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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jun 29

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Jun 22Jun 29Jul 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

214 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 201▲ 125 vs year ago 89 · +140.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

664 head

▼ 450 vs last sale 1,114▲ 442 vs year ago 222 · +199.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

344 head

▲ 167 vs last sale 177▲ 171 vs year ago 173 · +98.8%

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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 higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Demand was mostly good for very light offerings. Quality was mostly mixed from plain to attractive. Cattle were mostly in light flesh and mostly coming off grass. Dry conditions continue to drive feeders to market which had been turned out on grass. Market activity was moderate to active this sale. Weigh up cows comprised the majority of the sale again this week. Packers purchased cows on moderate demand this week. Slaughter cows sold fully steady on boning and lean cows, breaking cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeding cows took the biggest hit this week as packers backed off and purchased high quality cows lower. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-5.00 lower. Packers seemed willing to buy slaughter cows at steady money in order to fill last minuet slaughter spots before the holiday break. Cows quality was not as attractive this week compared to last. Additionally, cows were pushing heavier amounts of fill this week compared to last week. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold steady. Several sets of attractive 3 year old cows sold on very good demand as buyers pushed these offerings at the same price as 2 year old offerings. Demand for cow calf pairs remains light as drought conditions continue to weigh on the market.

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 $149.68/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$149.68

153 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$10.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.34

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	710	150.83	1,072	136
Medium and Large 1-2	615	140.47	864	17thin

One grade step is worth $10.36/cwt here — about $208 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 sale153 hd

149.68

—

MT average2 barns · 685 hd

148.34

+1.34

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	1,615	87.17	1,408	104
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	67.75	1,058	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,385	65.53	907	195
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,173	62.45	733	258

Every lot

45 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	880	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,214	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	832	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	152.95/cwt	142.50–155.00	1,017	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	902	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	143.35/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,022	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	771	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,157	52
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	808	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	893	8
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,068	95.75/cwt	95.75–95.75	1,023	19
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,146	84.72/cwt	82.50–87.00	971	13
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,180	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	909	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,210	79.46/cwt	79.00–80.00	961	2
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,267	84.30/cwt	82.00–85.50	1,068	20
Bulls	—	—Canadian Origin	1,409	81.76/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,152	3
Bulls	—	—	1,557	78.37/cwt	71.50–82.00	1,220	13
Bulls	—	—	1,824	87.38/cwt	83.50–93.00	1,594	29
Bulls	—	—	2,033	97.59/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,984	23
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	863	52.42/cwt	48.00–58.00	452	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	978	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	577	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	47.80/cwt	46.00–48.50	522	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	63.60/cwt	61.50–66.50	738	54
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,163	56.01/cwt	55.00–59.00	651	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	57.43/cwt	51.50–61.00	677	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,196	64.07/cwt	62.00–67.50	766	138
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,214	68.23/cwt	68.00–69.50	828	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,280	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	864	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,365	65.60/cwt	63.00–67.50	895	85
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,376	68.05/cwt	67.00–70.50	936	65
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,396	61.84/cwt	60.50–63.00	863	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,441	56.29/cwt	52.00–58.50	811	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,442	63.50/cwt	61.50–65.75	916	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	67.08/cwt	66.25–70.00	992	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,487	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	996	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,604	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,115	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,604	65.04/cwt	62.00–65.50	1,043	11
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,202	1,133.56/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	13,625	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,476	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	18,598	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,490	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	18,998	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,602	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	23,229	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,678	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	23,492	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,680	1,293.50/cwt	1,275.00–1,325.00	21,731	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,734	1,428.88/cwt	1,410.00–1,450.00	24,777	18
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	67.86/cwt	65.00–71.00	601	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	939	80.22/cwt	71.00–87.00	753	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,122	72.97/cwt	64.00–86.50	819	164
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	731	1

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 201Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 664Last week 1,114Year ago 222

Replacement CattleReceipts 344Last week 177Year ago 173

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,824	83.50–93.00	87.38
13	—	1,557	71.50–82.00	78.37
23	—	2,033	93.00–103.00	97.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,267	82.00–85.50	84.30
1	—	1,180	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Canadian Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,409	78.00–84.00	81.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,146	82.50–87.00	84.72
2	—	1,210	79.00–80.00	79.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	1,196	62.00–67.50	64.07
11	—	1,214	68.00–69.50	68.23
13	—	1,163	55.00–59.00	56.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,442	61.50–65.75	63.50
10	—	1,441	52.00–58.50	56.29
3	—	1,487	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	59.00	59.00
8	—	863	48.00–58.00	52.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	67.50	67.50
26	—	1,178	51.50–61.00	57.43
4	—	1,092	46.00–48.50	47.80
54	—	1,161	61.50–66.50	63.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,604	69.50	69.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,479	66.25–70.00	67.08
11	—	1,604	62.00–65.50	65.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,376	67.00–70.50	68.05
10	—	1,396	60.50–63.00	61.84
85	—	1,365	63.00–67.50	65.60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	665	142.50–155.00	152.95
14	—	713	143.00–144.00	143.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	673	134.00	134.00
10	—	574	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	771	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	808	110.50	110.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,068	95.75	95.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	880	138.00	138.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,476	1,260.00	1,260.00

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	4	—	1,490	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,680	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,293.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,602	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,678	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,734	1,410.00–1,450.00	1,428.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,202	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,133.56

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	—	939	71.00–87.00	80.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	164	—	1,122	64.00–86.50	72.97

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	2	—	885	65.00–71.00	67.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	65.00	65.00

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.