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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Oct 3

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

978 head

▲ 169 vs last sale 809▼ 134 vs year ago 1,112 · −12.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

375 head

▲ 274 vs last sale 101▲ 144 vs year ago 231 · +62.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 87▲ 13 vs year ago 69 · +18.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week: Feeder steers were all too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on yearlings under 800 lbs and lower undertones were noticed on yearlings over 800 lbs. Yearling heifers under 850 lbs sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. Heifers over 850 lbs were not well compared, however lower undertones were noticed. Demand for both sexes of lightweight yearlings (under 850 lbs) was good to very good as buyers look to market most of these offerings against the April live cattle contract. Most of these consignments were in light flesh as many were coming off grass and out of country disseminated by grasshoppers. Consignments of spring born calves have been slow to come to market. Some late season rains have helped green up pastures and allowed ranchers to keep cows and calves out on grass. Calves sold on mostly moderate demand for light offerings. Not enough steer or heifer calves were seen this week to develop an accurate market trend, steady undertones were noticed. CME positions traded off sharply again today. Feeder cattle contracts closed 4.725 lower on the October to close at 248.60 while the November closed at 250.60, 5.35 lower. Market activity was mostly active today. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for light offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was lighter this week as all packers showed lighter demand for cows. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower on all classes in a narrow comparison. Feeding cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week. Young age cows were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, steady undertones were noticed. Good demand was seen for all offerings.

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 $263.36/cwt on 606 head.

Average price

$263.36

606 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1,156

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

$82.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.11

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	392	293.08	1,148	20
Medium 1	614	272.02	1,669	90
Medium and Large 1	694	261.34	1,814	481
Medium 1-2	616	242.88	1,497	12thin
Large 1	1,092	211.00	2,304	3thin

One grade step is worth $82.07/cwt here — about −$1,156 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 sale606 hd

263.36

—

MT average3 barns · 1,651 hd

250.25

+13.11

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	1,694	105.65	1,789	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,515	108.00	1,636	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,383	103.62	1,433	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	91.64	1,019	236

Every lot

62 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	376	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,316	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	463	294.79/cwt	287.50–302.00	1,365	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	468	313.21/cwt	311.00–322.50	1,466	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	303.06/cwt	301.00–313.00	1,564	23
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	517	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,313	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	556	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,629	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	563	288.10/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,622	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	580	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,641	1
Steers	—	Medium 1	604	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,661	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,924	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,002	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,884	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	273.20/cwt	271.50–275.00	1,973	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,062	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	849	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,063	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	234.86/cwt	232.50–236.00	2,184	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	270	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	857	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	314	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	926	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	336	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,068	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,075	8
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Unweaned	372	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	939	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	282.98/cwt	282.50–283.00	1,347	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	501	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,343	22
Heifers	—	Medium 1	576	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	1,587	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1Thin Fleshed	578	283.18/cwt	282.50–284.00	1,637	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,470	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1	640	266.60/cwt	266.00–269.50	1,706	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	269.50/cwt	267.50–270.50	1,781	128
Heifers	—	Medium 1	672	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,687	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	261.23/cwt	258.00–264.75	1,907	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,991	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	752	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,872	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,919	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	791	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,867	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	243.15/cwt	235.00–245.50	1,972	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	236.87/cwt	231.00–237.00	2,018	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	226.00/cwt	223.50–232.00	2,079	62
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,092	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,304	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,610	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,418	104.12/cwt	103.50–105.00	1,476	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,555	113.26/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,761	3
Bulls	—	—	1,809	101.63/cwt	92.50–108.00	1,838	9
Bulls	—	—	1,813	110.52/cwt	108.00–113.00	2,004	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	884	61.25/cwt	61.00–62.00	541	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	889	80.94/cwt	75.00–87.00	720	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	835	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	87.86/cwt	78.00–95.00	959	132
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,134	96.38/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,093	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,186	110.39/cwt	109.50–111.00	1,309	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,211	102.86/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,246	37
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,237	98.86/cwt	98.00–105.50	1,223	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	104.84/cwt	102.00–110.50	1,427	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,372	105.81/cwt	104.00–110.50	1,452	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,447	93.28/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,350	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,455	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,630	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,501	108.86/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,634	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,661	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,617	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	623	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	685	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	935	158.39/cwt	147.00–172.00	1,481	42
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	986	134.88/cwt	109.00–153.00	1,330	32

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 Oct 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 978Last week 809Year ago 1,112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 375Last week 101Year ago 231

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 87Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	314	295.00	295.00
7	—	270	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	576	275.50	275.50
37	—	640	266.00–269.50	266.60
10	—	672	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	336	318.00	318.00
22	—	501	268.00	268.00
3	—	588	250.00	250.00
20	—	476	282.50–283.00	282.98
8	—	350	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	750	265.50	265.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	578	282.50–284.00	283.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	811	235.00–245.50	243.15
62	—	920	223.50–232.00	226.00
46	—	852	231.00–237.00	236.87
25	—	752	249.00	249.00
128	—	661	267.50–270.50	269.50
89	—	730	258.00–264.75	261.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	780	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	791	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	700	286.00	286.00
8	—	563	287.00–290.00	288.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	840	245.50	245.50
11	—	681	282.50	282.50
74	—	722	271.50–275.00	273.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	604	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	283.00	283.00
2	—	463	287.50–302.00	294.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	350.00	350.00
9	—	468	311.00–322.50	313.21
10	—	556	293.00	293.00
23	—	516	301.00–313.00	303.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	849	243.00	243.00
3	—	930	232.50–236.00	234.86
2	—	703	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	517	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,372	104.00–110.50	105.81
1	—	1,455	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,211	98.00–109.00	102.86
39	—	1,134	91.00–100.00	96.38
4	—	1,186	109.50–111.00	110.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	103.00	103.00
7	—	1,501	108.00–109.00	108.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,447	89.00–95.00	93.28
15	—	1,361	102.00–110.50	104.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	78.00	78.00
9	—	1,237	98.00–105.50	98.86
132	—	1,092	78.00–95.00	87.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	884	61.00–62.00	61.25
10	—	889	75.00–87.00	80.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,809	92.50–108.00	101.63
4	—	1,813	108.00–113.00	110.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,418	103.50–105.00	104.12
3	—	1,555	113.00–114.00	113.26

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	42	—	935	147.00–172.00	158.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	—	986	109.00–153.00	134.88

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	—	875	120.00	120.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	623	110.00	110.00

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.