Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were all too lightly tested either this week or last week to establish an accurate market trend, however steady to lower undertones were noticed. A few load lots were seen this week and these offerings were of mostly attractive quality. Demand for load lots was mostly good. Outside of consigned offerings, quality was mostly plain to average and demand for these offerings was mostly light to moderate. Grass cattle demand continues to be good to very good. CME positions have fallen sharply over the last several days, however demand remains strong for high quality cattle. Market activity this week was mostly active with a good crowd on hand actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings. Packers showed need for cows to both feed and send to harvest. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher on all offerings. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeding buyers were active in bidding on offerings again this week as many pushed lower dressing cows, which packers had been sending to slaughter, back to feed. Feeding buyers continue to be the driving force behind the market again this week. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week. Many sets of cows were pushing heavy amounts of fill this week. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on mostly moderate demand this week. These offerings sold mostly 5.00-8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.44/cwt on 307 head.

Average price

$156.44

307 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$21.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.63

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	548	160.87	882	80
Medium and Large 1	729	155.98	1,137	212
Medium and Large 2	608	139.33	847	15thin

One grade step is worth $21.54/cwt here — about $35 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 sale307 hd

156.44

—

MT average3 barns · 2,345 hd

166.07

−9.63

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	1,773	104.20	1,847	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,563	85.07	1,330	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,413	81.41	1,150	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,140	77.70	886	89

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	793	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,102	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,408	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	20,768	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,224	81.83/cwt	77.50–83.50	1,002	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,537	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	21,518	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	854	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	176.84/cwt	175.50–180.50	741	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	639	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,176	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	790	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,177	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,127	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	158.07/cwt	157.00–159.00	892	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	966	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	757	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,151	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,041	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,215	2
Steers	Large 1-2	—	779	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,114	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,186	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,053	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,111	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,146	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,063	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	188.55/cwt	185.50–190.00	1,013	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	865	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	90	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	798	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,109	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	968	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	146.71/cwt	138.50–147.75	1,061	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,008	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,111	75.65/cwt	74.00–76.00	840	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,120	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	74.79/cwt	61.50–77.50	890	27
Bulls	—	—	1,728	105.27/cwt	102.50–110.00	1,819	11
Bulls	—	—	1,525	92.25/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,407	7
Bulls	—	—	1,963	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.50	2,172	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	930	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	502	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	72.44/cwt	70.00–77.50	645	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	81.88/cwt	77.50–85.00	951	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,705	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,321	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,404	80.86/cwt	80.00–82.50	1,135	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,605	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,412	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	76.00/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,097	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,391	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,548	85.03/cwt	84.00–86.50	1,316	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,139	80.88/cwt	78.00–84.50	921	18
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,200	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	966	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	2,365	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,720	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,586	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	907	109.20/cwt	101.00–114.00	990	101
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	773	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	804	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,597	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	21,160	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	612	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	898	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,038	94.92/cwt	78.00–106.00	985	130

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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