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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Apr 11

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

529 head

▲ 284 vs last sale 245▲ 529 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 99▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

184 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 155▲ 184 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on steers; heifers under 550 lbs sold with sharply higher undertones, heifers over 550 lbs sold with higher undertones. Quality this sale was mixed from plain to attractive. Demand was mostly good to very good for light offerings. Flesh conditions were mostly light this week, with lots of hay fed cattle that were developed for grass. Higher CME feeder cattle prices provided support to the light cattle market as many of these offerings will be backgrounded or turned out on grass. Market activity was mostly active this week, despite light offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 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 last week, however this week demand for feeding cows was very good. Feeding cows are not well compared this week. Slaughter bulls sold on good to very good demand this sale. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeding bull buyers pushed lower quality or light weight bulls higher again 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 this week, but better compared to last week. Young age cows comprised a large portion of the sale this week. The best demand was seen for coming 2-4 year old cows which lost calves. Many of the coming 2 year old offerings out sold what that would have brought last fall as yearlings. Young age cows sold mostly 8.00-12.00 higher.

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 $236.07/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$236.07

249 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,315

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$30.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.51

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	240.04	1,341	214
Medium 1	499	227.00	1,133	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	553	209.87	1,160	31

One grade step is worth $30.17/cwt here — about $181 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 sale249 hd

236.07

—

MT average3 barns · 517 hd

226.56

+9.51

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	1,594	116.76	1,861	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,627	99.54	1,620	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,355	95.52	1,294	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	87.96	1,018	30

Every lot

71 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,049	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	298.52/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,110	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	273.47/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,170	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	455	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,219	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	261.76/cwt	259.00–266.00	1,264	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,346	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,330	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,375	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,418	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	231.47/cwt	227.00–243.00	1,347	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,476	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,359	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,496	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	192.53/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,386	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,512	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,515	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,037	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	386	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,108	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	239.81/cwt	232.50–259.00	945	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	270.31/cwt	261.00–276.00	1,179	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,070	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,144	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	499	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,133	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	517	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,329	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,164	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	214.94/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,143	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	237.18/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,269	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,299	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	205.33/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,201	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,212	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	228.51/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,417	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	184.65/cwt	180.00–188.50	1,228	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,420	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	190.57/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,372	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	183.98/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,404	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	958	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,571	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	252.93/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,194	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	553	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,255	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,095	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,621	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,263	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,629	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,180	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,463	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,388	118.72/cwt	109.00–122.00	1,648	8
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,418	110.35/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,565	3
Bulls	—	—	1,779	118.25/cwt	112.00–122.00	2,104	5
Bulls	—	—	1,788	104.82/cwt	93.00–112.50	1,874	3
Bulls	—	—	1,955	124.97/cwt	123.50–128.00	2,443	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	934	79.22/cwt	77.00–82.00	740	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	695	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	90.71/cwt	88.00–95.50	1,038	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,194	83.61/cwt	78.00–88.00	998	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,253	100.80/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,263	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,301	92.12/cwt	91.00–94.50	1,198	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	86.55/cwt	84.50–88.50	1,134	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	96.20/cwt	91.50–99.00	1,300	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,353	101.67/cwt	101.00–102.50	1,376	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,355	95.61/cwt	91.00–100.75	1,296	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,380	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,235	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,455	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,462	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,543	99.98/cwt	99.50–100.25	1,543	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,683	99.25/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,670	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	795	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	668	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	800	155.83/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,247	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	141.32/cwt	122.50–155.00	1,297	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	943	165.70/cwt	143.50–175.50	1,563	112
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	94.41/cwt	92.00–97.00	930	2
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,098	134.79/cwt	121.00–156.00	1,480	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,113	114.13/cwt	97.00–141.00	1,270	40
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,107	1

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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 529Last week 245Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 99Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 184Last week 155Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,263	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	247.50–255.00	252.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	517	257.00	257.00
13	—	400	280.00	280.00
10	—	386	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	245.00	245.00
7	—	535	235.00–238.00	237.18
41	—	436	261.00–276.00	270.31
3	—	958	164.00	164.00
4	—	384	270.00	270.00
1	—	670	212.00	212.00
4	—	720	184.00–195.00	190.57
91	—	620	220.00–236.00	228.51
15	—	763	182.50–185.00	183.98
5	—	555	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	444	241.00	241.00
1	—	600	202.00	202.00
7	—	394	232.50–259.00	239.81
13	—	665	180.00–188.50	184.65
3	—	585	205.00–206.00	205.33
3	—	532	214.00–217.00	214.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	499	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	709	211.00	211.00
8	—	372	296.00–300.00	298.52
2	—	493	273.00	273.00
11	—	500	266.00	266.00
32	—	610	242.00	242.00
1	—	760	199.00	199.00
10	—	665	220.00	220.00
23	—	554	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	455	268.00	268.00
14	—	365	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	428	271.00–275.00	273.47
3	—	523	263.00	263.00
4	—	650	209.00	209.00
6	—	720	191.00–200.00	192.53
13	—	582	227.00–243.00	231.47
10	—	483	259.00–266.00	261.76
1	—	785	193.00	193.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	84.50–88.50	86.55
7	—	1,351	91.50–99.00	96.20
1	—	1,455	100.50	100.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	89.50	89.50
2	—	1,353	101.00–102.50	101.67
23	—	1,355	91.00–100.75	95.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,301	91.00–94.50	92.12
3	—	1,253	98.00–105.00	100.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,194	78.00–88.00	83.61
1	—	1,140	61.00	61.00
12	—	1,144	88.00–95.50	90.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,683	97.00–101.00	99.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	934	77.00–82.00	79.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,543	99.50–100.25	99.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,779	112.00–122.00	118.25
3	—	1,955	123.50–128.00	124.97
3	—	1,788	93.00–112.50	104.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	110.00–111.00	110.35
8	—	1,388	109.00–122.00	118.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	121.00–156.00	134.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	112	—	943	143.50–175.50	165.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,113	97.00–141.00	114.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	95.00	95.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	84.00	84.00

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	3	—	918	122.50–155.00	141.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	92.00–97.00	94.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	800	150.00–167.00	155.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	125.00	125.00

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.