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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Aug 29

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Aug 8Aug 29Sep 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

625 head

▲ 371 vs last sale 254▲ 258 vs year ago 367 · +70.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 150▲ 86 vs year ago 114 · +75.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 33▼ 6 vs year ago 8 · −75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported sale (8/08/23): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested either last sale to today to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on steers and steady to firm undertones were noticed on heifers. Demand was mostly very good for light offerings. Quality this sale was mostly average. Cattle continue to offer buyers mostly light flesh as pasture and range conditions are in mostly poor condition due to late summer heat and grasshoppers. Market activity was mostly active this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light offerings. Cow and bull body condition scores continue to deteriorate as poor pasture and range conditions are weighing on all animals that are turned out. Breaking cows were not well compared. Boning and lean cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower in a narrow comparison on a lower yielding offering than was seen three weeks ago. Feeding cows were not well compared as packer buyers purchased cows only to slaughter this week which kept comparisons narrow. However, steady to weak undertones were noticed on a lower quality offering. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady. Weigh up conditions were average to below average as most cows were pushing fill. Young age cows were too lightly tested to trend. fewer takers were seen for this class of cows this week.

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 $242.92/cwt on 344 head.

Average price

$242.92

344 head · 738 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$766

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$34.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.85

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	566	247.78	1,403	19thin
Medium and Large 1	774	243.12	1,881	264
Medium and Large 1-2	624	242.18	1,511	57
Medium and Large 2	693	221.00	1,532	2thin
Large 1	1,018	213.00	2,168	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.78/cwt here — about −$766 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 sale344 hd

242.92

—

MT average2 barns · 449 hd

240.07

+2.85

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	1,629	110.25	1,795	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,536	113.73	1,747	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,415	105.08	1,487	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	88.78	1,028	55

Every lot

50 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	323	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,066	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	461	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,388	9
Steers	—	Medium 1	499	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,430	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,486	23
Steers	—	Medium 1	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,800	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,929	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	257.80/cwt	257.00–259.00	1,962	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	252.76/cwt	250.00–255.50	1,931	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	243.20/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,982	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,090	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,172	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	2,227	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	377	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,116	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,292	25
Heifers	—	Medium 1Spayed	572	246.62/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,411	11
Heifers	—	Medium 1	593	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,459	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	631	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,622	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	669	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,565	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	693	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,532	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	241.08/cwt	240.00–241.50	1,726	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,755	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	239.78/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,839	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	238.24/cwt	233.50–239.75	1,965	105
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	232.97/cwt	231.00–235.00	2,059	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	226.98/cwt	224.50–228.00	2,120	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,202	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,018	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,168	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,295	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,040	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,180	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,227	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,407	118.21/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,663	13
Bulls	—	—	1,646	102.03/cwt	88.00–111.00	1,679	20
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,697	108.79/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,846	8
Bulls	—	—	1,832	115.73/cwt	113.00–120.00	2,120	8
Bulls	—	—	2,033	127.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,595	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	74.39/cwt	69.00–75.00	800	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,102	103.03/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,135	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,129	90.81/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,025	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	87.92/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,059	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,278	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,304	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,375	107.51/cwt	105.50–108.00	1,478	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,392	100.49/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,399	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,398	112.75/cwt	112.75–112.75	1,576	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,503	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,415	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,365	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,444	107.59/cwt	103.00–108.50	1,554	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	114.25/cwt	112.00–114.50	1,766	13
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	990	143.90/cwt	123.00–167.50	1,425	2

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 625Last week 254Year ago 367

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 150Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 33Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	716	240.00–241.50	241.08
2	—	750	234.00	234.00
1	—	845	230.00	230.00
25	—	521	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	377	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	669	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	825	233.50–239.75	238.24
28	—	934	224.50–228.00	226.98
18	—	884	231.00–235.00	232.97
33	—	767	237.00–245.00	239.78
5	—	983	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	593	246.00	246.00
3	—	500	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	631	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	572	246.00–247.00	246.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	665	270.00	270.00
8	—	499	286.50	286.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	735	262.50	262.50
6	—	673	267.50	267.50
4	—	764	250.00–255.50	252.76
10	—	815	241.00–245.00	243.20
23	—	525	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	928	234.00	234.00
5	—	962	231.50	231.50
8	—	853	245.00	245.00
10	—	761	257.00–259.00	257.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	323	330.00	330.00
9	—	461	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	157.50	157.50

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	2	—	990	123.00–167.50	143.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,697	107.00–111.00	108.79
13	—	1,407	112.00–122.00	118.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,832	113.00–120.00	115.73
2	—	2,033	125.00–130.00	127.63
20	—	1,646	88.00–111.00	102.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,398	112.75	112.75
5	—	1,375	105.50–108.00	107.51
15	—	1,415	96.50	96.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,444	103.00–108.50	107.59
4	—	1,392	96.00–102.00	100.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,546	112.00–114.50	114.25
1	—	1,405	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,278	102.00	102.00
16	—	1,205	82.00–95.00	87.92
11	—	1,075	69.00–75.00	74.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,102	101.00–107.00	103.03
18	—	1,129	88.00–97.00	90.81

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.