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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Oct 18

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,460 head

▼ 651 vs last sale 2,111▼ 2,687 vs year ago 4,147 · −64.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

521 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 557▼ 916 vs year ago 1,437 · −63.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 173▼ 405 vs year ago 495 · −81.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs sold sharply higher with most sales 10.00-15.00, with the exception of 500-549 lbs which sold steady to 2.00 higher. Steers over 600 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Heifer calves under 500 lbs sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher, 500-550 lbs heifers sold mostly 10.00 higher on a very attractive offering. Heifers over 550 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, steady to weak undertones were noticed. All yearling cattle were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand today was mostly moderate to good for light to moderate offerings. Good demand was seen for all calves suitable to develop into yearlings. A large crowd was on hand for todays sale with several farmer feeders in the mix bidding on grass cattle. Buyers were willing to buy calves up to 515 lbs to develop into yearlings. The August feeder cattle board closed at 200.025 today, 1.45 higher which added additional support for light weight calves. Market activity this week was mostly active with buyers bidding rapidly on all offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower on breaking and boning cows, lean cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeding cows sold fully steady. Cow and bull quality was mostly average this week and overall lower than last week. Weigh up conditions were mostly average today. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady. Feeding bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher as packers opted to feed most of the bull offering. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. Quality was mostly average this week and lower than last week.

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 $212.79/cwt on 827 head.

Average price

$212.79

827 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$42.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.13

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	214.58	1,083	771
Medium and Large 1-2	489	204.95	1,002	27
Large 1	586	172.45	1,010	29

One grade step is worth $42.13/cwt here — about $73 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 sale827 hd

212.79

—

MT average5 barns · 3,560 hd

197.66

+15.13

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	1,665	95.94	1,597	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,583	77.18	1,222	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,357	74.92	1,017	142
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,188	66.05	784	277

Every lot

67 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	271	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	691	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	320	249.96/cwt	247.50–255.00	800	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	391	259.45/cwt	251.50–262.00	1,014	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	391	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	841	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	429	237.64/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,019	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	431	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	905	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	233.21/cwt	224.50–244.00	1,101	84
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	480	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,013	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	491	206.57/cwt	202.00–209.00	1,014	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	521	206.49/cwt	198.50–214.50	1,076	324
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	558	198.39/cwt	187.00–205.00	1,107	139
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	598	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,005	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	174.28/cwt	171.00–177.50	1,070	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	656	171.50/cwt	171.00–174.00	1,125	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,234	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,484	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	304	213.40/cwt	212.50–215.00	649	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	373	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	727	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	383	206.57/cwt	202.00–212.50	791	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	405	188.54/cwt	188.00–189.00	764	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	436	199.56/cwt	194.00–206.00	870	40
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	464	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	789	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	191.69/cwt	186.00–195.00	918	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	503	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	986	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	512	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,021	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	537	179.03/cwt	177.50–184.00	961	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	167.25/cwt	166.00–168.50	962	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	667	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,037	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1	673	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,104	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,244	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,289	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,451	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,546	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,020	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,622	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1Unweaned	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	3
Bulls	—	Large 1Unweaned	515	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	760	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,138	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,180	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	986	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,282	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,015	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,289	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,050	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,166	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,170	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,357	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,268	76.07/cwt	71.00–81.00	965	2
Bulls	—	—	1,465	82.59/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,210	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,669	98.79/cwt	93.00–102.50	1,649	22
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,548	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,774	103.98/cwt	103.00–106.50	1,845	7
Bulls	—	—	1,852	93.32/cwt	93.00–93.50	1,728	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	965	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	637	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	517	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,117	64.06/cwt	63.00–64.50	716	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,157	62.69/cwt	51.00–65.00	725	108
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	68.63/cwt	65.50–74.50	839	107
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,227	70.18/cwt	68.00–74.00	861	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,343	68.54/cwt	68.50–69.00	920	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,350	76.05/cwt	71.50–77.50	1,027	114
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	66.50/cwt	64.00–68.00	914	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,396	73.64/cwt	70.50–76.50	1,028	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,148	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,576	73.99/cwt	73.50–76.00	1,166	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	79.84/cwt	79.50–80.50	1,277	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,319	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,655	78.23/cwt	77.50–79.00	1,295	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	993	105.57/cwt	93.00–117.00	1,048	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,081	85.41/cwt	72.00–101.00	923	35
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,123	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 Oct 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,460Last week 2,111Year ago 4,147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 521Last week 557Year ago 1,437

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 173Year ago 495

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	667	155.50	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	745	167.00	167.00
5	—	837	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	383	202.00–212.50	206.57
10	—	575	166.00–168.50	167.25
40	—	436	194.00–206.00	199.56
91	—	479	186.00–195.00	191.69
29	—	537	177.50–184.00	179.03
4	—	304	212.50–215.00	213.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	195.00	195.00
11	—	405	188.00–189.00	188.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	969	159.50	159.50
6	—	890	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	464	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	512	199.50	199.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	503	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,020	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	614	171.00–177.50	174.28
324	—	521	198.50–214.50	206.49
3	—	320	247.50–255.00	249.96
8	—	271	255.00	255.00
24	—	656	171.00–174.00	171.50
41	—	391	251.50–262.00	259.45
127	—	429	220.00–255.00	237.64
139	—	558	187.00–205.00	198.39
84	—	472	224.50–244.00	233.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	391	215.00	215.00
15	—	491	202.00–209.00	206.57
5	—	431	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	705	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	211.00	211.00
26	—	598	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	873	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	121.00–123.00	121.99
4	—	983	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	147.50	147.50
3	—	440	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,170	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	986	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,227	68.00–74.00	70.18
23	—	1,117	63.00–64.50	64.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	1,350	71.50–77.50	76.05
13	—	1,343	68.50–69.00	68.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	77.50–79.00	78.23
5	—	1,375	64.00–68.00	66.50
8	—	1,396	70.50–76.50	73.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	47.00	47.00
108	—	1,157	51.00–65.00	62.69
107	—	1,223	65.50–74.50	68.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	75.50	75.50
2	—	1,608	82.00	82.00
3	—	1,600	79.50–80.50	79.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,576	73.50–76.00	73.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	71.00–81.00	76.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,465	78.00–90.00	82.59
3	—	1,852	93.00–93.50	93.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,669	93.00–102.50	98.79
3	—	1,720	90.00	90.00
7	—	1,774	103.00–106.50	103.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	750	105.00	105.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,081	72.00–101.00	85.41
(<2 yrs)	Open	30	—	993	93.00–117.00	105.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,315	1,150.00	1,150.00

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.