Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 550 lbs and heavier sold unevenly steady from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Steers under 550 lbs were not well compared. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Demand and offerings were mostly light to moderate. Quality this week was plain to average and lower overall than last week. Flesh conditions this week were mostly light to moderate, however some sets of backgrounded cattle showed moderate to moderate plus flesh this week. Replacement heifer demand was mostly moderate to good this week. Market activity was mostly moderate today. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for mostly light to moderate offerings. Packers showed light to moderate demand for slaughter cows this week. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 lower on lean cows. Breaking and boning cows were too lightly tested to trend, as most of these offerings were purchased to feed. Packers purchased the majority of the cow offering to feed this week. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00 higher on a higher quality offering of bulls. Young age cows suitable to feed or re-breed sold on mostly moderate demand again this week. These offerings sold steady to 3.00 lower. Quality was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.86/cwt on 835 head.

Average price

$129.86

835 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$14.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.99

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	135.22	752	88
Medium and Large 1	693	129.28	896	743
Medium and Large 2	520	121.00	629	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.22/cwt here — about $123 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 sale835 hd

129.86

—

MT average2 barns · 1,226 hd

126.87

+2.99

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	—	Low	1,844	80.70	1,488	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,398	52.50	734	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,176	49.52	582	46

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	55.83/cwt	54.50–56.50	761	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	468	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	44.50/cwt	44.50–44.50	652	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	725	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	937	43.35/cwt	43.00–44.00	406	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,290	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	127.87/cwt	127.50–128.00	806	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	844	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	144.93/cwt	143.00–146.00	772	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	893	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	140.14/cwt	137.50–141.00	813	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	131.15/cwt	125.50–133.00	897	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	816	116.85/cwt	115.00–120.00	953	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	860	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	963	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	784	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	980	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	564	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	825	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	727	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	124.77/cwt	117.00–127.00	862	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	969	87.47/cwt	70.50–98.00	848	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	126.11/cwt	124.00–128.50	995	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	136.31/cwt	130.00–137.50	962	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	145.25/cwt	144.00–148.75	909	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	564	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	970	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	671	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	866	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	985	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	990	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	131.41/cwt	130.00–133.50	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	789	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	811	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,224	1,379.84/cwt	1,360.00–1,385.00	16,889	21
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,585	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,376	54.84/cwt	49.00–58.50	755	25
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	56.62/cwt	51.50–59.00	762	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	156.26/cwt	152.50–160.75	898	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	141.55/cwt	140.00–142.00	681	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	133.64/cwt	133.00–134.00	760	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	138.50/cwt	136.00–141.00	727	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	4
Steers	Large 1	—	726	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	846	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,040	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	988	7
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	824	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	906	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	135.74/cwt	129.50–140.00	861	156
Steers	Medium 2	—	920	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	814	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	857	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	921	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	824	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	162.35/cwt	160.00–164.50	877	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,033	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,023	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	140.74/cwt	137.00–144.40	942	51
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	66.34/cwt	56.00–85.00	735	86
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,052	50.01/cwt	46.50–52.00	526	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,024	53.81/cwt	52.50–55.00	551	4
Bulls	—	—	2,023	88.40/cwt	86.00–92.50	1,788	10
Bulls	—	—	1,559	70.28/cwt	63.00–75.00	1,096	11
Bulls	—	—	1,874	81.99/cwt	77.00–86.50	1,536	35
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,665	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	2,212	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	54.12/cwt	52.50–56.50	667	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	48.61/cwt	44.50–52.00	574	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	900	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	473	1

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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