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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jun 28

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 62▼ 169 vs year ago 214 · −79.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

684 head

▼ 363 vs last sale 1,047▲ 20 vs year ago 664 · +3.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 71▼ 230 vs year ago 344 · −66.9%

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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 light to moderate for very light offerings. Quality was mostly plain to average. Several sets of fall calves were seen this week, demand for these offerings was light to moderate. Pasture and range continues to be in mostly good condition and most yearlings will not be marketed until late summer. Market activity this week was mostly slow to moderate. Weigh up cows comprised most of the offering today. Slaughter cows sold on good to very good demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower on boning and breaking cows. Lean cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Demand from western packers remains very good and continues to support slaughter cow prices here in Montana. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this week and mostly poorer than last week. Cow quality was average this week and overall not as attractive as last week. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower, with both quality and weigh conditions impacting buying decisions. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Young age cows were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Quality was mostly average this week. Demand remains mostly good.

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 $164.67/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$164.67

18 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$12.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.75

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	171.00	942	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	587	158.33	930	9thin

One grade step is worth $12.67/cwt here — about $12 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 sale18 hd

164.67

—

MT average2 barns · 307 hd

157.92

+6.75

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	1,849	110.07	2,035	107
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,602	86.46	1,385	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,377	84.89	1,169	353
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,195	84.36	1,008	154

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	632	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,093	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,227	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	543	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	869	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	551	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	942	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	978	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	543	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	972	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	849	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,163	4
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,125	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,238	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,133	104.22/cwt	102.50–106.00	1,181	2
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,173	84.91/cwt	81.00–88.00	996	2
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,370	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,336	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,370	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,302	2
Bulls	—	—	1,529	95.91/cwt	92.00–99.50	1,466	9
Bulls	—	—	1,790	107.19/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,919	39
Bulls	—	—	1,854	115.04/cwt	112.00–119.50	2,133	6
Bulls	—	—	2,018	118.37/cwt	112.50–124.00	2,389	30
Bulls	—	—Natural	2,058	109.40/cwt	104.00–111.00	2,251	9
Bulls	—	—Natural	2,143	120.44/cwt	115.00–124.50	2,581	6
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,500	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	2,988	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	925	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	694	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	939	74.95/cwt	71.00–78.50	704	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,121	79.03/cwt	77.50–79.50	886	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,132	88.59/cwt	88.25–92.00	1,003	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	774	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	83.31/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,012	46
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	77.49/cwt	71.00–79.00	942	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,066	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,258	87.05/cwt	80.50–87.50	1,095	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	88.45/cwt	87.50–89.00	1,158	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,355	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,165	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,364	89.62/cwt	88.00–91.50	1,222	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,371	80.32/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,101	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,376	84.56/cwt	84.00–86.50	1,164	124
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,396	83.94/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,172	144
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	90.02/cwt	89.50–90.50	1,418	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	87.59/cwt	84.50–88.75	1,389	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,703	81.49/cwt	78.50–82.00	1,388	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,039	94.70/cwt	90.00–108.00	984	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,074	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	936	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,093	110.49/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,208	36
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,158	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,071	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	96.63/cwt	88.00–118.00	1,140	29

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 45Last week 62Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 684Last week 1,047Year ago 664

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 71Year ago 344

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	849	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	772	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	632	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	551	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	160.00	160.00

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	5	—	1,063	101.00	101.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,093	100.00–118.00	110.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,180	88.00–118.00	96.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,158	92.50	92.50

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	9	—	1,039	90.00–108.00	94.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	87.50	87.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	102.50–106.00	104.22
2	—	1,370	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,143	115.00–124.50	120.44
9	—	2,058	104.00–111.00	109.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	2,018	112.50–124.00	118.37
39	—	1,790	101.00–112.00	107.19
6	—	1,854	112.00–119.50	115.04
9	—	1,529	92.00–99.50	95.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,500	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	97.50	97.50
2	—	1,173	81.00–88.00	84.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	939	71.00–78.50	74.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,309	87.50–89.00	88.45
144	—	1,396	82.00–87.00	83.94
20	—	1,371	72.00–82.00	80.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,586	84.50–88.75	87.59
2	—	1,575	89.50–90.50	90.02
7	—	1,703	78.50–82.00	81.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,121	77.50–79.50	79.03
33	—	1,258	80.50–87.50	87.05
35	—	1,132	88.25–92.00	88.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,215	80.00–86.00	83.31
11	—	1,225	87.00	87.00
19	—	1,215	71.00–79.00	77.49
1	—	1,190	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	1,376	84.00–86.50	84.56
45	—	1,364	88.00–91.50	89.62

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.