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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Oct 26

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Oct 19Oct 26Nov 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,345 head

▼ 1,802 vs last sale 4,147▼ 909 vs year ago 3,254 · −27.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

2,028 head

▲ 591 vs last sale 1,437▲ 1,185 vs year ago 843 · +140.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

804 head

▲ 309 vs last sale 495▲ 684 vs year ago 120 · +570.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand for yearlings was moderate on an average to attractive quality offering. Steer calves under 400 lbs sold uneven in a narrow comparison. 400-599 lbs steers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Steers over 600 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, lower undertones were noticed. Heifer calves under 400 lbs sold sharply lower, with most sales 10.00-20.00 lower, 400 lbs and heavier sold mostly steady to 6.00 lower. Quality this week was average to attractive on a lighter offering than was seen last week. Demand for cattle was stronger to start the sale as most offerings traded higher than last week. Price spreads remained very large as calves with 2 rounds of vaccinations sold with the best demand. Rain in the upper plains and corn belt also put some pressure on the market as some buyers were not willing to take calves due to weather. Transportation continues to be a huge burden on the market as buyers remain strapped for trucks and most will not buy calves without wheels to put under them. Buyers continued the same buying pattern as last week. Mostly buying front end calves, especially ones with two rounds of vaccinations and passed or discounted average quality calves or calves with only spring shots. Heavy discounts continue to be seen on plain or average quality cattle. Market activity this week was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows comprised a large portion of the sale as over 2600 cows were on offer. Demand for cows was mostly moderate despite very heavy offerings. Feeding buyers led the market this week as buyers pushed offerings higher. Very thin offerings were in very good demand as these offerings offered lots of compensatory gain. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Many sets of cows were purchased to turn out on corn stalks or put on a holding ration until the market improves. The majority of cows this week were purchased to feed. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend. Feeding bull prices were generally steady this week. Most bulls sold as feeding bulls this week as both packers and feeding bull buyers both purchased bulls for this purpose. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. Demand for 2 year old heifers was mostly good this week as buyers showed optimism in the feeding market. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive and slightly higher 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 $183.22/cwt on 1,088 head.

Average price

$183.22

1,088 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$17.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.44

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	184.48	843	998
Medium 1-2	267	178.00	475	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	393	167.43	658	75

One grade step is worth $17.06/cwt here — about $185 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 sale1,088 hd

183.22

—

MT average4 barns · 6,341 hd

169.77

+13.44

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	—	Average	1,628	75.75	1,234	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,693	67.50	1,143	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,392	59.36	826	118
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,128	46.61	526	719

Every lot

68 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	257	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	488	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	258	204.48/cwt	202.50–205.00	528	38
Steers	—	Medium 1-2Unweaned	267	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	475	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	314	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	542	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	317	210.95/cwt	193.00–220.00	669	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	371	197.27/cwt	190.00–205.00	732	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	377	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	688	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	416	161.11/cwt	155.50–165.00	670	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	424	195.18/cwt	184.00–201.00	828	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	459	151.96/cwt	140.00–161.00	697	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	183.98/cwt	166.00–196.00	865	139
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	172.70/cwt	155.50–188.50	891	245
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	519	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	789	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	561	165.28/cwt	154.00–172.50	927	175
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	159.95/cwt	152.00–163.75	977	32
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	257	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	499	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	293	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	469	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	314	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	631	31
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	318	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	512	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	322	157.74/cwt	151.00–160.00	508	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	333	164.16/cwt	160.00–174.00	547	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	345	153.85/cwt	152.00–160.00	531	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	371	160.32/cwt	159.25–165.00	595	108
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	393	156.93/cwt	155.00–160.00	617	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	163.04/cwt	162.00–164.00	688	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	157.41/cwt	155.50–164.00	674	61
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	651	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	156.07/cwt	146.00–162.50	744	154
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	152.18/cwt	142.00–156.00	781	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	140.93/cwt	131.00–145.00	782	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,113	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	862	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,164	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,235	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,004	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,373	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,058	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,418	23
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	389	150.34/cwt	142.50–152.50	585	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	700	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,530	73.32/cwt	72.00–74.50	1,122	7
Bulls	—	—	1,627	71.60/cwt	63.00–73.50	1,165	10
Bulls	—	—	1,641	77.21/cwt	75.00–83.50	1,267	9
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,661	78.28/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,300	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	923	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	434	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	956	31.31/cwt	26.00–35.50	299	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,041	39.82/cwt	37.50–42.00	415	106
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	43.76/cwt	39.00–46.00	484	66
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,126	35.64/cwt	31.00–39.50	401	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,148	51.68/cwt	48.00–58.00	593	259
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,153	45.79/cwt	41.00–48.50	528	243
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	48.51/cwt	47.00–50.50	580	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,238	60.29/cwt	59.00–61.00	746	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	744	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	50.35/cwt	43.00–53.00	685	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,396	61.07/cwt	56.00–64.00	853	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,402	52.36/cwt	43.00–55.50	734	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,410	66.53/cwt	66.00–67.00	938	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,693	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,143	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	903	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	10,385	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,196	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	849	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,248	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	705	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	825	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,493	1,005.00/cwt	1,005.00–1,005.00	15,005	20
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	888	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	444	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	891	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	695	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	904	102.49/cwt	78.00–119.00	927	165
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	976	79.49/cwt	56.50–95.50	776	184
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,017	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	458	27
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,169	10

