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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Sep 17

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

868 head

▼ 273 vs last sale 1,141▼ 166 vs year ago 1,034 · −16.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 119 vs last sale 223▼ 179 vs year ago 283 · −63.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 10▼ 5 vs year ago 15 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: This was the first test of spring born calves for the fall so no comparisons can be made. Yearling steers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Yearling heifers sold generally steady on offerings under 850 lbs, heifers over 850 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Demand for spring calves was very good as several buyers showed interest in light weight calves. CME feeder cattle positions continue to improve as higher contract prices have been seen over the last week. Today saw a spike in prices as well, with contracts seeing triple digit gains from the current contract through August 2025. Quality this sale was average to very attractive. Heifer quality continues to be more attractive than steer quality. Market activity was mostly active today. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for very light offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was light to moderate, while feeding cow demand was moderate to good. Cow quality was mostly plain to average this week. Most sound cows were purchased to feed again this week. Slaughter cows and feeding cows were both too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Slaughter bulls sold on light to moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average today. Most cows were pushing moderate to heavy amounts of fill today. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Young age cow 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 $282.67/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −131.26 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$282.67

18 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+26.00

vs MT average

+45.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	549	282.67	1,552	18thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

282.67

—

MT average3 barns · 52 hd

256.66

+26.00

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

+45.66

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−131.26

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	1,731	146.31	2,533	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,653	135.50	2,240	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,485	129.02	1,915	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	116.21	1,275	11

Every lot

55 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	336	372.24/cwt	362.50–381.00	1,251	43
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	414	363.78/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,506	119
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	492	333.99/cwt	321.00–334.75	1,643	173
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	3
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	565	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,605	11
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	612	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,671	3
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	655	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,821	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,849	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,880	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,959	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	314	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	981	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	378	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,229	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,258	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	532	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,511	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	583	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,632	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	611	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,686	48
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1-2	638	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,614	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	639	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,700	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	255.55/cwt	255.50–256.00	1,771	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	239.10/cwt	237.50–241.00	1,757	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	248.60/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,830	25
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	234.03/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,816	47
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	791	229.21/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,813	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	227.22/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,895	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	223.00/cwt	221.00–224.50	1,967	86
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,954	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Full	911	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,995	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	222.76/cwt	221.00–224.50	2,056	35
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	929	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,016	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,148	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,203	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	410	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,363	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1	578	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,647	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,783	5
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,033	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1	1,120	188.99/cwt	188.00–190.00	2,117	2
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1-2	1,175	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,927	1
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1	1,220	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,166	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,400	140.27/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,964	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,580	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,386	1
Bulls	—	—	1,714	143.68/cwt	136.00–148.00	2,463	30
Bulls	—	—	1,839	150.66/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,771	18
Bulls	—	—	1,920	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	3,062	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	698	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	663	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,163	119.01/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,384	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,209	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,200	125.86/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,510	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,360	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,877	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,926	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,498	130.50/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,955	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,527	123.72/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,889	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	2,240	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	963	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,705	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,601	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 Sep 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 868Last week 1,141Year ago 1,034

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 223Year ago 283

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	700–750	736	244.00–251.00	248.60
47	750–800	776	232.00–236.00	234.03
13	800–850	834	226.00–232.00	227.22
86	850–900	882	221.00–224.50	223.00
35	900–950	923	221.00–224.50	222.76
2	950–1000	990	217.00	217.00
6	1000–1050	1,015	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	693	255.50–256.00	255.55
11	700–750	735	237.50–241.00	239.10
13	750–800	791	226.00–232.00	229.21
2	800–850	835	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	890	219.50	219.50
5	900–950	929	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	378	325.00	325.00
17	400–450	430	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
48	600–650	611	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	314	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	532	284.00	284.00
6	550–600	583	280.00	280.00
7	600–650	639	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	638	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	911	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	255.00	255.00
18	750–800	776	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	300–350	336	362.50–381.00	372.24
119	400–450	414	355.00–365.00	363.78
173	450–500	492	321.00–334.75	333.99
3	550–600	555	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	612	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	565	284.00	284.00
7	650–700	655	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	772	231.00	231.00
1	950–1000	950	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1100–1150	1,120	188.00–190.00	188.99
1	1200–1250	1,220	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,175	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	285.00	285.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	963	177.00	177.00

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	2	—	970	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	138.00	138.00
3	—	1,527	123.00–125.00	123.72
2	—	1,498	129.00–132.00	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,200	125.00–128.00	125.86
3	—	1,163	116.00–121.00	119.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	135.00–136.00	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,714	136.00–148.00	143.68
18	—	1,839	148.00–155.00	150.66
2	—	1,920	159.00–160.00	159.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,400	135.00–145.00	140.27
1	—	1,580	151.00	151.00

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.