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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Sep 20

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Sep 13Sep 20Oct 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

631 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 712▼ 1,850 vs year ago 2,481 · −74.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

218 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 171▼ 677 vs year ago 895 · −75.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 13▼ 462 vs year ago 483 · −95.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale(9-13-22): Feeder steer offerings were higher, however they were too lightly tested the previous week to develop a market trend. Yearling heifers under 800 lbs sold 6.00- 9.00 lower, heifers 800-950 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher, all other weights of heifers were too lightly tested either this week or last sale to develop a market trend. Demand and offerings for feeder cattle was light to moderate. Market activity was mostly moderate. Feeding cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher with a slightly larger offering this week. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop any market trend.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $216.25/cwt on 377 head.

Average price

$216.25

377 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$45.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.40

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	217.45	1,173	367
Medium and Large 1-2	476	172.30	820	10thin

One grade step is worth $45.15/cwt here — about $353 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 sale377 hd

216.25

—

MT average3 barns · 652 hd

205.85

+10.40

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	—	High	1,685	100.43	1,692	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	91.25	1,240	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,352	86.78	1,173	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,085	83.98	911	13

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$110	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,003	$107	5

Every lot

53 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	351	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	667	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	948	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	748	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	457	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,065	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	502	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,114	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	826	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	543	215.62/cwt	214.50–216.75	1,171	200
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,135	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,014	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	653	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,358	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	990	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,272	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	185.63/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,442	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,488	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,496	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	904	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,559	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	997	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,645	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	782	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	955	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	165.92/cwt	165.50–166.00	869	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	162.96/cwt	156.00–166.00	937	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	153.62/cwt	153.50–154.00	1,046	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	174.14/cwt	171.50–175.50	1,231	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	172.60/cwt	171.00–173.50	1,350	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,320	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	172.67/cwt	172.00–173.50	1,400	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	840	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,411	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,334	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	168.30/cwt	164.50–170.50	1,474	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	165.23/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,525	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	976	163.68/cwt	163.50–164.00	1,598	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,026	162.45/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,667	22
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	620	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	870	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,088	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,073	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,384	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,173	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,361	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,195	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	968	1
Bulls	—	—	1,586	103.59/cwt	102.00–106.50	1,643	22
Bulls	—	—	1,745	98.91/cwt	90.50–102.50	1,726	34
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,892	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,911	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	77.55/cwt	76.00–80.00	782	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	76.14/cwt	74.00–78.00	821	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,115	88.35/cwt	87.00–88.50	985	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,241	91.32/cwt	91.00–91.50	1,133	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	951	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	85.91/cwt	77.00–91.00	1,149	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,350	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,262	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,361	86.77/cwt	84.50–88.00	1,181	56
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,594	91.10/cwt	90.00–93.50	1,452	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	110.00/head	110.00–110.00	110	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	106.60/head	104.00–117.50	107	5

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 Sep 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 631Last week 712Year ago 2,481

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 171Year ago 895

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 13Year ago 483

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	164.00	164.00
1	—	855	156.00	156.00
10	—	575	156.00–166.00	162.96
4	—	681	153.50–154.00	153.62
25	—	524	165.50–166.00	165.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,026	160.00–163.00	162.45
53	—	876	164.50–170.50	168.30
5	—	391	200.00	200.00
11	—	811	172.00–173.50	172.67
11	—	500	191.00	191.00
22	—	976	163.50–164.00	163.68
13	—	782	171.00–173.50	172.60
36	—	923	162.00–166.00	165.23
6	—	707	171.50–175.50	174.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	777	182.00–186.00	185.63
12	—	502	222.00	222.00
4	—	904	172.50	172.50
3	—	997	165.00	165.00
1	—	820	181.50	181.50
1	—	610	200.00	200.00
1	—	855	175.00	175.00
5	—	427	222.00	222.00
1	—	475	210.00	210.00
8	—	588	193.00	193.00
3	—	680	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
200	—	543	214.50–216.75	215.62
106	—	457	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	162.00	162.00
2	—	430	174.00	174.00
4	—	351	190.00	190.00
2	—	678	146.00	146.00
1	—	630	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	185.00	185.00
1	—	870	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,073	129.00	129.00
2	—	1,173	115.00–117.00	116.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	110.00	110.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,003	104.00–117.50	106.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,892	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	81.00	81.00
22	—	1,586	102.00–106.50	103.59
34	—	1,745	90.50–102.50	98.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,350	93.50	93.50
56	—	1,361	84.50–88.00	86.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,241	91.00–91.50	91.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	74.00	74.00
31	—	1,337	77.00–91.00	85.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,115	87.00–88.50	88.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,594	90.00–93.50	91.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	76.00–80.00	77.55
2	—	1,078	74.00–78.00	76.14

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.