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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Oct 15

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,707 head

▲ 2,390 vs last sale 1,317▲ 1,112 vs year ago 2,595 · +42.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

682 head

▲ 296 vs last sale 386▼ 220 vs year ago 902 · −24.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 81▼ 55 vs year ago 195 · −28.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 450 lbs sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower, 450-549 lbs steers sold fully steady, steer calves over 550 lbs were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed. Heifer calves under 400 lbs were too lightly tested last week to develop a full market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. 400-449 lbs heifer calves sold mostly 10.00 lower. 450-499 lbs heifers sold fully steady, heifers over 500 lbs were too lightly tested last week to develop a full market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Yearling steers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Yearling heifers sold fully steady in a narrow comparison. Demand for calves was mostly good, while demand for yearlings mostly moderate to good. Demand for light weight calves suitable to run on wheat pasture in the south or out west was very good. CME Feeder cattle positions sold off today with triple digit losses seen today. Quality this sale was mostly average to attractive on calves and plain to average on yearlings. Market activity was mostly active today with a large buyer pool noticed. Weigh up cows sold on good demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was light, but stronger than last sale as packer buyers were forced to pick around in order to buy cows away from feeding buyers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Feeding cow demand was very good with multiple private ranchers and order buyers buying cows to feed. Even slightly lame or slightly blemished cows found their way to onto feeding buyers orders this week. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand for feeding cows did diminish slightly as buyers filled loads and exited the market. Slaughter bulls sold on mostly moderate demand for light offerings. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mostly average 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 with several buyers looking for this class of cows.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $304.09/cwt on 796 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −147.48 against this barn's trailing median of $451.58.

Average price

$304.09

796 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$9.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.36

vs MT average

+4.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	304.44	1,671	767
Medium and Large 1-2	530	295.07	1,564	26
Large 1	515	295.00	1,519	3thin

One grade step is worth $9.44/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale796 hd

304.09

—

MT average5 barns · 1,795 hd

298.73

+5.36

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

+4.76

This barn, trailing median11 sales

451.58

−147.48

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

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.23, low $384.50, median $451.58 across 11 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	1,704	146.72	2,499	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,562	131.92	2,061	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,351	128.59	1,737	169
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,178	120.06	1,415	289

Every lot

80 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	279	413.45/cwt	409.00–420.00	1,154	39
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	334	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,409	59
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	374	410.23/cwt	392.50–432.50	1,534	100
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	388	348.46/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,352	80
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	419	334.09/cwt	331.00–342.00	1,400	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	442	351.81/cwt	346.00–399.00	1,555	152
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	326.38/cwt	311.00–341.00	1,541	329
Steers	450–500	Large 1Unweaned	481	304.61/cwt	301.00–310.00	1,465	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	487	304.94/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,485	108
Steers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	313.58/cwt	302.00–317.00	1,662	404
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	530	295.07/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,564	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	294.26/cwt	285.00–298.50	1,677	363
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	614	267.57/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,643	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	644	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,662	11
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	679	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,793	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	709	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,702	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,884	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	744	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,949	31
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	799	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,894	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	246.69/cwt	244.00–250.00	2,003	19
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	232.33/cwt	231.50–233.50	2,019	46
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	2,276	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	299	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,032	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	305	369.56/cwt	360.00–371.00	1,127	49
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	331	335.88/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,112	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	375	346.29/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,299	97
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	388	326.76/cwt	324.00–327.50	1,268	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	419	306.26/cwt	303.00–307.50	1,283	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	323.82/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,376	123
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	480	301.35/cwt	292.00–309.00	1,446	235
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	485	291.64/cwt	287.00–293.00	1,414	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	532	281.86/cwt	269.50–295.00	1,499	179
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	535	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,402	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	271.68/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,551	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	588	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,494	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	607	255.77/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,553	32
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,499	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1-2	653	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,587	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	683	249.39/cwt	249.00–251.00	1,703	91
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	698	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,759	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	248.61/cwt	246.00–250.50	1,758	147
Heifers	700–750	Medium 1	719	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,747	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	241.07/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,835	112
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	798	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,803	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	812	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,892	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	236.10/cwt	234.00–238.50	1,953	63
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	232.60/cwt	229.00–235.50	2,031	43
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	892	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,007	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	928	219.19/cwt	218.00–220.00	2,034	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,147	11
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,009	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,169	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,475	141.91/cwt	134.00–147.00	2,093	5
Bulls	—	—	1,697	139.66/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,370	7
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,820	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,039	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	153.32/cwt	148.00–164.00	2,790	6
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,890	153.53/cwt	152.00–155.00	2,902	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	900	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	999	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	904	95.06/cwt	85.00–107.00	859	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	86.90/cwt	82.50–91.00	954	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,153	101.21/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,167	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,169	114.96/cwt	103.00–123.00	1,344	83
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	112.43/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,332	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,193	132.85/cwt	130.00–135.50	1,585	46
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,198	123.96/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,485	126
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,671	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	114.48/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,517	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,329	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,807	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,355	129.63/cwt	124.00–134.50	1,756	114
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,368	121.22/cwt	111.00–125.00	1,658	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,421	107.67/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,530	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,507	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,004	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,758	128.86/cwt	128.00–130.00	2,265	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,940	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,386	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	907	209.41/cwt	186.00–215.00	1,899	24
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	169.98/cwt	150.00–199.00	1,594	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	986	137.30/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,354	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,044	173.19/cwt	138.00–191.00	1,808	61
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,230	132.62/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,631	23

