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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Apr 4

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Mar 28Apr 4Apr 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

245 head

▼ 137 vs last sale 382▼ 484 vs year ago 729 · −66.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 219▼ 99 vs year ago 198 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 71▼ 211 vs year ago 366 · −57.7%

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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 attractive. Demand was mostly good for light offerings. Flesh conditions were mixed this week, from light to moderate. Most backgrounded offerings were in moderate flesh, however quality was mostly attractive. Market activity was mostly active this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light offerings. Slaughter cows sold generally 1.00-2.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Major packers and local packers continue to be very aggressive as they fight over limited offerings. No cows were purchased to feed this week as slaughter demand was very good. Slaughter bulls sold on good to very good demand this sale. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 higher on all offerings. Feeding bull buyers pushed lower quality or light weight bulls higher this week. As a result, low dressing bulls saw the biggest upswing in price. Cow and bull quality was average to attractive this week. Weigh up conditions were average to below average this week as most cows and bulls pushed excess fill. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed saw the biggest price increase this week as several buyers were looking for cows to breed. Young age cows sold mostly 10.00-15.00 higher and some attractive offerings sold very close to yearling heifer price.

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 $216.20/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$216.20

93 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.72

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	523	225.00	1,177	16thin
Medium and Large 1	603	214.89	1,295	75
Medium and Large 2	483	195.00	942	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $235 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 sale93 hd

216.20

—

MT average3 barns · 2,038 hd

208.48

+7.72

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	1,649	115.55	1,906	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,569	96.11	1,508	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,447	90.36	1,308	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,149	86.55	995	18

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	990	$1,845	14

Every lot

46 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,202	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	192.70/cwt	191.00–197.00	1,466	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	187.22/cwt	182.00–187.50	1,603	40
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	70	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	934	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	449	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,037	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	942	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	501	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,152	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,177	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	591	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,336	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	210.06/cwt	207.00–218.50	1,334	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,388	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	70	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	105	413.10/head	400.00–425.00	413	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	584	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,326	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	213.59/cwt	210.00–216.50	1,303	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	696	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,302	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	768	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,267	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,459	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,180	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,274	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,190	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,202	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,313	103.44/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,358	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,323	117.68/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,557	7
Bulls	—	—	1,583	103.21/cwt	94.00–112.00	1,634	5
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,633	108.33/cwt	98.00–114.00	1,769	11
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,730	118.72/cwt	115.50–124.00	2,054	8
Bulls	—	—	1,747	118.32/cwt	114.00–123.00	2,067	10
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,853	128.05/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,373	4
Bulls	—	—	1,929	125.48/cwt	123.00–129.00	2,421	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	760	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	399	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	885	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	699	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	85.37/cwt	83.50–87.00	997	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	92.92/cwt	91.50–95.50	1,126	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	83.57/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,203	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,451	94.13/cwt	90.50–98.50	1,366	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	97.36/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,510	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	93.00/cwt	92.50–93.50	1,500	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	825	184.70/cwt	183.50–185.00	1,524	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	985	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	11
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,008	2,010.00/head	2,010.00–2,010.00	2,010	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	750	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,230	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	148.04/cwt	136.00–153.00	1,316	7
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	960	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,267	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	966	158.53/cwt	137.00–171.00	1,531	98
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,227	106.04/cwt	92.50–137.50	1,301	16

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 Apr 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 382Year ago 729

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 219Year ago 198

Replacement CattleReceipts 155Last week 71Year ago 366

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	92.50–93.50	93.00
5	—	1,551	95.00–100.00	97.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,440	79.00–85.00	83.57
9	—	1,451	90.50–98.50	94.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,168	83.50–87.00	85.37
8	—	1,212	91.50–95.50	92.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	52.50	52.50
1	—	885	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,190	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,583	94.00–112.00	103.21
7	—	1,929	123.00–129.00	125.48
10	—	1,747	114.00–123.00	118.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,633	98.00–114.00	108.33
4	—	1,853	125.00–130.00	128.05
8	—	1,730	115.50–124.00	118.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	96.00–110.00	103.44
7	—	1,323	115.00–122.00	117.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	584	227.00	227.00
9	—	610	210.00–216.50	213.59
12	—	696	187.00	187.00
10	—	768	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	—	70	375.00	375.00
4	—	105	400.00–425.00	413.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	761	191.00–197.00	192.70
40	—	856	182.00–187.50	187.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	477	252.00	252.00
5	—	535	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	252.50	252.50
8	—	501	230.00	230.00
30	—	635	207.00–218.50	210.06
12	—	746	186.00	186.00
15	—	591	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	—	70	350.00	350.00
8	—	449	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	523	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	16	—	825	183.50–185.00	184.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	985	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	3	—	1,008	2,010.00	2,010.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	98	—	966	137.00–171.00	158.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,227	92.50–137.50	106.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	164.00	164.00

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	7	—	889	136.00–153.00	148.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	132.00	132.00

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.