Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Yearling steers were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Yearling heifers sold unevenly steady. Steer quality this week was mostly plain, while heifer quality was average to very attractive. Several sets of replacement heifers sold again this week. Most of these offerings have been turned out with the bull, however all consigners offered to abort the heifers at their expense. Most of the heifers on offer were purchased to feed. Demand for feeders was mostly good to very good for light offerings. Market activity was mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for light to moderate offerings. Packers showed mostly good demand for cows for immediate harvest. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Demand for feeding cows remains good as well. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Cow quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Weigh up conditions were average to below average this week as hot temperatures reaching 109 degrees were seen today. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Bull quality was not as attractive as last sale. Most bulls have been turned out breeding cows and body conditions and yields are starting to slide. Young age cows sold on mostly moderate demand and light offerings. This class of cows saw increased demand this week as southern replacement buyers looking for fall rebreed cows are starting to put in orders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.88/cwt on 260 head.

Average price

$141.88

260 head · 863 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$450

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 1

$9.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.32

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	530	150.50	798	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	728	144.94	1,056	17thin
Medium and Large 1	882	141.41	1,248	236

One grade step is worth $9.09/cwt here — about −$450 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 sale260 hd

141.88

—

MT average2 barns · 1,653 hd

144.20

−2.32

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	1,728	85.34	1,475	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	71.63	1,146	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,417	69.72	988	161
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,218	66.25	807	77

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	868	55.25/cwt	53.00–60.00	480	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	73.50/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,158	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,433	72.32/cwt	72.00–73.50	1,036	88
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	976	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	65.52/cwt	63.00–67.50	983	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	365	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,015	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,005	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,355	67.58/cwt	65.00–70.50	916	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	65.62/cwt	64.00–67.50	790	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,314	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	966	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,400	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	875	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	627	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,066	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,329	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	970	36
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	572	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	970	6
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	717	161.32/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,157	21
Heifers	Medium 1	—	530	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	798	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	1,040	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	143.57/cwt	142.00–144.25	1,193	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	57.99/cwt	50.50–61.75	687	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	71.29/cwt	67.00–78.50	831	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,289	1,493.04/cwt	1,450.00–1,525.00	19,245	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,578	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	20,514	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	16,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,276	29
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	547	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	941	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,082	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,023	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,078	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	981	83.42/cwt	71.00–93.00	818	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	997	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,306	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	149.75/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	141.07/cwt	139.00–142.50	1,226	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	934	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	1,319	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	58.29/cwt	56.00–62.50	806	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	69.20/cwt	69.00–69.50	743	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,274	74.24/cwt	65.00–79.00	946	6
Bulls	—	—	1,584	81.46/cwt	77.00–83.50	1,290	12
Bulls	—	—	2,030	92.36/cwt	92.00–93.50	1,875	7
Bulls	—	—	1,779	86.73/cwt	84.00–90.50	1,543	46

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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