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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, May 10

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← May 3May 10May 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

398 head

▼ 252 vs last sale 650▼ 412 vs year ago 810 · −50.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

465 head

▲ 164 vs last sale 301▲ 86 vs year ago 379 · +22.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

491 head

▲ 236 vs last sale 255▲ 81 vs year ago 410 · +19.8%

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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 undertones were noticed. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly moderate to good for light offerings. Quality was mostly average to attractive this week, however quality was not as attractive overall as last week. Demand for grass cattle remains mostly good. Rain is forecasted again for the end of the week which continues to support the grass cattle market. One load lot was seen today. These steers had been backgrounded, but were only moderate in flesh. Market activity this week was moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand this week. Packers showed stronger demand for cows destined for immediate harvest. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, with the heaviest price increase coming from poor quality, low dressing cows. Feeding cow demand was good to very good this week, as packers and independent feeders competed over offerings. More feeding buyers were seen this week which helped increase demand. Feeding cows sold generally steady. Weigh up conditions were average to above average this week. Cows continue to slick off as they are grazing on fresh green grass. Weigh up conditions continue to improve as green grass has many cows emptied out prior to selling. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly good demand. The additional buyer seen last week was not present this week, however demand for these offerings remained similar to last week. Quality was mostly average to attractive and similar to last week. These offerings sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.96/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$178.96

177 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$13.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.35

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	672	179.71	1,208	167
Medium and Large 1-2	677	166.50	1,128	10thin

One grade step is worth $13.21/cwt here — about $80 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 sale177 hd

178.96

—

MT average3 barns · 397 hd

186.31

−7.35

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	1,619	97.51	1,579	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,533	83.12	1,274	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,363	79.01	1,077	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,209	76.44	925	209

Every lot

61 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	486	210.70/cwt	207.00–211.00	1,024	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,055	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	193.46/cwt	189.00–195.00	1,085	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,092	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	703	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,111	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,157	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	843	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	1,305	76
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	168.16/cwt	161.00–173.00	785	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	886	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	164.56/cwt	161.00–166.00	851	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	153.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	908	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	936	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	152.21/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,008	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,118	44
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	397	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	754	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	940	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	840	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,100	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	864	125.67/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,086	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	915	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,052	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,041	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,228	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,113	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,224	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,175	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,363	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,205	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,265	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,280	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,376	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,195	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	968	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,289	98.13/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,265	12
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,417	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,219	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,590	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,654	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	87.72/cwt	81.00–90.50	1,491	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	104.49/cwt	103.00–107.50	1,865	5
Bulls	—	—	1,827	98.63/cwt	92.50–102.00	1,802	15
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,900	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,948	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	572	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	68.22/cwt	62.00–72.50	780	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,186	77.33/cwt	75.50–79.00	917	67
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	77.99/cwt	74.00–79.25	955	64
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,230	71.28/cwt	66.00–76.50	877	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,246	81.74/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,018	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,275	79.62/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,015	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,306	73.96/cwt	71.00–77.00	966	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,085	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,362	78.81/cwt	77.00–81.50	1,073	66
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	75.46/cwt	75.00–76.50	1,034	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,378	83.68/cwt	82.00–84.50	1,153	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,378	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,061	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	83.02/cwt	82.00–83.50	1,195	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,478	83.25/cwt	83.25–83.25	1,230	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,645	85.17/cwt	84.00–86.50	1,401	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,709	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,461	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,257	2,013.89/cwt	1,950.00–2,035.00	25,315	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,328	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	16,069	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,387	1,659.81/cwt	1,435.00–1,775.00	23,022	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,458	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	21,287	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	950	108.10/cwt	87.00–119.00	1,027	147
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	92.74/cwt	78.00–112.00	986	78
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	930	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,218	78.79/cwt	76.00–80.00	960	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,172	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,064	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,319	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	13,981	8
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,105	2,000.00/cwt	2,000.00–2,000.00	22,100	55

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 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 650Year ago 810

Slaughter CattleReceipts 465Last week 301Year ago 379

Replacement CattleReceipts 491Last week 255Year ago 410

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,205	105.00	105.00
4	—	1,175	116.00	116.00
5	—	1,041	118.00	118.00
2	—	1,280	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	864	122.00–133.00	125.67
5	—	397	190.00	190.00
1	—	915	115.00	115.00
4	—	840	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	556	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	515	172.00	172.00
15	—	612	153.00	153.00
44	—	782	143.00	143.00
27	—	662	150.00–155.00	152.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	467	161.00–173.00	168.16
7	—	592	150.00–155.00	153.43
18	—	517	161.00–166.00	164.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	561	189.00–195.00	193.46
4	—	525	201.00	201.00
76	—	843	154.75	154.75
46	—	486	207.00–211.00	210.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	771	150.00	150.00
6	—	615	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	703	158.00	158.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,458	1,460.00	1,460.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,387	1,435.00–1,775.00	1,659.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,257	1,950.00–2,035.00	2,013.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,328	1,210.00	1,210.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	79.50	79.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	147	—	950	87.00–119.00	108.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	78	—	1,063	78.00–112.00	92.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,218	76.00–80.00	78.79

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)	8	—	1,319	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,172	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	55	—	1,105	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,362	77.00–81.50	78.81
6	—	1,306	71.00–77.00	73.96
13	—	1,378	82.00–84.50	83.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,246	80.00–84.00	81.74
67	—	1,186	75.50–79.00	77.33
20	—	1,230	66.00–76.50	71.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,225	74.00–79.25	77.99
22	—	1,143	62.00–72.50	68.22
18	—	1,275	79.00–82.00	79.62
1	—	1,040	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,645	84.00–86.50	85.17
8	—	1,478	83.25	83.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	82.00–83.50	83.02
5	—	1,339	81.00	81.00
11	—	1,370	75.00–76.50	75.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,709	85.50	85.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,289	96.00–101.00	98.13
3	—	1,417	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,590	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,700	81.00–90.50	87.72
15	—	1,827	92.50–102.00	98.63
5	—	1,785	103.00–107.50	104.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,900	102.50	102.50

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.