago 344 · +101.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

122 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 230▼ 574 vs year ago 696 · −82.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly moderate for very light offerings. Quality was mostly plain to average. Market activity was moderate. Weigh up cows comprised most of the sale this week. Packers were very active in bidding on cows this week. Packers purchased the majority of the cow offering for immediate harvest. Several packages of very attractive young offerings were purchased by packers to feed. Slaughter cows sold generally steady on breaking and boning cows, lean cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeding cows sold generally steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-4.00 lower. The cutter cow cutout continues to inch higher. As of this morning the cutter cow cutout was 224.45. Weigh up conditions were mostly in buyers favor as most cows offered buyers above average weigh conditions. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested last week to develop a full market trend, lower undertones were noticed.

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 $130.33/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$130.33

40 head · 745 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$0.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.73

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	758	130.37	988	36
Medium and Large 1-2	630	130.00	819	4thin

One grade step is worth $0.37/cwt here — about $169 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 sale40 hd

130.33

—

MT average3 barns · 765 hd

137.06

−6.73

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	1,787	86.90	1,553	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,524	70.55	1,075	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,376	68.62	944	301
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,196	63.20	756	185

Every lot

34 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	978	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	937	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	130.36/cwt	127.00–133.00	991	34
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,210	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	895	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,290	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,006	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,311	81.35/cwt	80.50–84.50	1,066	8
Bulls	—	—	1,556	78.88/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,227	11
Bulls	—	—	1,849	86.39/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,597	32
Bulls	—	—	2,004	93.98/cwt	90.50–102.50	1,883	24
Bulls	—	—Natural	2,010	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,769	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	904	56.30/cwt	54.00–58.00	509	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	41.58/cwt	40.00–44.00	420	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	57.60/cwt	54.00–59.00	663	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,179	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	707	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,181	68.22/cwt	67.00–70.50	806	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,194	71.62/cwt	68.50–73.00	855	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,211	63.27/cwt	60.00–66.00	766	82
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,245	65.17/cwt	60.50–68.50	811	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	64.13/cwt	62.00–68.00	834	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,381	67.17/cwt	62.50–68.75	928	86
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,391	71.47/cwt	69.00–74.50	994	116
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,441	60.59/cwt	60.00–61.50	873	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,443	71.88/cwt	69.00–73.75	1,037	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,473	71.29/cwt	71.25–72.00	1,050	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,118	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	70.66/cwt	67.50–73.00	1,081	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,787	63.80/cwt	58.00–67.00	1,140	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	785	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	471	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	880	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	638	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	65.18/cwt	61.00–70.00	593	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	66.40/cwt	65.00–74.00	674	35
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	79.95/cwt	70.00–90.00	823	27
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	72.85/cwt	66.50–82.00	776	51

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 1,011Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 692Last week 1,141Year ago 344

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 230Year ago 696

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,849	82.00–90.00	86.39
24	—	2,004	90.50–102.50	93.98
11	—	1,556	73.00–81.00	78.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,311	80.50–84.50	81.35
1	—	1,210	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,441	60.00–61.50	60.59
33	—	1,443	69.00–73.75	71.88
61	—	1,301	62.00–68.00	64.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	904	54.00–58.00	56.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,211	60.00–66.00	63.27
8	—	1,181	67.00–70.50	68.22
21	—	1,151	54.00–59.00	57.60
5	—	1,010	40.00–44.00	41.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,381	62.50–68.75	67.17
116	—	1,391	69.00–74.50	71.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,245	60.50–68.50	65.17
17	—	1,194	68.50–73.00	71.62
6	—	1,179	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,787	58.00–67.00	63.80
26	—	1,530	67.50–73.00	70.66
1	—	1,500	74.50	74.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,473	71.25–72.00	71.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	627	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	130.50	130.50
34	—	760	127.00–133.00	130.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	60.00	60.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	72.50	72.50

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	35	—	1,015	65.00–74.00	66.40
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	61.00–70.00	65.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,030	70.00–90.00	79.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	51	—	1,065	66.50–82.00	72.85

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.