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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-28

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

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

382 head

▼ 836 vs last sale 1,218▲ 25 vs year ago 357 · +7.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

219 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 90▼ 205 vs year ago 424 · −48.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 146▼ 494 vs year ago 565 · −87.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, steady to higher undertones were noticed. Quality this sale was mixed from plain to very attractive. Demand was mostly good for light offerings. The single load lot that sold this week was met with very good demand, as weigh conditions and flesh conditions were very attractive. Market activity was mostly active this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good for light offerings. Slaughter cows sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Major packers and local packers continue to be very aggressive as they fight over limited offerings. One consignment of fed cows sold this week. These offerings were met with good demand. Little to no premium for premium white cows has been seen this spring so consigners opted to sell cows instead of continuing to feed them. Many of these fed cows were purchased by eastern packers to feed; western packers purchased these offerings for immediate harvest. Feeding cows were not well compared this week. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm in a narrow comparison. Cow and bull quality was average to attractive this sale. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this sale. Weigh conditions were not as attractive as last week. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly steady. Demand for young cows that lost calves continues to be good to very good.

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 $216.99/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$216.99

225 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$238

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

$24.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

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	581	230.00	1,336	92
Medium 1-2	381	230.00	876	3thin
Medium and Large 2	568	218.23	1,239	16thin
Medium 1	549	217.00	1,191	4thin
Medium and Large 1	766	205.56	1,574	110

One grade step is worth $24.44/cwt here — about −$238 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 sale225 hd

216.99

—

MT average2 barns · 499 hd

217.00

−0.01

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	1,748	119.10	2,082	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,515	93.98	1,424	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,437	88.68	1,275	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,194	84.00	1,003	24

Every lot

56 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	381	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	876	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	261.04/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,266	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	250.47/cwt	249.00–252.00	1,340	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	235.53/cwt	231.50–246.00	1,270	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	547	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,231	7
Steers	—	Medium 1	549	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,191	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	229.38/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,326	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	212.97/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,244	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	601	237.93/cwt	227.00–244.50	1,430	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	225.13/cwt	224.50–230.00	1,360	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	204.12/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,376	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	219.82/cwt	214.00–232.00	1,486	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,389	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	197.25/cwt	197.25–197.25	1,598	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,656	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	884	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	392	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	823	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	393	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	912	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1	423	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,011	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,147	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	216.08/cwt	212.50–217.00	1,063	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,102	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	228.84/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,190	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,215	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,242	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,178	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	970	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	500	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,263	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	227.51/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,201	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,195	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,149	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,207	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,010	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,586	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,074	146.76/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,576	8
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,108	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,363	2
Bulls	—	Large 1Fancy	1,160	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,624	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,160	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,392	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,474	118.64/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,749	9
Bulls	—	—	1,710	102.01/cwt	96.50–106.00	1,744	2
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,715	116.08/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,991	3
Bulls	—	—	1,751	116.68/cwt	113.00–120.00	2,043	25
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,840	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,263	1
Bulls	—	—	1,886	124.89/cwt	121.00–133.00	2,355	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	975	77.34/cwt	75.00–79.50	754	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,211	89.74/cwt	84.50–95.00	1,087	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,244	78.57/cwt	75.50–83.00	977	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,320	90.17/cwt	86.50–92.00	1,190	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,453	94.56/cwt	93.50–96.00	1,374	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,463	90.50/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,324	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,474	83.94/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,237	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	94.46/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,441	45
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	88.61/cwt	86.00–92.50	1,427	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,593	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,000	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,620	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	946	146.66/cwt	117.00–159.00	1,387	39
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	103.81/cwt	85.00–132.00	1,261	13

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 Mar 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 1,218Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 219Last week 90Year ago 424

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 146Year ago 565

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	975	75.00–79.50	77.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,453	93.50–96.00	94.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,463	89.00–92.00	90.50
4	—	1,474	83.00–86.00	83.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,244	75.50–83.00	78.57
12	—	1,211	84.50–95.00	89.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,610	86.00–92.50	88.61
45	—	1,526	93.00–95.00	94.46
1	—	1,625	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	86.50–92.00	90.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,751	113.00–120.00	116.68
2	—	1,710	96.50–106.00	102.01
18	—	1,886	121.00–133.00	124.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,474	116.00–121.00	118.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	123.00	123.00
3	—	1,715	114.00–118.00	116.08

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	39	—	946	117.00–159.00	146.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,215	85.00–132.00	103.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	520	221.00–231.00	228.84
6	—	560	217.00	217.00
6	—	482	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	583	213.00	213.00
3	—	693	170.00	170.00
3	—	515	214.00	214.00
14	—	492	212.50–217.00	216.08
5	—	376	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	392	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	393	232.00	232.00
3	—	423	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	192.50	192.50
6	—	528	227.00–230.00	227.51
5	—	561	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,074	145.00–155.00	146.76
2	—	1,108	122.00–124.00	123.00
1	—	1,160	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,010	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	197.00	197.00
2	—	473	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	578	220.00–236.00	229.38
4	—	716	194.00	194.00
36	—	604	224.50–230.00	225.13
14	—	485	250.00–272.00	261.04
8	—	674	202.00–208.00	204.12
18	—	539	231.50–246.00	235.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	676	214.00–232.00	219.82
6	—	535	249.00–252.00	250.47
6	—	910	182.00	182.00
8	—	601	227.00–244.50	237.93
74	—	810	197.25	197.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	549	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	547	225.00	225.00
9	—	584	212.00–215.00	212.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	381	230.00	230.00

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.