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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

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

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Mar 8Mar 15Mar 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,492 head

▲ 1,369 vs last sale 123▼ 1,179 vs year ago 2,671 · −44.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

234 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 309▲ 69 vs year ago 165 · +41.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

219 head

▼ 132 vs last sale 351▲ 104 vs year ago 115 · +90.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested last week to establish an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on all weights of steers and heifers over 550 lbs. Heifers under 550 lbs sold with steady to lower undertones. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Demand for one iron home-raised cattle was mostly good. Part loads and full loads sold on mostly good demand as well, however, a heavy portion of the offering sold in small lots this week. Market activity was mostly moderate to active this week, with a good pool of buyers bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for light offerings. Packer buyers showed need for cows for immediate harvest as they pushed all offerings higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00 higher on all classes. Several sets of fed cows were seen this week. Most of these offerings had an overnight stand and offered buyers average weigh conditions. Feeding cows sold on mostly good demand as feeding buyers and packer buyers purchased mostly young cows to return to the country to feed this week. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. A full load of all natural bulls sold this week and most of these offerings returned to feed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold steady to 5.00 lower.

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 $171.56/cwt on 960 head.

Average price

$171.56

960 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$140

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

$5.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	493	175.59	866	252
Medium 1	478	171.00	817	27
Medium and Large 1	591	170.09	1,006	681

One grade step is worth $5.50/cwt here — about −$140 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 sale960 hd

171.56

—

MT average3 barns · 1,423 hd

172.31

−0.75

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	1,574	98.22	1,546	58
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,579	84.20	1,329	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,530	81.75	1,251	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,409	81.21	1,144	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	72.51	831	42

Every lot

73 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	210.51/cwt	208.00–214.00	994	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	226.03/cwt	226.00–226.25	1,119	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	204.90/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,072	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	175.49/cwt	172.00–179.50	918	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	196.29/cwt	188.50–205.00	1,115	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	173.50/cwt	169.00–178.00	1,006	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	186.30/cwt	182.00–188.50	1,164	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,149	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	683	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,089	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,125	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,146	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	164.50/cwt	164.00–167.75	1,202	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	147.00/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,202	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	664	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	189.94/cwt	189.50–194.00	699	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	188.98/cwt	187.50–190.50	816	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	176.50/cwt	175.00–181.00	784	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	181.41/cwt	180.00–185.00	858	38
Heifers	—	Medium 1	478	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	817	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	177.38/cwt	171.00–179.00	876	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	501	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	932	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	518	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	979	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	176.81/cwt	175.00–181.00	926	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	170.97/cwt	165.00–173.00	896	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	547	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	916	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	167.82/cwt	165.00–169.00	947	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	569	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	967	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	161.71/cwt	155.00–165.50	928	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	952	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,032	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	165.58/cwt	157.00–166.75	1,060	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	154.09/cwt	147.50–162.00	1,035	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	686	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,104	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	142.18/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,021	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	725	156.25/cwt	154.50–156.50	1,133	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	751	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,059	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,076	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	738	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,041	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,143	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,166	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,255	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,192	2
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,278	87.98/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,124	2
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,507	95.12/cwt	89.50–99.00	1,433	13
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,574	101.28/cwt	97.50–101.50	1,594	27
Bulls	—	—	1,581	85.64/cwt	79.00–94.00	1,354	5
Bulls	—	—	1,755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,773	1
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,811	103.79/cwt	101.00–104.50	1,880	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	928	52.57/cwt	50.00–55.00	488	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	980	70.01/cwt	67.50–72.50	686	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	63.53/cwt	63.00–64.00	721	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	70.19/cwt	66.00–76.50	797	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	77.62/cwt	75.00–80.50	919	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,273	79.33/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,010	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,367	81.75/cwt	81.50–82.00	1,118	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,053	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,395	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,046	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	79.61/cwt	76.50–83.50	1,120	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,438	86.88/cwt	85.50–87.50	1,249	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,468	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	16,148	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,503	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,232	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,510	84.25/cwt	84.00–84.50	1,272	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,230	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,523	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,180	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	83.12/cwt	82.00–84.50	1,276	11
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,625	85.56/cwt	85.50–86.50	1,390	39
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,001	111.85/cwt	108.50–124.00	1,120	24
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,002	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,122	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,134	92.98/cwt	86.00–110.50	1,054	33
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,021	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	14,141	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,095	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	15,056	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,127	1,447.24/cwt	1,400.00–1,485.00	16,310	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,211	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,899	37
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	1,244.88/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	15,685	37
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,285	1,056.64/cwt	960.00–1,135.00	13,578	44

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,492Last week 123Year ago 2,671

Slaughter CattleReceipts 234Last week 309Year ago 165

Replacement CattleReceipts 219Last week 351Year ago 115

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	574	155.00–165.50	161.71
23	—	524	165.00–173.00	170.97
113	—	494	171.00–179.00	177.38
11	—	367	181.00	181.00
47	—	444	175.00–181.00	176.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	672	147.50–162.00	154.09
45	—	524	175.00–181.00	176.81
71	—	432	187.50–190.50	188.98
57	—	564	165.00–169.00	167.82
14	—	718	140.00–146.00	142.18
11	—	368	189.50–194.00	189.94
38	—	473	180.00–185.00	181.41
11	—	780	138.00	138.00
92	—	640	157.00–166.75	165.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	686	161.00	161.00
69	—	725	154.50–156.50	156.25
6	—	569	170.00	170.00
34	—	600	172.00	172.00
10	—	751	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	501	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	518	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	547	167.50	167.50
10	—	595	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	478	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	495	226.00–226.25	226.03
47	—	625	182.00–188.50	186.30
23	—	568	188.50–205.00	196.29
44	—	731	164.00–167.75	164.50
4	—	818	146.00–148.00	147.00
3	—	672	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	683	159.50	159.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	472	208.00–214.00	210.51
5	—	703	163.00	163.00
5	—	692	162.50	162.50
10	—	580	169.00–178.00	173.50
10	—	523	204.00–205.00	204.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	523	172.00–179.50	175.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,143	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,407	76.50–83.50	79.61
1	—	1,395	75.50	75.50
2	—	1,510	84.00–84.50	84.25
3	—	1,468	1,100.00	1,100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,438	85.50–87.50	86.88
1	—	1,395	75.00	75.00
6	—	1,367	81.50–82.00	81.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,273	78.00–80.00	79.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,503	82.00	82.00
39	—	1,625	85.50–86.50	85.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	63.00–64.00	63.53
17	—	1,136	66.00–76.50	70.19
16	—	1,184	75.00–80.50	77.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	67.50–72.50	70.01
2	—	928	50.00–55.00	52.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	81.00	81.00
11	—	1,535	82.00–84.50	83.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,581	79.00–94.00	85.64
1	—	1,755	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,811	101.00–104.50	103.79
13	—	1,507	89.50–99.00	95.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	85.00–91.00	87.98
2	—	1,255	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,574	97.50–101.50	101.28

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	24	—	1,001	108.50–124.00	111.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,134	86.00–110.50	92.98

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	7	—	1,002	112.00	112.00

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)	6	—	1,021	1,385.00	1,385.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,095	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	—	1,260	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,244.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,127	1,400.00–1,485.00	1,447.24

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)	44	—	1,285	960.00–1,135.00	1,056.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	—	1,211	900.00	900.00

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.