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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Dec 6

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Nov 29Dec 6Dec 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,913 head

▼ 157 vs last sale 2,070▲ 560 vs year ago 1,353 · +41.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

266 head

▼ 365 vs last sale 631▼ 37 vs year ago 303 · −12.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

146 head

▼ 155 vs last sale 301▲ 45 vs year ago 101 · +44.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Weaned feeder steers under 550 lbs sold 4.00 lower, over 550 lbs 1.00 higher. Weaned heifers mostly 7.00 to 9.00 lower on a light test. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, bulls steady. In the feeding cow supply, heiferettes sold 4.00 higher, young cows steady. The next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

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 $213.63/cwt on 1,107 head.

Average price

$213.63

1,107 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$35.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.12

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	215.14	1,163	998
Medium and Large 1-2	566	200.97	1,138	103
Large 1-2	582	180.00	1,048	6thin

One grade step is worth $35.14/cwt here — about $115 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 sale1,107 hd

213.63

—

MT average5 barns · 5,077 hd

201.52

+12.12

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	1,603	82.74	1,326	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,372	63.19	867	79
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,653	62.75	1,037	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	52.19	589	168

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,388	$1,075	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,323	$1,065	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,203	$969	28
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,279	$897	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$760	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$900	1thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	279	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	663	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	248.60/cwt	241.00–255.00	935	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	396	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	915	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	419	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,075	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	229.97/cwt	229.00–232.50	977	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	429	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,030	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	223.63/cwt	220.00–225.00	975	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	459	240.18/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,102	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	225.34/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,064	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	485	233.93/cwt	218.00–234.50	1,135	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	526	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,115	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,075	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	214.03/cwt	205.00–218.50	1,136	232
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	222.75/cwt	222.75–222.75	1,238	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	184.49/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,041	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,221	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	198.23/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,130	26
Steers	—	Large 1-2	582	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,048	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	591	196.79/cwt	195.50–197.00	1,163	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	606	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,054	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	615	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,113	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	193.70/cwt	192.00–195.50	1,207	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	180.36/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,140	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	656	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,174	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,303	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,217	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,298	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,240	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	938	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,585	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,051	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,666	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	204.33/cwt	201.00–208.00	799	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	196.56/cwt	194.00–208.00	841	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	439	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	843	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	189.88/cwt	188.00–191.00	911	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	182.46/cwt	181.50–184.50	894	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	188.02/cwt	185.00–190.50	970	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	175.55/cwt	170.00–180.00	932	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	532	190.27/cwt	188.25–204.00	1,012	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	180.28/cwt	177.50–181.00	1,002	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	996	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,109	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	164.47/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,051	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,127	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	759	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,176	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3-4Spayed	805	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	704	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	166.07/cwt	162.00–167.50	1,466	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,421	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	163.48/cwt	163.00–164.00	1,592	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	333	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	699	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	405	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	895	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	975	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	865	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	508	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	996	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	919	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	553	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	968	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,042	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	630	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,112	26
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	809	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,302	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	975	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,307	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,090	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	621	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	92.59/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,343	3
Bulls	—	—	1,679	81.73/cwt	63.00–90.00	1,372	9
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,890	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,663	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	944	35.10/cwt	20.00–45.00	331	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	53.31/cwt	48.00–57.00	591	51
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	59.17/cwt	57.00–64.50	663	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,139	41.44/cwt	28.00–50.00	472	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	916	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,155	52.87/cwt	50.50–59.00	611	62
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,227	58.08/cwt	55.00–66.00	713	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	65.92/cwt	63.50–67.00	863	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,346	60.30/cwt	54.50–64.00	812	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,399	66.35/cwt	64.00–67.00	928	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	61.47/cwt	58.00–62.50	869	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	62.75/cwt	61.50–64.00	1,037	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,125	760.11/head	610.00–800.00	760	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	1,233.05/head	1,185.00–1,260.00	1,233	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,210	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,211	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,323	1,065.18/head	1,035.00–1,075.00	1,065	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,388	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,440	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	484	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	915	100.45/cwt	71.00–115.00	919	64
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	70.60/cwt	65.00–81.00	794	18
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1

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 Dec 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,913Last week 2,070Year ago 1,353

Slaughter CattleReceipts 266Last week 631Year ago 303

Replacement CattleReceipts 146Last week 301Year ago 101

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
232	—	531	205.00–218.50	214.03
15	—	719	180.50	180.50
2	—	938	169.00	169.00
17	—	376	241.00–255.00	248.60
26	—	570	191.00–204.00	198.23
26	—	425	229.00–232.50	229.97
102	—	472	217.00–235.00	225.34
57	—	670	194.50	194.50
93	—	623	192.00–195.50	193.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	680	179.00	179.00
5	—	632	178.00–182.00	180.36
10	—	1,051	158.50	158.50
12	—	396	231.00	231.00
10	—	527	204.00	204.00
6	—	279	237.50	237.50
2	—	805	154.00	154.00
29	—	436	220.00–225.00	223.63
4	—	564	184.00–185.00	184.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	606	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	459	239.00–241.00	240.18
7	—	419	256.50	256.50
77	—	568	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	582	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	181.00	181.00
113	—	485	218.00–234.50	233.93
8	—	429	240.00	240.00
85	—	591	195.50–197.00	196.79
19	—	526	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	556	222.75	222.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	974	163.00–164.00	163.48
24	—	556	177.50–181.00	180.28
1	—	905	157.00	157.00
75	—	428	194.00–208.00	196.56
34	—	630	176.00	176.00
11	—	883	162.00–167.50	166.07
28	—	391	201.00–208.00	204.33
64	—	480	188.00–191.00	189.88
70	—	516	185.00–190.50	188.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	439	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	173.50	173.50
23	—	639	162.00–165.00	164.47
35	—	687	164.00	164.00
32	—	490	181.50–184.50	182.46
1	—	760	160.00	160.00
37	—	531	170.00–180.00	175.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	532	188.25–204.00	190.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	759	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	199.00	199.00
6	—	333	210.00	210.00
2	—	553	175.00	175.00
2	—	975	134.00	134.00
7	—	809	161.00	161.00
4	—	528	174.00	174.00
4	—	628	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	221.00	221.00
13	—	508	196.00	196.00
26	—	630	176.50	176.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	494	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,152	79.50	79.50
6	—	1,309	63.50–67.00	65.92
29	—	1,413	58.00–62.50	61.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,120	57.00–64.50	59.17
14	—	944	20.00–45.00	35.10
51	—	1,109	48.00–57.00	53.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,139	28.00–50.00	41.44
21	—	1,227	55.00–66.00	58.08
62	—	1,155	50.50–59.00	52.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	61.50–64.00	62.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,399	64.00–67.00	66.35
24	—	1,346	54.50–64.00	60.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	92.00–93.00	92.59
9	—	1,679	63.00–90.00	81.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	88.00	88.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,388	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,125	610.00–800.00	760.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,211	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,323	1,035.00–1,075.00	1,065.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,268	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,172	1,185.00–1,260.00	1,233.05

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,440	860.00	860.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	835.00	835.00

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	—	880	55.00	55.00

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	18	—	1,125	65.00–81.00	70.60
(<2 yrs)	Open	64	—	915	71.00–115.00	100.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	900.00	900.00

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.