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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Aug 31

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,218 head

▲ 1,119 vs last sale 2,099▲ 2,174 vs year ago 1,044 · +208.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

616 head

▲ 330 vs last sale 286▲ 393 vs year ago 223 · +176.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

836 head

▲ 734 vs last sale 102▲ 796 vs year ago 40 · +1,990.0%

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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. Steer calves sold steady to weak. Yearling heifers sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves under 350 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 lower, heifer calves over 350 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand for yearlings was mostly good, while demand for calves was mostly moderate. Quality this week was average to very attractive. Yearlings were offered in mostly moderate size packages with many heifers in the offering. Calves were offered in moderate to load lot size packages. All cattle continue to sell in light flesh as drought conditions have cattle selling early, thin and light. Yearling heifers continue to be sold bred with consignors offering to pay to abort them if the buyer wishes to send them to feed. Several sets of attractive heifers were purchased as replacements this sale and are located as bred heifers (Per Cwt) in the report below. Market activity was moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for heavy offerings. Packers continue to show lighter demand for slaughter cows as many are very thin and low yielding. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 lower on boning and lean cows, breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend. Feeding cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher with stronger demand seen from feeding and trading buyers this week. A heavy offering of bred cows were seen this week. Cows are just getting far enough along to confirm pregnant. Cows confirmed bred sold per head and cows not far enough along sold as exposed and were sold per cwt. Many sets of exposed cows had their breeding percentage announced before selling. Demand for bred cows was mostly good to very good with a large buying pool actively bidding on offerings. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on good to very good demand. These offerings sold sharply higher as many buyers were actively bidding on these offerings.

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 $168.40/cwt on 1,625 head.

Average price

$168.40

1,625 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$428

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$39.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.14

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	170.28	946	1,463
Medium and Large 1-2	467	168.30	786	61
Medium 1	629	149.56	940	46
Medium 1-2	681	145.00	987	12thin
Large 1	1,047	131.19	1,374	43

One grade step is worth $39.10/cwt here — about −$428 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 sale1,625 hd

168.40

—

MT average2 barns · 2,461 hd

162.26

+6.14

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	—	High	1,729	80.45	1,391	79
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,587	67.47	1,071	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,400	63.67	891	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,136	54.61	620	359

Every lot

80 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	270	232.00/cwt	225.00–237.00	626	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	328	221.49/cwt	219.00–225.00	726	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	344	208.14/cwt	205.00–215.00	716	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	371	221.18/cwt	218.00–222.50	821	215
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	419	213.87/cwt	200.00–220.00	896	420
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	433	191.32/cwt	186.00–194.00	828	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	459	197.70/cwt	185.00–205.00	907	190
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	587	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	998	6
Steers	—	Medium 1	625	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,075	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	660	169.08/cwt	168.50–169.75	1,116	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,201	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	163.21/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,247	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	160.50/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,321	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,331	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,417	15
Steers	—	Large 1	1,080	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,517	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	275	197.14/cwt	193.00–202.00	542	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	334	187.53/cwt	186.00–205.00	626	211
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	342	180.22/cwt	173.00–181.50	616	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	362	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	623	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	386	184.43/cwt	181.00–187.50	712	261
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	409	167.95/cwt	165.00–174.00	687	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	417	180.88/cwt	178.00–182.50	754	346
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	467	168.24/cwt	164.00–175.00	786	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1	624	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	934	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	956	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,034	29
Heifers	—	Medium 1	667	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	987	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	681	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	987	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,064	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,123	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	744	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,123	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	154.93/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,184	174
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,166	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	148.93/cwt	146.50–152.75	1,230	153
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,179	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	871	141.59/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,233	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	146.58/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,287	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	917	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,265	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	143.67/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,319	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	988	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,363	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,032	134.55/cwt	133.50–135.00	1,389	22
Heifers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,036	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,357	14
Heifers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,119	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,354	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	371	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	733	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	966	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,130	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,265	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,018	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,433	76.70/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,099	6
Bulls	—	—	1,697	78.25/cwt	68.00–82.00	1,328	44
Bulls	—	—	1,839	84.06/cwt	83.00–87.50	1,546	25
Bulls	—	—	2,027	90.00/cwt	88.50–92.00	1,824	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	870	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	400	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	924	49.76/cwt	48.00–51.00	460	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	940	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	385	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,091	52.76/cwt	49.50–54.00	576	146
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	54.30/cwt	49.00–56.00	621	122
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,154	45.50/cwt	41.00–48.50	525	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	56.56/cwt	55.75–58.50	665	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,251	61.91/cwt	61.50–62.50	774	51
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	54.86/cwt	52.50–55.50	757	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,381	65.70/cwt	64.00–68.25	907	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,412	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	974	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,430	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	837	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	698	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,499	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,042	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,521	68.00/cwt	67.50–69.00	1,034	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,702	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	1,132	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	1,524.12/cwt	1,300.00–1,560.00	15,394	65
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,057	65.60/cwt	62.00–67.50	693	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,086	87.82/cwt	86.00–91.00	954	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,094	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,026	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,120	52.75/cwt	52.75–52.75	591	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,164	1,403.04/cwt	1,225.00–1,435.00	16,331	154
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,196	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	16,445	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,236	57.27/cwt	54.00–59.75	708	96
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,246	1,002.84/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	12,495	146
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	148.67/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,271	55
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	625	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	519	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	821	97.31/cwt	86.00–104.00	799	128
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	986	87.76/cwt	65.00–95.00	865	82

