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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Oct 8

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,317 head

▲ 825 vs last sale 492▼ 267 vs year ago 1,584 · −16.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

386 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 350▼ 41 vs year ago 427 · −9.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 72▼ 150 vs year ago 231 · −64.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves were scarcely tested last 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 sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Demand was mostly moderate to good for yearlings and good to very good for calves under 450 lbs. Calves over 450 lbs sold on light to moderate demand. Demand for calves to turn out on wheat pasture in the south was very good. CME Feeder cattle positions continue to improve with triple digit gains seen today. Quality this sale was mostly average to attractive. Market activity was mostly active today. A large buyer pool was on hand for todays sale. Bidding was rapid with multiple buyers bidding to fill loads. Weigh up cows sold on mixed demand for moderate offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was light, while feeding cow demand was mostly good. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested this week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to lower undertones were noticed. Demand for slaughter cows was mostly light this week as most cows were purchased to send to feed. Even slightly lame or slightly blemished cows found their way to onto feeding buyers orders this week. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Private feeding cow buyers were very aggressive as they bid on cow suitable to feed. A large pool of feeding cow buyers was on hand for todays sale. Slaughter bulls sold on mostly light to moderate demand. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 10.00 higher. Young age cow quality was mostly average to attractive today. Demand for young cows to rebreed was good to very good.

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 $268.01/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −145.91 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$268.01

71 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,436

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$16.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.03

vs MT average

+15.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	270.31	1,457	61
Medium and Large 1-2	516	254.00	1,311	10thin

One grade step is worth $16.31/cwt here — about $147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale71 hd

268.01

—

MT average4 barns · 261 hd

265.99

+2.03

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

+15.33

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−145.91

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	1,688	141.15	2,383	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,405	128.02	1,799	130
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,647	125.62	2,069	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,187	113.40	1,346	182

Every lot

74 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium 1Unweaned	332	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,303	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	341	411.10/cwt	410.00–420.50	1,402	29
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	361	417.25/cwt	408.00–428.50	1,506	32
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	367	379.90/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,394	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	360.18/cwt	352.00–390.00	1,542	74
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	440	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,496	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	326.22/cwt	323.00–328.00	1,550	50
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	480	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,402	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	323.75/cwt	323.75–323.75	1,641	50
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	314.58/cwt	309.00–319.50	1,636	129
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	548	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,660	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	595	275.43/cwt	275.00–296.00	1,639	47
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	272.87/cwt	266.00–283.00	1,692	17
Steers	600–650	Medium 1-2	634	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,661	15
Steers	650–700	Medium 1-2	662	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,708	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	267.98/cwt	266.50–268.50	1,978	46
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	264.41/cwt	264.00–266.00	2,070	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	245.03/cwt	244.00–263.00	2,071	18
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,088	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	991	227.79/cwt	227.50–230.50	2,257	10
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,048	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,295	4
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,062	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,230	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	268	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	884	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	314	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,193	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	368	372.71/cwt	345.00–389.00	1,372	26
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	395	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,343	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	416	337.66/cwt	336.25–350.00	1,405	104
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,341	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	302.01/cwt	291.00–315.00	1,438	96
Heifers	450–500	Large 1Unweaned	489	272.18/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,331	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	516	254.00/cwt	237.00–271.00	1,311	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	535	271.39/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,452	46
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	552	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,474	15
Heifers	600–650	Large 1Unweaned	620	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,525	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	686	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,698	42
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	715	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,748	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	241.39/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,856	23
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,841	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,871	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,989	31
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	231.27/cwt	227.00–232.50	2,007	36
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	911	228.20/cwt	225.00–230.00	2,079	45
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	936	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,078	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Full	942	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,035	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,062	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,948	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Full	968	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,023	3
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,050	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,205	34
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Large 1Unweaned	382	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,375	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,355	140.37/cwt	135.00–141.50	1,902	10
Bulls	—	—	1,804	137.77/cwt	129.00–142.00	2,485	17
Bulls	—	—	1,812	147.07/cwt	143.00–156.00	2,665	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows18 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	833	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	841	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	943	80.20/cwt	75.00–85.00	756	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	83.88/cwt	81.00–89.00	946	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,157	132.85/cwt	132.50–133.00	1,537	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,169	113.41/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,326	71
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	95.46/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,122	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	110.75/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,329	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,226	120.06/cwt	117.00–126.50	1,472	75
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,347	114.90/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,548	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	108.43/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,462	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,388	126.95/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,762	46
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,412	134.07/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,893	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,552	115.94/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,799	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,022	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,045	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,969	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,673	125.79/cwt	125.00–126.50	2,104	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,720	125.06/cwt	124.00–126.00	2,151	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	855	198.91/cwt	185.00–214.00	1,701	44
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	155.46/cwt	135.00–175.00	1,710	16

