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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Sep 28

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,218 head

▲ 737 vs last sale 2,481▲ 2,062 vs year ago 1,156 · +178.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1,204 head

▲ 309 vs last sale 895▲ 1,026 vs year ago 178 · +576.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

659 head

▲ 176 vs last sale 483▲ 537 vs year ago 122 · +440.2%

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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 sharply lower. Steer calves over 400 lbs sold mostly 8.00-12.00 lower. Yearling heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to weak undertones were noticed on heifers under 950 lbs and steady to firm undertones were noticed over 950 lbs. Yearling quality was plain to average, with most offerings sold in small groups or as singles. Calf quality this week was mixed from plain to very attractive. Quality overall was similar to last week with many long strings and load lots of calves on offer. Demand for calves was mostly light to moderate for calves and mostly moderate for yearlings. Vaccinations were critical for buyers this week. Calves with two rounds of preconditioning shots often sold with a 10.00-15.00 premium to calves with only only spring shots. This led to wide price spreads in places. Buyers in the corn-belt are busy with harvest which hampered calf demand. Local demand remains light as feed availability remains limited and weather conditions are expected to see large temperature swings this week. Weaned calves were left untagged and most of these offerings were weaned for 50 days or longer. Market activity this week was mostly slow. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand for heavy offerings. Packers continue to show need for cows for immediate harvest as lighter supplies are available to the packer due to dairy men and farmers being busy with harvest. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher on all classes. Feeding cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a lower quality offering. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold steady to 3.00 higher. Quality this week was average to attractive and similar to 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 $185.10/cwt on 1,633 head.

Average price

$185.10

1,633 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$7.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.97

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	361	191.06	690	32
Medium and Large 1-2	408	185.66	758	229
Medium and Large 1	450	184.87	832	1,357
Medium and Large 2	340	184.00	626	15thin

One grade step is worth $7.06/cwt here — about $65 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 sale1,633 hd

185.10

—

MT average3 barns · 3,747 hd

183.13

+1.97

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	1,695	80.37	1,362	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,748	73.46	1,284	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,402	66.07	927	120
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,177	55.15	649	489

Every lot

75 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	246	229.04/cwt	227.50–230.00	563	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	282	219.01/cwt	218.00–227.50	618	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	296	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	644	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	322	207.45/cwt	203.00–217.50	668	155
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	340	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	626	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	342	197.48/cwt	194.00–201.00	675	57
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	342	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	667	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	362	201.88/cwt	194.00–211.00	731	91
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	386	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	718	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	391	193.39/cwt	190.00–196.00	756	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	744	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	427	188.65/cwt	180.00–199.00	806	405
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	440	175.40/cwt	168.00–177.00	772	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	852	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	184.17/cwt	169.00–191.00	866	244
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	478	167.20/cwt	158.00–171.00	799	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	506	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	956	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	167.42/cwt	162.00–171.60	886	265
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	548	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	912	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	160.24/cwt	154.00–164.00	915	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	839	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,242	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	270	176.82/cwt	174.00–179.00	477	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	312	182.38/cwt	172.00–187.00	569	145
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	326	164.61/cwt	164.00–165.00	537	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	381	168.76/cwt	162.00–173.00	643	294
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	382	161.72/cwt	158.00–164.00	618	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	660	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	671	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	419	158.15/cwt	157.00–159.00	663	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	437	161.38/cwt	160.00–165.00	705	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	153.74/cwt	146.75–159.50	726	211
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	487	145.03/cwt	144.00–151.00	706	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	507	151.55/cwt	144.00–154.50	768	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	564	136.60/cwt	135.50–140.00	770	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1	694	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,084	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,092	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	149.60/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,125	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	143.48/cwt	142.50–144.75	1,191	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	912	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,329	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,299	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,240	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	989	135.20/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,337	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,017	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,342	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	519	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	817	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	583	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	875	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,323	69.62/cwt	65.50–72.50	921	3
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,370	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,075	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	76.36/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,233	10
Bulls	—	—	1,768	82.12/cwt	79.00–86.50	1,452	25
Bulls	—	—	1,827	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,653	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	905	43.08/cwt	41.00–44.50	390	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	945	50.82/cwt	49.00–52.00	480	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	46.09/cwt	44.00–47.50	504	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,127	53.74/cwt	53.00–55.00	606	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	52.79/cwt	48.00–56.00	618	264
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,203	71.25/cwt	71.00–73.00	857	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,221	59.34/cwt	57.00–61.50	725	72
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,259	63.92/cwt	60.00–66.00	805	68
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	744	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,385	70.91/cwt	69.50–72.00	982	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,403	66.54/cwt	63.50–70.00	934	95
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,455	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	968	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,500	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	870	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,725	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,087	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,748	73.46/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,284	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,071	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	568	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,099	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,594	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,126	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	574	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,202	795.74/cwt	755.00–830.00	9,565	89
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	921	97.14/cwt	71.00–105.75	895	172
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	960	52.47/cwt	50.00–55.00	504	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,032	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	568	28
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,077	74.12/cwt	61.50–88.00	798	50
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,083	59.44/cwt	58.00–61.00	644	39
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	60.51/cwt	59.00–62.00	699	2

