Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested last week to establish an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on all weights of steers and heifers over 550 lbs. Heifers under 550 lbs sold with steady to lower undertones. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Demand for one iron home-raised cattle was mostly good. Part loads and full loads sold on mostly good demand as well, however, a heavy portion of the offering sold in small lots this week. Market activity was mostly moderate to active this week, with a good pool of buyers bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for light offerings. Packer buyers showed need for cows for immediate harvest as they pushed all offerings higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00 higher on all classes. Several sets of fed cows were seen this week. Most of these offerings had an overnight stand and offered buyers average weigh conditions. Feeding cows sold on mostly good demand as feeding buyers and packer buyers purchased mostly young cows to return to the country to feed this week. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. A full load of all natural bulls sold this week and most of these offerings returned to feed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.56/cwt on 960 head.

Average price

$171.56

960 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$140

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

$5.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	493	175.59	866	252
Medium 1	478	171.00	817	27
Medium and Large 1	591	170.09	1,006	681

One grade step is worth $5.50/cwt here — about −$140 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 sale960 hd

171.56

—

MT average3 barns · 1,423 hd

172.31

−0.75

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	1,574	98.22	1,546	58
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,579	84.20	1,329	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,530	81.75	1,251	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,409	81.21	1,144	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	72.51	831	42

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2	—	574	161.71/cwt	155.00–165.50	928	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	170.97/cwt	165.00–173.00	896	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	177.38/cwt	171.00–179.00	876	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	154.09/cwt	147.50–162.00	1,035	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	176.81/cwt	175.00–181.00	926	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	188.98/cwt	187.50–190.50	816	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	167.82/cwt	165.00–169.00	947	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	664	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	686	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,104	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	725	156.25/cwt	154.50–156.50	1,133	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	569	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	967	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	600	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,032	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	751	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,059	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	142.18/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,021	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	226.03/cwt	226.00–226.25	1,119	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	186.30/cwt	182.00–188.50	1,164	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	683	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,089	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	189.94/cwt	189.50–194.00	699	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	501	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	932	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	518	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	979	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	210.51/cwt	208.00–214.00	994	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	196.29/cwt	188.50–205.00	1,115	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	175.49/cwt	172.00–179.50	918	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	164.50/cwt	164.00–167.75	1,202	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,146	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,125	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	147.00/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	173.50/cwt	169.00–178.00	1,006	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	204.90/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,072	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	547	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	916	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	952	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	181.41/cwt	180.00–185.00	858	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,076	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,143	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,166	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	79.61/cwt	76.50–83.50	1,120	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,438	86.88/cwt	85.50–87.50	1,249	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,273	79.33/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,010	3
Bulls	—	—	1,581	85.64/cwt	79.00–94.00	1,354	5
Bulls	—	—	1,755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,773	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,503	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,232	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,625	85.56/cwt	85.50–86.50	1,390	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	63.53/cwt	63.00–64.00	721	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	70.19/cwt	66.00–76.50	797	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	980	70.01/cwt	67.50–72.50	686	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,523	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,180	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,395	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,046	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,053	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	84.25/cwt	84.00–84.50	1,272	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	16,148	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	928	52.57/cwt	50.00–55.00	488	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,230	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	83.12/cwt	82.00–84.50	1,276	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	77.62/cwt	75.00–80.50	919	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,367	81.75/cwt	81.50–82.00	1,118	6
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,811	103.79/cwt	101.00–104.50	1,880	8
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,278	87.98/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,124	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,255	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,192	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,574	101.28/cwt	97.50–101.50	1,594	27
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,507	95.12/cwt	89.50–99.00	1,433	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	111.85/cwt	108.50–124.00	1,120	24
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	14,141	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	15,056	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	1,244.88/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	15,685	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,127	1,447.24/cwt	1,400.00–1,485.00	16,310	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,134	92.98/cwt	86.00–110.50	1,054	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,285	1,056.64/cwt	960.00–1,135.00	13,578	44
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,122	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,211	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,899	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	176.50/cwt	175.00–181.00	784	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	165.58/cwt	157.00–166.75	1,060	92
Heifers	Medium 1	—	478	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	817	27

How this sale compares

Montana weighted averages

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