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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Aug 8

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

254 head

▲ 199 vs last sale 55▼ 137 vs year ago 391 · −35.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 256 vs last sale 406▼ 22 vs year ago 172 · −12.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 90▲ 15 vs year ago 18 · +83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported sale (7/11/23): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however higher to sharply higher undertones were noticed. Demand was mostly very good for light offerings. Quality this sale was mostly average. Warmer, dryer weather and an abundance of grasshoppers has put a lot of stress on pasture and range conditions in the eastern half of the state. As a result all cattle out on grass were mostly in light flesh. Market activity was mostly active this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light offerings. Cow and bull body condition scores were drastically lower compared to the last sale as breeding season and poorer pasture and range conditions are weighing on both cows and bulls. Breaking and boning cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 higher in a narrow comparison, lean cows sold unevenly steady as quality played a roll in lower prices. Feeding cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Weigh up conditions were average to below average as many cows were pushing excessive amounts of fill. Young age cows sold sharply higher in a very narrow comparison as several buyers looking for replacement cattle helped push young cow prices higher. Demand was mostly very good for light offerings. Quality was mostly average to attractive this week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $258.08/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$258.08

149 head · 747 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$6.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.32

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	756	259.46	1,963	115
Medium and Large 1-2	715	253.44	1,813	34

One grade step is worth $6.02/cwt here — about $150 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 sale149 hd

258.08

—

MT average2 barns · 200 hd

255.77

+2.32

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	1,628	114.12	1,858	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	116.80	1,743	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,354	105.27	1,425	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,149	95.93	1,102	43

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,485	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,654	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	269.14/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,911	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	250.29/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,860	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	792	251.69/cwt	251.50–253.00	1,993	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,050	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	238.39/cwt	238.00–241.00	2,050	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,124	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	674	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,651	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,815	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,910	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,992	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,046	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,008	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,068	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,083	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,130	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,910	1
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,155	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,998	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	925	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,013	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,193	102.74/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,226	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,263	122.83/cwt	117.00–134.00	1,551	8
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,325	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,464	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	107.19/cwt	100.00–110.50	1,747	14
Bulls	—	—Canadian Origin	1,660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,892	1
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,760	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,182	1
Bulls	—	—	1,773	115.52/cwt	111.00–122.50	2,048	31
Bulls	—	—	1,898	127.25/cwt	126.00–128.50	2,415	2
Bulls	—	—Natural	2,060	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,390	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	980	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	711	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	985	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	837	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,061	91.67/cwt	87.00–101.00	973	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	71.49/cwt	70.50–73.00	790	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,158	105.84/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,226	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	91.04/cwt	78.00–97.00	1,063	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,178	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,313	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	104.54/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,302	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	98.98/cwt	94.00–99.50	1,310	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	108.67/cwt	103.50–114.00	1,467	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,399	111.02/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,553	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,400	118.57/cwt	116.50–120.00	1,660	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,492	116.80/cwt	115.50–119.00	1,743	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,024	183.13/cwt	127.00–194.50	1,875	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,095	120.81/cwt	107.50–132.00	1,323	4

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 Aug 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 55Year ago 391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 406Year ago 172

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 90Year ago 18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	116.50–120.00	118.57
5	—	1,399	106.00–114.00	111.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	72.50	72.50
1	—	985	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,168	78.00–97.00	91.04
3	—	1,105	70.50–73.00	71.49
7	—	1,245	101.00–108.00	104.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,061	87.00–101.00	91.67
9	—	1,158	105.00–108.00	105.84
3	—	1,178	110.00–113.00	111.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,492	115.50–119.00	116.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,324	94.00–99.50	98.98
2	—	1,350	103.50–114.00	108.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,630	100.00–110.50	107.19
2	—	1,898	126.00–128.50	127.25
31	—	1,773	111.00–122.50	115.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	109.50	109.50
4	—	1,193	95.00–109.00	102.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	110.50	110.50
8	—	1,263	117.00–134.00	122.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	124.00	124.00
1	—	2,060	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Canadian Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	114.00	114.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,095	107.50–132.00	120.81
(<2 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,024	127.00–194.50	183.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	792	251.50–253.00	251.69
62	—	710	260.00–271.00	269.14
1	—	900	236.00	236.00
13	—	860	238.00–241.00	238.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	274.00	274.00
2	—	840	244.00	244.00
24	—	743	250.00–251.00	250.29
5	—	636	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	240.00	240.00
9	—	961	209.00	209.00
10	—	856	239.00	239.00
20	—	753	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	827	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,130	169.00	169.00

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.