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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Nov 7

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Oct 31Nov 7Nov 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,915 head

▼ 348 vs last sale 2,263▲ 618 vs year ago 1,297 · +47.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

926 head

▲ 449 vs last sale 477▲ 164 vs year ago 762 · +21.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

303 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 248▲ 37 vs year ago 266 · +13.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Steer calves under 450 lbs sold mostly 10.00-15.00 lower, steers over 450 lbs sold unevenly steady with front end calves selling higher and plain to average quality calves selling lower. Yearling heifers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Heifer calves under 500 lbs sold mostly 6.00-9.00 higher. Heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to firm in a narrow comparison. Quality was mixed this week from plain to very attractive. Demand for high quality attractive calves was mostly good, while plain to average quality cattle sold on light to moderate demand. One load lot was seen this week and demand for this offering was good. Most calves were offered in small to moderate size packages and demand was mostly moderate for packages of calves. CME positions sold off sharply today as most contracts showed triple digit losses. The nearby November closed at 232.225, 5.475 lower than last Tuesday, while the January closed at 230.825, 6.375 lower than last Tuesdays close. Calves with two rounds of vaccinations sold with good demand and at a strong premium to cattle with only spring shots. Calf health was a concern to most buyers as several consignments of calves were dirty following last weeks snow and this weeks warm-up. Market activity was mostly moderate to active today and overall more active than last week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and moderate to heavy offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was mostly light this week as all packers showed lighter demand for cows for immediate harvest. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 lower on boning cows lean cows. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. High quality feeding cows, suitable to feed to premium white sold steady to 2.00 lower. Thin feeding or turn out cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Cow quality was mostly plain to average again this week with many sets of very thin low dressing or very low dressing cows seen. Slaughter bulls sold were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week, however cows that sold late in the day were pushing heavy amounts of fill. Young age cows sold mostly 10.00 higher. Quality this week was much better this week compared to last week. A full load lot of thin open cows was seen this week and these cows were met with good to very good demand.

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 $306.44/cwt on 1,026 head.

Average price

$306.44

1,026 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$97

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

$17.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.41

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	407	309.81	1,262	26
Medium and Large 1	503	308.73	1,554	836
Medium and Large 2	361	308.13	1,112	22
Large 1	465	300.00	1,395	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	466	291.96	1,360	140

One grade step is worth $17.84/cwt here — about −$97 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 sale1,026 hd

306.44

—

MT average5 barns · 3,885 hd

287.03

+19.41

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	1,746	101.01	1,763	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,682	104.74	1,762	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,363	89.00	1,213	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,187	78.86	936	464

Every lot

64 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	275	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	770	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	348	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,357	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	361	308.13/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,112	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	381	317.17/cwt	252.50–340.00	1,208	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	382	374.95/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,432	40
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	392	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,235	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	426	310.01/cwt	307.00–316.00	1,321	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	431	340.58/cwt	327.50–370.00	1,468	172
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	459	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,343	6
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	482	312.97/cwt	300.00–316.50	1,509	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	484	290.77/cwt	284.00–294.00	1,407	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	298.85/cwt	279.00–310.25	1,581	297
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	534	267.96/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,431	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	567	277.02/cwt	262.00–286.00	1,571	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	578	254.25/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,470	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	259.95/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,591	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	711	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,600	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	345	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,004	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	347	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	980	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	357	319.02/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,139	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	380	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,074	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	406	260.89/cwt	252.00–277.00	1,059	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	424	293.29/cwt	281.00–302.00	1,244	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	280.47/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,327	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	477	255.22/cwt	251.00–261.00	1,217	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	265.65/cwt	256.00–272.00	1,371	87
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	545	245.06/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,336	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	561	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,330	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	563	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,188	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	610	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,366	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	776	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,668	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,639	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	215.66/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,766	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	381	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,086	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	426	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,086	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	514	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,208	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,300	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,092	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,624	94.81/cwt	84.00–105.00	1,540	4
Bulls	—	—	1,638	93.52/cwt	82.00–104.00	1,532	2
Bulls	—	—	1,911	109.56/cwt	108.00–110.50	2,094	5
Bulls	—	—	2,065	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,375	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	941	74.01/cwt	66.00–79.00	696	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	965	60.48/cwt	57.50–62.00	584	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	61.44/cwt	51.00–67.50	686	51
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,167	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,155	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,179	70.79/cwt	64.00–79.00	835	51
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,190	77.08/cwt	70.00–84.00	917	198
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,229	89.56/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,101	144
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,356	94.47/cwt	91.50–102.00	1,281	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,356	84.31/cwt	74.00–88.00	1,143	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,366	81.74/cwt	70.00–86.00	1,117	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,678	99.12/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,663	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,684	107.55/cwt	106.00–108.50	1,811	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,705	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,262	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	785	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,001	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	793	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,269	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	130.85/cwt	91.00–150.00	1,119	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	872	172.32/cwt	119.00–180.00	1,503	102
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,020	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,036	118.85/cwt	102.00–143.00	1,231	97
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,122	94.16/cwt	92.50–95.00	1,056	33

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 Nov 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,915Last week 2,263Year ago 1,297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 926Last week 477Year ago 762

Replacement CattleReceipts 303Last week 248Year ago 266

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	82.00–104.00	93.52
1	—	2,065	115.00	115.00
5	—	1,911	108.00–110.50	109.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,624	84.00–105.00	94.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	941	66.00–79.00	74.01
3	—	965	57.50–62.00	60.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,684	106.00–108.50	107.55
2	—	1,678	95.00–104.00	99.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,179	64.00–79.00	70.79
51	—	1,116	51.00–67.50	61.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
198	—	1,190	70.00–84.00	77.08
10	—	1,167	99.00	99.00
144	—	1,229	84.00–94.00	89.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	74.00	74.00
5	—	1,366	70.00–86.00	81.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,356	74.00–88.00	84.31
30	—	1,356	91.50–102.00	94.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	382	370.00–380.00	374.95
14	—	612	255.00–262.00	259.95
13	—	348	390.00	390.00
297	—	529	279.00–310.25	298.85
14	—	711	225.00	225.00
156	—	567	262.00–286.00	277.02
130	—	482	300.00–316.50	312.97
172	—	431	327.50–370.00	340.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	426	307.00–316.00	310.01
26	—	534	250.00–290.00	267.96
31	—	484	284.00–294.00	290.77
4	—	275	280.00	280.00
3	—	640	235.00	235.00
11	—	578	251.00–260.00	254.25
17	—	381	252.50–340.00	317.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	459	292.50	292.50
20	—	392	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	361	305.00–315.00	308.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	516	256.00–272.00	265.65
35	—	357	315.00–320.00	319.02
68	—	473	270.00–287.00	280.47
9	—	561	237.00	237.00
4	—	610	224.00	224.00
118	—	424	281.00–302.00	293.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	406	252.00–277.00	260.89
3	—	563	211.00	211.00
13	—	380	282.50	282.50
2	—	345	291.00	291.00
23	—	545	239.00–250.00	245.06
11	—	477	251.00–261.00	255.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	530	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	347	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	792	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	776	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	819	215.00–219.00	215.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	235.00	235.00
5	—	426	255.00	255.00
10	—	381	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	855	91.00–150.00	130.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	990	103.00	103.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	102	—	872	119.00–180.00	172.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,122	92.50–95.00	94.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	97	—	1,036	102.00–143.00	118.85

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	127.50	127.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	793	160.00	160.00

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.