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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Mar 8

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 450 vs last sale 573▼ 1,659 vs year ago 1,782 · −93.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

309 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 299▼ 19 vs year ago 328 · −5.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

351 head

▲ 253 vs last sale 98▼ 376 vs year ago 727 · −51.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were scarcely tested this week, thus no trend can be established, however lower undertones were noticed on all offerings. Quality this week was average to attractive. Offerings this week were very light. Icy and snow covered roads slowed cattle from coming to market this week. Market activity this week was slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light offerings. Fed cows were met with mostly good demand this week as a couple of ranches continue to market these offerings. Some of these offerings were purchased to return to feed as they needed 30 days of grain to be able to grade premium white, others were shipped directly to harvest. Cow quality overall was not as attractive this week. Several feeding buyers were back in the market and pushed packer buyers on lower quality offerings. Slaughter cows sold generally steady on all classes. Feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 higher with the biggest gains seen on lower quality cows. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady. Weigh up conditions were fair to buyers as many cows were rather empty as they were weighed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on good demand. Prices for these offerings were generally steady. Several sets of bred cows were on offer today these offerings were met with mostly moderate to good demand.

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 $177.55/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$177.55

59 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

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

$5.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.78

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	178.23	906	52
Medium and Large 1-2	331	172.50	571	7thin

One grade step is worth $5.73/cwt here — about $335 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 sale59 hd

177.55

—

MT average2 barns · 797 hd

166.77

+10.78

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	1,766	90.51	1,598	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,492	83.00	1,238	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	81.80	1,280	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,394	77.64	1,082	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,157	73.53	851	140

Every lot

39 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	333	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	716	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	211.61/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,039	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	182.32/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,167	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,190	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	327	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	613	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	331	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	571	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	657	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	834	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	920	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	166.70/cwt	165.00–169.00	984	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,038	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	833	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,116	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,245	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	934	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,256	1
Bulls	—	—	1,853	94.94/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,759	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	903	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	578	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	938	65.92/cwt	62.00–68.00	618	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	965	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	695	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	627	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	68.83/cwt	61.50–72.50	761	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,129	72.01/cwt	68.00–74.50	813	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	80.18/cwt	80.00–81.00	936	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	76.18/cwt	73.50–78.75	913	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,218	75.88/cwt	73.50–77.00	924	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,300	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,125	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,339	78.68/cwt	74.00–80.50	1,054	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,037	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,475	75.69/cwt	74.00–77.50	1,116	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,492	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,238	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,548	82.52/cwt	81.75–82.75	1,277	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	76.16/cwt	74.00–78.50	1,180	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,633	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,274	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,707	80.74/cwt	79.50–82.75	1,378	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,013	1,419.42/cwt	1,410.00–1,450.00	14,379	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,321	1,104.30/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	14,588	93
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,341	1,351.18/cwt	1,235.00–1,425.00	18,119	72
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,064	1,568.47/cwt	1,400.00–1,600.00	16,689	24
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	976	116.75/cwt	101.00–130.00	1,139	32
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,008	82.97/cwt	73.00–92.00	836	26

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 Mar 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 573Year ago 1,782

Slaughter CattleReceipts 309Last week 299Year ago 328

Replacement CattleReceipts 351Last week 98Year ago 727

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	833	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	520	177.00	177.00
15	—	419	199.00	199.00
19	—	590	165.00–169.00	166.70
4	—	355	185.00	185.00
4	—	723	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	331	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	768	155.00	155.00
9	—	491	210.00–217.00	211.61
31	—	640	180.00–183.00	182.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	215.00	215.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	72	—	1,341	1,235.00–1,425.00	1,351.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,013	1,410.00–1,450.00	1,419.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	93	—	1,321	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,104.30

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)	24	—	1,064	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,568.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	32	—	976	101.00–130.00	116.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,008	73.00–92.00	82.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,853	91.00–98.00	94.94
1	—	1,675	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,129	68.00–74.50	72.01
4	—	903	64.00	64.00
37	—	1,218	73.50–77.00	75.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,548	81.75–82.75	82.52
3	—	1,633	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	62.00–68.00	65.92
1	—	965	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,475	74.00–77.50	75.69
1	—	1,420	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,105	61.50–72.50	68.83
39	—	1,199	73.50–78.75	76.18
6	—	1,167	80.00–81.00	80.18
1	—	1,045	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,339	74.00–80.50	78.68
1	—	1,300	86.50	86.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	74.00–78.50	76.16
3	—	1,707	79.50–82.75	80.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,492	83.00	83.00

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.