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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Oct 1

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

492 head

▼ 573 vs last sale 1,065▼ 486 vs year ago 978 · −49.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

350 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 445▼ 25 vs year ago 375 · −6.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 110▼ 10 vs year ago 82 · −12.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were scarcely tested this week thus no comparisons can be made. Demand for limited calves was good to very good. Yearling steers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Yearling heifers under 800 lbs sold mostly 3.00-6.00 lower, heifers over 800 lbs sold unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Demand was mostly moderate to good today. Demand improved as the sale progressed and buyers tried to fill loads. CME Feeder cattle positions sold off yesterday and today following news of a port strike which is weighing on market positions. Quality this sale was mostly average and overall not as attractive as last week's sale. Market activity was mostly moderate to active today. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was light to moderate, while feeding cow demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested this week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Demand for slaughter cows was stronger this week as packers purchased almost exclusively for immediate harvest. Feeding cows sold unevenly steady from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Private feeding cow buyers were very aggressive as they bid on cow suitable to feed. Private feeders pushed all cow prices higher this week as the pushed packer buyers on all offerings, even very thin and lower yielding offerings. This helped improve slaughter cow demand as packers were forced to pay higher money for offerings this week. Slaughter bulls sold on mostly light to moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Weigh up conditions were average to above average this week. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold generally steady on like quality in a very narrow comparison. Young age cow quality was mostly average to attractive today. Demand for young cows to rebreed was good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb heifers averaged $325.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −129.21 against this barn's trailing median of $454.21.

Average price

$325.00

1 head · 405 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+36.55

vs MT average

+55.64 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	405	325.00	1,316	1thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

325.00

—

MT average3 barns · 61 hd

288.45

+36.55

National average174 barns · 12,414 hd

269.36

+55.64

This barn, trailing median13 sales

454.21

−129.21

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 400–500 lb

13 sales

Heifers 400–500 lb: high $525.54, low $417.50, median $454.21 across 13 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	1,675	140.89	2,359	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,368	122.14	1,671	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,629	120.67	1,965	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,169	118.29	1,383	229

Every lot

48 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	415	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,423	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	501	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	1,606	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,961	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	864	237.73/cwt	234.00–239.00	2,054	16
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	911	235.56/cwt	235.50–238.00	2,146	41
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,218	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	246.87/cwt	246.50–247.00	1,782	79
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	237.82/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,750	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	238.76/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,877	85
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	237.25/cwt	234.00–240.50	1,960	86
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,969	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	227.35/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,992	38
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	879	224.96/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,977	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	225.84/cwt	222.00–232.00	2,080	31
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	217.79/cwt	215.00–218.50	2,097	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	435	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,468	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,554	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,885	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,825	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,055	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,026	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1	1,100	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,079	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,260	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,625	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,350	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,944	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,352	133.12/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,800	3
Bulls	—	—	1,596	137.46/cwt	130.00–139.50	2,194	17
Bulls	—	—	1,807	144.83/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,617	23
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	960	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,018	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	971	96.54/cwt	91.00–99.50	937	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	83.58/cwt	72.00–89.00	903	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,093	128.32/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,403	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,154	111.33/cwt	102.00–116.00	1,285	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	118.13/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,374	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,182	121.15/cwt	117.00–125.50	1,432	176
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,288	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,307	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,327	123.85/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,643	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,335	111.08/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,483	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	122.15/cwt	115.00–126.50	1,692	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,880	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	2,012	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,865	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	770	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,101	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	161.25/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,403	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	956	144.71/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,383	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	973	187.96/cwt	181.00–192.00	1,829	27
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,129	135.90/cwt	130.00–158.00	1,534	21

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 Oct 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 1,065Year ago 978

Slaughter CattleReceipts 350Last week 445Year ago 375

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 110Year ago 82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,385	115.00–126.50	122.15
1	—	1,480	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,245	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	106.00	106.00
5	—	971	91.00–99.50	96.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,163	110.00–120.00	118.13
5	—	1,080	72.00–89.00	83.58
1	—	1,215	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	108.00–114.00	111.08
20	—	1,327	121.00–124.00	123.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,154	102.00–116.00	111.33
2	—	1,093	127.00–130.00	128.32
176	—	1,182	117.00–125.50	121.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,807	142.00–148.00	144.83
17	—	1,596	130.00–139.50	137.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	144.00	144.00
3	—	1,352	129.00–135.00	133.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,055	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	435	337.50	337.50
1	550–600	550	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	915	206.00	206.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,100	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	900–950	911	235.50–238.00	235.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	343.00	343.00
6	500–550	501	320.50	320.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	850–900	864	234.00–239.00	237.73
3	1000–1050	1,013	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	840	233.50	233.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	700–750	722	246.50–247.00	246.87
85	750–800	786	238.00–241.00	238.76
86	800–850	826	234.00–240.50	237.25
38	850–900	876	226.00–234.00	227.35
31	900–950	921	222.00–232.00	225.84
5	950–1000	963	215.00–218.50	217.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	700–750	736	236.00–240.00	237.82
2	800–850	845	233.00	233.00
2	850–900	879	223.00–227.00	224.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	325.00	325.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	27	—	973	181.00–192.00	187.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,129	130.00–158.00	135.90

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	3	—	870	150.00–169.00	161.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	956	142.50–145.00	144.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	143.00	143.00

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.