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Miles City Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jun 21
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773
Feeder Cattle receipts
62 head
16 vs last sale 78 139 vs year ago 201 · 69.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
1,047 head
156 vs last sale 891 67 vs year ago 1,114 · 6.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
84 vs last sale 155 106 vs year ago 177 · 59.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. No comparison for feeder steers due to light receipts this week. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly moderate for very light offerings. Quality was mostly plain to average. Weigh up cows and bulls comprised most of the offering today, selling on good demand. Slaughter cows sold uneven; leans steady to 1.00 lower, boners and breakers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeding cows sold on very good demand at 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Cow quality this week was mostly very attractive with many long strings of cows off reputation ranches. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Young stock cows sold on a light test, though a firm undertone was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.09/cwt on 55 head.
Average price
$164.09
55 head · 594 lb average
Value per head Derived
$975
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.79
vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2594164.0997555
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale55 hd
164.09
MT average2 barns · 217 hd
161.31
+2.79
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,663110.171,83294
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45787.491,275457
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34586.741,166252
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14976.6488133

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,282$2,25012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,433$1,95120
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,445$1,5854thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2822,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,25012
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1940132.17/cwt130.00–135.001,2425
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4451,585.00/head1,585.00–1,585.001,5854
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4331,951.07/head1,725.00–2,000.001,95120
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2733146.21/cwt146.00–146.501,07219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2493176.82/cwt175.00–177.0087233
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2824137.34/cwt136.00–138.001,1323
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1986124.91/cwt124.00–126.501,2328
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,075118.38/cwt115.00–121.001,27315
Bulls1,460100.55/cwt97.00–103.001,46815
BullsReturn to Feed1,153114.02/cwt112.50–117.001,31512
Bulls1,980116.68/cwt114.00–119.502,31027
Bulls1,678108.22/cwt104.00–113.001,81640
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,36787.73/cwt84.00–90.501,199171
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,39286.48/cwt85.00–89.001,204100
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43291.21/cwt90.00–91.751,30668
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28585.46/cwt84.00–87.501,09855
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32482.91/cwt81.00–83.501,09826
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51387.97/cwt86.25–89.251,331190
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43485.02/cwt84.00–85.751,21999
CowsLean 85-90%1,15277.09/cwt74.00–80.0088830
CowsLean 85-90%1,12372.13/cwt71.00–73.508103

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.