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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Mar 19

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Mar 12Mar 19Apr 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,024 head

▲ 1,461 vs last sale 563▲ 806 vs year ago 1,218 · +66.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

142 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 212▲ 52 vs year ago 90 · +57.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 80▼ 78 vs year ago 146 · −53.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested last week to develop a full market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Demand was good to very good and quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Average quality calves sold on good demand, much like last week. Most cattle were long weaned from 45-100 days. Market activity was active to very active this week. Ranchers and order buyers were both very active as they bid on offerings today. Weigh up cows sold with good demand. Demand for slaughter cows was very good. Packers opted to send all cows to immediate harvest this week as supplies remain tight. Slaughter cows sold sharply higher on breaking and boning cows, lean cows sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Very few feeding cows were seen last week to develop a full market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. 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 $300.26/cwt on 489 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −113.66 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$300.26

489 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$77.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.73

vs MT average

+23.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	308.56	1,679	324
Medium and Large 1-2	565	288.57	1,630	121
Medium and Large 2	539	284.66	1,536	33
Medium 2	574	231.33	1,328	11thin

One grade step is worth $77.23/cwt here — about $352 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 sale489 hd

300.26

—

MT average3 barns · 549 hd

298.53

+1.73

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

+23.04

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−113.66

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	1,783	145.09	2,587	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	133.07	1,982	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	130.46	1,574	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,146	119.05	1,365	32

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,125	$2,671	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,181	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,336	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	353.47/cwt	353.00–355.00	1,446	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,287	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	333.31/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,410	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	348.08/cwt	339.00–355.00	1,626	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	331.57/cwt	313.00–334.00	1,601	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	330.69/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,706	40
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	310.95/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,614	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	282.69/cwt	278.00–287.50	1,592	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	325.43/cwt	323.50–335.00	1,884	46
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	303.30/cwt	302.00–304.00	1,923	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	274.63/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,826	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	293.19/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,953	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,024	36
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,686	3
Steers	700–750	Large 1	748	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,079	24
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	246.78/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,935	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,751	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	893	213.27/cwt	207.50–219.00	1,905	2
Steers	900–950	Large 1	910	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,020	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	320.78/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,193	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,140	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	350.49/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,479	38
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	328.63/cwt	319.00–336.00	1,393	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	331.60/cwt	327.00–340.50	1,539	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,364	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	319.06/cwt	311.00–330.00	1,662	170
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	298.93/cwt	291.00–309.00	1,605	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	286.58/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,539	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	538	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,571	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	296.97/cwt	290.00–303.00	1,693	154
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	574	231.33/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,328	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	285.15/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,640	89
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	254.97/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,474	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	289.17/cwt	284.00–294.00	1,787	279
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	629	291.79/cwt	288.50–294.50	1,835	200
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	276.35/cwt	266.00–279.50	1,741	91
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,543	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	272.63/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,832	281
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	256.22/cwt	252.50–271.00	1,763	26
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	252.65/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,832	79
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	729	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,823	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,709	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	247.72/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,885	36
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	223.32/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,704	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,669	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	230.68/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,898	29
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,901	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,901	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	913	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,789	8
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	965	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,766	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,237	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,760	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	900	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,881	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,690	133.32/cwt	129.00–136.00	2,253	4
Bulls	—	—	1,792	143.90/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,579	7
Bulls	—	—	1,802	150.74/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,716	7
Bulls	—	—Non-Traditional	1,955	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	3,148	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	99.65/cwt	99.00–100.00	944	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	116.72/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,297	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,148	136.91/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,572	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,171	128.62/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,506	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,188	122.71/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,458	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	116.26/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,459	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	130.34/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,731	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,381	147.98/cwt	141.00–155.00	2,044	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	131.08/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,958	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	124.11/cwt	123.00–125.00	2,060	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	898	206.89/cwt	164.00–226.00	1,858	18
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,029	161.52/cwt	136.00–197.00	1,662	31
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,132	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,024Last week 563Year ago 1,218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 212Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 80Year ago 146

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	372	312.50–325.00	320.78
36	400–450	424	319.00–336.00	328.63
4	450–500	464	294.00	294.00
28	500–550	537	291.00–309.00	298.93
89	550–600	575	284.00–286.00	285.15
91	600–650	630	266.00–279.50	276.35
26	650–700	688	252.50–271.00	256.22
1	700–750	740	231.00	231.00
3	750–800	763	221.00–227.00	223.32
8	900–950	913	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	574	230.00–232.50	231.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	400	285.00	285.00
31	500–550	537	277.00–290.00	286.58
2	550–600	578	247.50–262.50	254.97
2	600–650	643	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	780	214.00	214.00
1	950–1000	965	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
200	600–650	629	288.50–294.50	291.79
8	700–750	729	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	400–450	422	340.00–355.00	350.49
40	450–500	464	327.00–340.50	331.60
170	500–550	521	311.00–330.00	319.06
154	550–600	570	290.00–303.00	296.97
279	600–650	618	284.00–294.00	289.17
281	650–700	672	265.00–285.00	272.63
79	700–750	725	250.00–264.00	252.65
36	750–800	761	247.00–248.00	247.72
29	800–850	823	222.00–231.00	230.68
4	850–900	860	221.00	221.00
1	900–950	905	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	538	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	409	353.00–355.00	353.47
20	450–500	467	339.00–355.00	348.08
40	500–550	516	330.00–332.00	330.69
46	550–600	579	323.50–335.00	325.43
17	600–650	634	302.00–304.00	303.30
15	650–700	666	290.00–296.00	293.19
36	700–750	728	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	700–750	748	278.00	278.00
2	900–950	910	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	415	310.00	310.00
4	500–550	519	305.00–315.00	310.95
2	550–600	563	278.00–287.50	282.69
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
3	700–750	733	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	785	223.00	223.00
2	850–900	893	207.50–219.00	213.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	352.50	352.50
2	350–400	393	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	423	330.00–335.00	333.31
9	450–500	483	313.00–334.00	331.57
3	650–700	665	270.00–277.00	274.63
5	750–800	784	242.00–248.00	246.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	252.50	252.50
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	815	216.00	216.00
1	900–950	900	209.00	209.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	123.00–125.00	124.11
21	—	1,494	128.00–135.00	131.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	114.00–118.00	116.26
13	—	1,328	126.00–133.00	130.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	947	99.00–100.00	99.65
8	—	1,111	116.00–119.00	116.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,148	131.00–141.00	136.91
25	—	1,171	127.00–134.00	128.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,188	115.00–124.00	122.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,381	141.00–155.00	147.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,802	148.00–154.00	150.74
7	—	1,792	140.00–146.00	143.90
4	—	1,690	129.00–136.00	133.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	161.00	161.00

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	18	—	898	164.00–226.00	206.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,029	136.00–197.00	161.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,132	2,750.00	2,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

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.