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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Dec 5

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Nov 28Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,313 head

▼ 549 vs last sale 1,862▼ 600 vs year ago 1,913 · −31.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

934 head

▲ 206 vs last sale 728▲ 668 vs year ago 266 · +251.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

385 head

▲ 240 vs last sale 145▲ 239 vs year ago 146 · +163.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Steer calves under 500 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Steers over 500 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 lower in a narrow comparison on a lower quality offering. Heifer calves under 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, heifers over 500 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Offerings overall were not as attractive this week as last week. Package sizes were smaller this week with very few partial loads seen this week, and no full load lots seen. The best demand continues to be for light weight calves suitable to develop into yearlings. Calves too heavy to make yearlings sold on light to moderate demand. Several sets of long weaned calves were seen this week and these were met with mostly good demand. CME positions continue to trade very volatilely, with sharply higher and sharply lower movement seen. Today CME positions traded with triple digit gains as the January contract closed 4.175 higher to close at 214.70, while the March contract closed 3.90 higher to close at 217.475. Market activity was mostly moderate this 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. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 lower on all classes. A large portion of the cow offering was purchased to feed again this week. High quality feeding cows, suitable to feed to premium white sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Thin feeding or turn out cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Many thin low dressing or very low dressing cows continue to be seen. A large buyer pool continues to be seen, especially for thin cows. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-8.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average today. Temperatures warmed into the upper 50's and low 60's and most cows and bulls were tanked up as a result. Young age cows sold on mostly good demand this week. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. This class of cows sold mostly 5.00-8.00 higher, with a larger buyer pool noticed for this class.

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 $255.88/cwt on 538 head.

Average price

$255.88

538 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,295

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$756

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$127.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.26

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	259.99	1,336	402
Medium and Large 1-2	466	255.41	1,191	88
Medium 1	556	239.77	1,332	26
Medium and Large 2	409	220.30	901	15thin
Large 1	681	185.00	1,260	4thin
Medium 2	438	132.50	580	3thin

One grade step is worth $127.49/cwt here — about $756 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 sale538 hd

255.88

—

MT average5 barns · 2,635 hd

243.63

+12.26

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	1,652	100.78	1,665	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,642	87.50	1,436	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,352	86.94	1,175	217
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	73.69	849	561

Every lot

87 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,062	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	333.91/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,052	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	364	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,156	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	368	343.80/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,265	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,241	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	426	305.46/cwt	303.00–313.00	1,301	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	327.37/cwt	318.00–331.00	1,398	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	5
Steers	—	Medium 1	446	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,369	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	323.99/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,490	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	469	309.84/cwt	298.50–328.00	1,453	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	282.31/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,338	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	482	287.90/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,388	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	523	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,381	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	281.91/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,488	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	285.03/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,519	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	266.80/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,454	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	563	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,365	2
Steers	—	Large 1	567	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,486	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	261.35/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,490	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,491	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,504	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	605	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,494	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,552	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,539	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	680	241.56/cwt	231.00–242.50	1,643	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	272	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	619	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	278	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	723	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	791	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	339	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,025	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,029	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	363	294.30/cwt	286.00–311.00	1,068	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	382	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,079	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	306.28/cwt	302.00–308.00	1,173	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	401	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	852	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,063	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	293.60/cwt	278.00–302.00	1,216	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	434	290.69/cwt	286.00–298.00	1,262	40
Heifers	—	Medium 2Unweaned	438	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	580	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	448	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,160	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	465	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,232	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	277.59/cwt	277.00–281.00	1,335	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	263.78/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,293	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	496	254.31/cwt	252.50–258.00	1,261	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	253.59/cwt	252.00–255.50	1,263	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	249.51/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,285	10
Heifers	—	Medium 1	519	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,277	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	256.31/cwt	249.00–264.00	1,338	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	523	241.11/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,261	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,161	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	583	234.33/cwt	226.00–247.00	1,366	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	231.85/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,352	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,245	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	604	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,274	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	212.28/cwt	212.00–215.50	1,359	33
Heifers	—	Large 1Unweaned	681	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,260	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	686	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,454	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,675	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	196.25/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,802	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,729	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	410	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,275	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,180	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,603	100.03/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,603	8
Bulls	—	—	1,611	95.78/cwt	80.00–103.50	1,543	10
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,632	102.72/cwt	102.00–105.50	1,676	13
Bulls	—	—	1,806	105.18/cwt	103.50–110.00	1,900	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	938	61.94/cwt	60.00–64.00	581	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	985	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	502	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,005	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	583	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	76.54/cwt	74.00–80.00	840	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	65.45/cwt	59.00–73.50	726	155
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,145	71.77/cwt	62.50–76.00	822	171
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	55.90/cwt	45.00–59.00	661	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,199	81.95/cwt	76.00–88.00	983	208
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,339	97.75/cwt	97.75–97.75	1,309	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,352	85.77/cwt	83.00–90.50	1,160	120
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,360	79.36/cwt	72.00–82.50	1,079	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,381	77.64/cwt	69.00–82.50	1,072	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	897	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,397	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,427	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,770	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,478	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	711	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	995	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	134.76/cwt	114.00–147.50	1,034	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	897	144.48/cwt	100.00–161.00	1,296	218
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	115.45/cwt	84.50–153.00	1,178	119

