Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers not enough comparable weights for an accurate market trend, steady undertone noted. Feeder Heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.69/cwt on 727 head.

Average price

$131.69

727 head · 810 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$166

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$20.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.12

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	791	135.13	1,069	548
Medium and Large 1-2	862	121.29	1,046	175
Large 1	1,079	114.50	1,235	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.63/cwt here — about −$166 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 sale727 hd

131.69

—

MT average3 barns · 1,509 hd

132.81

−1.12

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	1,698	76.05	1,291	110
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	67.72	1,057	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,378	62.09	855	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,177	53.18	626	91

Every lot, as filed

51 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,326	57.08/cwt	55.00–59.00	757	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	134.32/cwt	133.00–135.00	970	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	848	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	984	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	286	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	448	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	374	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	330	197.43/cwt	195.00–199.00	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	282	200.65/cwt	200.00–201.00	566	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	911	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	869	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,141	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	733	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	993	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,829	76.14/cwt	75.00–79.50	1,393	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,634	68.74/cwt	65.50–73.00	1,123	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,118	56.36/cwt	55.00–57.50	630	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,176	54.91/cwt	53.50–55.00	646	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,299	62.55/cwt	60.00–65.00	813	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	133.64/cwt	131.25–135.75	1,104	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,191	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,079	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	127.94/cwt	126.25–129.00	1,186	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	134.86/cwt	132.00–136.75	1,029	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	125.63/cwt	125.00–126.50	1,156	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	147.52/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,214	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	150.02/cwt	147.50–152.75	1,101	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,266	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	150.76/cwt	149.00–153.00	948	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	135.82/cwt	133.25–142.00	1,167	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	129.88/cwt	129.00–133.25	1,131	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,075	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,078	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,031	119.86/cwt	119.50–120.00	1,236	14
Steers	Large 1	—	1,060	116.92/cwt	115.50–118.00	1,239	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	786	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	78.50/cwt	69.00–87.00	816	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	45.08/cwt	44.50–46.00	448	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	66.79/cwt	66.00–67.50	1,097	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	931	1
Bulls	—	—	1,369	89.26/cwt	87.00–91.50	1,222	3
Bulls	—	—	1,724	79.06/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,363	52
Bulls	—	—	1,687	72.66/cwt	65.50–75.50	1,226	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	63.34/cwt	58.00–65.50	884	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	68.55/cwt	67.50–70.50	972	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	56.83/cwt	54.50–58.00	779	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	51.19/cwt	49.00–55.50	579	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	129.23/cwt	128.50–130.00	1,066	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	951	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	162.60/cwt	159.00–167.00	597	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	138.83/cwt	138.00–139.50	1,030	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	128.36/cwt	127.50–128.75	1,126	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,186	8

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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