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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jun 22

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

201 head

▲ 94 vs last sale 107▲ 87 vs year ago 114 · +76.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,114 head

▲ 422 vs last sale 692▲ 815 vs year ago 299 · +272.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

177 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 122▼ 477 vs year ago 654 · −72.9%

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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 to good for very light offerings. Quality was mostly plain to average. Market activity was moderate. Weigh up cows comprised most of the sale again this week as ranchers continue to market cows due to dry conditions. Cow and bull quality was attractive to very attractive this week. Many reputation ranches sold cows and bulls this week. Weigh up conditions continue to be very attractive to buyers as most cows are still coming off fresh grass and were emptied out as a result. Packers purchased the majority of cows this week to feed as quality lent itself to feeding and supplies of cows available to the packer in the northern plains are running very high due to drought conditions. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm on all classes. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher on a very attractive offering. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher, again quality this week was very attractive and better compared to last week. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold lower as very few takers were seen for this class of cattle. Packers purchased many of these offerings as feeding cows this week as demand from rebreed buyers was light. Demand for cow calf pairs remains light as drought conditions continue to weigh on the market. Many pairs were split this week as cow prices made pairs more valuable to do so.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $100.50/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −98.15 against this barn's trailing median of $198.65.

Average price

$100.50

45 head · 885 lb average

Value per head Derived

$890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$37

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

$14.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.24

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	915	108.50	992	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	975	97.00	946	1thin
Medium and Large 2	815	94.67	772	21
Large 1-2	1,095	94.00	1,029	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.50/cwt here — about −$37 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 sale45 hd

100.50

—

MT average3 barns · 269 hd

97.26

+3.24

This barn, trailing median30 sales

198.65

−98.15

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

30 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.49, low $166.80, median $198.65 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,850	93.47	1,729	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,566	71.27	1,116	97
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,379	69.84	963	384
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,169	66.09	773	224

Every lot

46 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 2	447	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	702	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	895	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	938	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,040	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,145	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,151	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	129	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	258	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	181	433.69/cwt	425.00–435.00	785	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	833	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	145.84/cwt	144.50–147.00	986	42
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	129	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	258	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	175	439.43/cwt	435.00–460.00	769	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	242	457.92/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,108	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	278	456.64/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,269	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	729	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	846	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	729	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	671	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	858	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	824	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	964	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,027	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	946	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,095	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,029	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,375	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,210	1
Bulls	—	—	1,632	80.72/cwt	78.00–82.50	1,317	3
Bulls	—	—	1,776	89.72/cwt	84.50–94.00	1,593	33
Bulls	—	—	1,951	98.26/cwt	94.50–104.00	1,917	35
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	868	56.49/cwt	54.00–60.00	490	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	975	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	556	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	979	64.28/cwt	62.00–65.00	629	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	56.57/cwt	54.50–60.00	640	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,171	72.36/cwt	68.50–75.00	847	75
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	63.59/cwt	60.00–67.00	754	63
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,197	65.87/cwt	62.00–68.00	788	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,262	69.99/cwt	67.50–72.50	883	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,374	72.00/cwt	70.25–76.50	989	186
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,375	68.38/cwt	64.00–70.00	940	146
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,392	60.18/cwt	58.00–63.00	838	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	64.15/cwt	62.00–67.50	894	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,432	70.75/cwt	69.00–72.50	1,013	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,483	72.63/cwt	72.25–73.25	1,077	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,611	71.23/cwt	69.50–73.50	1,148	55
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,634	64.80/cwt	62.00–67.50	1,059	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,680	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,571	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	21,758	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,640	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	23,124	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	735	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	533	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,034	76.68/cwt	71.00–80.00	793	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,073	73.92/cwt	63.00–78.25	793	77

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 107Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,114Last week 692Year ago 299

Replacement CattleReceipts 177Last week 122Year ago 654

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	783	147.00	147.00
8	—	746	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	157.50	157.50
2	—	585	153.00	153.00
2	—	603	155.50	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	447	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	129	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	181	425.00–435.00	433.69
42	—	676	144.50–147.00	145.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	129	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	175	435.00–460.00	439.43
4	—	278	450.00–475.00	456.64
15	—	964	106.50	106.50
3	—	242	450.00–475.00	457.92
4	—	729	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	729	92.00	92.00
14	—	858	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,095	94.00	94.00

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	4	—	1,571	1,385.00	1,385.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,640	1,410.00	1,410.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	968	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,034	71.00–80.00	76.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	77	—	1,073	63.00–78.25	73.92

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	—	735	72.50	72.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,171	68.50–75.00	72.36
38	—	1,197	62.00–68.00	65.87
1	—	975	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,392	58.00–63.00	60.18
26	—	1,393	62.00–67.50	64.15
20	—	1,432	69.00–72.50	70.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,611	69.50–73.50	71.23
7	—	1,634	62.00–67.50	64.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,483	72.25–73.25	72.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
186	—	1,374	70.25–76.50	72.00
146	—	1,375	64.00–70.00	68.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,185	60.00–67.00	63.59
9	—	1,262	67.50–72.50	69.99
31	—	1,131	54.50–60.00	56.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	979	62.00–65.00	64.28
3	—	868	54.00–60.00	56.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,632	78.00–82.50	80.72
35	—	1,951	94.50–104.00	98.26
33	—	1,776	84.50–94.00	89.72

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.