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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Sep 14

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,944 head

▲ 2,548 vs last sale 396▲ 2,944 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

601 head

▲ 197 vs last sale 404▲ 601 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

348 head

▲ 222 vs last sale 126▲ 348 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All feeder cattle were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers calves. No trend can be made on yearling steers, yearling heifers under 850 lbs sold with lower undertones, while over 850 lbs sold with steady to firm undertones. Calf quality this week was very attractive, yearling quality was average to very attractive. Several load lots of calves were seen this week. One very attractive load lot of yearling heifers was on offer this week. All load lots were met with very good demand. CME positions finally sold higher after nearly two weeks of lower movement. Triple digit gains were seen on all contracts today as feeders settled 2.575-3.45 higher on the September-April 22' contracts. Demand for calves under 400 lbs for steers and under 380 lbs for heifers was very good. These offerings were all purchased as grass cattle for this winters wheat pasture. Market activity was mostly active this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Replacement and feeding cow buyers both showed good demand for cows this week. As a result, packers were forced to pay higher money for cows in order to secure offerings. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher on all offerings. Cows purchased specifically for feed sold generally steady on a lower quality offering. Many cows were purchased to return to the county to test for bred cows. Some of these cows were purchased to turn out on corn stalks, be fed silage in the corn belt or moved south to greener pastures for winter. Demand for all replacement cows was good to very good. Young age open cows suitable to rebreed sold mostly 5.00 higher. Demand for these offerings was good.

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 $172.13/cwt on 1,384 head.

Average price

$172.13

1,384 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$27.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.85

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	173.80	925	1,231
Medium and Large 1-2	543	169.58	920	49
Large 1	641	161.87	1,038	23
Medium 1	675	152.80	1,031	61
Medium 1-2	565	146.17	826	20

One grade step is worth $27.63/cwt here — about $99 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 sale1,384 hd

172.13

—

MT average3 barns · 2,972 hd

164.28

+7.85

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	1,638	82.20	1,346	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,548	70.60	1,093	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,354	61.70	835	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,213	54.92	666	391

Every lot

73 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	294	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	709	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	333	240.32/cwt	233.00–249.00	800	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	364	234.43/cwt	221.00–243.00	853	278
Steers	—	Medium 1-2Unweaned	374	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	583	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	397	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	844	6
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	398	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	812	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	202.12/cwt	193.00–207.00	861	491
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	434	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	803	4
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	448	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	867	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	461	191.43/cwt	185.75–195.25	882	212
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	467	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	831	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	503	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	845	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	507	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	892	27
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	575	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	914	10
Steers	—	Medium 1	632	173.17/cwt	172.50–174.00	1,094	13
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	638	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,046	9
Steers	—	Medium 1	683	167.30/cwt	166.50–169.00	1,143	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,145	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,301	3
Steers	—	Large 1	895	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,298	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	292	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	631	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	332	197.32/cwt	194.00–206.00	655	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	375	191.06/cwt	177.50–200.00	716	321
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	376	184.62/cwt	183.00–185.00	694	31
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	395	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	719	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	179.86/cwt	173.50–187.00	757	348
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	461	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	756	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	465	166.85/cwt	160.00–173.00	776	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	502	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	803	17
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	565	146.17/cwt	145.00–147.00	826	20
Heifers	—	Medium 1	566	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	900	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1	641	155.28/cwt	149.00–158.00	995	35
Heifers	—	Medium 1	723	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,048	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	148.34/cwt	148.00–148.50	1,093	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	151.41/cwt	148.50–152.50	1,158	65
Heifers	—	Medium 1	777	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,142	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	145.84/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,138	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	146.16/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,201	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	146.68/cwt	142.50–151.00	1,301	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	891	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,256	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	142.89/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,307	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	954	132.80/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,267	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,065	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,326	2
Heifers	—	Large 1Fancy	1,072	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,458	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	376	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	609	15
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,605	83.65/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,343	45
Bulls	—	—	1,638	76.81/cwt	71.00–81.50	1,258	20
Bulls	—	—	1,881	89.30/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,680	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	883	41.91/cwt	41.00–43.00	370	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	990	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	495	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	45.03/cwt	41.00–46.00	496	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	52.99/cwt	47.00–56.00	634	141
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,217	56.26/cwt	52.00–58.75	685	112
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,259	60.04/cwt	58.00–65.00	756	45
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,272	57.95/cwt	55.50–62.00	737	63
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,310	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	694	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	56.48/cwt	54.00–57.50	743	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,351	61.84/cwt	59.00–68.00	835	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,359	62.56/cwt	57.00–63.00	850	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	68.38/cwt	66.00–70.50	978	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,484	71.08/cwt	71.00–71.25	1,055	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,530	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,056	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,661	69.75/cwt	69.75–69.75	1,159	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	928	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	747	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	940	91.03/cwt	78.00–109.00	856	64
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	985	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	537	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,055	75.32/cwt	60.00–85.00	795	61
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,149	64.60/cwt	55.00–72.50	742	52
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	956	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	13,002	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,053	1,179.20/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	12,417	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,095	1,115.95/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	12,220	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,931	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,243	771.69/cwt	750.00–800.00	9,592	9

