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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Oct 31

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,263 head

▼ 1,004 vs last sale 3,267▼ 1,040 vs year ago 3,303 · −31.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

477 head

▼ 144 vs last sale 621▼ 412 vs year ago 889 · −46.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

248 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 288▼ 53 vs year ago 301 · −17.6%

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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 under 450 lbs sold sharply higher, with most sales 25.00-35.00 higher, steers over 450 lbs sold mostly 12.00-15.00 higher. Yearling heifers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Heifer calves under 450 lbs sold mostly 5.00 higher. 450-550 lbs heifers sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher, heifer calves over 550 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Quality was mostly average to very attractive this week and over all much more attractive than last weeks sale. The first full load lot of calves sold this week, and demand was very good. Multiple partial loads sold today and demand was good to very good on these offerings. More buyers were seen this week following last weeks winter storm which kept most buyers out of the market. Higher CME positions also helped improve demand as contract positions have rebounded slightly from last weeks lows. CME positions closed near steady today. The November contract closed at 237.70, 2.275 higher than last Tuesdays close. Several sets of calves offered buyers two rounds of vaccinations; these offerings continue to sell with the best demand. Market activity was mostly moderate to active today and significantly more active than last week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand and moderate to heavy offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was light to moderate this week. Demand for slaughter cows improved as the sale progressed. Slaughter cows sold generally steady on all offerings in a narrow comparison. Most cows continue to be purchased to feed as all both packers and private farmer feeders continue to buy cows to feed. High quality feeding cows, suitable to feed to premium white sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Thin feeding or turn out cows sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Cow quality was mostly average to attractive this week and significantly higher than last week. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week, with good weigh up seen for buyers early in the day and poorer weigh up conditions seen later in the day. Young age cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good for young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed.

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 $291.48/cwt on 942 head.

Average price

$291.48

942 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$104

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

$26.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.84

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	464	298.92	1,387	124
Medium and Large 1	540	291.42	1,575	773
Large 1	548	271.93	1,490	45

One grade step is worth $26.99/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale942 hd

291.48

—

MT average4 barns · 1,521 hd

286.63

+4.84

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	1,635	96.86	1,584	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,738	102.00	1,772	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,407	91.77	1,291	143
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,199	83.51	1,001	308

Every lot

67 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	314	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,115	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	367	391.50/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,437	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	388	319.75/cwt	312.50–338.00	1,241	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	357.19/cwt	332.50–383.00	1,518	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	433	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,429	2
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	447	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,435	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	475	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,435	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	482	315.79/cwt	306.00–331.00	1,522	95
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	498	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,325	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	298.97/cwt	284.00–313.50	1,543	153
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	529	274.55/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,452	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	535	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,418	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	566	279.47/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,582	326
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	578	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,480	6
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	586	255.43/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,497	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	257.42/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,575	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	631	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,533	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	647	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,520	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,643	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	693	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,608	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	274	229.67/cwt	222.50–242.50	629	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	331	322.95/cwt	317.50–332.00	1,069	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	369	298.01/cwt	290.00–318.00	1,100	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	372	277.64/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,033	9
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	383	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,092	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	284.18/cwt	277.00–295.00	1,194	192
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	435	267.19/cwt	263.00–277.50	1,162	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	277.03/cwt	266.00–286.00	1,310	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	482	259.91/cwt	253.50–264.00	1,253	10
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	485	253.68/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,230	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	520	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,258	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	265.92/cwt	254.00–273.00	1,391	231
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	546	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,294	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	560	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,462	54
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	572	237.52/cwt	228.00–239.50	1,359	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	240.43/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,394	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	676	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,494	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,781	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	366	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,318	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	81
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	501	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,202	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,375	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,155	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	105.68/cwt	105.00–106.50	1,649	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	95.67/cwt	84.00–103.00	1,663	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	906	72.92/cwt	71.50–75.00	661	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	920	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	616	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	73.23/cwt	69.50–84.50	833	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,166	65.93/cwt	52.00–69.50	769	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,206	78.51/cwt	72.00–86.00	947	90
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,210	98.99/cwt	97.50–100.00	1,198	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,222	90.30/cwt	85.00–95.50	1,103	133
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,298	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,110	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,380	96.89/cwt	92.00–103.25	1,337	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,417	89.54/cwt	83.50–94.00	1,269	62
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	82.37/cwt	77.00–88.00	1,182	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,628	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,505	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,595	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,540	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,586	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,728	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,805	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,814	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	898	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	907	155.47/cwt	120.00–162.50	1,410	102
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	135.89/cwt	131.00–148.00	1,253	3
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	998	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,038	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,023	123.48/cwt	94.00–151.00	1,263	92
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,119	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,175	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 Oct 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,263Last week 3,267Year ago 3,303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 477Last week 621Year ago 889

Replacement CattleReceipts 248Last week 288Year ago 301

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	242.00	242.00
31	—	435	263.00–277.50	267.19
8	—	305	290.00	290.00
10	—	482	253.50–264.00	259.91
9	—	372	272.50–287.50	277.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	369	290.00–318.00	298.01
28	—	331	317.50–332.00	322.95
70	—	473	266.00–286.00	277.03
36	—	580	235.00–245.00	240.43
4	—	676	221.00	221.00
231	—	523	254.00–273.00	265.92
192	—	420	277.00–295.00	284.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	546	237.00	237.00
9	—	485	253.00–255.00	253.68
4	—	383	285.00	285.00
30	—	572	228.00–239.50	237.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	869	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	274	222.50–242.50	229.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	560	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	535	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	330.00	330.00
27	—	529	272.00–275.00	274.55
8	—	631	243.00	243.00
6	—	578	256.00	256.00
3	—	693	232.00	232.00
30	—	314	355.00	355.00
2	—	475	302.00	302.00
27	—	388	312.50–338.00	319.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	612	251.00–260.00	257.42
95	—	482	306.00–331.00	315.79
326	—	566	260.00–287.00	279.47
153	—	516	284.00–313.50	298.97
30	—	367	380.00–410.00	391.50
34	—	425	332.50–383.00	357.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	664	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	647	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	447	321.00	321.00
2	—	498	266.00	266.00
32	—	586	254.00–260.00	255.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	366	360.00	360.00
81	—	420	330.00	330.00
5	—	501	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	103.50	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,435	77.00–88.00	82.37
1	—	1,540	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,480	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	100.50	100.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	106.00	106.00
57	—	1,380	92.00–103.25	96.89
62	—	1,417	83.50–94.00	89.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,166	52.00–69.50	65.93
9	—	1,298	85.50	85.50
41	—	1,137	69.50–84.50	73.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	906	71.50–75.00	72.92
1	—	920	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
133	—	1,222	85.00–95.50	90.30
90	—	1,206	72.00–86.00	78.51
16	—	1,210	97.50–100.00	98.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,738	84.00–103.00	95.67
2	—	1,560	105.00–106.50	105.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	84.00	84.00

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	92	—	1,023	94.00–151.00	123.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,119	105.00	105.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	102	—	907	120.00–162.50	155.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	998	104.00	104.00

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	—	835	107.50	107.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	922	131.00–148.00	135.89

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.