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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Sep 21

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,481 head

▼ 463 vs last sale 2,944▲ 1,376 vs year ago 1,105 · +124.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

895 head

▲ 294 vs last sale 601▲ 549 vs year ago 346 · +158.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

483 head

▲ 135 vs last sale 348▲ 438 vs year ago 45 · +973.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers were scarcely traded this week thus no trend is available. Steer calves under 400 lbs sold generally steady, all calves over 400 lbs sold unevenly steady, from 10.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Yearling heifers sold generally steady to firm in a narrow comparison. Heifer calves under 400 lbs sold mostly 10.00-12.00 lower, 400-499 lbs heifer calves sold steady to 5.00 lower, heifer calves over 500 lbs were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly moderate to good for heavy offerings. Demand for light calves suitable to run as yearlings was mostly good. Calf quality was average to attractive this week, however it was not as attractive as last week overall. Many farmer feeders in the Midwest are busy chopping corn or harvesting and are not ready for calves yet. This limited demand for calves, especially ones too big to send to wheat pasture. Yearling offerings were light this week. However, demand for these offerings was good. Market activity was mostly moderate today. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand for heavy offerings. Packers were much more aggressive as they purchased cows for immediate slaughter this week. Many farmers and dairy men in the Midwest are busy with harvest. This has slowed the cows being delivered directly to the plant. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher on breaking and boning cows lean cows sold fully steady. Demand for feeding cows continues to be good. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to weak on a light test. Demand for young rebreed type cows was mostly good. Young cows sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher on a attractive offering. Quality this week was more attractive than last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $198.80/cwt on 1,304 head.

Average price

$198.80

1,304 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$59

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

$36.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.22

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	379	209.49	793	78
Medium and Large 1	436	201.21	878	1,073
Large 1	437	179.27	784	80
Medium 1	491	173.42	852	73

One grade step is worth $36.07/cwt here — about −$59 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 sale1,304 hd

198.80

—

MT average3 barns · 2,557 hd

188.58

+10.22

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	1,724	80.83	1,394	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,547	72.96	1,129	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	66.01	897	156
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,143	53.80	615	344

Every lot

71 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	271	242.95/cwt	236.00–246.00	658	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	273	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	601	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	327	238.83/cwt	227.50–247.50	781	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	331	221.38/cwt	210.00–225.00	733	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	375	223.51/cwt	216.00–240.00	838	84
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	375	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	735	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	393	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	825	2
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	203.07/cwt	199.50–215.00	853	273
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	442	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	827	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	467	188.18/cwt	176.50–195.50	879	356
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	473	169.75/cwt	169.75–169.75	803	51
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	482	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	839	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	177.80/cwt	174.00–179.50	916	135
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	164.94/cwt	164.50–165.00	950	15
Steers	—	Medium 1	679	165.92/cwt	163.00–166.50	1,127	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	161.47/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,217	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,169	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	240	176.86/cwt	175.00–177.50	424	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	275	173.34/cwt	167.50–175.00	477	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	296	188.62/cwt	188.00–189.00	558	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	333	184.58/cwt	177.00–189.00	615	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	338	171.38/cwt	170.00–173.00	579	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	367	177.31/cwt	173.00–180.00	651	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	375	170.17/cwt	164.00–174.00	638	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	414	173.48/cwt	168.00–176.50	718	314
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	432	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	708	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	433	163.28/cwt	160.50–166.00	707	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	465	167.21/cwt	160.50–170.00	778	195
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	492	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	758	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	805	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	600	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	948	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	610	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	906	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,116	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	150.94/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,134	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,137	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	148.80/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,213	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,208	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	146.31/cwt	143.50–148.00	1,280	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	142.54/cwt	142.00–143.50	1,316	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	963	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,399	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	137.64/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,325	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,027	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,397	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,093	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,459	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,592	72.94/cwt	68.00–77.50	1,161	14
Bulls	—	—	1,732	82.94/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,437	26
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,856	86.77/cwt	86.50–87.00	1,610	4
Bulls	—	—	2,004	88.75/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,779	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	855	43.77/cwt	43.50–44.00	374	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	963	50.47/cwt	47.00–54.50	486	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	46.76/cwt	46.00–47.00	505	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	52.73/cwt	48.50–56.00	608	187
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	56.84/cwt	55.75–62.00	671	94
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,206	59.81/cwt	57.50–67.00	721	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,341	66.48/cwt	64.25–70.00	891	120
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	56.54/cwt	55.50–58.00	771	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,385	70.17/cwt	70.00–71.50	972	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,397	61.35/cwt	60.00–65.50	857	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,450	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	899	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	68.56/cwt	67.25–71.00	1,006	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,573	69.81/cwt	69.00–73.50	1,098	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,574	74.43/cwt	73.50–75.50	1,172	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	877	80.33/cwt	71.00–86.00	704	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	922	97.40/cwt	67.00–110.00	898	167
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	966	77.08/cwt	61.50–93.00	745	67
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,000	54.05/cwt	53.00–55.00	541	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	65.81/cwt	63.00–70.00	734	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,231	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	788	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,222	1,485.00/cwt	1,485.00–1,485.00	18,147	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,261	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,664	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,342	1,313.04/cwt	1,150.00–1,335.00	17,621	22

