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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Feb 15

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

592 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 642▼ 508 vs year ago 1,100 · −46.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

198 head

▼ 90 vs last sale 288▲ 131 vs year ago 67 · +195.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

170 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 245▲ 100 vs year ago 70 · +142.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested either this week or last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed. Quality this week was average to attractive. Cattle were offered mostly in moderate size packages, with one light load on offer as well. Demand was moderate to good for light to moderate offerings. CME positions continue to trend higher. The March feeder cattle contract settled today at 168.725, April at 172.55 and May at 176.925. Market activity this week was mostly moderate to active. A large crowd was on hand for todays sale. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. A heavy offering of fed cows was seen again this week. Most of these offerings needed 30-45 more days on hard feed to grade premium white. Packers opted to return the majority of the cows they purchased to feed this week. Feeding cows sold fully steady. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to weak undertones were noticed. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to lower undertones were noticed. Bull quality was not as attractive this week as it was last week. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested this week to develop any market trend.

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 $189.72/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$189.72

267 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$857

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$22.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.86

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	191.80	856	242
Medium and Large 1-2	505	169.60	857	25

One grade step is worth $22.20/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale267 hd

189.72

—

MT average3 barns · 1,497 hd

167.86

+21.86

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	—	High	1,600	87.26	1,396	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,599	76.72	1,227	138
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,398	72.58	1,015	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	65.71	747	16

Every lot

44 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	448	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,030	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	216.79/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,002	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	217.25/cwt	217.25–217.25	1,141	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	199.31/cwt	198.00–201.00	1,148	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,192	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	175.37/cwt	175.00–175.50	1,154	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,208	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,216	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	788	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,158	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,194	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	201.13/cwt	192.00–209.50	748	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	396	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	733	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	200.02/cwt	192.00–200.75	860	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	184.38/cwt	177.00–185.50	868	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	504	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	882	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	958	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,040	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	992	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,022	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	783	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,116	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,552	82.36/cwt	77.50–85.00	1,278	10
Bulls	—	—	1,571	89.10/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,400	7
Bulls	—	—	1,943	105.36/cwt	104.50–106.25	2,047	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	920	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	584	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	950	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	499	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	990	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	653	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	61.36/cwt	56.00–64.50	698	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,202	71.72/cwt	67.00–73.75	862	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	67.77/cwt	67.00–68.50	817	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,238	75.25/cwt	75.00–75.50	932	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,333	73.56/cwt	72.00–75.00	981	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,395	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	907	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	72.47/cwt	71.50–73.50	1,049	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,487	1,061.35/cwt	985.00–1,110.00	15,782	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,588	77.24/cwt	74.00–78.25	1,227	103
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	72.29/cwt	71.50–73.00	1,160	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,625	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,227	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,627	74.83/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,217	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,637	75.72/cwt	75.00–76.25	1,240	25
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,211	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	17,560	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,292	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	14,664	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,024	1,511.33/cwt	1,450.00–1,585.00	15,476	132
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	979	116.79/cwt	93.00–122.00	1,143	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,089	76.21/cwt	72.00–92.50	830	14

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 Feb 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 592Last week 642Year ago 1,100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 288Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 170Last week 245Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	783	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	372	192.00–209.50	201.13
25	—	608	171.00	171.00
5	—	657	151.00	151.00
67	—	430	192.00–200.75	200.02
3	—	557	172.00	172.00
48	—	471	177.00–185.50	184.38
11	—	504	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	786	130.00	130.00
18	—	396	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	788	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	525	217.25	217.25
7	—	462	215.00–217.50	216.79
2	—	755	161.00	161.00
4	—	728	166.00	166.00
8	—	658	175.00–175.50	175.37
5	—	815	146.50	146.50
90	—	576	198.00–201.00	199.31
7	—	602	198.00	198.00
8	—	448	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,211	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,292	1,135.00	1,135.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	132	—	1,024	1,450.00–1,585.00	1,511.33

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	14	—	1,089	72.00–92.50	76.21
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	979	93.00–122.00	116.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,943	104.50–106.25	105.36
10	—	1,552	77.50–85.00	82.36
7	—	1,571	85.00–96.00	89.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,202	67.00–73.75	71.72
1	—	990	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,605	71.50–73.00	72.29
6	—	1,627	74.00–75.00	74.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,333	72.00–75.00	73.56
15	—	1,487	985.00–1,110.00	1,061.35
1	—	1,395	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	75.00–75.50	75.25
6	—	1,138	56.00–64.50	61.36
2	—	1,205	67.00–68.50	67.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,637	75.00–76.25	75.72
103	—	1,588	74.00–78.25	77.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	71.50–73.50	72.47
1	—	1,625	75.50	75.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	63.50	63.50
1	—	950	52.50	52.50

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.