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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Nov 23

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

794 head

▼ 1,428 vs last sale 2,222▼ 685 vs year ago 1,479 · −46.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

459 head

▼ 242 vs last sale 701▼ 216 vs year ago 675 · −32.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

305 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 294▼ 83 vs year ago 388 · −21.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves all sold 5.00-10.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Heifers under 550 lbs sold mostly 5.00 higher, heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Quality this week was average to attractive. Most calves were offered in small to moderate size packages this week. No load lots were seen this sale. Demand started the sale mostly good to very good but waned as light offerings made it difficult for multiple buyers to start loads. Market activity this week was mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for moderate offerings. Demand for feeding cows was moderate to good with several buyers actively bidding on offerings. Feeding cows sold generally steady. Slaughter cows sold steady as well as packer buyers purchased cows for the shortened holiday week. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady as feeding buyers showed good demand for bulls and forced slaughter bull buyers to buy near steady with last weeks prices. Demand for bred cows was mostly light to moderate. Quality was mostly plain to average this week on bred cows. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold fully steady.

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 $153.25/cwt on 311 head.

Average price

$153.25

311 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$38

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

$6.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.64

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	153.74	830	288
Medium and Large 1-2	590	147.17	868	23

One grade step is worth $6.56/cwt here — about −$38 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 sale311 hd

153.25

—

MT average4 barns · 3,450 hd

151.61

+1.64

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	1,661	76.98	1,279	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	67.50	1,063	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,362	54.58	744	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	42.29	475	241

Every lot

59 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	332	232.23/cwt	225.00–236.00	771	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	196.55/cwt	187.50–209.00	861	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	453	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	929	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	179.96/cwt	175.00–182.00	925	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	172.51/cwt	167.00–178.00	902	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	533	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	885	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	932	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	174.41/cwt	161.00–180.25	991	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	163.55/cwt	163.50–164.00	1,011	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,001	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	684	151.19/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,034	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	713	148.40/cwt	147.50–149.50	1,058	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	716	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	161.49/cwt	161.00–162.00	707	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	157.10/cwt	154.00–164.50	749	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	741	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	160.31/cwt	157.00–161.50	790	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	764	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	155.14/cwt	154.00–156.00	822	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	535	151.74/cwt	149.00–156.50	812	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	817	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	142.92/cwt	142.50–144.00	823	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	617	138.70/cwt	137.50–142.00	856	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	875	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	749	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,034	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,220	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	136.17/cwt	135.00–137.75	1,272	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	985	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,290	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	711	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	921	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,645	82.79/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,362	15
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,645	74.98/cwt	70.50–80.50	1,233	11
Bulls	—	—	1,664	71.09/cwt	61.00–79.00	1,183	12
Bulls	—	—	2,055	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,695	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	854	24.00/cwt	21.00–26.50	205	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	946	34.11/cwt	29.50–38.00	323	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	32.50/cwt	26.00–34.50	359	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	39.10/cwt	34.00–45.00	434	56
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,164	49.62/cwt	45.00–53.00	578	82
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,175	43.34/cwt	43.00–44.00	509	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,181	47.65/cwt	45.00–55.00	563	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	43.36/cwt	43.00–43.50	568	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,361	56.70/cwt	52.00–58.50	772	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,412	50.00/cwt	46.00–52.00	706	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,575	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,063	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,630	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	905	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	969	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	6,735	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1	976	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,980	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	1,361.69/cwt	1,350.00–1,375.00	14,025	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,936	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,118	621.19/cwt	535.00–660.00	6,945	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	1,177.23/cwt	975.00–1,250.00	13,185	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,142	962.90/cwt	900.00–985.00	10,996	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,218	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,135	27
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	851	71.85/cwt	65.00–80.00	611	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	522	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	908	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	740	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	921	88.34/cwt	76.00–96.00	814	52
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	990	69.37/cwt	54.00–77.00	687	36

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 794Last week 2,222Year ago 1,479

Slaughter CattleReceipts 459Last week 701Year ago 675

Replacement CattleReceipts 305Last week 294Year ago 388

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	170.00	170.00
18	—	576	142.50–144.00	142.92
22	—	617	137.50–142.00	138.70
44	—	477	154.00–164.50	157.10
12	—	438	161.00–162.00	161.49
39	—	535	149.00–156.50	151.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	530	154.00–156.00	155.14
3	—	878	139.00	139.00
15	—	429	167.00	167.00
2	—	985	131.00	131.00
3	—	552	148.00	148.00
7	—	634	138.00	138.00
14	—	934	135.00–137.75	136.17
83	—	493	157.00–161.50	160.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	749	138.00	138.00
3	—	523	146.00	146.00
11	—	478	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	565	165.00	165.00
37	—	514	175.00–182.00	179.96
6	—	646	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	453	205.00	205.00
57	—	523	167.00–178.00	172.51
7	—	332	225.00–236.00	232.23
85	—	568	161.00–180.25	174.41
31	—	438	187.50–209.00	196.55
27	—	618	163.50–164.00	163.55
3	—	684	148.00–158.00	151.19
20	—	713	147.50–149.50	148.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	711	129.50	129.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,118	535.00–660.00	621.19

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,218	750.00	750.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,142	900.00–985.00	962.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,120	975.00–1,250.00	1,177.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,030	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,361.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	969	695.00	695.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,078	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	976	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	908	81.50	81.50

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	7	—	851	65.00–80.00	71.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	59.00	59.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	52	—	921	76.00–96.00	88.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	36	—	990	54.00–77.00	69.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,645	80.00–86.50	82.79
11	—	1,645	70.50–80.50	74.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,664	61.00–79.00	71.09
1	—	2,055	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,361	52.00–58.50	56.70
3	—	1,412	46.00–52.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,311	43.00–43.50	43.36
1	—	1,630	55.50	55.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,109	34.00–45.00	39.10
32	—	1,104	26.00–34.50	32.50
16	—	1,181	45.00–55.00	47.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,175	43.00–44.00	43.34
82	—	1,164	45.00–53.00	49.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	946	29.50–38.00	34.11
4	—	854	21.00–26.50	24.00

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.