Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: The last sale was two weeks ago and was very light for feeder offerings. All feeder steers and heifers were not well compared. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly moderate, with moderate to good demand seen at times. Quality this week was mostly attractive with several load lots in the offering. Many sets of cattle were developed for grass and were in thin to light flesh. Several buyers were on hand purchasing replacement heifers. demand for these offerings was mostly good. Overlapping demand between grass buyers and replacement buyers helped spur demand for heifers throughout the day. Market activity was mostly active today with many buyers actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for mostly light offerings. Packers showed good demand for slaughter cows this week as they purchased the majority of the cow offering for harvest. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-7.00 higher on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to trend, as most of these offerings were purchased to feed. Packers were aggressive on high quality feeding offerings, however only a limited selection of cows were purchased to feed. Feeding cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00-4.00 higher. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed sold on mostly moderate demand again this week. Demand from feeding buyers continues to help support this class of cows. These offerings sold 2.00-3.00 higher than two weeks ago. Quality was average to attractive.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.45/cwt on 1,019 head.

Average price

$133.45

1,019 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$30.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.59

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	669	134.32	899	909
Medium and Large 1-2	602	129.01	777	98
Large 1	826	104.00	859	12thin

One grade step is worth $30.32/cwt here — about $40 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,019 hd

133.45

—

MT average3 barns · 2,136 hd

130.86

+2.59

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,754	78.63	1,379	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,460	60.37	881	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,810	54.00	977	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,168	51.80	605	51

Every lot, as filed

59 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	766	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	996	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	47.27/cwt	45.50–50.50	553	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	945	39.95/cwt	39.00–41.00	378	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	900	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	455	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	56.14/cwt	53.00–58.50	670	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	39.98/cwt	39.00–41.00	458	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	977	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,483	62.12/cwt	61.50–62.50	921	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	57.74/cwt	57.50–58.50	823	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,283	76.76/cwt	75.00–78.50	985	2
Bulls	—	—	1,848	79.94/cwt	76.50–84.50	1,477	16
Bulls	—	—	1,528	72.58/cwt	62.00–76.50	1,109	10
Bulls	—	—	2,037	85.87/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,749	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	66.22/cwt	54.00–82.00	831	31
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	999	88.06/cwt	74.00–102.00	880	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	142.69/cwt	135.50–146.50	683	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	534	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	833	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	100	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	123.28/cwt	123.00–125.00	747	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	17,670	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,461	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	20,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	894	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	646	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,079	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	122.12/cwt	120.25–122.75	1,015	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	877	107.49/cwt	105.50–110.00	943	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	661	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	899	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	776	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	769	114.07/cwt	113.50–116.00	877	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	146.11/cwt	145.50–149.00	926	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	855	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	143.21/cwt	141.00–144.00	743	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	134.99/cwt	131.00–137.00	778	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	129.38/cwt	125.50–135.50	866	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	148.20/cwt	147.00–150.00	796	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	118.25/cwt	115.00–120.50	920	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	121.75/cwt	119.50–126.00	894	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	147.02/cwt	140.50–149.75	841	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	163.62/cwt	163.00–164.00	782	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	166.18/cwt	165.00–166.50	901	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	133.46/cwt	130.00–134.00	956	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	145.09/cwt	144.50–146.00	953	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	116.51/cwt	113.50–117.25	1,008	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	161.59/cwt	153.00–165.00	937	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	126.61/cwt	126.00–127.25	988	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	736	128.85/cwt	127.00–130.00	948	116
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	738	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	826	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	859	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	657	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	897	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	151.05/cwt	149.00–152.25	745	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,357	58.01/cwt	55.00–62.50	787	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	138.36/cwt	132.50–141.50	876	307

How this sale compares

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.

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