Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand for yearlings was moderate to good for light offerings. Feeder steers were all too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. The best test for feeder heifers was for 450-549 lbs which sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher in a narrow comparison. All other weights of heifers were too lightly tested to trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Quality this week was average to very attractive. Calves were mostly offered in mostly small to moderate size packages with many partial loads on offer today. Demand for cattle suitable to develop into yearlings was good to very good. Market activity this week was mostly active with many bidders actively participating. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for heavy offerings. A large run of cows was seen this week as ranchers continue to cull cows. Packers were aggressive this week in purchasing slaughter cows as they showed strong demand for cows for immediate harvest following the holiday. The best demand seen this week was for lean cows which sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Both packers and feeding cow buyers were active in bidding on these offerings. Boning cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, while breaking cows were too lightly tested last week to develop any trend. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher with the highest price increase seen on thin cows. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Quality week was average to attractive and more buyers were seen this week compared to last.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $195.32/cwt on 903 head.

Average price

$195.32

903 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

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

$26.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.95

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	399	210.00	838	5thin
Medium and Large 1	504	195.97	987	844
Medium and Large 1-2	466	183.72	856	54

One grade step is worth $26.28/cwt here — about −$18 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 sale903 hd

195.32

—

MT average3 barns · 1,135 hd

192.37

+2.95

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	1,624	78.52	1,275	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	63.39	975	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,418	55.50	787	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,121	44.43	498	548

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	925	27.05/cwt	24.00–30.00	250	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,054	38.19/cwt	37.00–39.00	403	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,094	44.52/cwt	38.00–48.50	487	103
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,186	60.94/cwt	58.00–63.00	723	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,404	57.35/cwt	54.00–60.75	805	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,679	64.68/cwt	63.00–66.00	1,086	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	59.18/cwt	58.00–62.00	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	597	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	698	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	893	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	806	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	188.18/cwt	182.00–190.00	647	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	167.41/cwt	162.00–173.00	730	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	435	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	163.78/cwt	160.50–169.50	1,020	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	367	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	309	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	590	168.52/cwt	165.00–172.00	994	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	493	201.13/cwt	198.00–206.00	992	140
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	399	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	436	211.55/cwt	203.00–219.00	922	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	191.07/cwt	180.00–204.00	1,005	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	462	194.12/cwt	185.00–199.00	897	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	541	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	941	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	661	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,018	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	173.21/cwt	172.50–179.00	908	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	234.25/cwt	230.00–235.00	799	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	217.93/cwt	201.00–224.00	909	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	377	227.60/cwt	225.00–230.00	858	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	323	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	161.84/cwt	157.50–165.00	757	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	595	150.35/cwt	150.00–151.50	895	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	187.29/cwt	186.00–189.00	976	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	175.64/cwt	172.00–177.50	1,012	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	210.28/cwt	201.50–215.50	986	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	164.21/cwt	162.00–164.75	750	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	42.41/cwt	38.00–46.50	494	197
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,461	45.57/cwt	42.00–54.00	666	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	47.97/cwt	46.50–53.50	556	40
Bulls	—	—	1,777	82.51/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,466	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	35.05/cwt	31.00–37.50	400	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,414	47.49/cwt	44.00–53.00	672	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,466	62.51/cwt	62.00–64.00	916	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	55.44/cwt	54.00–58.00	809	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,113	49.88/cwt	47.00–55.00	555	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	965	38.25/cwt	30.00–43.00	369	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,515	63.63/cwt	63.50–64.00	964	49
Bulls	—	—	1,885	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,536	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	74.96/cwt	70.50–79.50	1,259	8
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,267	70.12/cwt	65.50–74.00	888	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,616	82.51/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,333	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,530	77.92/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,192	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,249	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	7,182	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	94.06/cwt	80.00–104.75	861	222
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	991	62.94/cwt	59.00–70.00	624	56
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	68.91/cwt	53.00–86.00	689	47
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	778	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	875	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	779	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,195	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	574	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,337	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	11,632	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,342	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,420	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,374	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	11,267	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,264	50.75/cwt	50.75–50.75	641	18
Heifers	Medium 1	—	533	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	794	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	421	168.20/cwt	162.00–175.00	708	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	139.77/cwt	137.00–145.00	643	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	186.47/cwt	172.00–191.00	707	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	154.77/cwt	152.00–160.00	814	138
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	544	142.51/cwt	141.00–143.00	775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	149.03/cwt	148.00–149.50	920	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	537	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	361	181.62/cwt	172.00–193.00	656	35

How this sale compares

Montana weighted averages

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