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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, May 3

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Apr 26May 3May 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

650 head

▼ 324 vs last sale 974▼ 119 vs year ago 769 · −15.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

301 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 275▼ 100 vs year ago 401 · −24.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

255 head

▲ 137 vs last sale 118▼ 27 vs year ago 282 · −9.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested either this week or last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed on steers and steady undertones were noticed on heifers. A heavy offering of replacement heifers were seen today. These offerings were met with mostly good to very good demand. Quality was mostly very attractive on all replacement quality heifers. Feeder cattle were mostly average in quality this week. Market activity was active with both ranchers and order buyers actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-5.00 lower on all classes this week. The majority of cows destined for slaughter are lower quality cows or cows not suitable to feed. Feeding cow demand was mostly good again this week as packers and independent feeders both competed over offerings. Feeding cows sold steady to weak. Heavy cow and bull receipts have been seen over the last month or so as a series of spring snow storms have killed a large number of calves. This has drove up the number of cows for offer. The cutter cow cutout has seen pressure over the last few weeks as heavy supplies have forced the cutout lower. The cutter cow cutout closed today at 221.69. Prior to the snow storms the cutout was hovering between 227.00 and 229.00. Weigh up conditions were average this week for both cows and bulls. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly very good demand. Several buyers were very active in bidding on these offerings and pushed prices higher as they attempted to fill loads. Many cows had lost calves in the recent storms and were very attractive in quality. These offerings sold mostly 8.00-10.00 higher in a narrow comparison.

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 $154.48/cwt on 473 head.

Average price

$154.48

473 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,120

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$7.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.13

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	735	155.07	1,139	433
Medium and Large 2	475	149.00	708	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	644	147.97	953	34

One grade step is worth $7.10/cwt here — about $186 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 sale473 hd

154.48

—

MT average3 barns · 1,978 hd

160.61

−6.13

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	1,716	97.13	1,667	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	81.08	1,190	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	79.05	1,111	132
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,207	68.72	830	83

Every lot

57 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	844	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,086	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	974	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	169.83/cwt	169.50–170.50	1,051	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,077	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,152	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,148	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	399	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	686	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	176.70/cwt	176.50–177.00	832	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	618	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	933	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	943	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	642	159.24/cwt	157.00–159.50	1,022	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	681	157.39/cwt	154.50–161.00	1,072	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	153.08/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,042	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	727	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,149	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	785	155.22/cwt	150.75–158.00	1,218	221
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,052	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	799	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,093	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	810	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,166	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	789	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,010	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	885	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,133	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	930	128.12/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,192	13
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,180	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,345	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,250	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,325	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,283	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,078	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,338	96.01/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,285	2
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,390	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,070	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,224	1
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,676	95.67/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,603	9
Bulls	—	—	1,726	97.71/cwt	94.50–101.00	1,686	15
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,850	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,924	3
Bulls	—	—	2,041	105.37/cwt	103.00–107.50	2,151	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	952	70.49/cwt	67.50–72.00	671	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	955	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	516	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	985	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	744	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	59.62/cwt	54.00–62.50	644	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,093	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	803	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,174	76.46/cwt	76.00–78.50	898	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	76.82/cwt	74.00–77.50	933	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,246	66.42/cwt	63.00–73.50	828	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,340	75.19/cwt	74.50–76.00	1,008	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	69.84/cwt	69.25–74.00	952	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,408	81.11/cwt	78.50–83.50	1,142	70
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,413	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,159	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,442	80.58/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,162	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,450	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,233	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,480	80.00/cwt	78.50–81.00	1,184	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,490	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,259	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	81.50/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,284	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	982	114.99/cwt	102.00–124.50	1,129	98
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	990	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,119	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	96.01/cwt	92.50–110.50	1,065	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	908	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,149	92.66/cwt	80.00–113.00	1,065	110
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,256	75.39/cwt	75.00–78.00	947	7

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 May 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 974Year ago 769

Slaughter CattleReceipts 301Last week 275Year ago 401

Replacement CattleReceipts 255Last week 118Year ago 282

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,109	92.50–110.50	96.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	80.00	80.00

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	110	—	1,149	80.00–113.00	92.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,256	75.00–78.00	75.39
(<2 yrs)	Open	98	—	982	102.00–124.50	114.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	113.00	113.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	471	176.50–177.00	176.70
9	—	642	157.00–159.50	159.24
37	—	799	136.75	136.75
43	—	681	151.00–155.00	153.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	681	154.50–161.00	157.39
221	—	785	150.75–158.00	155.22
17	—	727	158.00	158.00
18	—	810	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	141.00	141.00
3	—	370	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	785	134.00	134.00
4	—	399	172.00	172.00
17	—	633	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	150.00	150.00
4	—	578	168.50	168.50
5	—	433	195.00	195.00
9	—	765	150.00	150.00
6	—	619	169.50–170.50	169.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	517	210.00	210.00
10	—	729	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,180	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	789	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	930	127.00–130.00	128.12
1	—	885	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	81.00–82.00	81.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,442	77.00–81.00	80.58
17	—	1,363	69.25–74.00	69.84
1	—	1,490	84.50	84.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,408	78.50–83.50	81.11
1	—	1,450	85.00	85.00
12	—	1,340	74.50–76.00	75.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	73.50	73.50
6	—	1,174	76.00–78.50	76.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,081	54.00–62.50	59.62
13	—	1,215	74.00–77.50	76.82
53	—	1,246	63.00–73.50	66.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	54.00	54.00
1	—	985	75.50	75.50
3	—	952	67.50–72.00	70.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,480	78.50–81.00	80.00
5	—	1,413	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,726	94.50–101.00	97.71
6	—	2,041	103.00–107.50	105.37
1	—	1,530	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,850	104.00	104.00
9	—	1,676	95.00–100.00	95.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,338	95.00–97.00	96.01

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.