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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Apr 30

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

267 head

▼ 277 vs last sale 544▲ 45 vs year ago 222 · +20.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

204 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 163▲ 27 vs year ago 177 · +15.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

201 head

▼ 87 vs last sale 288▲ 12 vs year ago 189 · +6.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested either this week or last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Demand was mostly moderate to good for light offerings. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Replacement quality heifers sold on good demand again this week. CME positions sold off sharply today as all contracts sold with triple digit losses. Market activity was mostly moderate this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was stronger this week. Packers were forced to become more aggressive as the sale progressed. More cows were destined for slaughter this week than last week. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher on all offerings. Demand for feeding cows was good to very good today. Several private feeders and packer buyers both pushed to own high quality offerings. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to above average. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold unevenly steady, light weight offerings under 1100 lbs sold mostly higher and heavyweight offerings over 1100 lbs sold mostly lower. Demand for these offerings was moderate to good. Demand from buyers looking for wet bagged cows was very good as these offerings sold with the best demand. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive.

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 $280.30/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −133.62 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$280.30

23 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$46

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

$7.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.46

vs MT average

+11.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	285.00	1,607	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	595	277.80	1,653	15thin

One grade step is worth $7.20/cwt here — about −$46 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale23 hd

280.30

—

MT average2 barns · 183 hd

282.77

−2.46

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

+11.92

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−133.62

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	1,727	137.70	2,378	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	137.87	2,226	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,381	134.52	1,858	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	130.39	1,496	68

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)	958	$2,284	12

Every lot

57 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,606	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,716	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	1,828	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	673	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,797	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,346	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,607	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	277.80/cwt	277.00–279.00	1,653	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	603	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,655	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	1,691	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	267.42/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,629	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	257.98/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,703	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	249.62/cwt	248.50–252.00	1,692	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	688	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,789	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,650	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	742	249.08/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,848	44
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	760	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,851	31
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	773	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	873	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,934	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	973	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	2,077	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	50–100	Medium and Large 1	90	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,510	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,637	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,795	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,672	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,688	4
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1	1,115	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,962	14
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1	1,175	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,045	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,799	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,358	122.55/cwt	114.00–131.00	1,664	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,380	123.29/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,701	2
Bulls	—	—	1,584	124.97/cwt	116.00–136.00	1,980	8
Bulls	—	—	1,782	142.66/cwt	136.00–146.00	2,542	17
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,808	139.74/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,526	2
Bulls	—	—	2,047	149.40/cwt	147.00–155.50	3,058	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	758	110.11/cwt	105.00–112.50	835	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	135.41/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,464	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	125.61/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,437	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,151	132.60/cwt	129.50–134.00	1,526	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	109.57/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,262	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,196	136.85/cwt	134.50–139.50	1,637	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,352	134.92/cwt	132.50–136.00	1,824	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	133.74/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,824	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,665	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,401	139.09/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,949	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,450	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,001	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,503	125.85/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,892	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,574	137.26/cwt	135.50–139.50	2,160	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,720	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,391	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,790	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,524	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 2	693	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	814	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	775	178.66/cwt	147.50–188.00	1,385	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	171.41/cwt	148.00–184.00	1,563	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	183.63/cwt	149.00–212.00	1,836	114
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	142.12/cwt	130.00–162.50	1,489	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,126	154.10/cwt	135.00–188.00	1,735	35
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1	898	2,305.35/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,305	10
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 544Year ago 222

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 163Year ago 177

Replacement CattleReceipts 201Last week 288Year ago 189

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	114	—	1,000	149.00–212.00	183.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	35	—	1,126	135.00–188.00	154.10

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	7	—	1,048	130.00–162.50	142.12
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	912	148.00–184.00	171.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	693	117.50	117.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	775	147.50–188.00	178.66

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)	2	—	1,260	2,175.00	2,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	898	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,305.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	564	285.00	285.00
3	600–650	605	279.50	279.50
13	650–700	660	254.00–260.00	257.98
16	950–1000	973	213.50	213.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
7	650–700	688	260.00	260.00
44	700–750	742	248.00–258.00	249.08
5	750–800	773	1,900.00	1,900.00
31	750–800	760	243.50	243.50
5	850–900	873	221.50	221.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	603	274.50	274.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	292.50	292.50
15	550–600	595	277.00–279.00	277.80
5	600–650	609	265.00–271.00	267.42
6	650–700	678	248.50–252.00	249.62
2	700–750	708	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	50–100	90	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	505	299.00	299.00
2	650–700	668	245.00	245.00
2	700–750	715	251.00	251.00
4	850–900	884	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	1100–1150	1,115	176.00	176.00
1	1150–1200	1,175	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	743	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	322.50	322.50
4	500–550	532	320.00–325.00	322.49
2	600–650	638	286.50	286.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	673	267.00	267.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,047	147.00–155.50	149.40
8	—	1,584	116.00–136.00	124.97
17	—	1,782	136.00–146.00	142.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	114.00–131.00	122.55
1	—	1,285	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	115.00–130.00	123.29
2	—	1,808	135.00–144.00	139.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,144	120.00–133.00	125.61
5	—	1,081	135.00–136.00	135.41
7	—	1,152	105.00–115.00	109.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,503	122.00–129.00	125.85
4	—	1,450	138.00	138.00
20	—	1,352	132.50–136.00	134.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,790	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,151	129.50–134.00	132.60
30	—	1,196	134.50–139.50	136.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,364	130.00–137.00	133.74
1	—	1,365	122.00	122.00
9	—	1,401	138.00–144.00	139.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	758	105.00–112.50	110.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,574	135.50–139.50	137.26

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.