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,481Last week 2,944Year ago 1,105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 895Last week 601Year ago 346

Replacement CattleReceipts 483Last week 348Year ago 45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,397	60.00–65.50	61.35
6	—	1,573	69.00–73.50	69.81
6	—	1,364	55.50–58.00	56.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,081	46.00–47.00	46.76
187	—	1,153	48.50–56.00	52.73
94	—	1,180	55.75–62.00	56.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	62.00	62.00
10	—	1,385	70.00–71.50	70.17
120	—	1,341	64.25–70.00	66.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,206	57.50–67.00	59.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	67.25–71.00	68.56
9	—	1,574	73.50–75.50	74.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	855	43.50–44.00	43.77
22	—	963	47.00–54.50	50.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,004	88.00–90.00	88.75
26	—	1,732	79.00–88.00	82.94
14	—	1,592	68.00–77.50	72.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,856	86.50–87.00	86.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,093	133.50	133.50
3	—	1,027	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	432	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	465	160.50–170.00	167.21
314	—	414	168.00–176.50	173.48
34	—	296	188.00–189.00	188.62
3	—	513	157.00	157.00
35	—	367	173.00–180.00	177.31
109	—	333	177.00–189.00	184.58
35	—	610	148.50	148.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	963	145.25	145.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	240	175.00–177.50	176.86
33	—	433	160.50–166.00	163.28
21	—	492	154.00	154.00
16	—	375	164.00–174.00	170.17
9	—	275	167.50–175.00	173.34
9	—	338	170.00–173.00	171.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	815	147.00–149.00	148.80
7	—	963	137.00–140.00	137.64
35	—	923	142.00–143.50	142.54
49	—	751	150.00–151.00	150.94
37	—	875	143.50–148.00	146.31
3	—	732	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	600	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	768	148.00	148.00
2	—	863	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	400	175.00	175.00
61	—	482	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	375	216.00–240.00	223.51
273	—	420	199.50–215.00	203.07
356	—	467	176.50–195.50	188.18
127	—	327	227.50–247.50	238.83
15	—	576	164.50–165.00	164.94
55	—	271	236.00–246.00	242.95
135	—	515	174.00–179.50	177.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	754	155.00–162.00	161.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	774	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	679	163.00–166.50	165.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	220.00	220.00
18	—	442	187.00	187.00
51	—	331	210.00–225.00	221.38
2	—	393	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	375	196.00	196.00
51	—	473	169.75	169.75

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	67	—	966	61.50–93.00	77.08
(<2 yrs)	Open	167	—	922	67.00–110.00	97.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,231	64.00	64.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,115	63.00–70.00	65.81

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	53.00–55.00	54.05
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	877	71.00–86.00	80.33

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)	20	—	1,222	1,485.00	1,485.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	—	1,342	1,150.00–1,335.00	1,313.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,261	925.00	925.00

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.