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 Sep 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,944Last week 396Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 601Last week 404Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 348Last week 126Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	683	166.50–169.00	167.30
13	—	632	172.50–174.00	173.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	374	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	638	164.00	164.00
10	—	575	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	707	162.00	162.00
3	—	850	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	895	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	398	204.00	204.00
14	—	448	193.50	193.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	333	233.00–249.00	240.32
27	—	507	176.00	176.00
278	—	364	221.00–243.00	234.43
212	—	461	185.75–195.25	191.43
23	—	294	241.00	241.00
491	—	426	193.00–207.00	202.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	397	212.50	212.50
10	—	467	178.00	178.00
4	—	434	185.00	185.00
18	—	503	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	780	144.00–147.00	145.84
8	—	891	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	565	145.00–147.00	146.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	822	145.00–148.00	146.16
66	—	887	142.50–151.00	146.68
87	—	915	138.00–144.00	142.89
5	—	954	132.00–136.00	132.80
65	—	765	148.50–152.50	151.41
44	—	737	148.00–148.50	148.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	164.00	164.00
11	—	395	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	641	149.00–158.00	155.28
16	—	777	147.00	147.00
6	—	566	159.00	159.00
4	—	723	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
321	—	375	177.50–200.00	191.06
54	—	292	216.00	216.00
17	—	502	160.00	160.00
50	—	332	194.00–206.00	197.32
348	—	421	173.50–187.00	179.86
58	—	465	160.00–173.00	166.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	376	183.00–185.00	184.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,072	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	376	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,272	55.50–62.00	57.95
27	—	1,101	41.00–46.00	45.03
141	—	1,196	47.00–56.00	52.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,217	52.00–58.75	56.26
45	—	1,259	58.00–65.00	60.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,661	69.75	69.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	53.00	53.00
1	—	1,530	69.00	69.00
50	—	1,351	59.00–68.00	61.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,316	54.00–57.50	56.48
14	—	1,359	57.00–63.00	62.56
2	—	1,430	66.00–70.50	68.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,484	71.00–71.25	71.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	41.00–43.00	41.91
1	—	990	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,638	71.00–81.50	76.81
6	—	1,881	88.00–90.00	89.30
45	—	1,605	80.00–87.50	83.65

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	928	80.50	80.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	64	—	940	78.00–109.00	91.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	61	—	1,055	60.00–85.00	75.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	52	—	1,149	55.00–72.50	64.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	54.50	54.50

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)	11	—	956	1,360.00	1,360.00

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	—	1,135	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,095	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,115.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,053	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,179.20

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)	9	—	1,243	750.00–800.00	771.69

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.