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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jun 18

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 86▼ 18 vs year ago 51 · −35.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

466 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 512▼ 3 vs year ago 469 · −0.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

135 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 119▲ 44 vs year ago 91 · +48.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Feeder cattle were scarcely tested this week. Quality was mostly plain, and mostly offered in small packages or as singles. Market activity was mostly moderate as quality and light volume limited demand. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for moderate offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was good however, most offerings were purchased to feed. Cow quality today was attractive to very attractive with many sets of very high quality cows off reputation ranches. Cow quality this week was better than last week. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher on all classes. Packers and private buyers both showed very good demand for cows to feed. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher on cows suitable to feed to premium white. Lean and light boning short term feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00-6.00 higher. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to above average today with most cows emptied out from being out grazing. Yielding conditions were higher this week as cows on offer were emptier and heavier muscled compared to last week. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 10.00-15.00 lower. Fewer buyers were in the market this week searching for cows suitable to rebreed. Quality was average to attractive, but not as attractive as last week. It is getting late in the season to buy cows to rebreed as most cows purchased today would calve in late March or early April at the earliest. Demand was light to moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb bulls averaged $269.00/cwt on 3 head.

Average price

$269.00

3 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.25

vs MT average

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	610	269.00	1,641	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

269.00

—

MT average2 barns · 4 hd

274.25

−5.25

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,920	171.67	3,296	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,422	144.36	2,052	293
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,622	144.08	2,337	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,187	132.70	1,575	79

Every lot

37 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,679	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Large 1	610	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,641	3
Bulls	700–750	Large 1	740	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,843	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,931	1
Bulls	750–800	Large 1	796	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,879	15
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	990	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,901	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,243	134.98/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,678	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,329	145.25/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,930	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,522	150.35/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,288	3
Bulls	—	—	2,023	163.32/cwt	154.00–167.00	3,304	6
Bulls	—	—	2,044	182.54/cwt	170.00–189.00	3,731	19
Bulls	—	—Natural	2,309	189.00/cwt	185.00–192.00	4,364	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	928	104.98/cwt	104.00–106.00	974	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	95.96/cwt	94.00–98.00	993	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,137	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,387	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,476	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,189	132.54/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,576	43
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	120.43/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,437	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,225	142.36/cwt	138.00–145.50	1,744	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,258	142.64/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,794	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,344	125.49/cwt	116.00–132.00	1,687	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,370	141.65/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,941	70
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,428	145.75/cwt	143.00–148.50	2,081	172
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,902	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	145.82/cwt	139.00–147.50	2,165	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,128	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,347	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,598	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,317	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,678	141.64/cwt	137.00–144.50	2,377	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,282	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	890	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,584	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	895	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,280	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	139.75/cwt	124.00–153.00	1,318	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	973	188.59/cwt	154.00–201.00	1,835	60
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	172.35/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,741	2
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,095	159.65/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,748	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	149.60/cwt	142.00–171.00	1,765	51

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33Last week 86Year ago 51

Slaughter CattleReceipts 466Last week 512Year ago 469

Replacement CattleReceipts 135Last week 119Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	610	269.00	269.00
6	700–750	740	249.00	249.00
15	750–800	796	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	990	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	533	315.00	315.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,755	130.00	130.00

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	3	—	943	124.00–153.00	139.75
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	170.00–175.00	172.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	895	143.00	143.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,095	155.00–162.00	159.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	60	—	973	154.00–201.00	188.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	51	—	1,180	142.00–171.00	149.60

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	178.00	178.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	150.00–151.00	150.35
4	—	1,329	145.00–146.00	145.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	132.00–138.00	134.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,309	185.00–192.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,023	154.00–167.00	163.32
19	—	2,044	170.00–189.00	182.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,225	138.00–145.50	142.36
43	—	1,189	124.00–136.00	132.54
3	—	1,137	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,678	137.00–144.50	141.64
1	—	1,575	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	129.00–130.00	129.50
3	—	1,258	138.00–145.00	142.64
4	—	1,193	116.00–128.00	120.43
2	—	1,035	94.00–98.00	95.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	133.00	133.00
1	—	1,565	136.00	136.00
44	—	1,485	139.00–147.50	145.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,370	135.00–143.00	141.65
172	—	1,428	143.00–148.50	145.75
5	—	1,344	116.00–132.00	125.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	104.00–106.00	104.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,598	145.00	145.00

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.