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,317Last week 492Year ago 1,584

Slaughter CattleReceipts 386Last week 350Year ago 427

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 72Year ago 231

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	419	320.00	320.00
23	750–800	769	239.00–245.00	241.39
31	800–850	841	236.50	236.50
36	850–900	868	227.00–232.50	231.27
45	900–950	911	225.00–230.00	228.20
1	950–1000	950	217.00	217.00
34	1050–1100	1,050	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	942	216.00	216.00
3	950–1000	968	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	314	380.00	380.00
26	350–400	368	345.00–389.00	372.71
104	400–450	416	336.25–350.00	337.66
96	450–500	476	291.00–315.00	302.01
46	500–550	535	270.00–274.00	271.39
15	550–600	552	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	395	340.00	340.00
10	500–550	516	237.00–271.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	780	236.00	236.00
3	800–850	817	229.00	229.00
9	900–950	936	222.00	222.00
2	950–1000	950	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	489	265.00–274.00	272.18
4	600–650	620	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	650–700	686	247.50	247.50
5	700–750	715	244.50	244.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	500–550	507	323.75	323.75
46	700–750	738	266.50–268.50	267.98
5	750–800	783	264.00–266.00	264.41
18	800–850	845	244.00–263.00	245.03
2	850–900	870	240.00	240.00
10	950–1000	991	227.50–230.50	227.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
29	300–350	341	410.00–420.50	411.10
32	350–400	361	408.00–428.50	417.25
74	400–450	428	352.00–390.00	360.18
50	450–500	475	323.00–328.00	326.22
129	500–550	520	309.00–319.50	314.58
47	550–600	595	275.00–296.00	275.43
17	600–650	620	266.00–283.00	272.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	375.00–387.50	379.90
2	400–450	440	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	480	292.00	292.00
5	500–550	548	303.00	303.00
3	550–600	585	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1000–1050	1,048	219.00	219.00
3	1050–1100	1,062	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	392.50	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	634	262.00	262.00
7	650–700	662	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	230.00	230.00

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	16	—	1,100	135.00–175.00	155.46
(<2 yrs)	Open	44	—	855	185.00–214.00	198.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,585	129.00	129.00
2	—	1,720	124.00–126.00	125.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,348	101.00–112.00	108.43
5	—	1,552	114.00–118.00	115.94
2	—	1,673	125.00–126.50	125.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,347	107.00–116.00	114.90
61	—	1,412	132.00–136.00	134.07
46	—	1,388	121.00–133.00	126.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,226	117.00–126.50	120.06
71	—	1,169	105.00–117.00	113.41
3	—	1,157	132.50–133.00	132.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,200	107.00–117.00	110.75
15	—	1,175	90.00–105.00	95.46
6	—	1,128	81.00–89.00	83.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	101.00	101.00
2	—	943	75.00–85.00	80.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,355	135.00–141.50	140.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,804	129.00–142.00	137.77
11	—	1,812	143.00–156.00	147.07

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.