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,707Last week 1,317Year ago 2,595

Slaughter CattleReceipts 682Last week 386Year ago 902

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 81Year ago 195

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	698	252.00	252.00
147	700–750	707	246.00–250.50	248.61
112	750–800	761	238.00–242.00	241.07
63	800–850	827	234.00–238.50	236.10
43	850–900	873	229.00–235.50	232.60
11	950–1000	976	220.00	220.00
6	1000–1050	1,009	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
49	300–350	305	360.00–371.00	369.56
97	350–400	375	335.00–370.00	346.29
123	400–450	425	320.00–338.00	323.82
235	450–500	480	292.00–309.00	301.35
179	500–550	532	269.50–295.00	281.86
21	550–600	571	268.00–274.00	271.68
9	600–650	612	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	299	345.00	345.00
14	300–350	331	330.00–340.00	335.88
25	350–400	388	324.00–327.50	326.76
7	400–450	419	303.00–307.50	306.26
13	450–500	485	287.00–293.00	291.64
3	500–550	535	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	798	226.00	226.00
5	800–850	812	233.00	233.00
7	850–900	892	225.00	225.00
5	900–950	928	218.00–220.00	219.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	600–650	607	255.00–258.00	255.77
91	650–700	683	249.00–251.00	249.39
9	700–750	719	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	588	254.00	254.00
6	650–700	653	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	250–300	279	409.00–420.00	413.45
59	300–350	334	422.00	422.00
100	350–400	374	392.50–432.50	410.23
152	400–450	442	346.00–399.00	351.81
329	450–500	472	311.00–341.00	326.38
404	500–550	530	302.00–317.00	313.58
363	550–600	570	285.00–298.50	294.26
20	600–650	614	262.00–275.00	267.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	700–750	744	262.00	262.00
19	800–850	812	244.00–250.00	246.69
46	850–900	869	231.50–233.50	232.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
80	350–400	388	330.00–385.00	348.46
16	400–450	419	331.00–342.00	334.09
108	450–500	487	290.00–306.00	304.94
26	500–550	530	286.00–300.00	295.07
11	600–650	644	258.00	258.00
6	700–750	709	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	733	257.00	257.00
13	750–800	799	237.00	237.00
15	1000–1050	1,037	219.50	219.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	679	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	481	301.00–310.00	304.61
3	500–550	515	295.00	295.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	10	—	986	131.00–140.00	137.30
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	938	150.00–199.00	169.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	24	—	907	186.00–215.00	209.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	61	—	1,044	138.00–191.00	173.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	23	—	1,230	127.50–135.00	132.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	82.50–91.00	86.90
23	—	1,153	92.00–108.00	101.21
3	—	1,185	111.00–116.00	112.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,169	103.00–123.00	114.96
126	—	1,198	117.00–128.00	123.96
46	—	1,193	130.00–135.50	132.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	1,355	124.00–134.50	129.63
10	—	1,368	111.00–125.00	121.22
28	—	1,329	135.00–137.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	904	85.00–107.00	95.06
1	—	900	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	129.00	129.00
4	—	1,421	103.00–111.00	107.67
12	—	1,325	111.00–123.00	114.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	128.00–130.00	128.86
1	—	1,940	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,507	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,890	152.00–155.00	153.53
5	—	1,475	134.00–147.00	141.91
1	—	1,820	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,820	148.00–164.00	153.32
7	—	1,697	135.00–146.00	139.66

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.