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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jun 27

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 51▲ 9 vs year ago 45 · +20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

582 head

▲ 113 vs last sale 469▼ 102 vs year ago 684 · −14.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

130 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 91▲ 16 vs year ago 114 · +14.0%

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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 or in very small groups. Market activity was mostly active this week. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand for moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher on breaking and boning cows, lean cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher. Packers showed mostly good demand for slaughter cows this week as they pushed to meet needs for the upcoming holiday week. Most sales including this one will not have a sale next week. Packers were aggressive as they pushed to fill slaughter needs and demand improved throughout the sale. Several loads of cows were purchased to feed to premium white as cow quality was very attractive. Feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Weigh up conditions were average to above average. Young age cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to firm undertones were noticed. Demand was mostly moderate to good. Quality was mostly average. Most offerings sold to feeding buyers this week as rebreed buyers were mostly out of the market.

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 $231.54/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$231.54

37 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$344

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 1

$11.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.59

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	478	241.00	1,152	6thin
Medium and Large 1	651	229.71	1,496	31

One grade step is worth $11.29/cwt here — about −$344 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 sale37 hd

231.54

—

MT average2 barns · 259 hd

209.95

+21.59

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	1,789	119.38	2,136	88
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,593	109.89	1,751	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,376	105.01	1,445	319
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,173	91.99	1,079	123

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)	1,347	$3,225	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,470	$2,835	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,248	$3,000	9

Every lot

37 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	248.53/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,541	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	478	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,152	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,398	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,456	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,575	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	907	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,515	3
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,030	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,648	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,050	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,691	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,168	94.46/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,103	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,246	114.97/cwt	109.50–118.00	1,433	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,308	107.45/cwt	106.50–108.50	1,405	2
Bulls	—	—	1,518	105.06/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,595	5
Bulls	—	—	1,751	116.86/cwt	113.00–122.00	2,046	29
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,930	123.52/cwt	116.00–124.00	2,384	13
Bulls	—	—	1,947	125.48/cwt	122.00–130.00	2,443	31
Bulls	—	—	2,435	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,849	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	900	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	648	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	927	83.84/cwt	81.50–85.00	777	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	84.79/cwt	77.00–88.50	979	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	94.83/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,125	71
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,242	103.05/cwt	102.50–105.50	1,280	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,263	104.61/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,321	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	92.47/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,187	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	102.39/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,372	85
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	105.98/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,446	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,369	104.68/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,433	68
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,409	107.46/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,514	140
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	104.52/cwt	104.00–105.50	1,539	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,587	112.04/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,778	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,669	107.20/cwt	106.00–110.50	1,789	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,170	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,954	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,382	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,081	150.21/cwt	134.00–164.00	1,624	14
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,161	124.08/cwt	105.00–140.00	1,441	36
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,248	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,347	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,470	2,835.00/head	2,835.00–2,835.00	2,835	3

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 51Year ago 45

Slaughter CattleReceipts 582Last week 469Year ago 684

Replacement CattleReceipts 130Last week 91Year ago 114

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,263	104.00–106.00	104.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,369	99.00–106.00	104.68
140	—	1,409	106.00–112.00	107.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,587	111.00–113.00	112.04
6	—	1,669	106.00–110.50	107.20
3	—	1,472	104.00–105.50	104.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,364	104.00–109.00	105.98
9	—	1,284	86.00–94.00	92.47
85	—	1,340	96.00–105.00	102.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,155	77.00–88.50	84.79
6	—	1,242	102.50–105.50	103.05
71	—	1,186	89.00–102.00	94.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	72.00	72.00
3	—	927	81.50–85.00	83.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,751	113.00–122.00	116.86
1	—	2,435	117.00	117.00
5	—	1,518	102.00–110.00	105.06
31	—	1,947	122.00–130.00	125.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	106.50–108.50	107.45
5	—	1,246	109.50–118.00	114.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,930	116.00–124.00	123.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	94.00–95.00	94.46

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	14	—	1,081	134.00–164.00	150.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,161	105.00–140.00	124.08

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	1	—	960	144.00	144.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,248	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,470	2,835.00	2,835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,347	3,225.00	3,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,170	167.00	167.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	240.00–253.00	248.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	726	217.00	217.00
13	—	566	247.00	247.00
4	—	668	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,050	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	907	167.00	167.00

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.