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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Feb 28

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

701 head

▲ 492 vs last sale 209▲ 128 vs year ago 573 · +22.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

154 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 169▼ 145 vs year ago 299 · −48.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 738 vs last sale 776▼ 60 vs year ago 98 · −61.2%

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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 higher undertones were noticed all feeder offerings. Demand was mostly good to very good today for light to moderate offerings. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Demand for grass weight cattle was very good. Several sets of very light fleshed calves were seen this week. Both CME feeder cattle and live cattle positions have climbed higher over the last few weeks which has provided support for feeder cattle. Market activity was mostly active this week with a very large crowd on hand. Weigh up cows sold on good demand for light offerings. A few sets of fed cows were seen again this week. Most of these offerings were not fleshy enough to grade premium white but producers are starting to market cows anyway as packers are not offering enough premium for producers to continue to feed them. Breaking cows sold mostly 2.00 higher. Boning cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Lean cows sold fully steady. Packers purchased a few cows to feed this week for the first time in weeks. Feeding cows were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Cow quality was average to attractive this sale. Bull quality was mostly plain. Weigh up conditions were average to above average this sale and better than last week. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 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. Packer buyers searching for slaughter offerings continue to push the bottom end of young offerings higher as they search for cows for immediate harvest.

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 $219.87/cwt on 449 head.

Average price

$219.87

449 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$140

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

$9.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.16

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	571	229.57	1,312	7thin
Medium and Large 1	661	219.71	1,452	442

One grade step is worth $9.86/cwt here — about −$140 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 sale449 hd

219.87

—

MT average3 barns · 1,224 hd

215.71

+4.16

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	1,569	99.27	1,557	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	92.43	1,324	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,347	90.05	1,213	34
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,885	85.50	1,612	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,137	81.85	931	26

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$1,225	3thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	268.62/cwt	261.00–273.00	1,284	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	526	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,373	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	240.80/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,288	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,277	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	562	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,394	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	231.88/cwt	230.50–234.50	1,352	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,337	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	219.67/cwt	217.00–220.50	1,382	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,400	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	658	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,504	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	199.89/cwt	198.00–200.50	1,423	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	193.07/cwt	184.00–193.50	1,471	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	901	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,595	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	820	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	476	214.59/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,021	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	217.25/cwt	217.25–217.25	1,054	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	225.53/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,101	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,127	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	208.59/cwt	201.00–214.50	1,080	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	221.11/cwt	220.25–224.50	1,251	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	638	193.25/cwt	193.25–193.25	1,233	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	676	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,210	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	711	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,226	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	220.72/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,157	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,158	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,158	2
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,268	83.70/cwt	77.00–91.00	1,061	3
Bulls	—	—	1,633	99.75/cwt	91.00–109.00	1,629	11
Bulls	—	—	1,900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,185	1
Bulls	—	—	2,255	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	2,785	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	770	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	443	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	965	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	762	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	80.92/cwt	71.50–85.50	913	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	87.11/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,065	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,313	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,208	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	90.21/cwt	88.00–93.50	1,213	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	86.11/cwt	83.00–88.50	1,162	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	92.11/cwt	90.50–94.50	1,294	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,450	92.25/cwt	92.25–92.25	1,338	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,384	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	96.34/cwt	95.00–97.50	1,448	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,885	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,612	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	717	136.51/cwt	122.50–151.00	979	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	760	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,208	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	799	119.41/cwt	116.00–128.00	954	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	109.21/cwt	79.00–124.00	1,108	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	95.41/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,071	2

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 701Last week 209Year ago 573

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 169Year ago 299

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 776Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	220.00–221.00	220.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	566	220.25–224.50	221.11
15	—	488	225.00–226.00	225.53
6	—	503	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	518	201.00–214.50	208.59
27	—	485	217.25	217.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	638	193.25	193.25
4	—	676	179.00	179.00
4	—	711	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	476	214.00–216.00	214.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	629	217.00–220.50	219.67
136	—	762	184.00–193.50	193.07
7	—	535	235.00–245.00	240.80
8	—	654	214.00	214.00
14	—	901	177.00	177.00
62	—	712	198.00–200.50	199.89
20	—	478	261.00–273.00	268.62
53	—	583	230.50–234.50	231.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	526	261.00	261.00
42	—	658	228.50	228.50
34	—	562	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	589	227.00	227.00
3	—	548	233.00	233.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,320	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	159.00	159.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,015	79.00–124.00	109.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	717	122.50–151.00	136.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,123	93.00–98.00	95.41
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	799	116.00–128.00	119.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,158	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,268	77.00–91.00	83.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,633	91.00–109.00	99.75
1	—	2,255	123.50	123.50
1	—	1,900	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	57.50	57.50
1	—	965	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,223	86.00–89.00	87.11
16	—	1,128	71.50–85.50	80.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	85.50	85.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	94.50	94.50
20	—	1,345	88.00–93.50	90.21
6	—	1,350	83.00–88.50	86.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,313	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,450	92.25	92.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,503	95.00–97.50	96.34
31	—	1,405	90.50–94.50	92.11

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.