Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers sold mostly steady to firm on all offerings. Heifers sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was mostly good with very good demand seen at times. Demand for grass cattle was mostly good to very good with several local ranchers actively bidding on high quality, thin fleshed offerings. Quality this week was mostly attractive. Market activity was mostly active with order buyers and ranchers both actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Cow offerings were slightly heavier this week with several sets of fed cows on offer. Packers showed mostly moderate demand for fed cows, however some of these offerings were pushing heavy amounts of fill this week. Several sets of fed cows were purchased to return to feed this week. Feeding cows sold steady to 1.00 lower as well. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market however steady to lower undertones were noticed. Overall weigh up conditions this week were mostly average. 2 year old to young age cows were too lightly tested 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 $160.84/cwt on 532 head.

Average price

$160.84

532 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$12.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.61

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	161.07	848	520
Medium 1	455	155.00	705	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	540	148.38	801	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.70/cwt here — about $47 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 sale532 hd

160.84

—

MT average3 barns · 2,845 hd

154.22

+6.61

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	1,631	84.74	1,382	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	62.15	950	82
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,693	60.86	1,030	98
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,329	60.63	806	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,123	52.56	590	101

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	164.47/cwt	156.00–166.00	852	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	180.23/cwt	174.00–182.00	885	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	167.14/cwt	163.00–169.00	779	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	118.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	873	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	187.22/cwt	183.00–191.00	960	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,080	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	566	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	923	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	153.76/cwt	152.50–156.00	893	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	191.70/cwt	187.50–196.00	934	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	506	174.34/cwt	171.00–175.00	882	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	146.03/cwt	144.00–150.00	977	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	143.08/cwt	142.50–143.25	1,030	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	600	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	132.29/cwt	128.00–140.00	884	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	522	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	861	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	107.33/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,009	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,057	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	161.91/cwt	157.00–164.50	1,005	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	172.13/cwt	164.00–177.50	985	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	796	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	931	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,769	59.18/cwt	57.75–60.50	1,047	55
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,265	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	911	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,305	83.25/cwt	83.25–83.25	1,086	2
Bulls	—	—	1,652	85.97/cwt	83.75–89.50	1,420	20
Bulls	—	—	1,465	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,055	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	90.30/cwt	90.00–90.50	1,815	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	970	48.47/cwt	45.00–53.00	470	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,322	61.85/cwt	59.50–64.00	818	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	57.94/cwt	55.50–58.50	768	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	864	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	51.89/cwt	48.00–57.75	582	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,243	65.33/cwt	65.00–66.00	812	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	60.82/cwt	59.00–64.00	839	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	60.82/cwt	59.00–62.50	715	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	62.81/cwt	61.50–63.00	948	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	57.73/cwt	53.50–59.50	882	10
Heifers	Medium 1	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,595	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,005	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,205	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	771	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,200	61.07/cwt	60.50–62.50	733	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	503	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	44.98/cwt	42.00–46.00	499	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	14,891	95
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,532	62.76/cwt	60.00–63.75	961	63
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,190	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,925	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,346	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,133	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,206	67.72/cwt	59.00–88.00	817	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	824	71.50/cwt	67.00–79.00	589	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	418	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	723	6
Steers	Medium 1	—	432	186.29/cwt	179.00–189.00	805	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,111	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,310	874.30/cwt	860.00–910.00	11,453	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	164.96/cwt	164.00–171.00	713	35

How this sale compares

Montana weighted averages

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