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 Dec 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,313Last week 1,862Year ago 1,913

Slaughter CattleReceipts 934Last week 728Year ago 266

Replacement CattleReceipts 385Last week 145Year ago 146

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	448	259.00	259.00
8	—	382	282.50	282.50
5	—	278	260.00	260.00
7	—	523	240.00–242.00	241.11
9	—	496	252.50–258.00	254.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	363	286.00–311.00	294.30
8	—	339	302.50	302.50
5	—	604	211.00	211.00
10	—	515	241.00–258.00	249.51
74	—	490	260.00–268.00	263.78
40	—	434	286.00–298.00	290.69
56	—	583	226.00–247.00	234.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	401	212.50	212.50
5	—	272	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	383	302.00–308.00	306.28
1	—	340	302.50	302.50
12	—	813	206.00	206.00
9	—	583	231.00–235.00	231.85
7	—	955	181.00	181.00
13	—	481	277.00–281.00	277.59
33	—	640	212.00–215.50	212.28
34	—	414	278.00–302.00	293.60
32	—	522	249.00–264.00	256.31
8	—	918	194.00–200.00	196.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	686	212.00	212.00
15	—	519	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	219.50	219.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	681	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	293	270.00	270.00
3	—	593	210.00	210.00
3	—	405	262.50	262.50
44	—	498	252.00–255.50	253.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	426	303.00–313.00	305.46
7	—	364	317.50	317.50
2	—	563	242.50	242.50
1	—	605	247.00	247.00
2	—	523	264.00	264.00
9	—	482	282.00–292.00	287.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	315	327.50–337.50	333.91
19	—	474	270.00–292.00	282.31
5	—	623	247.00	247.00
11	—	545	265.00–272.00	266.80
2	—	560	245.00	245.00
5	—	445	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	257.00	257.00
3	—	375	331.00	331.00
96	—	533	275.00–291.00	285.03
13	—	427	318.00–331.00	327.37
7	—	604	249.00	249.00
10	—	460	315.00–325.00	323.99
1	—	310	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	680	231.00–242.50	241.56
72	—	611	254.00	254.00
83	—	469	298.50–328.00	309.84
34	—	570	250.00–265.00	261.35
24	—	528	275.00–284.00	281.91
34	—	368	330.00–357.50	343.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	446	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	311.00	311.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,098	74.00–80.00	76.54
155	—	1,109	59.00–73.50	65.45
5	—	1,183	45.00–59.00	55.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,360	72.00–82.50	79.36
120	—	1,352	83.00–90.50	85.77
49	—	1,339	97.75	97.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
208	—	1,199	76.00–88.00	81.95
171	—	1,145	62.50–76.00	71.77
1	—	1,005	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	83.50	83.50
1	—	1,585	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,381	69.00–82.50	77.64
1	—	1,435	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	60.00–64.00	61.94
1	—	985	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,611	80.00–103.50	95.78
7	—	1,806	103.50–110.00	105.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,603	95.00–102.00	100.03
13	—	1,632	102.00–105.50	102.72

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	218	—	897	100.00–161.00	144.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	119	—	1,020	84.50–153.00	115.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	711	140.00	140.00

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	3	—	767	114.00–147.50	134.76

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.