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Miles City Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Dec 14
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,201 head
▲ 1,848 vs last sale 1,353▲ 936 vs year ago 2,265 · +41.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
895 head
▲ 592 vs last sale 303▲ 320 vs year ago 575 · +55.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
475 head
▲ 374 vs last sale 101▼ 350 vs year ago 825 · −42.4%
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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 mostly good for light offerings. Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady to firm in a narrow comparison. Steers over 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower, heifers over 500 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Quality was mixed this week from plain to attractive. Fewer load lots were seen this week. Most calves were offered in small to medium size packages. Buyers were more selective this week due to mixed quality. Demand for calves remains mostly good. Many sets of calves were weaned this week and many un-weaned calves were bunk broke or had been eating hay along side their mothers. Market activity this week was mostly active with a large pool of buyers on hand again this week actively bidding on cattle. Slaughter cows sold on light to moderate demand for heavy offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was lighter this week as fewer buyers were in the market this week buying slaughter cows. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to trend. Demand for feeding cows was mostly good this week. A large buyer pool of feeding cow buyers continues to be seen. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however firm undertones were noticed as feeding buyers showed strong demand for bulls suitable to feed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold with steady to higher undertones in a narrow comparison. A larger buyer pool was seen this week and quality was slightly better this week than last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $199.20/cwt on 1,537 head.
Average price
$199.20
1,537 head · 469 lb average
Value per head Derived
$933
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2
$98.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.61
vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1346207.2771846
Medium and Large 1469206.159661,161
Medium and Large 1-2467187.65876206
Large 1505167.5884679
Medium 1-2673141.0094915thin
Medium 2466109.2650930
One grade step is worth $98.01/cwt here — about $209 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 sale1,537 hd
199.20
—
MT average3 barns · 3,370 hd
190.59
+8.61
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,68383.801,41050
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,61859.579644thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34555.4374665
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11945.36508365

Every lot

107 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 1265210.00/cwt210.00–210.0055716
Steers—Medium 1300207.50/cwt207.50–207.506235
Steers—Medium and Large 1331219.84/cwt217.50–225.0072851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2343210.00/cwt210.00–210.007207
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned350217.50/cwt217.50–217.5076140
Steers—Medium 1355215.00/cwt215.00–215.0076321
Steers—Medium and Large 1378225.79/cwt220.00–232.5085364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2391210.00/cwt210.00–210.008218
Steers—Large 1Unweaned420171.00/cwt171.00–171.0071819
Steers—Medium and Large 1423215.71/cwt206.50–227.50912439
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned431200.00/cwt200.00–200.008625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438202.34/cwt202.00–204.0088617
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned455204.38/cwt197.00–205.5093038
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned466185.00/cwt185.00–185.00862136
Steers—Medium 2Unweaned466109.26/cwt105.00–115.0050930
Steers—Medium and Large 1468205.32/cwt200.00–212.50961111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475194.59/cwt193.00–195.0092415
Steers—Medium and Large 1516201.74/cwt190.00–204.751,041203
Steers—Large 1523183.50/cwt183.50–183.5096020
Steers—Large 1Unweaned524160.00/cwt160.00–160.0083835
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned533190.87/cwt189.00–191.001,01745
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned533175.00/cwt175.00–175.009336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558162.00/cwt162.00–162.009045
Steers—Medium and Large 1572186.99/cwt181.50–189.501,07051
Steers—Medium and Large 1601175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,05221
Steers—Large 1Unweaned620144.00/cwt144.00–144.008935
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned621178.50/cwt178.50–178.501,10879
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2657161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0587
Steers—Medium 1-2673141.00/cwt141.00–141.0094915
Steers—Medium 1685155.50/cwt155.50–155.501,0654
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned726153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,11110
Steers—Medium and Large 1731150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0974
Steers—Medium and Large 1868148.50/cwt148.50–148.501,2895
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310172.00/cwt172.00–172.005333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned315184.50/cwt184.50–184.5058112
Heifers—Large 1320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004807
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324185.37/cwt184.00–186.0060148
Heifers—Medium 1332180.00/cwt180.00–180.0059815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned344171.00/cwt171.00–171.005889
Heifers—Medium 1367171.99/cwt167.50–172.5063148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378178.89/cwt174.00–184.00676149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned388159.00/cwt159.00–159.006175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned394173.59/cwt172.00–177.0068424
Heifers—Small and Medium 2Unweaned41261.00/cwt61.00–61.002518
Heifers—Medium 2Unweaned41382.50/cwt82.50–82.5034144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned417165.00/cwt165.00–165.006885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422173.35/cwt171.00–177.5073244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430162.00/cwt162.00–162.0069711
Heifers—Large 1Unweaned434158.10/cwt157.00–161.0068629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned448169.00/cwt169.00–169.0075743
Heifers—Medium 2Unweaned457131.25/cwt80.00–135.50600134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned474162.21/cwt162.00–163.5076929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479169.74/cwt164.00–174.0081372
Heifers—Large 1506158.00/cwt158.00–158.0079927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned517169.00/cwt169.00–169.0087447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526155.48/cwt155.00–156.0081818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534167.73/cwt157.00–172.0089663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned536146.00/cwt146.00–146.007835
Heifers—Large 1Unweaned543155.00/cwt155.00–155.0084220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1551165.00/cwt165.00–165.0090935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned592159.60/cwt159.50–161.0094570
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned616143.15/cwt143.00–144.0088233
Heifers—Medium 1-2639133.50/cwt133.50–133.5085314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned692130.00/cwt130.00–130.009006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned705131.00/cwt131.00–131.0092416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,08021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2791145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,1519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1871144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,2594
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431188.77/cwt185.00–199.0081414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2444175.00/cwt175.00–175.0077729
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned464184.89/cwt178.00–190.0085822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1511175.00/cwt175.00–175.0089413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned544161.00/cwt161.00–161.0087610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned557137.00/cwt137.00–137.007638
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620141.00/cwt141.00–141.008746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned620132.65/cwt126.00–137.0082227
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned820122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0003
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,62283.80/cwt80.50–86.251,35937
Bulls——1,85183.21/cwt80.50–85.001,54012
Bulls——1,93091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,7561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight93536.55/cwt35.00–40.003423
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,05937.90/cwt37.00–38.004019
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06334.86/cwt30.50–37.0037135
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09341.85/cwt38.50–46.5045787
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,11752.50/cwt46.50–56.5058676
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,12842.18/cwt38.00–46.5047622
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15647.10/cwt45.00–52.00544128
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,24059.50/cwt59.50–59.507385
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,292735.00/cwt735.00–735.009,4968
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,30749.34/cwt49.00–50.506455
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,314800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,51238
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33256.50/cwt56.50–56.5075322
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,35256.85/cwt52.00–60.0076934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41045.03/cwt41.50–49.506354
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59758.09/cwt55.00–60.509283
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68064.00/cwt64.00–64.001,0751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 19761,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0012,4445
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,0351,260.00/cwt1,260.00–1,260.0013,04112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1851,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0014,2203
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,358800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,8644
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,371825.00/cwt825.00–825.0011,31122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4301,176.82/cwt985.00–1,300.0016,82932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4411,407.58/cwt1,100.00–1,460.0020,28345
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-282041.00/cwt41.00–41.003361
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-283681.00/cwt81.00–81.006774
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 192588.32/cwt74.00–107.50817122
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 199370.06/cwt52.00–93.0069627

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.