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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jan 10

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Jan 3Jan 10Jan 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,444 head

▲ 1,082 vs last sale 362▼ 1,168 vs year ago 2,612 · −44.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

346 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 290▼ 146 vs year ago 492 · −29.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 91▼ 216 vs year ago 241 · −89.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Quality this week was average to attractive. Most offerings were weaned 45-90 days. Offerings were offered in mostly small to moderate size packages. Only one load lot was seen this week. Market activity was mostly active this week with a good buyer pool seen both ringside as well as over the internet. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand for light offerings. Slaughter cows sold steady to weak. Feeding cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to weak. Feeding buyers showed very good demand for cows and helped hold prices near steady with last weeks market, but as buyers fill loads and exited the market cow prices slipped lower. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this week. Young age cows sold on mostly light demand this week. Most of these offerings were purchased by feeding cow buyers as few takers were seen for this class of cows. Quality was mostly plain to average this week. Young age cows were too lightly tested last sale to develop any market trend.

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 $215.31/cwt on 734 head.

Average price

$215.31

734 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$59

per head · Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$53.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.79

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	449	225.00	1,010	4thin
Medium and Large 1	568	216.01	1,227	671
Medium and Large 1-2	519	214.68	1,114	48
Medium and Large 2	622	171.82	1,069	11thin

One grade step is worth $53.18/cwt here — about −$59 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 sale734 hd

215.31

—

MT average3 barns · 2,134 hd

207.52

+7.79

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	1,728	89.47	1,546	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,573	73.79	1,161	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,415	69.16	978	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,180	62.52	738	150

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,164	$1,375	5

Every lot

76 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	326	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	791	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	270.51/cwt	262.50–272.00	995	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	966	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	380	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	969	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	245.63/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,034	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	256.96/cwt	256.00–257.00	1,123	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	439	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,098	23
Steers	—	Large 1	449	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,010	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	234.05/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,130	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,044	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	509	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,107	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	207.26/cwt	205.50–211.00	1,080	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	225.98/cwt	214.00–230.75	1,180	172
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	210.28/cwt	201.00–217.00	1,194	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,017	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,131	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	201.28/cwt	195.00–205.50	1,248	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	635	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,232	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,209	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	646	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,098	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	186.66/cwt	179.00–192.00	1,258	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	713	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,291	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	172.97/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,257	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	185.04/cwt	185.00–186.50	1,384	79
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	341	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	743	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	214.77/cwt	207.50–220.00	793	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	395	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	806	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	814	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	409	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	716	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	210.79/cwt	201.00–213.75	923	130
Heifers	—	Large 1	461	185.19/cwt	177.50–188.00	854	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	462	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	917	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	203.37/cwt	201.50–208.00	970	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	185.13/cwt	184.60–187.00	887	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	182.82/cwt	174.00–184.50	931	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	510	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,030	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	199.85/cwt	194.00–205.50	1,053	176
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	902	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	178.51/cwt	178.00–179.00	1,016	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	971	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	596	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	942	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	997	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,005	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,041	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	164.57/cwt	162.50–170.50	1,136	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	697	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,046	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,066	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,173	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,238	80.61/cwt	73.00–88.00	998	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,608	86.05/cwt	82.50–91.00	1,384	8
Bulls	—	—	1,629	84.47/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,376	8
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,822	94.58/cwt	92.50–102.00	1,723	7
Bulls	—	—	1,956	95.18/cwt	90.00–102.50	1,862	8
Bulls	—	—	1,965	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,827	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	919	56.53/cwt	49.50–64.00	520	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	958	63.52/cwt	63.00–64.00	609	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	46.56/cwt	44.00–49.00	504	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,133	72.16/cwt	70.50–74.00	818	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,138	61.13/cwt	57.00–63.50	696	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	850	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,202	58.88/cwt	52.00–64.00	708	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,226	65.52/cwt	63.50–69.00	803	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,241	64.75/cwt	63.50–67.50	804	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Value Added	1,330	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	898	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,402	62.16/cwt	57.50–66.00	871	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,412	65.68/cwt	58.50–68.50	927	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,418	73.39/cwt	70.50–75.00	1,041	45
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,460	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,007	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,540	72.70/cwt	71.00–73.50	1,120	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,566	75.23/cwt	74.25–76.50	1,178	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,733	68.53/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,188	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	71.18/cwt	63.00–75.00	733	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	710	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,164	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	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 Jan 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,444Last week 362Year ago 2,612

Slaughter CattleReceipts 346Last week 290Year ago 492

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 91Year ago 241

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,540	71.00–73.50	72.70
17	—	1,402	57.50–66.00	62.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	44.00–49.00	46.56
40	—	1,202	52.00–64.00	58.88
3	—	1,197	71.00	71.00
33	—	1,241	63.50–67.50	64.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,418	70.50–75.00	73.39
22	—	1,412	58.50–68.50	65.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,226	63.50–69.00	65.52
6	—	1,133	70.50–74.00	72.16
15	—	1,138	57.00–63.50	61.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,733	65.00–72.00	68.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	63.00–64.00	63.52
12	—	919	49.50–64.00	56.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	67.50	67.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,566	74.25–76.50	75.23
2	—	1,460	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,956	90.00–102.50	95.18
8	—	1,629	76.00–89.00	84.47
1	—	1,965	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	73.00–88.00	80.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,608	82.50–91.00	86.05
7	—	1,822	92.50–102.00	94.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	613	164.00	164.00
4	—	405	201.00	201.00
33	—	509	174.00–184.50	182.82
3	—	340	210.00	210.00
12	—	479	184.60–187.00	185.13
4	—	585	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
176	—	527	194.00–205.50	199.85
49	—	569	178.00–179.00	178.51
35	—	369	207.50–220.00	214.77
24	—	477	201.50–208.00	203.37
130	—	438	201.00–213.75	210.79
15	—	690	162.50–170.50	164.57
2	—	625	166.50	166.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	395	204.00	204.00
2	—	510	202.00	202.00
4	—	341	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	164.00	164.00
18	—	462	198.50	198.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	596	158.00	158.00
2	—	360	185.00	185.00
6	—	409	175.00	175.00
2	—	540	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	461	177.50–188.00	185.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	697	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	727	170.00–178.00	172.97
6	—	643	188.00	188.00
4	—	490	213.00	213.00
1	—	375	257.50	257.50
9	—	521	205.50–211.00	207.26
3	—	583	194.00	194.00
14	—	421	241.00–250.00	245.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	368	262.50–272.00	270.51
116	—	568	201.00–217.00	210.28
172	—	522	214.00–230.75	225.98
79	—	748	185.00–186.50	185.04
49	—	674	179.00–192.00	186.66
90	—	620	195.00–205.50	201.28
50	—	437	256.00–257.00	256.96
59	—	483	231.00–235.00	234.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	175.00	175.00
7	—	646	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	449	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	509	217.50	217.50
2	—	490	225.00	225.00
23	—	439	250.00	250.00
4	—	635	194.00	194.00
1	—	380	255.00	255.00
6	—	713	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,066	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	1,093	65.00	65.00

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	10	—	1,030	63.00–75.00	71.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,164	1,375.00	1,375.00

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.