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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jul 9

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Jun 25Jul 9Jul 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 49▼ 4 vs year ago 55 · −7.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

471 head

▼ 453 vs last sale 924▲ 65 vs year ago 406 · +16.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

212 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 235▲ 122 vs year ago 90 · +135.6%

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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. Only a few freshly weaned fall born offerings were seen. Quality was mostly average. Market activity was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows comprised most of the offering again this week. Ranchers continue to cull both cows and bulls as market conditions remain at record levels. Demand from packers buying slaughter cows and bulls was moderate this week and lighter than before the holiday, however demand from feeding buyers was mostly good to very good. Feeding buyers continued to show similar demand for cows and bulls as before the holiday. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady on all offerings, average and high dressing cows sold with steady to firm undertones, while low dressing cows sold with weak undertones. Most low dressing cows were not suitable to feed and feeding buyers showed light demand for these offerings as a result. Feeding cows sold generally steady. Demand for feeding cows remains very good from both packer buyers and private feeders. Cow quality today was average to attractive, however quality was not as attractive as last sale. Slaughter bulls sold mostly unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher, with the biggest gains seen in average dressing bulls as feeding buyers forced packers to pay higher money in order to secure offerings. Feeding bulls sold 5.00-6.00 higher. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to above average today, however weigh up conditions were not as attractive as last sale. Many sets of cows were pushing light to moderate amounts of fill today. Temperatures warmed into the low 90s today and most cows were showing some fill. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady. Not very many 2 year old cows were seen today and buyers were more active buying 3 and 4 year old cows to fill orders. Quality was mixed from plain to attractive this week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb bulls averaged $230.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −121.18 against this barn's trailing median of $351.18.

Average price

$230.00

2 head · 773 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs MT average

Price by quality 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	773	230.00	1,778	2thin

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

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

230.00

—

MT average1 barns · 2 hd

230.00

+0.00

This barn, trailing median1 sales

351.18

−121.18

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	—	High	1,819	176.00	3,202	157
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,576	144.19	2,272	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,331	143.21	1,906	176
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,174	128.55	1,510	56

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,470	$3,075	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,536	$2,803	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,630	$2,750	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,489	$2,664	14

Every lot

57 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	336	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,223	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,744	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,847	3
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,186	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	2,591	6
Steers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,228	203.71/cwt	200.00–207.50	2,502	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	393	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,326	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	403	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,350	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	549	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,757	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,778	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	843	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,876	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Large 1	1,020	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,152	10
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,055	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,121	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1-2	1,130	189.25/cwt	186.00–192.50	2,139	2
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1	1,170	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,282	1
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1	1,215	188.77/cwt	187.50–190.00	2,294	2
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1-2	1,218	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,205	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,235	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,025	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,255	144.60/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,815	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,480	152.83/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,262	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,534	167.54/cwt	161.00–174.00	2,570	18
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,593	147.99/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,357	3
Bulls	—	—	1,638	153.58/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,516	10
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,747	172.02/cwt	171.00–173.00	3,005	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,815	179.56/cwt	176.00–183.00	3,259	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	174.28/cwt	158.00–177.75	3,172	32
Bulls	—	—	1,961	182.41/cwt	178.00–189.00	3,577	41
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,967	187.61/cwt	178.00–192.50	3,690	40
Slaughter Cattle · Cows20 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	881	114.43/cwt	106.00–122.00	1,008	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	955	135.82/cwt	133.00–138.50	1,297	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	955	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	931	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	122.99/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,413	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,203	132.45/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,593	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,224	132.37/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,620	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	98.56/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,245	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,274	132.59/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,689	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,281	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,806	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	128.85/cwt	127.50–131.00	1,681	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,323	143.11/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,893	74
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	141.68/cwt	133.00–143.50	1,887	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,339	146.68/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,964	51
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,227	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,518	145.17/cwt	144.00–146.50	2,204	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	130.87/cwt	127.00–135.50	2,028	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	145.99/cwt	144.50–148.50	2,270	30
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,595	143.67/cwt	143.50–144.00	2,292	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	142.95/cwt	141.50–144.00	2,299	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,895	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,407	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,470	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,489	2,664.21/head	2,600.00–2,675.00	2,664	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,606	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,630	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,638	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	176.00/cwt	145.00–186.50	1,866	38
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	173.44/cwt	166.00–198.00	1,977	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	159.66/cwt	146.50–196.00	1,876	48
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,723	2

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 Jul 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 51Last week 49Year ago 55

Slaughter CattleReceipts 471Last week 924Year ago 406

Replacement CattleReceipts 212Last week 235Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,055	201.00	201.00
2	1100–1150	1,130	186.00–192.50	189.25
2	1200–1250	1,218	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1000–1050	1,020	211.00	211.00
1	1150–1200	1,170	195.00	195.00
2	1200–1250	1,215	187.50–190.00	188.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	773	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	843	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	337.50	337.50
3	400–450	403	335.00	335.00
4	500–550	549	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	336	364.00	364.00
1	550–600	550	317.00	317.00
3	600–650	622	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1150–1200	1,186	218.50	218.50
2	1200–1250	1,228	200.00–207.50	203.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	14	—	1,489	2,600.00–2,675.00	2,664.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,606	2,875.00	2,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,233	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,638	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,470	3,075.00	3,075.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,630	2,750.00	2,750.00

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	38	—	1,060	145.00–186.50	176.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	48	—	1,175	146.50–196.00	159.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	143.00	143.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,140	166.00–198.00	173.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,815	176.00–183.00	179.56
3	—	1,480	151.00–156.00	152.83
18	—	1,534	161.00–174.00	167.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	164.00	164.00
4	—	1,255	137.00–150.00	144.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,747	171.00–173.00	172.02
3	—	1,593	145.00–151.00	147.99
40	—	1,967	178.00–192.50	187.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,961	178.00–189.00	182.41
10	—	1,638	148.00–158.00	153.58
32	—	1,820	158.00–177.75	174.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	127.50–131.00	128.85
38	—	1,332	133.00–143.50	141.68
3	—	1,518	144.00–146.50	145.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	95.00–102.00	98.56
10	—	1,224	127.50–135.00	132.37
17	—	1,149	114.00–129.00	122.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	127.00–135.50	130.87
30	—	1,555	144.50–148.50	145.99
9	—	1,608	141.50–144.00	142.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,203	131.00–138.00	132.45
13	—	1,281	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,895	127.00	127.00
9	—	1,595	143.50–144.00	143.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,339	144.00–149.00	146.68
7	—	1,274	125.00–135.00	132.59
74	—	1,323	139.00–144.00	143.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	133.00–138.50	135.82
4	—	881	106.00–122.00	114.43
1	—	955	97.50	97.50

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.