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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Mar 29

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

357 head

▼ 416 vs last sale 773▼ 826 vs year ago 1,183 · −69.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

424 head

▲ 193 vs last sale 231▲ 294 vs year ago 130 · +226.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

565 head

▲ 316 vs last sale 249▲ 445 vs year ago 120 · +370.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were too lightly tested to establish any market trend. Heifers 450-499 lbs offered the best test this week and these offerings sold steady to 3.00 higher. All other weights of heifers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive, and lower overall compared to last week, which limited demand. Feeders sold on mostly moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. The best demand continues to be for cattle suitable to run on grass. Market activity this week was slow to moderate. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand. Feeding buyers were the driving force behind the market this week. Demand for feeding cows was good from both packers and order-buyers. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher, with the biggest price gain coming from thin, lean cows or poorer quality cows. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm as feeding buyers pushed all offerings higher. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week, but overall weigh conditions were poorer this week compared to last. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly good demand this week. These offerings sold mostly 5.00 higher. Several set of thin coming 2 year old heifers were seen this week and these offerings sold on good demand as most sold to feeding buyers.

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 $170.64/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$170.64

198 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$27

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

$18.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.11

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	171.88	964	185
Medium and Large 1-2	648	152.94	991	13thin

One grade step is worth $18.95/cwt here — about −$27 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 sale198 hd

170.64

—

MT average2 barns · 346 hd

164.53

+6.11

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	1,500	93.97	1,409	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,362	80.93	1,102	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,535	80.07	1,229	116
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	76.78	865	177

Every lot

64 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	764	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	184.19/cwt	181.00–189.00	932	10
Steers	—	Medium 1	528	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	998	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,053	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	996	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,034	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	398	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	760	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	819	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	185.15/cwt	182.00–186.00	896	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	848	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	959	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	901	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	164.58/cwt	164.50–167.00	963	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	159.41/cwt	159.00–160.00	974	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	159.72/cwt	149.00–162.00	1,059	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	145.77/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,058	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,130	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	75	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	364	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	770	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,101	8
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,110	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,121	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,128	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	925	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,230	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,205	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,372	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,180	3
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,450	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,334	1
Bulls	—	—	1,506	87.00/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,310	7
Bulls	—	—	1,585	102.85/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,630	4
Bulls	—	—	1,852	113.65/cwt	113.00–114.00	2,105	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	875	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	551	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	946	70.37/cwt	68.00–74.00	666	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	64.84/cwt	63.00–65.00	683	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	72.96/cwt	66.00–78.00	772	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,129	74.80/cwt	67.00–78.00	844	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,155	79.74/cwt	78.00–83.50	921	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	80.05/cwt	78.00–84.00	933	72
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,335	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,001	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,340	81.40/cwt	77.00–83.50	1,091	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,367	86.05/cwt	85.25–87.50	1,176	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,189	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	78.65/cwt	78.50–81.50	1,106	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	80.96/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,142	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	75.41/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,063	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,461	84.52/cwt	83.50–85.50	1,235	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,550	80.02/cwt	78.50–81.50	1,240	81
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,612	84.25/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,358	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,740	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,514	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,007	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,555	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	931	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	717	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Non-Legible BANGS	978	1,227.05/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	12,001	39
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,020	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,965	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,079	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,678	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,488	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,110	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,101	20
Bred Cows	—	Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,114	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,137	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,115	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	892	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,141	1,369.59/cwt	1,350.00–1,375.00	15,627	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,270	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	11,875	31
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,297	1,442.91/cwt	1,325.00–1,485.00	18,715	43
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,332	1,237.51/cwt	1,185.00–1,275.00	16,484	52
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,420	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,620	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	107.09/cwt	81.00–125.00	847	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	826	123.64/cwt	108.00–148.00	1,021	124
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	75.24/cwt	75.00–75.50	694	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,024	98.17/cwt	80.00–112.50	1,005	82
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,118	1

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 773Year ago 1,183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 424Last week 231Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 565Last week 249Year ago 120

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)	52	—	1,332	1,185.00–1,275.00	1,237.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	43	—	1,297	1,325.00–1,485.00	1,442.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,141	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,369.59

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)	31	—	1,270	935.00	935.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	—	1,020	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	931	77.00	77.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,115	80.00	80.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,110	910.00	910.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,079	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,110	1,125.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	39	—	978	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,227.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,114	910.00	910.00

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)	1	—	1,420	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	124	—	826	108.00–148.00	123.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	82	—	1,024	80.00–112.50	98.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	82.50	82.50

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	9	—	791	81.00–125.00	107.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	923	75.00–75.50	75.24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	528	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	151.00	151.00
10	—	506	181.00–189.00	184.19
2	—	600	166.00	166.00
6	—	382	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	445	184.00	184.00
8	—	398	191.00	191.00
5	—	611	159.00–160.00	159.41
62	—	484	182.00–186.00	185.15
12	—	793	142.50	142.50
40	—	585	164.50–167.00	164.58
3	—	545	176.00	176.00
39	—	663	149.00–162.00	159.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	166.00	166.00
1	—	570	158.00	158.00
8	—	726	142.00–147.00	145.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	770	143.00	143.00
1	—	75	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,399	85.00	85.00
10	—	1,410	71.00–77.00	75.41
5	—	1,410	78.00–84.00	80.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,165	78.00–84.00	80.05
13	—	1,053	63.00–65.00	64.84
16	—	1,058	66.00–78.00	72.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,367	85.25–87.50	86.05
38	—	1,340	77.00–83.50	81.40
1	—	1,335	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,550	78.50–81.50	80.02
2	—	1,740	87.00	87.00
4	—	1,461	83.50–85.50	84.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,155	78.00–83.50	79.74
29	—	1,129	67.00–78.00	74.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,406	78.50–81.50	78.65
3	—	1,612	83.00–85.00	84.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	946	68.00–74.00	70.37
1	—	875	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,007	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,852	113.00–114.00	113.65
4	—	1,585	100.00–106.00	102.85
7	—	1,506	81.00–92.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	98.00	98.00
3	—	1,372	86.00	86.00

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.