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Miles City Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Nov 19
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,812 head
▼ 1,690 vs last sale 3,502▲ 643 vs year ago 1,169 · +55.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
664 head
▼ 291 vs last sale 955▼ 114 vs year ago 778 · −14.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
703 head
▲ 108 vs last sale 595▲ 447 vs year ago 256 · +174.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 500 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. 500-649 lbs steers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher, steers over 650 lbs were not well compared, higher undertones were noticed. Heifers under 400 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed; heifers 400-549 lbs sold mostly steady to 10.00 higher; heifers over 550 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, higher undertones were noticed. Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on heifers, steers were not well compared. Calf quality was mostly average to very attractive, however quality as a whole was not as attractive as last week. Load lots sold on very good demand this week. Load lot offerings were very attractive this week. All buyers were more aggressive as they bid on offerings and tried to fill loads. Demand for high quality heifers was mostly good this sale. Several buyers purchased heifers to feed and sort for replacements. Market activity was mostly active today with a large buyer pool noticed. Weigh up cows sold on mixed demand for heavy offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was light while feeding cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows sold generally steady to weak in a very narrow comparison on all classes. Feeding cow demand remains moderate to good. Much like last week feeding cow demand was sightly uneven. Demand started out the day mostly good, however demand moderated as buyers filled loads and exited the market. This led to wide price spreads at times, especially on lean cows. Private buyers continue to buy slightly lame or slightly blemished cows to but away on feed. Packer buyers were also active and buying slightly lame or blemished cows to put away to feed for the upcoming holidays. Feeding cows sold steady to firm on high quality cows suitable to feed to premium white. Thin feeding cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Cow quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-6.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mostly average this week. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. A large offering of heavy weight (1050-1300 lbs) young cows sold this week. Most of these cows were just out of the reach of packers looking for high quality feeding cows. Many of these cows were purchased to feed, pregnancy check or make receipt cows and buyers gave these offerings just enough premium to keep them out of packers hands. Young age cows sold on moderate to good demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Quality was mostly average to attractive today and overall not as attractive as last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $326.02/cwt on 350 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −125.56 against this barn's trailing median of $451.58.
Average price
$326.02
350 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,757
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$426
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$89.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.80
vs MT average
+16.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541329.161,782307
Medium 1517317.001,63912thin
Medium and Large 1-2522302.501,58029
Medium and Large 2565240.001,3562thin
One grade step is worth $89.16/cwt here — about $426 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale350 hd
326.02
—
MT average5 barns · 1,704 hd
313.22
+12.80
National average182 barns · 24,645 hd
309.26
+16.76
This barn, trailing median11 sales
451.58
−125.56
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
526474422371median 451.5803/1003/3109/2910/2011/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,694133.342,25823
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,580118.651,87516
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,381116.761,613189
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,181106.381,257140
Dairy CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,09082.008941thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$2,82339
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,231$2,40825
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,288$2,2736
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,291$2,15023
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,417$2,0676
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)808$1,9503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,266$1,874125
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,380$1,6728

Every lot

102 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned306470.55/cwt430.00–480.001,4406
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned343410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4062
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1352427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,5058
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned365411.93/cwt400.00–415.001,50418
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,5434
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned397374.01/cwt357.50–395.001,48520
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416383.59/cwt370.00–395.001,59611
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4705
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned430381.51/cwt367.50–406.001,64036
Steers400–450Medium 1Unweaned430357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,5355
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned461359.42/cwt352.00–366.001,65720
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470358.74/cwt332.00–370.001,68637
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned480333.52/cwt327.00–336.001,60124
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2491321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,57612
Steers500–550Medium 1Unweaned517317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,63912
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned521304.46/cwt302.00–305.001,58627
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned528335.69/cwt328.00–349.001,772169
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1537331.61/cwt331.25–335.001,78158
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,4852
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Unweaned565240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3562
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned572313.39/cwt305.00–326.001,79371
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8149
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned618282.43/cwt282.00–283.001,74514
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned626290.65/cwt283.00–300.001,81955
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,85221
Steers600–650Large 1Unweaned640276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,7662
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned669290.05/cwt277.00–294.001,940160
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2698245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7103
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned733240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7592
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned741263.50/cwt263.50–263.501,95316
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned231455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,0514
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned313355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1113
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned337384.64/cwt380.00–425.001,29618
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned362374.84/cwt365.00–387.501,35718
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned385334.39/cwt325.00–337.501,28722
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned398316.83/cwt312.50–319.001,26112
Heifers400–450Medium 1Unweaned402315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2663
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned423332.92/cwt316.00–350.001,40885
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned425282.86/cwt275.00–315.001,20210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,43019
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned472313.88/cwt303.00–322.001,482104
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned487255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2426
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,4212
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,56560
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned516305.56/cwt297.00–312.001,577109
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned537259.06/cwt255.00–276.001,39121
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned555289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,60429
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1561281.50/cwt281.50–281.501,57910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Replacement585295.50/cwt295.50–295.501,72999
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1604262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,5825
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned618265.50/cwt265.50–265.501,64125
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2637255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6248
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2658252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,6585
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned666255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,69816
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned675243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,6404
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2743228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,6946
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2795232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,8442
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8981
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1828236.87/cwt236.50–240.001,96116
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930229.26/cwt225.00–234.502,13226
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,039198.46/cwt195.00–207.002,0628
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1880217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,9101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,378130.26/cwt125.00–135.001,7952
Bulls——1,691123.66/cwt110.00–136.002,09111
Bulls——1,700140.52/cwt139.00–143.002,3896
Bulls——Return to Feed1,750140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,4501
Bulls——1,882154.32/cwt154.00–155.002,9043
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,02091.00/cwt91.00–91.009281
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04072.60/cwt62.00–81.007554
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11490.90/cwt85.00–99.001,0138
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,120122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,3661
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight1,12373.52/cwt65.00–77.508265
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,185102.12/cwt95.00–109.001,21043
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,200114.15/cwt107.00–120.001,37078
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,374117.63/cwt112.00–122.001,616147
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,392105.96/cwt97.00–112.001,47523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,395124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,7301
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,399125.07/cwt123.00–130.001,75016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,520109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,6571
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,583118.89/cwt117.00–119.501,88214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,600125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,0001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,625107.23/cwt102.00–111.501,7422
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09082.00/cwt82.00–82.008941
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3861
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850171.85/cwt170.00–175.001,4613
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1939190.73/cwt140.00–221.001,791157
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,115140.48/cwt125.00–197.001,56680
Stock Cows—Large 11,120123.15/cwt117.50–124.001,3797
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,225127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,5561
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18081,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19452,822.74/head2,500.00–2,850.002,82339
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,1401,640.86/head1,600.00–1,700.001,64110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1822,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2241,683.67/head1,575.00–1,800.001,68435
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2312,407.66/head2,400.00–2,450.002,40825
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,2851,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2882,273.31/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2736
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,2982,006.79/head1,925.00–2,075.002,00774
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3212,184.61/head2,150.00–2,275.002,18518
Bred Cows—Large 1Broken Mouth1,3321,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7256
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,3941,675.32/head1,650.00–1,850.001,6757
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4172,067.35/head1,850.00–2,150.002,0676

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.