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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Dec 3

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Nov 26Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,139 head

▲ 325 vs last sale 1,814▲ 826 vs year ago 1,313 · +62.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

505 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 521▼ 429 vs year ago 934 · −45.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

225 head

▼ 169 vs last sale 394▼ 160 vs year ago 385 · −41.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 500 lbs sold mostly 5.00-8.00 higher in a narrow comparison; steers over 500 lbs steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 450 lbs sold mostly 10.00 higher; heifers over 450 lbs sold mostly steady to 10.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Calf quality was mostly average to attractive on all offerings. Heifer quality this week was much more attractive compared to last weeks sale. Demand was mostly good to very good for all offerings. The best demand continues to be seen for light weight offerings to run on grass in California and wheat pastures in Texas, Oklahoma, or Kansas. Many weaned offerings were seen this week. Most weaned offerings were weaned from 45 to 90 days. Demand for weaned offerings was mostly good to very good. Many sets of cattle which are too heavy to go to grass were purchased by Canadian buyers again this week. Demand for cattle to ship north remains very good. Market activity was mostly active today with a large buyer pool on hand both ringside and bidding over the internet. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand for moderate offerings. Demand for slaughter cows remains light while feeding cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows sold generally steady to firm in a very narrow comparison on all classes. Feeding cow demand remains moderate to good. 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 1.00 to 3.00 on high quality cows suitable to feed to premium white. Thin feeding cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Cow quality this week was average to attractive, but overall not as attractive as last weeks offering. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mostly average this week. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Young age cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. Quality was mostly average to attractive today and overall much more attractive than last week.

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 $313.84/cwt on 285 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −100.09 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$313.84

285 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$28.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.87

vs MT average

+30.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	314.04	1,650	283
Medium 1	523	286.00	1,496	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.04/cwt here — about $155 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 sale285 hd

313.84

—

MT average3 barns · 332 hd

306.97

+6.87

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

+30.52

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−100.09

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	—	High	1,750	134.20	2,349	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,666	118.09	1,967	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,378	116.48	1,605	165
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,187	109.75	1,302	199

Every lot

82 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	246	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,328	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	313	474.31/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,485	27
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	482.89/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,565	27
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	445.26/cwt	435.00–471.00	1,607	41
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,555	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	391	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,748	38
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	420.83/cwt	390.00–424.00	1,755	67
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	422	398.13/cwt	392.00–409.00	1,680	37
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	378.45/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,650	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,504	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	370.99/cwt	351.50–388.00	1,788	212
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	362.55/cwt	351.00–368.00	1,755	104
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	485	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,678	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	329.94/cwt	322.00–348.00	1,613	13
Steers	450–500	Large 1	491	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,566	4
Steers	500–550	Medium 2	516	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,445	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	1,807	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	343.32/cwt	343.00–343.50	1,820	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,814	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	557	331.17/cwt	322.00–333.00	1,845	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	330.21/cwt	323.00–333.00	1,852	64
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,720	4
Steers	550–600	Large 1	583	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,597	6
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 2-3	588	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	647	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	308.92/cwt	296.50–313.00	1,881	61
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	648	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,983	30
Steers	700–750	Large 1	748	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,795	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	314	373.11/cwt	365.00–381.00	1,172	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	401.28/cwt	382.50–408.00	1,372	37
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	392.70/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,480	82
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	345.21/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,322	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,408	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	416	327.84/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,364	37
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	352.42/cwt	333.00–376.00	1,508	167
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,427	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	448	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,187	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	467	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,410	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	326.26/cwt	315.00–340.50	1,543	183
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	309.38/cwt	304.00–312.50	1,473	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	481	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,501	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	495	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,525	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	316.44/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,645	254
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	523	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,496	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	293.00/cwt	269.00–297.00	1,682	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,697	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	723	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,728	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,955	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	936	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	2,111	7
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,080	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,026	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,103	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,434	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,540	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	449	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,504	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	319.29/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,625	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,558	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,488	128.38/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,910	5
Bulls	—	—	1,672	126.71/cwt	110.00–137.00	2,119	27
Bulls	—	—	1,862	142.21/cwt	137.00–146.00	2,648	27
Bulls	—	—	2,165	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	3,226	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	886	88.80/cwt	83.00–91.00	787	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	930	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	791	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,093	102.00/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,115	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,100	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,375	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	95.26/cwt	91.00–100.00	1,063	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	83.61/cwt	72.50–87.00	967	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	99.95/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,213	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,223	115.09/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,408	141
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,305	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,723	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,346	108.30/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,458	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,362	96.41/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,313	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,379	119.64/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,650	130
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,276	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	108.77/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,599	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,648	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,662	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,969	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,715	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	2,064	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	758	195.26/cwt	193.00–197.50	1,480	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	934	208.10/cwt	146.00–220.50	1,944	135
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,090	144.54/cwt	122.00–190.00	1,575	50
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	130.51/cwt	121.00–142.50	1,468	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,204	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,625	5