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 Oct 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,345Last week 4,147Year ago 3,254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2,028Last week 1,437Year ago 843

Replacement CattleReceipts 804Last week 495Year ago 120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	513	142.00–156.00	152.18
108	—	371	159.25–165.00	160.32
34	—	257	194.00	194.00
51	—	555	131.00–145.00	140.93
154	—	477	146.00–162.50	156.07
61	—	428	155.50–164.00	157.41
61	—	333	160.00–174.00	164.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,004	136.75	136.75
12	—	862	135.00	135.00
23	—	1,058	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	882	140.00	140.00
41	—	422	162.00–164.00	163.04
6	—	778	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	314	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	393	155.00–160.00	156.93
15	—	293	160.00	160.00
13	—	345	152.00–160.00	153.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	322	151.00–160.00	157.74
11	—	385	145.00	145.00
9	—	455	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	318	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	152.00	152.00
12	—	377	182.50	182.50
8	—	314	172.50	172.50
14	—	459	140.00–161.00	151.96
11	—	257	190.00	190.00
23	—	416	155.50–165.00	161.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	424	184.00–201.00	195.18
140	—	317	193.00–220.00	210.95
245	—	516	155.50–188.50	172.70
89	—	371	190.00–205.00	197.27
175	—	561	154.00–172.50	165.28
32	—	611	152.00–163.75	159.95
38	—	258	202.50–205.00	204.48
139	—	470	166.00–196.00	183.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	267	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	389	142.50–152.50	150.34

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,493	1,005.00	1,005.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	903	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,196	71.00	71.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,330	62.00	62.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,248	56.50	56.50

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	4	—	891	78.00	78.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	165	—	904	78.00–119.00	102.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	184	—	976	56.50–95.50	79.49

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	27	—	1,017	45.00	45.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	888	50.00	50.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	906	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,661	75.00–83.00	78.28
7	—	1,530	72.00–74.50	73.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,627	63.00–73.50	71.60
9	—	1,641	75.00–83.50	77.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,410	66.00–67.00	66.53
25	—	1,402	43.00–55.50	52.36
40	—	1,396	56.00–64.00	61.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,341	55.50	55.50
6	—	1,360	43.00–53.00	50.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,126	31.00–39.50	35.64
13	—	1,196	47.00–50.50	48.51
66	—	1,107	39.00–46.00	43.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
259	—	1,148	48.00–58.00	51.68
6	—	1,238	59.00–61.00	60.29
243	—	1,153	41.00–48.50	45.79
106	—	1,041	37.50–42.00	39.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	47.00	47.00
11	—	956	26.00–35.50	31.31

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.