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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jan 11

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Dec 14Jan 11Jan 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,612 head

▼ 589 vs last sale 3,201▲ 326 vs year ago 2,286 · +14.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

492 head

▼ 403 vs last sale 895▼ 15 vs year ago 507 · −3.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

241 head

▼ 234 vs last sale 475▼ 58 vs year ago 299 · −19.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were scarcely tested today, no trend is available. Feeder steers 400-450 lbs sold sharply higher, steers over 450 lbs sold mostly 8.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold sharply higher, with most sales 10.00-15.00 higher and instances of 20.00-25.00 higher seen in places. Heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was mostly good to very good today. Quality this week was mostly average to very attractive. Most calves were weaned 60-100 days this week. Demand for load lots was very good this sale as several long strings with multiple loads were seen. Packages of calves sold on mostly moderate demand. Very good demand was seen for calves suitable to develop into yearlings. A large buyer pool was on hand this week actively bidding on offerings. Market activity was active as a result. Weigh up cows sold on good demand for light to moderate offerings. Feeding buyers were very aggressive and showed very good demand for high quality cows suitable to feed to premium white. Feeding cows sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, steady to firm undertones were noticed. Boning and lean cows sold sharply higher with most sales 6.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady to firm in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this sale with many cows pushing heavy amounts of fill. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on good to very good demand. Several buyers were searching for this class of cattle and pushed these offerings sharply higher. Young cows under 950 lbs sold with the best demand. Quality this week was average to very attractive, with several sets of very attractive one iron home-raised cows on offer.

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 $201.06/cwt on 1,323 head.

Average price

$201.06

1,323 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$378

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$87.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.22

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	202.86	1,121	1,053
Medium and Large 1-2	477	196.28	937	233
Medium 1	442	190.00	840	10thin
Medium 1-2	368	183.65	677	24
Large 1	1,303	115.00	1,498	3thin

One grade step is worth $87.86/cwt here — about −$378 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 sale1,323 hd

201.06

—

MT average3 barns · 2,063 hd

197.84

+3.22

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	1,712	81.26	1,391	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,631	65.41	1,067	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,371	64.04	878	140
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,167	56.08	655	287

Every lot

66 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	344	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	636	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	824	6
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	389	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	710	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	236.08/cwt	221.00–239.00	966	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	211.11/cwt	208.00–212.50	908	91
Steers	—	Medium 1	442	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	840	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	191.59/cwt	184.00–201.00	906	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	213.94/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,025	175
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	214.21/cwt	195.00–215.50	1,088	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	184.37/cwt	181.00–186.00	950	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	198.18/cwt	188.00–202.00	1,153	408
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,053	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	186.51/cwt	178.00–192.50	1,140	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,086	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,077	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	179.42/cwt	171.00–184.00	1,184	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	163.60/cwt	155.25–167.50	1,198	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,163	8
Steers	—	Large 1	1,303	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,498	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	309	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	425	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	660	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	203.18/cwt	197.00–208.00	768	75
Heifers	—	Large 1	391	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	716	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	188.86/cwt	187.50–195.00	820	125
Heifers	—	Medium 1	434	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	786	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	177.58/cwt	174.00–186.50	771	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	700	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	181.54/cwt	176.00–186.00	844	189
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	168.96/cwt	152.00–172.50	811	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	165.36/cwt	164.00–170.00	881	151
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	168.05/cwt	162.00–169.00	995	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	162.12/cwt	159.50–164.50	987	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	149.10/cwt	148.50–150.50	1,018	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,019	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,076	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	132.36/cwt	131.00–132.50	1,150	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,187	4
Heifers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,099	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,033	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	448	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	833	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	557	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	941	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	974	18
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,135	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	931	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,270	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	914	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,598	82.36/cwt	81.50–83.00	1,316	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	78.13/cwt	74.00–81.50	1,289	9
Bulls	—	—	1,859	84.06/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,563	11
Bulls	—	—	1,900	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,615	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	938	38.10/cwt	33.00–41.00	357	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	957	47.96/cwt	45.00–50.00	459	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	42.82/cwt	41.00–45.00	462	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	51.75/cwt	45.00–54.00	585	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	57.19/cwt	54.00–59.50	659	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,152	54.47/cwt	52.00–58.00	627	73
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,213	58.98/cwt	54.00–61.00	715	112
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,219	63.77/cwt	63.50–64.50	777	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	56.99/cwt	56.50–57.50	743	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	53.53/cwt	48.50–56.50	710	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,353	59.24/cwt	54.00–62.50	802	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,370	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,007	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,375	64.72/cwt	57.00–66.00	890	126
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	58.97/cwt	56.00–62.50	920	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	65.77/cwt	65.50–66.00	1,067	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,710	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	1,223	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	959	106.28/cwt	72.50–137.00	1,019	71
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,012	85.28/cwt	60.50–105.00	863	52

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 Jan 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,612Last week 3,201Year ago 2,286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 492Last week 895Year ago 507

Replacement CattleReceipts 241Last week 475Year ago 299

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	309	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	344	192.00	192.00
2	—	815	132.00	132.00
11	—	869	131.00–132.50	132.36
13	—	434	174.00–186.50	177.58
55	—	480	152.00–172.50	168.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	391	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	378	197.00–208.00	203.18
29	—	683	148.50–150.50	149.10
21	—	609	159.50–164.50	162.12
189	—	465	176.00–186.00	181.54
3	—	703	145.00	145.00
101	—	592	162.00–169.00	168.05
125	—	434	187.50–195.00	188.86
151	—	533	164.00–170.00	165.36
4	—	906	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,099	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	560	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	443	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	611	178.00–192.50	186.51
8	—	750	155.00	155.00
6	—	366	225.00	225.00
104	—	660	171.00–184.00	179.42
57	—	732	155.25–167.50	163.60
408	—	582	188.00–202.00	198.18
175	—	479	206.00–215.00	213.94
128	—	409	221.00–239.00	236.08
122	—	508	195.00–215.50	214.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	173.00	173.00
36	—	515	181.00–186.00	184.37
13	—	588	179.00	179.00
7	—	653	165.00	165.00
91	—	430	208.00–212.50	211.11
82	—	473	184.00–201.00	191.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	389	182.50	182.50
11	—	344	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	442	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,303	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	448	186.00	186.00
6	—	557	169.00	169.00
18	—	658	148.00	148.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	71	—	959	72.50–137.00	106.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	52	—	1,012	60.50–105.00	85.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	72.00	72.00
1	—	1,135	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	81.50–83.00	82.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	85.00	85.00
9	—	1,650	74.00–81.50	78.13
11	—	1,859	76.00–88.00	84.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,353	54.00–62.50	59.24
126	—	1,375	57.00–66.00	64.72
1	—	1,370	73.50	73.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,303	56.50–57.50	56.99
5	—	1,327	48.50–56.50	53.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	56.00–62.50	58.97
2	—	1,623	65.50–66.00	65.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,078	41.00–45.00	42.82
39	—	1,152	54.00–59.50	57.19
33	—	1,131	45.00–54.00	51.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	957	45.00–50.00	47.96
6	—	938	33.00–41.00	38.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	71.50	71.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,219	63.50–64.50	63.77
73	—	1,152	52.00–58.00	54.47
112	—	1,213	54.00–61.00	58.98

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.