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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, May 17

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← May 10May 17May 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 342 vs last sale 398▼ 273 vs year ago 329 · −83.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

618 head

▲ 153 vs last sale 465▲ 247 vs year ago 371 · +66.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

201 head

▼ 290 vs last sale 491▼ 81 vs year ago 282 · −28.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were scarcely tested this week, thus no trend can be established. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly good for very light offerings. Quality was mostly average this week. Ranchers were the driving force in the market as they showed very good demand for cattle to run on pasture. Rain fell across much of eastern Montana last week and many locations received between 1.5 and 3.0 inches. Grass has greened significantly over the past week. Market activity this week was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows comprised most of the offering this week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Feeding cow demand was very good this week. Packers and private feeders both showed good to very good demand for feeding cows. Cow quality was attractive to very attractive. Weigh up conditions were average to above average. Many cows are slicked off and fresh green grass has most cows emptied out. Feeding cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady. Young age cows sold steady to firm. Quality was average to attractive this week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $112.77/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −85.88 against this barn's trailing median of $198.65.

Average price

$112.77

24 head · 1,033 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$11.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	956	120.64	1,153	7thin
Large 1	1,073	109.64	1,177	14thin
Large 1-2	1,028	109.00	1,121	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.64/cwt here — about $32 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 sale24 hd

112.77

—

MT average3 barns · 262 hd

114.80

−2.03

This barn, trailing median30 sales

198.65

−85.88

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

30 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.49, low $166.80, median $198.65 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,647	96.20	1,584	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	82.05	1,292	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,383	81.36	1,125	175
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,170	75.37	882	235

Every lot

49 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	528	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,135	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,198	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	831	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	914	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,017	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	947	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,106	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	941	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,157	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	975	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,146	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,021	115.00/cwt	114.50–115.50	1,174	6
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,028	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,121	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,050	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,145	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,100	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,150	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,175	106.75/cwt	104.00–109.50	1,254	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,280	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,300	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,287	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,311	72.31/cwt	68.00–73.50	948	12
Bulls	—	—	1,465	91.46/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,340	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,563	89.52/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,399	2
Bulls	—	—	1,602	98.80/cwt	91.00–102.50	1,583	11
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,620	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,669	1
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,727	105.72/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,826	14
Bulls	—	—	1,872	107.26/cwt	104.00–113.00	2,008	13
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,523	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	2,309	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	808	54.57/cwt	50.00–59.00	441	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	891	62.95/cwt	61.00–64.00	561	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	910	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	660	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	842	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,157	71.41/cwt	64.50–74.00	826	77
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	699	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	76.05/cwt	74.00–80.00	903	79
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,206	84.58/cwt	82.00–86.50	1,020	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,210	79.28/cwt	75.50–81.00	959	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,340	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,025	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,354	82.79/cwt	82.25–83.75	1,121	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	78.01/cwt	75.00–81.50	1,075	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,383	84.17/cwt	83.50–85.50	1,164	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	71.26/cwt	67.00–74.00	986	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,393	80.72/cwt	76.50–83.50	1,124	60
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,307	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,240	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,578	82.83/cwt	81.50–83.50	1,307	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	105.44/cwt	94.00–108.00	841	15
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	960	109.82/cwt	87.00–127.50	1,054	76
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	90.15/cwt	79.00–108.00	983	53
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,197	78.79/cwt	76.00–79.50	943	8
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,156	1,770.01/cwt	1,760.00–1,785.00	20,461	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,254	1,710.00/cwt	1,710.00–1,710.00	21,443	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,385	1,535.00/cwt	1,535.00–1,535.00	21,260	4

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 56Last week 398Year ago 329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 618Last week 465Year ago 371

Replacement CattleReceipts 201Last week 491Year ago 282

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,727	104.00–108.00	105.72
1	—	1,620	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	89.00–90.00	89.52
1	—	1,280	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	91.00–92.00	91.46
11	—	1,602	91.00–102.50	98.80
13	—	1,872	104.00–113.00	107.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,523	91.50	91.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	99.00	99.00
12	—	1,311	68.00–73.50	72.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,206	82.00–86.50	84.58
45	—	1,210	75.50–81.00	79.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	72.50	72.50
6	—	891	61.00–64.00	62.95
2	—	808	50.00–59.00	54.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	83.50	83.50
2	—	1,570	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,188	74.00–80.00	76.05
3	—	1,039	81.00	81.00
77	—	1,157	64.50–74.00	71.41
1	—	1,185	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,354	82.25–83.75	82.79
3	—	1,383	67.00–74.00	71.26
35	—	1,378	75.00–81.50	78.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	76.50	76.50
60	—	1,393	76.50–83.50	80.72
60	—	1,383	83.50–85.50	84.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,578	81.50–83.50	82.83

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,197	76.00–79.50	78.79
(<2 yrs)	Open	76	—	960	87.00–127.50	109.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	53	—	1,090	79.00–108.00	90.15

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	15	—	798	94.00–108.00	105.44

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	16	—	1,156	1,760.00–1,785.00	1,770.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,254	1,710.00	1,710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,385	1,535.00	1,535.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	174.00	174.00
5	—	467	178.00	178.00
6	—	723	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	737	150.00	150.00
1	—	595	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	565	212.00	212.00
2	—	528	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,100	104.50	104.50
1	—	1,050	109.00	109.00
6	—	1,021	114.50–115.50	115.00
2	—	1,175	104.00–109.50	106.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	975	117.50	117.50
4	—	941	123.00	123.00

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.