Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers were too lightly tested to develop an market trend. Yearling heifers were very lightly tested, higher undertones were noticed. Demand for yearlings was moderate to good. Steer calves under 450 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 lower, steers over 450 lbs sold mostly 4.00-8.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 lower, heifers over 500 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Quality this week was average to attractive. Demand for calves was mostly moderate this week. Demand for light weight calves was lighter this week as California buyers were mostly out of the market due to last weeks heavy rains and tight trucks. Transportation remains tight as cows continue to move in the country along with summer video sale calves. Vaccinations were vital to selling calves again this week. Calves with two rounds of preconditioning shots sold with the best demand and offered 10.00-12.00 premiums in most instances. Conditions in the corn belt remain wet and muddy after last weeks rain. Some buyers in this portion of the country were not in the market this week. Calf supplies have started to dwindle as heavy marketing's have been seen since early to mid September. Market activity this week was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for heavy offerings. Feeding cow buyers continue to drive the market as many buyers were actively bidding on this type of cow. Feeding cows sold unevenly steady with prices lower early in the sale and higher as the sale progressed. Most feeding cows sold 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Cows continue to be very thin. Many buyers purchased very thin cows to turn out on corn stalks or feed for a short period of time until the market improves. Many sets of cows have lots of compensatory gain. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower on lean cows, boning and breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Quality this week was mostly average. Most sets of young cows were thin again this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.33/cwt on 958 head.

Average price

$152.33

958 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$4.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.04

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	152.70	789	885
Medium 1	441	148.00	653	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	477	147.80	706	68

One grade step is worth $4.90/cwt here — about $84 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 sale958 hd

152.33

—

MT average5 barns · 4,011 hd

149.29

+3.04

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	1,693	69.39	1,175	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,788	67.50	1,207	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,386	57.33	794	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,124	45.96	517	882

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	428	154.68/cwt	150.00–164.00	662	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	561	147.75/cwt	144.50–148.00	829	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	185.43/cwt	171.00–187.00	758	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	34.28/cwt	27.00–37.00	381	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	42.53/cwt	38.00–46.50	483	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	50.44/cwt	47.50–54.00	588	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,197	57.57/cwt	57.00–62.00	689	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,895	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,298	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,680	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	1,117	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	45.51/cwt	45.00–46.00	652	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,952	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	864	38.02/cwt	35.00–41.00	328	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,391	60.06/cwt	54.00–64.00	835	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,050	39.07/cwt	33.50–44.50	410	101
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,370	52.43/cwt	47.00–54.00	718	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,152	51.33/cwt	47.00–56.50	591	334
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	912	33.32/cwt	25.00–36.00	304	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,122	44.54/cwt	41.00–47.50	500	243
Bulls	—	—	1,670	62.69/cwt	61.00–65.00	1,047	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,708	73.86/cwt	73.00–74.50	1,262	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	880	99.15/cwt	71.00–113.00	873	173
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	895	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	425	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,014	51.03/cwt	45.00–52.00	517	27
Stock Cows	Large 1	—	1,235	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	741	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,123	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	612	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	946.60/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	11,738	28
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	986	74.37/cwt	52.00–85.50	733	229
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,126	941.09/cwt	850.00–960.00	10,597	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	516	155.40/cwt	145.50–158.00	802	287
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	141.17/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,093	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	438	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	144.60/cwt	143.00–145.50	1,206	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	328	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	589	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	590	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	142.27/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,241	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	284	218.83/cwt	212.50–225.00	621	6
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	—	542	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	192.67/cwt	182.00–195.00	732	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	180.50/cwt	170.00–188.00	930	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	190.28/cwt	175.50–195.00	892	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	481	168.45/cwt	152.00–172.50	810	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	185.69/cwt	179.00–194.50	793	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	431	173.50/cwt	161.00–178.00	748	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	164.56/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,027	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	363	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	170.58/cwt	159.00–179.00	976	194
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	379	156.64/cwt	155.00–161.00	594	27
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	441	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	335	180.11/cwt	175.00–182.50	603	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	175.29/cwt	175.00–176.00	987	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,021	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	725	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	151.29/cwt	147.50–160.00	719	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	385	156.24/cwt	150.00–159.00	602	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	317	199.37/cwt	197.50–200.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	543	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	459	139.54/cwt	134.00–145.00	640	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	336	161.49/cwt	160.00–162.00	543	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	136.19/cwt	131.00–138.50	832	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	506	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	805	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	754	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	321	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	498	7

How this sale compares

Montana weighted averages

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