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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jan 3

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Dec 13Jan 3Jan 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

362 head

▼ 997 vs last sale 1,359▲ 362 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

290 head

▼ 174 vs last sale 464▲ 290 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 120▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale(12-13-22): Feeder steers traded sharply higher in a narrow comparison. Feeder heifers were too lightly tested either this week or last sale to develop any accurate market trend. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Outside of a couple large consignments feeders were offered in small packages. Most calves were weaned 45 to 100 days. Quality was the limiting factor this sale as buyers showed light demand for plainer quality calves. Market activity was mostly slow with a light buyer pool on hand for todays sale. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand and light to moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly 4.00-7.00 higher on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Feeding cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this sale. Cow and bull quality was mostly average this week. Young age sold on mostly moderate demand this week. Quality was mostly average this week. Young age cows were too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, higher undertones were noticed. Quality was mostly average this 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 $224.57/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$224.57

183 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$41

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$61.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	244.84	1,050	116
Medium and Large 1-2	561	192.86	1,081	44
Large 1	596	183.04	1,091	23

One grade step is worth $61.80/cwt here — about −$41 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 sale183 hd

224.57

—

MT average1 barns · 183 hd

224.57

+0.00

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	—	Average	1,762	90.68	1,598	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,646	73.31	1,206	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,432	69.31	993	119
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,146	61.37	704	134

Every lot

39 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	926	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	935	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	210.98/cwt	210.00–215.00	996	5
Steers	—	Large 1	493	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,001	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	198.19/cwt	185.00–204.00	1,011	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	212.24/cwt	211.00–213.50	1,142	18
Steers	—	Large 1	562	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,040	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	187.35/cwt	184.00–189.50	1,115	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	603	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,110	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,120	5
Steers	—	Large 1	628	177.68/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,116	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	695	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	782	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	832	5
Heifers	—	Medium 1	520	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	874	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	933	13
Heifers	—	Large 1	553	159.90/cwt	158.00–161.00	884	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	966	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,025	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	980	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,457	91.15/cwt	90.50–92.50	1,328	3
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,685	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,432	1
Bulls	—	—	1,777	84.36/cwt	74.00–90.50	1,499	11
Bulls	—	—	1,831	96.82/cwt	92.50–102.75	1,773	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	883	63.68/cwt	63.00–64.50	562	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	930	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	456	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,107	61.71/cwt	58.50–63.00	683	56
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,181	64.03/cwt	63.00–68.50	756	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	58.09/cwt	51.00–63.50	689	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,210	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	847	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,330	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	658	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	62.76/cwt	55.00–69.00	874	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,405	65.12/cwt	62.00–68.50	915	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,426	72.03/cwt	69.50–74.75	1,027	64
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,596	73.50/cwt	70.50–73.75	1,173	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,611	73.75/cwt	73.75–73.75	1,188	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,698	72.64/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,233	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	83.06/cwt	62.00–93.00	843	78

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 Jan 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 1,359Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 290Last week 464Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 120Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	213.00	213.00
2	—	570	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	553	158.00–161.00	159.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	438	190.00	190.00
5	—	570	169.50	169.50
13	—	343	202.50	202.50
58	—	391	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	533	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	493	203.00	203.00
3	—	562	185.00	185.00
16	—	628	174.00–181.00	177.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	366	253.00	253.00
71	—	425	250.00	250.00
18	—	538	211.00–213.50	212.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	510	185.00–204.00	198.19
5	—	472	210.00–215.00	210.98
5	—	619	181.00	181.00
18	—	595	184.00–189.50	187.35
2	—	403	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	603	184.00	184.00

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	78	—	1,015	62.00–93.00	83.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,457	90.50–92.50	91.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,777	74.00–90.50	84.36
12	—	1,831	92.50–102.75	96.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	70.00	70.00
56	—	1,107	58.50–63.00	61.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,611	73.75	73.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,186	51.00–63.50	58.09
1	—	1,330	49.50	49.50
39	—	1,181	63.00–68.50	64.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	63.00–64.50	63.68
1	—	930	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,393	55.00–69.00	62.76
11	—	1,596	70.50–73.75	73.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,698	72.00–73.00	72.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,405	62.00–68.50	65.12
64	—	1,426	69.50–74.75	72.03

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.