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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, May 28

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 109▲ 52 vs year ago 87 · +59.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

467 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 481▲ 102 vs year ago 365 · +27.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

169 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 234▲ 14 vs year ago 155 · +9.0%

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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, with one set of attractive, replacement quality heifers seen today. CME positions saw sharp triple digit gains today after trading mostly sideway for much of last week. Market activity was mostly active this week despite light offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was good, but slightly lighter than last week as packers opted to send most offerings to feed. Cow quality today was attractive to very attractive with many sets of high quality cows off reputation ranches. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 lower on all classes. Demand for feeding cows remains very good. 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 steady to weak. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to above average today with most cows 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, steady to weak undertones were noticed. Quality was average to attractive. Demand was good to very good again 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 $301.48/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −112.45 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$301.48

21 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$15.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+35.67

vs MT average

+33.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	302.95	1,661	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	505	287.50	1,452	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.45/cwt here — about $210 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 sale21 hd

301.48

—

MT average2 barns · 42 hd

265.81

+35.67

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

+33.86

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−112.45

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	—	Average	1,774	159.92	2,837	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,621	137.90	2,236	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,374	137.49	1,889	224
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	129.58	1,548	65

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
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,008	$3,100	20

Every lot

42 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,775	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,806	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,870	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,442	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,452	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,653	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,676	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	689	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	1,850	52
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,802	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,684	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,995	2
Bulls	950–1000	Large 1	988	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,016	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,543	150.33/cwt	149.00–152.00	2,320	2
Bulls	—	—	1,588	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,334	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,362	1
Bulls	—	—	1,836	164.18/cwt	161.00–170.00	3,014	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	980	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,107	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	985	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,221	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,139	117.23/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,335	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	118.75/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,360	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,203	129.48/cwt	121.00–132.50	1,558	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,212	135.40/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,641	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,233	135.97/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,677	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,234	128.62/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,587	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,366	140.47/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,919	72
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,375	135.90/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,869	81
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	136.91/cwt	134.00–138.50	1,888	66
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,405	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,798	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,565	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,175	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,449	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	130.04/cwt	129.00–131.00	2,185	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	136.49/cwt	135.00–137.50	2,375	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,248	177.52/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,215	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 1	1,008	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	20
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Large 1Thin Fleshed	720	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,350	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	745	194.63/cwt	181.00–199.00	1,450	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	159.94/cwt	140.00–180.00	1,308	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	959	179.43/cwt	157.00–184.00	1,721	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	994	190.47/cwt	156.50–211.00	1,893	83
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	171.98/cwt	137.00–193.00	1,771	72

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 109Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 467Last week 481Year ago 365

Replacement CattleReceipts 169Last week 234Year ago 155

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	658	256.00	256.00
1	800–850	805	220.00	220.00
2	900–950	928	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	988	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	455	317.00	317.00
14	500–550	535	309.00	309.00
5	550–600	586	286.00	286.00
11	600–650	615	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	715	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
52	650–700	689	268.50	268.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	560	317.00	317.00
6	600–650	627	288.00	288.00
3	650–700	668	280.00	280.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,248	170.00–185.00	177.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,008	3,100.00	3,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	187.50	187.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	745	181.00–199.00	194.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	83	—	994	156.50–211.00	190.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	72	—	1,030	137.00–193.00	171.98

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	11	—	959	157.00–184.00	179.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	140.00–180.00	159.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	149.00–152.00	150.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	147.00	147.00
15	—	1,836	161.00–170.00	164.18
1	—	1,675	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,565	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,203	121.00–132.50	129.48
20	—	1,212	133.00–142.00	135.40
5	—	1,139	112.00–122.00	117.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,233	134.00–137.00	135.97
4	—	1,145	116.00–121.00	118.75
6	—	1,234	124.00–132.00	128.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	129.00–131.00	130.04
1	—	1,655	148.00	148.00
3	—	1,740	135.00–137.50	136.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,379	134.00–138.50	136.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	113.00	113.00
1	—	985	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,375	129.00–138.00	135.90
72	—	1,366	139.00–145.00	140.47
5	—	1,405	128.00	128.00

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.