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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jun 20

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 88▼ 11 vs year ago 62 · −17.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

469 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 542▼ 578 vs year ago 1,047 · −55.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 145▲ 20 vs year ago 71 · +28.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly good for very light offerings. Quality this sale was mostly plain. Demand was mostly good for very light offerings. Most feeder cattle were offered as singles. Market activity was mostly active this week. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand for light to moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady on breaking and lean cows, boning sold steady to 2.00 lower. Packers showed light to moderate demand for slaughter cows today, however demand for feeding cows remains good to very good. Packers opted to put most of the cow offering on feed again this week. Several loads of cows were purchased to hold for the upcoming 4th of July holiday, these cows were mostly lean and light boning cows and plainer in quality. Feeding cows sold steady to firm on all offerings as packers were very competitive on high quality feeding cows suitable to feed to premium white. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00-4.00 lower with instances of 5.00 lower seen early in the sale. Cow and bull quality was mostly attractive to very attractive again this week. Weigh up conditions were average to above average, however weigh up conditions did deteriorate as the sale progressed. Young age cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed as fewer buyers were noticed. Demand was mostly moderate. Quality was mostly average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $165.91/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −32.74 against this barn's trailing median of $198.65.

Average price

$165.91

17 head · 976 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$493

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$84.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+36.78

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	221.00	1,156	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	686	203.50	1,396	5thin
Large 1	1,212	136.10	1,649	10thin

One grade step is worth $84.90/cwt here — about −$493 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 sale17 hd

165.91

—

MT average3 barns · 287 hd

129.14

+36.78

This barn, trailing median30 sales

198.65

−32.74

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

30 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.49, low $166.80, median $198.65 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,698	114.51	1,944	88
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	105.22	1,618	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,385	103.73	1,436	191
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,171	94.08	1,101	85

Every lot

40 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,614	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,747	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,035	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,904	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,156	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,396	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,085	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,638	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,200	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,608	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,277	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,647	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,238	102.49/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,269	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,331	116.70/cwt	112.50–125.00	1,553	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,372	109.57/cwt	103.50–112.50	1,503	8
Bulls	—	—	1,632	107.83/cwt	101.50–111.00	1,760	14
Bulls	—	—Canadian Origin	1,662	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,745	3
Bulls	—	—	1,777	116.43/cwt	111.50–121.50	2,069	44
Bulls	—	—	2,005	123.78/cwt	121.00–126.00	2,482	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	938	79.37/cwt	76.00–84.00	744	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,138	97.07/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,105	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	83.48/cwt	75.00–90.50	950	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	105.95/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,225	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	92.98/cwt	89.00–98.50	1,115	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,202	104.74/cwt	101.50–111.00	1,259	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	104.46/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,375	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,374	107.82/cwt	104.00–113.50	1,481	87
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,386	97.14/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,346	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,396	101.34/cwt	97.50–106.00	1,415	79
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,401	91.60/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,283	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,457	106.05/cwt	104.00–107.50	1,545	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	104.74/cwt	104.00–106.50	1,555	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,555	101.67/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,581	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	101.24/cwt	98.00–103.50	1,584	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,600	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,496	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,621	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,743	23
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,365	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,447	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	675	137.28/cwt	132.50–142.50	927	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,403	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	940	151.15/cwt	126.00–167.50	1,421	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	104.09/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,012	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,071	124.49/cwt	111.00–135.00	1,333	49
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,095	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,588	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,107	1

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 Jun 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 51Last week 88Year ago 62

Slaughter CattleReceipts 469Last week 542Year ago 1,047

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 145Year ago 71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,277	129.00	129.00
3	—	1,085	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,200	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	686	203.50	203.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	240.00	240.00
4	—	656	246.00	246.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	106.00	106.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,095	145.00	145.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	49	—	1,071	111.00–135.00	124.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	95.00	95.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	23	—	940	126.00–167.50	151.15

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	675	132.50–142.50	137.28

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	3	—	972	100.00–110.00	104.09
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Canadian Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,662	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,331	112.50–125.00	116.70
8	—	1,372	103.50–112.50	109.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	2,005	121.00–126.00	123.78
14	—	1,632	101.50–111.00	107.83
44	—	1,777	111.50–121.50	116.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	92.00–108.00	102.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	96.00–99.00	97.07
15	—	1,202	101.50–111.00	104.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,485	104.00–106.50	104.74
23	—	1,621	107.50	107.50
10	—	1,565	98.00–103.50	101.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,156	102.00–107.00	105.95
37	—	1,199	89.00–98.50	92.98
18	—	1,138	75.00–90.50	83.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,374	104.00–113.50	107.82
79	—	1,396	97.50–106.00	101.34
1	—	1,600	93.50	93.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,386	95.00–102.00	97.14
5	—	1,401	88.00–94.00	91.60
4	—	1,316	104.00–106.00	104.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,457	104.00–107.50	106.05
7	—	1,555	101.00–105.00	101.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	76.00–84.00	79.37

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.