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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Aug 3

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

289 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 397▲ 289 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

333 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 327▲ 333 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

277 head

▲ 206 vs last sale 71▲ 277 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Yearling heifers sold steady to firm in a narrow comparison. Steer quality this week was mostly plain, while heifer quality was average to very attractive. Ranchers continue to bring replacement heifers to market as the drought worsens. Most of these heifers sold to feed this week and as with the past few weeks the consigner has put up the cost to abort them. Demand for yearlings was mostly moderate to good this week. Market activity was active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for light to moderate offerings again this week. Packers saw their stiffest competition yet for cows as buyers looking for exposed weigh up cows helped support the market. Demand improved as the sale progressed and packers pushed to fill loads. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm, feeding cows sold generally steady. Feeding cow quality was not as attractive this week as the last few weeks and a bigger portion of the cows sold to slaughter or to return to the country to pregnancy test. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady. Bulls continue to come off pasture in thin condition as most have been out breeding cows. Yield and body condition scores continue to slide. Young age cows sold on mostly light demand and light offerings. This class of cows mostly sold to feeding buyers this week as demand from rebreed buyers was light.

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 $147.80/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$147.80

197 head · 772 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,141

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$354

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

$8.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.70

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	525	155.50	816	12thin
Medium 1	589	154.00	907	7thin
Medium and Large 1	796	147.03	1,171	178

One grade step is worth $8.47/cwt here — about −$354 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 sale197 hd

147.80

—

MT average2 barns · 615 hd

146.09

+1.70

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	1,765	86.03	1,518	97
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,744	73.90	1,289	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,415	66.42	940	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,139	62.61	713	112

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	189	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	709	5
Steers	—	Medium 1	607	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,044	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	682	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,112	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,208	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	730	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,157	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,241	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,311	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	525	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	816	12
Heifers	—	Medium 1	589	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	907	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	994	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	156.47/cwt	155.00–156.50	1,045	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	156.62/cwt	153.00–157.50	1,137	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	748	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,077	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	145.52/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,186	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	140.56/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,245	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	993	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,216	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,015	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	893	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,185	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,013	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,215	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	936	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,440	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,123	1
Bulls	—	—	1,497	77.74/cwt	64.00–81.50	1,164	19
Bulls	—	—	1,808	86.81/cwt	82.50–90.00	1,570	58
Bulls	—	—	1,957	93.24/cwt	91.00–98.50	1,825	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	905	56.99/cwt	53.00–58.50	516	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	961	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	591	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	59.11/cwt	53.00–62.00	631	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,145	73.01/cwt	70.00–76.00	836	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,157	60.12/cwt	56.00–63.00	696	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,170	63.53/cwt	62.00–66.50	743	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	64.36/cwt	62.50–66.50	767	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,349	65.26/cwt	64.50–69.00	880	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,364	59.85/cwt	58.50–63.00	816	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,392	69.67/cwt	69.50–70.00	970	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,466	58.25/cwt	52.50–63.00	854	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,483	67.52/cwt	63.00–69.00	1,001	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,091	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,718	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,297	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	74.00/cwt	73.50–74.50	1,288	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,805	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,273	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	19,673	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,500	1,530.98/cwt	1,500.00–1,550.00	22,965	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,595	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	22,330	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,688	1,582.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,600.00	26,704	36
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,159	66.74/cwt	62.50–71.50	774	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,174	72.42/cwt	70.00–81.00	850	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,120	59.12/cwt	54.00–62.50	662	78
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,142	75.41/cwt	72.50–79.50	861	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,224	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	789	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,340	67.65/cwt	67.00–68.00	907	3

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 Aug 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 397Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 333Last week 327Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 277Last week 71Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	886	139.00–141.00	140.56
52	—	668	155.00–156.50	156.47
19	—	815	141.00–148.00	145.52
10	—	726	153.00–157.50	156.62
6	—	635	156.50	156.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	748	144.00	144.00
2	—	993	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	589	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	155.50	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	189	375.00	375.00
4	—	880	149.00	149.00
9	—	783	158.50	158.50
3	—	715	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	730	158.50	158.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	172.00	172.00
5	—	682	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	85.50	85.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	88.00	88.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,500	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,530.98
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	36	—	1,688	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,582.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,290	1,525.00	1,525.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,595	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,174	70.00–81.00	72.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,159	62.50–71.50	66.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,340	67.00–68.00	67.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,142	72.50–79.50	75.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	78	—	1,120	54.00–62.50	59.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,224	64.50	64.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,067	53.00–62.00	59.11
30	—	1,192	62.50–66.50	64.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,349	64.50–69.00	65.26
7	—	1,364	58.50–63.00	59.85
20	—	1,392	69.50–70.00	69.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,170	62.00–66.50	63.53
22	—	1,157	56.00–63.00	60.12
6	—	1,145	70.00–76.00	73.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,483	63.00–69.00	67.52
4	—	1,466	52.50–63.00	58.25
1	—	1,485	73.50	73.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	961	61.50	61.50
4	—	905	53.00–58.50	56.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	70.50	70.50
2	—	1,718	75.50	75.50
2	—	1,740	73.50–74.50	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,957	91.00–98.50	93.24
19	—	1,497	64.00–81.50	77.74
58	—	1,808	82.50–90.00	86.81

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.