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Miles City Livestock Commission

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Oct 10

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Oct 3Oct 10Oct 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,584 head

▲ 606 vs last sale 978▼ 527 vs year ago 2,111 · −25.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

427 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 375▼ 130 vs year ago 557 · −23.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

231 head

▲ 149 vs last sale 82▲ 58 vs year ago 173 · +33.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week: Yearling steers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Steer calves were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Yearling heifers under 750 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed, yearling heifers over 750 lbs sold mostly 5.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Quality was mostly plain to average for yearlings and mostly average to very attractive for calves. Demand for yearlings was mostly light to moderate, while demand for spring born calves was good to very good. Most calves were in mostly light flesh as grasshoppers were in direct competition for feed this summer. Several ranchers were present bidding on light weight calves suitable to develop into yearlings. Demand for lightweight offerings was very good. CME positions traded mixed today with the nearby through January trading higher and March on out trading lower. The October closed at 248.60, 0.65 lower than last Tuesdays close. The November closed at 250.35, 0.25 lower than last Tuesday. Market activity was mostly active today. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was lighter again this week as all packers showed lighter demand for cows. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower on boning cows lean cows sold 3.00-7.00 lower. Breaking cows were not well tested. Feeding cows sold steady on high quality cows suitable to feed to premium white. Thin feeding or turn out cows sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Cow quality was mostly plain to average this week with many sets of very thin low dressing cows seen. Several independent buyers and ranchers were active in purchasing thin cows this week as packers showed light demand for lean cows. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower on a poorer quality offering. Feeding bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower as quality was not as attractive this week. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week. Young age cows sold sharply higher this week as several sets of attractive tested open young cows were seen. Demand was good to very good 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 $286.28/cwt on 691 head.

Average price

$286.28

691 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,480

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$201

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

$42.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.54

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	402	295.62	1,188	125
Medium and Large 1	546	288.46	1,574	493
Medium 1	607	260.19	1,580	21
Large 1	477	253.80	1,210	45
Medium 1-2	549	253.00	1,389	7thin

One grade step is worth $42.62/cwt here — about −$201 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 sale691 hd

286.28

—

MT average5 barns · 2,316 hd

259.74

+26.54

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	1,541	102.52	1,580	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,366	102.90	1,406	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	87.07	982	236

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
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,330	$1,535	5

Every lot

73 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	274	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	966	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	288	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,138	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	314	356.90/cwt	352.50–362.50	1,121	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	330	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,246	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	376	386.89/cwt	375.00–398.00	1,455	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	390	332.20/cwt	255.00–347.50	1,296	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	415	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,349	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	364.23/cwt	327.50–378.50	1,530	133
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	424	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,370	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	467	312.86/cwt	297.00–333.00	1,461	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	474	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,363	4
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	475	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,223	15
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	503	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,496	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	517	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,448	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	297.13/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,584	69
Steers	—	Medium 1	549	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,548	7
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	572	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,533	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	585	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,682	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,896	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	2,019	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	241	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	771	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	270	348.90/cwt	340.00–355.00	942	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	289	310.87/cwt	297.50–320.00	898	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	325	344.62/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,120	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	371	308.73/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,145	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	373	328.48/cwt	317.00–345.00	1,225	69
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	394	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,152	9
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	414	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,025	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	415	314.46/cwt	290.00–327.50	1,305	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	463	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,204	9
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	498	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,270	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	506	280.42/cwt	271.00–284.00	1,419	58
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	539	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,277	18
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	549	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,389	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	559	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,425	29
Heifers	—	Medium 1	572	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,510	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,649	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	276.75/cwt	276.75–276.75	1,732	62
Heifers	—	Medium 1	665	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,689	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	263.36/cwt	257.50–267.00	1,875	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,882	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	242.48/cwt	242.00–243.00	1,899	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	236.08/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,915	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,821	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	229.63/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,984	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,049	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,036	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,093	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	295	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	848	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	543	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,439	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	99.65/cwt	92.00–107.00	1,485	20
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,538	102.94/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,583	8
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,578	107.75/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,700	4
Bulls	—	—	1,765	110.79/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,955	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	904	69.73/cwt	62.50–74.00	630	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	931	80.75/cwt	76.00–83.00	752	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	83.59/cwt	78.00–89.00	935	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,126	85.73/cwt	79.50–94.00	965	115
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,128	110.28/cwt	109.50–111.00	1,244	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,085	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	74.80/cwt	71.00–77.00	856	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,172	101.38/cwt	96.00–107.50	1,188	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,341	94.81/cwt	86.00–98.00	1,271	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,352	106.67/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,442	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	91.38/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,236	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,436	105.47/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,515	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,511	110.61/cwt	110.00–111.50	1,671	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	154.88/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,293	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	839	191.05/cwt	140.00–206.00	1,603	78
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	961	146.23/cwt	107.00–175.00	1,405	98
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,099	109.39/cwt	106.50–112.00	1,202	26
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,301	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	5

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,584Last week 978Year ago 2,111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 427Last week 375Year ago 557

Replacement CattleReceipts 231Last week 82Year ago 173

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	414	247.50	247.50
9	—	498	255.00	255.00
9	—	394	292.50	292.50
18	—	539	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	255.00	255.00
3	—	620	266.00	266.00
11	—	811	224.50	224.50
4	—	744	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	415	290.00–327.50	314.46
13	—	270	340.00–355.00	348.90
58	—	506	271.00–284.00	280.42
29	—	559	255.00	255.00
69	—	373	317.00–345.00	328.48
32	—	325	335.00–352.50	344.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	371	302.50–320.00	308.73
44	—	289	297.50–320.00	310.87
8	—	241	320.00	320.00
9	—	463	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,036	202.00	202.00
62	—	626	276.75	276.75
49	—	712	257.50–267.00	263.36
2	—	940	218.00	218.00
37	—	864	229.00–230.00	229.63
20	—	783	242.00–243.00	242.48
14	—	811	233.00–238.00	236.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	549	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	572	264.00	264.00
8	—	665	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	682	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	287.50	287.50
27	—	314	352.50–362.50	356.90
7	—	517	280.00	280.00
19	—	390	255.00–347.50	332.20
5	—	415	325.00	325.00
5	—	274	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	467	297.00–333.00	312.86
5	—	288	395.00	395.00
100	—	376	375.00–398.00	386.89
69	—	533	292.50–305.00	297.13
15	—	330	377.50	377.50
133	—	420	327.50–378.50	364.23
35	—	585	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	572	268.00	268.00
15	—	475	257.50	257.50
24	—	503	297.50	297.50
7	—	424	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	924	218.50	218.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	549	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	295	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	96.00	96.00
28	—	1,144	71.00–77.00	74.80
34	—	1,119	78.00–89.00	83.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	109.50–111.00	110.28
115	—	1,126	79.50–94.00	85.73
47	—	1,172	96.00–107.50	101.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,352	100.00–110.00	106.67
15	—	1,341	86.00–98.00	94.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,353	84.00–97.00	91.38
8	—	1,436	100.00–110.00	105.47
4	—	1,511	110.00–111.50	110.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	904	62.50–74.00	69.73
4	—	931	76.00–83.00	80.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,490	92.00–107.00	99.65
4	—	1,765	109.00–114.00	110.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,538	99.00–106.00	102.94
4	—	1,578	106.00–109.00	107.75

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,099	106.50–112.00	109.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	98	—	961	107.00–175.00	146.23
(<2 yrs)	Open	78	—	839	140.00–206.00	191.05

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	1	—	1,245	104.50	104.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	835	142.00–160.00	154.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,330	1,535.00	1,535.00

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.