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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,218Last week 2,099Year ago 1,044

Slaughter CattleReceipts 616Last week 286Year ago 223

Replacement CattleReceipts 836Last week 102Year ago 40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,412	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,521	67.50–69.00	68.00
15	—	1,702	66.50	66.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	47.50	47.50
8	—	1,379	52.50–55.50	54.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	41.00	41.00
4	—	924	48.00–51.00	49.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,499	69.50	69.50
28	—	1,381	64.00–68.25	65.70
1	—	1,430	58.50	58.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,175	55.75–58.50	56.56
122	—	1,143	49.00–56.00	54.30
8	—	1,154	41.00–48.50	45.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,251	61.50–62.50	61.91
146	—	1,091	49.50–54.00	52.76
1	—	870	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,027	88.50–92.00	90.00
44	—	1,697	68.00–82.00	78.25
25	—	1,839	83.00–87.50	84.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,433	74.00–80.00	76.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	80.50	80.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	966	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,036	131.00	131.00
7	—	1,119	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	624	149.75	149.75
5	—	667	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,032	133.50–135.00	134.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	777	150.00	150.00
3	—	830	142.00	142.00
5	—	625	153.00	153.00
5	—	871	141.00–142.00	141.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	467	164.00–175.00	168.24
27	—	275	193.00–202.00	197.14
346	—	417	178.00–182.50	180.88
211	—	334	186.00–205.00	187.53
261	—	386	181.00–187.50	184.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
174	—	764	154.00–156.00	154.93
5	—	988	138.00	138.00
29	—	646	160.00	160.00
36	—	720	156.00	156.00
46	—	918	143.00–145.00	143.67
153	—	826	146.50–152.75	148.93
90	—	878	144.00–147.00	146.58
48	—	691	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	342	173.00–181.50	180.22
9	—	409	165.00–174.00	167.95
10	—	362	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	681	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	744	151.00	151.00
10	—	917	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	967	146.50	146.50
9	—	764	161.00–165.00	163.21
16	—	823	159.00–161.00	160.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	344	205.00–215.00	208.14
43	—	433	186.00–194.00	191.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
215	—	371	218.00–222.50	221.18
190	—	459	185.00–205.00	197.70
6	—	587	170.00	170.00
98	—	328	219.00–225.00	221.49
34	—	270	225.00–237.00	232.00
420	—	419	200.00–220.00	213.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	172.00	172.00
30	—	660	168.50–169.75	169.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	737	163.00	163.00
3	—	890	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,080	140.50	140.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	154	—	1,164	1,225.00–1,435.00	1,403.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	65	—	1,010	1,300.00–1,560.00	1,524.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,196	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,094	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	146	—	1,246	875.00–1,050.00	1,002.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,057	62.00–67.50	65.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,086	86.00–91.00	87.82

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)	15	—	1,120	52.75	52.75

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)	96	—	1,236	54.00–59.75	57.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	55	—	855	145.00–152.00	148.67

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	—	625	83.00	83.00

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	82	—	986	65.00–95.00	87.76
(<2 yrs)	Open	128	—	821	86.00–104.00	97.31

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.