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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Feb 21

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

209 head

▼ 151 vs last sale 360▲ 190 vs year ago 19 · +1,000.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

169 head

▲ 138 vs last sale 31▲ 44 vs year ago 125 · +35.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

776 head

▲ 495 vs last sale 281▲ 669 vs year ago 107 · +625.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed on steers and higher undertones were noticed on heifers. Demand was mostly good today for light offerings. Despite limited offerings buyers showed good demand for all offerings. Quality this week was mostly average. Market activity was mostly moderate to active today. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light offerings. Another offering of fed cows were seen again this week. Premium white cows sold generally steady. Fed cow offerings were pushing more fill this week compared to last. Breaking cows sold generally steady, boning and lean cows 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeding cows were too lightly tested to trend as most cows were purchased for immediate harvest. Cow quality was average to attractive this sale. Weigh up conditions were mixed this sale as a cold front and winter storm had many cows tanked up on feed and water. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, higher undertones were noticed. A heavy offering of bred cows was seen this sale. Quality was mixed from plain to attractive. 3rd trimester is from through the end of May. Several May calving cows were seen this sale and these offering sold at a discount to March calving cows.

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 $208.93/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$208.93

158 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$1.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.84

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	209.00	1,142	148
Medium and Large 1-2	458	208.00	952	10thin

One grade step is worth $1.00/cwt here — about $191 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 sale158 hd

208.93

—

MT average3 barns · 246 hd

193.09

+15.84

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	1,668	108.99	1,818	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,641	90.40	1,483	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,437	88.44	1,271	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,542	88.27	1,361	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	84.75	969	36

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,027	$1,910	181
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,734	153
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,361	$1,563	73
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,307	$1,426	92
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	929	$1,200	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,031	$1,950	147

Every lot

37 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	968	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,226	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	593	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,299	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	892	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	890	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,007	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	217.60/cwt	217.50–219.00	1,136	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	571	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,133	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	185.43/cwt	183.00–188.50	1,176	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,476	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,321	3
Bulls	—	—	1,619	113.46/cwt	108.00–115.50	1,837	6
Bulls	—	—	1,958	119.53/cwt	117.00–124.00	2,340	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	880	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	546	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	920	82.42/cwt	79.50–85.50	758	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	87.94/cwt	85.00–92.50	1,016	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	82.03/cwt	77.25–84.50	954	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	93.25/cwt	93.00–93.50	1,175	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,381	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,485	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	83.67/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,182	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,349	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,429	88.84/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,270	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,492	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,350	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	89.79/cwt	87.50–90.50	1,354	19
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,670	88.46/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,477	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,671	82.51/cwt	80.25–86.50	1,379	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	929	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	955	1,817.94/head	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,818	110
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,139	2,052.36/head	2,025.00–2,100.00	2,052	71
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,177	1,210.14/head	1,100.00–1,260.00	1,210	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	1,734.18/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,734	153
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,302	1,566.05/head	1,375.00–1,660.00	1,566	57
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,316	1,440.57/head	1,300.00–1,660.00	1,441	86
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	1,570	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	16
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	936	143.99/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,348	25
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	965	103.17/cwt	80.50–132.00	996	37
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	937	1,860.00/head	1,860.00–1,860.00	1,860	41
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,067	1,984.91/head	1,935.00–2,125.00	1,985	106

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 Feb 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 360Year ago 19

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 31Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 776Last week 281Year ago 107

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,570	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	86	—	1,316	1,300.00–1,660.00	1,440.57

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)	6	—	929	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	110	—	955	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,817.94

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	71	—	1,139	2,025.00–2,100.00	2,052.36
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	57	—	1,302	1,375.00–1,660.00	1,566.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	153	—	1,195	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,734.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,177	1,100.00–1,260.00	1,210.14

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	37	—	965	80.50–132.00	103.17
(<2 yrs)	Open	25	—	936	137.00–146.00	143.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	106	—	1,067	1,935.00–2,125.00	1,984.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	41	—	937	1,860.00	1,860.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,476	89.50	89.50
6	—	1,619	108.00–115.50	113.46
3	—	1,958	117.00–124.00	119.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,492	90.50	90.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	79.50–85.50	82.42
1	—	880	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,163	77.25–84.50	82.03
2	—	1,260	93.00–93.50	93.25
16	—	1,155	85.00–92.50	87.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,670	88.00–93.00	88.46
5	—	1,381	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,671	80.25–86.50	82.51
19	—	1,508	87.50–90.50	89.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,413	80.00–86.50	83.67
13	—	1,429	86.00–92.00	88.84
2	—	1,420	95.00	95.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	593	219.00	219.00
15	—	525	233.50	233.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	501	201.00	201.00
5	—	414	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	223.00	223.00
91	—	522	217.50–219.00	217.60
16	—	634	183.00–188.50	185.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	571	198.50	198.50

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.