Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Unweaned Feeder Steers above 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, Unweaned Steers 400-450 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer Calves not enough comparable weights for an accurate market trend, weak undertone noted. Feeder Heifers 400-500 lbs sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, all other Feeder Heifer weights not enough comparison for an accurate market trend, steady to firm undertone noted. Slaughter Cows sold steady to 2.00 higher and Slaughter Bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.43/cwt on 1,754 head.

Average price

$168.43

1,754 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$13.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.78

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	169.91	860	1,560
Medium and Large 1-2	483	156.54	757	194

One grade step is worth $13.37/cwt here — about $103 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 sale1,754 hd

168.43

—

MT average5 barns · 5,914 hd

169.21

−0.78

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	1,715	74.95	1,286	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	55.84	723	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	54.97	846	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	47.73	548	184

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	305	211.41/cwt	200.00–223.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	152.22/cwt	151.50–153.00	795	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	168.57/cwt	161.00–174.00	718	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	151.52/cwt	149.00–155.00	938	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	419	189.06/cwt	185.00–190.00	792	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	398	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	657	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	842	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	55.85/cwt	52.00–59.00	729	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,134	48.61/cwt	45.00–55.00	551	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	56.11/cwt	54.00–57.00	849	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,745	75.49/cwt	74.50–77.50	1,317	4
Bulls	—	—	1,796	78.76/cwt	73.00–83.00	1,415	20
Bulls	—	—	1,561	67.30/cwt	54.00–74.00	1,051	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,250	55.78/cwt	53.50–58.50	697	13
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,530	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,117	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	42.62/cwt	38.00–44.50	468	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,110	59.91/cwt	59.50–60.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	406	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	717	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	808	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	76.95/cwt	61.50–88.00	758	169
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	881.40/cwt	800.00–925.00	10,735	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	29.04/cwt	27.00–31.00	339	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	49.47/cwt	44.50–55.00	579	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	468	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	707	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,120	41.93/cwt	36.00–44.00	470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	764	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	375	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	803	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	170.00/cwt	165.00–172.00	748	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	161.79/cwt	152.50–168.50	762	284
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	556	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	844	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	142.98/cwt	142.50–144.50	776	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	148.49/cwt	146.00–150.00	711	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	163.20/cwt	162.00–165.00	557	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	707	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	176.73/cwt	165.00–185.00	762	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	165.47/cwt	159.00–175.00	721	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	182.55/cwt	177.00–192.50	686	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	132.95/cwt	132.00–133.50	818	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	132.91/cwt	132.75–133.25	1,098	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	148.89/cwt	147.00–150.50	865	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	197.70/cwt	193.00–205.00	743	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	136.45/cwt	135.50–137.00	864	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	682	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	585	136.87/cwt	136.00–138.00	801	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	139.61/cwt	135.00–143.00	796	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	374	194.95/cwt	191.00–205.00	729	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	173.40/cwt	170.50–179.50	893	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	171.46/cwt	165.00–183.00	821	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	944	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,161	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	150.36/cwt	147.00–158.00	798	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	128.85/cwt	128.75–129.00	1,122	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	452	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	719	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	601	152.92/cwt	148.00–153.25	919	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	208.83/cwt	204.00–212.00	702	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	156.90/cwt	154.00–163.00	897	253
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	424	161.47/cwt	155.50–165.50	685	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	893	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	168.06/cwt	164.00–175.00	886	340
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	990	12

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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