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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Apr 16

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

485 head

▲ 435 vs last sale 50▲ 323 vs year ago 162 · +199.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

386 head

▲ 331 vs last sale 55▲ 242 vs year ago 144 · +168.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

163 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 92▲ 16 vs year ago 147 · +10.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly moderate to good for light offerings. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Package sizes were larger this week with a couple of partial load lots seen. CME positions pushed higher again today but have been very volatile over the last few weeks. All feeder cattle contracts closed with triple digit gains today. Market activity was mostly moderate to active this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly very good demand for light to moderate offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was mostly good, however most offerings were purchased to feed this week. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested last week to develop a full market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Demand for feeding cows was very good today as several private feeders and packer buyers both pushed to own offerings. Lean cow offerings saw the largest advancement from last week, however offerings last week were too lightly tested to develop a full market trend. A very attractive offering of fed cows were seen this week. Several sets of fed cows were on feed over 120 days. Demand for these offerings was good to very good. Weigh up conditions were mixed today with both empty and full offerings noticed. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Most of these offerings were wet bagged cows which lost calves this week. Most of these offerings were purchased to rebreed this week. 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 $286.92/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −127.00 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$286.92

107 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$17.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.66

vs MT average

+22.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	287.41	1,555	104
Medium and Large 2	503	270.00	1,358	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.41/cwt here — about $197 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale107 hd

286.92

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MT average3 barns · 179 hd

283.26

+3.66

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

+22.40

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−127.00

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	—	Low	1,726	141.33	2,440	56
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,541	138.78	2,138	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	138.48	2,047	86
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,409	136.60	1,925	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,161	125.58	1,458	64

Every lot

55 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,599	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	326.18/cwt	325.00–329.00	1,862	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	307.94/cwt	290.00–314.00	1,885	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	290.62/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,912	33
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	258.62/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,852	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,080	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,241	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	303.53/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,281	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	316.34/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,395	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,395	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	299.23/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,421	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,551	49
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,358	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	268.18/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,545	55
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	264.32/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,633	82
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,695	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,650	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	231.92/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,633	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,746	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	100–150	Medium and Large 1	105	462.50/head	450.00–475.00	463	4
Bulls	100–150	Medium and Large 1-2	105	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,555	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	794	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,699	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	837	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,774	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,278	114.90/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,468	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,285	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,581	1
Bulls	—	—	1,567	129.42/cwt	119.00–137.00	2,028	15
Bulls	—	—	1,835	154.34/cwt	151.00–167.00	2,832	17
Bulls	—	—	1,843	144.09/cwt	137.00–150.00	2,656	20
Slaughter Cattle · Cows21 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	907	108.99/cwt	100.00–115.00	989	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,482	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	109.75/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,202	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,114	114.63/cwt	104.00–123.00	1,277	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	95.52/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,082	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,182	129.00/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,525	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,696	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,218	135.94/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,656	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,224	132.54/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,622	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,342	143.91/cwt	143.50–144.00	1,931	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,347	135.61/cwt	128.00–138.50	1,827	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,375	128.48/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,767	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,404	141.91/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,992	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,460	140.32/cwt	139.00–140.50	2,049	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,492	133.06/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,985	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,505	137.48/cwt	132.00–140.00	2,069	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,515	116.26/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,761	2
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,522	139.01/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,116	71
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	135.78/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,136	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	128.54/cwt	124.00–132.00	2,054	4
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%Heavy Weight	2,200	130.59/cwt	128.00–133.00	2,873	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	773	178.87/cwt	172.50–181.00	1,383	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	185.39/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,528	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	929	192.85/cwt	171.00–214.00	1,792	112
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,076	158.56/cwt	133.00–203.00	1,706	32
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,258	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,812	2

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 Apr 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 50Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 386Last week 55Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 163Last week 92Year ago 147

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,258	144.00	144.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,076	133.00–203.00	158.56
(<2 yrs)	Open	112	—	929	171.00–214.00	192.85

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	7	—	824	181.00–191.00	185.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	773	172.50–181.00	178.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	483	331.00	331.00
23	550–600	571	325.00–329.00	326.18
22	600–650	612	290.00–314.00	307.94
33	650–700	658	286.00–294.00	290.62
5	700–750	716	255.00–264.00	258.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	330.00	330.00
23	400–450	441	315.00–325.00	316.34
3	450–500	450	310.00	310.00
49	500–550	502	309.00	309.00
55	550–600	576	265.00–274.00	268.18
82	600–650	618	256.00–269.00	264.32
9	650–700	666	254.50	254.50
13	700–750	704	231.00–232.00	231.92
4	750–800	759	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	322.50	322.50
5	400–450	422	302.50–305.00	303.53
6	450–500	475	295.00–302.00	299.23
5	650–700	696	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
5	100–150	105	450.00	450.00
2	650–700	688	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
4	100–150	105	450.00–475.00	462.50
5	750–800	794	214.00	214.00
8	800–850	837	212.00	212.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,460	139.00–140.50	140.32
2	—	1,375	128.00–129.00	128.48
16	—	1,347	128.00–138.50	135.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,114	104.00–123.00	114.63
21	—	1,182	123.00–135.00	129.00
20	—	1,218	133.00–138.00	135.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	136.00	136.00
2	—	1,224	132.00–133.00	132.54
2	—	1,133	95.00–96.00	95.52
6	—	1,095	102.00–115.00	109.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,573	134.00–138.00	135.78
4	—	1,598	124.00–132.00	128.54
6	—	1,342	143.50–144.00	143.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	110.00–123.00	116.26
2	—	1,203	141.00	141.00
3	—	1,492	131.00–136.00	133.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,505	132.00–140.00	137.48
21	—	1,404	141.00–142.00	141.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	907	100.00–115.00	108.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,200	128.00–133.00	130.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,522	136.00–141.00	139.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,567	119.00–137.00	129.42
20	—	1,843	137.00–150.00	144.09
17	—	1,835	151.00–167.00	154.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	109.00–118.00	114.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	123.00	123.00

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.