Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

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 mostly good for light offerings. Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady to firm in a narrow comparison. Steers over 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 500 lbs sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower, heifers over 500 lbs sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Quality was mixed this week from plain to attractive. Fewer load lots were seen this week. Most calves were offered in small to medium size packages. Buyers were more selective this week due to mixed quality. Demand for calves remains mostly good. Many sets of calves were weaned this week and many un-weaned calves were bunk broke or had been eating hay along side their mothers. Market activity this week was mostly active with a large pool of buyers on hand again this week actively bidding on cattle. Slaughter cows sold on light to moderate demand for heavy offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was lighter this week as fewer buyers were in the market this week buying slaughter cows. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to trend. Demand for feeding cows was mostly good this week. A large buyer pool of feeding cow buyers continues to be seen. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however firm undertones were noticed as feeding buyers showed strong demand for bulls suitable to feed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold with steady to higher undertones in a narrow comparison. A larger buyer pool was seen this week and quality was slightly better this week than last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $199.20/cwt on 1,537 head.

Average price

$199.20

1,537 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

per head · Medium 1 over Medium 2

$98.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.61

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	346	207.27	718	46
Medium and Large 1	469	206.15	966	1,161
Medium and Large 1-2	467	187.65	876	206
Large 1	505	167.58	846	79
Medium 1-2	673	141.00	949	15thin
Medium 2	466	109.26	509	30

One grade step is worth $98.01/cwt here — about $209 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 sale1,537 hd

199.20

—

MT average3 barns · 3,370 hd

190.59

+8.61

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	1,683	83.80	1,410	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,618	59.57	964	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	55.43	746	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,119	45.36	508	365

Every lot, as filed

107 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 1	—	422	173.35/cwt	171.00–177.50	732	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,352	56.85/cwt	52.00–60.00	769	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	41.85/cwt	38.50–46.50	457	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	169.74/cwt	164.00–174.00	813	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	536	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	592	159.60/cwt	159.50–161.00	945	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,080	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	388	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium 2Unweaned	—	413	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	341	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	394	173.59/cwt	172.00–177.00	684	24
Heifers	Medium 2Unweaned	—	457	131.25/cwt	80.00–135.50	600	134
Heifers	Small and Medium 2Unweaned	—	412	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	251	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	506	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	799	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	692	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	900	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	417	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	874	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	344	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	588	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	705	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	924	16
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	543	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	842	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	474	162.21/cwt	162.00–163.50	769	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	143.15/cwt	143.00–144.00	882	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	315	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	581	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,289	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	219.84/cwt	217.50–225.00	728	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	448	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	757	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	215.71/cwt	206.50–227.50	912	439
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	201.74/cwt	190.00–204.75	1,041	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	205.32/cwt	200.00–212.50	961	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,058	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	—	434	158.10/cwt	157.00–161.00	686	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	821	8
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	673	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	949	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	202.34/cwt	202.00–204.00	886	17
Steers	Medium 1	—	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	16
Steers	Medium 1	—	685	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,052	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	225.79/cwt	220.00–232.50	853	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	194.59/cwt	193.00–195.00	924	15
Steers	Medium 2Unweaned	—	466	109.26/cwt	105.00–115.00	509	30
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	420	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	718	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	904	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	367	171.99/cwt	167.50–172.50	631	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	167.73/cwt	157.00–172.00	896	63
Heifers	Medium 1	—	332	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	598	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	639	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	853	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	909	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	697	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	178.89/cwt	174.00–184.00	676	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,259	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	185.37/cwt	184.00–186.00	601	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	188.77/cwt	185.00–199.00	814	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	777	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	894	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,151	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	155.48/cwt	155.00–156.00	818	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	533	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,371	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,311	22
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	976	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	12,444	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,430	1,176.82/cwt	985.00–1,300.00	16,829	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,220	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,358	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,864	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,441	1,407.58/cwt	1,100.00–1,460.00	20,283	45
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	925	88.32/cwt	74.00–107.50	817	122
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	993	70.06/cwt	52.00–93.00	696	27
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	336	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	677	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,035	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	13,041	12
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,622	83.80/cwt	80.50–86.25	1,359	37
Bulls	—	—	1,930	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,756	1
Bulls	—	—	1,851	83.21/cwt	80.50–85.00	1,540	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,240	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	738	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,128	42.18/cwt	38.00–46.50	476	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,059	37.90/cwt	37.00–38.00	401	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	935	36.55/cwt	35.00–40.00	342	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,307	49.34/cwt	49.00–50.50	645	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,292	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,496	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	753	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	45.03/cwt	41.50–49.50	635	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	58.09/cwt	55.00–60.50	928	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,075	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,117	52.50/cwt	46.50–56.50	586	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,314	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,512	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	34.86/cwt	30.50–37.00	371	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	47.10/cwt	45.00–52.00	544	128
Steers	Medium 1	—	300	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	623	5
Steers	Large 1	—	523	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	960	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	186.99/cwt	181.50–189.50	1,070	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	533	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	933	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,108	79
Steers	Medium 1	—	355	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	763	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	466	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	862	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	455	204.38/cwt	197.00–205.50	930	38
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	620	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	190.87/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,017	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	431	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	862	5
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	524	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	838	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	350	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	761	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	726	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,111	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	874	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	132.65/cwt	126.00–137.00	822	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	557	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	763	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	544	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	876	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	464	184.89/cwt	178.00–190.00	858	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	820	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,000	3

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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