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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Nov 15

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Nov 8Nov 15Nov 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,719 head

▲ 1,422 vs last sale 1,297▲ 497 vs year ago 2,222 · +22.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

317 head

▼ 445 vs last sale 762▼ 384 vs year ago 701 · −54.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▼ 189 vs last sale 266▼ 217 vs year ago 294 · −73.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold generally steady on all weights, with the exception of 500-549 lbs steers which sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Heifer calves all sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Quality today was mostly average to very attractive and higher overall compared to last week. Demand for cattle to develop into yearlings remains very good with additional buyers noticed this week actively bidding on lightweight calves. Some buyers were willing to buy heavier weight calves this week to develop into yearlings. Buyers took steers up to 550 lbs and heifer up to 535 lbs for this purpose. Demand for heifers to develop into replacements remains very good as a good crowd of ranchers was on hand again this week bidding on high quality heifer offerings. Market activity today was mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and offerings. Cow quality was not as attractive this week as last and packers showed lighter demand for limited offerings. Weigh up conditions were also mostly below average this week as most cows were pushing moderate to heavy amounts of fill. The best demand was for short term feeding cows to hold for the upcoming holiday or to turn out on corn stalks in the corn-belt. Short-term feeding cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower. High quality feeding cows suitable to feed to premium white sold mostly 2.00-3.00 lower on a much lower quality offering. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend as most cows sold as feeding cows this week. Steady to lower undertones were noticed on all slaughter cow offerings. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested this week as most offerings sold to feeding buyers, no trend is available. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold steady in a narrow comparison.

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 $214.46/cwt on 1,413 head.

Average price

$214.46

1,413 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$106

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$66.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.70

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	441	237.50	1,047	21
Medium and Large 1-2	438	225.02	986	64
Medium and Large 1	527	213.97	1,128	1,316
Large 1	673	171.33	1,153	12thin

One grade step is worth $66.17/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale1,413 hd

214.46

—

MT average5 barns · 4,649 hd

205.76

+8.70

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	1,618	87.35	1,413	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,785	70.50	1,258	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,409	64.49	909	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,185	59.42	704	92

Every lot

68 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	316	291.22/cwt	285.00–296.00	920	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	808	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	354	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,023	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	382	253.61/cwt	240.00–261.00	969	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	386	260.38/cwt	255.00–284.00	1,005	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	430	225.25/cwt	219.00–234.00	969	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	431	243.07/cwt	235.00–244.75	1,048	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	242.45/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,052	18
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	441	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,047	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	226.14/cwt	217.00–233.00	1,065	210
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	499	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,058	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	211.02/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,085	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	214.26/cwt	204.00–223.25	1,125	374
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	528	189.87/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,003	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	573	197.88/cwt	192.00–203.50	1,134	329
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	598	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,112	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	194.50/cwt	186.00–195.25	1,196	119
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	641	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,119	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	666	177.91/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,185	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	729	163.60/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,193	35
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	744	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,190	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	317	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	697	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	367	209.51/cwt	200.00–213.50	769	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	379	216.97/cwt	215.00–225.00	822	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	219.24/cwt	217.00–220.00	851	22
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	389	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	786	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	212.17/cwt	204.00–219.00	891	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	429	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	802	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	907	13
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	434	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	864	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	196.15/cwt	188.00–208.00	934	180
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	925	3
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	507	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	880	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	527	193.12/cwt	183.50–195.50	1,018	171
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	538	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,060	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	171.27/cwt	166.50–179.00	988	30
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	578	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	873	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	583	206.77/cwt	197.50–211.25	1,205	134
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	607	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	941	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,032	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	664	158.55/cwt	153.00–161.50	1,053	47
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	688	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,046	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,252	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,448	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,389	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	880	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	512	185.25/cwt	183.00–205.50	948	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	651	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	990	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	719	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,075	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,555	94.15/cwt	89.00–97.50	1,464	6
Bulls	—	—	1,648	80.77/cwt	74.00–84.50	1,331	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,815	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,561	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	820	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	353	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	970	49.69/cwt	46.00–53.00	482	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	42.45/cwt	39.00–44.00	471	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	730	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,179	59.54/cwt	52.00–62.00	702	44
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,210	65.09/cwt	62.50–69.00	788	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	57.71/cwt	50.50–59.00	716	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,403	62.32/cwt	56.50–68.00	874	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	55.57/cwt	51.00–59.50	786	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,421	70.07/cwt	67.00–72.25	996	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,785	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,258	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	902	105.59/cwt	80.00–113.00	952	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	818	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,101	76.11/cwt	65.00–104.00	838	26

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,719Last week 1,297Year ago 2,222

Slaughter CattleReceipts 317Last week 762Year ago 701

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 266Year ago 294

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	688	152.00	152.00
4	—	578	151.00	151.00
3	—	607	155.00	155.00
17	—	507	173.50	173.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	220.00	220.00
29	—	367	200.00–213.50	209.51
25	—	429	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	389	202.00	202.00
65	—	434	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	420	204.00–219.00	212.17
4	—	325	220.00	220.00
30	—	577	166.50–179.00	171.27
180	—	476	188.00–208.00	196.15
171	—	527	183.50–195.50	193.12
37	—	379	215.00–225.00	216.97
7	—	629	164.00	164.00
47	—	664	153.00–161.50	158.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	773	162.00	162.00
13	—	434	209.00	209.00
3	—	908	153.00	153.00
3	—	483	191.50	191.50
22	—	388	217.00–220.00	219.24
12	—	862	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	583	197.50–211.25	206.77
59	—	538	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	317	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	354	289.00	289.00
45	—	514	202.00–215.00	211.02
18	—	434	240.00–249.00	242.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	615	186.00–195.25	194.50
64	—	386	255.00–284.00	260.38
69	—	431	235.00–244.75	243.07
35	—	729	161.00–168.00	163.60
17	—	316	285.00–296.00	291.22
374	—	525	204.00–223.25	214.26
329	—	573	192.00–203.50	197.88
210	—	471	217.00–233.00	226.14
24	—	666	171.00–180.00	177.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	744	160.00	160.00
3	—	598	186.00	186.00
4	—	641	174.50	174.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	382	240.00–261.00	253.61
24	—	430	219.00–234.00	225.25
11	—	528	185.00–192.50	189.87
11	—	499	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	441	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	651	152.00	152.00
7	—	719	149.50	149.50
4	—	423	208.00	208.00
1	—	470	215.00	215.00
18	—	512	183.00–205.50	185.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	64.00	64.00
3	—	1,110	39.00–44.00	42.45
19	—	1,240	50.50–59.00	57.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	970	46.00–53.00	49.69
1	—	820	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,179	52.00–62.00	59.54
21	—	1,210	62.50–69.00	65.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	70.50	70.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,415	51.00–59.50	55.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,403	56.50–68.00	62.32
25	—	1,421	67.00–72.25	70.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,648	74.00–84.50	80.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,555	89.00–97.50	94.15
1	—	1,815	86.00	86.00

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	26	—	1,101	65.00–104.00	76.11
(<2 yrs)	Open	18	—	902	80.00–113.00	105.59

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	—	1,010	81.00	81.00

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.