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,218Last week 2,481Year ago 1,156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,204Last week 895Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 659Last week 483Year ago 122

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	419	157.00–159.00	158.15
69	—	382	158.00–164.00	161.72
12	—	270	174.00–179.00	176.82
17	—	326	164.00–165.00	164.61
20	—	487	144.00–151.00	145.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	507	144.00–154.50	151.55
211	—	472	146.75–159.50	153.74
72	—	437	160.00–165.00	161.38
294	—	381	162.00–173.00	168.76
8	—	564	135.50–140.00	136.60
145	—	312	172.00–187.00	182.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	417	161.00	161.00
4	—	723	151.00	151.00
16	—	915	142.00	142.00
40	—	752	148.00–150.00	149.60
33	—	830	142.50–144.75	143.48
5	—	989	132.00–136.00	135.20
9	—	386	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	932	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,017	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	912	145.75	145.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	694	156.25	156.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	411	181.00	181.00
4	—	839	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	444	192.00	192.00
69	—	548	166.50	166.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	440	168.00–177.00	175.40
57	—	342	194.00–201.00	197.48
39	—	478	158.00–171.00	167.20
10	—	296	217.50	217.50
53	—	391	190.00–196.00	193.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	506	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	322	203.00–217.50	207.45
13	—	246	227.50–230.00	229.04
265	—	529	162.00–171.60	167.42
91	—	362	194.00–211.00	201.88
244	—	470	169.00–191.00	184.17
66	—	571	154.00–164.00	160.24
9	—	282	218.00–227.50	219.01
405	—	427	180.00–199.00	188.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	340	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	386	186.00	186.00
18	—	342	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	157.50	157.50
9	—	583	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,099	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,126	51.00	51.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,071	53.00	53.00

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	89	—	1,202	755.00–830.00	795.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,032	55.00	55.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	960	50.00–55.00	52.47

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	39	—	1,083	58.00–61.00	59.44
(<2 yrs)	Open	172	—	921	71.00–105.75	97.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	59.00–62.00	60.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	50	—	1,077	61.50–88.00	74.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	65.50–72.50	69.62
1	—	1,370	78.50	78.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,615	73.00–79.00	76.36
3	—	1,827	90.00–91.00	90.49
25	—	1,768	79.00–86.50	82.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,127	53.00–55.00	53.74
68	—	1,259	60.00–66.00	63.92
8	—	1,203	71.00–73.00	71.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	58.00	58.00
95	—	1,403	63.50–70.00	66.54
13	—	1,385	69.50–72.00	70.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,455	66.50	66.50
8	—	1,353	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,748	73.00–75.00	73.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,221	57.00–61.50	59.34
264	—	1,171	48.00–56.00	52.79
27	—	1,094	44.00–47.50	46.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	905	41.00–44.50	43.08
5	—	945	49.00–52.00	50.82

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.