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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Nov 1

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Oct 25Nov 1Nov 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,303 head

▲ 1,897 vs last sale 1,406▲ 1,064 vs year ago 2,239 · +47.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

889 head

▲ 608 vs last sale 281▼ 993 vs year ago 1,882 · −52.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

301 head

▲ 199 vs last sale 102▼ 303 vs year ago 604 · −50.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 450 lbs were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher to sharply higher undertones were noticed; 450-599 lbs steer calves sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower, steer calves over 600 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed. Heifer calves under 400 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed; 400-449 lbs sold 6.00-10.00 higher, 450 lbs and heavier sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was mostly moderate to good throughout todays sale. Demand for heifers suitable to develop into replacements was very good as several ranchers were on hand actively bidding on high quality offerings. Both feeding buyers and replacement buyers competed over offerings pushing feeding heifers close to steer price in places. Demand for light weight calves was mostly good today as several buyers were active in buying steers and heifers under 450 lbs to develop into yearlings. Quality today was mostly attractive with many sets of fresh, clean calves straight off the cow. Many sets of calves had preconditioning shots and these offerings sold with the best demand. Market activity this week was mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for heavy offerings. Packers opted to send most of the cow offering to feed this week as we are just 3 weeks from the Thanksgiving holiday week. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower on boning and lean cows, breaking cows sold fully steady. Slaughter cow quality was lower this week as packers opted to feed most able bodied cows. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to firm undertones were noticed. Feeding bull buyers were unwilling to take heavy weight bulls to feed which created uneven prices in places. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand for rebreed offerings remains very good.

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 $213.00/cwt on 1,797 head.

Average price

$213.00

1,797 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$125

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$31.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.50

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	213.36	1,113	1,695
Medium and Large 1-2	479	207.92	996	97
Large 1	573	194.00	1,112	3thin
Medium 1	680	182.00	1,238	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.36/cwt here — about −$125 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 sale1,797 hd

213.00

—

MT average5 barns · 4,430 hd

211.50

+1.50

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	1,752	95.14	1,667	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,648	77.10	1,271	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,386	69.72	966	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,194	61.96	740	236

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,366	$1,125	5

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	342	257.92/cwt	250.00–267.50	882	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	367	259.14/cwt	250.00–270.00	951	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	913	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	247.52/cwt	234.00–257.00	1,040	256
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	439	225.20/cwt	217.00–230.00	989	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	220.12/cwt	205.50–235.75	1,046	312
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	483	206.72/cwt	199.00–208.50	998	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	510	194.56/cwt	190.00–198.50	992	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	206.20/cwt	199.00–211.00	1,093	414
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	573	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,112	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	200.90/cwt	196.00–208.00	1,157	495
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	194.01/cwt	188.75–202.00	1,187	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	669	183.00/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,224	37
Steers	—	Medium 1	680	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,238	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	312	220.32/cwt	220.00–227.50	687	25
Heifers	—	Medium 2Unweaned	322	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	564	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	333	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	616	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	380	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	808	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	381	223.04/cwt	215.00–240.00	850	86
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	430	189.46/cwt	186.00–192.00	815	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	430	186.45/cwt	185.00–192.00	802	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	431	207.53/cwt	198.00–219.00	894	156
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	465	184.77/cwt	175.00–188.00	859	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	469	196.69/cwt	189.00–201.00	922	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	471	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	994	26
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	489	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	885	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	512	184.38/cwt	183.00–186.00	944	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	193.04/cwt	191.00–196.00	1,010	192
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	530	202.39/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,073	162
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	560	194.43/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,089	13
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	567	174.28/cwt	172.00–175.00	988	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	574	186.72/cwt	186.00–189.00	1,072	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,093	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,170	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	170.34/cwt	168.00–170.50	1,482	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	165.73/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,531	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,601	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	339	205.60/cwt	202.50–210.00	697	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,665	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,515	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,693	97.47/cwt	93.00–102.50	1,650	18
Bulls	—	—	1,718	80.81/cwt	72.00–87.00	1,388	4
Bulls	—	—	1,886	98.21/cwt	97.50–100.50	1,852	4
Bulls	—	—	2,085	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	2,075	1
Bulls	—	—	2,180	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	2,136	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	898	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	368	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	955	53.00/cwt	51.00–55.00	506	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	965	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	550	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,130	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	881	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	55.52/cwt	50.00–62.50	634	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	46.04/cwt	43.00–47.50	538	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,199	60.48/cwt	53.00–64.50	725	79
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,209	63.93/cwt	63.00–65.00	773	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,222	66.79/cwt	65.00–70.50	816	105
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,349	61.65/cwt	59.00–66.50	832	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,396	72.68/cwt	68.50–77.50	1,015	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	60.69/cwt	60.00–61.50	862	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,545	74.72/cwt	74.50–75.00	1,154	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,550	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,194	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,688	77.75/cwt	77.75–77.75	1,312	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	77.01/cwt	76.50–77.50	1,301	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	85.84/cwt	71.00–92.00	749	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	930	111.18/cwt	88.00–124.00	1,034	50
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	617	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,066	83.11/cwt	71.00–96.00	886	53
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,366	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	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 Nov 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,303Last week 1,406Year ago 2,239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 889Last week 281Year ago 1,882

