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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jun 14

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 134▼ 29 vs year ago 107 · −27.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

891 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 874▲ 199 vs year ago 692 · +28.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

155 head

▼ 146 vs last sale 301▲ 33 vs year ago 122 · +27.0%

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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 very light offerings. Quality was mostly plain to average. Recent rains have slowed the volume of feeders being marketed as range and pasture conditions are in good to very good condition across the eastern portion of the state. Market activity this week was mostly slow to moderate. Weigh up cows comprised most of the offering today. Slaughter cows sold on very good demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 higher on all classes. Demand from western packers is very good as cows in western states are running mostly 15.00-20.00 cwt higher than cows in Montana which has helped improve prices here as they push to gain market share. Feeding cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher as increased feeding demand helped push high quality feeding cow prices higher. Cow prices improved as the sale progressed. Weigh up conditions continue to be in buyers favor as cows are mostly slicked off and very empty. Weights have improved drastically over the past few weeks as cows are starting to flesh up and many are one grade higher than they were just 2-3 weeks ago. Cow quality this week was mostly very attractive with many long strings of cows off reputation ranches. Many of these large ranches continue to brand calves and gather cows which lost calves in spring snow storms and bring them to market. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher as packers and feeding buyers competed over bulls. Young age cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Quality was average to attractive this week. This class continues to improve as buyers are looking for young cows to turnout as many speculate on continued market improvement.

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 $145.55/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −53.10 against this barn's trailing median of $198.65.

Average price

$145.55

38 head · 758 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$44

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$35.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+34.18

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	750	146.48	1,099	37
Large 1	1,030	111.00	1,143	1thin

One grade step is worth $35.48/cwt here — about −$44 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 sale38 hd

145.55

—

MT average3 barns · 298 hd

111.37

+34.18

This barn, trailing median30 sales

198.65

−53.10

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	—	Average	1,675	106.57	1,785	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,559	85.46	1,332	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,388	84.49	1,173	438
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,192	80.35	958	162

Every lot

34 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	148.51/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,203	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	861	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	162.15/cwt	159.00–168.00	924	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	160.47/cwt	156.50–164.00	1,008	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,043	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	145.86/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,116	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	663	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,024	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	727	149.46/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,087	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	884	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,171	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	935	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,066	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,030	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,143	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,253	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,378	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,518	93.33/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,417	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,559	104.59/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,631	13
Bulls	—	—	1,598	104.38/cwt	99.50–108.50	1,668	30
Bulls	—	—	1,967	112.94/cwt	108.50–119.00	2,222	19
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	945	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	695	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	72.88/cwt	71.00–73.50	794	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	78.32/cwt	74.50–82.50	914	70
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,215	84.15/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,022	45
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	83.39/cwt	82.00–85.50	1,042	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,290	82.46/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,064	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,370	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,000	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,371	80.72/cwt	75.00–82.50	1,107	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,379	82.79/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,142	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,386	84.83/cwt	83.00–89.50	1,176	194
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	85.15/cwt	83.50–88.00	1,188	175
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,044	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	86.27/cwt	85.50–88.00	1,311	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,559	84.77/cwt	81.50–85.00	1,322	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,593	85.54/cwt	85.50–85.75	1,363	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,727	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,416	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,068	109.49/cwt	100.00–123.00	1,169	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,121	99.85/cwt	84.00–113.50	1,119	79

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 Jun 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 134Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 891Last week 874Year ago 692

Replacement CattleReceipts 155Last week 301Year ago 122

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
194	—	1,386	83.00–89.50	84.83
46	—	1,379	81.00–84.00	82.79
1	—	1,370	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,167	74.50–82.50	78.32
17	—	1,250	82.00–85.50	83.39
14	—	1,089	71.00–73.50	72.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,520	85.50–88.00	86.27
24	—	1,559	81.50–85.00	84.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,290	81.00–84.00	82.46
45	—	1,215	82.00–87.00	84.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	73.50	73.50
21	—	1,371	75.00–82.50	80.72
175	—	1,395	83.50–88.00	85.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	73.50	73.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,593	85.50–85.75	85.54
3	—	1,727	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,559	100.00–108.00	104.59
3	—	1,518	92.00–95.00	93.33
3	—	1,253	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,598	99.50–108.50	104.38
19	—	1,967	108.50–119.00	112.94

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,068	100.00–123.00	109.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	79	—	1,121	84.00–113.50	99.85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	148.00–149.00	148.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	570	159.00–168.00	162.15
5	—	496	173.50	173.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	628	156.50–164.00	160.47
7	—	765	145.00–146.00	145.86
2	—	700	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	884	132.50	132.50
1	—	935	114.00	114.00
29	—	727	148.00–151.00	149.46
2	—	663	154.50	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	111.00	111.00

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.