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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Feb 22

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Feb 15Feb 22Mar 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 573 vs last sale 592▼ 2,183 vs year ago 2,202 · −99.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 198▼ 163 vs year ago 288 · −56.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 170▼ 313 vs year ago 420 · −74.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested this week to develop any market trend. Quality this week was average on a very limited offering. Demand was moderate to good for very light offerings. Market activity this week was mostly moderate to active. Lots of cancellations were seen this week sub-zero temperatures and snow covered roads hindered ranchers from sending offerings to town. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. The majority of the cow offering was comprised of fed cows. Most of these offerings had been on feed for over 100 days and fed grain. Demand for fed cows was very good, however buyers continue to send these cows back to the country to add extra weight and ensure most of them grade premium white. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed. Packers showed good demand for all cows for harvest this week. Packers opted to send several sets of bred cows to slaughter or feed. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to firm undertones were noticed. Bull quality was mostly average week. All cows and bulls were pushing excess fill as extremely cold temperatures were seen. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on good demand. Most of todays offering were all off one ranch.

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 $189.60/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$189.60

10 head · 361 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$3.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.02

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	430	192.00	826	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	344	189.00	650	8thin

One grade step is worth $3.00/cwt here — about $175 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 sale10 hd

189.60

—

MT average3 barns · 361 hd

168.58

+21.02

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	1,643	90.74	1,490	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,579	82.28	1,299	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,473	78.25	1,152	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,190	69.57	828	23

Every lot

21 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,082	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	344	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	650	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	826	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	983	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,215	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,130	1
Bulls	—	—	1,433	80.51/cwt	71.00–85.00	1,154	3
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,471	79.89/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,175	4
Bulls	—	—	1,705	90.92/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,550	4
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,829	99.62/cwt	89.00–104.00	1,822	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	950	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	627	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	63.08/cwt	61.00–65.00	667	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,233	71.21/cwt	66.50–73.50	878	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,268	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,095	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,308	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	12,164	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,388	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	13,672	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,395	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,116	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,550	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,186	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%Return to Feed	1,579	82.28/cwt	82.00–83.25	1,299	35
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	825	114.89/cwt	112.00–121.00	948	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	866	106.67/cwt	71.50–113.25	924	99

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19Last week 592Year ago 2,202

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 198Year ago 288

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 170Year ago 420

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	344	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	205.00	205.00

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	6	—	825	112.00–121.00	114.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	99	—	866	71.50–113.25	106.67

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	—	750	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,829	89.00–104.00	99.62
4	—	1,471	75.00–85.00	79.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	71.00–85.00	80.51
4	—	1,705	87.00–95.00	90.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,233	66.50–73.50	71.21
4	—	1,058	61.00–65.00	63.08
22	—	1,308	930.00	930.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,388	985.00	985.00
1	—	1,395	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	76.50	76.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,268	875.00	875.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,579	82.00–83.25	82.28

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.