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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

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

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

563 head

▼ 380 vs last sale 943▼ 410 vs year ago 973 · −42.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

212 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 215▲ 169 vs year ago 43 · +393.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 421 vs last sale 501▲ 43 vs year ago 37 · +116.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop a full market trend, however steady undertones were noticed on steers and higher undertones were noticed on heifers. Demand was mostly good for light offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain to average with a limited offering of attractive cattle seen. Plain to average quality calves sold on good demand, much like last week. Most cattle were long weaned from 45-100 days. Package sizes were mostly small this week with no load lots seen. CME positions pushed higher today but traded mostly lower late last week and early this week. The March contract closed today at 248.975, 3.325 lower than last Tuesdays close. The April closed at 254.125 today, 3.05 lower than last Tuesdays close. Market activity was mostly moderate to active this week with a large crowd on hand. Ranchers and order buyers were both very active as they bid on offerings today. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for light to moderate offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was good to very good with additional buyers in the market this week. Packers opted to send all cows to immediate harvest this week as supplies remain tight. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher on breaking and boning cows, lean cows sold mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Very few feeding cows were seen this week thus no comparisons can be made. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested last week to develop a full market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Weigh up conditions were mixed today. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on good demand again this week. This class sold mostly firm in a narrow comparison. Young cow quality was mostly average to attractive this week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.91/cwt on 172 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −108.02 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$305.91

172 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$34.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.52

vs MT average

+29.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	307.64	1,684	160
Medium and Large 1-2	558	284.68	1,589	10thin
Medium and Large 2	543	273.00	1,482	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.64/cwt here — about $201 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale172 hd

305.91

—

MT average2 barns · 754 hd

310.43

−4.52

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

+29.74

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−108.02

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $468.13, low $357.36, median $413.93 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,643	127.95	2,102	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,678	116.78	1,960	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,403	115.80	1,625	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,159	114.47	1,327	84
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,670	111.00	1,854	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,311	$1,907	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,284	$1,800	8

Every lot

72 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,147	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	357.46/cwt	356.00–370.00	1,308	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	332.94/cwt	328.00–337.50	1,425	4
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	433	348.57/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,509	41
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	450	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,539	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,627	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	327.53/cwt	317.00–336.00	1,589	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	328.26/cwt	317.50–332.00	1,704	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	317.54/cwt	312.00–323.00	1,794	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	308.83/cwt	308.00–310.50	1,915	38
Steers	600–650	Large 1	643	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,858	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	292.75/cwt	288.00–296.00	1,947	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	282.03/cwt	274.00–286.00	1,932	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium 1-2	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	346.39/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,275	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	385	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,305	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	397	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,334	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	341.05/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,480	50
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,362	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	318.44/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,500	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	486	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,502	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	289.97/cwt	282.00–294.00	1,551	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	309.36/cwt	302.00–315.50	1,661	99
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,482	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	304.86/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,719	61
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	282.41/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,604	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	264.68/cwt	261.00–268.50	1,675	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,677	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,307	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,611	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,664	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,688	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,769	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,870	5
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,015	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,411	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,045	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,902	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,095	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,785	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1	1,122	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,874	3
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1-2	1,155	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,733	1
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1	1,210	162.94/cwt	156.00–170.00	1,972	2
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1-2	1,225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,776	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Non-Traditional	1,120	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,859	1
Bulls	—	—Non-Traditional	1,320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,650	1
Bulls	—	—Non-Traditional	1,401	120.95/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,695	5
Bulls	—	—	1,578	118.45/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,869	13
Bulls	—	—	1,705	130.03/cwt	125.00–139.00	2,217	11
Bulls	—	—	2,013	144.70/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,913	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	754	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	945	123.74/cwt	122.50–125.00	1,169	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,125	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,384	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,151	114.73/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,321	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,163	116.49/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,355	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	104.38/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,226	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,209	119.73/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,448	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Non-Traditional	1,230	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,347	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,300	118.63/cwt	115.00–120.50	1,542	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,320	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,439	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	102.74/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,426	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,413	123.20/cwt	123.00–123.50	1,741	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,428	116.45/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,663	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,617	117.74/cwt	117.00–118.50	1,904	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,985	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,223	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,854	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Large 1-2	870	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,114	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	918	204.47/cwt	175.00–225.00	1,877	32
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,041	156.12/cwt	126.00–174.00	1,625	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,045	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,777	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,619	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,284	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,311	1,907.09/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,907	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 Mar 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 563Last week 943Year ago 973

Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 215Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 501Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	368	340.00–350.00	346.39
50	400–450	434	335.00–355.00	341.05
24	450–500	471	315.00–327.00	318.44
99	500–550	537	302.00–315.50	309.36
61	550–600	564	290.00–308.00	304.86
6	600–650	630	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	385	339.00	339.00
10	450–500	486	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	397	336.00	336.00
1	400–450	435	313.00	313.00
3	500–550	535	282.00–294.00	289.97
7	550–600	568	280.00–285.00	282.41
10	600–650	633	261.00–268.50	264.68
1	650–700	690	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	365.00	365.00
11	500–550	502	321.00	321.00
11	600–650	621	268.00	268.00
4	650–700	683	259.00	259.00
5	850–900	874	214.00	214.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	182.00	182.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1100–1150	1,122	167.00	167.00
2	1200–1250	1,210	156.00–170.00	162.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	670	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,155	150.00	150.00
1	1200–1250	1,225	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,015	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	643	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	372.50	372.50
10	350–400	366	356.00–370.00	357.46
4	400–450	428	328.00–337.50	332.94
15	450–500	485	317.00–336.00	327.53
4	500–550	519	317.50–332.00	328.26
28	550–600	565	312.00–323.00	317.54
3	650–700	685	274.00–286.00	282.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	400–450	433	335.00–352.50	348.57
8	450–500	450	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	461	353.00	353.00
38	600–650	620	308.00–310.50	308.83
5	650–700	665	288.00–296.00	292.75
2	700–750	725	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,209	118.00–123.00	119.73
11	—	1,175	97.00–108.00	104.38
33	—	1,151	109.00–119.00	114.73
1	—	920	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	112.00	112.00
5	—	1,617	117.00–118.50	117.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	109.00	109.00
4	—	1,300	115.00–120.50	118.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	123.00	123.00
22	—	1,163	109.00–117.00	116.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,388	96.00–108.00	102.74
10	—	1,413	123.00–123.50	123.20
20	—	1,428	111.00–121.00	116.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	122.50–125.00	123.74
1	—	1,230	109.50	109.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,013	142.00–147.00	144.70
11	—	1,705	125.00–139.00	130.03
13	—	1,578	112.00–124.00	118.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	125.00	125.00
5	—	1,401	116.00–124.00	120.95
1	—	1,120	166.00	166.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	32	—	918	175.00–225.00	204.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,041	126.00–174.00	156.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	870	128.00	128.00

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	1	—	1,065	152.00	152.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,045	170.00	170.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,311	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,907.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,284	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.