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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Nov 9

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,721 head

▼ 518 vs last sale 2,239▼ 1,083 vs year ago 2,804 · −38.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

929 head

▼ 953 vs last sale 1,882▲ 198 vs year ago 731 · +27.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

394 head

▼ 210 vs last sale 604▲ 108 vs year ago 286 · +37.8%

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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, weak undertones noted for heifers. Demand for yearlings was moderate to good for light offerings. Feeder steers under 400 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, higher undertones were noticed; 400-499 lbs steers sold steady to 10.00 higher; 500-599 lbs steers sold steady to 5.00 lower, calves over 600 were not well tested. Heifer calves under 500 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher; heifers over 500 lbs sold mostly 3.00-5.00 lower. Quality this week was average to attractive. Most calves were offered in mostly small to medium size packages. Very few packages over 50 head were seen this week. Trucks remain tight but have started to loosen up some according to buyers. Demand for grass calves was mostly very good this week as supplies have started to tighten. Fewer takers were seen calves over 500 lbs this week which allowed prices to soften. Market activity this week was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for moderate to heavy offerings. This sale offered the lightest cow offerings seen in weeks. Feeding cows comprised the majority of the sale this week. Fewer feeding buyers were on hand this week and prices slid on lighter demand. Packers showed very light to light demand for slaughter cows as they purchased only very lame or severely blemished cows to send to imitate harvest. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-5.00 lower on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 3.00-5.00 lower. Fewer buyers were seen this 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 $181.12/cwt on 712 head.

Average price

$181.12

712 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$51.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.97

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	184.98	922	550
Medium and Large 1-2	479	171.26	821	145
Medium 1	483	164.00	792	4thin
Medium and Large 2	512	133.00	681	13thin

One grade step is worth $51.98/cwt here — about $241 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 sale712 hd

181.12

—

MT average4 barns · 3,871 hd

165.15

+15.97

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	1,732	76.46	1,324	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,629	56.54	921	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,355	52.77	715	128
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,146	43.01	493	431

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	316	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	616	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	338	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	767	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	693	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	382	213.50/cwt	202.00–223.00	816	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	382	190.23/cwt	188.00–196.00	727	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	194.34/cwt	191.00–203.00	814	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	201.74/cwt	194.00–210.50	849	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	437	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	721	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	191.78/cwt	189.00–194.00	892	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	812	4
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	483	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	792	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	189.31/cwt	184.00–203.00	916	158
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	491	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	859	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	505	160.11/cwt	158.00–165.00	809	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	512	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	681	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	982	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	517	176.12/cwt	162.00–186.00	911	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	564	165.37/cwt	159.00–172.00	933	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	939	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	602	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	984	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	609	161.58/cwt	153.00–182.50	984	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	995	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,741	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	332	174.83/cwt	171.00–178.00	580	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	370	180.05/cwt	175.00–183.00	666	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	399	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	670	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	412	163.68/cwt	150.00–169.00	674	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	658	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	458	138.35/cwt	132.50–145.00	634	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	461	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	530	11
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	463	127.82/cwt	125.00–131.00	592	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	465	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	777	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	469	157.72/cwt	150.00–165.00	740	174
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	683	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	148.68/cwt	140.00–155.00	787	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	536	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	702	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	568	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	738	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	144.27/cwt	143.50–145.00	824	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,055	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	142.65/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,164	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,145	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,208	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	132.21/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,214	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	134.36/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,301	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1Unweaned	583	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	700	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,505	72.45/cwt	64.00–78.00	1,090	3
Bulls	—	—	1,661	73.88/cwt	67.50–76.50	1,227	13
Bulls	—	—	1,903	81.47/cwt	76.50–83.50	1,550	8
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,965	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,611	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	885	44.45/cwt	44.00–45.00	393	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	898	38.10/cwt	34.00–42.00	342	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	921	30.77/cwt	25.00–34.50	283	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,050	39.29/cwt	37.00–40.50	413	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	32.85/cwt	25.00–35.00	369	63
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	38.95/cwt	35.00–43.50	448	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,150	43.50/cwt	37.00–46.00	500	107
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,182	48.35/cwt	45.50–52.00	571	168
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	45.43/cwt	44.00–48.50	538	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,337	47.81/cwt	43.00–49.00	639	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,351	54.96/cwt	50.00–60.50	743	93
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,362	51.72/cwt	50.00–55.00	704	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,396	43.31/cwt	39.00–45.00	605	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,520	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	608	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,600	59.34/cwt	58.00–59.50	949	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	49.17/cwt	48.50–51.00	792	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,703	56.82/cwt	55.00–59.00	968	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	63.81/cwt	55.00–73.00	528	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	888	93.70/cwt	74.00–110.00	832	107
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	990	75.91/cwt	48.00–98.00	752	185

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 Nov 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,721Last week 2,239Year ago 2,804

Slaughter CattleReceipts 929Last week 1,882Year ago 731

Replacement CattleReceipts 394Last week 604Year ago 286

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	491	175.00	175.00
2	—	995	175.00	175.00
44	—	505	158.00–165.00	160.11
6	—	316	195.00	195.00
12	—	602	163.50	163.50
32	—	382	188.00–196.00	190.23
18	—	437	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	596	157.50	157.50
2	—	363	191.00	191.00
4	—	475	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	517	162.00–186.00	176.12
21	—	382	202.00–223.00	213.50
7	—	609	153.00–182.50	161.58
158	—	484	184.00–203.00	189.31
121	—	564	159.00–172.00	165.37
63	—	421	194.00–210.50	201.74
5	—	338	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	465	189.00–194.00	191.78
4	—	660	150.00	150.00
78	—	513	191.50	191.50
7	—	419	191.00–203.00	194.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	512	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	521	131.00	131.00
3	—	848	135.00	135.00
1	—	770	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	968	126.00–137.00	134.36
25	—	399	168.00	168.00
5	—	918	130.00–133.00	132.21
1	—	875	138.00	138.00
39	—	816	141.00–144.00	142.65
7	—	457	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	458	132.50–145.00	138.35
4	—	568	130.00	130.00
4	—	536	131.00	131.00
4	—	300	155.00	155.00
8	—	425	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	461	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	465	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
174	—	469	150.00–165.00	157.72
121	—	529	140.00–155.00	148.68
66	—	370	175.00–183.00	180.05
63	—	412	150.00–169.00	163.68
23	—	571	143.50–145.00	144.27
9	—	332	171.00–178.00	174.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	463	125.00–131.00	127.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,610	48.50–51.00	49.17
5	—	1,703	55.00–59.00	56.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	921	25.00–34.50	30.77
2	—	885	44.00–45.00	44.45
9	—	898	34.00–42.00	38.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,149	35.00–43.50	38.95
21	—	1,184	44.00–48.50	45.43
63	—	1,123	25.00–35.00	32.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,600	58.00–59.50	59.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,396	39.00–45.00	43.31
1	—	1,520	40.00	40.00
7	—	1,362	50.00–55.00	51.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,050	37.00–40.50	39.29
168	—	1,182	45.50–52.00	48.35
107	—	1,150	37.00–46.00	43.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,337	43.00–49.00	47.81
93	—	1,351	50.00–60.50	54.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,661	67.50–76.50	73.88
8	—	1,903	76.50–83.50	81.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	82.00	82.00
3	—	1,505	64.00–78.00	72.45

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	107	—	888	74.00–110.00	93.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	185	—	990	48.00–98.00	75.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	828	55.00–73.00	63.81

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.