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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jan 18

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Jan 11Jan 18Jan 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,902 head

▼ 710 vs last sale 2,612▲ 839 vs year ago 1,063 · +78.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

549 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 492▲ 294 vs year ago 255 · +115.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

920 head

▲ 679 vs last sale 241▲ 56 vs year ago 864 · +6.5%

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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 all sold 5.00-15.00 lower. Heifer calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower on all offerings. Quality was mostly average this week and significantly lower than last weeks very attractive offering. Fewer takers were seen this week as lighter buyer attendance was noted. Cattle suitable to run on grass continue to sell with the best demand. Feeders in the corn-belt were not as aggressive this week in bidding on cattle as many show frustration with slower marketing speeds which are backing up finished cattle in the feed yards. Market activity this week was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Packers showed mixed demand for cows this sale. Slaughter cows sold steady on breaking cows, boning and lean cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Fewer high quality cows were seen this week compared to last week. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold lower, however quality was significantly lower this week compared to last. Fewer takers were seen on this class of cattle as well. Several sets of bred cows sold this week. Demand for bred cows was light to moderate. Quality was mostly average.

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 $194.46/cwt on 1,108 head.

Average price

$194.46

1,108 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$28

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

$16.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.98

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	460	203.00	934	5thin
Medium and Large 1	541	195.10	1,056	1,017
Medium and Large 1-2	516	186.34	962	86

One grade step is worth $16.66/cwt here — about −$28 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 sale1,108 hd

194.46

—

MT average4 barns · 3,853 hd

192.48

+1.98

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	1,545	80.46	1,243	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	65.85	950	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,362	60.09	818	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,136	50.29	571	98

Every lot

78 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	227.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	763	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	214.34/cwt	213.00–220.00	812	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	211.44/cwt	206.00–217.50	911	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	200.35/cwt	200.00–202.00	892	22
Steers	—	Medium 1	460	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	934	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	211.37/cwt	203.50–213.00	979	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	193.82/cwt	191.00–195.00	923	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	198.04/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,052	255
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	181.99/cwt	173.00–184.00	975	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	543	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,021	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	192.00/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,083	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	175.66/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,019	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	181.71/cwt	172.00–186.00	1,125	299
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	999	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	158.87/cwt	157.00–160.50	1,095	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,127	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,085	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	566	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	183.61/cwt	182.00–185.00	681	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	171.60/cwt	170.00–173.00	644	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	168.34/cwt	164.00–172.00	705	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	647	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	180.54/cwt	175.00–187.00	767	11
Heifers	—	Medium 1	426	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	737	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	162.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	759	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	170.43/cwt	168.00–172.00	804	129
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	735	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	805	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	166.25/cwt	155.00–171.50	879	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	152.76/cwt	152.00–153.50	859	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	164.72/cwt	157.00–166.50	932	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	916	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	957	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	385	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	670	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	503	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	805	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	543	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	880	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,290	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,077	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,319	80.21/cwt	78.50–80.50	1,058	7
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,390	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	869	1
Bulls	—	—	1,641	77.36/cwt	71.50–80.00	1,269	8
Bulls	—	—	1,657	84.24/cwt	81.00–88.50	1,396	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows20 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	915	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	293	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	927	42.34/cwt	37.00–47.50	392	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	955	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	478	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	46.61/cwt	43.50–51.50	520	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,155	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	768	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,189	54.66/cwt	52.75–56.50	650	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	41.30/cwt	40.00–42.50	493	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	55.32/cwt	52.00–59.50	662	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,268	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,193	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,285	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	8,031	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,306	61.99/cwt	57.50–67.50	810	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	543	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,355	52.27/cwt	51.50–53.00	708	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	58.08/cwt	55.50–60.50	822	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,420	66.51/cwt	63.50–67.25	944	75
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,427	52.99/cwt	46.50–54.00	756	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,522	61.14/cwt	61.00–62.00	931	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,579	60.90/cwt	58.00–63.50	962	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,174	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,670	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,127	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,119	1,264.81/cwt	1,250.00–1,275.00	14,153	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,176	56.73/cwt	53.50–58.75	667	83
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,202	648.31/cwt	610.00–710.00	7,793	120
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,215	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,809	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,268	1,087.47/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	13,789	18
Bred Cows	—	Large 1	1,355	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	15,244	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,361	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,888	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	800	1,072.14/cwt	1,050.00–1,110.00	8,577	46
Bred Heifers	—	Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	903	1,034.92/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	9,345	25
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	1,479.47/cwt	1,350.00–1,575.00	14,336	235
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	995	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	13,433	26
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,062	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,417	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	918	66.86/cwt	66.00–68.00	614	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	965	88.72/cwt	81.00–116.00	856	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,002	74.09/cwt	51.00–84.50	742	81

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,902Last week 2,612Year ago 1,063

Slaughter CattleReceipts 549Last week 492Year ago 255

Replacement CattleReceipts 920Last week 241Year ago 864

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,215	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	120	—	1,202	610.00–710.00	648.31

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,361	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,119	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,264.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,268	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,087.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	83	—	1,176	53.50–58.75	56.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,355	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,062	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	235	—	969	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,479.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	46	—	800	1,050.00–1,110.00	1,072.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	903	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,034.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	995	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	918	66.00–68.00	66.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	13	—	965	81.00–116.00	88.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	81	—	1,002	51.00–84.50	74.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	319	177.50	177.50
10	—	419	164.00–172.00	168.34
8	—	613	149.50	149.50
6	—	562	152.00–153.50	152.76
4	—	523	154.00	154.00
26	—	375	170.00–173.00	171.60
14	—	467	160.00–165.00	162.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	529	155.00–171.50	166.25
129	—	472	168.00–172.00	170.43
40	—	371	182.00–185.00	183.61
3	—	660	140.00	140.00
4	—	634	151.00	151.00
11	—	425	175.00–187.00	180.54
56	—	566	157.00–166.50	164.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	521	141.00	141.00
27	—	423	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	426	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
299	—	619	172.00–186.00	181.71
255	—	531	191.00–201.00	198.04
156	—	564	180.00–195.00	192.00
92	—	431	206.00–217.50	211.44
23	—	336	220.00–230.00	227.03
3	—	732	154.00	154.00
10	—	379	213.00–220.00	214.34
13	—	689	157.00–160.50	158.87
132	—	463	203.50–213.00	211.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	543	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	536	173.00–184.00	181.99
9	—	580	173.00–177.00	175.66
6	—	743	146.00	146.00
28	—	476	191.00–195.00	193.82
22	—	445	200.00–202.00	200.35
3	—	655	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	160.00	160.00
12	—	685	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	543	162.00	162.00
11	—	385	174.00	174.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	40.50	40.50
9	—	1,522	61.00–62.00	61.14
8	—	1,427	46.50–54.00	52.99
8	—	1,415	55.50–60.50	58.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	66.50	66.50
34	—	1,189	52.75–56.50	54.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,420	63.50–67.25	66.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	67.50	67.50
2	—	1,355	51.50–53.00	52.27
48	—	1,306	57.50–67.50	61.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,193	40.00–42.50	41.30
16	—	1,197	52.00–59.50	55.32
28	—	1,268	725.00	725.00
1	—	1,285	625.00	625.00
27	—	1,115	43.50–51.50	46.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,579	58.00–63.50	60.90
1	—	1,665	70.50	70.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	955	50.00	50.00
8	—	927	37.00–47.50	42.34
1	—	915	32.00	32.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,641	71.50–80.00	77.36
11	—	1,657	81.00–88.50	84.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	83.50	83.50
7	—	1,319	78.50–80.50	80.21

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.