Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly moderate to good for very light offerings. Quality was mostly plain to average. Market activity was moderate. Weigh up cows comprised most of the sale again this week as ranchers continue to market cows due to dry conditions. Cow and bull quality was attractive to very attractive this week. Many reputation ranches sold cows and bulls this week. Weigh up conditions continue to be very attractive to buyers as most cows are still coming off fresh grass and were emptied out as a result. Packers purchased the majority of cows this week to feed as quality lent itself to feeding and supplies of cows available to the packer in the northern plains are running very high due to drought conditions. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm on all classes. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher on a very attractive offering. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher, again quality this week was very attractive and better compared to last week. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold lower as very few takers were seen for this class of cattle. Packers purchased many of these offerings as feeding cows this week as demand from rebreed buyers was light. Demand for cow calf pairs remains light as drought conditions continue to weigh on the market. Many pairs were split this week as cow prices made pairs more valuable to do so.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $100.50/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −99.40 against this barn's trailing median of $199.90.

Average price

$100.50

45 head · 885 lb average

Value per head Derived

$890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$37

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

$14.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.24

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	915	108.50	992	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	975	97.00	946	1thin
Medium and Large 2	815	94.67	772	21
Large 1-2	1,095	94.00	1,029	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.50/cwt here — about −$37 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

27 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.49, low $160.10, median $199.90 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale45 hd

100.50

—

MT average3 barns · 269 hd

97.26

+3.24

This barn, trailing median27 sales

199.90

−99.40

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	1,850	93.47	1,729	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,566	71.27	1,116	97
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,379	69.84	963	384
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,169	66.09	773	224

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1	—	783	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	129	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,040	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,571	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	21,758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	129	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	175	439.43/cwt	435.00–460.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	181	433.69/cwt	425.00–435.00	785	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	456.64/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,269	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	729	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	447	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	702	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	145.84/cwt	144.50–147.00	986	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	964	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,027	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,145	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	242	457.92/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,108	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,171	72.36/cwt	68.50–75.00	847	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,197	65.87/cwt	62.00–68.00	788	38
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,375	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,210	1
Bulls	—	—	1,632	80.72/cwt	78.00–82.50	1,317	3
Bulls	—	—	1,951	98.26/cwt	94.50–104.00	1,917	35
Bulls	—	—	1,776	89.72/cwt	84.50–94.00	1,593	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	833	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	60.18/cwt	58.00–63.00	838	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	64.15/cwt	62.00–67.50	894	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	858	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	824	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	846	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,034	76.68/cwt	71.00–80.00	793	30
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	73.92/cwt	63.00–78.25	793	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	71.23/cwt	69.50–73.50	1,148	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,483	72.63/cwt	72.25–73.25	1,077	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,640	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	23,124	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	946	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,374	72.00/cwt	70.25–76.50	989	186
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	64.80/cwt	62.00–67.50	1,059	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,432	70.75/cwt	69.00–72.50	1,013	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,375	68.38/cwt	64.00–70.00	940	146
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,095	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,029	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	735	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	533	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	63.59/cwt	60.00–67.00	754	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	979	64.28/cwt	62.00–65.00	629	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,262	69.99/cwt	67.50–72.50	883	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	56.57/cwt	54.50–60.00	640	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	868	56.49/cwt	54.00–60.00	490	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	975	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	556	1

How this sale compares

Montana weighted averages

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