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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Dec 7

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,353 head

▼ 499 vs last sale 1,852▼ 3,011 vs year ago 4,364 · −69.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

303 head

▼ 1,027 vs last sale 1,330▼ 133 vs year ago 436 · −30.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 507 vs last sale 608▼ 444 vs year ago 545 · −81.5%

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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 to good for light offerings. Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Steers over 500 lbs sold mostly 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher, heifers over 500 lbs sold generally steady. Quality this week was average to attractive. A few large packages of calves were offered this week, however most calves were offered in small to moderate size packages. Demand for grass cattle remains good and buyers are purchasing some heavier weight calves (up to 525 lbs) to develop into yearlings. Demand for heavier calves was stronger this week as higher fat cattle prices helped support larger calf prices. Market activity this week was mostly active as a strong buyer pool was on hand actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold steady to weak on lean cows. Breaking and boning cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to lower undertones were noticed. Feeding cows sold steady to firm. A large buyer pool of feeding cows continues to be seen which helped keep cow prices close to steady. Packers showed lighter demand for slaughter cows this week compared to last week. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however weak undertones were noticed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, lower undertones were noticed. Fewer buyers and lower quality was noticed this week.

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 $174.28/cwt on 536 head.

Average price

$174.28

536 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$26.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.26

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	177.22	791	452
Medium and Large 1-2	447	160.82	718	43
Medium 1	273	157.50	430	31
Medium 1-2	398	151.00	601	10thin

One grade step is worth $26.22/cwt here — about $190 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 sale536 hd

174.28

—

MT average5 barns · 3,748 hd

158.02

+16.26

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	1,571	79.33	1,246	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,637	61.86	1,013	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,377	51.23	705	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,128	46.48	524	214

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	257	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	553	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	303	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	682	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	724	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	323	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	711	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	800	14
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	377	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	848	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	931	49
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	419	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	356	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	206.24/cwt	202.00–217.00	883	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	893	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	441	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	838	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	185.20/cwt	184.00–197.00	863	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	206.29/cwt	204.50–213.00	976	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	214.87/cwt	214.25–217.50	1,044	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	493	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	966	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	511	200.25/cwt	200.25–200.25	1,023	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	193.77/cwt	186.00–198.00	1,008	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,009	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	560	191.18/cwt	189.50–193.50	1,071	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,057	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	588	170.75/cwt	170.50–171.00	1,004	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	173.55/cwt	170.50–175.50	1,093	30
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	273	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	430	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	652	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	374	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	658	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	645	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	389	167.84/cwt	166.00–172.50	653	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	192.49/cwt	180.00–194.00	758	173
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	398	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	601	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	404	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	695	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	181.47/cwt	166.00–193.00	766	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	775	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	158.61/cwt	157.00–159.00	766	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	158.88/cwt	153.00–160.00	806	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	509	157.80/cwt	157.00–162.00	803	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	864	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	581	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	808	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	602	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	891	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	951	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,114	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,188	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,223	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	140.90/cwt	140.50–141.00	1,306	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	441	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	856	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	891	57
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,522	71.37/cwt	63.00–79.50	1,086	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,556	83.29/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,296	9
Bulls	—	—	1,648	80.31/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,324	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,715	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,381	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	950	38.18/cwt	31.00–44.50	363	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	315	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,108	44.68/cwt	41.00–47.50	495	57
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	43.22/cwt	37.00–45.00	484	54
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,160	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	452	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,164	50.70/cwt	47.50–56.00	590	75
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	47.35/cwt	45.50–48.00	554	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,200	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	696	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,360	55.39/cwt	53.00–60.00	753	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	43.25/cwt	40.50–45.00	602	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,394	50.87/cwt	49.00–52.00	709	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,637	61.86/cwt	61.00–63.50	1,013	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	677	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	999	77.57/cwt	63.50–107.00	775	34
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,014	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	619	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,081	64.67/cwt	54.00–79.50	699	43
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,272	49.71/cwt	48.50–52.00	632	3

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 Dec 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,353Last week 1,852Year ago 4,364

Slaughter CattleReceipts 303Last week 1,330Year ago 436

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 608Year ago 545

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	581	139.00	139.00
4	—	404	172.00	172.00
10	—	389	166.00–172.50	167.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	176.00	176.00
17	—	602	148.00	148.00
35	—	477	162.50	162.50
31	—	509	157.00–162.00	157.80
2	—	578	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	684	139.00	139.00
5	—	825	144.00	144.00
39	—	330	197.50	197.50
5	—	927	140.50–141.00	140.90
30	—	507	153.00–160.00	158.88
173	—	394	180.00–194.00	192.49
47	—	483	157.00–159.00	158.61
1	—	855	143.00	143.00
57	—	422	166.00–193.00	181.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	398	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	146.00	146.00
18	—	386	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	273	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	187.50	187.50
9	—	308	235.00	235.00
14	—	368	217.50	217.50
122	—	486	214.25–217.50	214.87
9	—	570	185.50	185.50
49	—	413	225.50	225.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	630	170.50–175.50	173.55
17	—	377	225.00	225.00
69	—	520	186.00–198.00	193.77
19	—	560	189.50–193.50	191.18
43	—	473	204.50–213.00	206.29
4	—	323	220.00	220.00
7	—	428	202.00–217.00	206.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	440	203.00	203.00
3	—	257	215.00	215.00
34	—	466	184.00–197.00	185.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	441	190.00	190.00
29	—	303	225.00	225.00
10	—	588	170.50–171.00	170.75
6	—	493	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	511	200.25	200.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	441	194.00	194.00
57	—	469	190.00	190.00

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	43	—	1,081	54.00–79.50	64.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,272	48.50–52.00	49.71
(<2 yrs)	Open	34	—	999	63.50–107.00	77.57

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	1	—	915	74.00	74.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,014	61.00	61.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,556	81.00–86.00	83.29
1	—	1,715	80.50	80.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,648	78.00–84.00	80.31
5	—	1,522	63.00–79.50	71.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,394	49.00–52.00	50.87
10	—	1,360	53.00–60.00	55.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,108	41.00–47.50	44.68
75	—	1,164	47.50–56.00	50.70
6	—	1,200	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,160	39.00	39.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	30.00	30.00
54	—	1,120	37.00–45.00	43.22
9	—	1,171	45.50–48.00	47.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	950	31.00–44.50	38.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,393	40.50–45.00	43.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,637	61.00–63.50	61.86

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.