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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, May 30

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

87 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 178▼ 66 vs year ago 153 · −43.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

365 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 334▼ 272 vs year ago 637 · −42.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

155 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 239▼ 610 vs year ago 765 · −79.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested this week and last to develop any market trend. Quality this sale was mostly plain to average. Demand was mostly good for light offerings. Cattle were offered in mostly small packages or as singles. Market activity was mostly moderate to active this week. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand for moderate offerings. Slaughter cows were sold mostly 4.00-6.00 higher on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Packers showed very good demand for slaughter cows today as all cows were purchased for immediate harvest. A limited number of cows were purchased to feed this week as mostly order buyers purchased cow to feed. Feeding cows were too lightly tested to develop a full market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Tight cow supplies are being seen across the country as rain in the southern plains has slowed culling due to drought and dwindling spring culling in the north has further tightened supplies. Additionally, many ranchers, particularly in the northern plains, continue to buy much of the young cow supply to rebreed further tightening supplies. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Cow and bull quality was mostly attractive to very attractive this week. Weigh up conditions were average to above average. With many cows out on grass, most were emptied out and offered buyers very good yields. Young age cows sold mostly 10.00 lower as fewer takers were seen for this class of cows. Quality was not as attractive as last week and many sets on offer were mixed for age.

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 $231.79/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$231.79

43 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,315

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$11.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.59

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	586	234.64	1,374	32
Medium and Large 1-2	514	223.50	1,149	11thin

One grade step is worth $11.14/cwt here — about $225 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 sale43 hd

231.79

—

MT average3 barns · 733 hd

231.19

+0.59

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	1,876	128.03	2,402	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	107.17	1,658	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,391	105.66	1,469	173
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,211	102.39	1,240	132

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$2,475	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,551	$2,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,575	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,620	$2,075	5

Every lot

42 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,079	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,549	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	675	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,580	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,612	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,613	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,735	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	943	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,177	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	596	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,401	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,368	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	227.23/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,443	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	910	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,529	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	965	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,650	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,265	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,986	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,558	119.54/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,862	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	128.32/cwt	127.00–129.00	2,419	8
Bulls	—	—	2,065	132.90/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,744	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	947	91.02/cwt	90.00–92.00	862	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	985	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	946	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	844	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,150	101.02/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,162	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,162	93.62/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,088	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,225	108.92/cwt	105.50–110.00	1,334	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,238	107.46/cwt	105.50–109.50	1,330	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,238	101.03/cwt	97.00–105.50	1,251	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,322	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,362	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	103.98/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,433	60
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	107.79/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,517	67
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,451	106.67/cwt	106.50–108.50	1,548	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,528	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,643	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,688	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,551	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,575	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,620	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	146.89/cwt	135.00–158.00	1,300	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	957	159.29/cwt	132.00–178.00	1,524	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,148	121.67/cwt	101.00–167.00	1,397	85
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	108.11/cwt	107.00–108.50	1,346	28

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 178Year ago 153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 365Last week 334Year ago 637

Replacement CattleReceipts 155Last week 239Year ago 765

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	215.00	215.00
2	—	928	187.00	187.00
2	—	430	251.00	251.00
3	—	710	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	234.00	234.00
3	—	600	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	171.00	171.00
1	—	910	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	200.00	200.00
5	—	412	229.00	229.00
3	—	615	222.50	222.50
2	—	528	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	596	235.00	235.00
6	—	635	226.00–229.00	227.23
7	—	515	240.00	240.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,575	2,100.00	2,100.00

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	—	1,620	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,551	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	2,475.00	2,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	957	132.00–178.00	159.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	85	—	1,148	101.00–167.00	121.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,245	107.00–108.50	108.11

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	2	—	885	135.00–158.00	146.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	118.00–121.00	119.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,885	127.00–129.00	128.32
3	—	2,065	131.00–136.00	132.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,322	103.00	103.00
22	—	1,451	106.50–108.50	106.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,238	97.00–105.50	101.03
24	—	1,238	105.50–109.50	107.46
15	—	1,162	89.00–97.00	93.62
2	—	1,005	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,378	99.00–106.00	103.98
67	—	1,407	106.00–112.00	107.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	106.50	106.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,150	100.00–106.00	101.02
26	—	1,225	105.50–110.00	108.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	96.00	96.00
3	—	947	90.00–92.00	91.02

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.