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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Aug 17

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

642 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 608▲ 642 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

293 head

▲ 146 vs last sale 147▲ 293 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 72▲ 82 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand were moderate. Feeder steers were too thinly tested last week to form an accurate market trend. The only comparison available were 800-850 lb yearling steers that traded 1.50 lower. Feeder heifers under 750 lbs were too lightly tested last week for any comparisons. Yearling heifers between 750-950 lbs traded steady to 5.00 lower, while those weighing over 950 lbs traded 2.50 higher. Replacement cattle numbers continue to rise as the lack of rain and drought conditions continue to exist. Young cows listed as stocker cattle sold sharply higher. All those listed as stocker cows were consigned exposed to bulls for 30-75 days, though none were confirmed for pregnancy. Slaughter cows traded steady to 4.75 lower, while slaughter bulls traded steady.

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 $149.49/cwt on 319 head.

Average price

$149.49

319 head · 696 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$16.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.78

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	672	151.53	1,018	53
Medium and Large 1	758	150.93	1,144	195
Medium and Large 2	544	146.30	796	43
Medium 1-2	535	145.17	777	15thin
Medium 2	563	135.00	760	13thin

One grade step is worth $16.53/cwt here — about $258 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 sale319 hd

149.49

—

MT average2 barns · 826 hd

151.26

−1.78

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	1,707	83.10	1,418	92
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	63.81	850	121
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,160	57.86	671	78

Every lot

50 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	657	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	197.44/cwt	194.00–198.00	776	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	173.50/cwt	173.00–174.00	717	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	447	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	827	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	799	24
Steers	—	Medium 2	568	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	809	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	962	6
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	583	158.29/cwt	155.00–159.50	923	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	160.99/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,009	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,140	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	160.81/cwt	160.50–161.00	1,147	11
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	779	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,052	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,295	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,365	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	444	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	303	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	545	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	175.25/cwt	175.25–175.25	678	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	619	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	468	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	714	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	679	13
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	528	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	763	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	563	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	760	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	594	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	885	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	903	11
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	646	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	872	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	150.11/cwt	150.00–150.75	1,030	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,116	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	145.11/cwt	145.00–145.50	1,219	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	144.83/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,246	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,249	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	939	137.82/cwt	135.00–139.50	1,294	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	138.80/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,356	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,406	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,095	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,183	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,113	93.08/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,036	2
Bulls	—	—	1,591	78.40/cwt	74.00–81.50	1,247	43
Bulls	—	—	1,798	84.82/cwt	82.00–91.50	1,525	36
Bulls	—	—	2,054	92.67/cwt	91.00–96.50	1,903	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	833	40.40/cwt	40.00–41.00	337	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	733	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,058	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	778	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	53.21/cwt	49.00–56.00	594	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	926	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	58.90/cwt	57.00–65.00	703	65
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	66.30/cwt	63.00–69.00	876	74
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	58.95/cwt	52.00–62.00	799	45
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,491	1,429.50/cwt	1,410.00–1,450.00	21,314	10
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,360	1,535.00/cwt	1,535.00–1,535.00	20,876	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	107.40/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,149	37
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	91.06/cwt	87.50–92.50	1,013	31

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 642Last week 608Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 293Last week 147Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 72Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	144.50	144.50
6	—	468	152.50	152.50
4	—	646	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	563	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	594	149.00	149.00
13	—	468	145.00	145.00
11	—	623	145.00	145.00
5	—	427	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	860	143.00–145.00	144.83
4	—	1,065	132.00	132.00
12	—	303	180.00	180.00
26	—	939	135.00–139.50	137.82
16	—	763	146.25	146.25
51	—	977	133.00–142.00	138.80
42	—	387	175.25	175.25
32	—	840	145.00–145.50	145.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	686	150.00–150.75	150.11
11	—	895	139.50	139.50
7	—	250	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	583	155.00–159.50	158.29
4	—	779	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	821	157.75	157.75
52	—	393	194.00–198.00	197.44
37	—	447	185.00	185.00
14	—	910	150.00	150.00
6	—	313	210.00	210.00
11	—	713	160.50–161.00	160.81
6	—	687	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	413	173.00–174.00	173.50
21	—	627	160.00–163.00	160.99
24	—	467	171.00	171.00
6	—	576	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,591	74.00–81.50	78.40
36	—	1,798	82.00–91.50	84.82
10	—	2,054	91.00–96.50	92.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	92.00–94.00	93.08
1	—	1,095	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	69.50	69.50
5	—	1,117	49.00–56.00	53.21
65	—	1,193	57.00–65.00	58.90
5	—	833	40.00–41.00	40.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	81.00	81.00
45	—	1,355	52.00–62.00	58.95
74	—	1,322	63.00–69.00	66.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	73.50	73.50

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,491	1,410.00–1,450.00	1,429.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,360	1,535.00	1,535.00

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	31	—	1,113	87.50–92.50	91.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,070	106.00–110.00	107.40

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.