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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Apr 19

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Apr 5Apr 19Apr 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 584 vs last sale 729▼ 1,406 vs year ago 1,551 · −90.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

165 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 198▼ 5 vs year ago 170 · −2.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

221 head

▼ 145 vs last sale 366▼ 6 vs year ago 227 · −2.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: No sale was held last week due to heavy snow and closed roads. Feeder cattle offerings were very light this week as ranchers continue to dig out of last weeks snow storm. Limited offerings sold with lower undertones. Quality was mostly plain to average this week. Many buyers refused to start loads due to limited offerings, which limited demand. Demand for all feeders was light this week. Weigh up cows comprised most of the offering this week. Demand for slaughter cows was mostly good to very good as packers continue to see light receipts due to last weeks snow storm. Slaughter cows sold on very good demand selling steady to 1.00 higher on all classes. Feeding cow buyers continue to purchase thin cows to feed. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher. A big crowd of cow buyers was on hand for this weeks light offering. Weigh up conditions were average this week for both cows and bulls. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly good to very good demand. A heavy offering of this class of cows was seen, as many cows lost calves in last weeks storm. These offerings sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher, on an attractive offering.

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 $145.78/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$145.78

83 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$253

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$28.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.10

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	385	161.25	621	10thin
Medium and Large 1	695	145.67	1,013	44
Medium and Large 1-2	636	143.02	909	22
Medium and Large 2	657	133.00	874	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.25/cwt here — about −$253 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 sale83 hd

145.78

—

MT average3 barns · 2,886 hd

169.88

−24.10

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	1,766	99.01	1,749	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,602	82.96	1,329	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,396	82.77	1,155	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,161	78.48	911	31

Every lot

43 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,030	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,069	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	80	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	80	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1	327	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	548	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1	443	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	687	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	730	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	898	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	975	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	897	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	657	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	874	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	144.61/cwt	144.00–145.00	986	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	134.41/cwt	133.50–137.00	989	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	738	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,026	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	790	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	976	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,102	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	81	223.97/cwt	175.00–275.00	181	6
Bulls	—	Large 1Fancy	1,234	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,370	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,280	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,331	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,055	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	855	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,340	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,477	97.80/cwt	96.00–100.50	1,445	3
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,598	101.55/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,623	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	92.77/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,503	9
Bulls	—	—	1,835	101.82/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,868	13
Bulls	—	—	2,259	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,417	4
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,555	105.25/cwt	105.25–105.25	2,689	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	910	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	555	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	63.07/cwt	61.00–65.00	672	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,106	77.59/cwt	77.00–79.50	858	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	74.67/cwt	71.00–77.50	873	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	82.62/cwt	79.00–84.00	982	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,233	83.02/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,024	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	85.63/cwt	83.00–86.50	1,177	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,390	83.30/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,158	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	76.46/cwt	76.25–77.00	1,076	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,429	78.81/cwt	75.00–81.50	1,126	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,515	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,326	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,571	85.18/cwt	84.50–86.00	1,338	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,641	80.19/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,316	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	947	111.55/cwt	95.00–121.00	1,056	111
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,069	97.53/cwt	82.50–114.00	1,043	72
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	18,090	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,738	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	23,898	3

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 Apr 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 729Year ago 1,551

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 198Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 221Last week 366Year ago 227

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,234	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	81	175.00–275.00	223.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	138.00	138.00
6	—	462	158.00	158.00
3	—	607	148.00	148.00
11	—	736	133.50–137.00	134.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	790	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	657	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	167.50	167.50
5	—	443	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	682	144.00–145.00	144.61
20	—	625	156.00	156.00
3	—	738	139.00	139.00
8	—	835	132.00	132.00
1	—	80	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	195.00	195.00
4	—	740	144.50	144.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	72	—	1,069	82.50–114.00	97.53
(<2 yrs)	Open	111	—	947	95.00–121.00	111.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,738	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,495	1,210.00	1,210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	101.00–102.00	101.55
3	—	1,477	96.00–100.50	97.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,555	105.25	105.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,620	87.00–96.00	92.77
13	—	1,835	98.00–107.00	101.82
4	—	2,259	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,233	82.00–84.00	83.02
6	—	1,106	77.00–79.50	77.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	61.00–65.00	63.07
11	—	1,188	79.00–84.00	82.62
5	—	1,169	71.00–77.50	74.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	87.50	87.50
4	—	1,407	76.25–77.00	76.46
14	—	1,375	83.00–86.50	85.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,429	75.00–81.50	78.81
23	—	1,390	81.00–86.00	83.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,641	74.00–84.00	80.19
5	—	1,571	84.50–86.00	85.18

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.