Replacement CattleReceipts 301Last week 102Year ago 604

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	333	185.00	185.00
12	—	465	175.00–188.00	184.77
3	—	380	212.50	212.50
35	—	430	185.00–192.00	186.45
27	—	512	183.00–186.00	184.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	430	186.00–192.00	189.46
4	—	489	181.00	181.00
13	—	567	172.00–175.00	174.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	471	211.00	211.00
162	—	530	197.00–205.00	202.39
13	—	560	192.00–202.00	194.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	469	189.00–201.00	196.69
192	—	523	191.00–196.00	193.04
25	—	312	220.00–227.50	220.32
2	—	628	174.00	174.00
86	—	381	215.00–240.00	223.04
38	—	574	186.00–189.00	186.72
156	—	431	198.00–219.00	207.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	924	165.00–168.00	165.73
1	—	970	165.00	165.00
16	—	870	168.00–170.50	170.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	729	160.50	160.50
1	—	300	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	322	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	367	250.00–270.00	259.14
22	—	342	250.00–267.50	257.92
256	—	420	234.00–257.00	247.52
312	—	475	205.50–235.75	220.12
136	—	612	188.75–202.00	194.01
37	—	669	182.00–187.00	183.00
414	—	530	199.00–211.00	206.20
495	—	576	196.00–208.00	200.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	483	199.00–208.50	206.72
17	—	439	217.00–230.00	225.20
23	—	510	190.00–198.50	194.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	339	202.50–210.00	205.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,688	77.75	77.75
2	—	1,690	76.50–77.50	77.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,349	59.00–66.50	61.65
47	—	1,396	68.50–77.50	72.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,222	65.00–70.50	66.79
1	—	1,130	78.00	78.00
79	—	1,199	53.00–64.50	60.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,209	63.00–65.00	63.93
9	—	1,169	43.00–47.50	46.04
31	—	1,142	50.00–62.50	55.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	74.50–75.00	74.72
2	—	1,550	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	60.00–61.50	60.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	41.00	41.00
3	—	955	51.00–55.00	53.00
1	—	965	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,180	98.00	98.00
4	—	1,886	97.50–100.50	98.21
1	—	2,085	99.50	99.50
4	—	1,718	72.00–87.00	80.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,693	93.00–102.50	97.47
1	—	1,665	91.00	91.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	53	—	1,066	71.00–96.00	83.11
(<2 yrs)	Open	50	—	930	88.00–124.00	111.18

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	4	—	872	71.00–92.00	85.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	63.00	63.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,366	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.