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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Aug 10

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

608 head

▲ 319 vs last sale 289▼ 362 vs year ago 970 · −37.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

147 head

▼ 186 vs last sale 333▼ 62 vs year ago 209 · −29.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 205 vs last sale 277▼ 126 vs year ago 198 · −63.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers were all too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. The best test for yearling heifers was for 800-899 lbs which sold mostly 4.00-5.00 higher. Steer quality this week was average to attractive this week, while heifer quality was average to very attractive. Ranchers continue to bring replacement heifers to market as the drought worsens. All heifers on offer were given the option to be aborted at the consigners expense. All heifers sold today were sold as feeding heifers. Market activity this week was mostly active. Weigh up cows were too lightly tested this week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed on all cows on offer. Slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady in a narrow comparison. Bulls continue to come off pasture in thin condition as most have been out breeding cows. Yield and body condition scores are nearing seasonal lows. Young age cows sold on mostly light demand and light offerings. This class of cows sold generally steady this week.

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 $155.22/cwt on 339 head.

Average price

$155.22

339 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$84

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$32.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.09

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	752	156.16	1,174	284
Medium 1	557	154.89	863	47
Large 1	1,014	124.00	1,257	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.16/cwt here — about −$84 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 sale339 hd

155.22

—

MT average2 barns · 1,330 hd

149.14

+6.09

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	1,700	86.28	1,467	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,388	67.37	935	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,216	63.03	767	13

Every lot

41 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	338	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	701	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	857	6
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	476	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	831	15
Steers	—	Medium 1	699	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,143	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,179	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	161.44/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,267	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	159.29/cwt	156.00–159.50	1,333	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	901	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,352	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	241	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	524	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	308	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	622	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	351	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	653	12
Heifers	—	Medium 1	557	154.89/cwt	154.50–156.25	863	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	976	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	692	154.81/cwt	152.00–156.50	1,071	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	150.63/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,198	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	150.59/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,227	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	144.85/cwt	143.50–149.50	1,253	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	938	139.54/cwt	139.00–141.50	1,309	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	972	136.29/cwt	135.50–137.00	1,325	32
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,014	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,257	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	353	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	724	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	927	33
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,033	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	940	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,248	80.51/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,005	2
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,270	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,080	1
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,541	89.29/cwt	88.00–89.50	1,376	5
Bulls	—	—	1,559	77.75/cwt	66.00–81.50	1,212	13
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,672	86.68/cwt	84.00–87.50	1,449	3
Bulls	—	—	1,674	85.61/cwt	81.50–90.50	1,433	52
Bulls	—	—	1,971	93.41/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,841	20
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	59.72/cwt	59.00–60.50	660	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,193	64.43/cwt	63.50–66.50	769	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,274	63.84/cwt	62.50–67.00	813	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	952	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,379	66.23/cwt	62.50–69.00	913	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,460	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	1,044	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,474	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	980	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,163	73.74/cwt	66.00–75.50	858	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,194	76.60/cwt	74.00–82.00	915	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	927	105.36/cwt	103.00–106.50	977	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	977	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	889	5

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 608Last week 289Year ago 970

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 333Year ago 209

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 277Year ago 198

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,674	81.50–90.50	85.61
20	—	1,971	90.00–98.50	93.41
13	—	1,559	66.00–81.50	77.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,248	80.00–81.00	80.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,672	84.00–87.50	86.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,541	88.00–89.50	89.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	59.00–60.50	59.72
7	—	1,274	62.50–67.00	63.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,322	72.00	72.00
5	—	1,474	66.50	66.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,379	62.50–69.00	66.23
1	—	1,460	71.50	71.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,193	63.50–66.50	64.43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	351	186.00	186.00
30	—	308	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	241	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	972	135.50–137.00	136.29
16	—	795	150.00–151.00	150.63
25	—	938	139.00–141.50	139.54
35	—	865	143.50–149.50	144.85
15	—	692	152.00–156.50	154.81
5	—	634	154.00	154.00
107	—	815	146.00–153.00	150.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,014	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	557	154.50–156.25	154.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	508	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	901	150.00	150.00
37	—	785	160.00–162.00	161.44
6	—	463	185.00	185.00
49	—	837	156.00–159.50	159.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	338	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	710	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	476	174.50	174.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	699	163.50	163.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,194	74.00–82.00	76.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,163	66.00–75.50	73.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	—	927	103.00–106.50	105.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	977	91.00	91.00

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.