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Miles City Livestock Commission

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Dec 12

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,299 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 1,313▼ 60 vs year ago 1,359 · −4.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

353 head

▼ 581 vs last sale 934▼ 111 vs year ago 464 · −23.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

108 head

▼ 277 vs last sale 385▼ 12 vs year ago 120 · −10.0%

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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 450 lbs were too lightly tested to develop a full market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on a very attractive offering. Steer calves over 450 lbs sold generally steady to firm. Heifer calves under 450 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 higher, heifers 450-599 lbs sold steady to firm, heifers over 600 lbs were not well compared, however lower undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mostly average to very attractive, and overall much more attractive than last week. Package sizes were larger this week with more partial loads and large packages seen. The best demand continues to be for light weight calves suitable to develop into yearlings. Buyers were willing to buy larger calves to make yearlings as long as they were in light flesh. Calves too heavy or to fleshy 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 have posted gains for the last few trading sessions; higher contract movement seen again today. The January contract closed 1.30 higher to close at 218.975, while the March contract closed 1.00 higher to close at 219.60. Market activity was mostly active this week with a good buyer pool on hand actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was light to moderate this week and stronger than last week. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady on breaking and boning cows in a narrow comparison. Lean cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher as packers competed with feeding buyers over offerings. 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. Thin feeding or turn out cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Cow flesh scores are starting to improve as many ranchers have weaned calves and cows are starting to flesh back up. A large buyer pool for thin cows continues to be seen. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mostly below average to average to start the sale but improved as the sale progressed. Young age cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand this week. Quality this week was mostly average and not as attractive as last weeks sale. This class of cows sold mostly 10.00-15.00 lower. Most offerings sold to feeding buyers this week.

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 $299.77/cwt on 830 head.

Average price

$299.77

830 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$48.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.95

vs MT average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	300.49	1,512	782
Medium 1	472	296.36	1,399	39
Medium and Large 1-2	577	251.78	1,453	9thin

One grade step is worth $48.71/cwt here — about $58 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 sale830 hd

299.77

—

MT average4 barns · 3,176 hd

279.82

+19.95

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	—	Average	1,779	97.06	1,727	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,544	88.49	1,366	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,371	82.03	1,124	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,172	80.13	939	236

Every lot

56 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	346	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,341	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	374.14/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,414	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	392	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,435	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	419	346.23/cwt	340.00–356.00	1,451	43
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	421	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,271	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	324.38/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,437	61
Steers	—	Medium 1	449	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,392	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	306.05/cwt	290.00–311.00	1,445	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	309.65/cwt	294.00–312.00	1,483	155
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,319	4
Steers	—	Medium 1Unweaned	499	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,447	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	519	286.06/cwt	277.00–291.50	1,485	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	284.31/cwt	273.00–294.00	1,476	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	265.16/cwt	261.00–269.50	1,517	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	575	266.18/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,531	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	250.51/cwt	249.00–252.00	1,556	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,619	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	675	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,546	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	688	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,679	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,683	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	300.60/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,160	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	389	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,229	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	411	293.37/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,206	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	298.38/cwt	275.00–312.00	1,247	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,087	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	277.01/cwt	266.00–283.00	1,316	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	492	262.61/cwt	261.00–268.00	1,292	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,318	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	233.65/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,353	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,254	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	691	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,347	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,498	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,727	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	919	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,700	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	370	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,351	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,300	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,580	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,612	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	90.10/cwt	82.00–95.00	1,530	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,925	104.45/cwt	103.00–106.00	2,011	2
Bulls	—	—	1,978	108.08/cwt	106.00–110.00	2,138	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	838	54.10/cwt	51.00–57.00	453	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,133	77.28/cwt	63.00–80.00	876	68
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	83.95/cwt	81.00–85.50	953	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,192	83.75/cwt	80.00–89.00	998	131
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	71.80/cwt	65.50–78.00	862	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	781	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,354	78.61/cwt	71.50–83.00	1,064	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,374	85.18/cwt	83.50–90.00	1,170	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,392	74.93/cwt	65.00–84.50	1,043	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	89.45/cwt	89.00–91.50	1,332	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,708	85.60/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,462	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	850	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	922	130.58/cwt	112.00–146.00	1,204	43
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	997	101.14/cwt	87.00–128.00	1,008	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,163	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	989	7

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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,299Last week 1,313Year ago 1,359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 353Last week 934Year ago 464

Replacement CattleReceipts 108Last week 385Year ago 120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	209.00	209.00
13	—	691	195.00	195.00
14	—	389	316.00	316.00
43	—	492	261.00–268.00	262.61
26	—	579	225.00–246.00	233.65
16	—	411	282.00–295.00	293.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	475	266.00–283.00	277.01
55	—	418	275.00–312.00	298.38
11	—	916	188.50	188.50
32	—	386	295.00–310.00	300.60
39	—	508	259.50	259.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	251.00	251.00
1	—	780	192.00	192.00
5	—	919	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	449	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	419	340.00–356.00	346.23
10	—	346	387.50	387.50
20	—	688	244.00	244.00
31	—	575	265.00–268.00	266.18
31	—	392	366.00	366.00
17	—	621	249.00–252.00	250.51
82	—	519	277.00–291.50	286.06
102	—	472	290.00–311.00	306.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	272.00	272.00
3	—	635	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	662	244.50	244.50
61	—	443	316.00–330.00	324.38
41	—	519	273.00–294.00	284.31
127	—	572	261.00–269.50	265.16
20	—	707	238.00	238.00
155	—	479	294.00–312.00	309.65
36	—	378	360.00–380.00	374.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	302.00	302.00
23	—	499	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	365.00	365.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	62.50	62.50
28	—	1,200	65.50–78.00	71.80
6	—	1,135	81.00–85.50	83.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,133	63.00–80.00	77.28
131	—	1,192	80.00–89.00	83.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,354	71.50–83.00	78.61
32	—	1,374	83.50–90.00	85.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,392	65.00–84.50	74.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	84.00–87.00	85.60
6	—	1,489	89.00–91.50	89.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	51.00–57.00	54.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,978	106.00–110.00	108.08
6	—	1,698	82.00–95.00	90.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	102.00	102.00
2	—	1,925	103.00–106.00	104.45

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	95.00	95.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	43	—	922	112.00–146.00	130.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,163	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	30	—	997	87.00–128.00	101.14

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.