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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jul 12

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 45▼ 518 vs year ago 538 · −96.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

507 head

▼ 177 vs last sale 684▼ 5 vs year ago 512 · −1.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 114▼ 327 vs year ago 410 · −79.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: 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. Market activity this week was mostly slow to moderate. Weigh up cows comprised most of the offering today. Slaughter cows sold on moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to weak on all classes. Demand from western packers remains good and a portion of the offering continues to sell to west coast packers. Weigh up conditions were mostly average this week. Cow quality was average to very attractive. Most cows on offer have fleshed up significantly as pasture and range conditions remain in good condition. Very few lean cows were seen this sale. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Bull quality remains very attractive as range conditions have kept bulls in good body condition. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly good demand. This class of cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend.

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 $104.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −94.64 against this barn's trailing median of $198.65.

Average price

$104.00

5 head · 1,085 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

per head · Large 1 over Large 1-2

$2.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.12

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	1,110	105.51	1,171	2thin
Large 1-2	1,069	103.00	1,101	3thin

One grade step is worth $2.51/cwt here — about $70 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 sale5 hd

104.00

—

MT average2 barns · 220 hd

108.12

−4.12

This barn, trailing median30 sales

198.65

−94.64

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	—	Low	1,923	108.97	2,095	124
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,437	85.53	1,229	223
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,611	85.41	1,376	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,202	81.73	983	17

Every lot

30 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 · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,013	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,069	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,110	105.51/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,171	2
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,180	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,156	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,220	87.81/cwt	82.50–94.00	1,071	3
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,275	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	1,256	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,330	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,370	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,360	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,333	1
Bulls	—	—	1,592	92.49/cwt	80.00–102.50	1,472	9
Bulls	—	—	1,840	104.83/cwt	100.00–110.50	1,929	49
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,963	108.37/cwt	105.00–112.00	2,127	2
Bulls	—	—	2,099	113.87/cwt	110.50–123.00	2,390	35
Bulls	—	—Natural	2,127	120.77/cwt	116.00–121.00	2,569	23
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	990	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	723	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,165	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	885	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	82.47/cwt	79.00–86.00	987	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,225	83.69/cwt	79.50–85.00	1,025	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,089	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,258	76.70/cwt	76.00–77.50	965	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,432	85.49/cwt	83.50–86.75	1,224	120
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,439	85.69/cwt	83.00–86.75	1,233	91
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,455	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,033	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,474	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,201	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,476	88.64/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,308	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,534	82.92/cwt	80.50–83.50	1,272	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,537	85.64/cwt	84.00–87.50	1,316	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,648	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,409	42
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,742	88.56/cwt	88.00–89.50	1,543	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,149	109.03/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,253	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,229	98.66/cwt	84.50–99.50	1,213	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,251	88.38/cwt	84.00–100.00	1,106	40

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 Jul 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 20Last week 45Year ago 538

Slaughter CattleReceipts 507Last week 684Year ago 512

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 114Year ago 410

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	1,432	83.50–86.75	85.49
7	—	1,476	88.00–90.00	88.64
1	—	1,455	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,537	84.00–87.50	85.64
3	—	1,742	88.00–89.50	88.56
7	—	1,534	80.50–83.50	82.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,225	79.50–85.00	83.69
1	—	1,165	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,197	79.00–86.00	82.47
2	—	1,245	87.50	87.50
2	—	1,258	76.00–77.50	76.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,439	83.00–86.75	85.69
4	—	1,474	81.50	81.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,648	85.50	85.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	98.00	98.00
1	—	1,330	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	98.50	98.50
3	—	1,220	82.50–94.00	87.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,963	105.00–112.00	108.37
23	—	2,127	116.00–121.00	120.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,840	100.00–110.50	104.83
35	—	2,099	110.50–123.00	113.87
9	—	1,592	80.00–102.50	92.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	104.00–107.00	105.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,013	105.50	105.50

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	12	—	1,149	106.00–110.00	109.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,251	84.00–100.00	88.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,229	84.50–99.50	98.66

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.