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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Apr 25

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Apr 18Apr 25May 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,701 head

▲ 1,539 vs last sale 162▲ 727 vs year ago 974 · +74.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 144▼ 200 vs year ago 275 · −72.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 147▲ 22 vs year ago 118 · +18.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was mostly good to very good. Higher CME feeder cattle contract prices continue to provided support to all feeder cattle prices. Market activity was mostly active this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand. Slaughter cows sold generally steady. Major packers and local packers continue to be very aggressive as they fight over limited offerings. Feeding cows sold generally steady. Slaughter bulls sold on good to very good demand this sale. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Feeding bull buyers continue to actively bid on lower quality or light weight bulls to feed. Cow and bull quality was mostly average; weigh up conditions were mixed. Young age cows sold mostly steady to firm.

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 $246.90/cwt on 756 head.

Average price

$246.90

756 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,462

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$18.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.28

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	250.23	1,505	619
Medium and Large 1-2	551	231.87	1,279	137

One grade step is worth $18.36/cwt here — about $226 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 sale756 hd

246.90

—

MT average2 barns · 924 hd

243.62

+3.28

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	1,480	115.77	1,713	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	95.26	1,446	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,378	94.05	1,296	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	87.85	988	5thin

Every lot

48 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 1	424	286.24/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,214	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,079	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	496	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,483	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	279.11/cwt	272.50–283.00	1,437	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	269.31/cwt	269.00–271.00	1,573	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	224.38/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,393	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	246.44/cwt	235.50–252.50	1,553	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	241.20/cwt	230.50–247.50	1,621	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	205.25/cwt	199.00–225.00	1,517	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	227.54/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,693	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,602	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,516	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	200.95/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,640	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,582	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,745	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	183.99/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,689	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	180.32/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,753	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	945	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	255.34/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,085	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	235.99/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,010	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	238.68/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,155	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,366	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	241.74/cwt	222.00–250.50	1,257	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	264.50/cwt	245.00–274.00	1,389	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	236.40/cwt	218.00–242.00	1,331	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	258.54/cwt	236.00–265.00	1,492	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	205.81/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,278	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	246.35/cwt	222.00–260.50	1,535	272
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	234.10/cwt	217.50–239.00	1,564	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,603	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	186.82/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,375	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	184.95/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,428	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,460	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,602	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,268	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,055	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,477	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,690	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,688	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,750	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,558	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,870	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	112.21/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,627	4
Bulls	—	—	1,600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,080	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	87.85/cwt	84.00–93.00	988	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	93.10/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,273	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	101.62/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,494	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	95.26/cwt	94.50–96.00	1,446	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,026	134.02/cwt	99.00–154.00	1,375	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,347	93.34/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,257	3

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,701Last week 162Year ago 974

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 144Year ago 275

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 147Year ago 118

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,400	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,558	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,300	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,055	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	621	200.00–219.00	205.81
1	—	895	179.00	179.00
1	—	825	177.00	177.00
12	—	484	230.00–247.00	238.68
34	—	563	218.00–242.00	236.40
3	—	362	261.00	261.00
3	—	772	181.00–187.00	184.95
57	—	520	222.00–250.50	241.74
7	—	428	227.50–247.50	235.99
9	—	736	185.00–200.00	186.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	486	281.00	281.00
9	—	425	254.00–256.00	255.34
43	—	722	222.00	222.00
56	—	668	217.50–239.00	234.10
101	—	525	245.00–274.00	264.50
114	—	577	236.00–265.00	258.54
272	—	623	222.00–260.50	246.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	868	201.00	201.00
89	—	744	222.00–228.00	227.54
11	—	791	202.50	202.50
21	—	630	235.50–252.50	246.44
40	—	816	200.00–202.00	200.95
47	—	584	269.00–271.00	269.31
140	—	672	230.50–247.50	241.20
4	—	424	285.00–290.00	286.24
10	—	515	272.50–283.00	279.11
97	—	496	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	972	178.00–182.00	180.32
2	—	445	242.50	242.50
4	—	739	199.00–225.00	205.25
1	—	815	186.00	186.00
11	—	621	220.00–230.00	224.38
1	—	860	184.00	184.00
6	—	918	182.00–186.00	183.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	5	—	1,026	99.00–154.00	134.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,347	91.00–95.00	93.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	107.00–117.00	112.21
1	—	1,600	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	101.00–102.00	101.62
16	—	1,367	88.00–95.00	93.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	94.50–96.00	95.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,125	84.00–93.00	87.85

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.