Sale reports / Montana / Miles City Livestock Commission / 2021-04-06

Miles City Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Apr 6
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773
Feeder Cattle receipts
290 head
893 vs last sale 1,183 124 vs year ago 414 · 30.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
42 vs last sale 130 72 vs year ago 100 · +72.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
144 head
24 vs last sale 120 42 vs year ago 102 · +41.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers were all too lightly tested this week to develop any market trend. Quality this week was mostly plain to average and overall lower than last week. Offerings were light this week which limited demand as buyers were not willing to start loads for the week due to light sales volume. Additionally, fewer buyers were on hand compared to last week. Market activity was mostly slow. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for light offerings. Packers were very aggressive this week as they purchased cows for immediate harvest. Packers were very selective this week as they bid on cows to feed, mostly bidding on very high quality, high dressing young cows. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher on a higher quality offering. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher. Cow and bull weigh up conditions were mostly average to above average this week. 2 year old to young age cows sold steady to firm in a narrow comparison. Demand was mostly good on all offerings. Buyers purchased these offerings to both feed and rebreed this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.91/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$157.91
135 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$779
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$86
per head · Medium 1 over Large 1
$42.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.17
vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium 1439166.007294thin
Medium and Large 1-2457164.9675358
Medium and Large 1542154.1483653
Medium and Large 2453149.6867817thin
Large 1657124.008153thin
One grade step is worth $42.00/cwt here — about −$86 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 sale135 hd
157.91
MT average3 barns · 3,913 hd
153.73
+4.17
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,71791.091,56435
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,36570.4396148
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50268.381,02729
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,11263.3470450

Every lot, as filed

52 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersLarge 1657124.00/cwt124.00–124.008153
BullsLarge 11,055108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1393
SteersMedium and Large 1-2631154.84/cwt151.00–157.009778
SteersMedium and Large 1-2481188.70/cwt185.50–190.0090835
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2455163.00/cwt163.00–163.007423
SteersMedium and Large 1-2418190.29/cwt186.00–193.0079510
SteersMedium and Large 1368210.00/cwt210.00–210.007732
HeifersMedium and Large 1606143.50/cwt143.50–143.5087025
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425168.22/cwt165.50–169.0071517
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2389170.00/cwt170.00–170.0066110
HeifersMedium and Large 1690133.50/cwt133.50–133.509212
HeifersMedium and Large 1583146.00/cwt146.00–146.008512
HeifersMedium and Large 2384155.50/cwt155.50–155.505977
HeifersMedium and Large 2517144.00/cwt144.00–144.007446
SteersMedium and Large 1515181.09/cwt180.00–182.0093318
SteersMedium and Large 1550170.50/cwt170.50–170.509383
SteersMedium and Large 1-2389193.00/cwt193.00–193.007519
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500161.39/cwt160.00–163.0080728
SteersMedium and Large 1618163.10/cwt161.00–164.501,0088
HeifersMedium and Large 1490164.00/cwt164.00–164.0080413
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight95542.00/cwt42.00–42.004011
BullsLight Weight1,27586.50/cwt86.50–86.501,1031
Bulls1,63582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,3411
Bulls1,98596.27/cwt94.00–103.001,91112
BullsReturn to Feed1,31887.68/cwt86.50–91.001,1565
Bulls1,67389.13/cwt86.50–91.001,49116
HeifersMedium and Large 2478148.00/cwt148.00–148.007074
SteersMedium and Large 2430170.00/cwt170.00–170.007311
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1957101.89/cwt87.00–107.0097544
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,07881.39/cwt68.00–97.0087742
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight92565.00/cwt65.00–65.006011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,30870.36/cwt70.00–70.509208
HeifersMedium and Large 1424171.89/cwt170.00–174.0072911
SteersMedium and Large 2323187.50/cwt187.50–187.506064
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,09865.77/cwt65.00–66.507222
Stock CowsLarge 198684.67/cwt84.00–93.0083512
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60266.49/cwt65.00–68.001,06510
CowsLean 85-90%1,13554.00/cwt54.00–54.006131
HeifersMedium 1439166.00/cwt166.00–166.007294
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0261,335.00/cwt1,335.00–1,335.0013,69728
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34364.95/cwt63.50–66.008728
CowsLean 85-90%1,13563.37/cwt60.50–65.0071915
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36067.59/cwt66.50–69.009198
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,46565.00/cwt65.00–65.009521
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,39868.81/cwt68.50–69.509623
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,38974.30/cwt71.00–75.001,03220
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41768.78/cwt68.25–70.0097516
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62572.50/cwt72.50–72.501,1783
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight91958.77/cwt54.00–62.505407
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,10863.64/cwt62.00–64.507055
CowsLean 85-90%1,18566.15/cwt64.50–69.5078417
CowsLean 85-90%1,24070.00/cwt70.00–70.008681

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.