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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,139Last week 1,814Year ago 1,313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 505Last week 521Year ago 934

Replacement CattleReceipts 225Last week 394Year ago 385

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	135	—	934	146.00–220.50	208.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	50	—	1,090	122.00–190.00	144.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,204	135.00	135.00

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	2	—	1,125	121.00–142.50	130.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	193.00–197.50	195.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	352.00	352.00
8	450–500	481	312.00	312.00
6	700–750	723	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	300–350	342	382.50–408.00	401.28
82	350–400	377	387.50–400.00	392.70
167	400–450	428	333.00–376.00	352.42
183	450–500	473	315.00–340.50	326.26
254	500–550	520	290.00–322.00	316.44
29	550–600	574	269.00–297.00	293.00
6	600–650	631	269.00	269.00
7	800–850	841	232.50	232.50
7	900–950	936	225.50	225.50
2	950–1000	963	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	314	365.00–381.00	373.11
29	350–400	383	332.50–350.00	345.21
17	400–450	439	325.00	325.00
37	450–500	476	304.00–312.50	309.38
9	1000–1050	1,026	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	495	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	400–450	416	325.00–337.50	327.84
18	450–500	467	302.00	302.00
2	500–550	523	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	448	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	324	455.00–500.00	482.89
41	350–400	361	435.00–471.00	445.26
67	400–450	417	390.00–424.00	420.83
212	450–500	482	351.50–388.00	370.99
36	500–550	530	343.00–343.50	343.32
64	550–600	561	323.00–333.00	330.21
61	600–650	609	296.50–313.00	308.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	246	540.00	540.00
27	300–350	313	470.00–500.00	474.31
38	350–400	391	447.00	447.00
37	400–450	422	392.00–409.00	398.13
104	450–500	484	351.00–368.00	362.55
8	500–550	526	343.50	343.50
18	550–600	557	322.00–333.00	331.17
30	600–650	648	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	406.00	406.00
16	400–450	436	360.00–390.00	378.45
13	450–500	489	322.00–348.00	329.94
19	500–550	543	334.00	334.00
4	550–600	581	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	485	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	588	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	491	319.00	319.00
6	550–600	583	274.00	274.00
5	700–750	748	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	441	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	516	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	449	335.00	335.00
20	500–550	509	318.00–320.00	319.29
3	600–650	600	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	588	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	305	470.00	470.00
5	400–450	437	352.50	352.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	120.00–121.00	120.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,362	90.00–102.00	96.41
1	—	1,450	88.00	88.00
6	—	1,470	103.00–114.00	108.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,116	91.00–100.00	95.26
10	—	1,156	72.50–87.00	83.61
6	—	1,214	98.00–106.00	99.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	125.00	125.00
141	—	1,223	108.00–120.00	115.09
28	—	1,093	92.00–108.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,346	104.00–112.00	108.30
130	—	1,379	113.00–123.00	119.64
1	—	1,305	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,662	118.50	118.50
1	—	1,585	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	886	83.00–91.00	88.80
1	—	930	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,165	149.00	149.00
27	—	1,862	137.00–146.00	142.21
27	—	1,672	110.00–137.00	126.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,488	124.00–136.00	128.38

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.