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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, May 9

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← May 2May 9May 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

270 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 222▼ 128 vs year ago 398 · −32.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

316 head

▲ 139 vs last sale 177▼ 149 vs year ago 465 · −32.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

433 head

▲ 244 vs last sale 189▼ 58 vs year ago 491 · −11.8%

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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. Demand was mostly moderate for light offerings. Cattle were offered in mostly small packages or as singles. CME feeder cattle contract prices traded higher today as grains sold off. 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 too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed on breaking and lean cows, boning cows sold with firm undertones. Packers opted to send most of the cow offering to feed this week as they try to put cows away for the 4th of July. Demand for high quality feeding cows improved as the sale progressed. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold on moderate to good demand this sale. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady. Demand for feeding bulls remains good and continues to keep bull prices near steady. Cow and bull quality was mostly average to attractive 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 unevenly steady. Prices started the sale higher but cheapened as buyers filled loads and exited the market. Demand for bred cows and pairs was good this sale. Quality was mostly average.

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 $222.88/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$222.88

169 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$12.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.57

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	553	225.21	1,245	39
Medium and Large 1	607	223.59	1,357	113
Medium 1	573	212.84	1,220	17thin

One grade step is worth $12.37/cwt here — about $25 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 sale169 hd

222.88

—

MT average3 barns · 356 hd

229.46

−6.57

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	—	Low	1,643	114.84	1,887	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	97.92	1,537	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,360	95.16	1,294	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,167	88.73	1,036	117

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 Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,383	$1,812	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,347	$1,708	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,243	$1,700	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,300	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,558	$2,548	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,227	$2,523	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,519	$2,478	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,352	$1,857	20
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,036	$2,854	31

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,456	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,306	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	260.26/cwt	257.50–263.00	1,465	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,408	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,580	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,576	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,656	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	75	125.00/head	125.00–125.00	125	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,001	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	493	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,168	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	241.40/cwt	240.50–243.00	1,241	40
Heifers	—	Medium 1	532	223.87/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,191	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,275	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	226.26/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,308	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,355	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	219.30/cwt	218.00–219.50	1,349	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,245	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	212.20/cwt	211.00–212.50	1,456	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1	708	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,253	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	712	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,488	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,375	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,378	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	797	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,530	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	85	220.00/head	220.00–220.00	220	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	443	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,207	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,312	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	870	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,549	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	979	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,703	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,093	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,825	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,530	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,125	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,496	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,509	116.02/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,751	7
Bulls	—	—	1,517	106.82/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,620	7
Bulls	—	—	1,715	115.61/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,983	11
Bulls	—	—	1,900	124.70/cwt	121.50–128.00	2,369	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	964	77.80/cwt	72.00–83.00	750	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	990	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	842	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,010	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	848	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	81.32/cwt	73.00–84.50	925	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	86.14/cwt	84.50–92.50	999	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,202	93.49/cwt	88.00–96.50	1,124	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,232	98.05/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,208	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,252	97.21/cwt	93.00–98.25	1,217	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	94.76/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,243	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,363	95.61/cwt	90.50–98.00	1,303	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,375	100.33/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,380	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,395	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,228	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	87.85/cwt	85.50–88.50	1,226	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,448	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,412	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,450	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,594	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,562	10
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Registered	1,300	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Non-Legible BANGS	1,170	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,286	2,586.12/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,586	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,352	1,856.50/head	1,850.00–1,975.00	1,857	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,492	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,558	2,548.29/head	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,548	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,563	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	27
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,044	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	898	135.72/cwt	124.00–152.50	1,219	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	939	162.83/cwt	131.00–181.00	1,529	75
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	960	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,354	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	137.73/cwt	92.00–170.00	1,384	86
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,124	97.57/cwt	89.00–116.00	1,097	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,334	1,865.90/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,866	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,347	1,708.09/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,708	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,528	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 222Year ago 398

Slaughter CattleReceipts 316Last week 177Year ago 465

Replacement CattleReceipts 433Last week 189Year ago 491

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	652	191.00	191.00
2	—	440	227.50	227.50
3	—	547	233.00	233.00
3	—	753	183.00	183.00
12	—	578	225.00–227.00	226.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	708	177.00	177.00
13	—	532	210.00–230.00	223.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	493	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
4	—	75	125.00	125.00
10	—	686	211.00–212.50	212.20
7	—	584	232.00	232.00
37	—	615	218.00–219.50	219.30
4	—	716	192.00	192.00
40	—	514	240.50–243.00	241.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	797	192.00	192.00
6	—	712	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	181.00	181.00
1	—	870	178.00	178.00
2	—	85	220.00	220.00
5	—	979	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	443	272.50	272.50
1	—	1,125	133.00	133.00
3	—	1,093	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	202.00	202.00
2	—	725	210.00	210.00
1	—	550	237.50	237.50
1	—	690	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	196.00	196.00
8	—	718	220.00	220.00
5	—	522	279.00	279.00
2	—	563	257.50–263.00	260.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,395	85.50–88.50	87.85
17	—	1,312	90.00–97.50	94.76
1	—	1,450	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,594	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	990	85.00	85.00
4	—	964	72.00–83.00	77.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	88.00	88.00
11	—	1,375	99.00–102.00	100.33
57	—	1,363	90.50–98.00	95.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,137	73.00–84.50	81.32
5	—	1,252	93.00–98.25	97.21
42	—	1,160	84.50–92.50	86.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,202	88.00–96.50	93.49
1	—	1,010	84.00	84.00
19	—	1,232	97.00–104.00	98.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,517	103.00–111.00	106.82
11	—	1,715	111.00–119.00	115.61
4	—	1,900	121.50–128.00	124.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,509	114.00–119.00	116.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,492	2,525.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,563	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,286	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,586.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,558	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,548.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,352	1,850.00–1,975.00	1,856.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Non-Legible BANGS$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,088	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,044	2,375.00	2,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,035	2,925.00	2,925.00

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	4	—	898	124.00–152.50	135.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,124	89.00–116.00	97.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	86	—	1,005	92.00–170.00	137.73
(<2 yrs)	Open	75	—	939	131.00–181.00	162.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	960	141.00	141.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,347	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,708.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,334	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,865.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,243	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,528	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.