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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Aug 30

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Aug 9Aug 30Sep 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

367 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 391▼ 2,851 vs year ago 3,218 · −88.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 172▼ 502 vs year ago 616 · −81.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 18▼ 828 vs year ago 836 · −99.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported sale(8-9-22): Feeder cattle were too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to weak undertones were noticed on all offerings. Demand for feeder cattle was moderate to good for light offerings. Quality was mixed from plain to attractive. Corn prices have risen sharply since last sale and buyers were slightly more reserved as they bid on offerings. A good crowd was on hand for todays sale and buyers were competitive as they bid on offerings. Market activity was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for light offerings. The last test for slaughter cows was 3 weeks ago making comparisons difficult. Not enough cows were seen today to develop any market trend. Demand for slaughter cows remains mostly good. Packer buyers continue to send all cow offerings to immediate harvest. Feeding cows were not tested this week. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week with lots of variation seen. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly light to moderate.

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 $171.99/cwt on 240 head.

Average price

$171.99

240 head · 835 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$135

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$16.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.08

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	837	172.64	1,445	218
Medium 1	603	171.33	1,033	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	818	168.54	1,378	9thin
Large 1	1,009	156.58	1,580	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.06/cwt here — about −$135 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 sale240 hd

171.99

—

MT average2 barns · 746 hd

171.91

+0.08

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	—	Low	1,697	101.18	1,717	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	93.00	1,344	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,379	85.11	1,174	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	74.92	844	15

Every lot

42 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	540	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,037	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,045	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	568	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,142	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	210.89/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,274	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	205.64/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,398	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,471	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,400	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	183.99/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,511	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,584	3
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,003	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,580	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,059	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1	603	171.33/cwt	171.00–172.00	1,033	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,111	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	704	178.75/cwt	178.75–178.75	1,258	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	176.81/cwt	176.50–177.50	1,369	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,378	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	166.55/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,377	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	177.66/cwt	175.00–178.50	1,473	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	171.23/cwt	169.50–174.00	1,509	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	168.79/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,553	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	158.40/cwt	154.00–163.50	1,544	17
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,009	156.58/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,580	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,075	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,236	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,140	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,379	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,375	92.97/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,278	2
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,395	2
Bulls	—	—	1,523	93.83/cwt	91.50–97.00	1,429	13
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,717	2
Bulls	—	—	1,747	102.70/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,794	42
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,986	1
Bulls	—	—	2,064	108.62/cwt	108.50–109.00	2,242	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	860	63.10/cwt	61.00–65.00	543	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	975	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	839	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	72.51/cwt	69.00–78.00	851	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	86.33/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,049	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	76.30/cwt	70.00–81.50	1,041	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,369	89.76/cwt	89.50–90.00	1,229	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,402	86.50/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,213	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,344	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	82.25/cwt	81.00–84.00	788	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,090	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,288	94.32/cwt	92.00–95.50	1,215	3

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 Aug 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 391Year ago 3,218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 172Year ago 616

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 18Year ago 836

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	881	169.50–174.00	171.23
60	—	920	164.00–170.00	168.79
9	—	582	182.00	182.00
16	—	774	176.50–177.50	176.81
17	—	975	154.00–163.50	158.40
29	—	829	175.00–178.50	177.66
30	—	704	178.75	178.75
9	—	619	179.50	179.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	603	171.00–172.00	171.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	827	166.00–168.00	166.55
2	—	785	175.50	175.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,009	156.00–158.00	156.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	761	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	205.00–207.00	205.64
6	—	821	182.00–185.00	183.99
2	—	758	194.00	194.00
9	—	604	210.00–211.00	210.89
3	—	875	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,003	157.50	157.50

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	3	—	1,288	92.00–95.50	94.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	89.00	89.00

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	3	—	958	81.00–84.00	82.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	91.00–95.00	92.97
2	—	1,395	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,805	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,747	99.00–108.00	102.70
4	—	2,064	108.50–109.00	108.62
13	—	1,523	91.50–97.00	93.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	85.00–87.00	86.33
9	—	1,173	69.00–78.00	72.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	86.00	86.00
2	—	860	61.00–65.00	63.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,402	84.00–89.00	86.50
9	—	1,369	89.50–90.00	89.76
6	—	1,364	70.00–81.50	76.30

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.