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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jun 11

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 55▼ 2 vs year ago 88 · −2.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

512 head

▼ 337 vs last sale 849▼ 30 vs year ago 542 · −5.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

119 head

▼ 279 vs last sale 398▼ 26 vs year ago 145 · −17.9%

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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 moderate for very light offerings. Feeder cattle quality was mostly plain, and mostly offered in small packages or as singles. Market activity was mostly moderate as quality limited demand this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was good however, most offerings were purchased to feed. Only lame, blemished, or very old cows were sent to immediate harvest. Cow quality today was attractive to very attractive with many sets of high quality cows off reputation ranches. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00 higher on breaking cows, boning and lean cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Packers and private buyers both showed very good demand for cows to feed. Cow supplies continue to tighten as spring culling comes to an end. Most ranchers have turned out and branded pairs and seasonal culling is starting to slow. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher, with 3.00 higher seen at times. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 4.00-8.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher seen at times as additional packer buyers were in the market this week bidding aggressively on bull offerings. 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 sold mostly 8.00-10.00 higher as several buyers were in the market this week searching for cows suitable to rebreed. 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 $269.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −144.93 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$269.00

2 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$131

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

$18.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.93

vs MT average

+3.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	500	278.00	1,390	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	585	260.00	1,521	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.00/cwt here — about −$131 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 sale2 hd

269.00

—

MT average3 barns · 54 hd

293.93

−24.93

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

+3.63

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−144.93

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	1,787	164.29	2,935	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,602	141.65	2,269	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,378	140.36	1,934	320
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	131.84	1,547	84
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,520	125.00	1,900	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$2,375	1thin

Every lot

49 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,182	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,489	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	249.62/cwt	247.00–251.00	1,672	6
Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	734	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,784	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,750	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,048	2
Heifers	300–350	Large 1	345	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,095	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	306.33/cwt	285.00–313.00	1,124	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	286.24/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,205	11
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	500	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,390	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Heifers	700–750	Large 1	703	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,589	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,658	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	230.74/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,765	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,782	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,949	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	192.97/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,862	2
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1	1,065	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,215	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,255	143.57/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,802	2
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,318	144.60/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,906	3
Bulls	—	—	1,523	143.41/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,184	2
Bulls	—	—	1,774	157.96/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,802	21
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,855	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,413	1
Bulls	—	—	1,939	176.45/cwt	165.00–189.00	3,421	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	963	114.45/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,102	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,077	117.82/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,269	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	117.61/cwt	102.00–125.00	1,334	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,177	132.17/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,556	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,187	127.70/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,516	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,209	139.72/cwt	137.50–143.00	1,689	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,285	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,793	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,347	138.85/cwt	130.50–141.50	1,870	163
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,372	125.82/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,726	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,380	143.23/cwt	141.50–146.50	1,977	103
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,404	136.93/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,922	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,408	127.28/cwt	126.50–128.00	1,792	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,500	143.06/cwt	142.00–145.50	2,146	38
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,568	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,258	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,601	140.73/cwt	137.00–142.50	2,253	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	140.31/cwt	136.00–142.00	2,252	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,750	143.59/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,513	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	735	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,378	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	887	188.30/cwt	163.00–210.00	1,670	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	947	147.48/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,397	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,093	197.23/cwt	156.00–233.00	2,156	22
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,094	182.01/cwt	144.00–210.00	1,991	34
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,155	163.39/cwt	144.00–170.00	1,887	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,215	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1

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 Jun 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 55Year ago 88

Slaughter CattleReceipts 512Last week 849Year ago 542

Replacement CattleReceipts 119Last week 398Year ago 145

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	22	—	1,093	156.00–233.00	197.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,155	144.00–170.00	163.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,094	144.00–210.00	182.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	187.50	187.50

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	—	947	144.00–151.00	147.48
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	887	163.00–210.00	188.30

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	2,375.00	2,375.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	310.00	310.00
4	350–400	367	285.00–313.00	306.33
11	400–450	421	280.00–290.00	286.24
2	700–750	745	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	260.00	260.00
4	750–800	765	230.00–231.00	230.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	317.50	317.50
1	500–550	500	278.00	278.00
5	700–750	703	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	810	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	734	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	333.00	333.00
2	450–500	458	325.00	325.00
6	650–700	670	247.00–251.00	249.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	825	216.00	216.00
2	950–1000	965	191.00–195.00	192.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,065	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	915	213.00	213.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	142.00–148.00	144.60
2	—	1,255	139.00–148.00	143.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,774	150.00–165.00	157.96
21	—	1,939	165.00–189.00	176.45
2	—	1,523	141.00–146.00	143.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,177	127.00–137.00	132.17
3	—	1,077	109.00–124.00	117.82
41	—	1,209	137.50–143.00	139.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	142.00–145.00	143.59
15	—	1,605	136.00–142.00	140.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	1,380	141.50–146.50	143.23
163	—	1,347	130.50–141.50	138.85
7	—	1,372	119.00–128.00	125.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	963	110.00–116.00	114.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	139.50	139.50
14	—	1,134	102.00–125.00	117.61
6	—	1,187	125.00–130.00	127.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,500	142.00–145.50	143.06
2	—	1,408	126.50–128.00	127.28
7	—	1,404	133.00–140.00	136.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,601	137.00–142.50	140.73
10	—	1,568	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	125.00	125.00

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.