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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, May 23

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

178 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 270▼ 26 vs year ago 204 · −12.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

334 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 316▼ 54 vs year ago 388 · −13.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

239 head

▼ 194 vs last sale 433▲ 40 vs year ago 199 · +20.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported sale: Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested this week and last reported sale to develop any market trend. Quality this sale was mostly plain to average with a few offerings of very attractive replacement quality heifers seen. Demand was mostly good to very good for light offerings. Cattle were offered in mostly small packages or as singles. Market activity was mostly active this week. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand for light to moderate offerings. Slaughter cows were sold mostly 5.00-8.00 higher on all classes. Packers showed good demand for both feeding and slaughter cows today as they pushed to own as many offerings as possible. Feeding cows sold mostly 5.00-7.00 higher. Rain fell across many locations in the southern plains as the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles as well as portions of Northern New Mexico and Kansas all received much needed rain. This has helped slow some cow culling and tightened supplies forcing packers to become more aggressive as they search for cows to cover slaughter needs. Culling from spring brandings is starting to wrap up across much of the country further tightening the availability of cows to the packer. Packers continue to be aggressive as they try to put cows away on feed for the 4th of July holiday. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00-8.00 higher on very good demand. Demand for feeding bulls remains good. Cow and bull quality was mostly attractive to very attractive this week. Weigh up conditions were average to above average this week as many cows have been out on grass and were emptied out on fresh green grass. Young age cows sold mostly 6.00-8.00 higher. Demand for young age cows was very good this week. Several buyers purchased cows up to 6 years old to rebreed and much of the advancement in this class was seen for 3-6 year old cows.

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 $205.30/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$205.30

122 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$269

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

$10.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.44

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	608	215.22	1,309	6thin
Medium 1	585	207.67	1,215	18thin
Medium and Large 1	772	204.26	1,577	98

One grade step is worth $10.96/cwt here — about −$269 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 sale122 hd

205.30

—

MT average2 barns · 1,595 hd

235.74

−30.44

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	1,651	119.98	1,981	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	105.21	1,676	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	103.29	1,415	138
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,150	94.99	1,092	88

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,379	$2,026	8
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	954	$2,200	4thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,394	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	260.40/cwt	257.00–263.00	1,487	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,439	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,525	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,006	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,821	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	525	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,187	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,305	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1	596	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,216	13
Heifers	—	Medium 1	603	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,230	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	215.22/cwt	202.00–222.00	1,309	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	227.19/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,404	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	818	198.15/cwt	191.00–202.50	1,621	78
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,398	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	854	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,469	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	950	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,577	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	1,060	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,505	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,075	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,731	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,148	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,745	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,279	109.89/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,405	4
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,280	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,216	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,353	120.76/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,634	4
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,475	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,534	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	111.71/cwt	96.00–118.00	1,787	14
Bulls	—	—	1,693	122.94/cwt	118.00–129.00	2,081	21
Bulls	—	—	1,950	132.86/cwt	129.00–137.00	2,591	9
Bulls	—	—Natural	2,025	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,754	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows19 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	920	87.77/cwt	86.00–89.00	807	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	87.89/cwt	82.00–92.00	991	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	916	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,160	89.29/cwt	89.00–90.50	1,036	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,165	95.96/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,118	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	94.68/cwt	93.00–96.50	1,111	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	101.83/cwt	100.50–103.00	1,202	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,210	103.19/cwt	99.00–106.50	1,249	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	94.29/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,202	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,361	102.54/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,396	63
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	99.90/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,366	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,383	106.26/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,470	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,385	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,274	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,397	106.44/cwt	105.50–109.00	1,487	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,512	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,520	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,562	109.27/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,707	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	105.95/cwt	105.50–107.00	1,706	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,910	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,795	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,050	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,194	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,379	2,025.50/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,026	8
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	954	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	705	162.13/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,143	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	150.49/cwt	143.00–167.00	1,332	19
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	936	171.99/cwt	154.00–190.00	1,610	68
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	967	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,475	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,116	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,048	138.71/cwt	106.00–182.00	1,454	93
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,222	105.91/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,294	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 May 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 270Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 334Last week 316Year ago 388

Replacement CattleReceipts 239Last week 433Year ago 199

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	184.00	184.00
1	—	950	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,148	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	854	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	226.00	226.00
2	—	603	204.00	204.00
13	—	596	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	818	191.00–202.50	198.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	202.00–222.00	215.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	618	224.00–228.00	227.19
10	—	570	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,006	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	221.00	221.00
1	—	615	234.00	234.00
7	—	571	257.00–263.00	260.40
4	—	531	262.50	262.50

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	8	—	1,379	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	954	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	705	156.00–165.00	162.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	68	—	936	154.00–190.00	171.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	93	—	1,048	106.00–182.00	138.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,222	104.00–109.00	105.91

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	19	—	885	143.00–167.00	150.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	111.00	111.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	967	152.50	152.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	104.00	104.00
1	—	2,025	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,353	120.00–121.00	120.76
4	—	1,279	105.00–113.00	109.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,693	118.00–129.00	122.94
14	—	1,600	96.00–118.00	111.71
9	—	1,950	129.00–137.00	132.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,367	97.00–105.00	99.90
12	—	1,397	105.50–109.00	106.44
2	—	1,275	92.00–96.00	94.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,610	105.50–107.00	105.95
10	—	1,562	108.00–113.00	109.27
1	—	1,910	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,180	100.50–103.00	101.83
1	—	1,145	80.00	80.00
10	—	1,128	82.00–92.00	87.89
13	—	1,173	93.00–96.50	94.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	920	86.00–89.00	87.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	92.00	92.00
63	—	1,361	99.00–105.00	102.54
38	—	1,383	105.00–112.00	106.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,050	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,210	99.00–106.50	103.19
5	—	1,160	89.00–90.50	89.29
35	—	1,165	92.00–99.00	95.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,512	100.50	100.50

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.