Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The best test for steers was for 600-649 lbs which sold mostly 1.00-3.00 higher. All other steer weights sold unevenly steady. Heifers 500-699 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher; all other heifers sold unevenly steady. Demand was mostly moderate for moderate to heavy offerings. Quality this week was average to attractive. Several load lots of high quality backgrounded feeders were seen today and these offerings sold on mostly moderate to good demand. Packages of calves sold on light to moderate demand and led to wide prices at times. Market activity was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. Packers showed lighter demand for slaughter cows this week. Warmer weather allowed for more cattle to be marketed this week and packers backed up bids as a result. Several sets of fed cows were seen this week. Many of these sets of cows needed to be fed a few more weeks to reach premium white. Feeding buyers purchased most of these cows away from packers to return to the country to feed. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-4.00 lower. Feeding cows were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Slaughter bulls sold on mostly moderate demand. 2 year old to young age cows were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. Moderate demand was seen this week for these offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.46/cwt on 999 head.

Average price

$155.46

999 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$11.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.90

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	155.84	843	927
Medium and Large 1-2	431	151.97	654	48
Medium and Large 2	399	150.00	599	8thin
Medium 1	480	148.00	710	11thin
Large 1	513	144.00	739	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.84/cwt here — about $105 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 sale999 hd

155.46

—

MT average3 barns · 1,435 hd

152.56

+2.90

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	1,704	86.86	1,480	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	62.96	944	119
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,736	62.66	1,088	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,370	60.88	834	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,195	56.57	676	50

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1Unweaned	—	466	161.38/cwt	155.50–164.50	752	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	154.73/cwt	150.00–159.00	876	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	165.98/cwt	162.00–170.00	866	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	157.58/cwt	157.00–158.00	593	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	867	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	164.14/cwt	157.00–167.50	798	302
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	154.45/cwt	154.00–155.00	638	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	399	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	720	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	656	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	894	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	169.63/cwt	164.75–177.00	974	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	412	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	779	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	183.73/cwt	180.00–187.00	946	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	177.03/cwt	158.00–182.00	852	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	150.82/cwt	148.50–162.00	897	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	143.32/cwt	136.00–146.00	891	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	136.76/cwt	133.00–137.00	904	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	548	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	858	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	337	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	581	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	878	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	159.65/cwt	156.50–165.00	835	134
Bulls	—	—	1,779	87.78/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,562	15
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,290	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,097	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,268	57.28/cwt	51.00–60.00	726	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	61.64/cwt	61.00–64.00	779	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,387	59.49/cwt	56.00–60.00	825	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,148	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	718	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	60.11/cwt	57.50–61.00	902	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	63.00/cwt	61.50–66.00	968	57
Cows	Premium White 65-75%Heavy Weight	—	2,450	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	1,250	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	910	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	537	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	960	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	413	1
Steers	Medium 1	—	505	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	884	9
Heifers	Medium 1	—	480	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	710	11
Bred Heifers	Medium 1	—	921	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	11,282	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	947	50.43/cwt	47.00–55.00	478	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,825	59.25/cwt	59.25–59.25	1,081	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,440	64.39/cwt	61.50–65.75	927	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,381	905.51/cwt	875.00–925.00	12,505	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,502	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	18,775	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	73.25/cwt	61.00–88.00	754	57
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,716	62.99/cwt	61.50–63.75	1,081	35
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,290	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,077	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	82.56/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	148.62/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,006	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	188.22/cwt	181.50–194.00	879	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	10
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	513	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	739	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	65.01/cwt	64.50–65.50	935	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	62.09/cwt	60.50–63.50	828	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	142.14/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,052	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	163.42/cwt	155.25–165.50	1,030	281
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	821	109.13/cwt	107.00–110.00	896	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	1,447.35/cwt	1,300.00–1,510.00	15,385	248
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,181	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,976	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,099	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	952	41

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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