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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, May 2

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Apr 25May 2May 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

222 head

▼ 1,479 vs last sale 1,701▼ 428 vs year ago 650 · −65.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

177 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 75▼ 124 vs year ago 301 · −41.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

189 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 140▼ 66 vs year ago 255 · −25.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested this week and last week to develop any market trend. Quality this sale was mostly plain to average, with a limited offering of attractive cattle. Demand was mostly moderate to good for light offerings. Cattle were offered in mostly small packages or as singles forcing buyers to piece together loads. CME feeder cattle contract prices were lower today as most nearby contracts traded 3.75-3.925 lower. Market activity was mostly moderate to active this week. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand for light to moderate offerings. Slaughter cows were lightly tested last week so all comparisons are narrow. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend, boning and lean cows sold mostly 2.00 lower. Heavier cow supplies are being seen across much of the upper plains as some regions of the county have started to brand calves and cull cows. This has allowed for supplies to ease slightly and prices to slip lower. Feeding cows sold on mostly good demand as packers prepare for lighter supplies during the summer months. Feeding cows sold with lower undertones in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold on moderate to good demand this sale. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, steady to lower undertones were noticed. Cow and bull quality was mostly average this week. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week. Young age cows comprised a large portion of the sale again this week as ranchers continue to sell off cows which lost calves. Young age cows sold mostly steady to firm.

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 $253.45/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$253.45

105 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$582

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 1

$36.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.74

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	355	287.50	1,021	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	523	262.60	1,373	10thin
Medium and Large 1	638	251.35	1,603	92

One grade step is worth $36.15/cwt here — about −$582 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 sale105 hd

253.45

—

MT average3 barns · 1,725 hd

243.71

+9.74

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	—	High	1,780	112.07	1,995	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,680	97.68	1,641	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,391	92.47	1,286	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,168	86.42	1,009	47

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)	1,035	$2,001	15

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1	355	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,021	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,286	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,402	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	543	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,363	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,352	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,576	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	583	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,434	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,568	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	247.35/cwt	237.00–254.00	1,667	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,601	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	85	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	341	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	767	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	547	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	1,414	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	219.03/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,255	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	225.56/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,455	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,527	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	100	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	245.52/cwt	237.50–252.00	1,407	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	192.43/cwt	189.00–196.00	1,395	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	969	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,696	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,233	97.26/cwt	87.00–107.00	1,199	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,378	107.83/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,486	3
Bulls	—	—	1,570	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,601	1
Bulls	—	—	1,684	101.98/cwt	85.00–111.00	1,717	15
Bulls	—	—	1,858	117.09/cwt	112.00–121.00	2,176	17
Bulls	—	—	1,987	125.72/cwt	123.00–128.50	2,498	7
Bulls	—	—	2,378	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	2,937	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	765	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	459	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	79.86/cwt	72.00–84.50	887	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	93.99/cwt	93.50–94.50	1,107	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	87.82/cwt	84.50–91.50	1,047	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,236	93.95/cwt	93.50–94.50	1,161	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	88.98/cwt	86.50–91.50	1,166	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,359	86.14/cwt	86.00–86.50	1,171	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	83.66/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,142	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,397	94.15/cwt	90.50–97.50	1,315	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,443	99.75/cwt	99.75–99.75	1,439	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,663	97.02/cwt	95.50–98.50	1,613	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,698	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	733	162.54/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,191	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	923	173.69/cwt	133.00–188.00	1,603	97
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	962	150.71/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,450	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	124.03/cwt	102.50–152.00	1,296	28
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	105.65/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,128	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,164	94.93/cwt	91.50–100.00	1,105	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	991	1,935.00/head	1,935.00–1,935.00	1,935	9
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	6

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 May 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 1,701Year ago 650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 75Year ago 301

Replacement CattleReceipts 189Last week 140Year ago 255

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,192	84.50–91.50	87.82
14	—	1,111	72.00–84.50	79.86
2	—	1,178	93.50–94.50	93.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,365	81.00–85.00	83.66
2	—	1,310	86.50–91.50	88.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,397	90.50–97.50	94.15
7	—	1,359	86.00–86.50	86.14
7	—	1,443	99.75	99.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	95.50–98.50	97.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,236	93.50–94.50	93.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,378	123.50	123.50
15	—	1,684	85.00–111.00	101.98
7	—	1,987	123.00–128.50	125.72
17	—	1,858	112.00–121.00	117.09
1	—	1,570	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	87.00–107.00	97.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	107.00–109.00	107.83

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	97	—	923	133.00–188.00	173.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,045	102.50–152.00	124.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,164	91.50–100.00	94.93

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	—	1,068	103.00–108.00	105.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	733	160.00–165.00	162.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	20	—	962	148.00–151.00	150.71

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)	9	—	991	1,935.00	1,935.00

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)	6	—	1,100	2,100.00	2,100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	583	246.00	246.00
7	—	543	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	674	237.00–254.00	247.35
16	—	573	275.00	275.00
2	—	508	276.00	276.00
4	—	759	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	249.00	249.00
2	—	648	242.00	242.00
5	—	461	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	200.00–226.00	219.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	405	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
1	—	85	200.00	200.00
9	—	645	224.00–226.00	225.56
25	—	547	258.50	258.50
15	—	773	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	341	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
1	—	100	350.00	350.00
6	—	969	175.00	175.00
9	—	573	237.50–252.00	245.52
4	—	725	189.00–196.00	192.43

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.