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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, May 14

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← May 7May 14May 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

309 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 267▲ 39 vs year ago 270 · +14.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

580 head

▲ 491 vs last sale 89▲ 264 vs year ago 316 · +83.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

474 head

▲ 444 vs last sale 30▲ 41 vs year ago 433 · +9.5%

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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 any market trend. Demand was mostly good for light offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Boxed beef values surged today, to 304.39 and 293.82 on choice and select respectfully. Up $5.44 on choice and $6.64 on select. This gave support to CME live cattle and feeder cattle contracts as all CME positions pushed sharply higher today with most contracts showing triple digit gains. Market activity was mostly active this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was stronger this week as packers showed good demand for cows for immediate harvest. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00 higher on breaking cows, boning and lean cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand for feeding cows was good to very good today as both packers and private buyers both showed very good demand for cows as tight supplies and high demand continue to be seen. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher on a higher quality cow offering. Cow quality was mostly average to very attractive this week. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to above average today as most cows were emptied out from being out grazing. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, higher undertones were noticed on a higher quality offering. Demand for these offerings was good to very good. Quality this week was mostly attractive. The majority of open young wet bagged 2-3 year olds brought $1950-$2075 per head on todays sale. Heifers that never had a calf sold back mostly 10.00-15.00 per hundredweight to their wet bagged counterparts.

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 $284.73/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −129.19 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$284.73

79 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$30.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.63

vs MT average

+14.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	298.00	1,722	44
Medium and Large 1-2	586	272.78	1,598	5thin
Medium and Large 2	555	267.27	1,484	30

One grade step is worth $30.73/cwt here — about $238 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 sale79 hd

284.73

—

MT average2 barns · 88 hd

280.11

+4.63

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

+14.73

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−129.19

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	1,743	145.94	2,544	52
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,529	140.90	2,154	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,530	138.54	2,120	108
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,398	137.08	1,916	191
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	127.04	1,493	113

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,370	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,403	$2,875	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,435	$2,619	46
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,378	$2,600	9
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	966	$3,209	58

Every lot

70 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,209	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	324.36/cwt	324.00–325.00	1,544	8
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	498	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,484	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	298.25/cwt	298.25–298.25	1,506	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	316.59/cwt	314.00–317.00	1,805	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	277.82/cwt	271.00–286.00	1,722	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,880	10
Steers	650–700	Large 1	663	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,677	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,697	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Full	749	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,910	7
Steers	850–900	Large 1	860	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,763	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	394	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,192	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	412	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,170	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,371	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,367	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	295.83/cwt	286.00–298.00	1,444	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	494	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,344	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,469	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,722	44
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	272.78/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,598	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	599	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,527	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,663	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,639	4
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1	1,175	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,009	1
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1	1,245	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,141	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,255	135.31/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,698	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,260	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,789	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,260	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,777	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	135.25/cwt	122.00–141.00	2,137	14
Bulls	—	—	1,731	147.55/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,554	20
Bulls	—	—	2,037	156.66/cwt	154.00–160.00	3,191	13
Bulls	—	—	2,395	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	3,688	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows23 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	944	110.45/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,043	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,099	118.30/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,300	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	127.89/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,507	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,183	95.98/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,135	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,188	129.86/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,543	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,196	135.75/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,624	40
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,216	134.61/cwt	132.00–137.50	1,637	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,217	115.04/cwt	108.00–121.00	1,400	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,360	140.18/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,906	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	136.52/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,874	37
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,394	136.05/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,897	84
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,408	138.72/cwt	138.50–139.75	1,953	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,410	122.55/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,728	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,442	124.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,794	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,124	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,489	140.47/cwt	139.50–146.00	2,092	27
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,498	141.22/cwt	141.00–143.00	2,115	56
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	144.66/cwt	143.00–145.00	2,236	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	137.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,123	69
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,655	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,300	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,660	131.65/cwt	131.00–132.00	2,185	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,010	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,714	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%Heavy Weight	2,075	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,822	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	753	211.94/cwt	211.00–213.00	1,596	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	780	188.95/cwt	181.00–197.00	1,474	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	904	174.62/cwt	141.00–190.00	1,579	32
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	925	210.74/cwt	150.00–233.50	1,949	92
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,026	183.04/cwt	147.00–212.00	1,878	55
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	144.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,497	2
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,165	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,619	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,370	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	966	3,208.77/head	3,150.00–3,275.00	3,209	58
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,378	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,395	2,595.70/head	2,585.00–2,635.00	2,596	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,403	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,623	2,731.35/head	2,725.00–2,750.00	2,731	8

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 May 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 267Year ago 270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 580Last week 89Year ago 316

Replacement CattleReceipts 474Last week 30Year ago 433

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	283.00	283.00
23	500–550	542	271.00	271.00
7	550–600	599	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	394	302.50	302.50
4	400–450	448	306.00	306.00
26	450–500	488	286.00–298.00	295.83
5	550–600	586	265.00–278.00	272.78
2	650–700	668	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	550–600	578	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	412	284.00	284.00
9	450–500	494	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	390.00	390.00
15	550–600	570	314.00–317.00	316.59
10	650–700	662	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	749	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	663	253.00	253.00
2	850–900	860	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
8	450–500	476	324.00–325.00	324.36
6	500–550	505	298.25	298.25
25	600–650	620	271.00–286.00	277.82
4	650–700	668	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	498	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,175	171.00	171.00
1	1200–1250	1,245	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	759	216.00	216.00

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	32	—	904	141.00–190.00	174.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	140.00–150.00	144.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	753	211.00–213.00	211.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	181.00–197.00	188.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	92	—	925	150.00–233.50	210.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	55	—	1,026	147.00–212.00	183.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	139.00	139.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,315	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	58	—	966	3,150.00–3,275.00	3,208.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,378	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,403	2,875.00	2,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,395	2,585.00–2,635.00	2,595.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,623	2,725.00–2,750.00	2,731.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,580	122.00–141.00	135.25
20	—	1,731	143.00–153.00	147.55
13	—	2,037	154.00–160.00	156.66
1	—	2,395	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	130.00–142.00	135.31
1	—	1,260	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	147.00	147.00
56	—	1,498	141.00–143.00	141.22
10	—	1,655	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,660	131.00–132.00	131.65
18	—	1,408	138.50–139.75	138.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,188	125.00–133.00	129.86
40	—	1,196	133.00–139.00	135.75
11	—	1,099	110.00–122.00	118.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,546	143.00–145.00	144.66
69	—	1,546	135.00–140.00	137.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,178	125.00–131.00	127.89
6	—	1,183	90.00–102.00	95.98
10	—	1,217	108.00–121.00	115.04
7	—	1,216	132.00–137.50	134.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,489	139.50–146.00	140.47
3	—	1,442	120.00–127.00	124.41
37	—	1,373	131.00–140.00	136.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,075	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,360	139.00–146.00	140.18
84	—	1,394	129.00–140.00	136.05
4	—	1,410	115.00–127.00	122.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	944	103.00–116.00	110.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	135.00	135.00

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.