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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, May 21

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 200 vs last sale 309▼ 69 vs year ago 178 · −38.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

481 head

▼ 99 vs last sale 580▲ 147 vs year ago 334 · +44.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

234 head

▼ 240 vs last sale 474▼ 5 vs year ago 239 · −2.1%

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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. Feeder cattle quality was mostly plain to average. One small set of attractive, replacement quality heifers was seen today and demand was mostly good to very good. Boxed beef values surged throughout the week last week, and have continued to inch higher this week. Choice closed today at 313.02 and select at 300.87, that's 8.63 and 7.05 higher on choice and select respectfully, compared to last Tuesdays close. This has continued to support to CME live cattle and feeder cattle contracts. CME positions pushed sharply higher again today with most contracts showing triple digit gains. Market activity was mostly active this week despite light offerings. Bidding was active both ringside as well as on the internet for todays sale. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for moderate offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was good again this week as packer buyers showed good demand for cow for immediate harvest. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher on breaking and boning cows; lean cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand for feeding cows was very good today. 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 1.00-3.00 higher. 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 with most cows emptied out from being out grazing. Weigh conditions this sale were even better than last week. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. Quality this week was average to attractive. Demand for these offerings was good to very good.

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 $293.67/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −120.26 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$293.67

12 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

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

$19.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.49

vs MT average

+17.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	516	300.00	1,548	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	586	281.00	1,647	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.00/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale12 hd

293.67

—

MT average3 barns · 497 hd

290.18

+3.49

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

+17.21

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−120.26

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	1,673	150.38	2,516	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,554	142.98	2,222	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,352	138.85	1,877	208
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,175	134.19	1,576	185

Every lot

46 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,704	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	549	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,911	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	50–100	Medium and Large 1	80	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	516	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,548	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,647	4
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	673	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,686	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,712	21
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	815	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,964	29
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	50–100	Medium and Large 1	85	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,514	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,645	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,874	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	232.02/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,879	4
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1	1,105	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,055	1
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1	1,170	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,071	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,820	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,300	135.93/cwt	127.50–142.00	1,767	3
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,330	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,875	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,345	146.75/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,974	6
Bulls	—	—	1,480	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,887	1
Bulls	—	—	1,651	148.46/cwt	143.00–156.00	2,451	7
Bulls	—	—	2,010	161.94/cwt	157.00–169.00	3,255	10
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,505	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	3,783	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	905	95.01/cwt	94.00–97.00	860	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,147	108.26/cwt	99.00–117.00	1,242	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,167	139.20/cwt	136.00–142.50	1,624	97
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	132.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,546	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	136.61/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,626	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,195	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,315	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,206	130.37/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,572	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,317	138.35/cwt	131.50–142.00	1,822	97
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,340	126.93/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,701	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,353	143.47/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,941	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,357	137.91/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,871	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	142.33/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,025	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,456	128.62/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,873	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,511	139.83/cwt	139.00–141.00	2,113	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	145.08/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,297	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	778	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,614	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	181.40/cwt	164.00–195.00	1,691	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	991	200.46/cwt	146.00–246.00	1,987	98
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,097	143.31/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,572	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,128	150.33/cwt	138.00–158.00	1,696	31
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,133	157.50/cwt	140.00–198.00	1,784	63
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,197	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,736	3

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 309Year ago 178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 481Last week 580Year ago 334

Replacement CattleReceipts 234Last week 474Year ago 239

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,128	138.00–158.00	150.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	63	—	1,133	140.00–198.00	157.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,197	145.00	145.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	98	—	991	146.00–246.00	200.46

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	6	—	1,097	135.00–146.00	143.31
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	932	164.00–195.00	181.40

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	—	778	207.50	207.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	586	281.00	281.00
21	650–700	696	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	673	250.50	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
29	800–850	815	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
1	50–100	80	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	516	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	50–100	85	375.00	375.00
3	400–450	442	342.50	342.50
2	600–650	623	264.00	264.00
2	700–750	735	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
4	800–850	810	231.00–235.00	232.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,105	186.00	186.00
1	1150–1200	1,170	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	355.00	355.00
4	500–550	549	348.00	348.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,300	127.50–142.00	135.93
6	—	1,345	142.00–152.00	146.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,330	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,505	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	127.50	127.50
7	—	1,651	143.00–156.00	148.46
10	—	2,010	157.00–169.00	161.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,147	99.00–117.00	108.26
18	—	1,190	136.00–139.00	136.61
5	—	1,168	130.00–135.00	132.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,353	142.00–147.00	143.47
8	—	1,340	120.00–129.00	126.93
97	—	1,317	131.50–142.00	138.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,456	121.00–132.00	128.62
40	—	1,423	141.00–146.00	142.33
41	—	1,357	134.00–142.00	137.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	110.00	110.00
97	—	1,167	136.00–142.50	139.20
55	—	1,206	127.00–135.00	130.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	905	94.00–97.00	95.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,583	143.00–147.00	145.08
6	—	1,511	139.00–141.00	139.83

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.