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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Aug 27

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

575 head

▲ 386 vs last sale 189▼ 50 vs year ago 625 · −8.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

160 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 170▼ 40 vs year ago 200 · −20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 29▲ 85 vs year ago 2 · +4,250.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported sale (8/06/24): Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. CME feeder cattle positions have continued to sell off since late July but have rebounded slightly this past week. However, traders remain on edge and are buying feeders lower. Feeder cattle were mostly off grass this week and most were in very light flesh. Quality was mixed from plain to attractive. Heifer quality was much more attractive than steer quality today as several consignments of tested open replacement heifers were seen. Market activity was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for light offerings. Packers showed need for cows both to feed and for immediate harvest. Cow quality was mostly average this week. Feeding cows demand remains stronger than slaughter cow demand. Most sound cows were purchased to feed this week. Seasonally lower yields were noticed as cows with freshly weaned calves and cows out of dry country were seen. While prices for all cows were lower than the beginning of the month, but so were yields which made cows very similar in price on a dressed basis. Feeding cows sold mostly 4.00-5.00 lower than the last reported sale at the beginning of the month. Slaughter cows sold generally steady on breaking cows, boning and lean cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00-5.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average today, with most cows were pushing moderate to heavy amounts of fill. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Quality was mostly average today.

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 $271.89/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −142.04 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$271.89

68 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,407

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$124

per head · Medium 1-2 over Medium 1

$6.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.78

vs MT average

+30.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	513	272.36	1,398	63
Medium 1	572	266.00	1,522	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.36/cwt here — about −$124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale68 hd

271.89

—

MT average2 barns · 84 hd

264.12

+7.78

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

+30.01

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−142.04

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	1,686	154.01	2,596	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,579	142.60	2,251	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,416	137.00	1,939	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,166	122.78	1,432	70

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,995	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,488	$2,675	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,488	$2,495	8

Every lot

56 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	476	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,433	7
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	573	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,645	7
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	605	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,706	4
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	612	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	1,796	99
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	256.83/cwt	254.50–259.50	1,752	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	245.48/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,804	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	238.17/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,808	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	248.58/cwt	248.50–249.50	1,889	62
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,983	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	2,078	26
Steers	900–950	Large 1	927	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,086	3
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,198	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	2,222	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	326	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,060	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	413	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,074	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	421	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,154	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1-2	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium 2	498	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,272	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	509	273.40/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,392	59
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	572	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,522	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	574	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,475	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	619	259.24/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,605	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	248.77/cwt	248.75–249.00	1,712	45
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1-2	696	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,674	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	239.88/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,734	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,656	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	226.96/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,793	29
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	225.47/cwt	224.50–226.00	1,849	45
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	909	217.43/cwt	215.00–219.50	1,976	16
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,033	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	2,009	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	313	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	1,063	3
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,013	205.01/cwt	204.00–206.00	2,077	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,950	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,974	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1	1,140	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,098	1
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1	1,205	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,229	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,210	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,742	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,282	140.60/cwt	132.50–148.00	1,802	3
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,340	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	2,017	1
Bulls	—	—	1,593	145.60/cwt	135.00–151.00	2,319	22
Bulls	—	—	1,780	158.71/cwt	152.00–168.00	2,825	25
Bulls	—	—	1,931	171.36/cwt	169.00–176.00	3,309	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,053	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,162	115.32/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,340	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	126.54/cwt	126.50–127.00	1,473	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,170	129.31/cwt	124.50–136.00	1,513	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,185	122.10/cwt	106.00–123.00	1,447	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,339	128.64/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,722	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	139.89/cwt	138.00–141.50	1,889	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,443	138.73/cwt	135.00–142.50	2,002	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,475	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	2,087	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	142.96/cwt	141.50–145.00	2,306	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,488	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,488	2,495.31/head	2,425.00–2,650.00	2,495	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,995	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	955	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,633	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,490	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 Aug 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 575Last week 189Year ago 625

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 170Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 29Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	572	266.00	266.00
16	600–650	619	257.00–260.00	259.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	413	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	650–700	688	248.75–249.00	248.77
23	700–750	723	239.00–244.00	239.88
29	750–800	790	226.00–228.00	226.96
45	800–850	820	224.50–226.00	225.47
16	900–950	909	215.00–219.50	217.43
3	1000–1050	1,033	194.50	194.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	498	255.50	255.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	421	274.00	274.00
3	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
59	500–550	509	272.00–274.00	273.40
4	550–600	574	257.00	257.00
5	650–700	696	240.50	240.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	723	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	650–700	682	254.50–259.50	256.83
62	750–800	760	248.50–249.50	248.58
5	800–850	816	243.00	243.00
26	850–900	890	233.50	233.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	735	243.00–248.00	245.48
6	750–800	759	238.00–239.00	238.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	927	225.00	225.00
9	1150–1200	1,198	185.50	185.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	476	301.00	301.00
7	550–600	573	287.00	287.00
4	600–650	605	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
99	600–650	612	293.50	293.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,013	204.00–206.00	205.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,040	187.50	187.50
1	1050–1100	1,050	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	339.50	339.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,140	184.00	184.00
1	1200–1250	1,205	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,995	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,488	2,675.00	2,675.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,488	2,425.00–2,650.00	2,495.31

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	1	—	955	171.00	171.00

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	1	—	1,010	147.50	147.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,003	105.00	105.00
11	—	1,164	126.50–127.00	126.54
6	—	1,162	110.00–119.00	115.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,443	135.00–142.50	138.73
4	—	1,339	128.00–130.00	128.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,170	124.50–136.00	129.31
34	—	1,185	106.00–123.00	122.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	141.50–145.00	142.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	141.50	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	138.00–141.50	139.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,593	135.00–151.00	145.60
7	—	1,931	169.00–176.00	171.36
25	—	1,780	152.00–168.00	158.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,282	132.50–148.00	140.60
1	—	1,340	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	144.00	144.00

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.