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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Dec 13

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Dec 6Dec 13Jan 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,359 head

▼ 554 vs last sale 1,913▼ 1,842 vs year ago 3,201 · −57.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

464 head

▲ 198 vs last sale 266▼ 431 vs year ago 895 · −48.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 146▼ 355 vs year ago 475 · −74.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested this week or last to develop a full market trend, however weak undertones were noticed on weaned calves and lower to sharply lower undertones were noticed on unweaned calves. A huge winter storm is dumping heavy amounts of snow over Eastern Montana, the Northern plains, and the corn belt over the next 48 hours. This put a huge damper on demand as most buyers were unwilling to bid on cattle no matter the cost. The best demand was for long weaned calves. Buyers showed mostly very light demand for unweaned calves ahead of the storm. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Market activity was mostly slow with a light buyer pool on hand for todays sale. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and offerings. Slaughter cows sold generally steady to 2.00 higher on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Feeding cows sold generally steady in a very narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this sale as most offerings were tanked up due to the snow storm. Cow and bull quality was mostly plain to average this week. Most offerings were purchased to send directly to slaughter this sale. Young age sold on mostly moderate demand this week. Quality was mostly average this week. Young age cows sold steady to weak on a poorer quality offering.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.30/cwt on 604 head.

Average price

$173.30

604 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$173

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

$10.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.06

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	377	181.03	683	36
Medium and Large 1	573	173.47	994	452
Medium and Large 1-2	503	170.23	857	116

One grade step is worth $10.80/cwt here — about −$173 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 sale604 hd

173.30

—

MT average3 barns · 2,625 hd

179.36

−6.06

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	1,709	87.53	1,496	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,314	61.65	810	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,153	54.57	629	195

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	346	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	744	4
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	349	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	724	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	357	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	785	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	857	4
Steers	—	Medium 1	410	211.44/cwt	205.00–215.00	867	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	215.37/cwt	215.00–216.00	896	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	416	206.73/cwt	190.00–211.00	860	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	446	220.16/cwt	219.50–220.50	982	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	997	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	469	200.72/cwt	196.00–207.50	941	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	200.68/cwt	192.50–205.00	953	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	935	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	536	187.20/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,003	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	189.58/cwt	188.50–190.00	1,024	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	560	195.56/cwt	183.00–198.00	1,095	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	568	178.88/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,016	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	194.40/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,106	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	191.94/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,182	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	632	183.46/cwt	183.00–183.50	1,159	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	666	171.50/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,142	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,348	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	342	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	581	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1	358	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	675	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	363	169.16/cwt	160.00–174.00	614	12
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	394	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	678	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	396	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	729	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	404	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	711	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	176.75/cwt	176.00–177.00	718	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	419	180.25/cwt	180.00–181.00	755	12
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	419	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	716	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	188.50/cwt	184.50–190.00	809	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	187.27/cwt	181.00–189.50	852	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	470	168.99/cwt	161.00–170.00	794	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	183.11/cwt	175.00–188.50	873	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	889	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	173.34/cwt	172.00–180.00	905	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	541	176.60/cwt	173.00–180.50	955	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	175.12/cwt	174.00–178.00	986	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	593	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	815	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	595	166.17/cwt	163.50–168.00	989	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	166.27/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,016	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	744	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,004	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	152.89/cwt	150.00–154.50	1,258	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,363	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,386	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,368	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,467	23
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	382	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	735	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	458	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	879	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	867	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,621	90.14/cwt	88.00–93.50	1,461	14
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,681	86.62/cwt	80.50–89.00	1,456	17
Bulls	—	—	1,798	80.30/cwt	75.00–86.50	1,444	4
Bulls	—	—	2,048	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,833	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	968	46.89/cwt	39.00–52.00	454	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,078	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	474	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	53.11/cwt	46.50–57.00	597	88
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	41.56/cwt	30.00–46.00	479	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,159	53.68/cwt	49.00–55.50	622	43
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,198	57.96/cwt	56.50–60.00	694	30
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,238	62.42/cwt	57.00–65.00	773	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,341	68.17/cwt	64.50–74.00	914	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,359	57.28/cwt	50.50–61.50	778	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,378	60.96/cwt	59.50–63.50	840	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,282	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	763	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	951	99.53/cwt	75.50–107.50	947	93
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,109	67.97/cwt	61.00–75.00	754	8

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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,359Last week 1,913Year ago 3,201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 464Last week 266Year ago 895

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 146Year ago 475

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,282	59.50	59.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	93	—	951	75.50–107.50	99.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,109	61.00–75.00	67.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	358	188.50	188.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	918	151.00	151.00
21	—	882	154.50	154.50
48	—	429	184.50–190.00	188.50
35	—	455	181.00–189.50	187.27
12	—	522	172.00–180.00	173.34
18	—	563	174.00–178.00	175.12
23	—	962	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	419	180.00–181.00	180.25
9	—	744	135.00	135.00
52	—	611	159.00–168.00	166.27
63	—	477	175.00–188.50	183.11
61	—	595	163.50–168.00	166.17
91	—	541	173.00–180.50	176.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	593	137.50	137.50
12	—	363	160.00–174.00	169.16
8	—	342	170.00	170.00
18	—	470	161.00–170.00	168.99
7	—	404	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	171.00	171.00
11	—	394	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	823	150.00–154.50	152.89
17	—	494	180.00	180.00
21	—	396	184.00	184.00
4	—	918	149.00	149.00
8	—	406	176.00–177.00	176.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	666	165.00–177.50	171.50
31	—	536	184.00–193.00	187.20
23	—	560	183.00–198.00	195.56
30	—	469	196.00–207.50	200.72
48	—	632	183.00–183.50	183.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	569	184.00–200.00	194.40
92	—	616	184.00–193.00	191.94
52	—	446	219.50–220.50	220.16
27	—	453	220.00	220.00
47	—	540	188.50–190.00	189.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	410	205.00–215.00	211.44
5	—	357	220.00	220.00
4	—	346	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	349	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	416	190.00–211.00	206.73
24	—	568	171.00–180.00	178.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	178.50	178.50
16	—	475	192.50–205.00	200.68
6	—	827	163.00	163.00
13	—	416	215.00–216.00	215.37
4	—	394	217.50	217.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,124	46.50–57.00	53.11
30	—	1,198	56.50–60.00	57.96
6	—	1,152	30.00–46.00	41.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,078	44.00	44.00
13	—	1,359	50.50–61.50	57.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,159	49.00–55.50	53.68
23	—	1,238	57.00–65.00	62.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,341	64.50–74.00	68.17
12	—	1,378	59.50–63.50	60.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	968	39.00–52.00	46.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,798	75.00–86.50	80.30
4	—	2,048	89.00–90.00	89.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,621	88.00–93.50	90.14
17	—	1,681	80.50–89.00	86.62

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.