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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, May 24

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← May 17May 24May 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

204 head

▲ 148 vs last sale 56▼ 123 vs year ago 327 · −37.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

388 head

▼ 230 vs last sale 618▼ 146 vs year ago 534 · −27.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

199 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 201▼ 81 vs year ago 280 · −28.9%

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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 moderate for light offerings. Quality was mostly average to attractive this week. Several sets of replacement quality heifers were seen this week and most of these offerings were purchased for grass cattle. CME positions saw triple digit gains today following a turbulent week last week. The May contract closed at 154.50, while the August closed at 168.15. Market activity this week was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows comprised most of the offering today. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Demand for slaughter cows was light to moderate. Packers were forced to be aggressive as they purchased cows for slaughter early in the sale as additional feeding cow buyers were seen this week. However, other buyers purchasing cows for slaughter filled loads and exited the market allowing cow prices to fall mid-sale. Feeding cows sold steady despite additional buyers this week. Cow quality was average to attractive this week, however quality was not as attractive as last week. Weigh up conditions were average to above average, however weigh up conditions were not as attractive to buyers this week as last. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher as feeding bull buyers pushed bulls higher. Young age cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive this week and additional buyers were seen.

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 $166.94/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$166.94

158 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$50.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.99

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	169.30	1,006	144
Medium and Large 1-2	439	162.00	711	7thin
Medium and Large 2	605	129.00	780	3thin
Medium 2	569	119.00	677	4thin

One grade step is worth $50.30/cwt here — about $328 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 sale158 hd

166.94

—

MT average3 barns · 876 hd

160.94

+5.99

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	1,572	102.94	1,618	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,508	79.73	1,202	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,363	79.61	1,085	105
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,186	77.47	919	157

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 · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	711	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	832	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	901	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	167.80/cwt	164.00–171.00	933	11
Heifers	—	Medium 2	569	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	677	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	780	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	163.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,008	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	166.37/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,083	63
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,065	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	965	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,129	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,000	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,170	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,070	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,220	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,296	103.45/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,341	25
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,520	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,368	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,606	1
Bulls	—	—	1,723	106.00/cwt	105.00–109.50	1,826	6
Bulls	—	—	1,928	102.29/cwt	99.00–104.50	1,972	14
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,520	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	2,570	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	960	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	701	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	970	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	694	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	73.61/cwt	69.00–75.00	852	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,177	77.32/cwt	76.00–78.50	910	66
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,198	78.05/cwt	75.00–81.50	935	68
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,247	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	985	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,345	79.41/cwt	76.50–81.50	1,068	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,359	79.36/cwt	76.50–80.50	1,079	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,359	74.67/cwt	73.50–76.00	1,015	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,396	81.48/cwt	81.00–81.75	1,137	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,415	75.01/cwt	73.50–76.50	1,061	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,425	82.24/cwt	82.00–82.50	1,172	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,456	78.03/cwt	78.00–78.50	1,136	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,517	81.94/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,243	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,556	76.71/cwt	72.50–80.50	1,194	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	82.14/cwt	82.00–82.50	1,359	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,255	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	13,303	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,427	1,289.90/cwt	1,250.00–1,325.00	18,407	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,449	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	19,706	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	615	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	783	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	969	115.71/cwt	100.00–127.00	1,121	33
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,110	84.41/cwt	79.00–96.00	937	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	93.10/cwt	82.00–116.00	1,038	85
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,077	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 May 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 56Year ago 327

Slaughter CattleReceipts 388Last week 618Year ago 534

Replacement CattleReceipts 199Last week 201Year ago 280

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	117.00	117.00
3	—	1,070	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	556	164.00–171.00	167.80
36	—	616	160.00–165.00	163.58
63	—	651	166.00–167.00	166.37
19	—	445	187.00	187.00
15	—	518	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	439	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	119.00	119.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	13	—	1,427	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,289.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,255	1,060.00	1,060.00

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	5	—	1,449	1,360.00	1,360.00

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	85	—	1,115	82.00–116.00	93.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,110	79.00–96.00	84.41
(<2 yrs)	Open	33	—	969	100.00–127.00	115.71

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	—	1,260	85.50	85.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	82.50	82.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	860	91.00	91.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,520	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	90.00	90.00
25	—	1,296	101.00–106.00	103.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,928	99.00–104.50	102.29
1	—	1,690	95.00	95.00
6	—	1,723	105.00–109.50	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	73.50–76.50	75.01
59	—	1,345	76.50–81.50	79.41
6	—	1,425	82.00–82.50	82.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,177	76.00–78.50	77.32
12	—	1,247	79.00	79.00
8	—	1,158	69.00–75.00	73.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,359	73.50–76.00	74.67
18	—	1,396	81.00–81.75	81.48
15	—	1,359	76.50–80.50	79.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,556	72.50–80.50	76.71
3	—	1,655	82.00–82.50	82.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,456	78.00–78.50	78.03
18	—	1,517	81.00–82.00	81.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	71.50	71.50
68	—	1,198	75.00–81.50	78.05

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.